Highlights: Delhi reports 1063 new Covid-19 cases, 1120 recoveries, 37 deaths

West Bengal state health department reported 1,590 new Covid-19 cases and 32 fatalities, taking the state's tally to 543,214 total cases and 9,505 deaths, news agency ANI reported.

West Bengal reports 1,590 new #COVID19 cases, 2,054 discharges, and 32 deaths today, as per State Health Department

Total cases: 5,43,214

Total recoveries: 5,18,516

Active cases: 15,193

Death toll: 9,505 pic.twitter.com/zSuuTJwO7w

— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2020

Uttarakhand state health department reported 436 new cases and 11 fatalities taking the state's Covid-19 tally to 88,376 total cases and 1,458 deaths, news agency PTI reported.

Delhi's health department reported 1,063 new Covid-19 cases and 37 fatalities in the past 24 hours taking the tally to 620,681 overall cases and 10,384 deaths, reports news agency ANI.

Delhi reports 1,063 new #COVID19 cases, 1,120
recoveries and 37 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Delhi Health Department

Total cases: 6,20,681
Total recoveries: 6,02,388
Death toll: 10,384
Active cases: 7,909 pic.twitter.com/MazjzX84kT

— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2020

After receiving the first 3000 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, Mexico started its mass vaccination program in the country.

Maria Irene Ramirez, a 59-year-old nurse, received the first televised injection at a hospital in Mexico City, reports news agency AFP.

Andhra Pradesh reported 357 new #COVID19 cases, 355 recoveries & 4 deaths today, according to the State Health Department.

Total cases: 8,80,075
Active cases: 3,862
Total recoveries: 8,69,124
Death toll: 7,089

— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2020

Rajasthan reported 1,001 new #COVID19 cases, 8 deaths and 970 recoveries/discharges today.

Total cases: 3,02,709
Death toll: 2,650
Total recoveries/discharges: 2,88,388
Active cases: 11,759

— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2020

11 deaths and 436 new COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today

Total cases: 88,376
total recovered cases: 80,467
total recovered cases: 80467
total deaths: 1,458

— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2020

Thirteen more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura on Thursday, pushing the tally to 33,216, a health department official said, reports PTI.

Government of India handed over another consignment of RT-PCR Covid-19 test kits for 20,000 tests today to the Royal Government of Bhutan: Embassy of India, Thimphu, reports ANI.

Night curfew order, issued earlier, has been withdrawn after reviewing the situation on the suggestion of Technical Advisory Committee, said Chief Minister's Office, Karnataka, reports ANI.

The country's first oldest Covid-19 survivor Thomas Abraham died of age-related ailments on Thursday, his family said here, reports PTI.

Israel’s cabinet approved a third national lockdown of up to four weeks to curb the spread of the coronavirus, reports Bloomberg.

French President Emmanuel Macron is showing no more symptoms of Covid-19, the Elysee office said on Thursday, reports Reuters.

Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain said that he address airport authorities over a report that two coronavirus positive passengers flying from the UK had slipped out of the airport.

A Parliamentary panel recommended that athetes, coaches and support staff that were Tokyo bound for the Olympics in 2021 be put on vaccination priority list.