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India records over 16,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, 206 more fatalities

The active cases comprise 0.47 per cent of the total infections

Thane records 74 fresh Covid-19 infections, no new fatalities

The mortality rate in the district was 1.67 per cent

Data story: India logs 16,051 cases; smallest single-day jump in 2022

India has so far administered 1,754,625,710 vaccine doses. That is 4095.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.23 per cent of its population

Maharashtra reports 1,437 fresh Covid-19 infections, 6 more deaths

To date, a total of 4,456 patients infected with the Omicron variant have been reported in the state

Covid-19 pandemic: No Deltacron variant found in India so far

The Insacog, however, is on high alert and is tracking the genomes across different samples it collects from across the country.

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 278 new cases and 13 deaths

West Bengal recorded 13 Covid-19 deaths and 278 more cases on Sunday

Delhi reports 570 new Covid cases, 4 fatalities; positivity rate at 1.04%

Delhi on Sunday reported 570 fresh Covid cases, against 635 cases reported on Saturday

Madhya Pradesh sees 950 Covid cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate dips to 1.3%

The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,34,440 on Sunday after the detection of 950 new cases, while the deaths of two patients took the toll to 10,715, a health department official said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Mizoram reports 1,324 new cases, one more death

Mizoram reported 1,324 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 173 more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 2,05,800, a health department official said.

Gujarat reports 377 fresh coronavirus cases and 9 deaths; 1,148 recover

Gujarat on Sunday reported 377 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 12,20,562, while nine deaths increased the toll to 10,896, a health department official said.

Pope Francis hails health care workers as heroes for Covid service

Pope Francis hailed health care workers as heroes for their service every day, not just during the pandemic

Mumbai records 167 cases of Covid-19, zero death in last 24 hours

Mumbai on Sunday reported 167 new coronavirus positive cases, 34 less that the previous day, which raised the city's infection count to 10,55,561

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagaland reports two fresh cases, tally at 35,357

Nagaland on Sunday reported two new Covid-19 cases, 13 less than the previous day, taking the tally in the state to 35,357

Coronavirus pandemic: Kerala records 5,427 fresh cases and 92 deaths

Daily Covid-19 cases continued to drop in Kerala with the state on Sunday recording 5,427 fresh infections

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 89 cases, 1 death; active tally now 736w

The Covid-19 tally in Nashik reached 4,75,387 on Sunday with the detection of 89 cases

Covid norms violation case: BJP MP Somaiya appears before Mumbai police

The police had registered the FIR against Somaiya last year after he visited state minister Chhagan Bhujbal's bungalow in Hasnabad lane of Santacruz (West)

Data story: India logs 19,968 new cases; death toll rises to 511,903

India has so far administered 1,753,722,697 vaccine doses. That is 4095.33 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.17 per cent of its population

India reports 19,968 new Covid cases, 673 deaths in last 24 hours

The positivity rate for the day stands at 1.68 per cent while the weekly positivity rate stands at 2.27 per cent

Army uses drones to supply Covid vax booster shots to forward troops in J-K

Under the mission Sanjeevani, the medical supplies are delivered to the remote areas with the help of drones.

Covaxin to be evaluated as Covid vaccine candidate in US: Bharat Biotech

Ocugen Inc is co-developing the Covaxin vaccine candidate for Covid in the US and Canada