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Coronavirus live updates: More than 27 lakh vaccinated on day 1 of Tika Utsav

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 11, 2021, 23:20:39 IST

Coronavirus live updates: More than 27 lakh vaccinated on day 1 of Tika Utsav

Over 1.52 lakh new cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday. Five states - Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala cumulatively account for 70.82 per cent of India's active Covid-19 cases. Stay here for all live updates

11:29 (IST) Apr 11

I have requested Centre many times regarding the removal of age restrictions on taking Covid-19 vaccine, says Kejriwal

11:21 (IST) Apr 11

Elderly people arrive at BKC vaccination centre in Mumbai amid weekend lockdown.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1381100964162113536

11:07 (IST) Apr 11

People above 45 can register themselves at their nearby vaccination centres to be part of the campaign. We are running a vaccination drive at 6,000 centres.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath (ANI)

10:53 (IST) Apr 11

Delhi: People arrive at inoculation centres; visuals from Duli Chand Gupta polyclinic

Delhi: People arrive at inoculation centres to receive #COVID19 vaccine as Tika (vaccination) Utsav begins today; v… https://t.co/DfLzvSI73Q
— ANI (@ANI) 1618116649000

10:51 (IST) Apr 11

Read - Covid-19: PM Modi's 4-point appeal to people as India begins 'Tika Utsav'

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10:49 (IST) Apr 11

The recovery rate has further dropped to 90.44%, the ministry said.

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10:40 (IST) Apr 11

Read - Tika Utsav: All you need to know about India's 4-day Covid vaccination festival

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10:35 (IST) Apr 11

I urge countrymen to abide by 4 things – assist those who need help getting inoculated, help people in Covid treatment, wear masks, and motivate others and if someone tests positive, create micro-containment zone in the area.

PM Modi

10:33 (IST) Apr 11

Active Covid-19 cases in country stand at 11,08,087, while 1,20,81,443 people have recovered from the disease.

Union health ministry

10:30 (IST) Apr 11

839 fatalities push India's tally of cases to 1,33,58,805, death toll to 1,69,275.

Union health ministry

10:26 (IST) Apr 11

"Several states have run out of stocks of vaccines & remaining states have stocks left only for 3 to 5 days," Raghav Chadha's letter reads.

10:25 (IST) Apr 11

Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha writes to PM Modi regarding "urgent need for vaccine universalisation and vaccine nationalism."

Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha writes to PM Narendra Modi regarding "urgent need for vaccine universalisation and… https://t.co/daEY3bVx4I
— ANI (@ANI) 1618116088000

10:02 (IST) Apr 11

India reports 1,52,879 new Covid-19 cases, 90,584 discharges, and 839 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union health ministry.

09:44 (IST) Apr 11

PM Modi urges citizens to follow guidelines to prevent Covid spread and participate in 'Tika Utsav' beginning today till April 14.

आज से हम सभी, देशभर में टीका उत्सव की शुरुआत कर रहे हैं। कोरोना के खिलाफ लड़ाई के इस चरण में देशवासियों से मेरे चार… https://t.co/hf9jZ6KAgd
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1618113783000

09:23 (IST) Apr 11

25,66,26,850 samples have been tested till April 10 including 14,12,047 samples tested yesterday: ICMR (ANI)

08:50 (IST) Apr 11

Deaths also climbed to 839 on Saturday, the highest daily toll since October 16 last year.

08:41 (IST) Apr 11

The peak count during the first wave was 98,795, recorded on September 17, as per TOI’s corona database.

08:41 (IST) Apr 11

The 1.5 lakh count was crossed just six days after cases went past the 1-lakh mark, a 50% rise in under a week.

08:41 (IST) Apr 11

There were 1,52,545 new cases across the country, up over 5% from Friday’s 1.45 lakh.

08:40 (IST) Apr 11

India only 2nd country to top 1.5L cases in a day

India recorded more than 1.5 lakh fresh Covid-19 infections on Saturday, becoming the second country after the US to register the grim milestone on the back of a sharp uptick in cases, particularly Chhattisgarh, UP and Bihar.