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Six states and UTs including Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa, Chandigarh, Punjab  and Gujarat have a weekly positivity rate higher than the national average of 2 per cent.

Vardhan revealed the information after interacting with the media after taking his vaccine shot at the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday kicked off the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in the country by getting the vaccine shot on Monday.

The actor-politician was inoculated a day after the nationwide vaccination of 60 plus age group and those aged between 45-59 with co-morbidities was launched.

Those above 60 years and those with co-morbidities in the age group of 45 years to 59 years should get vaccinated without any doubts or hesitations, Mayor said.

Abdullah, 85, was given the first dose of the vaccine at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, the officials said.

The second phase of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive for age-appropriate population groups began on Monday.

“There is no need for people to panic. The second virus did have much impact when compared to the first wave.," he said.

India's inoculation drive entered its second phase on Monday in which the coverage was expanded to include everyone above 60 and those over 45 with co-morbidities.

On Tuesday, Health Minister, E. Rajender felicitated the doctors, nurses, paramedical and sanitation staff of the hospital.

The active caseload was recorded at 1,68,358 which accounts for 1.51 per cent of the total infections.

Twitter had already banned some COVID-related misinformation in December, including falsehoods about how the virus spreads.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 28,659,784 and 514,333, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Hyderabad: Telangana will reach a milestone on March 2 when it completes one full year of treating Covid-19 positive cases. It was on March 2, 2020 when Telangana reported its first Covid-19 positive case. A 24-year-old software employee hailing from Hyderabad with a travel history to Dubai had tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted […]

Public health officials have told Ministers in the UK that the remarkable results apply for both the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, with the British jab proving slightly more effective, the report said.

The former Union minister was administered 'Covishield' vaccine, which is manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII).

A total of 165 persons recovered on Sunday taking the cumulative Covid-19 recoveries in the State to 2,95,387 with a recovery rate of 98.80 per cent.

The Delhi Police has a strength of over 80,000 personnel.

Only those students were allowed to attend school who had been granted permission in writing by their parents.

Arunachal Pradesh's recovery rate and positivity rate are at 99.66 per cent and zero per cent.