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India records over 7,000 Covid-19 infections, 223 more fatalities

The active cases comprises 0.20 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.60 per cent

Joe Biden extends FEMA coronavirus aid for states through July 1

Biden, a Democrat, first signed an order directing FEMA to cover 100 per cent of state emergency costs related to the coronavirus on his second day in office through September 2021

Over 1 million Sputnik coronavirus vaccines expire in Guatemala

Only about 43% of the country's 12.6 million inhabitants over age 11 are fully vaccinated, in a country whose total population is 17 million

Mizoram reports six-fold rise in fresh Covid-19 cases, tally at 2,14,653

The state had reported 211 coronavirus cases and one death on Monday

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 146 new cases, two more deaths

Kolkata accounted for 32 fresh cases followed by North 24 Parganas at 14

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh reports 285 new cases, two deaths

The recovery count stood at 10,25,342 after 611 people recovered during the day

Covid-19 pandemic: Punjab reports 51 new cases, four more deaths

The deaths were reported from Ludhiana, Fazilka, Jalandhar and Pathankot

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam logs 12 new cases and tally at 7,24,135

Kamrup Metropolitan district reported the highest of seven new cases followed by two in Jorhat and one each in Biswanath and Dibrugarh

Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh records 79 fresh cases, no deaths

The death toll remained unchanged at 14,028 as no new death due to the pandemic was recorded

85% elderly faced difficulties during Covid-19 pandemic, says survey

The survey of 10,000 elderly persons by Agewell Foundation also revealed that 73.6 per cent (7,357) of the respondents said that a paralysed healthcare system affected their life adversely

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra reports 675 fresh cases, five deaths

The state's Covid-19 caseload rose to 78,66,380, and death toll reached 1,43,706

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 344 cases, 4 deaths; positivity rate 0.8%

The national capital's case count has now increased to 18,60,236; the death toll stands at 26,126, the latest health bulletin stated

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat records 162 new cases; two fatalities

With this, the tally of infections in the state has risen to 12,22,790 and the toll stood at 10,932, an official said

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tests positive for Covid-19

I am experiencing flu-like symptoms and will be recovering over the next week, Morrison said in a statement

Pak's Rauf tests positive for Covid ahead of first Test against Australia

Rauf was tipped to make his Test debut since the national selectors had only kept three pacers in the Pakistan squad for the first match

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 202 new cases and 7 deaths

While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.52 per cent, the case fatality rate was 3.47 per cent

Kerala records 2,846 new Covid cases, two deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest with 486 cases followed by Ernakulam (436) and Kottayam (314)

Maharashtra cabinet has requested CM to ease Covid curbs: Rajesh Tope

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the state cabinet has requested Cm Uddhav Thackeray to ease Covid-19 curbs, in the wake of the viral infection cases going down

Bark of Neem tree can protect against coronavirus variants, suggests study

It is always told that Neem has properties that treat physical ailments and diseases, but what about the infamous coronavirus? Does our trusty old Neem tree have any chances of protecting against it?

India reports 6,915 fresh Covid-19 cases, active cases drop below 100,000

India's daily Covid-19 cases dropped further on Tuesday with 6,915 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, as per union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data.