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Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, third phase of vaccination drive begins ANI | Updated: Apr 01, 2021 10:49 IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 1 (ANI): The third phase of COVID-19 vaccination for all above 45 years began across the country on Thursday.
According to the health ministry, advance appointments for vaccination can be booked through http://cowin.gov.in, or one can visit their nearest vaccination center after 3 pm and get on-site registration done.
The country has been witnessing a second wave of COVID-19 infections, with over 72,000 new coronavirus cases and 459 related deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
The Centre has warned that the situation is going from bad to worse and urged states to achieve 100 per cent vaccination coverage of those above the age of 45 years in surge districts within the next two weeks.
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A net incline of 31,489 cases has been recorded from the total active caseload in last 24 hours in India
India s active COVID-19 caseload crosses 5.8 lakh, 61 per cent in Maharashtra alone ANI | Updated: Apr 01, 2021 12:47 IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): With 39, 544 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, Maharashtra on Thursday continued to report the highest number of daily cases in the country.
Maharashtra is followed by Chhattisgarh with 4,563 cases while Karnataka reported 4,225 new cases in the last 24 hours, as per the union health ministry.
On Thursday, India s total active caseload reached 5,84,055. It now comprises 4.78 per cent of the country s total positive cases.
India News: With 39, 544 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, Maharashtra on Thursday continued to report the highest number of daily cases in the country. Ma
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India s COVID-19 case tally continues to rise, with more than 72 thousand cases being recorded in the last 24 hours. Speaking about the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases, Delhi AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria said that the situation is similar to what it was in the UK during Christmas.
As per the report by the NDTV, Guleria also linked the sudden rise to a new strain of COVID-19.
As per Health Ministry data, this brings the total number of active cases in the country to 5,84,055. At the same time, the death toll has now risen to 1,62,927.
The Indian government has so far maintained that there is no evidence that the surge is linked to a mutation of the COVID-19. The AIIMS chief, however, said that although there is no data to back this, it does not mean that it is not happening.