Coronavirus live updates | Fire at COVID-19 care centre in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar; 61 patients shifted

The cumulative variety of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the nation has gone previous 17.51 crore, the Union well being ministry stated on Tuesday. It stated 4,74,629 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years obtained their first dose of COVID vaccine on Tuesday and cumulatively 30,39,287 throughout 30 states and union territories for the reason that begin of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive.

The cumulative variety of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the nation stands at 17,51,71,482 in response to a provisional report, the Ministry stated

You can observe coronavirus instances, deaths and testing charges at the nationwide and (*61*) ranges right here. A listing of (*61*) Helpline numbers is on the market as effectively:

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Mizoram

Mizoram reviews highest single-day spike of 240 COVID-19 instances

Mizoram on Wednesday reported the best single-day spike of 240 COVID-19 instances, pushing the tally to eight,035, an official stated.

The COVID-19 loss of life toll in the (*61*) rose to 23 as a 44-year-old man from Aizawl district succumbed to the illness at the Zoram Medical College on Tuesday evening, he stated.

Of the 240 recent instances, Aizawl district reported the best instances at 183, adopted by Serchhip and Kolasib districts, which reported 20 and 14 instances respectively.

– PTI

Gujarat

Fire at COVID-19 care centre in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar; 61 patients shifted

A hearth broke out at a hotel- turned-COVID-19 care centre in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar city in the wee hours Wednesday, officers stated, including no person was harm. Altogether 61 coronavirus patients have been shifted from the ability to different hospitals after the “minor fire and smoke”, an official stated.

There have been 68 patients at the ability when the fireplace broke out. The remaining seven will likely be shifted quickly, he stated.

– PTI

Uttar Pradesh

Coronavirus | Compensation is much less for polling officers who died throughout Uttar Pradesh Panchayat polls: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday noticed that the quantity of compensation for polling officers, who died as a result of COVID-19 throughout Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh, could be very much less and the compensation should at least be to the tune of ₹1 crore.

A two-judge bench comprising Justice Siddharth Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar made this remark whereas listening to a Public Interest Litigation on the unfold of the pandemic in the (*61*) and situations of quarantine centres.

– PTI

Geneva

Coronavirus | Indian COVID-19 variant discovered in 44 international locations: WHO

The World Health Organization stated on Wednesday {that a} variant of COVID-19 behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak has been discovered in dozens of nations everywhere in the world.

Also learn: Coronavirus | Indian COVID-19 variant discovered in at least 17 international locations, says WHO

The U.N. well being company stated the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19, first discovered in India in October, had been detected in greater than 4,500 samples uploaded to an open-access database “from 44 countries in all six WHO regions”.

– AFP

Maharashtra

Over 94% of Thane cops obtain 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine

More than 94% of the entire variety of policemen in Thane have to date obtained their first dose of vaccine in opposition to COVID-19, officers stated.

Since the outbreak of the viral an infection, a complete of two,147 policemen right here in Maharashtra have contracted COVID-19 and 35 of them died because of the illness, a launch issued by the Thane police commissionerate stated on Tuesday.

– PTI

Washington

U.S. working intently with India on COVID-19 disaster: White House official

The U.S. is working intently with India on its continued and rising wants in the course of the unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a high (*61*) Department official has stated.

While the help from the U.S. authorities has been value $100 million, the personal sector has donated an extra $400 million, totalling half a billion {dollars} to India, (*61*) Department Spokesperson Ned Price instructed reporters at his day by day information convention on Tuesday.

– PTI