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Maharashtra Covid-19: Rs 500 fine for not wearing face mask in Thane city

In view of the rising coronavirus positive cases, those not wearing face masks in Thane city of Maharashtra will be fined Rs 500

More than 3/4th of India's Covid-19 cases have recovered, discharged: MoHFW

Over three-fourth of reported Covid-19 cases in India have either recovered or been discharged, MoHFW informed

With highest single-day spike of 341 new Covid cases, Indore's tally 16,431

Indore reported the highest single-day spike of 341 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 16,431, said the office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in a bulletin.

Karnataka coronavirus update: 130 deaths, 9,464 Covid-19 cases reported

A total 9,464 new COVID-19 cases and 130 deaths were reported from Karnataka, state Health Department said

Nagaland reports highest single-day spike of 310 coronvirus cases

Nagaland reported its highest single-day spike of 310 COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 4,946

Sikkim coronavirus update: Covid-19 claims three more lives; toll at 11

Three more persons died on Friday due to COVID-19 taking the toll to 11 in Sikkim, an official said

Covid-19: Strict lockdown enforced in West Bengal, more than 3000 arrested

Normal life was hit in West Bengal in complete lockown with the police cracking down heavily on violators leading to the arrest of more than 3,400 people

Active Covid-19 cases in Karnataka below 100,000 as recoveries increase

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Karnataka dipped below the 100,000-mark as 12,545 patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital and Covid care centres on Friday

DCGI aks Serum Institute to suspend recruitment for Oxford vaccine trials

DCGI has directed Serum Institute of India to suspend till further orders new recruitment in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Gujarat coronavirus update: State records 1,344 Covid cases, 16 more deaths

Gujarat recorded 1,344 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 1,10,971, while the death toll rose to 3,183 as 16 more patients succumbed

China approves its first nasal spray coronavirus vaccine for trials

China has approved for trials its first nasal spray vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus that has claimed over 904,000 lives and infected more than 27 million people globally

India may have crossed 6.4 mn cases in May, ahead of US: Serosurvey

ICMR report found seroprevalence in the 0.62-1.03% range across four strata of districts, from zero to high level of cases; 30,283 households were visited in 700 clusters across 70 districts

Kochi firm gets nod to test India's first novel molecule for Covid-19

PNB Vesper's drug developed from 12 years of research for small-cell lung cancer (for which it is under trial) has shown positive response in Covid-19, the firm claims

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra cases cross 1 million-mark, toll at 28,724

Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (990,795) Andhra Pradesh (537,687), Tamil Nadu (486,052), Karnataka (430,947), and UP (292,029). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Haryana reports 2,388 fresh Covid-19 cases, 25 additional deaths

Haryana reported 2,388 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the state's tally to 88,332, while 25 more fatalities pushed the toll to 932, according to the health department's daily bulletin

Gujarat reports highest one-day spike of 1,344 coronavirus cases

Gujarat registered its highest single-day spike of 1,344 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, said a release by the state health department on Friday

PM Modi persuaded people to fight against coronavirus: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi persuaded the people of the country to fight against the coronavirus pandemic

Delhi sees over 4k new Covid cases for 3rd successive day, tally at 209,748

Delhi recorded 4,266 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the tally to over 209,000, while the death toll climbed to 4,687, authorities said

Maniour reports 109 fresh Covid-19 cases, state tally now at 7,579

The Covid-19 tally in Manipur has gone up to 7,579 after 109 people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, an official said on Friday

Kerala reports 2,988 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally touches 100,000 mark

Kerala's Covid-19 tally stood at 102,254 on Friday, with 2,988 fresh cases being added, seven months after India's first case was reported from the state