Coronavirus live updates: Kerala, Maha account for 75% of total Covid cases
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 02, 2021, 23:15:48 IST
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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 --
10:26 (IST) Mar 02
Arunachal reports first Covid-19 case after two days, tally rises to 16,837
10:17 (IST) Mar 02
Fauci says US must stick to two-shot strategy for Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines: Reuters
09:48 (IST) Mar 02
The total number of vaccinated now stand at 1,48,54,136
09:47 (IST) Mar 02
India reports 12,286 new cases, 12,464 discharges and 91 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the health ministry.
Total cases have reached 1,11,24,527. Total discharges are 1,07,98,921. The death toll has jumped to 1,57,248. Active cases now stand at 1,68,358.
09:32 (IST) Mar 02
BJP MP from Khandwa, Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan passed away in Medanta Hospital, Delhi-NCR last night. He had tested positive for Covid-19 and was undergoing treatment here.
BJP MP from Khandwa, Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan passed away in Medanta Hospital, Delhi-NCR last night. He had tested positive for Covid-19 and was undergoing treatment here.
09:23 (IST) Mar 02
G Kishan Reddy takes his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital
09:18 (IST) Mar 02
Venezuela approves use of China's Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine (Reuters)
09:00 (IST) Mar 02
A total of 21,76,18,057 samples tested for Covid-19, up to 1st March 2021. Of these, 7,59,283 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
08:29 (IST) Mar 02
Supreme Court judges and their family members to be administered vaccine jabs today
Supreme Court judges and their family members will be administered their first jabs of Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday, according to the SC Registry sources. The retired judges of the apex court and their family members will also be vaccinated.
08:01 (IST) Mar 02
Canada vaccine committee advises against use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 shots for 65 years and above
07:26 (IST) Mar 02
Inovio expects Covid-19 vaccine US trial data by early second quarter, reports Reuters
07:19 (IST) Mar 02
Just 4% of Covid research is relevant to Africa despite the continent containing close to a fifth of humanity, says study (AFP)
07:03 (IST) Mar 02

We have started Covid-19 vaccination drive with 12 govt hospitals and 10 private hospitals here. We are targeting 60 beneficiaries at every location. This will be increased from Tuesday.

Prem Chandra Chaudhary, Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (As reported by ANI)

06:53 (IST) Mar 02
Anjana Murali, 70, from Sarakki in south Bengaluru, was thrilled when her registration for a shot of the Covid-19 vaccine was accepted on the Co-Win portal on Monday. She turned up at the nearby healthcare centre of her choice in Jayanagar around noon on Tuesday, only to discover that the portal had assigned her to one in Bommanahalli, almost 9km away.
06:43 (IST) Mar 02
As the vaccine rollout continues, and with a limited supply, people in some rural areas of the US say they are getting slighted in favor of urban centers (AP)
06:28 (IST) Mar 02
In their final moments, Covid patients reveal to docs fears, disappointments

What is a dying man’s last wish? Doctors at Hyderabad’s Gandhi Hospital got unique insight into this painful aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic which completes one year on Tuesday. It was on March 2, 2020 that Telangana had recorded its first case. With Gandhi Hospital becoming the nodal healthcare facility in the state, doctors here were witness to many of the nearly 2,000 deaths in the state. Before dying many of the patients confessed to the doctors their fears and disappointments and also expressed their last wishes which the doctors tried to fulfil, sometimes unsuccessfully.

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06:02 (IST) Mar 02
At Narayana Health, where the vaccination began at 11.30am, Infosys cofounder ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan was the first to receive the vaccine. Infosys cofounder N R Narayana Murthy, Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murty and Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw also took the vaccine at the same medical facility.
05:37 (IST) Mar 02
Golden generation sees silver lining in vaccine

It was Day One of the Covid vaccination for the elderly, but it seemed they could hardly wait. No vaccine hesitancy was evident as despite the window being open for only a few hours, the vaccination sites saw high enthusiasm, heavy rush and long queues.

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23:52 (IST) Mar 01
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and both the deputy CMs took Covishield vaccine today