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On Friday, India has reported 34,403 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the data updated by Health Ministry. Till Thursday, India has administered a total of 76,57,17,137 doses including first and second shots as reported by ANI quoting WHO. 

As reported by PTI, the Covid-19 tally in Thane district of Maharashtra has increased by 239 to reach 5,55,607, whereas 3 fresh fatalities have taken the death toll of the state to reach 11,362, an official said on Friday. 

Amid a continuous downfall in Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand, on Thursday the state government has allowed schools to resume offline classes for class 6-8 from September 20. Keeping in view all the Covid-19 protocols, the state government has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to schools. As per the notice issued by Jharkhand Disaster Management Division, schools will now operate in a blended mode of education in the state, that is, online as well as offline classes. 

On the eve of PM Modi's birthday, a special vaccination drive for women has been organized in Mumbai by the BMC on Friday. As reported by TOI, "in a first such initiative, women beneficiaries will be given both first and second doses on a walk-in basis. The drive will be undertaken at vaccination centers run by the state government and civic body."