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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

India coronavirus update: Covid-19 tally crosses 6 mn; 1,039 more deaths

India's Covid-19 tally galloped past 6 mn on Monday with 82,170 new cases, while the recoveries have surged to 5 million with 74,893 more people having recuperated, the Health Ministry said

UP update: As sample testing declines, coronavirus numbers drop in Agra

As the number of samples collected for testing has gone down in the past few days, the daily tally of Covid-19 figures has also shown a downward trend

With 1 mn cured in 11 days, India's Covid-19 recoveries cross 5 mn-mark

With 1 million recoveries in just 11 days, India's total recoveries crossed 5 million-mark on Monday

9,543 new Covid-19 cases spike Karnataka coronavirus tally to 575,000

With 9,543 new cases across the state, Karnataka's Covid tally shot up to 5,75,566, including 104,724 active cases so far

Kerala coronavirus update: State reports 7,445 new Covid-19 cases

As many as 7,445 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 in Kerala, said state Health Minister KK Shailaja

Coronavirus LIVE: Indians yet to achieve herd immunity, says Harsh Vardhan

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,300,757 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 661,458, Tamil Nadu 580,000, Karnataka 557,212, and UP 378,533. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

G20 Leaders' Summit will be held virtually on November 21-22 amid Covid

This year's G20 leaders summit under the theme of "Realising opportunities of the 21st century for all" will be held in an online format amid the coronavirus pandemic

Most Covid-19 positive patients in Kerala in 20-40 age bracket: KK Shailaja

Most of the Covid-19 patients in Kerala belong to the age category of 20-40 years, while 72% of those who died of Covid-19 are above 60 years, State Health Minister KK Shailaja said on Sunday

Adityanath directs officials to intensify surveillance, contact tracing

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the state, especially in 16 districts where more than 100 cases have been reported within a week, on Sunday

Pune coroanvirus update: District reports 3,313 new cases; 80 die

The Covid-19 tally in Maharashtra's Pune district rose to 2,76,325 with addition of 3,313 fresh cases in the last 24 hours

Odisha coronavirus update: 3,922 new Covid-19 cases, 14 fresh fatalities

Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 209,374 as 3,922 more people tested positive for the infection, while 14 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 797

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 2,272 new Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths

With 2,272 new COVID-19 cases and 19 more deaths, Chhattisgarh's total count rose to 104,733 and toll to 848 on Sunday, a health official said

Committed to raise health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP: Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan reiterated the the Narendra Modi government's commitment to increase the expenditure on public health to 2.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025.

BMC collected over Rs 52 lakh fine for face masks norms violation since Apr

BMC said that it has collected Rs 52,76,200 fine for 1,4207 violation of face masks norms in between April 20 to September 26

Covid-19: UP CM asks officials to intensify surveillance, contact tracing

To keep the Covid-19 positivity rate below five per cent and the death rate below one per cent in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath directed officials to intensify surveillance

India still far from achieving any kind of herd immunity: Harsh Vardhan

Warning against complacency, Vardhan said that the second sero survey findings make it necessary for everyone to follow Covid appropriate behavior.

Signs of falling Covid-19 numbers may be deceptive, warn experts

7-day rolling average of daily cases down from 95,000 in mid-Sept to below 85,000 now: Report