Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra Records 12,160 New Covid-19 cases, Omicron Tally Reaches 578
Coronavirus LIVE: As announced by PM Modi, COVID-19 vaccination drive for those between 15-18 years age group begins today.
Union Minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey was admitted to a hospital here on Monday after he tested positive for COVID-19. Pandey, 65, who is a BJP MP from Chandauli constituency, had earlier also tested positive for the coronavirus.
'I was unwell for the last two days due to which I underwent the COVID test and the report came positive. All those who have come in contact with me in the last few days are requested to take care of themselves and get the necessary investigations done," he tweeted.
The minister was admitted at the Yashoda hospital in Kaushambi.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issues fresh guidelines for sealing, says that the whole building or a wing shall be sealed if more than 20% of the occupied number of flats in the building or wing has Covid19 patients.
Maharashtra reported 12,160 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, 283 more than the previous day, and 11 new deaths, while the active tally crossed the 50,000-mark, the state health department said.
With these additions, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 67,12,028, while the death toll increased to 1,41,553. The state recorded 68 fresh cases of the new coronavirus variant Omicron in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of such infections to 578.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday informed that 29 more people have turned positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, taking the tally to 181.
She said of the total Omicron patients, 42 have by now been discharged from hospitals and are back home.
Of the 181 Omicron cases, 52 came from high risk countries, while 109 came from low risk countries and 20 were contacts of primary sources who were positive for Omicron.
Physical attendance of government servants below level of undersecretary is restricted to 50 per cent, remaining to work from home, Central government said on Monday amid rising cases of Coronavirus in the country.
It also said that persons with disabilities and pregnant women employees will be exempted from attending office.
A family member and one staff of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has tested positive for Coronavirus, the leader informed on Twitter on Monday. However, she said that she has tested negative for the contagious virus.
No roadshows, bike rallies will be allowed during the campaigning of municipal polls. Only 5 people will be allowed for door-to-door campaigning. Political meetings at indoor locations will be allowed with 50% capacity. 500 people will be allowed for political rallies in open space: West Bengal State Election Commission
Local train services in Kolkata will operate till 10 pm in place of 7 pm from today, says West Bengal government.
Delhi records 4,099 new cases of Coronavirus in last 24 hours, 28 per cent more than yesterday, and one death. Positivity rate jumps to 6.46%: Delhi Health Bulletin
Children are quite excited and taking the vaccination very seriously. Nearly 13 lakh children got jab today (till 3 pm): Dr RS Sharma, CoWIN platform Chief and CEO, National Health Authority on Covid-19 vaccination for children aged between 15 & 17 years
Media reports alleging that expired vaccines are being administered in India under its national Covid-19 vaccination programme are false and misleading and based on incomplete information: Government of India
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has approved the extension of shelf-life of Covaxin from 9 months to 12 months. Similarly, the shelf-life of Covishield has been extended by the national regulator from 6 months to 9 months on 22nd February 2021, the government said.
Schools in Mumbai for classes 1 to 9 will be closed till January 31, in view of rising cases of Coronavirus. School for classes 10 & 12 will continue, says Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
84% of the COVID19 cases reported in Delhi in the past 2 days were of the Omicron variant. Delhi's expected to report around 4,000 cases today with the positivity rate rising to 6.5%. Currently, 202 patients are admitted to Delhi hospitals: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain
Bombay High Court's principal seat to hear matters through hybrid mode from tomorrow
While Bengal is registering a huge spike in Coronavirus cases, according to ABP News sources 70 doctors and nurses of NRS Hospital in Kolkata have tested positive for Covid today.
Maharashtra | Vaccination drive for around 2.5 lakh children of Pune in the age group of 15 to 18 years have begun today at 40 vaccination centres.
Number of registrations for COVID vaccination of children aged 15-18 crosses 12 lakh: CoWIN data
With Bengal registering a spike in Covid cases, the state government has announced that Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, will remain closed for visitors until further notice.
Vaccination program for children b/w 15-18yrs of age inaugurated in Bihar from Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science,Patna. Genome sequencing started in the state from today. We'll have a meeting tomorrow to decide necessary actions to prevent COVID surge: CM Nitish Kumar
There is no community spread (of Omicron variant) in Kerala. Out of 152 Omicron cases, 50 are from high-risk countries, 84 are from low-risk countries, & only 18 are their contacts. At present, there is nothing to worry about: Kerala Health Minister Veena George
Adequate number of hospital beds and vaccine doses are available in Uttar Pradesh. State Govt is fully prepared. Only 8 cases of Omicron have been reported in the state, out of which 3 patients are fully recovered: UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
Telangana Congress president Revanth Reddy tests positive for COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccination starts for children aged 15-18 years in Dr RML Hospital, Delhi.
India reports 33,750 fresh COVID cases, 10,846 recoveries, and 123 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Active cases: 1,45,582
Total recoveries: 3,42,95,407
Death toll: 4,81,893
Total vaccination: 1,45,68,89,306
Twenty-eight new cases of coronavirus were reported here on Sunday, taking the district's infection tally to 25,833, according to the data released by the administration here.
So far, 458 people have died from the infection in the district, which currently has 57 active cases.
According to the data, samples of 4,363 people were taken, of which 28 tested positive in the past 24 hours.
Till now, 25,317 people have recovered from the infection.
"87 doctors of Nalanda Medical College and Hospital in Patna have tested positive for COVID-19. All of them are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms and are in isolation on the hospital campus," Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh said on Sunday
The national capital on Sunday reported 3,194 Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May 20, as the positivity rate rose to 4.59 per cent, according to data shared by Delhi's health department.
The city also reported one death due to the disease. Sunday's tally of coronavirus cases was 17 per cent higher than the 2,716 infections registered a day before.
If the positivity rate is over five per cent for two consecutive days it would trigger a 'red alert' under the Delhi Disaster Management Authority-approved Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) leading to a 'total curfew' and halting of most economic activities.
Delhi had reported 3,231 cases on May 20 last year with a positivity rate of 5.50 per cent. As many as 233 deaths were recorded on that day.
Apollo Hospitals on Sunday said it will commence the COVID-19 vaccination programme for children in the age group of 15 to 18 years across its centres from January 3.
The vaccine administered will be Covaxin, which has received emergency use approval for children by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the healthcare provider said in a statement.
The vaccine will be administered in two doses at a gap of 28 days, it added.
Apollo Hospitals' specially trained staff will be deployed to take care of the vaccination programme.
All recommended Government protocols will be followed, including identity checks, before administration of the vaccine shots, it said.
The Rajasthan government on Sunday capped the number of people attending political and other rallies, dharnas, fairs and weddings at 100 and ordered closure of schools in Jaipur city for classes 1 to 8, in view of rising COVID-19 cases.
The decisions were taken at a Covid review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot here.
Schools for classes 1 to 8 will be closed in Jaipur from January 3 to 9, while the other restrictions are applicable for entire Rajasthan and will come into force from 5 am on January 7, according to guidelines issued by the home department.
A maximum of 100 people will be allowed in marriage functions, public, political, social or educational meetings and processions, dharnas, fairs and such events, it stated.
Before organising any such event, information regarding the same will have to be uploaded on a web portal developed by the DoIT, it added.
Background
Coronavirus LIVE, January 3, 2021: COVID-19 vaccination drive for beneficiaries in the age bracket of 15-18 years begins today across the country. As announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25, 2021, the vaccination for the age-group 15-18 years is scheduled to begin from January 3, 2022, while administration of precautionary third dose for the vulnerable categories is to commence from January 10, 2022.
In the context of the vaccination of the age group 15-18 years, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan had informed the States, Union Territories that only 'Covaxin' is to be administered in this population category and additional doses of 'Covaxin' will be sent to all States and UTs.
Potential beneficiaries began registering themselves on the Co-WIN portal from January 1, 2022, or they can also avail of a walk-in registration when vaccination commences from today.
Those with the birth year of 2007 or before will be eligible for vaccination under this category, the official release by the Health Ministry said.
All established protocols regarding vaccination are to be followed for the 15-18 years age group; beneficiaries are to wait for half an hour when they will be monitored for the adverse event following immunization (AEFI) and will be eligible for the second dose only after 28 days.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Sunday reported 11,877 fresh COVID-19 cases, 2,707 more than the day before, and 50 Omicron infections, the state health department said in a bulletin.
The state reported nine fatalities, which increased the overall COVID-19 toll to 1,41,542. Maharashtra is now left with 42,024 active cases, the bulletin said.
Of the new 11,877 cases, 7,792 are from Mumbai, it said. However, as per the Mumbai civic body, the number of new cases detected in the city on Sunday was 8,063.
The Mumbai region including satellite cities and neighbouring districts reported 10,394 infections nearly 90 per cent of the total cases in the state.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data showed the city had reported 809 cases on December 27, which meant the tally jumped by almost 10 times as on Sunday.
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