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4,120 new Covid cases, 4 deaths in Chhattisgarh; active tally at 19,222

The number of recoveries reached 994,592 after 136 people were discharged from hospitals, while 222 others completed their home isolation during the day

Covid-19 Pandemic: 232 cops in Pune, 22 in Nagpur test positive

In Nagpur city, 22 police personnel, including officers - all of them vaccinated - have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last four days, a senior official said

Singapore breaks down vaccine deaths, Moderna sees lowest rate

Of the 802 people who died from Covid-19 last year in the city-state, 555 or about 70 per cent weren't fully vaccinated

5-10% of active Covid-19 cases currently require hospitalisation: Govt

Situation dynamic, could change rapidly: Health secretary warns

Covid surge in Haryana, 5,736 fresh infections and five fatalities

The state also reported 26 fresh cases of Omicron variant

Omicron spread: Booster dose takes off, day 1 nears 1-million mark

Over 930,000 people receive precautionary third shot of Covid-19 vaccine

At 13,648, Covid-19 cases fall on third straight day in Mumbai; five die

Five fresh fatalities pushed the Covid-19 death toll in Mumbai to 16,411, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a health bulletin

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports 28 new Omicron cases; tally up to 264

1,539 people were discharged during the day, taking the recovery count to 825,702

MP logs 2,317 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally rises to 8,599

The recovery count stood at 7,84,506 after 559 people were discharged from hospitals during the day

India will continue to press China for return of stranded Indians: Diplomat

China stopped issuing visas for Indians in 2020 and currently, there were no flights in operation between the two countries

Maharashtra reports 33,470 new Covid-19 cases; Omicron tally up by 31

Maharashtra also reported 31 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus

Common cold T cells may offer protection against Covid-19: UK study

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications' and led by Imperial College London researchers, claims to provide the first evidence of a protective role for T cells

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 19,286 new cases, 16 more fatalities

It had registered an all-time high single-day spike of 24,287 infections on Sunday

Himachal Pradesh records 1,200 fresh Covid-19 cases, two deaths

The number of active Covid-19 cases in the state climbed to 4,186 from 3,148 on Sunday

Covid-19 pandemic: Sikkim reports 112 fresh cases, one more fatality

Seventy people had tested positive for coronavirus in the state on Sunday

ITBP's Covid-19 centre in Delhi re-operationalised, 150 admitted

The facility has a total capacity of 500 beds apart from 150 equipped with ventilator facility

Covid-19 pandemic: Italy targets the unvaccinated with new restrictions

Covid-19 infections are soaring past 100,000 per day in Italy

317 new Covid-19 cases reported in Aurangabad, active tally now 1,141

The new cases comprise 276 from city limits and 41 from the rural areas

Only high-risk contacts of Covid patients need to be tested: ICMR

The ICMR Advisory on Purposive Testing Strategy for Covid-19 said individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel also do not need to get tested

Centre urges states to not have any lapses in preparedness for Covid battle

Mansukh Mandaviya reiterates importance of Test, Track, Treat, Vaccinate and adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour