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India registers 1,335 fresh Covid-19 cases, 52 more fatalities

A reduction of 635 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

States begin doing away with Covid restrictions; Delhi removes no-mask fine

Some states like Tamil Nadu are, however, taking a cautious approach, and are yet to announce major relaxations

Data shows India's changing Covid-19 mix as share of omicron samples dips

Govt stopped updating weekly numbers on genetic sequencing in January

Covid restrictions are being lifted in Maha due to BJP's pressure: Shelar

The Shiv Sena-led government was not even ready to allow processions on the occasion of Gudhi Padwa (Marathi new year) but had to yield, he said

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 113 new cases and zero fatality

Delhi reported 113 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.49 per cent and zero death due to the viral disease on Thursday, according to data shared by the city health department.

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu records 35 new cases, zero deaths

Tamil Nadu on Thursday recorded 35 new Covid-19 cases and zero virus-related deaths, as the active cases further dipped in the state.

DDMA decides to do away with fine for not wearing face masks: Report

Currently, there is a fine of Rs 500 for not wearing masks at public places in Delhi

Kerala records 429 fresh Covid-19 cases, six deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 89 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (66) and Kottayam (50)

Vaccine policy group seeks more lab data on tests for mixing Covid doses

NTAGI has a month to go before it gives its advice to the government on inoculation strategy.

Puducherry becomes coronavirus-free as active cases stand at zero

The union territory of Puducherry emerged coronavirus free as the number of active cases stood at zero after the recovery of the solitary patient, a senior Health department official said

Data story: India reports fewer than 10,000 new cases in past 7 days

India has so far administered 1,840,655,005 vaccine doses. That is 4278.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 131.22 per cent of its population

India records 1,225 cases of Covid in 24 hrs, active infections at 14,307

With 1,225 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India's infection tally rose to 4,30,24,440

China's manufacturing, services sectors sluggish amid Covid surge

A major economic uncertainty that China faces is the increased global oil prices and the continued conflict in Ukraine and the accompanying sanctions against Russia.

Global Covid caseload rises to 486.8 million, fatalities at 6.13 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths

Bihar worst in genomic sampling, UP second lowest in India, shows data

11 of the 36 states/UTs have tested fewer samples than the national average

Over 1.84 billion Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Govt

Over 1.59 crore (1,59,51,459) vaccine doses have so far been administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 12-14 years

US President Biden to receive second booster as admin launches COVID.GOV

The additional booster dose will be administered by a member of the White House Medical Unit

Kerala records 438 fresh coronavirus cases, 21 deaths in a day

As many as 17,655 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Over 200,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes sequenced by INSACOG, says govt

17 Covid-19 bio-repositories have been notified by the government

Shanghai expands Covid lockdown as new daily cases surge by a third

Several residents living in western districts on Tuesday received notice from their housing committees that they would be stopped from leaving their compounds for the next seven days