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Data story: India logs 306,064 new cases; test positivity rate at 20.8%

India has so far administered 1,622,607,516 vaccine doses. That is 4103.36 per cent of its total caseload, and 115.81 per cent of its population

Some Hong Kong civil servants to work from home as Covid spreads

Some employees would "work from home as much as possible," the government said in a statement on Monday

Active Covid-19 infections in India highest in 241 days

An increase of 62,130 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours

Covid-19 pandemic: 2,234 new cases in Thane district, 5 deaths

The mortality rate in Thane was 1.69 per cent

Global Covid caseload tops 350.9 mn amid ongoing resurgence

The US continues to be the worst-hit country

Delhi: 21,914 families who lost member to Covid given Rs 50,000 ex-gratia

This amount is in addition to the financial aid of Rs 50,000 being provided by the city government under the 'Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana'.

Omicron drives surging Covid-19 cases in Nepal: Health authority

Nepal has been witnessing another wave of infections since the start of the new year

Doctors shouldn't practice unethical, unscientific Covid treatment: Dr Kang

Kang is a top virologist

Omicron driving spike in new Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's new Covid-19 cases soared by 10,906 in the past 24 hours by 8 a.m. local time Sunday, taking the total cases to 1,685,136, according to the latest government data

Annual Covid-19 vax preferred to frequent boosters, says Pfizer CEO

Albert Bourla has said Pfizer could be ready to file for approval for a redesigned vaccine to fight Omicron, and mass produce it, as soon as March

Covid-19 pandemic: UP reports over 13,000 new cases,19 more deaths

The count of active cases stands at 93,757

West Bengal logs 6,980 new Covid-19 cases and 36 fresh fatalities

Kolkata reported the highest number of 973 new cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports fresh 16,617 cases and 19 die

Ahmedabad district reported the highest number of 6,277 cases

Omicron in community transmission in India, threat level unchanged: INSACOG

So far, 72 per cent of all samples sequenced through INSACOG have been found to be of a Covid-19 variant

Covid-19 pandemic: 755 new cases, 2 more deaths in Himachal Pradesh

The highest 151 new cases were reported from Kangra

MP sees 11,253 Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths; positivity rate stable at 13.4%

Indore and Bhopal, the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh, registered 3,372 and 1,910 cases, respectively

Covid-19 pandemic: 14,112 fresh cases, 19 more deaths in Rajasthan

Rajasthan on Sunday reported 14,112 fresh Covid-19 cases and 19 more deaths due to the viral disease, according to a health department report.

Former PM Oli tests positive for Covid-19 as cases rise in Nepal

Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has tested positive for Covid and is currently in isolation at his residence, as nation continues to grapple with an alarming rise in coronavirus cases.

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai sees 2,550 new cases and 13 fatalities

Mumbai reported 2,550 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally of infections to 10,34,833. The death toll rose to 16,535 after 13 more patients succumbed to the coronavirus infection

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagaland reports 107 fresh cases, tally at 33,585

Nagaland now has 685 active Covid cases