CARONA VIRUS

Coronavirus live updates: India's weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2%
India reported 36,083 new Covid-19 cases, 37,927 recoveries, and 493 deaths, the health ministry's bulletin stated on Sunday. Stay with TOI for all updates.

Coronavirus vaccine & cases tracker: India & World
August 15, 2021 (10:30 hrs)
Doses administered
People fully vaccinated
India 536.19M India 119.34M
In last 24 hrs 7.35M In last 24 hrs 1.35M

Uttar Pradesh   57.43M  Maharashtra 12.81M
Maharashtra 49.2M   Gujarat 9.62M
Gujarat 39.85M  West Bengal 9.39M
Madhya Pradesh  37.77M  Uttar Pradesh   9.18M
Rajasthan   36.9M   Rajasthan   8.98M
~~~Top 5 countries~~~
 China  1.84B    China  223.3M
 India  543.85M  US 168.09M
 US 354.78M  India  119.34M
 Brazil 157.79M  Brazil 48.16M
Japan   108.18M  Germany    47.05M
World   4.66B   World   1.8B
~~~Covid-19 status~~~
India   World
Cases   32.16M  207.54M
Yesterday   36.08K  567.52K
Deaths  430.73K 4.36M
Yesterday   493 8.71K
Active cases    387.67K 17.02M


South Africa produces 1st Covid test kit

South Africa has started manufacturing rapid Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits in an effort to stop relying on imports and improve the country's competitiveness, said Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande. In a statement on Saturday, he said CapeBio, a local biotechnology company, has started manufacturing the PCR test kits with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), reports Xinhua news agency.