12 COVID-19 Patients Die in Hospital Fire in Western India

At least 12 patients were killed early Saturday when a fire erupted in a COVID-19 ward at a hospital in western India.

Authorities say 50 patients were rescued from the ground floor fire at the Welfare Hospital in Bharuch, in Gujarat state. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, according to officials. Meanwhile the White House says 100 million Americans are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, nearly double the 55 million vaccinated a month ago.