As targeted earlier, Bhubaneswar became the first city in the country to achieve 100 per cent vaccination against COVID-19.

In the flood hit areas of Maharashtra, two leaders of main political parties visited almost together.

Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has said stringent border checking and random testing have also begun in Karnataka.

In Uttar Pradesh, antibodies against the virus were found in about 71 per cent of the population.

The Mizoram police has filed a case against the Assam CP Hemant Sarma and and other top officials of the neighboruing state.

Kerala, which has been witnessing a worrying surge in daily COVID-19 cases, has further extended the weekend lockdown from this week.