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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

Andaman coronavirus update: 37 new cases push tally to 3,223; toll at 48

The administration has so far sent 37,075 samples for Covid-19 tests, of which 36,811 reports have been received and 264 are awaited

Tripura reports 524 new coronavirus cases, state tally reaches 13,836

The fresh infections have taken the number of active Covid-19 cases in the state to 5,475, while 8,212 people have been cured of the disease so far, and 20 patients have migrated to other states

Puducherry reports 591 Covid-19 cases, highest single-day toll of 20 deaths

Most of the patients who died of the viral infection had co-morbidities and the age group of the deceased was between 36 and 81 years

Around 40% recovered Covid-19 patients in Ahmedabad lost antibodies: Survey

The survey was conducted on 1,800 persons, who tested positive for coronavirus between March and July through antigen tests, said Dr Jay Sheth, associate professor of civic-run MET Medical College.

Covid-19 positivity rate below 7.5%, recovery rate at 77.15%: Health Min

The daily testing capacity has been enhanced to more than 1 million tests. A total of 11,69,765 samples were tested for Covid-19 on Thursday

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Data-sharing concerns abound in Covid war room

Pandemic worsens judicial backlog, Why parents want kids out of private schooling, and Vit D deficiency raises risk of infection--news on how the country is coping with Covid-19

Goa CM continues working from home after testing Covid-19 positive

Earlier on Wednesday, Sawant had tested positive for Covid-19. He said that he was asymptomatic and had opted for home isolation

Telangana's daily coronavirus case count drops despite more tests

The fatality rate in the state is at 0.63 per cent against the national average of 1.74 per cent. Out of the total fatalities, 53.87 per cent had comorbidities

Delhi doctor, aide arrested for providing forged Covid-19 reports to people

Police said they received a complaint from a reputed testing lab regarding forgery of Covid-19 test reports, following which a case under relevant sections was registered at Hauz Khas police station

Covid-19 test report mandatory to enter Parliament during Monsoon session

The members have been requested to get their RT-PCR tests conducted 72 hours prior to arrival at Parliament after September 11 onwards

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: Tiruchirappalli records 114 Covid-19 cases

Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday recorded 114 new coronavirus cases, informed state health department

Jammu and Kashmir Covid update: Aggressive Rapid Antigen Testing underway

An aggressive Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) drive for COVID-19 testing is underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu division and 34,000 tests have already been conducted in the last 10 days

Odisha's coronavirus tally jumps to 116,678 with over 3,200 fresh cases

Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 1,16,678 on Friday with 3,267 people, including a ruling BJD MLA, testing positive, a health department official said

Rajasthan coronavirus update: State records seven more Covid-19 deaths

Rajasthan recorded seven more fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Friday, taking the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 1,102, according to a health department bulletin

27 prison inmates, district jail superintendent found Covid positive in UP

The superintendent of district jail and 27 inmates were found Covid-19 positive, taking the total number of prisoners and staffers suffering from the disease to 390

Puducherry coronavirus update: 20 die; 591 new cases recorded in UT

Twenty people including eight women succumbed to COVID-19 in Puducherry, while 591 more tested positive to the virus on Friday, pushing the tally to 16,172

Maharashtra update: Thane district records 1,590 new Covid cases, 29 deaths

As many as 1,590 new Covid-19 cases and 29 casualties were reported in Maharashtra's Thane district, while Thane city for the first time recorded zero deaths

Arunachal reports record spike of 214 new COVID-19 cases, 1 fresh fatality

Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday as 214 people, including 80 security personnel, tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Telangana coronavirus update: State reports 10 deaths, 2,478 Covid-19 cases

As many as new 2,478 coronavirus positive cases and 10 deaths were reported in Telangana on September 3, taking the total number of cases to 1,35,884 in the state