Coronavirus News Highlights: India reports 1414 new Covid cases, 1171 recoveries and 1 death in the last 24 hours

A total of 2,568 coronavirus infections were reported in a day taking the case tally to 4,30,84,913, while the number of active cases dipped to 19,137 on Tuesday. Stay tuned for updates.

Madhya Pradesh sees 23 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 203

India reports 1414 new Covid-19 cases, 1171 recoveries and 1 death in the last 24 hours

82 lakh deaths in 2020 in India; 1.48 lakh due to Covid-19: RGI

As many as 81.2 lakh people died in India in 2020, an increase of 6.2 per cent than 2019 when the country had registered 76.4 lakh deaths, according to data prepared by the Registrar General of India (RGI).

Gujarat sees 12 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 108

Ahmedabad, May 3 (PTI) Gujarat on Tuesday reported 12 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 12,24,386, while there was no addition to the death toll, which stood at 10,943, a state health department official said.

Covovax now available for children in India: Adar Poonawalla

Serum Institute of India's coronavirus vaccine Covovax is now available for children across the country, company CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Tuesday.

SC asks Centre to decide on plea seeking re-vaccination for people who received Sputnik V

Pfizer keeps sales forecast for Covid-19 antiviral pill unchanged

Pfizer Inc on Tuesday kept its forecast for full-year sales of its Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid unchanged as it faces tepid demand.

RT-PCR test made mandatory for patients before surgeries in Aurangabad

The district disaster management authority has decided to make the RT-PCR test forCovid-19 detection mandatory for patients before undergoing any surgery here in Maharashtra, an official said on Tuesday.

Hospital authorities in Aurangabad have also been asked to check the patient'sCovid-19 vaccination status, Collector Sunil Chavan said in a release, but did not specify any reason for these decisions which were taken after a meeting to review the pandemic situation here.

Jimmy Kimmel tests positive for Covid-19

Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel says he has tested positive forCOVID-19.

Kimmel took to Twitter on Monday to share his diagnosis, assuring fans that he was feeling fine as he is "double vaxxed and boosted".

"Our daughter brought uscovid(even though we specifically asked her not to)," he quipped.

While India's daily Covid positivity rate stands at 0.61%, the weekly positivity rate is at 0.71%

Over the past 24 hours, 4,19,552 samples were tested for Covid-19 across the country

Mizoram logs 63 fresh Covid-19 cases

Mizoram on Tuesday reported 63 freshCovid-19 cases, 23 more than the previous day, taking the tally to 2,27,556, a health department official said.

TheCovid-19 death toll remained at 697 as no new fatality was reported, he said.

The single-day positivity rate increased to 10.96 per cent from 8.10 per cent the previous day, as the fresh cases were detected from 575 samples tested on Monday, he said.

66% adolescents in UP are fully vaccinated

Nearly 66 per cent of adolescents in Uttar Pradesh are now fully vaccinated againstCovidwhile 63 per cent of children in the 12-14 years age group have taken the first dose, said health officials on Tuesday.

Officials said that more than 31.5 crore doses of vaccine have been administered in the state. Of these, 58.52 lakh doses have been administered in the 12-14 years age group, while 2.28 crore doses have been given in the 15-17 years age group.

16,23,795 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were administered in the last 24 hours.

India's active caseload dipped by 363 to 19,137

With 2,568 fresh cases, India's daily Covid-19 tally dips

India's daily Covid-19 cases dropped further on Tuesday, with the country reporting 2,568 new infections, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data.

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NTAGI to discuss whether to allow early administration of precaution dose to those travelling abroad

The NTAGI will discuss on Wednesday whether to allow early administration of the precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccine to those travelling abroad for education, employment, sporting events and business commitments.

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Costa Rica to roll out fourth Covid shot for some

Costa Rica will offer a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to the immunocompromised and to those over 50, the country's Health Ministry said on Monday.

The fourth dose will be optional and can be applied three months after the third shot, said Dr. Roberto Arroba, secretary of the National Commission for Vaccination and Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health.

US Vice President Harris to return to work after negative Covid test

USVice President Kamala Harris will return to in-person work after testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday, according to her spokesperson.

Harris, who wields a tie-breaking vote in the Senate, plans to work in person starting on Tuesday.

Doug Emhoff, Harris' husband, told reporters that the vice president is feeling fine.

"She's doing great," he said on the sidelines of a White House reception marking the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday. "She worked the entire time."