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India's coronavirus active caseload shrinks to 184,000: Health ministry

As India country continues on its steady trajectory of reporting a sustained downfall in the daily new Covid-19 cases, the country's active caseload has dipped to 184,000 mark

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccine candidates in development in India

How vaccines were made so quickly, Delhi vaccination centres to test for antibodies, priority list spot is validation for ASHA workers-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

V K Sasikala's health condition is stable, says Bengaluru hospital

Expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala, who is serving a jail term in a corruption case and has been hospitalised for Covid-19 is stable, according to the hospital where she is undergoing treatment

1 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in just 6 days: Health ministry

India took only 6 days to administer one million Covid-19 vaccine doses, a count which is higher than that of countries like the US and the UK, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday

Israel, UAE quickest in Covid vaccine rollouts, push their markets to top

The fastest Covid-19 vaccination rollouts globally, in Israel and the United Arab Emirates, are propelling their equities to the top of the world in 2021

Covid-19: India records 14,849 fresh cases, 155 more fatalities

India's Covid-19 caseload has gone up to 1,06,54,533 with 14,849 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,03,16,786

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases down 82% from peak; 0.114% population inoculated

India on Saturday conducted 781,752 coronavirus tests to take the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 191,766,871. The test positivity rate recorded was 1.9%

Jharkhand reports 78 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; tally mounts to 1,18,232

Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,18,232 as 78 more people tested positive for the infection

Covid-19: 6,000 healthcare workers vaccinated in Army's Southern Command

Lieutenant General CP Mohanty, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command of the Indian Army on Saturday said around 6,000 healthcare workers in the command have been vaccinated so far

People who recovered from Covid could be immune to virus' variants: Study

People who recover from COVID-19 are protected against the novel coronavirus for at least six months, and likely much longer, according to a study

Bihar: 76,000 vaccinated for Covid-19 in a week after launch of drive

Only 69 AEFI (adverse effects following immunisation) have been reported across the state so far, the statement said. The number of people vaccinated on the day was 12,351

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 377 new cases reported, 526 recover

With 20,405 samples tested on Saturday, the total number of tests in the state went up to 40,76,431

France reports 23,924 new Covid-19 cases in a day; tally up at 3.03 mn

So far, one million people in France have received anti-coronavirus vaccine jab, according to the Health Ministry

UK records 33,552 coronavirus cases, 1,348 deaths; toll nears 100,000

The latest figures were revealed amid rising concerns over coronavirus variants from abroad as Britain steps up efforts to enhance border control

WHO inks deal for delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in poor countries

The availability of vaccines to lower-income countries and help bring a rapid end to the acute stage of the Covid-19 pandemic

At least 150 people infected with UK variant of Covid-19, says govt

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said that the total number of persons found positive with UK strain of Covid-19 is 150

Kerala coronavirus update: Nearly 7,000 new cases, 23 deaths reported

The total number of recoveries in the state now stands at 8,08,377, including 5,283 in the last 24 hours

Rajasthan coronavirus update: 23,057 get Covid-19 vaccine shots on Day 5

Over 70% of the targeted health workers in Rajasthan received Covid-19 vaccines on Saturday, according to an official report.

Active coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu drop below 5,000; 586 cases added

Tamil Nadu saw its active Covid-19 infection count dropping below 5,000, with 586 new cases pushing the caseload to 834,171, while two fatalities took the toll to 12,309

Karnataka coronavirus update: 902 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths reported

Karnataka logged 902 new cases of Covid-19 and 3 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 9,35,478 and the death toll to 12,193