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Mumbai logs 285 new Covid cases, but no death for 1st time since Aug 22

The growth rate of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai stood at 0.034 per cent between August 30 and September 5, while the case doubling rate was 2,094 days

Intranasal Covid vaccine will be global game changer: Bharat Biotech MD

Phase III trials were conducted for safety, and immunogenicity in about 3,100 subjects, in 14 trial sites across India

Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine gets DCGI's nod for emergency use

The Drugs Controller General of India approved Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine for restricted emergency use in those aged above 18 years

Data story: India logs 4,417 new Covid cases; active tally at 52,336

India has added 48,277 cases in the past 7 days

China locks down 65 mn citizens as national holiday travel peak looms

China has placed tens of millions of people under lockdowns that have been ruthlessly applied, sometimes preventing residents from obtaining food, health care and basic necessities

World's first coronavirus vaccine you can inhale approved in China

China's National Medical Products Administration approved CanSino's Ad5-nCoV for emergency use as a booster vaccine

India will not witness a fourth wave of Covid-19, say health experts

Dr Pragya Yadav, senior scientist at the government's ICMR-NIV institute in Pune, said there is no cause for worry until new variants of concern (VoCs) spread in India

Data story: India logs 5,910 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,007

India has added 46,722 cases in the past 7 days

218 fresh Covid cases, no new deaths in Delhi; positivity rate 1.93%

Delhi on Sunday reported 218 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.93%, according to data shared by the city health department

Mumbai reports 376 Covid-19 cases, two deaths; active tally now 2,949

Mumbai on Sunday reported 376 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, which took the metropolis' tally to 11,46,267 and the toll to 19,709, a civic official said

Maharashtra logs 1,205 Covid-19 cases, three deaths; active tally now 8,364

Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 1,205 COVID-19 cases and three deaths, which took the tally to 81,04,854 and toll to 1,48,264, an official said

Data story: India logs 6,799 new Covid cases; active tally at 55,114

India has added 57,419 cases in the past 7 days

Brain stroke, heart-related issues sees uptick after Covid: Experts

Brain stroke, heart-related issues have been on an uptick after the Covid-19 infectios, experts have said

Chhattisgarh sees 140 coronavirus cases, one death, 190 recoveries

Chhattisgarh on Saturday reported 140 COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 2.21 per cent, taking the tally to 11,74,113, an official said.

Delhi logs 236 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more deaths in a single day

Delhi on Saturday recorded three coronavirus-related deaths and 236 fresh cases with a reduced positivity rate of 1.68 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department here

Mumbai reports 394 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally now 3,183

Mumbai on Saturday reported 394 Covid-19 cases and two deaths, which took the metropolis' tally to 1,145,891 and the toll to 19,707, a civic official said

Maharashtra sees 1,272 Covid cases, 4 deaths, 1,771 recoveries in 24 hours

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 1,272 Covid-19 cases and four deaths, which took the state's tally to 8,103,649 and the toll to 148,261, an official said

Only 25 % people in Odisha took Covid-19 precaution dose, says official

The Odisha government appealed to the people on Saturday to take the precaution dose against coronavirus as soon as possible as few weeks are left for the period of free jabs

Odisha reports 174 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death in the last 24 hours

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 1,328,244 on Saturday as 174 more people, including 13 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

Puducherry records 47 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 172,000

While Puducherry region alone witnessed 39 new cases, Karaikal reported five and Yanam three