Jamie Mullick works as a chief content producer at Hindustan Times. He uses data and graphics to tell his stories.
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Numbers Matter | The pandemic hits Europe and US — again. India should watch out
For the first time since the end of September, the seven-day average of daily infections across the world again soared above the half-million mark
Updated on Nov 24, 2021 02:28 PM IST
Rising cases in US, Europe fuel another global surge
After three months of near-consistent decline following the brutal Delta wave in the West, new cases of Covid-19 have again started rising the world over in the past month or so
Updated on Nov 19, 2021 06:49 PM IST
Jamie Mullick, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
For 1st time, number of fully jabbed surpasses partially vaccinated
The development comes on the back of several weeks of the administration of second doses outstripping that of first doses, a trend that became very clear through October and November as the vaccine coverage reached 80% of the eligible population (at least one dose), a level at which experts expect it to hit a ceiling.
Updated on Nov 17, 2021 12:28 PM IST
Jamie Mullick, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Delhi sees 2 deaths as Covid cases rise
There have only been four deaths in the past 30 days, and six deaths were reported in the 30 days before that, and 14 in the 30 days prior. In comparison, at the peak of the second wave, 448 deaths were recorded in a single day on May 3.
Published on Nov 13, 2021 07:05 AM IST
Big milestone for vax drive: Billion doses and counting
The billionth shot of the Covid-19 vaccine was administered in India on Thursday morning – exactly nine months and five days after the country’s massive Covid-19 immunisation programme kicked off on January 16
Updated on Oct 22, 2021 01:46 AM IST
Jamie Mullick and Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
One billion done, but daily dose administration sees near-consistent decline
In absolute numbers, the milestone places India as the second country in the world (next to China with 2.2 billion shots administered) in terms of total Covid-19 vaccine doses administered
Updated on Oct 21, 2021 01:17 PM IST
3 in 4 Indians get at least 1 jab as total doses near the billion mark
Till Tuesday night, 990.9 million shots of the vaccine were administered across the country to around 701 million people
Published on Oct 19, 2021 11:22 PM IST
Rhythma Kaul and Jamie Mullick, New Delhi
Numbers Matter: As India nears one billion doses, here’s what can go wrong
A look at three major fronts where there is room for improvement: The fledging rate of vaccination, vaccine hesitancy, and most important — timing
Updated on Oct 19, 2021 12:33 PM IST
Covid-19 global update: The good, the bad and the ugly
Despite a recent drop in cases and deaths the world over, the World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Tuesday that “we’re not out of the woods yet”, even if many people think the battle is nearly over.
Updated on Oct 07, 2021 02:27 AM IST
Another milestone nears: 1 in 4 Indians fully vaccinated
The proportion of people fully vaccinated is set to cross the 25% mark as early as Wednesday.
Updated on Sep 29, 2021 06:18 AM IST
Jamie Mullick, New Delhi
Water, leaves, birdsong: To relax, a new study says, listen to sounds of nature
These sounds, even accompanied by urban noise like traffic, can help relieve symptoms of stress, enhance cognitive performance, and even alleviate intense pain, researchers have found.
Updated on Sep 24, 2021 07:10 PM IST
To vaccinate entire population by Dec 31, India must give 10.4 mn doses a day
According to government data, as of Monday night, the total number of doses administered in the country has now crossed 817 million, with 208 million people being fully vaccinated and another 400 having received a single dose of the vaccine
Updated on Sep 21, 2021 05:19 PM IST
Vaccination boost marks PM Modi’s birthday
Till 11pm on Friday, 23,141,139 jabs were administered, according to the government data. The previous record for single-day dose administration was set on August 31, with 12.87 million doses administered across the country.
Updated on Sep 18, 2021 02:25 AM IST
Jamie Mullick, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Himachal Pradesh leads the country, as vax pace maintains momentum
Three states (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Goa) and three Union territories (Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) have announced in the past two weeks that they have administered first doses to their entire populations.
Updated on Sep 17, 2021 04:50 AM IST
Jamie Mullick, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Breakout Covid-19 infections will occur, but vaccination to determine lethality
This is particularly evident if we look at the number of new infections appearing across the western world today with the spread of the Delta variant. As of September 7, the variant had spread to 170 countries and territories, and caused a rise in infections in many of them, according to the WHO
Updated on Sep 14, 2021 10:52 AM IST
13,000 excess deaths in Bhopal since Covid outbreak
In 2021 alone, there were 10,298 excess deaths in the city – a testament to the brutal toll of the second wave. Of these, 6,652 excess deaths were just in two months – May and June, a time when the city’s hospitals were overflowing with patients.
Updated on Sep 09, 2021 12:23 AM IST
Shruti Tomar and Jamie Mullick, Hindustan Times, Bhopal/new Delhi
Delhi on cusp of inoculating 10 million with at least one shot
Delhi government officials said they intend to cover the remaining population with vaccines within “two or three months”, and as such are confident of meeting the overall national target of administering both doses to all adults by the end of this year.
Updated on Sep 04, 2021 01:04 AM IST
Covid-19 vaccination: Record 12 million vaccine doses administered in a day
A total of 12,869,300 Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered till 11pm on Tuesday, according to data from the Union health ministry’s Co-WIN dashboard, bettering the previous high of 10,064,376 doses set on Friday. Before that, on August 16, 8.82 million jabs were administered across India
Published on Sep 01, 2021 01:24 AM IST
Record 12 million vaccines administered in a day
Tuesday’s record single-day jabs means that in August, the country administered a total of 183.5 million doses, translating to a daily average of 5.9 million doses throughout the month
Updated on Sep 01, 2021 07:56 AM IST
Jamie Mullick, New Delhi
The southern factor in India’s Covid numbers
On Wednesday, the state reported 31,445 new infections, making it responsible for more than two-thirds of all new cases reported across India on the day.
Published on Aug 27, 2021 03:30 AM IST
Jamie Mullick, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
India nears vax milestone: At least 1 jab to 50% adults
On several fronts, the drive has seen progress – the pace of vaccination has picked up in recent weeks; India’s overall population coverage is now on par with the global average.
Updated on Aug 26, 2021 07:03 AM IST
Jamie Mullick, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Bihar recorded 251k excess deaths since Covid-19 pandemic: Data
The figures from Bihar, based on deaths registered in the state’s Civil Registration System between January 2015 and May 2021, present one of the largest deviations in excess mortality seen in such calculations of any state in the country so far.
Updated on Aug 21, 2021 03:02 AM IST
Daily shots hit record as case slide continues
The central government attributed the increase in the pace of daily vaccination to the availability of shots, “advance visibility of supply” to states and Union territories which enabled them to plan better, as well as the “streamlining” of the overall supply chain.
Updated on Aug 18, 2021 06:24 AM IST
Kids as likely as adults to have asymptomatic Covid
The study, which analysed surveillance data of over 440,000 samples that underwent RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai, is one of the first to categorically differentiate the outcomes of symptomatic or asymptomatic infection among Covid-19 cases in India.
Published on Aug 14, 2021 12:39 AM IST
Jamie Mullick, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
There is a turn in India’s Covid infection trends — for the worse
While in absolute numbers, the increase in cases may be marginal, it’s the change in trend that is the alarming part. Each time such a reversal has occurred in India’s outbreak, it has marked a crucial turning point in the cycle
Updated on Aug 06, 2021 06:53 PM IST
A story of two worlds hit differently by the Delta variant of Covid
As of August 1, the variant had spread to 132 countries and territories, and caused a massive rise in infections in many of these nations.
Published on Aug 04, 2021 04:49 AM IST
Covid-19 cases rise for first time since second wave peak
The seven-day average of new infections, which denotes the country’s Covid-19 case curve, dropped to a low of 37,975 every day for the week ending July 22, but has since risen gradually with 40,710 new cases being reported every day for the week ending August 3.
Updated on Aug 04, 2021 04:41 AM IST
Jamie Mullick, New Delhi
Number Theory: Kerala’s outbreak concerning, but it is not as bad as it looks
Kerala also has a Covid-19 mortality rate of 0.5%, the best of any major state in the country, and significantly better than the national average of 1.3%.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:42 AM IST
Numbers Matter: Kerala’s Covid numbers concerning, but it managed crisis better
In fact, a look at the country’s best population-wise administration of vaccine doses shows how far ahead the state is in terms of administering doses. Among India’s 25 most populous regions, Kerala is on the third spot with 55 doses administered per 100 residents
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:07 AM IST
Real jab test yet to come as more 2nd doses due
The pace of daily vaccinations, meanwhile, has been slowing again. On average, 3.8 million shots have been administered every day in the past seven days, a drop of over 40% from the peak levels witnessed in the country.
Updated on Jul 17, 2021 08:27 AM IST
Jamie Mullick, Hindustan Times, New Delhi