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Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 90 new cases, two more deaths

With 138 people discharged on Sunday, the recovery rate stood at 98.87 per cent, a state Health department bulletin said

Covid-19 pandemic: 31 fresh cases reported in a day in Jammu and Kashmir

Of the fresh cases, 15 were from the Jammu division and 16 from the Kashmir division of the Union Territory, officials said

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 249 fresh cases and zero fatality

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

Mumbai sees 46 Covid-19 cases, while 1 death ends 9-day zero fatality run

The recovery count increased by 102 to touch 10,36,825, which left the metropolis with an active caseload of 519, an official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Active infections drop below 3,000 in Tamil Nadu

Recoveries outnumbered new cases with 554 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 34,10,228 leaving 2,770 active infections, a medical bulletin said

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 229 new cases and three deaths

In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the department said 264 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 38,99,298

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