Coronavirus News highlights: Haryana extends Covid restrictions till July 19 with some relaxations

India registered 41,506 new Covid-19 cases and 895 deaths on Sunday as active infections in the country remained above 4.5 lakh, according to a Union Health Ministry statement. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the central government, saying the number of ministers has increased but not the Covid vaccines. Stay tuned for updates.

Haryana reports 36 new positive cases, 62 recoveries, and 8 deaths today.

Active cases: 939
Total positive cases: 7,69,279

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Devotees, flouting Covid-19 appropriate behaviour, participate in a procession near the Golconda Fort during the Ashada Bonalu festival, in Hyderabad, Sunday, July 11, 2021.

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Haryana extends Covid restrictions till July 19 with some relaxations

Tamil Nadu reports 2,775 new Covid-19 cases, 3,188 recoveries, and 47 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Active cases: 32,307
Total recoveries: 24,53,061
Death toll: 33,418

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Maharashtra reports 8,535 new Covid-19 cases, 6,013 recoveries and 156 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 61,57,799
Total recoveries 59,12,479
Death toll 1,25,878

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Karnataka reports 1,978 new Covid-19 cases, 2,326 recoveries and 56 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 28,71,298
Total recoveries 27,98,703
Death toll 35,835

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Uttarakhand reports 42 new Covid-19 cases, 112 recoveries and 1 death today.

Total cases 3,41,179
Total recoveries 3,26,763
Death toll 7,339

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Telangana reports 465 new Covid cases, 869 recoveries & 4 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Active cases: 10,316
Total recoveries: 6,17,638
Death toll: 3,729

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Ministers have increased but not Covid vaccines: Rahul Gandhi's jibe at Modi Govt

He also shared a chart of the average vaccinations per day, which are falling short of the target to vaccinate all adults by December 2021.

"The number of ministers has increased, not of vaccines," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi, using the hashtag "WhereAreVaccines"

His comments came after 43 ministers were inducted into the Modi government, taking the total number of ministers to 77.

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Kerala reports 12,220 new Covid cases, 12,502 recoveries and 97 deaths today.

Active cases: 1,14,844
Death toll: 14,586

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Weekend curfew relaxed in 16 J&K districts, daily night curfew to continue

Delhi reports 53 new Covid cases, 99 recoveries, 3 deaths in the last 24 hours

Active cases: 743
Total recoveries: 14,09,325
Death toll: 25,015

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Puducherry schools, colleges to reopen on July 16

After months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools and colleges in Puducherry will reopen on July 16.

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People queue up with their oxygen tanks outside an oxygen refill station in Pazundaung township in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Credit: AP Photo

Myanmar is facing a rapid rise in Covid-19 patients and a shortage of oxygen supplies just as the country is consumed by a bitter and violent political struggle since the military seized power in February.

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Goa reports 131 new Covid cases, 241 recoveries and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Active cases: 1,848
Total recoveries: 1,63,771
Death toll: 3,097

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Ladakh first UT to vaccinate all people with one dose of Covid vaccine, claims BJP MP

With the efforts of PM Modi, Health Ministry, and all Covid warriors, Ladakh has become the first Union Territory in the country to vaccinate all people, including guest population, with 1st dose of Covid-19 jab: Ladakh BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

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Weekend lockdown continues in Jharkhand; shops, markets remain closed

Hindu devotees sing religious hymns inside a temple on the eve of the annual Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad. Credit: Reuters Photo

Puducherry Lt Guv aims to vaccinate everyone in UT before August 15

Vaccination has picked up in Puducherry, we've crossed over 5 lakh vaccinations. Our aim is to vaccinate the whole UT before August 15. People had vaccine hesitancy but now they've overcome it. Puducherry will be totally vaccinated before Aug 15, as per our plan: Puducherry Lt Guv

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Adityanath govt hid Covid-19 death figures in Uttar Pradesh, says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of hiding the Covid-19 death figures, and claimed the state government did not want to give the statistics as it did not want to help the people.

He also highlighted the issue of teachers dying during panchayat poll duty in the state.

"The government did not give the statistics pertaining to the Covid-19 deaths, nor any help was given to them. They (UP government) did not give the statistics of Covid-19 deaths, as they did not want to help (the people)," he told reporters.

Studies show need for Covid booster shots

Antibody tests run on hundreds of people who have been vaccinated with the second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine indicates that booster shots may be required for the Indian population.

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Israel offers Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to adults at risk

Israel said on Sunday it will begin offering a booster shot of Pfizer Inc's vaccine to adults with weak immune systems but it was still weighing whether a third round of shots should be given to the general public.

The rapid spread of the Delta variant has sent vaccination rates in Israel back up as new infections have risen over the past month from single digits to around 450 a day.

Over 1.44 crore unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre

More than 1.44 crore balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

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US 'very concerned' Covid variants could risk recovery: Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday she was "very concerned" about the risk that new variants of coronavirus could pose to the global economic recovery from the pandemic.

"We are very concerned about the Delta variant and other variants that could emerge and threaten recovery," she told reporters following a G20 meeting in Venice, Italy.

"We are a connected global economy, what happens in any part of the world affects all other countries."

Death toll due to Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) has reached 17 in the Mysuru district. The district reported a total of 121 cases since the outbreak of Black Fungus. While 36 cases are active and undergoing treatment, 69 persons have recovered and discharged from hospitals. (DHNS)

Arunachal logs 478 new Covid-19 cases, 2 fresh fatalities

Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally soared to 39,563 on Sunday as 478 more people tested positive for the infection, the highest single-day spike in July, while two fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 188, a senior health official said.

The northeastern state had registered this year's highest single-day spike on May 29 when 497 patients tested positive for the infection. It also recorded 426 cases on July 6, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

Over 1.44 crore unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre

More than 1.44 crore balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Over 38.60 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through all sources and a further 11,25,140 doses are in the pipeline.

Of this, the total consumption including wastage is 37,16,47,625 doses, according to data available at 8 am.

The new phase of universalisation of Covid-19 vaccination commenced from June 21.

37 arrested from top Kolkata hotel for partying amid Covid restrictions

At least 37 people were arrested in the early hours of Sunday from a five-star hotel in Kolkata for partying, defying the Covid-related restrictions, police said.

Two high-end cars and 38 mobile phones were among the several items seized in the raid at the Park Hotel on Park Street in the heart of the city, they said.

India registered 41,506 new Covid-19 cases and 895 deaths on Sunday as active infections in the country remained above 4.5 lakh, according to a Union Health Ministry statement.

Maharashtra: 429 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 8 more deaths

With the addition of 429 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 5,37,358, an official said on Sunday. Besides these new cases reported on Saturday, the virus also claimed the lives of eight more people, pushing the death toll in the district to 10,836, he said.

The Covid-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 2.01 per cent, he added. Details of recovered and under-treatment patients were not provided by the district administration. In neighbouring Palghar district, the Covid-19 case count has gone up to 1,18,146, while the death toll has reached 2,632, another official said.

WHO’s chief scientist warns the pandemic isn’t slowing down

Coronavirus infections are rising across most regions of the world as the delta variant spreads, clear evidence that the pandemic isn’t on the wane, said the World Health Organization’s chief scientist.

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DCGI decision on Covid vaccine for kids likely after October: NK Arora

India may consider the issue of vaccinating 12-18-year-old children after another three months, by when the drug regulator would be able to examine the clinical trial data on nearly 1,000 adolescents who participated in the evaluation exercise of a new Covid-19 vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila.

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Australia reports its first Covid-19 death of this year

Australia reported its first coronavirus-related death of the year on Sunday and a 2021 record 77 new cases of the virus in the state of New South Wales, which is battling an outbreak of the highly infections Delta variant.

State Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the numbers in and around the country's biggest city Sydney, which is in a three-week lockdown, are expected to rise further in coming days.

"I’m anticipating the numbers in New South Wales will be greater than 100 tomorrow," Berejiklian told a televised briefing. "I will be shocked if it is less."

Karnataka prepared for Covid-19 3rd wave: BSY

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Saturday that the state government was prepared to tackle the likely third wave of the Covid pandemic. Speaking at a programme, he said that the government had effectively tackled the second wave of the Covid-19.

2,162 new Covid-19 cases, 48 deaths reported in Karnataka

Karnataka reported 2,162 new Covid-19 cases and 48 deaths on Saturday, taking infection tally to 28,69,320 and the toll to 35,779.

In keeping with the trend, recoveries outnumbered fresh cases as 2,879 discharges on Saturday swelled the numbers to 27,96,377.

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90-year-old infected with 'two virus variants at once'

A 90-year-old woman who died after falling ill with Covid-19 was infected with both the Alpha and Beta variants of the coronavirus at the same time, researchers in Belgium said Sunday, adding that the rare phenomenon may be underestimated.

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Visuals from vaccination centre in Mumbai

Stricter rules and absent tourists put Portugal's restaurants in tough spot

Lisbon's restaurant owners, already struggling to survive without the usual hordes of summer tourists, expressed consternation at a new measure implemented on Saturday requiring tests or a vaccination certificate to sit indoors.

"I think it's a positive measure if a lot more certificates are made available to clients," said Manuel Jorge Alves, 48, owner of a traditional Portuguese restaurant in a street not far from Lisbon's riverfront.