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Active Covid-19 cases cross 500-mark in Jharkhand after four months

The number of active Covid-19 cases crossed the 500-mark in Jharkhand after around four months as 132 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said on Saturday

Mizoram logs 61 new Covid-19 infections, positivity rate at 24.11%

Mizoram's Covid-19 tally rose to 229,670 on Saturday as 61 more people tested positive for the infection, 47 less than the previous day, a health official said

Covid-19 cases surge in Assam with 294 fresh infections, two more deaths

Assam continued to register a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases as 294 more people tested positive for the infection, the highest single-day spike in the last five months

India records 18,840 Covid-19 infections, 43 deaths in last 24 hours

India's Covid-19 case tally rose by 18,840 in a day to reach 43,604,394 while the number of active cases increased to 125,028, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday

Andamans report six new Covid-19 infections; case tally rises to 10,224

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 10,224 on Saturday as six more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

Thane records 267 fresh Covid-19 infections; active case tally at 2,791

Thane district in Maharashtra has reported 267 new coronavirus positive cases, which raised its overall infection tally to 730,961, a health official said on Saturday

NTAGI panel for use of Corbevax, Covaxin for kids aged 5-12 years

However, there was no decision on introducing these vaccines in the vaccination programme

Tamil Nadu posts 2,722 new Covid cases, no death; active tally at 18,687

As many as 2,413 people recuperated from the virus in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 34,39,606 leaving 18,687 active infections.

Delhi records 531 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 3.13%

With the fresh infections and fatalities, Delhi's caseload climbed to 19,39,758 and the death toll increased to 26,280, the health department bulletin said.

Sikkim logs 29 new Covid cases, masks made mandatory again in public places

Sikkim now has 101 active cases, while 38,028 people have recovered from the disease, and 757 others migrated.

Chhattisgarh sees 296 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally rises to 1,363

Chhattisgarh on Friday reported 296 COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 2.42 per cent, taking the tally to 11,55,791, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,040, an official said.

Maharashtra reports 2,944 new Covid cases, 7 deaths; active tally at 18,851

The fresh Covid-19 deaths were reported from Mumbai, Vasai-Virar (two each), Thane, Raigad and Aurangabad (one each).

Mizoram logs 108 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths; positivity rate at 24%

At least 58 people have recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 2,28,406

Six new Covid-19 infections logged in Andamans; active case tally at 10,218

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 10,218 on Friday as six more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

Assam records 273 fresh coronavirus cases, highest in five months

The northeastern state also recorded a fresh fatality due to coronavirus after several days

Thane reports 267 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

Thane's death toll rose by three to 11,912, while recovery count reached 7,15,429

Data story: India logs 18,815 new Covid cases, death toll at 525,343

India has added 116,320 cases in the past 7 days.

Bengal adds 2,889 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more die in last 24 hours

West Bengal reported 2,889 fresh Covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 2,042,831, as the upward graph of new infections continues in the state, an official bulletin said on Thursday

Maharashtra reports 2,678 new Covid cases in a day; active tally at 19,413

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 2,678 new coronavirus cases and eight pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said.

China: Beijing mandates Covid vaccines to enter some public spaces

The Chinese capital has issued a mandate requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before they can enter some public spaces including gyms, museums and libraries