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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 29, 2021, 11:33:02 IST
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Coronavirus news: 45-week gap between 2 Covishield doses boosts immunity, Oxford study finds

India reported 46,148 new Covid-19 cases and 979 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the union health and family welfare ministry on Monday. This is for the first time in over two and half months that the death toll has come below the 1,000-mark and the 11th consecutive day in the last two months when the toll has been below the 2,000-mark. The total caseload rose to 3,02,79,331 as India crossed the mark of over three crore Covid cases last Wednesday. Stay with TOI for the latest developments
21:04 (IST) Jun 27
West Bengal reports 1,836 fresh cases, 29 deaths in last 24 hrs
21:03 (IST) Jun 27
Madhya Pradesh sees 39 new cases, 21 deaths, 129 recoveries
20:42 (IST) Jun 27
Kerala reports 10,905 new cases, 62 deaths in last 24 hours
20:41 (IST) Jun 27
Maharashtra sees 9,974 new cases, 143 deaths, 8,562 recoveries
Mumbai reported 739 fresh cases and 13 deaths, raising the cumulative caseload to 7,20,349 and the number of the COVID-19 deceased to 15,396.
20:37 (IST) Jun 27
Tamil Nadu reported 5,127 fresh cases, pushing the aggregate to 24.65 lakh
20:35 (IST) Jun 27
Delta variant predominant in Assam, Delta Plus yet to be detected in state: CM

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20:25 (IST) Jun 27

Delta plus has more affinity for lung tissues: Govt expert panel head

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20:17 (IST) Jun 27
Gujarat in 24 hours added 112 new positive cases, taking the total to 8.23 lakh
The state also recorded deaths of 3 positive patients, taking the death toll to 10,051
20:16 (IST) Jun 27
Italy reports 782 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths
19:43 (IST) Jun 27
Kerala reports 10,905 new cases, 62 deaths in last 24 hours
19:11 (IST) Jun 27
Manipur reports 669 new cases, 509 recoveries and 16 deaths in the last 24 hours
19:06 (IST) Jun 27
Goa reports 215 new cases, 301 recoveries and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours.
18:38 (IST) Jun 27
Delhi needs 45 lakh doses in July to keep up Covid vaccination pace, Centre told: AAP MLA Atishi
According to the city's vaccination bulletin, 25 per cent of Delhi's population in the 18-44 age group has received at least one dose of vaccine. Ninety-two lakh people in this age group are eligible for vaccination in the city. Delhi has 7.06 lakh vaccine doses, including 5.4 lakh Covishield doses, available at present. If the authorities continue to vaccinate people at the current pace of 2 lakh daily, this stock will be over in three days, Atishi said.
18:36 (IST) Jun 27
Experts are weighing the need for booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA-based vaccines for Americans who received Johnson & Johnson's one-dose vaccine due to the increasing prevalence of the Delta coronavirus variant: Reuters
17:57 (IST) Jun 27
Indonesia hits record of over 21,000 daily virus infections
The figure brings the country's tally for the pandemic to more than 2.1 million coronavirus cases with 57,138 deaths. Indonesia's Covid-19 case rates have soared in recent weeks after millions travelled at the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in May, and as authorities identified the presence of highly infectious newer virus strains.
17:42 (IST) Jun 27
India has capacity to store Covid vaccines requiring low temperatures: Centre to SC
India has the capacity to store vaccines that may require a lower temperature in the range of minus 15 to minus 20 degrees Celsius and there are over 29,000 cold chain points (CCPs) across the country where vaccines are stored at the recommended temperatures, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. The Centre has said the requirement for cold storage may change with the arrival of other COVID-19 vaccines in the future and it is fully prepared to take appropriate steps as and when such vaccines are available.
17:16 (IST) Jun 27
Crowds throng Delhi's Sarojini Nagar market as restrictions ease
16:45 (IST) Jun 27
Delhi reports 89 new cases, 285 recoveries and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours
16:37 (IST) Jun 27
Andhra Pradesh reports 4,250 new Covid-19 cases, 5,570 recoveries and 33 deaths in the last 24 hours
16:10 (IST) Jun 27

Trial for Zydus Cadila vaccine is almost complete. By July end or in August, we might be able to start administering this vaccine to children of 12-18 age group

Dr NK Arora, Chairman, Covid working group

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