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Nashik coronavirus update: Tally rises by 273, toll by two; 216 recover

The count of COVID-19 cases in Nashik district of Maharashtra increased by 273 on Saturday to reach 1,12,293, while the day also saw two deaths and 216 people getting discharged, an official said

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 1,014 cases, 15 deaths, 710 recoveries

Chhattisgarh on Saturday reported 1,014 Covid-19 cases and 15 deaths, taking the infection count to 2,88,570 and the toll to 3,484, a health official said

Kerala coronavirus update: 5,528 people test Covid positive on Saturday

Kerala saw 5,528 people test Covid positive on Saturday, the state government said

Smriti Irani lauds textiles sector for production of masks, PPE kits

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday lauded the textiles industry for its commendable work in upping production of PPE kits and masks multi-fold amid the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus claims four more lives in Rajasthan, 430 people infects

The Covid-19 disease four more lives and infected 430 more people in Rajasthan in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll due to it to 2,731 and infection tally to 31,2521 respectively on Saturday

Ahmedabad records 129 fresh coronavirus cases; two more deaths

As many as 129 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while two died of the infection in Gujarat Ahmedabad district on Saturday, an official from the state health department said

Death of Covaxin volunteer unrelated to vaccine trials: Bharat Biotech

The firm clarified that the death was unrelated to the vaccine and the probable cause of death was cardio respiratory failure as a result of suspected poisoning

India to start Covid vaccination drive from January 16: Check details

Indian drug regulator has granted the emergency use authorisation or accelerated approval for two vaccines

Rolling out of Covid-19 vaccination will start soon: Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan said the country will also work towards making low-cost, safe and effective vaccines available to the entire world

In pictures: Second phase nationwide dry run of the Covid-19 vaccine

The second nationwide mock drill on the Covid-19 vaccination was held at three-session sites of 736 districts across 33 States/UTs today

India's Covid-19 positivity rate drops to 5.79%, only 2.15% active cases

India's cumulative coronavirus positivity rate has further dropped to 5.79 per cent and there are only 2.15 per cent active cases out of the overall infections

Coronavirus cases from new UK-linked strain increase to 90 in India

The number of people infected with the new UK-linked variant of coronavirus has gone up to 90 in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Pandemic forces a 'different' R-Day parade

Transparency of international regulators, how mutation threat helped Covaxin's case, initiatives helping Covid-19 patients find plasma donors, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

76% hospitalised for Covid report symptoms months after falling ill: Study

According to the scientists, the most common symptom to persist was muscle weakness (63 per cent of cases), with patients also frequently experiencing sleep difficulties (26 per cent)

RS Sharma, former Trai chief, to head empowered panel for Covid-19 vaccine

Sharma was the first person to officially initiate a discussion on vaccination delivery in the government in the summer of 2020 when Covid-19 cases peaked

Beijing on alert after Covid spike in Hebei province; 9 mn vaccinated

Beijing is already dealing with a spurt in cases in some of the communities in the suburbs

RT-PCR test mandatory for flyers before leaving UK, upon arrival in India

The ban on flights to the UK was lifted on January 6

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may vanquish Covid today, cancer tomorrow

Ordinary vaccines tend to be inactivated or weakened viruses which, when injected into the body, stimulate an immune response that can later protect against the live pathogen

Puducherry coronavirus update: 36 new cases added, tally reaches 38,425

A total of 5.12 lakh samples were tested so far in the Union Territory and it was found that 4.69 lakh were negative

Telangana coronavirus update: 298 new cases reported, tally at 283,048

The recovery rate in the state was 97.79 per cent, while it was 96.4 per cent in the country