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Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra reports 960 Covid deaths, highest so far

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 15, 2021, 23:17:27 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra reports 960 Covid deaths, highest so far

India recorded 3,26,098 new cases and 3,890 fatalities on Saturday, as per Covid data collated from state government figures. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 31,30,17,193 samples were tested for Covid-19 up to May 14, 2021. Of these, 16,93,093 samples were tested yesterday. Stay with TOI for all updates:

23:17 (IST) May 15

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22:42 (IST) May 15

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22:34 (IST) May 15

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21:48 (IST) May 15

Number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India stands at 18,21,99,668 as per 8 pm provisional report today: Health ministry

21:40 (IST) May 15

Assam government issues fresh lockdown guidelines

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21:26 (IST) May 15

Punjab records 6867 new Covid-19 cases, 8,125 discharges and 217 deaths in the last 24 hours

20:50 (IST) May 15

Maharashtra reports 34,848 new Covid-18 cases, 59,073 discharges and 960 deaths in the last 24 hours

20:19 (IST) May 15

Uttarakhand registers 5654 new Covid-19 cases, 4,806 recoveries and 197 deaths in the last 24 hours

19:33 (IST) May 15

West Bengal registers 144 new Covid-19 fatalities, highest so far in single day, 19,511 fresh cases

19:28 (IST) May 15

Mumbai reports 1,147 new Covid-19 cases, 2,333 recoveries, and 62 deaths in the last 24 hours

19:22 (IST) May 15

Uttar Pradesh on Saturday registered 281 fresh Covid-19 fatalities, raising the death toll to 17,283, while the infection count climbed to 16,09,140 with 12,547 more cases

19:20 (IST) May 15

Kerala's Covid-19 tally has risen to 20,88,208 with 32,680 fresh cases, death toll has climbed to 6,339 with 96 more fatalities

18:41 (IST) May 15

Union health minister Harsh Vardhan held a meeting with state health ministers and officials of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat via video conference today to review the current Covid-19 situation.

18:19 (IST) May 15

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has given directions for setting up of special wards at 5 medical colleges in Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Indore and Rewa for the treatment of black fungus

17:41 (IST) May 15

The cause of concern is Tamil Nadu where a rise in number of active cases has been reported in last one week: Lav Aggarwal, joint secretary, Union health ministry

17:40 (IST) May 15

Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh have reported a major drop in case positivity: Govt

17:36 (IST) May 15

Single-dose vaccination coverage among healthcare workers is 89% at the national level. It's 95% in Rajasthan, 96% in Madhya Pradesh & 99% in Chhattisgarh. In Delhi, it stands at 78%, which is 11% below the national average. It should be taken to above 95%: Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog

16:43 (IST) May 15

Maharashtra govt modified order of manadatory negative RT-PCR test report for cargo carriers entering the state. As per the revised order, the driver and other staff will be allowed after checking temperature, other Covid symptoms and status in Aarogya Setu app

16:34 (IST) May 15

Curfew extended in Himachal Pradesh till May 26

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to extend the coronavirus-induced curfew in the state till May 26. The decision to extend the curfew was taken in a state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday.

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