COVID-19 in India: According to the CoWIN portal, 1,00,64,032 jabs were administered on Friday.
India administered more than one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday, the highest ever in a day, the Union Health Ministry said. According to the CoWIN portal, the COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the country has crossed 62,17,06,882 doses.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed those behind the vaccination drive and also praised people getting inoculated. "Record vaccination numbers today! Crossing 1 crore is a momentous feat. Kudos to those getting vaccinated and those making the vaccination drive a success," he tweeted.
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, in a tweet, said, "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas... This is the same effort by which the country has crossed the figure of more than 1 crore vaccines in one day. This is the result of tireless work of health workers and PM Narendra Modi."
According to the CoWIN portal, 1,00,64,032 jabs were administered on Friday.
Here are highlights on Coronavirus Cases:
Assam logs 586 new COVID-19 cases, 9 fresh fatalities
Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 5,88,025 on Saturday as 586 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus deaths to 5,636, a health bulletin said.
Kamrup Metropolitan district registered the highest number of new cases at 123, followed by Golaghat (71) and Barpeta and Jorhat (36 each).
Four fresh fatalities were recorded in Barpeta, while Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Kamrup Metro, Kamrup Rural and Nagaon reported one death each.
The state now has 6,087 active cases, while 5,74,955 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 675 in the last 24 hours, it said, adding that the recovery rate stood at 97.78 per cent.
1,60,000 protest in France against Covid rules
A total of 1,60,000 people protested across France on Saturday, the interior ministry said, angered at the country's Covid health pass system which they say unfairly restricts the unvaccinated.
By early evening the authorities had logged 222 separate protest actions, including 14,500 people who turned out in Paris.
Sixteen people were arrested and three police officers slightly injured in what was the seventh consecutive weekend of Covid protests.
Haryana sees 13 fresh COVID-19 cases, one more death
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Haryana increased to 7,70,445 as 13 more people tested positive for the disease, while the deaths climbed to 9,673 with one more fatality.
According to the health department's daily bulletin, Gurugram reported three fresh cases and Yamunanagar four. The latest death was reported from Jhajjar district, the bulletin said.
There are 657 active COVID-19 cases in Haryana. So far, 7,60,115 people have recovered from the disease and the state has a recovery rate of 98.66 per cent, it said.
Chhattisgarh Reports 19 New Covid Cases
Chhattisgarh reported 19 new Covid cases today, taking the state's total case count to 10,04,379. No new deaths were reported for the fourth consecutive day, a health official said, according to a PTI report.
Assam Reports 586 New Covid Cases, 9 Deaths
Covid Curbs Extended In Bengal, Coaching Centres Can Open From Next Month
The West Bengal government today extended Covid restrictions in the state till September 15, with an additional relaxation allowing coaching centres to operate with 50 per cent capacity from next month, news agency PTI reported.
Delhi Reports 29 New Covid Cases
Andhra Pradesh Reports 1,321 New Covid Cases, 19 Deaths
Kerala Government To Impose Night Curfew From Monday
Tamil Nadu Reports 1,551 New Covid Cases, 21 Deaths
65 Lakh Covid Vaccine Doses Administered Till 7 PM Today: Health Ministry
Risk of hospitalisations higher with Delta variant: StudyThose infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the UK have been found to be twice as likely to be admitted to hospital compared to the Alpha variant, according to a large new study.
The study, carried out by Public Health England (PHE) and Cambridge University and published in 'The Lancet'' journal on Friday, is the first of its kind to compare the hospitalisation risk of the two variants and highlights the need for people to be fully vaccinated.
S Korea reports 1,793 more COVID-19 cases, 246,951 in total
South Korea reported 1,793 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 246,951.
The daily caseload was down from 1,841 in the prior day, but it hovered above 1,000 for 53 straight days. The daily average tally for the past week was 1,746.
Over 60.25 crore COVID-19 doses provided to states, UTs: Centre
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday said that 60,25,95,250 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far through the direct state procurement category.
The ministry further said that 1,51,58,650 vaccine doses are in the pipeline.
Mizoram reports 886 new cases, single day positivity rate 10.33 per cent
Mizoram's COVID-19 tally surged to 56,642 as 886 more people, including 186 children, tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, a health department official said on Saturday.
The single-day positivity rate was 10.33 per cent as the fresh cases were detected from 8,576 samples, the official said.
Ladakh reports 8 new Covid cases
Ladakh's COVID-19 tally climbed to 20,530 after detection of eight new cases, while 10 Coronavirus patients were discharged bringing down the number of active cases in the union territory to 64, officials said on Saturday.
Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths so far - 149 in Leh district and 58 in Kargil district - since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
Kerala reports over 30,000 cases for the third day
Kerala contributed 32,801 cases in the past 24 hours to take the total number of those affected in the state by the viral infection to 38,14,305. The southern state has been reporting over 30,000 cases for three days now.
Just In: 46,759 fresh coronavirus cases in India, 4.7% higher than yesterday; 509 deaths in last 24 hours
Delta Variant Increases Hospitalisation Risk For Unvaccinated: Study
The Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared to the Alpha variant it has supplanted as the dominant strain worldwide, researchers reported Saturday in The Lancet.
Only 1.8 percent of the more than 43,000 Covid cases assessed in comparing the two variants were in patients who had been fully vaccinated. (Read full story
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Kerala to continue with Sunday lockdowns amid COVID-19 cases
Kerala on Friday announced that it will continue with Sunday lockdown, as there is no dip in the number of COVID cases in the state.
Over the past two weeks, the state government had given an exemption for Sunday lockdown.
The Centre on Friday suggested that state governments of Kerala and Maharashtra explore the possibility of night curfews in areas with high Covid case numbers.
The country reported over 40,000 new infections for two days in a row on Friday.