India recorded 14,313 fresh coronavirus cases, the lowest in 224 days, as the number of infections rose to 3,39,85,920 on Tuesday, while the national Covid recovery rate rose to 98.04%, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. .
The death toll reached 4,50,963, with 181 new deaths, showed data updated at 8 am.
The daily increase in new coronavirus infections has been less than 30,000 for 18 consecutive days and less than 50,000 daily new cases for 107 consecutive days.
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Telangana
Telangana expects 1 crore dose of COVID vaccine this month: CS
Telangana is expecting a consignment of one crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the current month. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said that the government has so far given the first dose of the vaccine to 2.02 crore people and three to four lakh people are being given the vaccine daily.
He said that the state has covered 2.8 crore people through the special vaccination drive.
The Chief Secretary inaugurated the Mega Immunization Center set up in collaboration with Care India at Khajaguda Sports Complex on Tuesday morning. It is one of the six established by the central government to cover the entire population in a time bound manner. It will function from 7 am to 11 pm and will have special counters for women and the elderly. Adequate doses of Covaxin and Covishield are centrally located.
Doctors cautiously welcome COVID-19 vaccine booster dose plan
While the Union health ministry has adopted a wait-and-watch policy, the medical fraternity has cautiously welcomed the recent observation by the World Health Organization (WHO) that people with weakened immune systems should receive an additional shot of approved COVID-19 vaccines.
The recommendation has been made after a four-day meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and the final report is to be released in December. “Individuals who are immunocompromised or immunosuppressed at any age will benefit from booster shots as they are unable to generate an immune response of sufficient level to the standard dose. Professor K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) That said, the same is true for many elderly people over the age of 65.
Delhi
Sisodia sought guidelines from the Union Health Minister
Amid uproar by Delhi BJP and Delhi Congress for allowing Chhath Puja celebrations in the capital, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday wrote to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to issue guidelines on the holding of the festival.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority, in an order on September 30, had banned Chhath on river banks, reservoirs and other public places in view of Kovid-19.
Mr Sisodia in his letter requested the minister to consult health experts and issue guidelines so that all the devotees of North India can celebrate the festival keeping in mind their safety.
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