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Fresh Covid-19 advisory issued in Uttarakhand following rise in infections

With COVID-19 cases on the rise again, a fresh advisory was issued here on Monday putting emphasis on the five-point strategy of testing, vaccination and compliance of Covid-appropriate behaviour

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tests positive for Covid with mild symptoms

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta has tested positive for Covid-19 and has mild symptoms

Data story: India logs 16,866 new cases, active infections see net decline

India has added 138,087 cases in the past 7 days

1.8 mn Covid vaccine jabs administered during mega drive in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu on Sunday inoculated 18.08 people against COVID-19 in the 32nd mega vaccination exercise in the state, the health department said

3.54 cr people yet to receive booster dose in Tamil Nadu: Health Minister

Currently 3.54 crore in Tamil Nadu are yet to receive the COVID-19 precautionary dose even after completing the six-month period after the second dose

US President Biden improves 'significantly,' throat still sore from Covid

President Joe Biden is feeling much, much better after testing positive for the coronavirus, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator said, confirming that the 79-year-old US leader was infected

MP reports 237 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally stands at 1,542

The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,48,295 on Sunday after the detection of 237 cases, an official said.

Tripura logs 446 new Covid cases, 1 death; positivity ratio at 12.14%

Tripura on Sunday reported 446 new COVID-19 cases, 230 more than the previous day, with the tally mounting to 1,04,728, a health department bulletin said.

Delhi logs 729 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate 5.57%

Delhi on Sunday logged 729 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities due to the disease as the positivity rate climbed to 5.57 per cent, according to city health department data.

Mumbai reports 238 Covid-19 cases, two deaths, recovery rate at 98%

Mumbai on Sunday recorded 238 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, taking the tally in the metropolis to 11,22,912 and the toll to 19,640, a civic official said.

Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh tests positive for Covid-19 a second time

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Sikkim reports 121 new Covid cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 13.38%

Sikkim's COVID-19 tally rose to 41,206 on Sunday as 121 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the Himalayan state's coronavirus death toll to 468

Maharashtra reports 2,015 Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths in last 24 hours

Three deaths were reported in Mumbai Circle, two in Nagpur and one in Pune circle, as per state health department data

Tourism back on track in Sikkim since lifting of Covid-19 restrictions

Tourism industry, the mainstay of Sikkim's economy, has got back on its feet since the lifting of the COVID 19-induced lockdown late last year, officials said.

Thane records 122 fresh Covid-19 infections, one death in 24 hours

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 122 new COVID-19 cases, taking its infection tally to 7,33,358, a health official said on Sunday

Assam reports 736 fresh Covid-19 infection, 136 recoveries, one death

Assam on Saturday evening reported as many as 736 fresh COVID-19 cases, the State Health Department informed

West Bengal reports 1,844 fresh Covid-19 infection, seven more deaths

West Bengal on Saturday registered 1,844 new Covid-19 cases, 393 less than the previous day's count, taking the tally to 20,83,572, the health department said in a bulletin

Joe Biden has likely contracted a highly contagious Covid-19 strain: Doctor

The variant, known as BA.5, is an offshoot of the omicron strain that emerged late last year, and it's believed to be responsible for the vast majority of coronavirus cases in the country.

Delhi records 738 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death; positivity rate at 5.04%

With this, the national capital's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 19,47,763 and the death toll to 26,299, the latest bulletin stated.

Karnataka reports 1,456 new Covid-19 cases, active cases at 8,848

The department in its daily COVID bulletin said 1,096 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,45,647 till date. Active cases stood at 8,848.