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Sputnik Light may soon be only version available in India amid low demand

Meanwhile, local manufacturing partners have either halted or reduced production of Sputnik Light owing to low demand

Maharashtra: Cinema halls, restaurants allowed to function at 100% capacity

Swimming pools, religious places, entertainment parks allowed to function with 100% capacity in 14 districts, including Mumbai

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam reports nine new cases and one fatality

The positivity rate declined to 0.31 per cent against 0.48 per cent the previous day

Covid-19 pandemic: Mizoram reports 703 new cases, tally at 2,15,356

The death toll remained at 658 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, an official said

Chhattisgarh sees 153 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death, 310 recoveries

The recovery count stood at 11,35,968 after 17 people were discharged from hospitals and 293 completed home isolation during the day, leaving the state with 1,129 active cases, an official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu records 320 new cases, three deaths

As many as 946 people were discharged following treatment and the overall recoveries mounted to 34,07,595

Mumbai sees 100 Covid-19 cases; no addition to toll for 6th consecutive day

The discharge of 168 people increased the recovery count to 10,36,389, which is 98 per cent of the caseload, leaving the metropolis with 689 active cases, he said

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 188 new cases and 12 deaths

There were 816 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,97,239, a health bulletin said

Maharashtra sees 544 fresh Covid-19 cases, including 38 caused by Omicron

A state health department bulletin said 1,007 people were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery count to 77,13,575, leaving the state with 5,643 active cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh sees 259 cases, 1 death; 631 recover

The recovery count stood at 10,25,973 after 631 people were discharged during the day, leaving the state with an active tally of 2,748, an official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports 116 cases, tally rises to 12,22,906

So far, 12,10,545 people have been discharged post recovery, including 334 during the day, leaving the state with an active caseload of 1,428, an official said

Tamil Nadu relaxes more Covid curbs; allows political, cultural gatherings

The Tamil Nadu government allowed more relaxations to Covid curbs by lifting the ban on political and cultural gatherings while letting more people take part in weddings and funerals across the State.

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 17 new cases; active infections at 303

The district is now left with 303 active cases, the official said

Covid-19: Delhi records 325 new cases, 1 death; positivity rate 0.81%

The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13

Kerala records 2,373 new Covid-19 cases, seven deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest with 407 cases, followed by Ernakulam 405 and Kottayam 248

'Unfortunate': HC on mandatory vaccine for Maharashtra public transport

The Bombay HC said the Maharashtra government's decision to continue with a rule making full vaccination mandatory for using public transport, including local trains, violated the fundamental rights

'Vaccine-induced antibodies don't protect against Omicron, booster needed'

Antibodies produced by two-doses of mRNA vaccines against the original and early variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus offer essentially no protection against Omicron, according to a study

Hong Kong reports record Covid cases; movements may be restricted

Hong Kong's leader said people's movements may be restricted during mandatory testing this month of the entire population for the coronavirus, as health officials reported a record 55,353 daily cases

India's output, exports of Russia's Sputnik vaccine at risk due to war

India's production and exports of Russia's Sputnik Covid-19 vaccines are expected to slow further following US sanctions on Russia's sovereign wealth fund that promotes the shot globally

Data story: India logs 7,554 new cases; death toll rises to 514,246

India has so far administered 1,777,992,977 vaccine doses. That is 4140.78 per cent of its total caseload, and 126.9 per cent of its population