Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: COVID-19 tally rises above 4.53 lakh in Pune with 4,965 new cases; 31 more die

Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates | MP bans movement of buses to and from Maharashtra to check COVID-19 spread

The Madhya Pradesh government yesterday announced a ban on movement of passenger buses to and from Maharashtra from March 20 in view of the alarming rise in coronavirus cases in the neighboring state. The decision was taken by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation with municipal commissioners and district collectors, an official said. The government has already advised officials in border districts to place the passengers arriving from Maharashtra in week-long quarantine. (PTI)

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | Maharashtra ranks second in COVID-19 vaccination in country: Rajesh Tope

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope yesterday said that the state is at the second position in COVID-19 vaccination, next only to Rajasthan. "The state has ranked second at the national level in COVID-19 vaccination. Rajasthan is ahead of us," he said in a tweet. "The state is also low on vaccine going waste. It is six percent in Maharashtra as against some states in the country where the figure is as high as 20 percent. We are trying to achieve zero wastage of vaccines and steps are being taken in this direction," Tope said. As many as 36,39,989 people have been vaccinated in Maharashtra since the drive commenced on January 16. (PTI)

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | US to share 4 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with Mexico, Canada

The United States plans to send roughly 4 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine that it is not using to Mexico and Canada in loan deals with the two countries, bowing to pressure to share vaccine with its allies. Mexico will receive 2.5 million doses of the vaccine and Canada is to receive 1.5 million doses, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. "It is not fully finalized yet but it is our aim," she told a daily briefing. (Reuters) 

Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Pune district's COVID-19 tally up by 4,965, death toll by 31

Pune district in Maharashtra reported as many as 4,965 new coronavirus cases yesterday, which pushed its cumulative tally to 4,53,532 so far, a health official said. As the virus claimed the lives of 31 patients during the day, the district's death toll reached 9,486, he said. "Of the total number of new cases, 2,752 were reported from the areas located within the Pune Municipal Corporation limits, where the overall tally reached 2,26,549," the official said. (PTI) 

Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates | 2,387 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths in Punjab

Punjab witnessed 2,387 new coronavirus cases yesterday, while 32 more people succumbed to the contagion, the Health Department said. The infection tally climbed to 2.05 lakh and toll also rose to 6,204, as per bulletin. The active cases also increased to 14,366 from 13,320 a day ago. Jalandhar reported a maximum of 467 cases, Ludhiana 237, Amritsar 230, Hoshiarpur 216, Mohali 214, Patiala 187 and Rupnagar 165. (PTI) 

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