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Rajasthan reports 600 Covid cases in last 24 hrs; active tally at 3,438
Rajasthan reported 600 cases of COVID-19 and one death in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally of infections in the state to 12,97,262 and fatalities to 9,590, an official said on Sunday.
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Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra sees 1,812 fresh cases, one fatality
Maharashtra's current recovery rate is 98.01 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.83 per cent
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Joe Biden leaves White House for first time since getting Covid-19
President Joe Biden on Sunday left the White House for the first time since becoming infected with the coronavirus last month, settling in for a reunion with first lady Jill Biden
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China's Hainan starts mass Covid testing, imposes more lockdowns
Hainan reported 182 local infections as of noon Sunday, boosting the total to more than 1,100 this month, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing a briefing by the local government
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Odisha logs 730 new Covid-19 cases, 2 fatalities; active tally at 5,851
Odisha's Covid tally rose to 13,18,875 on Sunday as 730 more people, including 130 children, tested positive for the infection, while two fatalities pushed the toll to 9,148, a health bulletin said.
CWG 2022 LIVE: Indian women clinch hockey bronze; Nitu wins boxing gold
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Maharashtra's Thane records 180 new Covid-19 cases, active tally at 925
As many as 180 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection tally to 7,35,124, a health official said on Sunday
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18,738 new Covid infections take active cases in India to 1,34,933
With 18,738 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 active cases have increased to 1,34,933
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US President Biden tests negative for COVID-19, ends 'strict isolation'
President Joe Biden looked forward to ending his COVID-19 isolation on Wednesday after testing negative twice for the virus
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Cluster outbreak leaves over 80,000 tourists stranded in China's Sanya city
The recent cluster outbreak of COVID-19 in southern China's city of Sanya has disrupted the holiday plans of thousands of people, as the city is ramping up its COVID-19 control measures
Chinese city Yiwu put under partial lockdown due to rising Covid cases
In view of the rising cases, officials in China's Central Zhejiang Province are imposing tighter COVID-19 curbs in Yiwu city, carrying out mass testing and are imposing movement restrictions
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Delhi records 2,311 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate at 13.84%
It was the fourth consecutive day that the daily count of Covid cases crossed the 2,000 mark. Also, this was the sixth day in a row that the positivity rate breached the 10-per cent mark.
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Do not impose Covid-19 restrictions on traders: CTI to Delhi govt, L-G
CTI has written to DDMA regarding the same as it is concerned that with the spike in Covid cases in national capital, virus-related restrictions will be imposed on traders, leading to loss in business
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Centre asks Delhi and 6 states to focus on Covid testing, vaccination
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said upcoming festivals and mass congregations in different parts of country may potentially facilitate transmission of infectious diseases, including Covid-19
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Omicron, sub-lineages circulating predominantly in India: Report
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) found that at present, Omicron and its sub-lineages are the predominant mutations that are circulating in India
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Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai tests Covid-19 positive with mild symptoms
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said he has tested positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms and that his trip to New Delhi stands cancelled
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Data story: India logs 19,406 new Covid cases, active tally at 134,793
India has added 126,856 cases in the past 7 days
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California hits grim milestone of 10 million confirmed Covid cases
California hit another grim milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic as the most populous state in the US reached 10 million confirmed cases
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Free booster drive to salvage wastage of coronavirus vaccine doses
Rate of vaccination jumps from 153,000/day to 1.86 million in the 18-59 yr cohort after free booster drive was rolled out
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Delhi records 2,419 new Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 12.95%
With the fresh infections on Friday, the COVID-19 case tally in the national capital rose to 19,64,793, while the death toll reached 26,327.
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