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Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh sees 6 new deaths and 547 cases

Six people succumbed to COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 4,049, even as the state recorded 547 fresh cases, taking the tally to 2,79,198, a health official said.

Mumbai reports 429 Covid-19 cases, positivity rate falls to 1%

Mumbai reported 429 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Thursday, the city civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release.

Prince Charles tests positive for Covid for the second time

Prince Charles, the heir to the Biritish throne, has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time and is now self-isolating, Clarence House said on Thursday.

Telangana's downward trend continues, reports 767 new coronavirus cases

The number of people getting hospitalised with COVID-19 in Telangana continued to fall as only 767 fresh cases were reported on Thursday taking the overall tally to 7.81 lakh

Covid-19 pandemic: 547 new cases, seven more deaths in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 547 fresh Covid cases that took the infection tally to 4,49,333, while seven more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,739, officials said.

Covid-19 pandemic: 24 fresh cases in Tripura push tally to 1,00,739

Tripura's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,00,739 on Thursday as 24 more people tested positive for the infection, six more than the previous day, officials said.

Overall Covid situation optimistic, but cannot lower guard: Govt

Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary, Luv Aggarwal further added that in India, four states have more than 50,000 active Covid cases presently

Kerala sees dip in Covid numbers, logs 18,420 fresh cases in last 24 hrs

Kerala on Thursday also reported 341 deaths which raised the total fatalities in Kerala to 61,134, according to a government release

Kerala, Maharashtra, TN, Karnataka have over 50k active Covid cases: Govt

Covid daily positivity in Kerala still enormously high at 29.57%; Mizoram, HP, Arunanchal, Sikkim's positivity rate also of concern, says govt

Covid: India's first mRNA vaccine under final trials, says govt

Indian Council of Medical Research Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava, said that this is another vaccine which really establishes that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine superpower

Maha health minister stresses on wearing mask as Covid curbs are eased

Talking to reporters in Kolhapur, Tope also said there was no need to impose more curbs in the coming days

No pre-departure RT-PCR for those fully vaccinated in 82 countries: Govt

Instead of seven-day home quarantine as mandated earlier, all travellers will self-monitor their health for 14 days after their arrival

US to be soon out of 'full blown' Covid pandemic, says Anthony Fauci

A combination of vaccinations, treatments and prior infection would soon make the virus more manageable in the country, said Anthony Fauci

Covid vaccination pace for 15-17 age group slows down further: Data

At the current pace, child vaccinations may only be complete by the end of the year. India has 83.3 million children in the 12-14 age group who are yet to be vaccinated

Data story: India logs 67,084 new cases; death toll rises to 506,520

India has so far administered 1,712,819,947 vaccine doses. That is 4032.24 per cent of its total caseload, and 122.25 per cent of its population

India records 67,084 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1,241 more fatalities

Active cases comprise 1.86 per cent of the total infections

Covid-19: Tripura government imposes night curfew from February 11

The state government has introduced fresh guidelines which said that people (up to 50 percent capacity) are allowed in closed spaces

UN Chief joins world leaders in calling for investment to end Covid in 2022

The pandemic could be defeated this year but "only if vaccines, tests and treatments are made available to all people," Guterres said on Wednesday.

CDC predicts up to 978,000 Covid-19 deaths in US by early March

Several US states have announced plans to relax key mitigation measures as new Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations started to drop.

Nasal spray market heats up as Covid-19 curbs ease, people return to work

Glenmark launches 1st commercially available spray, smaller firms to follow