India's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 1,08,47,304 with 9,110 new cases in a day, while 1,05,48,521 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 97.25 per cent on Tuesday, according to Union Health Ministry data.
There are 1,43,625 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which accounts for 1.32 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The death count climbed to 1,55,158 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 78 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data showed.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.43 per cent.
Meanwhile, as many as 31 bodies have been recovered from different areas that were affected by the glacier burst in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, while over 200 people are still missing, said State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) on Monday.
SDRF in a statement said that people who were reported missing after the glacier burst and have survived the tragedy are coming forward to report their presence to the administration.
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A resident of Bhubaneswar dressed up like ''Yamraj'' to spread awareness regarding road safety rules and COVID-19 in the city
"I am a comedian and have been doing it for the last 25 years. I dressed as Yamraj to spread traffic awareness regarding road safety rules," Prakash told ANI.
Prakash also encouraged people to wear face masks while using vehicles in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The state has so far recorded 3,35,797 cases of COVID-19, with 1,910 patients succumbing to the disease.
The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 has reached 65.28 lakh on day 25 of the nationwide inoculation drive, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
All states and Union Territories, except Uttar Pradesh, reported vaccination activity on Tuesday.
The cumulative number of healthcare workers and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 till Tuesday 6:30 pm is 65,28,210, according to a provisional report, the ministry said.
Over 97 per cent of 7.75 lakh people surveyed after receiving anti-coronavirus vaccine shots have expressed satisfaction with the immunisation process, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
The government is taking feedback from those vaccinated since January 17 through its mobile app CoWIN and has got responses from 7.75 lakh people, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a press conference.
The nationwide inoculation drive against COVID-19 was launched on January 16 with over three crore healthcare and frontline workers prioritised to get the jabs initially.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the Union government of deliberately dragging its feet on the agricultural laws issue as it wants to exhaust the protesting farmers.
The former chief minister also alleged that the BJP government at the Centre intends to keep the issue alive till the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh so that it can use it for levelling all kinds of allegations on the opposition parties.
In a statement issued by the party here, the SP chief said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is only concerned about his global image and not that of the country.
Mr Bansal, who is also the party's Haryana affairs in-charge, said that farmers are agitating for a legitimate demand, but instead of listening to them, "the arrogant BJP government is levelling unreasonable allegations on them".
"Instead of speaking a word on the death of more than 100 farmers, PM Modi has tried to make fun of their martyrdom, which is condemnable," Mr Gehlot said in a tweet.
With 375 fresh coronavirus positive cases, the city's tally of the infections mounted to 3,12,648, the civic body said.
#WATCH: A joint team of ITBP, NDRF, SDRF & other sister agencies entered into the tunnel (being cleared off debris). Drone camera used to see the feasibility to enter beyond the cleared site inside the tunnel. Machines back on the job of clearing the slush: ITBP
- ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2021
(Source: ITBP) pic.twitter.com/akaqkD1sUB
At event on Monday evening, Mr Vardhan said the IRCS supplemented the government's efforts during the coronavirus-forced lockdown, helping those stranded and ensured availability of blood throughout the pandemic.
About the challenge posed by COVID-19, he highlighted vaccines have been approved and the government has already started the largest immunisation drive in the world, according to a statement by the health ministry.
No case of South African variant of COVID-19 virus has been found in the country so far, said NITI Aayog member (health) Dr VK Paul on Tuesday.
"South Africa variant of COVID-19 is under watch. It has come forward that this variant spreads faster. As of yesterday, this particular variant is not in the country," Dr Paul said while addressing a press conference.
Taking to social media, the minister of state for home said, "I have tested positive for COVID-19. My health condition is good and have started medication as advised by doctors."
A joint team of ITBP, NDRF, SDRF & other agencies conducting rescue operation used drone camera to see feasibility to enter beyond cleared site inside Tapovan tunnel. They haven't been successful so far. Machines deployed to clear slush: ITBP #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/HZqjC1TzSt
- ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2021
Of the 70 people, 34 are from Lakhimpur Kheri district alone.
"As of now, 70 people from Uttar Pradesh are feared missing, including 34 from Lakhimpur Kheri, nine from Saharanpur and five from Shravasti," Relief Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh Sanjay Goyal told news agency Press Trust of India on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sent a team of three ministers to Uttarakhand for better coordination with the state in carrying out relief works after the disaster, an official spokesperson said.
There are 15 states and Union Territories (UT) that haven't reported deaths in last 24 hours. There are 7 states and UTs that haven't reported deaths in last 3 weeks: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/2BZEqqzKUz
- ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2021
There 33 states and Union Territories which have less than 5,000 active cases: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/KDQdsPda0n
- ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2021
Transmission from animals was likely but so far "the reservoir hosts remain to be identified", said Liang Wannian, head of the China team, at a press conference.
PM Modi becomes emotional while recounting Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad's contributions. NDTV's Himanshu Shekhar with more details #BudgetSession2021 pic.twitter.com/Ca2Ql0qRPr
- NDTV (@ndtv) February 9, 2021
A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations and trapped more than 100 labourers who are feared dead.
