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Covid-19 pandemic: Goa reports 469 fresh cases and six deaths

The number of recovered persons increased to 2,35,444 with 910 patients getting discharged on Tuesday

Covid-19 pandemic: Tripura logs 34 new cases and one more death

Altogether 68 coronavirus patients have been migrated to other states

Delhi sees 12 Covid deaths, 1,114 cases; positivity rate declines to 2.28%

Delhi recorded 12 coronavirus-linked deaths in a day, while the number of fresh infections stood at 1,114 as the positivity rate dipped to 2.28 per cent, according to data

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana records 1,061 new cases, one death

The decline in COVID-19 cases continued in Telangana on Tuesday with 1,061 new infections being reported. The statewide tally stood at 7,79,971 with the addition of 1,061 cases, a health department bulletin said. The trend of recoveries outnumbering fresh infections also continued with 3,590 people recuperating from the infectious disease. The cumulative number of recoveries till date was 7,54,399, the bulletin said. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) reported the highest number of cases with 274, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri and Ranga Reddy districts with 78 each. The death toll increased to 4,102 with one more fatality. The number of active cases was 21,470, the bulletin said. The case fatality rate in the state was 0.53 per cent. The recovery rate in Telangana was 96.72 per cent. Earlier in the day, state Director of Public Health G Srinivasa Rao said the third wave of COVID-19 triggered by the Omicron variant appears to have come to an end in Telangana,

Covid-19 pandemic: Over 3K fresh cases, 16 more deaths in Rajasthan

Rajasthan on Tuesday reported 3,479 fresh COVID-19 cases and 16 more deaths due to the viral disease, according to health department data. Jaipur reported 1,140 fresh cases, Jodhpur 300, Udaipur 221, Ganganagar 174, Alwar 120, Kota 119 and Bhilwara 112, the data showed. Of the latest deaths, four were reported from Jaipur; two each from Bikaner and Jodhpur; and one each from Ajmer, Alwar, Baran, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Kota, Sikar and Sirohi. So far, 9,407 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Rajasthan, the data stated. As many as 7,354 more people recovered from COVID-19 in the state. Currently, 37,278 patients are undergoing treatment for the disease, it said.

Bengal logs 736 new Covid-19 cases and 32 more deaths; fatality rate 1.04%

West Bengal on Tuesday reported 736 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed the tally to 20,07,249, the health department said in its bulletin. Thirty-two more people died of the infection including nine in Paschim Bardhaman, five in the city and four in North 24 Parganas which raised the toll to 20,884, the bulletin said At least 1,559 people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 19,70,356 . The discharge rate stood at 98.16 per cent and the fatality rate at 1.04 per cent. The positivity rate slipped from 2.59 per cent on Monday to 1.87 per cent, the bulletin said. Bengal currently has 16,009 active cases 855 less than the previous day. As many as 2,35,50,222 samples have been tested in the state, including 39,347 in the past 24 hours, the bulletin added.

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra logs 6,107 new cases and 57 deaths

Maharashtra recorded 6,107 new coronavirus cases, 329 less than the day ago, and 57 fresh deaths linked to the infection, while 16,035 more patients recovered from the disease

Covid restrictions to be eased in Kerala; schools to function normally

The COVID-19 evaluation meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has instructed the schools to get ready by this month's end

Mumbai reports fewer than 500 Covid cases for 2nd straight day, one death

Mumbai on Tuesday also registered the lowest number of fatalities since January 2 this year when no death on account of the pandemic had been recorded in the city

Covid-19 pandemic: Nine more deaths, 762 fresh cases in Himachal Pradesh

Nine persons, including a six-year-old girl, succumbed to Covid in Himachal Pradesh pushing the death toll to 4,042, while 762 fresh cases took the infection tally to 2,77,998, a health official said.

Meghalaya logs 158 new COVID cases, 4 more fatalities

Meghalaya on Tuesday recorded 158 new COVID-19 cases, 86 more than the previous day, with the tally mounting to 92,521, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 1,552 as four more people succumbed to the disease, he said. Of the fresh cases, 52 were reported from East Khasi Hills, 35 from West Garo Hills, 21 from West Jaintia Hills and 17 from Ri Bhoi. The remaining infections were registered in eight other districts. Meghalaya now has 1,208 active cases, Health Services Director Dr Aman War said. At least 285 people recuperated from the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 89,761, he said. The state has conducted over 13.39 lakh sample tests for COVID-19 so far. Over 23.05 lakh people have been inoculated in the state till Monday with 9,38,630 of them having received both doses of vaccines, War added.

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 4,452 new cases and 51 deaths

Karnataka on Tuesday reported 4,452 new cases and 51 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,06,761 and toll to 39,447. There were 19,067 discharges today, pushing the total number of recoveries to 37,94,866, a health bulletin said. Of the new cases, 2,139 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 8,604 people being discharged and 17 virus-related deaths. The total number of active cases across the state is now 72,414. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 5.01 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 1.14 per cent. Of the 51 deaths, 17 are from Bengaluru Urban, Dakshina Kannada (7), Kolar and Tumakuru (4), Ballari and Mysuru (3), Chitradurga, Dharwad and Udupi (2), followed by others. After Bengaluru Urban, Belagavi recorded the second highest number of cases with 352, Mysuru 222, Tumakuru 221, Dakshina Kannada 146, Shivamogga 122, Hassan 103 and Dharwad 102. Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,62,315 cases, Mysuru 2,27,458 and Tumakuru 1,58,223. According to the bul

533,000 deaths from Covid-19 pandemic so far: Mandaviya informs RS

He also informed that insurance claims worth Rs 808 crore have been paid under the 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package' (PMGKP) insurance scheme

Kerala reports 29,471 new Covid cases, 28 deaths in last 24 hours

Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala saw a slight increase on Tuesday, compared to a day ago, with the state recording 29,471 fresh infections which raised the caseload to 63,23,378

Global studies show Omicron spreads faster than previous variants: Govt

A comparative study carried out by Translational Health Science and Technology Institute has shown that vaccine induced antibodies have reduced ability to neutralize Omicron variant

Centre not hiding Covid-19 fatality numbers, says Mansukh Mandaviya

The Minister said that the Centre compiles the data on fatalities on the basis of the inputs provided by the state governments and administrators of the Union Territories.

Data story: India logs 67,597 cases; active cases drop below 1-mn mark

India has so far administered 1,702,172,615 vaccine doses. That is 4020.28 per cent of its total caseload, and 121.49 per cent of its population

India reports over 67,500 new Covid-19 infections, 1,188 more deaths

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.02 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 8.30 per cent

Global Covid caseload at 397 million, fatalities at 5.7 million

The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India

Gujarat sees 2,909 new Covid-19 cases, 21 fatalities, 8,862 recoveries

Gujarat on Monday reported 2,909 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 21 fatalities due to the infection, taking the tally to 12,03,150 and the toll to 10,688, the state health department said