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India coronavirus: Kerala, Maharashtra account for 40% of active cases
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Kerala and Maharashtra together account for 40% of the active Covid-19 count out of the total active cases in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Sunday said. 33 States and UTs have less than 20,000 active cases. Kerala and Maharashtra together account for 40 per cent of total COVID-19 active cases, the Ministry of Health tweeted.
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438 new coronavirus cases reported in Andhra Pradesh ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 04:42 IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 21 (ANI): As many as two deaths and 438 new coronavirus cases were reported here in the past 24 hours, according to a media bulletin released by Andhra Covid nodal officer on Sunday.
According to the bulletin, 64,236 samples were tested here in the last 24 hours, out of which 438 tested positive for the deadly virus.
With this, the total number of coronavirus cases has risen to 8,78,723.
Out of the total positive cases, 4,202 are active. With 589 patients being discharged, the total discharged count reached 8,67,445.
Of the two deaths, one each was reported from Chittoor, and Nellore districts, taking the toll to 7,076.
India may start vaccinating people against COVID in January: Harsh Vardhan
The minister said that the vaccines, including those who have applied for emergency use authorization, are being analyzed by the regulator.
By ANI| Posted by Mansoor | Published: 20th December 2020 11:02 pm IST Photo: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi: India may begin vaccinating people against COVID-19 in January and the government’s first priority has been safety and efficacy of the vaccine, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said.
“I personally feel may be in January in any stage or any week, there can be a time when we can be in a position to give first COVID vaccine shot to people of India” Harsh Vardhan told ANI in an exclusive interview.