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West Bengal logs 1,449 fresh Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths in 24 hours

West Bengal reported 1,449 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 2,072,307, while the death toll climbed to 21,282 with six more fatalities, the health department said on Monday

Karnataka reports 1,108 Covid cases, zero deaths; positivity rate at 6.82%

Karnataka on Monday clocked 1,108 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero fatalities, taking the total caseload to 39,87,428, the health department said.

Mumbai sees 167 Covid-19 cases; no addition to toll after gap of five days

Mumbai on Monday reported 167 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally in the metropolis to 11,21,262 but the death toll remained unchanged at 19,632 as no fatality was reported after a gap of five days

SC asks states to compensate families of Covid victims without wasting time

Supreme Court on Monday directed all states and Union Territories to ensure payment of compensation to family members of Covid-19 victims without wasting any time

Arunachal Pradesh reports 14 fresh Covid-19 cases, zero fatalities

Arunachal Pradesh reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, pushing the tally to 64,924, said a senior health department official

Covid: Assam reports 149 new infections, three deaths, 718,452 recoveries

Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 7,30,143 as 149 more people tested positive for the infection while three new fatalities pushed the death toll to 6,668, said a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin

12 new Covid-19 cases reported in Andamans; infection tally rises to 10,320

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 10,320 on Monday as 12 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

Covid-19 daily positivity rate recorded above 6% after 161 days

India logged a single day rise of 16,935 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 43,767,534, while the daily positivity rate was recorded above 6% in 161 days

Data story: India logs 16,935 new Covid cases; death toll reaches 525,760

India has so far administered 2,000,461,095 vaccine doses

Data story: India logs 20,528 new Covid cases, 127,948 infections in 7 days

India reported an increase of 2,689 in active coronavirus cases on Sunday

Thane reports 148 new Covid-19 infections, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 148 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths, raising its infection tally to 732,560 and the fatality toll to 11,921, a health official said on Monday

Bengal logs 2,659 new Covid cases, 5 more deaths; active tally at 30,791

West Bengal on Sunday logged 2,659 fresh Covid-19 infections, down from 2,839 the previous day, pushing the caseload to 20,70,858, the health department said in a bulletin.

Maharashtra: 38 students from Nagpur school test Covid-19 positive

At least 38 students of a private school in Nagpur city in Maharashtra have tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Sunday.

Covid: 498 new cases, 1 more death in Delhi; positivity rate 3.57%

Delhi on Sunday recorded 498 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 3.57 per cent, while one more person died due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the health department here.

China reports 600 Covid cases in 24 hours, marking highest tally in July

The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported around 600 new cases of COVID-19, marking the number as the highest daily tally in the month of July, as per the National Health Commission.

Slow and steady: India touches 2 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses milestone

Experts feel heterologous boosting and focus on drugs is the way forward

Gujarat sees 644 Covid-19 cases, no deaths; active tally at 4,776

Gujarat on Sunday reported 644 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 12,42,731, while the death toll remained unchanged at 10,954, a state health department official said.

Mumbai sees 276 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate now 2.59%

Mumbai on Sunday reported 276 COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 2.59 per cent and two fatalities, taking the tally to 11,21,095 and the toll to 19,632, a civic official said.

Maharashtra logs 2,186 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 5.86%

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 2,186 new coronavirus positive cases and three deaths linked to the infection, the health department said.

India's Covid vaccination drive unparalleled in scale and speed: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed India's vaccination drive as 'unparalleled in scale and speed'.