Coronavirus Latest Updates: 9,102 new COVID-19 cases in India, 117 more deaths; active cases at 1,77,266

Updated : January 26, 2021 09:24 PM IST

Delhi recorded 148 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday.

The R-Day parade will see no chief guest and very few spectators.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has also hit India's Republic Day celebrations with a shortened event to take place at Rajpath today. The parade will see no chief guest and very few spectators. Even as India celebrates a different 72nd R-Day amid the pandemic, we bring to you the latest updates on coronavirus from across the country and beyond. Stay tuned.

Latest Updates:

Karnataka reports 529 fresh infections, four deaths

Karnataka on Tuesday reported 529 fresh coronavirus cases and four deaths, taking the total infections to 9,36,955 and fatalities to 12,204, the health department said. A department bulletin said 738 patients were discharged today after recovery.

MP reports 228 new COVID-19 cases, 515 recoveries; 2 more die

Madhya Pradesh's COVID19 tally rose to 2,54,085 on Tuesday after the state recorded 228 fresh cases, a health department official said. With two more people succumbing to the viral infection, the overall death toll rose to 3,793, he said.

96 new COVID cases in Haryana; no death in 24 hours

Haryana recorded 96 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday, while no death due to the infection took place in the past 24 hours, a health department's bulletin said. It was for the first time in over three months that the state did not report any COVID19 related fatality during a 24hour period. Earlier on October 18, the state did not report any death during the same period.

Gujarat sees 380 new COVID-19 cases, 637 recoveries, 2 deaths

Gujarat reported 380 fresh coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,59,867, the state Health department said on Tuesday. With two more persons succumbing to the viral disease, the toll in the state went up to 4,381, it said in a release.

6 new cases push Manipur's COVID-19 tally to 29,003

Manipur's COVID19 tally rose to 29,003 on Tuesday as six more people tested positive for the infection, an official said. Two new patients each are from Imphal East and Imphal West districts, and one each from Bishnupur and Chandel districts, the official at COVID19 Common Control Room said.

Rajasthan records 125 new COVID-19 cases

Rajasthan reported 125 fresh novel coronavirus cases on Tuesday, pushing the infection tally to 3,16,970, even as no new death linked to the pandemic was recorded in the state, according to an official report. According to the report, a maximum of 34 new cases were recorded in Kota.

Maharashtra reports 2,405 COVID-19 cases, 2,106 recoveries; 47 die

Maharashtra's COVID19 tally on Tuesday rose to 20,13,353 after it recorded 2,405 fresh cases, said a state health department official. The state also reported 47 deaths, taking the fatality count to 50,862, he said.

UK hits COVID-19 death toll of 100,000

The UK on Tuesday hit another grim COVID19 milestone as the country's death toll from the deadly virus crossed 100,000 since the peak of the pandemic last year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) assessment of death certificate data reveals that there have been nearly 104,000 deaths since last year. The UK government's daily death toll figures rely on positive coronavirus tests in the past 28 days and are therefore slightly lower, at 98,531.

Colombia's defence minister dies from COVID-19

Colombian officials say Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo has died from complications of COVID19. He was 69.

EU demands that vaccine makers honor their commitments

The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical companies that develop coronavirus vaccines to honor their contractual obligations after slow deliveries of shots from two companies hampered the bloc's vaunted vaccine rollout in several nations, according to an AP report.

Vaccine nationalism dangerous for world, says South Africa President Ramaphosa

Warning against dangers of 'vaccine nationalism', South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said everyone cannot be safe if some countries vaccinate their people and others are not able to do so. Speaking at the World Economic Forum's online Davos Agenda Summit, he said, "The challenges we face were not created by the virus, they were created by us." The South African President said poverty, destruction of environment and conflict are "all the results of our own action, and too often our inaction." Extreme poverty is expected to rise for the first time in decades and the world is at a crossroads, he added.

China CDC says inactivated COVID-19 vaccines can be upgraded for variants in 2 months

An expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said if china's COVID19 inactivated vaccines need upgrading for mutated virus variants, the upgrade could be completed in about two months, Global Times reported on Teusday in Chinese social media platform Weibo.

Karnataka's war on COVID commendable, says Governor Vajubhai Vala

Governor Vajubhai Vala on Tuesday commended the efforts of the Karnataka government in combating the COVID19 pandemic and in using technology to monitor those who were quarantined. "Karnataka's fight against coronavirus is commendable and the state is using technology to quarantine people.

Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots from India

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has COVID-19

The son of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim announced Monday that his father has COVID-19 and is responding to treatment. Carlos Slim Domit wrote in his Twitter account that his 80-year-old father started having minor symptoms a week ago, and has gone to one of the country's foremost hospitals for care. The son said the National Nutrition Institute had given his father tests, monitoring and timely treatment.

COVID-19 pandemic may take four to five years to end: Singapore Minister

It may take four to five years for the COVID-19 pandemic to end and the world to look to a post-COVID normal, a senior Singaporean minister has warned. Speaking at the Singapore Perspectives 2021 conference hosted by Singapore's Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) on Monday, Singapore's Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force, said there are still many uncertainties to contend within the next few years, while sharing his hopes about how the future can be "reset" once the pandemic is over, the Channel News Asia reported.

Bengal reports 252 new COVID-19 cases, 7 fresh fatalities

West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 5,68,355 on Monday as 252 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed the states coronavirus death toll to 10,122, a health bulletin said.

WHO official warns of continued COVID-19 transmission after inoculation

A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official warned of the risk of continued transmission of the novel coronavirus even after large-scale vaccinations in the foreseeable future. Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, told a virtual press conference on Monday that he doesn't believe the world should start setting elimination or eradication of this virus as the bar for success.

India records 9,102 fresh COVID-19 cases, 117 fatalities in a day

India reported 9,102 fresh coronavirus cases in a day, the lowest in around eight months, as the infection tally reached 1,06,76,838, according to Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday. During the same period, 117 fatalities were recorded, also the lowest in over eight months, taking the death toll to 1,53,587. According to the health ministry, 1,03,45,985 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.90 percent. The case fatality rate stood at 1.44 percent. There are 1,77,266 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprise 1.66 percent of the total cases reported so far. It was for the seventh consecutive day that the active caseload remained below 2 lakh.

The Serum Institute of India (SII) to supply Saudi Arabia with 3 million vaccine doses

The Serum Institute of India (SII) will supply Saudi Arabia with 3 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses priced at $5.25 each in about a week on behalf of the British drugmaker, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday. SII has no immediate plans, however, to divert supplies to Europe, even though AstraZeneca has come under pressure from the EU to deliver more shots after announcing a big cut in shipments due to production problems at a Belgian factory.

Will supply vaccines to WHO's COVAX facility: India informs UNSC

India has informed the UN Security Council that it will gradually supply vaccines to the COVAX facility of the World Health Organisation and undertake contractual supplies to various countries in a phased manner, as more than six million doses have been airlifted to nine countries under New Delhi's vaccine diplomacy.

Odisha's COVID tally mounts to 3,34,430

Odisha achieved 92 percent of its first-phase inoculation target by Monday, even as the state's COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,34,430 after 130 more people tested positive for the virus, a health department official said. Though the state government had set a target of vaccinating as many as 1,92,555 healthcare workers in the initial phase, a total of 1,77,090 persons could be inoculated so far, he said.

COVID warriors protest in Kolkota

A group of people who lost their temporary jobs in various hospitals after a decline in the number of new COVID-19 patients across West Bengal took out a rally on Monday in Kolkata demanding permanent employment as per qualifications. They had got the jobs during the peak of the COVID-19. However, the state health department recently decided to terminate their contracts. After losing the employment, the COVID warriors went in a procession to Swasthya Bhawan, the health department headquarters in Salt Lake, to protest against the decision.

148 new cases recorded in Delhi on Monday

Delhi recorded 148 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest in nine months, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.31 percent, authorities said. This is for the fourth time that the number of daily cases stood below the 200-mark in January. The infection tally in the city rose to 6.34 lakh and the death toll mounted to 10,813 with five new fatalities, the authorities said on Monday. The active cases tally on Monday stood at 1,694, while the positivity rate was recorded at 0.31 percent, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.

Biden reimposes ban on travellers from Europe, adds South Africa to list

President Joe Biden will sign executive action reinstating COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travellers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders, the White House announced Monday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki also confirmed that South Africa would be added to the restricted list because of concerns about a variant of the virus that has spread beyond that nation.

(with agency inputs)

Published : January 26, 2021 09:45 AM IST

Coronavirus Latest Updates: 9,102 new COVID-19 cases in India, 117 more deaths; active cases at 1,77,266

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