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Africa's Covid-19 cases pass 11.65 million, death toll at 253,309

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt are among the countries with the most cases in the continent

Maharashtra records 1,045 Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 1,045 new coronavirus infections and one death, the state health department said.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi tests positive for Covid, isolates herself

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala says she is determined to appear before ED on Jun 8

Mumbai records over 700 fresh Covid cases for second day in a row

A day before, the city had witnessed 739 new cases, highest since February 4, but no fatality.

Goa records 47 fresh Covid-19 cases, two-digit rise after a month

Goa on Thursday recorded 47 new cases of COVID-19 which raised the tally of infections in the state to 2,45,896, an official from the state health department said.

Delhi reports 373 fresh Coronavirus cases, 2 more fatalities in a day

As many as 1,048 patients are under home isolation, down from 1,131 the previous day, it said, adding that there are 279 containment zones in the national capital.

Mumbai drives Maharashtra's Covid surge; experts seek adherence to norms

A "tremendous" rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai is driving a surge in new infections in Maharashtra over the last few days, data showed

Rising Covid-19 cases in Kerala, Maharashtra cause concern in Karnataka

The rising Covid cases in neighbouring states of Kerala and Maharashtra have raised concerns in the Karnataka health department.

Covid-19: 368 fresh cases, zero death in Delhi; positivity rate at 1.74%

Delhi reported 368 new Covid cases and zero death on Wednesday while the positivity rate declined to 1.74 per cent, according to data shared the city health department here.

Mumbai logs 739 new Covid cases, highest since Feb 4; TPR at 8.4%

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 739 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest daily rise after February 4, but no fatalities, as per the bulletin issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Maharashtra records 1,081 new Covid cases, highest in last three months

The active tally of cases in the state now stands at 4,032, including 2,970 cases in Mumbai.

BMC on alert as Mumbai sees over 500 Covid cases for first time after Feb 6

"The new cases (reported) daily have tremendously gone up in Mumbai, and with monsoon around the corner, we will now see a rapid rise in symptomatic cases," Chahal told BMC officials.

Data story: India logs 2,745 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,636

India has so far administered 1,935,720,807 vaccine doses

Data story: India logs 2,338 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,630

India has so far administered 1,934,519,805 vaccine doses

Mumbai logs 500 plus Covid cases in a day for the first time after Feb 6

The number of recoveries in Mumbai stands at 10,43,710 while the Covid-19 death toll remained unchanged at 19,566 with no fresh fatalities being reported during the day, the official said.

World Economic Forum: Covid-19 vaccine gap persists, with an income bias

Many outside the richer economies are still awaiting the gift of the jab

Maharashtra logs highest Covid-19 count in 3 months; active tally at 3,475

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 711 new cases of coronavirus, a sharp rise from 431 logged the previous day and the highest daily count since February 27, while one more patient succumbed

Delhi: Covid cases dip as city reports 212 new cases in last 24 hours

Witnessing a dip in the fresh Covid-19 infections, the national capital reported 212 new cases in the last 24 hours, 145 lesser than Sunday, according to a health bulletin by the Delhi government

Shanghai city to lift two-month Covid lockdown restrictions on June 1

Shanghai imposed a city-wide lockdown on its 25 mn residents on April 1 to combat the spread of Covid

Could one still be infectious after Covid isolation? What does data say

Data on the Omicron outbreak suggests rapid antigen tests (RATs) may not detect Covid until at least two days after exposure to the virus