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Six Indian drug firms that are doing serious business in coronavirus times

The world's race for a coronavirus drug hinges on Indian companies working with their global peers. Business Standard tracks six companies to feel the pulse of Indian pharma

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat sees 71 cases, 1 death; active tally now 914

Ahmedabad reported 31 new cases, Vadodara 16, Tapi four, Banaskantha three, Rajkot two and Surat one, among others, an official said

Data story: India logs 5,476 new cases; death toll rises to 515,036

India has so far administered 1,788,379,249 vaccine doses. That is 4162.6 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.5 per cent of its population

Mumbai sees no Covid death for 9th day in a row; tally rises by 65

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed that 17,952 samples were examined in the last 24 hours, which took the overall number of coronavirus tests to 1,62,75,524

Covid-19: Kerala sees 1,836 new cases, four deaths in last 24 hours

Ernakulam district reported the most number of patients (350) followed by Thiruvananthapuram (287) and Kollam (163)

Sputnik Light: SEC recommends permission for phase 3 trial as booster dose

The DCGI had on February 4 granted emergency use permission to Sputnik Light vaccine in India, subject to certain regulatory provisions

Experts question study predicting fourth Covid wave in India in June

According to the recent modelling study by researchers at IIT-Kanpur, the fourth wave of the Covid in India may start around June 22 and peak from mid- to late-August

Data story: India logs 5,921 new cases; smallest daily spike since December

India has so far administered 1,785,566,940 vaccine doses. That is 4156.59 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.3 per cent of its population

India records nearly 6,000 new Covid-19 infections, 289 more deaths

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.63 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.84 per cent

Chhattisgarh sees 107 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 888

The recovery count stood at 11,36,425 after six people were discharged from hospitals and 218 completed home isolation during the day, leaving the state with 888 active cases, an official said

Delhi records 302 Covid-19 cases, four deaths; positivity rate 0.63%

Amid the decline in daily cases of Covid-19 in Delhi, the number of patients under home isolation has significantly fallen in the last few weeks

Covid-19 pandemic: Seven new cases push Assam's tally to 7,24,157

The death toll remained unchanged at 6,639 as no fresh fatality was recorded

Govt panel recommends EUA for Covid vaccine Covovax for 12-17 age group

An expert panel of the country's central drug authority has recommended granting emergency use authorisationto SII's Covid vaccine Covovax for the 12-17 age group, official sources said on Friday.

Gujarat sees 96 Covid-19 fresh cases, no death; active tally now 1,109

So far, 12,11,087 people have been discharged post recovery, including 237 in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with an active tally of 1,109, an official said

Mumbai reports zero Covid deaths for eighth straight day; logs 78 new cases

For the eighth day in a row, the financial capital of the country recorded zero pandemic-related deaths

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh records 153 new cases, zero casualties

At least 515 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 10,27,142, an official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records 525 fresh cases, nine deaths

As many as 992 patients were discharged since Thursday evening, taking the total of recoveries to 77, 15,711

Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir logs 33 cases, one more death

Out of the fresh cases, 15 were from the Jammu division and 18 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, officials said

Kerala records 2,190 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases in Kerala -- 405 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 366 cases and Kottayam with 209 cases

Covid: US FDA declines emergency use nod for Covaxin for 2-18 age group

Bharat Biotech's US partner Ocugen said it intends to continue working with the US FDA to evaluate the process for getting an EUA for pediatric use of Covaxin