Coronavirus Highlights: The active case count stands at 2,70,557, lowest in 199 days. (File)
India reported 20,799 fresh COVID-19 cases today, a drop of around nine per cent from yesterday's 22,842 cases. During the same period, 180 deaths were recorded according to the Health Ministry.
India's active cases account for less than 1 per cent of total infections, currently at 0.78 per cent -- lowest since March 2020. The active case count stands at 2,64,458, lowest in 200 days.
The national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 97.89 per cent, highest since March 2020. At least 26,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours took the number of total recoveries to 3,31,21,247.
The daily positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per 100 - stands at 2.10 per cent, less than 3 per cent for last 35 days. The weekly positivity rate stands at 1.63 per cent.
Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus:
Pfizer Vaccine Prevents Severe Covid For At Least 6 Months, Shows StudyVaccination with two doses of the Pfizer jab stays highly effective against severe Covid -- including the Delta variant -- for at least six months, an analysis of US patients said Monday.
While previous data from clinical trials has shown jabs protect against hospitalisation, the study published in the Lancet measures one vaccine's effectiveness over time in a real-world setting.
Pfizer and healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente looked at records from 3.4 million residents of southern California, about a third of whom were fully vaccinated between December 2020 and August 2021.
After an average period of three to four months, fully vaccinated people were found to be 73 percent protected against infection and 90 percent protected against hospitalisation.
100 Cases Of Coronavirus In 24 Hours With No Related Deaths In J&KJammu and Kashmir recorded 100 cases of coronavirus today, taking the infection tally to 3,29,889 while no related death due to the virus was reported from the Union Territory in the past 24 hours, officials said, reported news agency PTI.
Of the fresh cases, 22 were from the Jammu division and 78 from the Kashmir division, the officials said. They said Srinagar district recorded a maximum of 44 cases followed by 10 cases in Jammu district. There are 1,157 active cases in Jammu and Kashmir, while a total of 3,24,308 people have recovered from the infection in the UT, the officials said.
Kerala Adds 8,850 Covid Cases, 149 Deaths In 24 HoursKerala today logged 8,850 cases of coronavirus and 149 related deaths, taking the caseload to 47,29,083 and the death count to 25,526, reported news agency PTI.
The number of people who recovered from the infection since Sunday reached 17,007, which brought the total recoveries to 45,74,206 and the number of active cases is at 1,28,736, an official press release said.
As many as 74,871 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, it said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Puducherry Adds 42 New COVID-19 Cases, Overall Tally Rises To 1,26,587
The union territory of Puducherry logged 42 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 1,26,587 on Monday. The number of active cases stood at 654 with 106 patients undergoing treatment in hospitals and the remaining 548 in home isolation. One more person succumbed to the infection pushing the death count in the union territory to 1,842.
New Zealand Drops "Covid Zero" Goal After "Game Changer" Delta Variant Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admitted Monday that New Zealand's widely praised "Covid zero" strategy had failed to halt a stubborn outbreak in Auckland and said a new approach was needed.
The hardline elimination policy had largely protected the country from the pandemic, with residents enjoying a near-normal domestic life alongside tight restrictions on international borders.
But an August outbreak prompted a seven-week lockdown in its main population centre that has failed to curb infection rates.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Andaman & Nicobar Reports 1 New COVID-19 Case
Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported one new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally in the union territory to 7,623 on Monday. The Archipelago now has nine active COVID-19 cases, while 7,485 people have recovered from the disease, including one person on Sunday.
20,799 Fresh Covid Cases In India, 9% Lower Than Yesterday India's daily Covid chart showed improvement today, with the country reporting 20,799 fresh Covid cases, a drop of around nine per cent from yesterday's 22,842 cases. About 180 deaths were recorded during the period, according to the Health Ministry.
Read more Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 281 New COVID-19 Cases In Thane, 4 Related Deaths
Thane has reported 281 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 5,60,175 on Monday. Besides these new cases recorded on Sunday, the virus also claimed the lives of four more people, which pushed the death count in the district to 11,420.
US Crosses 700,000 COVID-19 Deaths: ReportUS fatalities from Covid-19 surpassed 700,000 on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, a toll roughly equivalent to the population of the nation's capital Washington.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Bengal Reports 701 New COVID-19 Cases, 10 Deaths
West Bengal's Covid-19 death count rose to 18,825 after 10 more people succumbed to the disease on Sunday, a bulletin released by the state health department said. The tally went up to 15,71,240 with 701 more people testing positive for the infection, it said. In the last 24 hours, 684 patients recovered from the disease in the state taking the total number of cured people to 15,44,828. The number of active cases is 7,587.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Karnataka Reports 664 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 Deaths
A total of 664 new COVID-19 cases, 711 recoveries and 8 fatalities were reported in Karnataka on Sunday. According to the state official data, the cumulative cases in the state have gone up to 29,77,889 including 12,301 active cases. Total 37,819 have succumbed to the coronavirus infection so far in the state, while the overall recoveries stand at 29,27,740.
War Against Covid Not Over, It Can Come Back With Vengeance: AIIMS Task Force ChiefAs India has successfully administered 90 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses, Dr Navneet Wig, Chairperson of the Covid Task Force in AIIMS Delhi, on Saturday said that the war against Covid is still not easy as the pandemic can come back with a vengeance while asserting the need for the people to be cautious.
"We have to go far ahead of 100 crores and have to make everybody double vaccinated. So this is our aim and we are moving ahead, but we have to move faster and ensure that everybody gets the second dose as well," Dr Wig told ANI.
"And that is how we are going to win this war. It is not an easy war still, we cannot be overconfident, we have to be a little underconfident so that we don't lower our guard and take all precautions," he added.
Vaccination Of Children Only Way To Get Rid Of Covid Pandemic: AIIMS ChiefChildren between 12 to 18 years of age will be vaccinated against COVID-19 very soon, said Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
Speaking to ANI on Friday, Dr Guleria said the current priority is to vaccinate those who can have severe diseases.
"As we know that children mostly have mild diseases, so due to the limited supply of the vaccination, we are prioritising those people who can have severe disease," he said.