India’s new daily COVID infections highest in six months Al Jazeera English © A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus swab sample from a man at a temporary shelter for homeles. A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus swab sample from a man at a temporary shelter for homeless people in New Delhi [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
India has reported 81,466 new COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed on Friday, the highest since October 2, 2020.
India’s overall caseload stood at 12.3 million, making it the third-most affected globally, behind the United States and Brazil.
The country reported 469 more deaths, taking the total to 163,396.
India opens Covid-19 vaccines to over-45s as cases surge
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COVID-19: BMC allows 24x7 vaccination in Mumbai, targets 75,000 shots every day
BySumitra DebroySumitra Debroy / Updated: Mar 10, 2021, 06:53 IST
(This story was first published in the Times Of India on March 10, 2021)
Mumbai: The
BMC on Tuesday gave blanket permission to hospitals to carry out 24x7
vaccination drives provided they have the resources. The decision came on a day when hundreds of senior citizens waited for hours in line as Co-Win abruptly stopped working at several centres, bringing the drive to a halt.
Due to the glitch, vaccination numbers for the city were only marginally higher than Monday. A total of 43,581 were immunised, up from Monday’s count of 40,502. Majority were senior citizens (30,624); the next biggest lot were healthcare workers (6,356), followed by people above 45 years and with co-morbidities (3,877), and 2,724 frontline workers.