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Manipur coronavirus update: State reports 90 news cases of Covid-19

Manipur reported 90 new Covid-19 cases taking the total count of cases to 6,699, State Health Department said on Friday

Covid-19 pandemic: India cases up three times in two months, shows data

The pandemic has spread and the numbers are expected to continue to rise as the country resumes business activity

Coronavirus LIVE: India adds 1 mn cases in 13 days, tally crosses 4 mn

Coronavirus latest news: India's Covid total is now at 3,936,747. Maharashtra, Andhra, Karnataka, Delhi and Tamil Nadu account for 70% of total deaths in India. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Covid-19 cases expected to spike in Oct, says Tamil Nadu chief secretary

"The worst time in pandemic management is yet to come," he added

ICMR issues advisory allowing on demand testing for coronavirus

The advisory for testing strategy recommended by the national task force on Covid-19 said that the state governments can decide 'simplified modalities' for on demand testing

Covid-19: BDR Pharmaceuticals plans to launch 400 mg Favipiravir tablets

The 'BDFAVI' 400 mg tablets will be priced at Rs 990 for a strip of 10 tablets, BDR Pharma said in a statement

Remdesivir prices may rise after Gilead gets full authorisation from USFDA

In August, Gilead filed an application with the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) seeking full approval for remdesivir (Veklury)

Russia's Covid-19 vaccine shows potential in peer review, Lancet reports

Sputnik V induced an antibody response in all participants in early trials and found no serious adverse effects.

World must unite, vaccine nationalism will only prolong Covid-19: WHO chief

The WHO and GAVI vaccine alliance are leading a global vaccine allocation plan known as COVAX aimed at helping buy and distribute vaccination shots fairly

Tamil Nadu reports 5,976 new Covid-19 cases, tally breaches 450,000-mark

Chennai clocked 998 new cases while neighbouring Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chengalpet districts collectively contributed 784 of the new infections

Andhra Pradesh adds 10,776 Covid-19 cases; tally zooms to 476,506

The infection positivity rate rocketed to 12.02 per cent much higher than the national average of 8.43 per cent as 10,776 new cases were added in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday

Karnataka reports 9,280 new Covid-19 cases, state tally reaches 379,486

As of September 4 evening, cumulatively 3,79,486 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 6,170 deaths and 2,74,196 discharges

Delhi records highest spike in 2 months with 2,914 new Covid-19 cases

On June 27, the city had recorded 2,948 cases, the highest single-day spike before September 3

Jammu and Kashmir records 1,047 new Covid-19 cases, death toll 755

Jammu district reported the highest number of 322 new cases, followed by 175 in Srinagar district

DATA STORY: India now accounts for 12% of all active cases, 8% of deaths globally

With 68,584 new daily recoveries, the most so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 77.09%, while death rate has come down to 1.75%

Mizoram coronavirus update: 6 new cases take state tally to 1,046

The state now has 395 active cases, while a total of 651 people have recovered from the disease

UP reports 6,193 new Covid-19 cases, state tally mounts to 253,00

As far as fresh cases are concerned, the maximum 924 were reported from Lucknow, 382 from Kanpur, 320 from Prayagraj, 356 from Gorakhpur and 203 were from Varanasi

Punjab govt to stop affixing posters outside homes of Covid-19 patients

The psychological trauma which patients were seen suffering as a result of these posters, meant to protect neighbours and others, was defeating the very purpose, Singh said

Occupancy rate of Covid-19 beds in Delhi at 31%, 33% patients from outside

Out of 14,140 total beds, 4,477 are occupied and 9,663 are vacant

Covid-19 antibodies present in 8% of Haryana's population, shows survey

Overall, 18,905 samples were collected and the sero-prevalence study showed that the sero-positivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is eight per cent in the state