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Covid-19 pandemic: Nine more deaths, 762 fresh cases in Himachal Pradesh

Nine persons, including a six-year-old girl, succumbed to Covid in Himachal Pradesh pushing the death toll to 4,042, while 762 fresh cases took the infection tally to 2,77,998, a health official said.

Meghalaya logs 158 new COVID cases, 4 more fatalities

Meghalaya on Tuesday recorded 158 new COVID-19 cases, 86 more than the previous day, with the tally mounting to 92,521, a health department official said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 4,452 new cases and 51 deaths

Karnataka on Tuesday reported 4,452 new cases and 51 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,06,761 and toll to 39,447.

533,000 deaths from Covid-19 pandemic so far: Mandaviya informs RS

He also informed that insurance claims worth Rs 808 crore have been paid under the 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package' (PMGKP) insurance scheme

Kerala reports 29,471 new Covid cases, 28 deaths in last 24 hours

Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala saw a slight increase on Tuesday, compared to a day ago, with the state recording 29,471 fresh infections which raised the caseload to 63,23,378

ICMR has collected over Rs 171 crore as royalty from Covaxin's sales: Govt

The ICMR has spent around Rs 35 crore in research and development of covid vaccine Covaxin

Hong Kong enforces restrictions on private gatherings to fight Covid

Public gatherings will be restricted to two people and gatherings in private premises of more than two families will be banned starting Thursday, as new daily cases surge above 600

Covid-19 increases risk of heart conditions up to a year later: Study

People who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications within the first month to a year after infection, according to a study conducted in the US.

Global studies show Omicron spreads faster than previous variants: Govt

A comparative study carried out by Translational Health Science and Technology Institute has shown that vaccine induced antibodies have reduced ability to neutralize Omicron variant

Over 50 mn in 15-18 age group given first Covid vaccine dose: Mandaviya

The vaccination drive for those aged between 15-18 years commenced on January 3 this year

Mayor hints at unlocking Mumbai by February-end as Covid-19 cases dip

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Tuesday hinted that the Maharashtra capital will be unlocked by the end of this month and underlined the need for resumption of all activities

Third Covid wave in Telangana almost over, time to end WFH: Official

Dr G. Srinivasa Rao, state director of public health and family welfare said, the third wave which began on December 28 and peaked on January 28 has since been on decline

Centre not hiding Covid-19 fatality numbers, says Mansukh Mandaviya

The Minister said that the Centre compiles the data on fatalities on the basis of the inputs provided by the state governments and administrators of the Union Territories.

Wockhardt gets CDSCO approval to export Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik

The approval is for the export of up to 8 crore doses of Sputnik Light and up to 2 crore doses of Sputnik V Component I vaccines, Wockhardt Ltd said in a regulatory filing

Data story: India logs 67,597 cases; active cases drop below 1-mn mark

India has so far administered 1,702,172,615 vaccine doses. That is 4020.28 per cent of its total caseload, and 121.49 per cent of its population

India reports over 67,500 new Covid-19 infections, 1,188 more deaths

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.02 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 8.30 per cent

Hong Kong leader says city to stick with 'dynamic zero' Covid strategy

For now, Carrie Lam said, the best option was to adhere to the 'dynamic zero' strategy employed by mainland China to suppress all coronavirus outbreaks

Global Covid caseload at 397 million, fatalities at 5.7 million

The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India

Gujarat sees 2,909 new Covid-19 cases, 21 fatalities, 8,862 recoveries

Gujarat on Monday reported 2,909 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 21 fatalities due to the infection, taking the tally to 12,03,150 and the toll to 10,688, the state health department said

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagaland reports 71 new cases, 3 more deaths

Nagaland on Monday registered 71 new Covid-19 cases, 37 more than the previous day's count, taking the tally to 34,927, a health department official said.