Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 16 (ANI): The state of Telangana has managed to vaccinate 85 per cent of total beneficiaries on the first day of the nationwide vaccination drive, said Dr Srinivas Rao, Director of Public Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.
Doha [Qatar], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari Health Ministry on Saturday said there are 204 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number in the Gulf state to 147,089, official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Minsk [Belarus], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Belarus reported 1,933 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday taking its total to 223,537, according to the country's health ministry.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): A total of 1,91,181 beneficiaries were vaccinated for COVID-19 on day one of the massive nationwide vaccination drive on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 16 (ANI): Nepal reported 240 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday including six deaths taking the total count of cases to 267,056 and the death toll to 1,954.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 16 (ANI): A total of 215 birds were found dead within a day in Rajasthan, reported State's Animal Husbandry Department on Saturday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 46 new COVID-19 positive cases, totalling the number of patients infected with the disease to 53,981 in the country.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 4,029 new COVID-19 infections in the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 155,095, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia recorded 14,224 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the highest single-day rise since the outbreak of the virus, bringing the country's total cases to 896,642, the Health Ministry said.
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Mongolia has increased to 1,512, the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said Saturday.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): A total of 8,100 healthcare workers at 81 locations across the national capital will be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus today, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday, the first day of the nation-wide vaccination drive.
Manila [Philippines], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Saturday reported 2,058 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 498,691.