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Andaman and Nicobar reports 5 new Covid-19 cases, tally at 10,119

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported five fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally in the Union territory to 10,119, a health department official said on Saturday

India reports 15,940 new Covid-19 infections, 20 deaths in last 24 hours

India's tally of Covid infections rose by 15,940 in a day to reach 43,378,234 while the active caseload increased to 91,779, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday

Expert panel approves use of Serum Institute's Covovax for 7-11-year olds

India started vaccinating adolescents (aged 15-18) from January, and further expanded the drive to include children as young as 12 years from March

Covid vaccines prevented 20 million deaths in first year of rollout: Study

While more than 7 million deaths were likely averted in countries covered by Covax, the WHO-backed distribution program, the research nonetheless highlights the devastation caused by uneven access

Home truths about door-to-door vaccinations for persons with disabilities

Denial of doses to persons without IDs, absence of segregated data and low awareness pose question mark on campaign

Delhi logs 1,447 new Covid cases, one more death; positivity rate at 5.98%

The infection tally has risen to 19,28,841 while the death toll stands at 26,243

Booster shot in need of a boost as citizens shy away despite Covid surge

Fewer than 20% have taken precautionary vaccine dose, with Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru accounting for a quarter of the jabs taken by the 18-59 age group

Maharashtra reports 4,205 new Covid-19 cases; CM reviews situation

On Thursday, the state had logged 5,218 COVID-19 cases and one death

Mumbai reports 1,898 Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 12.7%

Of 1,898 new Covid-19 patients, 1,802 were asymptomatic

Karnataka reports 858 new Covid-19 cases, health dept on alert amid surge

The Karnataka Health Department is on an alert after the Covid cases in the state breached 800-mark in the last 24 hours

As new Covid-19 cases cross 1,000-mark, TN health officials on alert

The Tamil Nadu health department is on a high alert after the number of fresh Covid-19 cases has crossed the 1000-mark in the state

Thane district's daily case count crosses 1,000-mark after months; two die

After a gap of several months, the single-day Covid infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra has once again crossed the 1,000-mark with the addition of 1,089 cases, an official said on Friday.

Lucknow records spurt in Covid-19 cases, 166 infections in last 24 hours

Lucknow has reported a massive spike in Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health officials said

Over 4.2 million deaths in India prevented by Covid vaccines in 2021: Study

Covid-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, said a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal

Step up Covid-19 testing and genome sequencing: Mansukh Mandaviya

India reported 13,313 new cases in the last 24 hours and the active caseload currently stands at 83,990

Omicron sub-variants may target lungs, evade vax, prior infection: Studies

A preliminary study from the University of Tokyo showed that BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.12.1 may have evolved to cause infection of lung cells

Mumbai reports sharp rise in new coronavirus cases at 2,479; one more dies

With these additions, the overall Covid-19 count in the metropolis surged to 11,01,862, while the death toll increased to 19,589

Maharashtra reports 5,218 new Covid cases in a day; 1,934 in Delhi

Mumbai reported 2,479 new cases in the last 24 hours; Delhi's positivity rate stands at 8.1%

Focus on whole genome sequencing: Mandaviya to officials amid Covid surge

Mandaviya, who chaired a meeting with key experts and officials amid an upsurge of Covid cases, stressed on the need to focus on districts reporting high case positivity and undertake adequate testing

DCGI panel to review on Friday SII applications for Covovax use among kids

The expert panel in its last meeting in April had sought more data from SII following its application seeking the emergency use authorization of Covovax for seven to 11 years