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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Stigma is the main worry for Dharavi residents

Trauma of a JEE aspirant, how erratic weather is confusing Karnataka medics, citizens' woes as Vasco becomes Goa's first containment zone--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Australia reports nine Covid-related deaths, daily infection count drops

Australia on Monday recorded nine new cororavirus deaths and 47 fresh cases, the lowest single-day spike in new infections in the last two months, health officials said

New Covid-19 clusters detected at 3 migrant worker dormitories in Singapore

Singapore authorities have identified new Covid clusters at 3 migrant worker dormitories that were previously cleared of the virus, with a 34-year-old Indian national being linked to one of them

Delhi Metro resumes services, riders worried but say no other option

As Delhi Metro resumed operations after a very long hiatus due to Covid-19, a very small number of commuters chose to avail the facility while mentally juggling concerns over health

Covid-19 recoveries in India cross 3.2 mn, fatality rate drops to 1.7%

Covid-19 recovery rate in India has risen to 77.31 per cent with 69,564 patients recuperating from the disease in 24 hours pushing the total number of recoveries to 3.2 million, Health ministry said

Covid-19: Religious places reopen in Rajasthan, with health protocols

Religious places were allowed to reopen in both urban and rural areas of Rajasthan from Monday onwards, subject to strict following of Covid-19 guidelines issued by the state government

Covid update: India overtakes Brazil by total cases, Metro services resume

Unicef will be leading the procurement and supply of coronavirus vaccines to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available

Telangana coronavirus update: More recoveries than new cases in 24 hours

Telangana recorded more Covid-19 recoveries than new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with the daily increase in cases dropping due to lesser tests, officials said on Monday

Odisha coronavirus update: State record single-day spike of 3,861 cases

Odisha reported a record single-day spike of 3,861 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the state's tally to 1,27,832 cases, the Health Department said on Monday

Rajasthan reports 10 more coronavirus deaths, over 700 fresh cases

Rajasthan reported 10 more deaths due to Covid-19 on Monday, taking the state's toll to 1,147, a health department bulletin said

Mizoram coronavirus update: State's infection count stands at 1,114

With 382 active cases in Mizoram, the total number of coronavirus cases stand at 1,114 in the state, informed the Department of Information and Public Relations of Mizoram on Monday

Arunachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 86 new cases push tally to 5,000

Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 5,000 on Monday as 86 more people, including 11 security personnel, tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said

DATA STORY: Biggest single-day jump pushes India's active cases to 882,542

With a single-day addition of 90,802, the most in a day so far, India has overtaken Brazil as the second-most-affected country by total cases

Telangana Covid update: State adds 1,802 cases; 9 deaths push toll to 895

Telangana reported 1,802 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 142,771 while nine more deaths pushed the toll to 895, the state government said

India's Covid tally at 4.2 mn with record single-day spike of 90,802 cases

India's Covid-19 tally of cases went past 4.2 mn with a record 90,802 people being infected in a day, while 32,50,429 people have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 77.30%

Covid patients suffer lung, heart damage, can improve with time: Study

COVID-19 patients can suffer long-term lung and heart damage but, for many, this tends to improve over time, according to the first, prospective follow-up of patients infected with the coronavirus

UP coronavirus update: Facilities under pressure as new cases surge in Agra

The state government-run hospitals and the medical infrastructure, newly created to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, have come under strain as the number of cases have continued to surge alarmingly

Coronavirus case fatality rate below 2%, on continuous decline: MoHFW

The data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has revealed that the Covid-19 Case Fatality Rate has dropped below 2% and is on a continuous decline

Covid-19 Factoid: India has the third highest death toll in the world

India now has the fastest pace of growth in confirmed cases and the second highest number of cases in the world while in Maharashtra the situation continues to worsen

Asia coronavirus update: South Korea, Australian hot spot see declines

South Korea has added 119 more cases of the coronavirus, its lowest daily jump in more than three weeks amid a downward trend in new cases