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DATA STORY: Biggest 24-hour drop of 27,438 brings India's active Covid cases under 1 mn

With 101468 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 80.86%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.60%

Maharashtra coornavirus update: 76 deaths, 2,338 more Covid cases in Pune

As many as 76 deaths and 2,338 fresh coronavirus cases were reported on Monday in Pune along with 3,007 recoveries, informed Dr Bhagawan Pawar, District Health Officer, Zila Parishad, Pune

Telangana coronavirus update: 10 more deaths, 2,166 new Covid-19 cases

Telangana recorded 2,166 new Covid-19 cases and 10 related deaths, pushing the tally of positive cases to 174,000

Covid-19 Factoid: India's active case tally drops below 1 million

With more than 100,000 recoveries on September 21, India's active cases have dropped below the 1 million mark and the recovery rate is now 81%

Coronavirus LIVE: India's recovery rate crosses 80% mark, highest worldwide

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,208,642 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 625,514, Tamil Nadu 541,993, Karnataka 519537, and UP 354,275. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

Kerala coronavirus update: State records 2,910 new Covid-19 cases

Kerala reported 2,910 new cases of COVID-19, while 3,022 patients who were undergoing treatment recovered. This is the highest number of recoveries reported in a single day so far.

Odisha coronavirus update: 4,242 Coivid cases, 9 fresh fatalities reported

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 1,84,122 on Monday as 4,242 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 710

Adopt proactive approach in dealing with coronaviurs: J-K official

Amid rise coronavirus cases in Jammu, a top government official directed heads of departments to adopt proactive approach in dealing with COVID-19, besides monitoring the situation round-the-clock

Karataka coronavirus update: Recoveries exceed new Covid cases in the state

Reversing the trend, recovery from Covid-19 was more at 9,925 than 7,339 new cases registered in Karnataka on Monday

Assam coroanvirus update: 16 more Covid deaths, 2,640 new cases reported

Sixteen more people succumbed to Covid-19 in Assam on Monday taking the death toll to 578, while 2,640 new positive cases pushed the tally to 159,320

Dengue may provide some level of immunity against Covid-19: Study

The not yet published study led by a professor at Duke University, compared the geographic distribution of coronavirus cases with the spread of dengue in 2019 and 2020

Trump suggests Pfizer could win first US approval for Covid-19 vaccine

'Pfizer's doing really well', Trump said in an interview

CDC takes down guidance on possible airborne spread of coronavirus

The now-withdrawn guidance, posted on the agency's website on Friday, recommended that people use air purifiers to reduce airborne germs indoors to avoid the disease from spreading

Drug used to treat infections in cats may work against Covid-19: Study

The finding, published in the journal Nature Communications, paves the way for human clinical trials of the drug, a protease inhibitor called GC376

Not waiting for act of God, Covid vaccine expected in early 2021: Govt

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan assured the Lok Sabha that the Central government is not just waiting for 'act of God' in fight against Covid-19

Not in favour of imposing another lockdown in Meghalaya: CM Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister on Monday made it clear that his government is not in favour of imposing any further lockdown in the state again, despite increasing cases of COVID-19.

Turkey's president says United Nations failed amid Covid-19 pandemic

Turkey's president, who has long called for a reform of the United Nations, said the world body has failed in its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Europe adopts tougher coronavirus restrictions as infections surge

As the US closed in on 200,000 coronavirus deaths Monday, the crisis deteriorated across Europe

Oxygen-supported beds, ICUs should be increased in view of Covid: Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot directed on Monday that the number of oxygen-supported beds, ICU and ventilators should be increased in view of the coronavirus situation.

Chhattisgarh records 1,998 fresh Covid-19 cases; lockdown in Raipur

With 1,998 new Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths, Chhattisgarh's overall count rose to 88,181