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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Booster Shots to be Available Across US from Sept 20; 7 High-burden Maha Districts Accounting for Bulk Cases
Coronavirus Updates: Last week, U.S. health officials recommended boosters for some people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients and organ transplant recipients.
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: The US government has said it plans to make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots widely available to all Americans starting on September 20 as the Delta variant sends infections soaring again. Seven districts, including Pune, account for the bulk of the Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, while half a dozen other districts have less than ten active cases currently.
Maharashtra, the worst coronavirus-affected state in the country, has 36 districts. And there is no active COVID-19 case in Nandurbar district as of now, while Dhule, Washim, Yavatmal, Bhandara, Wardha and Gondia districts have less than ten coronavirus patients under treatment, an official told PTI. Districts such as Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Amravati, Akola, Buldana, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli have less than 100 active cases of the infection.
Meanwhile, the vaccination drive in the US is about to get even more extensive and the move is being driven by both the highly contagious variant and preliminary evidence that the vaccine’s protective effect starts dropping within months. Last week, U.S. health officials recommended boosters for some people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients and organ transplant recipients.
After Kerala govt allowed traders to open shops, locals in Thiruvananthapuram say they won't celebrate Onam amid COVID-19
After Kerala govt allowed traders to open shops, locals in Thiruvananthapuram say they won't celebrate Onam amid #COVID19
— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2021
I won't celebrate Onam due to COVID. I'm afraid to enter crowded shops. I'm here to buy essential items only: Kalarani, a local in Chalai market area y'day pic.twitter.com/5anBw2dzIW
Bengal Reports 646 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Fresh Fatalities | West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 15,40,258 on Wednesday as 646 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 18,325, a health bulletin said. As many as 660 more people were cured of the disease, taking the recovery rate to 98.18 per cent. The state now has 9,715 active cases, while 15,12,218 people have recovered from the disease to date.
Assam reported 639 new COVID-19 cases, 1,024 recoveries and 15 deaths
Assam reported 639 new #COVID19 cases, 1,024 recoveries and 15 deaths on Wednesday.
— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2021
Active cases: 7,025
Total recoveries: 5,68,137
Death toll: 5,528 pic.twitter.com/TZnYj1VpXq
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Biden Says Booster Shots Could Begin Next Month | US President Joe Biden has said that coronavirus booster shots will be available starting the week of September 20, pending approval by the FDA. The shots will be free and will be provided to people eight months after they received their second shot of the vaccine, the president said. The president downplayed criticism that Americans would be getting additional protection against COVID-19 while much of the world still waits for their first vaccination shots.
Legal Action Against Governors Opposing School Mask Mandates, Biden Warns | With a new US school year beginning, President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned governors who oppose student mask requirements that they could face legal action for intimidating educators seeking to protect children against Covid-19. In the latest political flashpoint over the coronavirus pandemic, Republican governors in Florida and Texas, two of the country's largest states, have rejected recommendations by health authorities to require that students wear masks when they return to the classroom.
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 in Mexico City. Mexico will ask the United States to send at least 3.5 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine as the country faces a third wave of infections.
Assam Registers 639 New Covid-19 Cases, 15 Fresh Fatalities | Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 5,82,037 on Wednesday as 639 more people tested positive for the infection, while 15 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 5,528, a health bulletin said. Kamrup Metropolitan district, under which Guwahati falls, recorded the highest number of new cases at 109, followed by Barpeta (65) and Golaghat (40). Barpeta, Jorhat, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur districts reported two fresh fatalities each, while one death each was reported in Bishwanath, Golaghat, Hojai, Kamrup Rural, Morigaon, Nagaon and Tinsukia.
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Maha Has 7 High-burden Districts, Less Than 10 Active Cases in 6 Districts | Just seven districts, including Pune, account for the bulk of the COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, while half a dozen other districts have less than ten active cases currently. This information was revealed in a presentation made before Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his cabinet colleagues on Wednesday. Maharashtra, the worst coronavirus-affected state in the country, has 36 districts.
There is no active COVID-19 case in Nandurbar district as of now, while Dhule, Washim, Yavatmal, Bhandara, Wardha and Gondia districts have less than ten coronavirus patients under treatment, said an official. Districts such as Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Amravati, Akola, Buldana, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli have less than 100 active cases of the infection.
