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Covid vaccination drive added strength to Covid fight, saved lives: PM Modi

As India marks one year of the COVID vaccination drive on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the vaccination programme added great strength to the fight against the COVID-19.

Omicron variant exposes inflexibility of Europe's public hospitals

A World Health Organisation official warned last week of a closing window of opportunity for European countries to prevent their health care systems from being overwhelmed

Covid tests in Delhi 3 times the number recommended by ICMR: Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said the diagnostic tests being conducted in the city is three times the number recommended by ICMR.

Amit Shah compliments PM Modi for completion of 1 year of Covid vaccination

Home Minister Amit Shah complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the successful completion of one year of India's Covid vaccination drive and said the country has set an example for the world

Covid-19: Puducherry logs 1,160 new cases, test positivity rate at 43.66%

The union territory of Puducherry added 1,160 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours raising the overall tally to 1,37,710 with the test positivity rate shooting up to 43.66 per cent

Data story: India logs 271,202 new cases; total caseload crosses 37 mn-mark

India has so far administered 1,567,615,454 vaccine doses. That is 4222.85 per cent of its total caseload, and 112.06 per cent of its population

Beijing reports first local omicron case ahead of Winter Olympics

Beijing has reported its first local omicron infection, according to state media, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games are due to start.

India logs 271,202 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 16.28%

India recorded 271,202 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday

1 year of India's Covid vaccination drive, over 156.76 cr jabs given so far

The countrywide vaccination drive against Covid-19 on Sunday completed one year, during which over 156.76 crore of vaccine doses were administered

UP reports 2 Covid deaths in Lucknow, Gonda, first in third wave

Uttar Pradesh has reported two deaths -- first in the third wave of the pandemic -- in Lucknow and Gonda.

Amid Covid surge, J&K re-imposes weekend lockdown, extends night curfew

Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration re-imposed weekend lockdown and said that night curfew shall continue to remain in force in all districts

Covid pandemic will end soon, vaccination strongest measure: Expert

Dr Kutub Mahmoood, Scientist and Virologist from Washington, DC said vaccination is the strongest weapon, adding that the Covid pandemic cannot go on forever, and its end is pretty near.

Bengaluru reports 22,284 new Covid infections; active cases at 129,112

Bengaluru logged in 22,284 Covid-19 positive cases on Saturday, taking the total number of active cases to 129,112.

Goa records 3,274 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs; positivity rate at 38%

Goa's COVID-19 case positivity rate rose sharply to 38.16 per cent on Saturday as the coastal state reported 3,274 new infections, taking the tally to 2,07,243, the state health department said.

At 20,718, Delhi records dip in new Covid-19 cases for 2nd consecutive day

Delhi recorded a dip in new Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day with 20,718 fresh infections cases being reported in the national capital at a positivity rate of 30.64 per cent

Maharashtra records 42,462 Covid-19 cases, 23 deaths in 24 hours

Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 42,462 new coronavirus infections, 749 less than Friday

Covid: Delhi sees 20,718 new cases, 30 deaths; positivity rate stays at 30%

Delhi on Saturday reported 20,718 Covid cases and 30 fatalities while the positivity rate stood at 30.64 per cent, according to health department data.

Kerala reports 17,755 new Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 5,351,583

Kerala continued to register an upward tick in its daily COVID infections, registering 17,755 new cases on Saturday, taking the tally to 53,51,583, the state health department said.

Covid-19: 32,793 new cases in Karnataka; 22,284 from Bengaluru alone

Registering yet another spike in numbers, Karnataka on Saturday logged 32,793 new cases of COVID-19, and 7 fatalities, taking the tally to 31,86,040 and the death toll to 38,418.

West Bengal records 19,064 new Covid-19 cases, 39 fresh fatalities

West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 18,82,761 on Saturday as 19,064 more people tested positive for the infection, 3,581 less than the previous day, a health bulletin said.