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Bihar's Covid-19 death toll breaches 1,000-mark; recovery rate touches 94%

Bihar's Covid-19 death toll crossed the 1,000-mark as seven more patients succumbed to the disease, while 912 fresh infections pushed the state's caseload to 205,123

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: State reports 3,536 Covid cases, 49 deaths

Tamil Nadu on Monday reported 3,536 new positive cases of Covid-19 and 49 deaths, said the state health department

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan carries out aerial survey of flood-hit districts

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy undertook an aerial survey of flood-hit Krishna and Guntur districts

Andhra Pradesh registers 2,918 new coronavirus cases, tally at 780,000

Andhra Pradesh registered 2,918 new Covid positive cases, increasing the state's tally to 780,000, even as 4,303 more patients recovered from the virus to outnumber infections

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 2,376 cases, 56 deaths in ; 2,439 recover

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 count rose to 1,62,772 after 2,376 people were detected with the infection, while the number of those who have recovered reached 1,35,259, an official said

Global confirmed Covid-19 cases top 40 mn, actual figure could be higher

The milestone was passed early Monday according to Johns Hopkins University, which collates reporting from around the world

549 new coronavirus cases in Pune district, tally now at 315,011

Pune district reported 549 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its caseload to 315,011, a health official said on Monday evening.

WHO head of emergencies commends Asia's handling of Covid-19 pandemic

The head of emergencies at WHO says Asia's follow-through in the fight against Covid-19 have given the continent a leg up against the coronavirus

US air travel pandemic milestone: One million passengers screened

The number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the US topped one million for the first time since Covid-19 infections began to spike last March

India's research, manufacturing critical to fighting Covid-19: Bill Gates

India's research and manufacturing will be critical to fighting Covid-19 especially for making vaccines on a large scale, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said on Monday

Gujarat made remarkable strides in Covid-19 management: Harsh Vardhan

From being one of the states most severely affected by Covid-19 to having a recovery rate of 90.57 per cent which is higher than the national average, Gujarat has made remarkable strides

People tired of hearing about Covid-19 from Dr Fauci, other idiots: Trump

President Donald Trump says people are tired of hearing from Dr Anthony Fauci and all these idiots about the coronavirus

1,233 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Mumbai, 45 additional deaths

The tally of coronavirus cases in Mumbai increased to 243,172 on Monday with 1,233 new cases coming to light, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said

Daily spike in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra drops below 6,000

Maharashtra on Monday recorded 5,984 new coronavirus cases, a significant drop in daily numbers, which took its caseload to 16,01,365, a health official said

337 new deaths in Iran, highest daily toll since Covid-19 outbreak

Iran has registered 337 new deaths from Covid-19 on Monday, breaking its single-day record of coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic

Chennai's new confirmed Covid-19 cases slide below 1,000 mark again

In welcome signs, the fresh and active Covid-19 cases continued to slide in Tamil Nadu, with the state on Monday recording just above 3,500 infections and 38,000 people remaining under treatment

Noida: Covid-19 cases cross 16,000-mark, recovery rate now at 92.52%

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 124 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, pushing the district's case tally to 16,037, official data showed

WHO cautions against let up in Covid-19 fight after dip in cases in SE Asia

WHO cautioned against any relaxation of response actions following the recent slight decline in Covid-19 cases in the South-East Asia Region, saying the pandemic continues unabated

Number of new Covid-19 cases in Gujarat dips below 1,000, tally at 160,722

Gujarat reported 996 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the caseload in the state to 160,722, the health department said

14 new coronavirus cases in Mumbai's Dharavi area; toll now at 3,431

The tally of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai's Dharavi area rose to 3,431 on Monday with 14 new cases coming to light, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said