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Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 177 new cases and two deaths

Delhi reported 158 COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Monday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.49 per cent.

Over 1.79 bn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 1.79 billion on Tuesday, the Union health ministry said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 197 new cases and 8 deaths

While the positivity rate for the day was 0.47 per cent, the case fatality rate was 4.06 per cent.

Maharashtra reports 460 new Covid-19 cases, five fatalities

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 460 fresh COVID-19 cases and five fatalities that raised the tally of infections to 78,69,498 and the toll to 1,43,745, a state health department official said.

Covid-19: Odisha tops list of full immunisation with 90.5% coverage

Apart from successful vaccination of people against COVID-19, Odisha has topped the list of full immunisation in the country with 90.5 per cent coverage, a senior health department official said.

WHO says it 'strongly supports' Covid booster, reversing previous call

WHO said it is continuing to monitor the global spread of omicron, including a stealth version known as BA.2, which has been documented to have re-infected some people after an initial case of omicron

German men's hockey team hit by Covid, Pro League against India postponed

While the men's matches were deferred, the international governing body said that the women's matches between India and Germany will go on as planned this weekend at the Kalinga Stadium

UK scientists identify genetic factors behind severe Covid symptoms

The team led by researchers from the University of Edinburgh in the UK in partnership with Genomics England sequenced the genomes of 7,491 patients from 224 intensive care units in the UK

Data story: India logs 3,993 cases; active tally drops below 50,000-mark

India has so far administered 1,791,341,295 vaccine doses. That is 4168.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.71 per cent of its population

Global Covid caseload tops 447.6 million. fatalities surge past 6 million

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 447.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6 million and vaccinations to over 10.60 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Delhi records 158 Covid cases, three deaths; positivity rate 0.49%

The national capital's coronavirus case count increased to 18,61,870, while the death toll mounted to 26,137, the latest health bulletin stated

Covid-19 pandemic claims 6 million lives globally, shows data

The United States is nearing 1 million reported deaths on its own, the largest official death toll in the world

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 117 cases and no fatality

The death toll remains unchanged at 10,733 as no fatality due to COVID-19 was reported in the last 24 hours in the state: Official

Covid: FDA gives clearance to Covaxin for clinical trials in adults in US

In a statement on Monday, Bharat Biotech and its US partner Ocugen expressed their commitment towards bringing Covaxin to the US and Canada for all age group

Pandemic on the wane: Mumbai sees just 38 Covid-19 cases, no death

Mumbai on Monday recorded 38 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 10,56,956, while the death toll remained unchanged at 16,692, a civic official said.

Kerala reports 1,223 fresh coronavirus cases, 83 fatalities

Kerala on Monday recorded 1,223 fresh COVID-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 65,13,312 in the state.

Data story: India reports smallest spike in daily deaths since Apr 28, 2020

India has so far administered 1,789,061,887 vaccine doses. That is 4163.77 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.54 per cent of its population

India records 4,362 cases of Covid-19, 66 fatalities in last 24 hours

India has recorded its lowest daily Covid-19 cases since May 17, 2020, at 4,362, which took the total tally to 4,29,67,315

Govt panel allows phase-3 trial of Covovax as booster dose in adults

An expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended permission for conducting a phase-3 clinical trial of Covid vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in adults, official sources said

Malaria to pneumonia vaccines: SII now betting on non-Covid shots

SII has the capacity to produce 250 million monthly doses of Covishield