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Coronavirus live updates: India expected to have Covid vaccine in next few months, says Harsh Vardhan

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 15, 2020, 22:54:27 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: India expected to have Covid vaccine in next few months, says Harsh Vardhan

PM Modi on Thursday called for scaling up testing and sero surveys in the country. Total case tally stands at 73,07,098, including 8,12,390 active cases. The Covid case fatality rate has further declined to 1.52 per cent. Stay with TOI for latest updates

19:33 (IST) Oct 15

83 new cases & 2 deaths reported in Chandigarh in the last 24 hours.

19:33 (IST) Oct 15

Uttarakhand reports 423 new Covid cases today, taking total cases to 56,493 including 5,682 active cases.

19:31 (IST) Oct 15

Kerala reports 7,789 new cases, 23 more fatalities. Infection tally rises to 3,15,929, death toll reaches 1,089.

19:31 (IST) Oct 15

Kamala Harris' travel cancelled through Sunday after 2 people associated with campaign contract coronavirus.

19:30 (IST) Oct 15

Manipur records 284 new Covid-19 cases and one death today; the total number of positive cases in the State stands at 14,378

19:18 (IST) Oct 15

Kamala Harris tests negative for Covid-19

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19:18 (IST) Oct 15

Puducherry records 245 new cases, 213 discharges & 2 deaths today.

19:17 (IST) Oct 15

Goa registers 332 new cases, six fatalities and 430 recoveries. Death toll rises to 525, infection count reaches 39,770

19:16 (IST) Oct 15

Biden campaign manager says neither individual who tested positive had contact with Biden, Harris.

19:09 (IST) Oct 15

Rajasthan reported 2,039 new cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours.

19:07 (IST) Oct 15

Karnataka reports 8,477 new coronavirus cases, 8,841 discharges, and 85 deaths today.

18:46 (IST) Oct 15

Former MLA and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam party leader P Vetrivel passed away at 6.44pm on Thursday. He was admitted to hospital for treatment of Covid-19.

18:46 (IST) Oct 15

PM Modi reiterated the country’s resolve to provide cost effective, easily available and scalable solutions for testing, vaccine and medication, not only for India but for the entire world at the Covid review meet

18:39 (IST) Oct 15

The Odisha Human Rights Commission asks govt to identify an alternative area outside Cuttack city for cremation of persons who die of Covid to address the issue of air pollution because of cremations carried out inside the city.

18:37 (IST) Oct 15

PM during the Covid review meet said that the facility to get tested regularly, speedily and inexpensively must be available to all at the earliest.

18:35 (IST) Oct 15

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 648 new cases and 6 deaths today: Govt of J&K

The total positive cases in the UT rose to 86,057 including 9,058 active cases; 75,641 recoveries and 1,358 deaths.

18:34 (IST) Oct 15

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18:31 (IST) Oct 15

Covid-19 negative certificate is mandatory for visiting Sabarimala temple which is reopening tomorrow. Only 250 people will be allowed to visit on a day. A health certificate assuring the devotee is fit for climbing the hill is also mandatory: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Furthermore, not just the Covid negative certificate, a medical fitness certificate to prove that you are fit to trek the holy path, has also made mandatory for the devotees who are reaching to have darshan at Sabarimala from Saturday. The temple will be opening on Friday evening for a five-day long Thulam month pooja.

18:20 (IST) Oct 15

New US jobless claims rise sharply to 898,000 last week.

18:18 (IST) Oct 15

AP reports 4,038 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,71,503. Toll rises to 6,357 with 38 more deaths

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