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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

18:45 (IST) Apr 10

Delhi reports 7,897 new Covid-19 cases, 5,716 recoveries and 39 deaths.

18:35 (IST) Apr 10

More than 10 crores vaccine doses administered, till now

Ministry of health

18:21 (IST) Apr 10

Jammu and Kashmir reports 1005 new Covid-19 cases (299 from Jammu division and 706 from Kashmir division), 369 recoveries and 6 deaths (ANI)

The total cases in the state has now reached 1,37,475. The total recoveries are 1,28,691. The activce cases are 2,029 and death toll stands at 6,755.

18:18 (IST) Apr 10

Chandigarh reports 398 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 30,341 (ANI)

18:18 (IST) Apr 10

Kerala reports 6,194 new Covid-19 cases, 2,584 recoveries and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours (ANI)

The total active cases in the state has now reached 39,778. The death toll stands at 4,767 and the total recoveries are 11,15,342.

18:16 (IST) Apr 10

All party meeting with chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is underway. A complete lockdown in Maharashtra is being considered

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18:03 (IST) Apr 10

Read: India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 9.80 crore-mark

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country on Friday exceeded 9.80 crores, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. According to the health ministry, cumulatively 9,80,75,160 vaccine doses have been administered through 14,75,410 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. Nearly 34 lakh vaccination doses were administered in the last 24 hours. "Eight states account for 60.62 per cent of the total doses given so far in the country," the ministry said.

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18:00 (IST) Apr 10

Palash Sen tests positive for coronavirus, under home quarantine, reports PTI

17:56 (IST) Apr 10

540 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death and 167 recoveries reported in Goa today; case tally at 61,779 (ANI)

17:52 (IST) Apr 10

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday and was hospitalised thereafter, reports ANI

Bhagwat's personal physician visited him at Nagpur's Kingsway Hospitals earlier today. All his vital parameters are normal and is under constant monitoring, as per hospital's statement.

17:35 (IST) Apr 10

A fine amount of Rs 3.04 lakh has been received from 1,521 people for not wearing mask in Madurai, in last 2 days. In addition, 19 cases were registered for flouting social distancing in public places, says police commissioner, Madurai (ANI)

17:33 (IST) Apr 10

Maharashtra BJP leader Sambhaji Nilangekar tests Covid positive, reports PTI

17:32 (IST) Apr 10

No holding back exams or academic activity due to Covid-19, says Karntaka deputy CM (PTI)

17:17 (IST) Apr 10

Maharashtra: Nagpur district reported 5131 new Covid-19 cases, 2837 recoveries and 65 deaths, in the last 24 hours, as per civil surgeon Nagpur (ANI)

The total cases has now reached 2,71,355 in the city. The total recoveries are 2,14,073. The active Covid cases stand at 51,576 and the death toll is 5,706.

16:58 (IST) Apr 10

UP sees 12,787 Covid cases, highest single-day spike

16:54 (IST) Apr 10

Odisha reports record 1,374 new Covid-19 cases, two more fatalities (PTI)

16:53 (IST) Apr 10

With rising Covid cases, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has canceled entrance examinations for session 2021-2022. A fresh entrance schedule will be uploaded soon by the university authorities on AMU’s official website, says Omar Saleem Peerzada, public relation officer, AMU (ANI)

16:46 (IST) Apr 10

Karnataka gears up for night curfew from April 10 to 20, essential services spared

Karnataka is all set for night curfew — aimed to contain the spread of coronavirus, while only essential services, patients and passengers would be allowed to ply. The 11-day 'corona curfew' will come into effect in some districts of Karnataka, including the state capital, from Saturday night. The state government had announced night curfew between 10pm and 5am every day from April 10 to 20 in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Kalaburagi, Bidar, Tumakuru, Udupi-Manipal cities.

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16:44 (IST) Apr 10

I had urged union leaders many times to tell children & older people to go back home, in view of Covid-19. Now 2nd wave has begun, farmers and their unions should follow Covid protocol. They should postpone the protest and have discussions with us.

Union Agriculture Minister NS Tomar speaking on farmers protest (As reported by ANI)

16:31 (IST) Apr 10

Read: Covid-19: No lockdown in Delhi, new restrictions to be implemented soon, says CM Arvind Kejriwal

Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal ruled out the possibilities of a lockdown stating that new restrictions will be implemented soon.Kejriwal further said that Delhi currently has seven to 10 ten days of Covid vaccine stock. Speaking to reporters outside the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital on Saturday, Kejriwal said, "If we are provided with enough vaccine doses, age bar for vaccination is removed and we get approval to open more vaccination centers on a larger scale then we can vaccinate people within 2-3 months in Delhi. Currently, we have vaccines for 7-10 days. There will be no lockdown. New restrictions will be imposed soon."

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