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Jharkhand coronavirus update: 1,478 new cases, 12 fresh fatalities reported

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 68,578 on Saturday as 1,478 more people tested positive for the infection, while 12 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 602

DATA STORY: India sees highest single-day recovery, first drop in active cases since Aug 25

With 95880 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India has overtaken the US by number of cured cases and become number 1. The country's recovery rate has improved to 79.28%

At 4.2 mn, India has most number of patients to recover from Covid-19

The national recovery rate has increased to nearly 80 per cent even though the country's total cases exceeded 5.3 million

Puducherry adds 543 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths take toll to 448

Puducherry reported 543 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday taking the overall tally in the union territory to 22,456

India overtakes USA to record highest number of coronavirus recoveries

India has overtaken the United States to register the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries in the world, informed Union Health Ministry on Saturday

Covid-19 Factoid: India accounts for most number of recoveries in the world

Second time in 26 days since August 25 that the country's daily recoveries were more than new cases added.

Coronavirus update: Case count in Pune rises by 4,093, death toll by 85

The coronavirus infection count in Pune district of Maharashtra reached 244,516 with the single-day spike of 4,093 cases

All safety measures being taken to reduce risk of Covid-19: Patna airport

Authorities at Patna's Jay Prakash Narayan Airport are making efforts to ensure that all passengers are screened and social distancing norms being adhered to.

HCL Foundation sets up Covid-19 facilities at LNJP and DDU hospital

In a noble gesture, the HCL foundation has helped set-up isolation and treatment units for the Covid-19 disease at two government hospitals here

Agra hotels set to welcome tourists as Taj Mahal reopens from September 21

Hoteliers have started preparation for the tourists after the government decided to reopen the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort for the general public from September 21

Indore records highest single-day spike of 408 new Covid-19 cases

Indore on Friday witnessed the highest single-day spike with 408 new COVID-19 cases detected, according to the office of the CMO

Sikkim coroanvirus update: Three more Covid-19 fatalities, 29 new cases

A female health worker was among three more COVID-19 fatalities in Sikkim, where the death toll mounted to 25, an official said on Friday.

Karnataka coronavirus update: Covid-19 case tally crosses 500,000-mark

With 8,626 fresh cases across the state on Friday, Karnataka's Covid-19 tally crossed the 5 lakh mark, while 10,949 people were discharged after treatment in the last 24 hours

High Court seeks details from Tripura govt on coronavirus preparedness

The Tripura High Court on Friday sought more detail on the states' preparedness and measures undertaken to fight the novel coronavirus

Kerala coronavirus update: Cases cross 4,000 for second successive day

Kerala's new Covid cases crossed 4,000 for the second consecutive day on Friday, officials said

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: State reports 5,488 new Covid cases

As many as 5,488 persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, taking the tally to 530,908, health officials said on Friday

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: Record 3,842-case jump; count over 81,000

Chhattisgarh on Friday recorded its highest single-day spike since the COVID-19 outbreak began, with 3,842 people being detected with the infection, an official said

Israel goes into lockdown; UK fears another as Covid-19 cases mount

In the UK, the Boris Johnson government extended Covid restrictions across northern England and the Midlands, as ministers refused to rule out a short national lockdown

Moderna and Pfizer reveal secret blueprints for virus vaccine trials

The companies, Moderna and Pfizer, revealed details about how participants are being selected and monitored

Covid-19 may lead to decline in life expectancy globally, study finds

The Covid-19 pandemic could cause a short-term decline in life expectancy in the severely affected areas of the world, unless the spread of the disease is contained, according to a study