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Gujarat records 884 new Covid cases, 13 deaths; active tally below 10,000
Gujarat on Wednesday recorded 884 new Covid-19 cases and 13 fresh deaths, taking the overall tally to 12,18,212 and the toll to 10,851
 "Gujarat records 884 new Covid cases, 13 deaths; active tally below 10,000")
Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana reports 512 new cases and one death
Telangana on Wednesday recorded 512 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 7,85,143, while the toll rose to 4,108 with one more fatality.
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MP logs 1,388 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, active tally below 13,000
COVID tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 10,30,261 after detection of 1,388 new cases, while the death toll increased to 10,703 after three more patients succumbed to the infection in the state
 "MP logs 1,388 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, active tally below 13,000")
Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh reports 2 more deaths, 157 fresh cases
Himachal Pradesh recorded two more fatalities due to COVID-19 on Wednesday pushing the death toll 4,068, while 157 fresh cases took the infection tally to 2,81,173, a health official said.
 "Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh reports 2 more deaths, 157 fresh cases")
Covid-19 pandemic: Scotland, Wales to offer vaccine to all children 5-11
Scotland's government confirmed on Wednesday that it will offer a coronavirus vaccine to all children ages 5-11, and Wales is doing the same after accepting draft advice from scientists.
 "Covid-19 pandemic: Scotland, Wales to offer vaccine to all children 5-11")
Covid-19 pandemic: Night curfew lifted in Uttarakhand amid decline in cases
The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday lifted night curfew after over one-and-a-half months and allowed various other economic activities to resume fully following a decline in daily Covid cases.
 "Covid-19 pandemic: Night curfew lifted in Uttarakhand amid decline in cases")
Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 1,894 new cases and 24 deaths
Karnataka on Wednesday clocked 1,894 fresh cases of coronavirus and 24 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,31,536 and toll to 39,715.
 "Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 1,894 new cases and 24 deaths")
No Covid death recorded in Mumbai for second day in row, 255 test positive
Mumbai did not record any Coronavirus death for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, while 255 people tested positive for the infection, says the civic body.
 "No Covid death recorded in Mumbai for second day in row, 255 test positive")
Work from home ends in Kerala as daily Covid tally reaches 12,223
As more and more Covid restrictions in Kerala continue to be lifted, the state on Wednesday saw 12,223 new Covid cases while the positivity rate was at15.75%, says state Health Minister Veena George.
 "Work from home ends in Kerala as daily Covid tally reaches 12,223")
Govt asks states to review, amend additional Covid-19 restrictions
The average daily cases during last week were 50,476, and 27,409 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours; the daily case positivity rate declined to 3.63 per cent on Wednesday
 "Govt asks states to review, amend additional Covid-19 restrictions")
New coronavirus cases drop by 19% globally, deaths stable, says WHO
The number of new coronavirus cases globally fell by 19% in the last week while the number of deaths remained stable, according to the World Health Organisation.
 "New coronavirus cases drop by 19% globally, deaths stable, says WHO")
China's Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as coronavirus cases surge
Hong Kong hospitals overflow on Wednesday as new Covid cases defy city's Zero-Covid Policy, while China's Xi Jinping says it was local government's task to curb the situation.
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Regular international flights may resume in March-April: Report
A news report said final decision on resumption of regular international flights is yet to be taken though
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India records 30,615 fresh Covid-19 infections, 514 more fatalities
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.45 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 3.32 per cent
 "India records 30,615 fresh Covid-19 infections, 514 more fatalities")
Data story: India logs 30,615 new cases; active tally drops below 400,000
India has so far administered 1,738,681,675 vaccine doses. That is 4069.6 per cent of its total caseload, and 124.09 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 30,615 new cases; active tally drops below 400,000")
Covid-19 infections rise in Lucknow after four days of decline
The number of active cases as on Tuesday evening was 2,352
 "Covid-19 infections rise in Lucknow after four days of decline")
Mizoram reports 1,616 Covid cases, positivity rate stands at 23.5%
The state reported 11,469 active Covid cases
 "Mizoram reports 1,616 Covid cases, positivity rate stands at 23.5%")
China's Xi says Hong Kong needs to stabilise and control Covid surge
COVID infections have surged 20 times on a daily basis since the start of February and Carrie Lam has said authorities can no longer keep up with testing and isolation mandates
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Covid-19: Singapore records seven deaths and 19,420 fresh cases
So far, 94 per cent of Singapore's eligible population have completed their full vaccination regime under the national vaccination programme
Dutch govt lifts most Covid measures as country returns to 'normal'
Meanwhile, a total of 1,149 new patients were hospitalized, compared to 1,393 the week before