India will soon create history by achieving the target of vaccinating over 100 crore people against COVID-19, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pawar said on October 19. Addressing a press conference, Ms. Pawar said vaccination is going on on a war footing in the country. She attributed the fast pace of inoculation to teamwork.
Read | Maharashtra’s declining trend in COVID-19 cases continues
You can track coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates at the national and State levels here. A list of State Helpline numbers is available as well.
Here are the latest updates:
Maharashtra | 12:29 pm
Colleges, universities resume physical classes in Maharashtra
Colleges and universities across Maharashtra resumed physical classes on October 20, after being closed for over one-and-a-half years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As per the State government’s directive, only fully vaccinated students are being allowed to attend the classroom sessions.
For those who cannot attend the physical classes in the wake of the fully vaccinated criteria, most colleges have made the provision of broadcasting live lectures or continuing with the online lectures facility. -PTI
National | 10:40 am
India reports 18% decrease in numbers of new cases, 13% decrease in number of deaths during October 11-17: WHO
India reported an 18% decrease in the new COVID-19 cases along with a 13% decline in the number of deaths during the week of October 11 to 17, the WHO has said, highlighting that all the regions globally, except the European Region, reported a fall in new weekly cases of the deadly virus.
National | 10:38 am
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 229 days
India logged 14,623 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,41,08,996, while the active cases declined to 1,78,098, the lowest in 229 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on October 20.
The death toll climbed to 4,52,651 with 197 fresh fatalities, according to the data…