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In Maharashtra, new Covid-19 cases drop sharply to 6,436; 24 die

Maharashtra recorded 6,436 new coronavirus cases, a steep fall of 3,230 from a day ago, and 24 fresh deaths linked to the infection, while 18,423 more patients recovered from the disease.

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana clocks 1,380 new cases and one death

Telangana on Monday with 3,877 people recuperating from the infectious disease, as the state recorded 1,380 fresh infections taking the count to 7,78,910.

Coronavirus pandemic: Tripura logs 13 fresh cases and two deaths

Tripura's total Covid-19 cases increased to 1,00,663 after 13 more people tested positive for the virus on Monday, a senior health department official said.

At 686, number of Covid cases in J&K exhibits dipping trend: Officials

The union territory also reported six deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, they added

Hard-hit Iran reports more than 100 new deaths from Covid-19; 39,819 cases

The report said 104 patients died from the disease since Sunday, when the Islamic Republic announced 85 new deaths over a day's time

Covid-19 pandemic: 6,151 fresh cases and 49 deaths in Karnataka

Daily COVID-19 infections in Karnataka declined to 6,151 on Monday, taking the total positive cases to 39,02,309, according to the health department.

At 356, Mumbai logs lowest daily Covid-19 cases after Dec 21 last year

Mumbai on Monday recorded 356 new COVID-19 cases- the lowest daily rise after December 21, 2021- and five fatalities, the city civic body said.

Rajasthan sees 12 new coronavirus deaths, 2,298 cases; active cases 40,880

Twelve more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Rajasthan, raising the death toll to 9,391, while 2,298 fresh infections were reported on Monday, official data showed.

Delhi logs 1,151 new Covid cases, 15 more deaths; positivity rate 2.62%

With this, the national capital's case count increased to 18,45,084 and the death toll climbed to 25,998, it said

Covid-19 pandemic: Sikkim reports 33 new cases, one more fatality

Thirty-three more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim, taking the tally in the state to 5,439, an official said on Friday.

Kerala records 22,524 fresh coronavirus cases today, 860 fatalities

Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala dropped further on Monday with the state recording 22,524 fresh infections which raised the caseload to 62,93,907.

Low-cost blood thinning drug may potentially treat, prevent Covid-19: Study

A widely available and affordable blood thinning drug, heparin, limits lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients, and may also prevent infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Winter Olympics: China takes Covid sports routine to a new extreme

Olympic hotels are surrounded by fences; police and guards are the only ones that open and close the gates for buses and other approved vehicles

Aadhaar not mandatory on CoWIN portal for Covid vaccine: Centre tells SC

The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card is not mandatory for registration on CoWIN portal for COVID-19 vaccination.

Mansukh Mandaviya launches Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0

Mandaviya informed that a total of 170 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered already throughout the country

Hong Kong's zero-Covid strategy under pressure as cases soar

The global financial hub has seen cases soar since January with over 2,000 infections compared with just two in December.

Easing curbs in 'Covid-zero regions' could cause 2 mn deaths in a year

China's "zero-Covid" restrictions have come under growing scrutiny in recent weeks as it hosts the Winter Olympics in Beijing

Assam to withdraw all Covid-19 restrictions from February 15

Students appearing for the board examinations must get both doses of vaccination

Data story: India logs fewer than 100,000 daily cases after 31 days

India has so far administered 1,696,380,755 vaccine doses. That is 4013.01 per cent of its total caseload, and 121.07 per cent of its population

India records over 83,500 fresh Covid-19 cases, 895 more deaths

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 7.25 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 9.18 per cent