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Coronavirus live updates: Total 43% over the age of 18 given first dose of Covid vaccine in Kerala, says CM
India on Saturday reported 42,766 daily new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, pushing the country's total tally to 30,795,716, according to data from the Union health ministry at 9am. This is fourth day in the last six days that the daily new cases are hovering above 40,000 mark. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates on coronavirus from India and the world:Read Less
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In his first visit to Delhi after taking over as Uttarakhand CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami met PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah on Saturday. Among the issues that were discussed were those pertaining to holding of the kanwar yatra as well as the Char Dham yatra.
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After recording test positivity rate over 5% for few days, we held meeting with stakeholders for implementation of lockdown in dist. We've given a recommendation to the State govt for complete lockdown for a week.
Talo Potom, deputy commissioner, Itanagar (As reported by ANI)
"In the state, 43% (1,14,54,325) over the age of 18 (as of Friday) were given the first dose of the vaccine. While 16.49% (39,58,115) were vaccinated with the second dose", says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (ANI)
Jharkhand recorded 56 new Covid-19 cases and 82 recoveries on Saturday, taking active cases to 423 in the state, reports ANI