People line up to get inoculated against Covid-19 outside a vaccination centre in Mumbai on August 12, 2021. (AP Photo)Coronavirus India Live Updates: India reported 32,937 new Covid-19 cases and 417 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.
Out of the new cases, Kerala reported 18,582 new cases, 102 deaths while Maharashtra had 4,797 new infections and 130 fatalities. Active cases in the country have come down to 3.81 lakh.
There are a total of 3,22,25,513 coronavirus cases in the country at present. The overall death toll has reached 4,31,642. As many as 3,14,11,924 people have recovered from the disease. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.79 per cent. It has remained below 3 per cent for the last 21 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.01 per cent. The ministry said 54.58 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far.
Meanwhile, with a steady decline in Covid-19 cases, Mumbai now has zero containment zones. The last two slum areas, which were under containment in the K-East ward covering areas like Andheri East, Marol, Sakinaka, were removed from the tag on Friday. Containment zones are areas that have high population density and are sealed to prevent the further spread of the infection.
With a sharp slide in daily cases, civic officials said the numbers of containment zones and sealed floors and buildings have also decreased in the city. On April 17, when the city was going through the second wave of the pandemic, there were 100 containment zones and 1,188 sealed buildings in Mumbai.
A senior citizen receives her first dose of Covid vaccine at the Fortis hospital in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. (Express file photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
Schools in Bihar re-opened for students of classes 1 to 8 on Monday, news agency ANI reported. A school teacher said it is mandatory for students to wear masks, maintain hand hygiene and follow physical distancing.
Public grounds and parks in Mumbai will now be allowed to remain open on all days between 6 am and 10 pm as per an order issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday. Under the previous rules parks were allowed to be open only till 9 pm. The state government has eased a number of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions with the new rules coming into effect from Sunday.
Train travel commenced from Sunday with fully vaccinated people being allowed to travel by suburban network provided they have been vaccinated with the second dose at least 14 days earlier.
The Union Health Ministry Monday said over 56.81 crore vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs till now, PTI reported.
More than 2.89 crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs, it added.