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Covid-19 pandemic: Six new cases in Nagaland, tally rises to 32,024

The fresh cases were detected from Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung and Wokha districts

FDA plans to authorise Pfizer boosters for adults this week: Report

The Food and Drug Administration is aiming to authorise booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for all adults as early as Thursday

US lines up big money on Covid jabs, to produce a billion doses every year

The investment is the first step in a new plan for the government to partner with industry to address immediate vaccine needs overseas and domestically

Germany sees surge in coronavirus cases, mulls new restrictions

Germany's disease control agency reported 52,826 new coronavirus cases a number that has roughly doubled in two weeks stoking calls for fresh measures to curb the country's steadily rising infections

Covid-19: Chhattisgarh reports 27 fresh cases, two more deaths

Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 count rose to 10,06,433 on Wednesday with an addition of 27 new cases, while the death toll increased to 13,590 after two more patients succumbed to the infection in the state

Madhya Pradesh logs five new Covid-19 cases, zero death; active tally at 77

The coronavirus positive tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 7,92,986 with the addition of five cases on Wednesday, a health official said.

Vaccine hesitancy greatest threat in overcoming Covid: Adar Poonawalla

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday termed vaccine hesitancy as the greatest threat in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic while urging all adults to get vaccinated at the earliest

Gujarat registers 54 fresh coronavirus cases, highest after July 10

Gujarat on Wednesday reported 54 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily count in more than four months, taking its infection tally to 8,27,068, while no fresh death due to the disease was reported

Goa records 36 new coronavirus cases, zero death; active tally at 259

Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 36 and reached 1,78,569 on Wednesday, while no new death due to the infection was reported in the state, a health department official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records 1,003 cases, 32 deaths

The caseload in the state rose to 66,26,875

Over 114 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16

IndiGo passengers will be able to buy food, beverage on board from Nov 19

Govt via order dated Nov 16 has permitted airlines to resume meal service on all flights

Novavax asks EU drug regulator to authorise its Covid-19 vaccine

Novavax's shot is made with lab-grown copies of the spike protein that coats the coronavirus, which then trigger an immune response

Covid-19 pandemic: 308 new cases and 8 deaths in Karnataka

Karnataka's total number of infections rose to 2,992,584

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 44 new cases and zero death

The infection tally in the city climbed to 14,40,528

Mumbai logs 275 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 2,821

Mumbai's infection tally reached to 7,60,270

Kerala registers 6,849 fresh cases of coronavirus, 388 more deaths

Kerala recorded 6,849 fresh coronavirus infections and 388 deaths on Wednesday, raising the caseload to 50,77,984 and the toll of fatalities to 36,475.

Delta variant accounts for 99% of global Covid-19 cases, says WHO

The delta variant now represents 99 per cent of all sequenced Covid-19 cases across the globe, making it most prevalent than any other strain, officials from the World Health Organization said.

Europe is only region with increasing coronavirus deaths, says WHO

The World Health Organisation says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose by 5 per cent in the last week, making it the only region in the world where COVID-19 mortality increased.

DATA STORY: India logs 10,197 new cases; death toll rise to 464,153

India has so far administered 1,136,879,685 vaccine doses. That is 3299.47 per cent of its total caseload, and 81.29 per cent of its population