Highlights: UK reports 62,322 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

Two more Delhi residents have tested positive for the new coronavirus strain as a result of door-to-door medical check up of people who have recently arrived from the United Kingdom and those who came in their contact in the city, an official said on Wednesday, reports PTI.

Mizoram has not reported any UK strain of SARS-CoV-2, Health minister Dr R Lalthangliana said on Wednesday. He said that seven state residents have so far returned from the United Kingdom and all of them tested negative for the mutant coronavirus as well as Covid-19, reports PTI.

Haryana on Wednesday reported seven more fatalities linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 2,934, while the infection count mounted to 2,63,887 with 316 fresh cases, according to a state health department bulletin, reports PTI.

Himachal Pradesh reports 105 new #COVID19 cases, 259 cured cases, and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases: 56,015
Total cured cases: 53,747
Deaths: 940
Active cases: 1,281 pic.twitter.com/osPTyXMnDK

— ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2021

The United Kingdom recorded 62,322 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday and 1,041 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus, according to official data, reports Reuters.

Tamil Nadu on Wednesday recorded 811 new Covid-19 infections, pushing the tally to 8,23,181 while the toll mounted to 12,188 with 11 more deaths, reports PTI.

Goa's coronavirus caseload on Wednesday went up by 92 to reach 51,507, a health department official said, reports PTI.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Serbia on Wednesday signed an agreement to supply 2 million doses of Sputnik V to the country, reports ANI.

Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally increased to 19,54,553 on Wednesday with the addition of 4,382 infection cases, a state health official said, reports PTI.

In a massive country-wide exercise, another Mock Drill on Covid-19 Vaccine administration to be conducted in all States and UTs on January 8, 2021

Around 1.7 lakh vaccinators and 3 lakh vaccination team members trained in vaccine administration.

Manipur reported 66 new #COVID19 cases and 29 recoveries today, says State Health Department.

Total cases so far: 28,484

Total recoveries: 27,642

Active cases: 479

Total Deaths: 363

Recovery rate is 97.04 % pic.twitter.com/NuMIs1pheu

— ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2021

Andhra Pradesh reports 289 new #COVID19 cases, 428 recoveries & 3 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 8,83,876 as per the State Health Department.

Recovered Cases: 8,73,855
Active Cases: 2,896
Total Deaths: 7,125 pic.twitter.com/aNlMvrHic9

— ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2021

The European Union’s medicines agency gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, a decision that gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the virus rampaging across the continent, reports AP.

Russia says has vaccinated more than 1 million citizens with Sputnik V.

The state government has decided to reopen all government, semi-government and private schools from January 7 onwards. Timings of schools will be from 10 am to 3 pm and students only from class V to XII will be allowed to attend physical classes in the schools: Punjab Government