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2,442 fresh Covid-19 cases take tally to over 89K in Delhi; toll at 2,803

Delhi recorded 2,442 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the infection tally in the city to over 89,000, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 2,803,the authorities said.

Coronavirus daily update: Jharkhand reports 35 new cases, tally at 2,525

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 2,525 with 35 more people testing positive on Wednesday, a government bulletin said.

Coronavirus daily update: Assam reports 548 cases; total count 8,955

Assam reported 548 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the total number of infections in the state to 8,955, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.

US tallies likely underestimated increase in deaths due to Covid-19: Study

The number of excess all-cause deaths was 28 per cent higher than the official tallies of Covid-19-reported deaths during that period, the study found

Uber extends mask requirement for drivers, riders, launches new campaign

Uber's stance comes as US infections surge and the debate over public health measures and wearing a mask has taken on a partisan tone in the United States

Team of AIIMS doctors, IIT-Delhi students launch app to track plasma donors

AIIMS doctor along with a team of IIT-Delhi students have developed an app -- COPAL-19 -- that enables users to track willing plasma donors who have recovered from coronavirus.

Pfizer, BioNTech's Covid-19 drug shows encouraging results in early tests

With its other potential candidates still in the earliest stage of testing, Pfizer aims to open a large-scale study this summer but can't yet say which shot is best to include

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's case count exceeds 600,000-mark

Coronavirus latest news: Global tally of coronavirus cases is now 10,631,655, while more than 5.79 million have recovered, and 515,006 have died. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Covid-19 Factoid: Tamil Nadu adds nearly 4,000 cases for 3 straight days

Over 1,200 people have died in southern state due to Covid-19 and over 50,000 cases have recovered so far. Maharashtra and Delhi, meanwhile, have shown some improvement lately

Unlock 2.0: DDMA assesses Covid-19 in Delhi, decides to maintain status quo

The only modification has been in the timing of night curfew, which will now stay in place from 10 pm to 5 am in the place of 9 pm to 5 am

ECI seeks coronavirus report from states ahead of deciding on elections

The ECI has written a letter to the State Election Commissioners of states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat asking the condition of the states

Section 144 imposed in Mumbai till July 15 amid spike in Covid-19 cases

With 903 new patients reported on Tuesday, coronavirus case tally in Mumbai increased to 77,197 while death toll rose to 4,554 with 93 more fatalities.

Coronil: Patanjali can sell its drug, but not as a cure for Covid-19

AYUSH Ministry has only given permission to sell this particular formulation as immunity booster and not as a medicinal cure for Covid-19

Goa opens to domestic tourists from July 2, says Manohar Ajgaonkar

Goa, one of the country's most popular tourist destinations, has remained shut for travellers since the nationwide coronavirus-induced lockdown was imposed in March.

Schools in Haryana to reopen from July 27; colleges to remain shut

Staff will be required to conduct and monitor these from their respective classrooms, news agency NDTV reported.

Railways starts process to let private players operate passenger trains

This is the first initiative for private investment for running passenger trains on the Indian Railways network

Tamil Nadu adds 3,882 new Covid-19 cases, 2,182 cases from Chennai alone

According to the State Health Department 63 people died on Wednesday; Total tally stands at 94,049 cases, 52,926 discharged and 1,264 deaths as on July 1, 2020

From Patanjali's claim to U-turn on Coronil: Sequence of events

On June 23, Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved launched a medicine, 'Coronil', for treating Covid-19 in just seven days

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Over 4,700 die each day, LatAm leads mortality

Record daily rise in US cases, gold hits 8-yr high, Airbus to axe 15,000 and other pandemic-related news from across the globe

India coronavirus dispatch: States can't seal borders under Unlock 2.0

Navi Mumbai's 'Covid war room', performance of centre's food distribution schemes so far, and why audits are still missing Covid deaths-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemi