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Maharashtra reports big jump in Covid-19 deaths at 47; 1,080 test positive

With these additions, the state's Covid-19 tally reached 78,60,317, while the death toll increased to 1,43,633, the department said in a bulletin

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 767 fresh cases and 29 deaths

There were 1,692 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,87,744, a Health bulletin said

DDMA meeting to be held Feb 25; Covid-19 norms likely to be relaxed

As Covid-19 cases continue to decline in the national capital, a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has been scheduled for February 25

Covid-19: Mumbai records 135 new cases, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Tuesday was the third day in a row when the addition to the tally was less than 200, with Monday's 96 being the lowest since April, 2020

European Union further relaxes Covid rules to enter the 27-nation bloc

EU member countries agreed Tuesday that they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered from Covid

Kerala records 5,691 new Covid cases, 10 deaths in last 24 hours

Kerala on Tuesday recorded 5,691 fresh Covid-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 64,78,750 in the state.

Queen Elizabeth II cancels virtual events due to cold-like Covid symptoms

Queen Elizabeth II cancelled her scheduled online engagements as she recovers from "mild cold-like symptoms" of Covid-19, Buckingham Palace said.

Maharashtra's orders of only fully vaccinated in local trains 'illegal': HC

The Bombay High Court said the Maharashtra government's orders of 2021 permitting only people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel in local trains were "illegal"

Hong Kong orders mandatory Covid-19 testing for all residents

Hong Kong will test its entire population for Covid-19 in March as the city grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant.

Need to ramp up Covid vaccination, necessary to wear masks: Maharashtra CM

After virtually inaugurating a hospital and medical college at Alibaug in Raigad district, the CM said vaccine reduces the severity of the coronavirus infection

Data story: India logs 13,405 new cases; active tally drops below 200,000

India has so far administered 1,758,327,441 vaccine doses. That is 4103.26 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.5 per cent of its population

India records over 13,000 Covid-19 infections, 235 more fatalities

A reduction of 21,056 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Covid death payouts given to 2,216 applicants in Mumbai, says BMC

BMC on Monday said out of 35,138 applications received by it for compensation from relatives of patients who died due to Covid, a financial aid of Rs 50,000 each has been paid to 2,216 applicants.

Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh sees 264 new cases, one fatality

The state's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.91 per cent as of Monday

Coronavirus pandemic: Nagaland reports six fresh cases, tally at 35,363

Nagaland on Monday reported six new COVID-19 cases, four more than the previous day, taking the tally in the state to 35,363, a health department official said.

Punjab records three more coronavirus deaths and 103 fresh cases

Three more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Punjab on Monday while 103 fresh coronavirus cases took the infection tally to 7,57,358, according to a medical bulletin.

Maharashtra logs less than 1,000 Covid-19 cases; active tally below 15,000

Maharashtra reported less than 1,000 fresh coronavirus cases at 806 on Monday, a drop from 1,437 registered a day ago, and four more deaths linked to the infection

Mizoram reports 519 Covid-19 cases, lowest single-day spike since Jan 25

Mizoram on Monday reported 519 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike since January 25, taking the state's tally to 2,06,319, an official said.

Delhi reports 360 Covid cases, 4 fatalities; positivity rate drops below 1%

Delhi on Monday reported 360 coronavirus cases and four fatalities, while the positivity rate dropped below one per cent for the first time since December 28 last year

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 200 new cases, 11 more deaths

A total of 200 fresh COVID-19 cases, 78 less than the previous day's figure, were reported in West Bengal on Monday, which pushed the tally to 20,13,553, a health department bulletin said.