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West Bengal reports over a hundred new Covid-19 cases after 3 months

The state recorded 107 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 20,20,034

Maharashtra records 3,081 Covid cases including 1,956 in Mumbai; no death

Friday's rise in cases was the highest since February 13 when the state had recorded 3,502 cases

Delhi reports 655 new Covid cases, 2 more deaths; positivity rate at 3.11%

This is the second consecutive day when daily cases are in excess of 600 and a positivity rate of over 3 per cent have been reported

For Cornwall, the G7 summit 2021 brings mix of disruption and hope

US President Joe Biden and leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan are arriving for three days of talks starting Friday at the tiny village of Carbis Bay, near St Ives in Cornwall

Data story: India logs 7,584 new cases, over 36,500 added in last 7 days

With 3,791 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate stands at 98.70%, while fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.21%

Thane's single-day Covid-19 cases cross 500-mark, death toll unchanged

Thane district of Maharashtra, which has been witnessing a steady rise in coronavirus positive cases of late, has recorded 513 new infections, an official said on Friday

Covid-19 testing drops even as daily cases rise to three-month high

Testing volumes have not grown much nationally, though individual states show some improvement

Covid origins unclear but laboratory leak theory needs study: WHO

It noted that since lab accidents in the past have triggered some outbreaks, the highly politicised theory could not be discounted.

Must not lower guard: Centre tells states, UTs amid Covid-19 surge

In view of rising Covid cases across the country in the last two weeks, the Centre on Thursday advised all States and UTs not to lower the guard and to continue working towards building on progress

Mumbai sees slight dip in Covid cases, reports 1,702 new infections

The active case count has risen to 7,998 from 7,000 in the last 24 hours and the recovery rate dipped to 97 per cent from 98 per cent, the BMC said.

Maharashtra logs 2,813 Covid cases, highest in nearly four months; 1 death

State capital Mumbai recorded 1,702 infections and the lone death during the day.

Omicron sub-variants behind rising Covid-19 cases in India: Doctors

The Union Health Ministry said on Thursday that India registered 7,240 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, up from 5,233 infections logged the previous day.

Delhi records 622 new Covid cases, 2 deaths, positivity rate rises to 3.17%

Delhi logged 622 fresh Covid cases and two more deaths on Thursday, while the positivity rate rose to 3.17 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department here.

China: Shanghai locks down parts of city again as Covid fears return

The mini-lockdown is raising concerns that the city's reopening is backsliding as officials fear a rebound in cases.

Goa CM urges people to follow Covid protocol amid surge in infections

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday appealed to people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour in the wake of increase in the number of infections in the state.

Thane reports 440 new Covid-19 infections in a day, jump of over 100 cases

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 440 new COVID-19 cases, raising its infection count to 712,366, an official said on Thursday

Data story: India logs 7,240 new cases, over 41,000 added in last 7 days

India has so far administered 1,945,981,691 vaccine doses

Flyers who don't wear masks may be declared 'unruly' and de-boarded: DGCA

DGCA's Wednesday circular said airlines must ensure the passengers wear masks properly on flights and they are removed from faces only 'under exceptional circumstances and for permitted reasons'

New coronavirus infections in India jump to cross 5,000-mark

A total of 5,233 infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll climbed to 524,715 with seven fresh fatalities

Mumbai logs 1,765 new Covid cases, highest since Jan 26; active count at 7k

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 1,765 new COVID-19 cases, its highest single day count since January 26, but did not report any fatality linked to the infection during the day, the city civic body said.