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Coronavirus live updates: Sputnik V vaccine soft launch scaled up in Delhi, Mumbai, other cities, says Dr Reddy's

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 17, 2021, 03:39:30 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Sputnik V vaccine soft launch scaled up in Delhi, Mumbai, other cities, says Dr Reddy's

India reported 62,224 fresh cases and 2,542 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The country also reported 1,07,628 discharges in the same period and its active caseload stands at 8,65,432 at present, as per the health ministry. Stay with TOI for latest updates on coronavirus from in and around the world --

16:30 (IST) Jun 15

Over 1.05 crore vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories while over 47,43,580 doses are in the pipeline and will reach them within next three days: Health Ministry

16:29 (IST) Jun 15

Novavax results are very promising with efficacy over 90%, govt says

16:28 (IST) Jun 15

We are dealing with highly transmissible variants now; so containment, social distancing needs to be more stringent: Health ministry

16:21 (IST) Jun 15

Vaccination per million population in tribal districts higher than national average, with 128 out of 176 tribal districts performing better than all India vaccination coverage: Health ministry

16:18 (IST) Jun 15

Some people seemed to completely disregard Covid protocols once curbs were eased. This is dangerous: Lav Agarwal

16:17 (IST) Jun 15

Avoid travelling on public transport for your own safety, walk or cycle wherever possible: Lav Agarwal

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16:13 (IST) Jun 15

Infections in different age groups observed to be almost same during first and second waves

In the age group of 1-10 years, 3.28% of children contracted COVID19 infection in the first wave while 3.05% during the second wave. 8.03% got infected in 11-20 years of age group in first wave and 8.5% in the second wave: Lav Agarwal

16:10 (IST) Jun 15

Almost 85% decline has been seen in daily cases since the highest reported peak. We are witnessing this situation after 75 days, thus indicating an overall decline in infection rate: Lav Agarwal

16:08 (IST) Jun 15

Cumulative recovery rate has now reached 95.6%, recoveries outnumbering infections in all states: Lav Agarwal

16:07 (IST) Jun 15

Active cases now less than 10 lakh, which account for 2.9% of total cases: Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in health ministry

16:05 (IST) Jun 15

366 districts across the country have reported marked decline in cases over the past weeks: Health ministry

16:02 (IST) Jun 15

Health ministry briefs media on Covid situation

15:32 (IST) Jun 15

Supply price of Covaxin to Centre at Rs 150 per dose not sustainable in the long run: Bharat Biotech

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15:20 (IST) Jun 15

The panel said benefits of vaccination are overwhelmingly greater than the small risk of harm and as a measure of utmost precaution, all emerging signals of harm are being constantly tracked and reviewed periodically.

15:11 (IST) Jun 15

As per data in the first week of April, the reporting rate is 2.7 deaths per million vaccine doses administered and 4.8 hospitalisations per million vaccine doses administered, the report stated. The panel said mere reporting of deaths and hospitalisations as serious adverse events does not automatically imply that the events were caused due to vaccines.

14:38 (IST) Jun 15

According to the report, "Of the 31 causally assessed cases, 18 were classified as having an inconsistent causal association to vaccination (coincidental - not linked to vaccination), 7 were classified as indeterminate, 3 cases were found to be vaccine product related, 1 was anxiety-related reaction and 2 cases were found to be unclassifiable."

13:53 (IST) Jun 15

Read in detail - Govt's AEFI panel confirms first death after Covid-19 vaccination in India

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13:44 (IST) Jun 15

Govt's AEFI panel confirms first death after Covid-19 vaccination in India

A 68-year-old man died due to anaphylaxis after he was administered a coronavirus vaccine said the government panel that was studying vaccine side-effects (AEFI). The AEFI committee's report stated that the 68-year-old died on March 8, 2021, due to anaphylaxis after being vaccinated. In the other two anaphylaxis cases, the people, who were given vaccines on January 19 and 16, recovered after being admitted to a hospital.

13:21 (IST) Jun 15

Japan to ship 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam on Wednesday.

13:06 (IST) Jun 15

Daily positivity rate at 3.45%, less than 5% for 8 consecutive days.