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Jammu and Kashmir Covid update: 22 more test positive for coronavirus

Jammu and Kashmir reported 22 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to 454,442

Maharashtra records 4,165 new Covid cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

State capital Mumbai alone reported 2,255 new cases and two fatalities

Thane district's daily Covid-19 count crosses 900-mark, no deaths reported

Thane district of Maharashtra has reported 934 new coronavirus positive cases, which took its infection count to 717,090, an official said on Friday.

Data story: India logs 12,847 new cases; over 65,000 infections in 7 days

India has so far administered 1,958,403,471 vaccine doses

NTAGI members agree to reduce Covid-19 booster gap to six months

The Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) of the NTAGI on Thursday recommended reducing the gap between the second and precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the current nine to six months

Delhi logs over 1,300 new Covid cases for second day in a row; TPR 6.69%

With the fresh cases, Delhi's tally of Covid-19 cases increased to 19,17,228 while the death toll rose to 26,225, the department said in its latest bulletin.

Maharashtra logs over 4,000 new Covid cases for second consecutive day

Mumbai on Thursday reported 2,366 new coronavirus cases and two deaths

89% of India's adult population fully vaccinated against Covid: Mandaviya

The cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country have exceeded 195.67 crore, according to the Health Ministry's provisional reports till 7 am on Thursday.

Thane reports jump of over 800 new Covid-19 infections in a single day

Maharashtra's Thane district has added 852 new cases of coronavirus, raising its infection tally to 716,157, an official said on Thursday

Data story: India logs 12,213 cases, biggest single-day jump since Feb 25

India has so far administered 1,956,737,014 vaccine doses

India's new Covid cases at 12,213; cross 10K-mark 1st time after Feb 26

India on Thursday reported 12,213 fresh Covid cases in a single-day rise as against the previous day's count of 8,822 infections, the Union Health Ministry said

Bengal logs 230 new Covid-19 infections, one fatality in last 24 hours

West Bengal on Wednesday reported 230 new Covid-19 cases, 95 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 2,020,774, the health department said in a bulletin

Mumbai logs nearly 2,300 new Covid-19 cases, highest since Jan 23

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 2,293 new Covid-19 cases, up by 569 from a day ago and the highest daily count registered since January 23, while one more patient succumbed to the infection

Tamil Nadu logs 476 Covid-19 cases, active infections near 2,000 mark

Hitting another spike on the number of daily infections, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday added 476 coronavirus cases including 5 returnees from domestic and overseas, pushing the tally to 3,458,445 till date

Covid may have forced return of 51.6% urban men to villages: PLF survey

The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted during July 2020-June 2021 collected information on migration and temporary visitors to households

Covid: 1,375 new cases in Delhi in last 24 hrs; positivity rate at 7.01%

This is the second consecutive day that Delhi has recorded over 1,100 cases in a day.

Maharashtra logs 4,024 new Covid cases in a day, including 2,293 in Mumbai

Four new cases of B.A.5 variant of coronavirus were also detected in the state; the metropolis has crossed the 2,000 daily case mark after almost five months

Vaccine makers claims efficacy against Omicron variant of Covid-19

Omicron has been the dominant strain across the world since January, quickly replacing the Delta variant that had caused a devastating second wave in India

NTAGI to review Covaxin, Corbevax vaccine data for 6-12 years on Thursday

The agenda for the NTAGI's meeting includes discussion on CMC Vellore study on the feasibility of allowing precaution dose of a Covid vaccine separate from the one used for primary vaccination

Covaxin booster dose enhances effectiveness against Delta, Omicron: ICMR

The administration of Covaxin as a booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19's Delta variant and gives protection against Omicron variants BA.1.1 and BA.2, a study said