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Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik district sees 2,526 cases, two fatalities

At present, the Nashik district has 16,268 active cases

Lockdown in Tamil Nadu hits flow of weekend tourists to Puducherry

The municipal bus terminal here also presented a deserted look as the arrival of buses from districts in the neighbouring state was totally absent

Delhi reports 9,197 fresh Covid cases, positivity rate drops to 13.32%

Delhi on Sunday reported 9,197 fresh COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 13.32 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

Omicron now in 171 countries, will soon replace Delta globally: WHO

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been identified in 171 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

Meghalaya reports 318 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 new death

Meghalaya on Sunday recorded 318 new Covid-19 cases, 88 less than the previous day's count, pushing the tally to 88,459, a senior health department official said

Maha: 76 doctors of GMCH-Nagpur test positive for Covid-19 in 10 days

"Two doctors have been hospitalized and are in stable condition. Fifty-two are in home isolation," said Dr Sajal Bansal, president of GMCH unit of Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD).

Covid: Complete thought given to school reopening, says Maha minister Tope

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the decision to reopen schools for primary classes to XII from Monday was taken after complete thought was given to the issue.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for Covid-19 a second time

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for Covid.

CII for additional 1% CSR levy in Budget to provide Covid booster shots

The chamber said it expects Budget 2022-23 to focus on measures for strengthening economic recovery.

Data story: India logs 333,533 new cases; tally crosses 38-million mark

India has so far administered 1,619,284,270 vaccine doses. That is 4126.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 115.57 per cent of its population

India's coronavirus vaccination coverage crosses 1.62 billion mark

India's cumulative Covid-19 vaccination has crossed 162 crore mark, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

Karnataka achieves 100% first dose Covid vaccine coverage: Health minister

Karnataka on Sunday achieved 100 per cent coverage of first dose of Covid vaccine among its eligible population, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said.

Covid:Omicron in community transmission stage in India, says INSACOG

The new Covid variant Omicron has reached in community transmission level in India, said Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) on Sunday.

Doctors, nurses among 50 staffers of Rajkot hospital test Covid positive

Around 50 staffers of the civil hospital in Gujarat's Rajkot city, including doctors and nurses, have tested coronavirus positive, an official said Sunday.

Sunday lockdown comes in effect in Kerala; only emergency services allowed

The one-day lockdown to mitigate the rapid spread of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Kerala began on Sunday with only emergency services being operated in the state.

India records 333,533 cases of Covid-19 in 24 hrs, 525 new deaths

India logged 333,533 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 39,237,264

Delhi reports 11,486 Covid-19 cases, death toll highest since June '21

Delhi reported 11,486 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, taking the national capitals overall Covid tally to 17,82,514, the health bulletin issued on Saturday said.

Delhi government to conduct survey on Covid-19's impact on children

To understand the impact of Covid-19 on the children, the Delhi government has decided to conduct a survey on the basis of which the Happiness Curriculum will be updated.

After Covid, Omicron cases catapults to a record high in Maharashtra

A day after Covid cases scaled a new high above 48,000 mark, Omicron infections set a new record with Mumbai notching the maximum cases of the variant and deaths remained in double-digits

Airlines to supermarkets: Living with Covid is tough in gridlocked economy

The surging omicron variant is complicating the recovery for a world economy that continues to be wracked by supply chain chaos, worker absenteeism and faltering assembly lines