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Coronavirus live updates: Kerala, Maha account for 75% of total Covid cases

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 02, 2021, 23:15:48 IST

Coronavirus live updates: Kerala, Maha account for 75% of total Covid cases

India reports 12,286 new cases, 12,464 discharges and 91 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the health ministry. Stay with TOI for latest updates --

23:15 (IST) Mar 02

In addition to BMC centres, 29 private hospitals in Mumbai have been given permissions to carry out Covid vaccination. These 29 hospitals fulfil all criteria prescribed by GoI to be designated as Covid Vaccination Centre.

BMC (ANI)

22:15 (IST) Mar 02

A total of 1,54,61,864 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 7 pm, the ministry said.

22:15 (IST) Mar 02

Read: Over 1.54 crore vaccine doses administered so far, over 6 lakh on Tuesday, says govt

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22:14 (IST) Mar 02

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses given in the country has crossed 1.54 crore which include 6,09,845 shots administered on Tuesday, reports PTI.

21:25 (IST) Mar 02

They should also ensure adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour among citizen beneficiaries. State and District administration would proactively facilitate this.

21:19 (IST) Mar 02

States/UTs in consultation with the private hospitals should open the vaccination slots for 15 days to a month and announce this as part of their vaccine time table.

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21:17 (IST) Mar 02

"All Private Vaccination Centres should have in place effective crowd management protocols along with facilities for seating, water, proper signage etc," the government said in its guidelines released today.

21:15 (IST) Mar 02

Private hospitals not empanelled under the above mentioned three categories have also been permitted to operate as CVCs.

21:15 (IST) Mar 02

All private hospitals permitted to give Covid vaccine, Centre tells states.

19:41 (IST) Mar 02

About 50 lakh registrations on Co-WIN portal since Monday, no glitch in system: Govt

About 50 lakh people have registered themselves on the Co-WIN portal, without any system glitch, since the window opened Monday morning, the Centre said Tuesday, adding that over 2.08 lakh beneficiaries above 60 or those aged 45-60 with comorbidities have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine till this afternoon.

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19:35 (IST) Mar 02

We have more than 50 lakhs people above 60 years of age in Kerala so we have requested the Central government to provide more vaccines. I hope they will supply a sufficient quantity of vaccines to Kerala

State health minister KK Shailaja after taking Covid-19 vaccine

19:16 (IST) Mar 02

Gujarat in 24 hours inoculated 56,489 persons in phase III of vaccination, taking the total to 9.41 lakh. The number of persons with both the doses completed reached 1.97 lakh

19:13 (IST) Mar 02

Kerala reports 2,938 new cases, 16 deaths & 3,512 recoveries today. Total number of active cases 47,277, death toll 4,226 and recovered cases 10,12,484

18:58 (IST) Mar 02

Ravi Shankar Prasad gets anti-coronavirus vaccine shot; pays Rs 250

Union minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad was administered the first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine in Patna on Tuesday for which he paid Rs 250.He said all the Union ministers have decided to voluntarily pay the price fixed for the vaccine.

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17:44 (IST) Mar 02

Nigeria receives Made in India Covid-19 vaccines

Global South policy at work. Nigeria receives Made in India vaccines. #VaccineMaitri https://t.co/0sdJxVqyXn
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) 1614687068000

17:43 (IST) Mar 02

Delhi reports 217 new Covid-19 cases and 78 recoveries in the last 24 hours, as per Delhi health department

17:40 (IST) Mar 02

India has recorded 113 Covid-19 deaths per million and conducted 1,57,684 tests per million population, reports PTI quoting govt

17:19 (IST) Mar 02

54 students of a school hostel have tested positive for Covid-19 in Karnal, Haryana. Our medical teams have reached the spot and the hostel is being marked as a containment zone

Yogesh Kumar Sharma, civil surgeon, Karnal

17:08 (IST) Mar 02

According to World Health Organisation, if 140 tests per million are being conducted per day & case positivity rate is at 5% or below, it means the Covid-19 pandemic is under control. We are very close to that mark at 5.11% overall case positivity: Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan

16:50 (IST) Mar 02

Public compliance for Covid appropriate behaviour cannot be diluted. Please avoid large gatherings, parties, weddings etc. These could be super spreading events: Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog

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