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Mumbai reports 73 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 815

The recovery of 95 people took the number of people discharged so far to 10,36,086, which is 98 per cent of the caseload, leaving the city with 815 active cases, an official said

MP sees 319 fresh Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 3,449

The recovery count stood at 10,24,731 after 721 people were discharged during the day, leaving the state with an active tally of 3,449, an official said

Maharashtra sees 407 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally now 6,663

The Omicron tally in Maharashtra now stands at 4,629, of which 4,456 patients have already been discharged, an official added

COVID-19 pandemic: Goa reports 18 fresh cases, no death; 48 recover

So far, 2,40,927 people have been discharged post recovery, including 48 during the day, leaving the state with 271 active cases, an official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 268 new cases and 14 deaths

There were 1,119 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,95,452, a health bulletin said

Delhi records 258 new Covid cases, zero death; positivity rate 0.71%

Delhi on Monday reported 258 fresh Covid-19 cases and zero death, while the positivity rate stood at 0.71 per cent, according to the data shared by health department.

Kerala reports 2,010 fresh Covid cases, seven deaths in last 24 hours

With 5,283 more people recovering from the virus since Sunday, the total recoveries in the state reached 64,06,519 and the active cases dropped to 26,560

Covid-19 pandemic originated in animals in Wuhan market, find studies

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which cause COVID-19, originated in animals and spread to humans in late 2019 at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, two new studies suggest.

Hong Kong considers lockdown as daily Covid infections top 34,000

Hong Kong reported a record-high 34,466 new infections Monday as deaths continued to climb, with health authorities saying that a lockdown has not been ruled out

India may see fourth Covid wave around June 22: IIT Kanpur study

The fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India may start around June 22 and peak from mid to late August, a modelling study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur suggests.

India records over 8,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, 119 more fatalities

The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 1.11 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate has been recorded at 1.17 per cent

Data story: India sees smallest single-day spike in deaths since March 2021

India has so far administered 1,775,086,335 vaccine doses. That is 4135.4 per cent of its total caseload, and 126.69 per cent of its population

SII seeks nod for phase-3 of Covid vax Covovax as booster in adults

Serum Institute of India has sought permission from India's drug regulator to conduct a phase-3 study of its COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in adults, official sources said on Sunday.

Covid-19 pandemic: Goa sees 20 new cases, 1 death and 40 recoveries

So far, 2,40,899 people have recovered from the infection, including 40 during the day, leaving the state with an active caseload of 301, an official said

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 215 new cases, 3 more deaths

North 24 Parganas district recorded the highest number of new cases with 43 followed by 39 in Kolkata, according to the data

Delhi logs 484 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in a day; positivity rate 0.95%

With this, the national capital's case count increased to 18,59,634 and the death toll climbed to 26,122

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports 162 fresh cases; 386 recover

With 386 patients getting discharged during the day, the recovery count rose to 12,09,534, leaving Gujarat with 2,049 active cases

Maharashtra sees 782 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally now 7,228

With 80,275 samples being examined on Sunday, the total number of tests in the state went up to 7,78,24,854, an official added

Mumbai sees 103 new Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 838

A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation statement said 87 out of the 103 new cases were asymptomatic

Nearly half of Biden's 500 mn free Covid-19 tests still unclaimed

Nearly half of the 500 million free Covid-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet