Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra reports 31,855 new Covid cases in highest single-day spike
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 24, 2021, 22:52:41 IST
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Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra reports 31,855 new Covid cases in highest single-day spike

India reported 275 new Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, the most this year, as a second surge in cases fills up hospital beds in states such as Maharashtra. Infections rose by 47,262 in the past 24 hours, the highest since early November, to a total of 11.7 million. Stay here for all live updates
18:23 (IST) Mar 23

People coming from outside the state will also be brought under purview of testing. More testing will be done within state, wherever needed. Ranchi & Jamshedpur have more active cases - they'll be reviewed, as to which areas have more cases

Banna Gupta, Jharkhand health minister

18:13 (IST) Mar 23
While the vaccination drive is proceeding smoothly, the pace is uneven across different states and UTs and, the slow pace of vaccination in some states and UTs is a "matter of concern": MHA
17:51 (IST) Mar 23
Mysuru records 100 new positive cases
17:40 (IST) Mar 23
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17:22 (IST) Mar 23
Positive cases need to be isolated/quarantined and provided timely treatment; their contacts have to be traced at the earliest, and similarly isolated/ quarantined: MHA
17:16 (IST) Mar 23
MHA: States and UTs, based on their assessment of the situation, may impose local restrictions, at district/ sub-district and city/ ward level
17:15 (IST) Mar 23
MHA ask states/UTs to to scale up the vaccination drive to cover all the target groups
17:14 (IST) Mar 23
States & UTs, where the proportion of RT-PCR tests is less, should rapidly increase it, to reach the prescribed level of 70% or more: MHA
15:44 (IST) Mar 23
Centre is in continuous touch with the states where the cases are on a rise and we are hopeful that things will remain under control: Javadekar on possibility of further lockdowns
15:34 (IST) Mar 23
The research, published in the journal Nature Medicine, summarised what experts from a wide range of fields, including neurology, cardiology, and nephrology have seen in their own long-haul Covid-19 patients, and also in existing literature. According to the review authors, chest pain has been reported in up to 20 per cent of Covid-19 survivors two months after recovery from the infection.
15:27 (IST) Mar 23
Prakash Javadekar said the country has enough vaccine doses available.
15:21 (IST) Mar 23

We appeal that all above 45 should take vaccine as early as possible that will provide them shield against Corona.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar

15:21 (IST) Mar 23

As per the advice by scientists & world scientist bodies, second dose can be administered between 4th and 8th week, particularly for Covishield.

Union minister Javadekar

15:20 (IST) Mar 23
The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 4.72 crore with 19,65,635 doses being given on Monday, the Union health ministry said.
15:19 (IST) Mar 23
Javdekar said 4.85 crore people have been vaccinated till now with 80 lakh people administered the second dose.
15:10 (IST) Mar 23

It has been decided that from 1st April, the vaccine will open for everybody above 45 years of age. We request that all eligible should immediately register and get vaccinated.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar

14:23 (IST) Mar 23
Amid Covid-19 scare, UP govt issues guidelines ahead of Holi festival; no procession to be carried out without prior permission. People above 60 years of age, children below 10 years of age & people with co-morbodities not to participate