Coronavirus live updates: 88% of total deaths among 45+, data shows

While calibrating external supplies, India has continued to donate Covid-19 vaccine to “partner countries” with the government gifting 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine to Fiji on Tuesday.

14 students also tested positive for Covid-19 at Government High School in Kathsoo area of the neighbouring Anantnag district, the officials said. The official said the school has been closed for a week to contain the infection.

In the last 24 hours, the state has reported the following figures: New cases: 39,544; Recoveries: 23,600 discharges; Deaths: 227

The Brazilian health regulator Anvisa has denied permission to import Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin into the country after its authorities found that the plant in which the vaccine is being made did not meet the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements. Reacting to it, the city-based vaccine maker said it is working towards resolving the issues cited during the inspection and the order of 20 million doses from the Brazilian government is still active.

“Had the central government acceded to the state’s request for allowing vaccination of all 50+ category population earlier, instead of delaying the decision to include 45+ age population by almost two months, the situation would perhaps have been better than present,” he said.