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Himachal Pradesh reports seven more Covid-19 fatalities, 309 fresh cases

Former Himachal minister Shyama Sharma and six others died of Covid-19 in the state, which recorded 309 fresh cases on Monday, pushing the infection count to 12,439.

London Mayor proposes new Covid-19 restrictions to curb virus surge

"We will collectively be asking the government to implement this plan as soon as possible and I will be discussing it with the Prime Minister tomorrow morning," Mayor Sadiq Khan said in a statement

Kerala coronavirus update: 2,910 more cases push state tally to 138,631

Among those who tested positive today were 88 health workers, including 31 from the state capital

Aarogya Setu app has more than 157 mn registered users: IT minister

The Aarogya Setu app is not allowed access from outside India, hence it is not clear how the media company evaluated it from outside the country, the minister said.

Andhra Pradesh reports 6,235 new Covid-19 cases, tally at 631,749

According to the Union Health Ministry, the count includes 10,03,299 active cases, and 43,96,399 cured and discharged or migrated patients

UP's Covid-19 tally mounts to 358,893 with 4,703 new cases; toll at 5,135

Prasad said 4,703 fresh Covid-19 cases have been reported in the state, while so far 5,135 Covid-19 patients have succumbed to the disease

UK Covid-19 cases could rise exponentially, warns medical advisor

He says "we have in a very bad sense, literally turned a corner", after weeks of increasing infection rates

Covid-19: 1,000 ICU beds available in Delhi hospitals, says Satyendar Jain

Jain further said the 30 per cent of the Covid-19 patients admitted to Delhi hospitals are from other states

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Demand for MBAs back to pre-pandemic levels

60% of Asia still closed to tourists, third wave grips Iran, Seoul schools resume in-person classes and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19: 30% patients in Delhi hospitals from other states, says Jain

Satyendar Jain also said that non-residents of Delhi have been occupying most of the ICU beds in private hospitals

Covid-19: 76% new cases, 86% fatality reported from 10 states in 24 hrs

A total of 86,961 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, of which 76 per cent of the new confirmed cases (active cases) are concentrated in 10 States/UTs

Andaman coronavirus update: 7 new cases push tally to 3,651, toll at 52

Four new patients have travel history, while three fresh infections were detected during contact tracing, a health official said

Over 78% people used connections to get Covid-19 ICU bed: Survey

Hospitals now are seeing more critical patients than they did in May-June

Puducherry coronavirus update: 273 new cases reported, toll up at 467

Rao said that the fatality rate was 2.01 per cent as of Monday while the recovery rate was 77.9 per cent

Mizoram allows private hospitals, labs to conduct coronavirus tests

Only designated government hospitals were permitted to test samples for coronavirus till now

Odisha coronavirus update: 4,242 new cases, 9 fatalities reported in 24 hrs

As many as 2,503 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 1,739 people tested positive for the infection during contact tracing, he said

Coronavirus recovery rate in India crosses 80% mark: Health Ministry

Twelve states and UTs have registered recovery rate of more than the national average and 79 per cent of the new recovered cases are from 10 states and UTs

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Infection data deleted from research paper

Only 4% get ICU beds via routine process, Chandigarh's cases cross 10,000, half the active cases are from Maharashra-news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Tripura coronavirus update: 243 new cases push tally to 22,275, toll at 245

West Tripura district, of which state capital Agartala is a part, has accounted for 137 of the 245 Covid-19 deaths, the official said

Covid updates: Guidelines for schools, India's first low-cost test & more

The Drugs Controller General of India has approved of the commercial launch of 'Feluda', the Tata CRISPR Covid-19 test