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Mizoram coronavirus update: 8 new cases push Covid-19 tally to 2,128

Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,128 as eight more people, including four security personnel, tested positive for the infection, an official said

Arunachal Pradesh reports 235 new coronavirus cases, 1 fresh fatality

Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 10,783 on Tuesday as 235 more people, including nine security personnel, tested positive for the infection

Covid-19 Factoid: India sees lowest single-day addition in 42 days

While India sees a huge drop in new cases, Maharashtra has a drop in number of daily tests while cases see a sudden spike in Ladakh

DATA STORY: At 61,267, India's single-day jump in total cases smallest since Aug 25

India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 6,623,815 on Monday to 6,685,082 - an increase of 0.9%, the lowest rate so far

Telangana reports 1,983 new Covid-19 cases, recovery rate over 86%

Telangana recorded 1,983 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the total infection count to 202,000, even as the recovery rate in the state rose to over 86%

15 new coronavirus cases in Andaman and Nicobar; tally rises to 3,899

At least 15 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, raising the tally in the Union Territory to 3,899

India coronavirus update: Single-day spike of 61,267 infections, 884 deaths

The daily spike in coronavirus infections dropped below 65,000 on Tuesday and the total recoveries surpassed 56 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 84.70%, according to the Union Health Ministry

Rajasthan Congress MLA dies after recovering from coronavirus infection

Rajasthan Congress MLA Kailash Chandra Trivedi, who was suffering from lung fibrosis after recovering from the coronavirus infection, died at a hospital in Gurgaon, family sources said

Jharkhand coronavirus update: State reports 816 new cases, 4 fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally jumped to 88,026 as 816 more people tested positive for the infection

Trump rips off mask on return to White House, Fauci urges US to put it on

With the virus still raging in America, Fauci is at pains to explain to Americans that public health guidelines are not the "enemy"

One-third of Covid-19 patients in US had deteriorating mental state: Study

Patients with altered mental function - the medical term is encephalopathy - were also nearly seven times as likely to die as those who did not have that type of problem

West Bengal coronavirus update: 3,348 new Covid-19 cases, 61 fatalities

The Covid-19 toll in West Bengal rose to 5,255 on Monday after 61 more people succumbed to the virus, the health department said in a bulletin

Odisha coronaviurs update: State sees fewer than 3,000 cases after 34 days

Odisha on Monday reported below 3,000 new Covid-19 cases after a gap of 34 days, even as the states coronavirus caseload went up to 2,35,330 with 2,617 new infections, an official said

Dr Reddy's asked to resubmit application for trials of Russian vaccine

An expert panel at CDSCO has asked Dr Reddy's Laboratories to submit a revised protocol for conducting both phase 2 and phase 3 human clinical trials for the Russian vaccine against Covid-19

Good response to mass movement against coronavirus in Rajasthan: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the recently launched mass movement against coronavirus has received a good response from the people of the state

Assam coronavirus update: Death toll climbs to 760 with 11 fatalities

Assam reported 11 more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the toll to 760, even as the coronavirus tally soared to 187,718 with 1,518 fresh cases

Karnataka govt bans strike by officials, doctors amid coronavirus surge

Invoking the National Disaster Management Act, Karnataka on Monday banned officials and healthcare warriors from going on strike amid a surge in Covid cases in the state

Covid-19 pandemic can spread through airborne transmission, says CDC

Last month, the CDC published and then took down its guidance warning possible airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus

Raise taxes on very rich to stimulate economy: Joseph Stiglitz to govt

Stiglitz emphasized on the importance of targeting and how it can maximize the effect even within budgetary constraints

Covid-19 vaccine: Bharat Biotech to use Kansas firm's adjuvant for Covaxin

Adjuvants may be added to a vaccine to produce more antibodies and longer lasting immunity thus minimising the dose of antigen needed