LIVE: Delhi reports 150 new Covid-19 cases, six deaths in last 24 hours

The global tally of Covid-19 cases is at over 103 million, while more than 2.25 million people have succumbed to the infection, according to Johns Hopkins University.

A medical worker (R) inoculates a medical staff with a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at the Manipal Hospital, in New Delhi. (AFP)

India's count of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is at 10,777,284, according to the Union health ministry, which said that the country recorded 11,039 new infections in the preceding 24 hours. Earlier, on Tuesday, there were 8,635 new cases, the lowest single-day rise in several months. Last Tuesday, India had registered 9,102 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike since June last year. India has the second-highest caseload of Covid-19 in the world, behind that of the United States, and ahead of Brazil's....Read More

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• 3 Feb 2021, 10:58:49 PM IST

  Poor countries receive 330 million Covid vaccine doses from first tranche of COVAX

  The COVAX vaccine-sharing facility has allocated at least 330 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines for poorer countries and will aim to deliver these and many millions more in the first half of 2021, reports Reuters.

• 3 Feb 2021, 10:41:24 PM IST

  IMA demands panel to study data of doctors deceased due to Covid-19

  The Indian Medical Association on Wednesday expressed shock at the central government stating in Rajya Sabha that 162 doctors died due to coronavirus in the country, reports PTI.

• 3 Feb 2021, 10:19:48 PM IST

  Madhya Pradesh reports 258 new Covid cases

  Madhya Pradesh's Covid-19 caseload on Wednesday rose to 2,55,689 with 258 fresh cases coming to light, a health official said, reports PTI.

• 3 Feb 2021, 09:54:17 PM IST

  Uganda orders 18 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

  Uganda has ordered 18 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and up to 40% of the shipments are expected to arrive by the end of March, the government said on Tuesday, reports Reuters.

• 3 Feb 2021, 09:32:45 PM IST

  10 million people vaccinated against Covid-19 in UK

  Ten million people in the UK have been given coronavirus vaccine, as the government’s program to immunize the most vulnerable groups makes rapid progress, reports Bloomberg.

• 3 Feb 2021, 09:11:49 PM IST

  Manipur logs 9 fresh Covid-19 cases

• 3 Feb 2021, 08:39:55 PM IST

  Delhi reports 150 new Covid cases, takes total tally to 6,35,481

• 3 Feb 2021, 08:10:16 PM IST

  Maharashtra logs 2992 new Covid cases

• 3 Feb 2021, 07:42:23 PM IST

  Pakistan begins nationwide Covid vaccination drive

  Pakistan began its countrywide coronavirus vaccination programme on Wednesday, with the first jabs administered simultaneously in all four provinces, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the immunisation drive in capital Islamabad, reports PTI.

• 3 Feb 2021, 07:21:53 PM IST

  SII to supply 1.1 billion doses of Covid vaccines to COVAX

  India's Serum Institute will supply 1.1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Novavax to the COVAX vaccine scheme as part of a new long-term deal, head of the UN Children's Fund said on Wednesday, said Reuters.

• 3 Feb 2021, 06:56:38 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu reports 514 new cases, four deaths

  Tamil Nadu reported 514 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 8,39,866. The death toll after four new fatalities stands at 12,371.

• 3 Feb 2021, 06:01:59 PM IST

  Kerala reports 6356 new Covid-19 cases

  Kerala reported 6356 new coronavirus infections, taking the active case tally to 69,113. The total number of recoveries in the state stands at 8,71,548.

• 3 Feb 2021, 05:08:37 PM IST

  GSM, CureVac join hands to develop vaccine against Covid-19 variants

  Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline and German biotech firm CureVac have teamed up in a 150 million euro ($180 million) deal to develop a Covid-19 vaccine from next year that could target several variants with one shot.

• 3 Feb 2021, 05:00:50 PM IST

  Japan's Covid-19 app failed to pass on some contact warnings

  Japan’s Covid-19 tracking application for some smartphone users has had a malfunction since September and has failed to pass on some notifications of suspected contact with people infected with the virus, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

• 3 Feb 2021, 03:56:23 PM IST

  ICMR DG reiterates importance of masks, social distancing

  ICMR DG Balaram Bhargava urged people to follow Covid appropriate practices like wearing masks and social distancing. He also said that hed immunity was still a ways away.

• 3 Feb 2021, 03:20:44 PM IST

  Jharkhand reports 59 new cases, two deaths

  Jharkhand reported 59 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 1,18,793. The death toll after two new fatalities stands at 1,075.

• 3 Feb 2021, 03:18:15 PM IST

  Mizoram reports three new cases

  Mizoram reported three new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 4,376. The death currently in the state is nine.

• 3 Feb 2021, 03:02:38 PM IST

  Have rapidly developed two safe vaccines, says ICMR DG

  ICMR DG Balaram Bhargava said that they had rapidly developed the two safe coronavirus vaccines that were tested on large populations in both India and abroad. He also said that the machinery was robust in terms of vaccine manufacture, delivery and safety.

• 3 Feb 2021, 02:57:09 PM IST

  Singapore becomes first Asian nation to approved Moderna vaccine

  Singapore has become the first country in Asia to grant approval for Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine and the city-state said it expects the first shipment to arrive around March.

• 3 Feb 2021, 02:55:22 PM IST

  Russia reports 16,474 new cases, 526 deaths

  Russia reported 16,474 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's tally to 3,901,204. The death toll after 526 new fatalities stands at 74,684.

• 3 Feb 2021, 02:46:37 PM IST

  Took pandemic seriously from beginning: ICMR DG

  India differed from Western and other countries' approach since the 5 Ts strategy (testing, tracking, tracing, technology, treating) was adopted very early and the pandemic was taken very seriously right from the beginning as per Balram Bhargava, ICMR DG.

• 3 Feb 2021, 02:44:01 PM IST

  ICMR DG says pandemic proved to be opportunity to improve healthcare infrastructure

  ICMR DG Balaram Bhargava said that the pandemic proved to be an opportunity to improve India's healthcare infrastructure. He also said that the ICMR used innovative molecular tests, worked on testing and vaccine, and scaled up from 1 lab to 2,500 labs.

• 3 Feb 2021, 02:07:31 PM IST

  Sasikala to go to Tamil Nadu on February 7

  Sasikala will go to Tamil Nadu on February 7 after undergoing quarantine in Bengaluru after testing positive for coronavirus as per Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader TTV Dhinakaran.

• 3 Feb 2021, 01:44:24 PM IST

  Chinese coronavirus vaccines effective against South African variant, effect weaker

  Two Covid-19 vaccines from Chinese companies including Sinopharm triggered immunity against a highly transmissible coronavirus variant first found in South Africa, but their effect appeared weaker, a small-sample lab study released on Tuesday showed.

• 3 Feb 2021, 12:18:37 PM IST

  Telangana reports 185 new cases, two deaths

  Telangana recorded 185 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally to 2.94 lakh, while the toll rose to 1,604 with two more fatalities.

• 3 Feb 2021, 11:49:00 AM IST

  Philippines signs initial deal with Moderna for Covid-19 vaccines

  The Philippines have signed a preliminary deal with Moderna for the supply of coronavirus vaccines with a final agreement likely this month.

• 3 Feb 2021, 10:52:06 AM IST

  Mexico approves emergency use of Sputnik-V vaccine

  Mexico has approved the emergency use of the Russian made Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine as per Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell.

• 3 Feb 2021, 10:08:25 AM IST

  India's active Covid-19 caseload just above 160,050

  India's active Covid-19 caseload falls to 160,057 with a dip of 3,296 cases. Recoveries at over 10.46 million with 14,225 new discharges.

• 3 Feb 2021, 09:50:04 AM IST

  India logs over 11,000 new Covid-19 cases

  India records 11,039 new Covid-19 cases as tally reaches 10,777,284. Death toll at 154,596 with 110 fresh fatalities.

• 3 Feb 2021, 09:15:28 AM IST

  4,384 new Covid-19 cases and 433 deaths in Mexico

  Mexico records 4,384 new Covid-19 cases and 433 deaths. Tally reaches 1,874,092 including 159,533 deaths.

• 3 Feb 2021, 08:57:31 AM IST

  198,473,178 samples tested for Covid-19: ICMR

  A total of 198,473,178 samples tested for Covid-19 up to 2nd February. Of these, 721,121 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

• 3 Feb 2021, 08:22:55 AM IST

  New Zealand approves first vaccine against Covid-19

  New Zealand's health regulator, Medsafe, has approved the country's first vaccine against Covid-19, developed jointly by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE.

• 3 Feb 2021, 07:58:24 AM IST

  Over 4.1 million healthcare workers vaccinated, says health ministry

  4,120,741 healthcare workers vaccinated against Covid-19 thus far, says Union health ministry.

• 3 Feb 2021, 07:27:24 AM IST

  China records lowest single-day Covid-19 cases in a month

  China records 25 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in a single-day in a month, as tally reaches 89,619. Death toll remains at 4,636.