Highlights: RT-PCR test mandatory for UK returnees: Karnataka Health Minister

"After the detailed review, it was decided that in view of the forthcoming festivals including Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu, etc, the Covid-19 vaccination will start from January 16, 2021," a government statement said.

Nurses, Ines, left, and Valerie prepare a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to be administered to a health care worker at a coronavirus vaccine center in Poissy, France.(AP)

The number of infection due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) reached 88,810,289, as per the numbers published on John Hopkins University. The number of people succumbing to the disease was at 1,911,586. ...Read More

 

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• Sat, 09 Jan 2021 10:44:53 pm

  Noida: 28 new Covid-19 cases, recovery rate 98.56 pc

  Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 28 new cases of Covid-19 that pushed the district's infection tally to 25,169 on Saturday, official data showed.

  The active cases in the district came down to 271 from 277 the previous day, while its recovery rate reached 98.56 per cent, according to the data released by the UP Health Department for a 24-hour period.

• Sat, 09 Jan 2021 10:02:26 pm

  3,581 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, 57 deaths

  Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally on Saturday rose to 19,65,556 as it recorded 3,581 fresh cases, a health official said. The state also reported 57 fatalities, taking the death toll to 50,027, he said. As many as 2,401 patients were discharged after treatment, pushing the tally of recovered people to 18,61,400.

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:51:33 pm
Goa sees 81 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths, 89 recoveries
Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 81 and reached 51,790 on Saturday, while the toll touched 746 with two people succumbing to the infection, an official said. The number of people who have recovered rose to 50,177 with 89 getting discharged on Saturday, leaving the state with 867 active cases, he added.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:44:52 pm
Tamil Nadu clocks 761 new Covid-19 cases, 7 fatalities
Tamil Nadu on Saturday recorded 761 new Covid-19 infections, pushing the tally to 8,25,537, while the toll mounted to 12,215 with 7 more fatalities. Recoveries eclipsed the new cases with 882 people getting discharged, totalling to 8,06,018 so far, a bulletin said.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:04:58 pm
Surat sees 123 Covid-19 cases, 1 death, 159 recoveries
The number of Covid-19 cases in Surat rose to 50,375 after 123 people were detected with the virus on Saturday, while one death and 159 recoveries were also reported during the day, an official said. The toll in the district is now 1,143, he added. "Surat city accounted for 101 of the new cases and 134 of the people discharged. The rest came from rural areas. So far, 36,394 people have been discharged in Surat city, giving it a recovery rate of 96.13 per cent," he said.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 07:49:58 pm
675 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, five deaths
Gujarat reported 675 new coronavirus positive cases on Saturday, increasing the tally of cases in the state to 2,51,273, state health department said. With five deaths, the Covid-19 fatality count in the state rose to 4,340, it said. As many as 851 patients were discharged, taking the total of recovered persons in the state to 2,38,965, the department said in its release. With this, the state's recovery rate went up to 95.10 per cent.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 07:17:15 pm
6 deaths, 287 fresh virus cases in Uttarakhand
Six more people died from coronavirus in Uttarakhand on Saturday as 287 fresh cases surfaced, taking the state’s infection count to 93,398, a health department bulletin said. So far, the infection has claimed 1,568 in the state, it said.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 07:11:40 pm
Kerala reports 5,528 new cases, caseload over 8.06 lakh
Kerala's Covid-19 caseload soared to over 8.06 lakh on Saturday with 5,528 new cases being reported, while 5,424 people have recuperated from the disease. The toll has gone up to 3,279 with 22 more recent deaths being confirmed due to the virus.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 06:31:16 pm
Jammu and Kashmir records 122 fresh Covid cases, 2 deaths
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 122 fresh coronavirus cases and two more deaths on Saturday taking the total case count in the UT to 1,22,425 and death toll to 1,909. Officials said 58 people tested positive in Kashmir and 64 in Jammu. Two persons lost their lives in Jammu due to the viral infection. They added that 1, 18,422 people have recovered in the UT so far after 267 patients were discharged, taking the recovery rate to 96.73%. There are 2,094 active cases while the total number of tests conducted in the UT has crossed 40.59 lakh.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 06:24:30 pm
Japan reports 7,109 new Covid-19 cases, 281,992 in total
The confirmed Covid-19 cases in Japan increased by 7,109 to reach 281,992 as of Saturday evening, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities. The death toll in Japan from the pneumonia-causing virus stands at 4,020, with 44 new fatalities announced Saturday.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 06:19:58 pm
199 new Covid-19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours
A total of 199 new Covid-19 cases and 1 death were reported in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours, the state's health department said. "In the last 24 hours; 50445 samples are tested in Andhra Pradesh. 199 of them are detected Covid positive. With this, the total number of cases in AP increased to 8,84,689. Of them 2607 are active," it informed in a statement.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 05:40:27 pm
Covid-19 vaccination drive to kick off in India on Jan 16
India will launch its Covid-19 vaccination drive on January 16 and priority will be given to nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers, the government said on Saturday. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the status of Covid-19 situation and vaccine preparedness. "After the detailed review, it was decided that in view of the forthcoming festivals including Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu, etc, the Covid-19 vaccination will start from January 16, 2021," a government statement said.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 04:37:26 pm
Saudi Arabia's King Salman receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Saturday received the first dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Neom city. Salman, 85, "received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine," the Arab News reported citing Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Ministry of Health Tawfiq Al-Rabiah thanked the king "who provided all types of support in the interest of citizens and residents since the beginning of the pandemic until this day."
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 04:36:36 pm
Delhi reports 519 fresh cases, 12 deaths; positivity rate 0.65 pc
Delhi recorded 519 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the third time the daily incidences count stood above the 500-mark in January, even as the positivity rate remained much below one per cent. The infection tally in the city stood at 6.29 lakh and the death toll mounted to 10,666, they said.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 03:45:48 pm
Odisha reports 206 new Covid-19 cases, 1 more death
Odisha on Saturday reported 206 new Covid-19 cases, a health department official said. The state's Covid-19 tally rose to 3,31,602 with the detection of the fresh cases, he said.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 03:15:22 pm
Philippines logs 1,952 new Covid-19 cases, works to obtain the vaccine
The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Saturday reported 1,952 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total in the country to 485,797.
The death toll climbed to 9,398 after 34 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. It added 291 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 449,615.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 02:00:09 pm
36 new Covid-19 cases in Puducherry in 24 hours
Puducherry recorded 36 new Covid-19 cases and 51 recovered cases in the 24-hours. The total number of cases 38,425. The number of active cases is at 328 and the death toll reached 636.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 01:39:29 pm
Most hospitalised Covid-19 patients have at least one symptom 6 months after falling ill: Study
More than three quarters of Covid-19 patients hospitalised for treatment have at least one ongoing symptom six months after initially becoming unwell, according to a study published in The Lancet journal.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 01:15:59 pm
Odisha records 206 new Covid-19 cases
Odisha recorded 206 new Covid-19 cases and 244 recoveries in Odisha on January 8. The number of active cases in the state is 2124, informs state health department.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 12:37:09 pm
90 people infected with new Covid-19 strain
Number of persons infected with the UK mutant strain of Covid-19 in India stands at 90, says Union Health Ministry
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 12:29:50 pm
Hebei capital suspends public transport as China reports 33 new Covid-19 cases
Chinese authorities halted public transport in a provincial capital near Beijing on Saturday in an effort to stamp out a new cluster of coronavirus infections.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 12:00:57 pm
China to provide Covid-19 vaccines free of charge: Official
China will provide Covid-19 vaccines free of charge once they become available to the general public, government authorities said on Saturday.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:45:01 am
India to continue export of medicines, including vaccines: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the nation would continue to export medicines including vaccines.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:12:17 am
World waiting for Indian vaccines for Covid-19: PM Modi
"World not only waiting for Indian vaccines for Covid-19 but also looking at how it rolls out largest vaccination programme in world," said PM Modi.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 10:24:27 am
Statewise status of Covid-19 in India

India's statewise tally
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 10:00:09 am
India's Covid-19 tally reaches 10,431,639
India's Covid-19 tally reached 10,431,639 after it reported 18,222 cases of infection in the last 24 hours. The death toll was at 150,798.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:44:26 am
China ramps up vaccination rollout
China ramped up its vaccination rollout as the government warned about a possible winter spike in infections as people travel and gather for holidays.
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 08:02:01 am
US sets new record with nearly 290,000 Covid cases in 24 hours
The United States hit a new record for coronavirus cases Friday, notching nearly 290,000 in a span of 24 hours, according to a real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University.