Swab testing in progress for Covid-19 at a municipality-run Health Post inside Mumbai’s Dharavi on Saturday morning. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
Covid-19 Omicron India Live News: India reported over 1.5 lakh daily cases for the second consecutive day, taking the active cases to 5,90,611. According to the Union Ministry of Health, the country recorded 1,59,632 fresh Covid-19 cases and 327 deaths in the last 24 hours ending Sunday, 9 am. The daily positivity rate stood at 10.21 per cent.
Meanwhile, the Omicron tally in India has reached 3,623, with Maharashtra (1,009) continuing to top the count.
In other news, an IIT-Kanpur professor and mathematician, Manindra Agrawal, has predicted that in major cities like Delhi and Mumbai, the sharp rise in Covid cases could be arrested very soon, perhaps by the middle of this month. He also stated that the peak of the ongoing third wave in the country could go as high as 8 lakh cases in a day — almost twice the peak of the second wave. “The third wave (for the country) is expected to peak somewhere in the beginning of next month or even slightly earlier…By middle of March, the third wave of the pandemic should be more or less over in India,” Agrawal said.
Delhi and Mumbai recorded over 20,000 daily cases each on Saturday. Kolkata and Bengaluru recorded 7,337 and 7,113 cases, respectively, while Chennai logged 5,098 new infections.
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Covid-19 Omicron India Live News: India records 1,59,632 new Covid-19 infections, active cases cross 5-lakh mark; Omicron tally at 3,623; Third wave may peak in Delhi, Mumbai mid-Jan, says expert; Precautionary doses for priority group to begin January 10; Follow latest updates here
A young beneficiary gets Covid-19 vaccine at a municipal medical facility in Nerul, Navi Mumbai on Saturday evening. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
Over 2 crore teens jabbed with first dose
With the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to children in the 15-18 age-group crossing the two-crore mark on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone to “maintain momentum” and follow appropriate protocol.
“Excellent! Well done my young friends. Let us continue this momentum. Urging everyone to follow all Covid-19 related protocols and get vaccinated, if you haven’t already,” Modi tweeted.
More than two crore children between the ages of 15 and 18 have received their first dose of the Covid vaccine since January 3, when the vaccination drive for this age group was rolled out, a Health Ministry statement said.
Precautionary dose from Jan 10, high turnout for 60+ expected
Even as the union health ministry said bookings for the “precaution dose” will open on Saturday, the slots for Delhi did not become available till late evening. The precaution dose will be administered to all healthcare and frontline workers, and those above the age of 60 years with co-morbidities at existing centres starting Monday, according to a Delhi government official.
“The slots will open up tonight; a separate option called precaution dose will become available on the CoWIN portal along with the option of Dose 1 and Dose 2. Those who received their second dose nine months ago will be able to book these slots. The vaccines will be administered at the existing sites; the capacity of the sites will be increased by 20% for precaution dose,” the official said.
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Swab testing in progress for Covid-19 at a municipality-run Health Post inside Mumbai’s Dharavi on Saturday morning. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)Covid-19 Omicron India Live News: India reported over 1.5 lakh daily cases for the second consecutive day, taking the active cases to 5,90,611. According to the Union Ministry of Health, the country recorded 1,59,632 fresh Covid-19 cases and 327 deaths in the last 24 hours ending Sunday, 9 am. The daily positivity rate stood at 10.21 per cent. Meanwhile, the Omicron tally in India has reached 3,623, with Maharashtra (1,009) continuing to top the count. In other news, an IIT-Kanpur professor and mathematician, Manindra Agrawal, has predicted that in major cities like Delhi and Mumbai, the sharp rise in Covid cases could be arrested very soon, perhaps by the middle of this month. He also stated that the peak of the ongoing third wave in the country could go as high as 8 lakh cases in a day — almost twice the peak of the second wave. “The third wave (for the country) is expected to peak somewhere in the beginning of next month or even slightly earlier…By middle of March, the third wave of the pandemic should be more or less over in India,” Agrawal said. Delhi and Mumbai recorded over 20,000 daily cases each on Saturday. Kolkata and Bengaluru recorded 7,337 and 7,113 cases, respectively, while Chennai logged 5,098 new infections. Live BlogCovid-19 Omicron India Live News: India records 1,59,632 new Covid-19 infections, active cases cross 5-lakh mark; Omicron tally at 3,623; Third wave may peak in Delhi, Mumbai mid-Jan, says expert; Precautionary doses for priority group to begin January 10; Follow latest updates here A young beneficiary gets Covid-19 vaccine at a municipal medical facility in Nerul, Navi Mumbai on Saturday evening. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty) Over 2 crore teens jabbed with first dose With the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to children in the 15-18 age-group crossing the two-crore mark on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone to “maintain momentum” and follow appropriate protocol. “Excellent! Well done my young friends. Let us continue this momentum. Urging everyone to follow all Covid-19 related protocols and get vaccinated, if you haven’t already,” Modi tweeted. More than two crore children between the ages of 15 and 18 have received their first dose of the Covid vaccine since January 3, when the vaccination drive for this age group was rolled out, a Health Ministry statement said. Precautionary dose from Jan 10, high turnout for 60+ expected Even as the union health ministry said bookings for the “precaution dose” will open on Saturday, the slots for Delhi did not become available till late evening. The precaution dose will be administered to all healthcare and frontline workers, and those above the age of 60 years with co-morbidities at existing centres starting Monday, according to a Delhi government official. “The slots will open up tonight; a separate option called precaution dose will become available on the CoWIN portal along with the option of Dose 1 and Dose 2. Those who received their second dose nine months ago will be able to book these slots. The vaccines will be administered at the existing sites; the capacity of the sites will be increased by 20% for precaution dose,” the official said. © IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd