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Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai logs 179 new cases and 4 deaths

The daily Covid cases in the city dipped below 200 after crossing that mark a day earlier

Goa reports 34 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 255

The death toll rose to 3,380 with addition of the two fatalities

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam reports 142 positive cases, five deaths

The new cases were reported from Kamrup Metropolitan (60), Sivasagar (11), Barpeta (10) and Lakhimpur (eight)

Over 9 crore people inoculated with Covid-19 jabs in West Bengal

Bengal currently has 7,867 active cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Punjab sees 41 new cases and 2 deaths

Two more Covid-related deaths were reported in Punjab on Thursday while 41 new cases of coronavirus took the infection tally to 6,03,132, according to a medical bulletin.

Gujarat records 31 new coronavirus cases, zero death; active tally at 315

Gujarat registered 31 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, taking the infection tally to 8,27,327, while no fresh death due to the disease was reported in the state, the Health Department said.

Centre warns of new Covid-19 variant, issues fresh advisory to states

The contacts of these international travellers must also be closely tracked and tested as per MoHFW guidelines

Zydus Cadila likely to launch Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D next month

Meanwhile, Zydus is working with a Korean partner to commercialise ZyCoV-D in South Korea in 2022

Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine to be launched in India by December

Russian Direct Investment Fund has Serum Institute as its production partner in India

Bharat Biotech updates Covaxin efficacy to 65.2% against Delta variant

Experts say more real-world studies are required now

ITC starts clinical trials for nasal spray to prevent Covid-19 infection

Sources say product is being steered by ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre; Bengaluru. Internal trials found it to be effective against other viruses like common cold. Trials could take 3 months

New Covid variant in S Africa has 10 mutations; 8 more than Delta

Scientists said that the new variant has at least 10 mutations, compared to two for Delta or three for Beta.

Over 120 cr Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The next phase of Covid-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified comorbid conditions

Tamil Nadu inoculates 12.01 lakh in mega Covid-19 vaccination drive

A total of 4,52,969 people received the first dose while 7,48,863 people received the second jab

Telangana sees 147 new cases; Assembly Speaker tests Covid-19 positive

The number of active cases in the state stood at 3,531

Tamil Nadu's Covid-19 tally touches 27.23 lakh with 739 new cases

Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 764 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 30 new cases; positivity rate 0.05 pc

The death toll due to the coronavirus infection in Delhi stands at 25,095

Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir reports 182 new cases

Now, there are 1,706 active cases in the Union Territory

Covid-19 pandemic: Six new cases in Nagaland, tally rises to 32,092

The Covid-19 recovery rate in the state is 94.08 per cent

France opts for 3rd shots, not lockdown, to fight new wave of Covid-19

France has launched a plan Thursday to give Covid-19 booster shots to all adults, as it opted against a further lockdown or curfew to help combat a worrying uptick in infections in the country.