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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

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