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Andhra Pradesh records 7,228 new Covid-19 cases, tally nears 650,000

The state now has 70,357 active cases. East Godavari was the only district that continued to report more than a thousand new cases daily

Maharashtra reports 21,029 new Covid-19 cases, death toll up at 33,886

19,476 patients were discharged, taking the number of recoveries in the state to 956,030, health department said, adding that there are now 273,477 active cases in Maharashtra

Rajasthan coronavirus update: 1,946 fresh cases push state tally to 120,739

So far, 1,382 people have died from the infection in the state

Finland deploys coronavirus-sniffing dogs at main airport on trial basis

Four dogs of different breeds trained by Finland's Smell Detection Association started working Wednesday at the Helsinki Airport as part of the government-financed trial

Indian manufacturers can produce 34.8 mn RT-PCR combo kits per month: Govt

Quoting an ICMR survey, Ashwini Choubey said Indian manufacturers can manufacture around 34.8 million RT-PCR test kits per month

Covid-19: Kerala sees biggest single day surge, reports 5,376 fresh cases

The state reported 5376 positive cases today after 51,200 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said

Pandemics caused by new virus infect humans in multiple waves: Govt

Government has advised states to upgrade health infrastructure based on the case growth trajectory in respective states and districts

Russia to soon register second Covid-19 vaccine, says Vladimir Putin

Putin also complimented the country's ability to counter the pathogen adding that the healthcare system is "now ready to efficiently counter' Covid-19

Covid-19: 74% new cases, 83% of deaths from 10 states/UTs, says govt

According to the official data, India's national cumulative positivity rate is 8.52 per cent and the TPM stands at 48,028 on Wednesday

Tripura coronavirus update: 504 new cases reported, tally up at 23,338

The state's coronavirus death toll rose to 250 as two more patients succumbed to the infection, he said

UP sees 5,234 fresh Covid-19 cases, 87 deaths; recoveries cross 300,000

Out of the fresh Covid-19 cases, Lucknow reported 825 cases, Allahabad 292 cases, Kanpur 274 cases, Varanasi 266 cases and Ghaziabad recorded 205 fresh cases

Lower zinc levels in blood may up death risk in Covid-19 patients: Study

In this study, the researchers explored whether plasma zinc levels at admission are associated with disease outcome in Covid-19 patients

Covid-19: 253 more Maharashtra Police personnel test positive, toll at 234

As many as 253 personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for COVID-19 while five of them succumbed to the infectious disease in the last 24 hours.

Covid-19: 14 states have higher tests/million, lower positivity, says govt

The country's testing capacity has surged to more than 1.2 million tests daily

Remdesivir batch withdrawn due to inferior quality: Maharashtra govt

Seeking to allay concerns over shortage of Remdesivir, the minister said the government held talks with pharma companies and ensured sufficient supply of the medicine for Covid-19 patients

Covid-19: Saudi Arabia suspends travel to three countries including India

According to Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority, people with travel history to India, Brazil and Argentina 14 days prior to their arrival, have also been barred

Covid-19 herd immunity may be an impractical public health strategy: Study

"The herd immunity concept is tantalizing because it spells the end of the threat of Covid-19," said study lead author Toby Brett

Ready to offer Covid-19 vaccine to UN staff, offices free of cost: Russia

Russia is sure that all capacities of the global pharmaceutical industry need to be employed so as to provide free access to vaccination for the population in the foreseeable future, Putin remarked

Chhattisgarh pvt hospitals overcharging Covid-19 patients to face action

The Chhattisgarh government on September 5 fixed the rates of Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals after classifying them in three categories

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why many hospitals are facing oxygen shortage

Anxiety and poor sleep impact frontline docs, Assam's positivity rate rises, results of the second national sero-survey--news on how the nation is coping with the pandemic