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Odisha's single-day Covid-19 count breaches 1,000-mark after 5 months

Odisha recorded 1,043 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the highest single-day tally in five months, taking the caseload to 12,97,175, the health department said in a bulletin.

Arunachal reports 43 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

The state had recorded 45 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day spike in a fortnight

Assam reports 707 new Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 11.5%

The total number of affected now stands at 7,28,616 and the positivity rate has increased to 11.55 per cent during the last 24 hours from the previous day's 10.75 per cent

Mizoram records 119 fresh coronavirus cases, zero deaths on Friday

Mizoram has the second highest number of active cases in the northeastern region, at 1,067, after Assam (3,150) , as per official data on Friday

Australian PM calls national cabinet meeting amid rise in Covid cases

The PM will meet with state and territory leaders on Monday amid pressure for the federal government to reinstate pandemic leave payments for workers forced into isolation

New Zealand reports 10,470 new Covid community cases, 16 deaths on Friday

Currently, 773 Covid patients are being treated in hospitals, including 14 in intensive care units or high dependency units

Assam's Cachar district makes face masks mandatory as Covid cases rise

All the shop owners or business establishments are to ensure Covid-appropriate behaviours within their jurisdiction

Data story: India logs 20,038 new Covid cases, active tally at 139,073

India has so far administered 1,994,734,994 vaccine doses

Free Covid-19 precautionary dose for all above 18 years from today

This special vaccination drive is a part of the celebration for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and aims to provide free precaution dose for all adults (18 years and above) eligible population

Thane records 168 new Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally at 1,518

Thane district in Maharashtra has reported 168 new coronavirus positive cases, which took its overall infection count to 732,105, a health official said on Friday

Bengal reports 3,029 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths in last 24 hours

West Bengal reported 3,029 fresh Covid-19 cases, 50 more than the previous day, raising the tally to 2,062,293, the health department said on Thursday

Sikkim reports 70 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs; death toll reaches 459

Sikkim reported 70 more COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 39,675, while the death toll mounted to 459 with one fresh fatality

Ensure second dose coverage of Sputnik V vaccine: Centre to states

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday said it has been observed that the uptake of precaution dose of Sputnik V is only 0.5 per cent of those due for it

Covid-19 pandemic: India reports over 20,000 new cases after 145 days

This is an increase of 3,233 infections as compared to yesterday. The country reported 16,906 new COVID cases on Wednesday

Amid low precaution doses, 'Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' to begin

A 75-day-long 'Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' will commence from Friday to provide free precaution dose to all eligible adults at government Covid Vaccination Centres (CVCs).

Don't experiment with health, take booster dose: NIV director urges people

National Institute of Virology Director Dr Priya Abraham on Thursday said the present Covid-19 variant, Omicron, can escape antibodies formed after two doses of vaccination

Mumbai records 339 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 2,805

Mumbai on Thursday recorded 339 fresh coronavirus cases, while two more patients succumbed to the infection, the city's civic body said.

Maha records 2,229 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 16,553

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 2,229 fresh coronavirus cases, a drop of nearly 350, and four more deaths linked to the infection, down from 10 fatalities a day ago, the state health department said

Delhi logs 520 new Covid-19 cases, one fatality; positivity rate at 3.44%

Delhi on Thursday recorded 520 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.44 per cent, while one more person succumbed to the viral disease, according to health department data.

Increase uptake of Sputnik V vaccine precautionary doses: Centre to states

In a letter to all states and UTs, the Health Ministry on Thursday suggested some measures to increase the uptake of Sputnik V booster doses