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Mumbai sees 89 new Covid cases; no death for seventh day in Feb

The active caseload of the city is 902, and 20,073 samples examined in the last 24 hours took the overall number of tests to 1,61,53,525, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed

Masks no longer mandatory for travellers in private car: Delhi govt

The order will be applicable from February 28

Delhi records 440 new Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate 0.83%

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

Kerala reports 3,262 new Covid cases and nine deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest number of cases--638, followed by Ernakulam with 552 cases and Kottayam with 314 cases

India's cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 1.77 billion

11,499 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

Data story: India logs 11,499 new cases; death toll rises to 513,481

India has so far administered 1,771,768,379 vaccine doses. That is 4129.43 per cent of its total caseload, and 126.46 per cent of its population

India records over 11,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, 255 fatalities

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.01 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 1.36 per cent

Covid primary cause of death in 36% fatalities in Feb in Delhi: Govt data

As many as 266 Covid patients aged 76 and above have died in this period, while this age category accounted for only 2.08 per cent of the total cases

Chhattisgarh sees 216 Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally now 1,961

The state's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 0.89 per cent, he said

Mizoram records 1,057 fresh Covid-19 cases, three more fatalities

The Covid-19 death toll rose to 655 as three more persons succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, he said

Covid-19 pandemic: Punjab logs 124 new cases and five more deaths

The fatalities were reported from Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mansa and Pathankot as the state's death toll reached 17,701, as per the bulletin

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records 973 fresh cases and 12 deaths

The state's coronavirus caseload rose to 78,63,623, and death toll reached 1,43,687

Covid-19 pandemic: Goa sees 32 new cases, 2 deaths, 90 recoveries

So far, 2,40,791 people have been discharged post recovery, including 90 during the day, leaving the state with an active tally of 347, an official said

Sharp drop in home-isolation Covid cases in Delhi in 3 weeks: Data

As on February 1, the city had cumulatively 12,312 home-isolation cases, which declined to 1,559 on February 24, and further to 1,483 on February 25

Covid-19 pandemic: Haryana reports 399 new cases, four more deaths

Of the new cases, 169 were reported from Gurugram while 22 were from Faridabad

Madhya Pradesh records 530 new Covid-19 cases; two more casualties

At least 889 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 10,22,161, the official said, adding that the state is now left with 4,809 active cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 460 new cases; positivity rate below 1%

With this, the national capital's infection tally increased to 18,58,614 and the death toll climbed to 26,117, the latest health bulletin stated

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 628 new cases and 15 deaths

There were 1,349 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,92,459, a health bulletin said

Covid entering endemic phase, but annual vaccines will be needed: Moderna

Even as the number of Covid cases are declining in several parts of the world, US drug maker Moderna has said that the pandemic will end in 2022, yet annual vaccinations are needed

After two years, Delhi schools to open in offline mode from April 1

For the first time in 2 years, schools in Delhi will open completely in offline mode from April 1