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Ahmedabad: Over 80% beds in designated private hospitals occupied

Due to a sudden spike in new Covid-19 cases in Gujarat's Ahmedabad over the last one week, over 80 per cent beds in designated private hospitals remain occupied now, as per the data shared by AHNA

Mumbai's Dharavi reports 12 new Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 3,152

The Covid-19 tally in Mumbai's slum colony Dharavi rose to 3,152 with the addition of 12 new cases on Monday, a senior BMC official said

Iran experiences third Covid-19 wave, identifies 32 provinces as red zones

As Iran experiences the third wave of Covid-19, it has classified 32 provinces as red zones with the capital facing the most severe outbreak

Contributions of Covid-19 warriors unprecedented in history: CM Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan hailed the contributions made by Covid-19 warriors in the fight against the pandemic, saying that their role is unprecedented in the history of humanity

Tougher fines for breach of Covid-19 quarantine come into force across UK

People across England will be required by law from Monday to self-isolate if they test positive for the coronavirus or face a 1,000-pound fine, which increases to 10,000 pounds for repeat offenders

World Coronavirus Dispatch: 80% corp execs in study have poor mental health

South Africa unemployment inching close to 35%, UK varsity students furious over curbs, who's succeeding against the coronavirus and why, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Ladakh tally rises to 4,103 with 10 new Covid cases, reports 1 more death

One more patient succumbed to coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll to 58 in the Union Territory, while the infection tally reached 4,103 with 10 fresh cases, officials said on Monday.

Tripura tally at 24,921 with 193 fresh Covid-19 cases; adds 3 more deaths

Tripura on Monday reported 193 new cases of Covid-19, taking the state's tally to 24,921, a Health Department official said

Maharashtra: 214 new Covid-19 cases reported in Aurangabad; 7 more die

Aurangabad has added 214 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally in the Maharashtra district to 32,993, an official said on Monday

Delhi HC issues notice on 80% reservation of beds in private hospitals

Delhi HC issued a notice over the petition moved by the state govt challenging an order which had stayed its directive to pvt hospitals to reserve 80% of the ICU beds for Covid-19 patients

Definitive data on Mexico's Covid-19 toll will take 2 years: Govt official

Mexico's top coronavirus official said Sunday that definitive data on the country's death toll from Covid-19 won't be available for a couple of years

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Kerala warns of lockdown, UP's cases dip

Karnataka offers ventilators but private hospitals say they don't have the staff to use them

Covid-19: 76,768 security personnel tested positive, 401 died till Aug 21

As many as 76,768 police personnel all over the country including paramilitary forces such as CRPF, CISF, BSF and NSG tested positive for Covid-19 while 401 succumbed to the killer virus

Covid updates: India far from achieving herd immunity, vaccine alert & more

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the findings of the soon-to-be-released second sero survey indicated that India was still far from achieving any kind of herd immunity

India recovery rate at 82%, UN General Assembly discussions and more

The World Health Organization warned that the global coronavirus death toll could hit two million before an effective vaccine is widely used

'Teicoplanin' found more effective in treating Covid: IIT Delhi research

Clinically approved drug "Teicoplanin" is a potential therapeutic option against COVID-19 and can be ten times more effective than several drugs being currently used

DATA STORY: India has seen 1,000+ fatalities for 27 straight days, 30,254 deaths in this period

India now accounts for 12.56% of all active cases globally (one in every 8 active cases), and 9.53% of all deaths (one in every 10)

Covid-19 Factoid: India case tally crosses 6 mn; more than 5 mn recoveries

India saw a drop in number of tests conducted for the third day in a row even as total cases crossed the 6 million mark

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Thane's Covid-19 tally crosses 170,000

The Covid-19 tally in Thane reached 170,157 on Monday after 1,523 new cases were found in the Maharashtra district, an official said

Jharkhand coronavirus update: 974 new Covid-19 cases, 9 more deaths

Jharkhand reported 974 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths, officials said on Monday