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Active Coronavirus cases lowest in 248 days, 251 fresh fatalities

The active cases comprise 0.46 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.20 per cent, the ministry said.

Zika virus case tally in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur reaches 10, CMO confirms

Caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day, symptoms of this disease are mild fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or a headache.

Low Covid vax coverage: PM to hold meeting with DMs of over 40 districts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting on November 3 with district magistrates of over 40 districts having low Covid-19 vaccination coverage, the PMO said on Sunday.

G20 agrees to strengthen WHO on EUAs for Covid jabs: Piyush Goyal

Prime Minister Modi had told G20 leaders on Saturday that India is ready to produce over 5 billion Covid vaccine doses by the end of next year to help the world in the fight against the pandemic

Zydus Cadila testing a multi-variant Covid-19 vaccine on animals

Mixing multiple strains to get what is called a multi-variant vaccine may be a way to get better immunity, scientists feel

Zydus to knock Covid vax price to Rs 265 a dose, decision soon: Sources

Zydus Cadila has agreed to bring down the price of its Covid vaccine to Rs 265 a dose following persistent negotiations by the government but a final deal is yet to be reached, sources said on Sunday.

Telangana coronavirus update: Reports121 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

: Telangana on Sunday added 121 new cases to its COVID-19 tally, which climbed to 6,71,463 while one more person succumbed to the virus taking the toll to 3,956.

Karnataka Covid-19 update: Reports 292 new cases, 11 deaths in last 24 hrs

Karnataka has reported 292 fresh cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,88,333 and toll to 38,082, the health department said on Sunday.

Kerala coronavirus update: Reports 7,167 covid infections, 167 deaths

Kerala has reported 7,167 fresh COVID-19 cases and 167 related deaths which raised the caseload to 49,68,657 and the fatalities to 31,681.

Delta variant of Covid-19 detected in 99% samples: Delhi govt data

The Delhi government data revealed that 'delta variant' and its sub lineages of 'Sars-Cov-2' virus were detected in 99 per cent samples sent for genome sequencing in the month of October.

Delhi adds 45 Covid-19 cases, positivity rate stands at 0.08%

The national capital on Sunday reported 45 new COVID-19 cases, while the positivity rate stood at 0.08 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.

Sikkim coronavius update: Reports 22 new Covid-19 cases, one more fatality

Sikkim's Covid-19 caseload rose to 31,979 on Sunday after 22 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, 12 more than the previous day, a health department bulletin said.

Gehlot advises people to follow Covid protocols during festivities

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday advised people to follow the COVID-19 protocols during the festive period as the number of cases are rising rapidly in many countries

Third Pfizer vax dose more effective in reducing severe Covid: Lancet

A third vaccine dose of Pfizer-BioNTech is effective in reducing severe Covid related outcomes compared to individuals who have received two vaccine doses at least five months ago, finds a new study.

Ten new Covid-19 cases recorded in Ladakh, death toll climbs to 208

The officials said 1,619 people were tested for COVID-19 in the twin districts on Saturday and 10 of them returned positive for the disease. They included nine in Leh and one in Kargil.

Active Covid-19 cases in India lowest in 247 days, death toll at 4,58,186

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 23 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 126 consecutive days now.

India reports 12,830 new Covid-19 cases, 446 deaths in last 24 hrs

Of the 12,830 new infections and 446 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours, Kerala reported 7,427 new cases and 62 deaths.

Dengue, chikungunya, malaria notifiable under Epidemic Diseases Act

The notification makes it compulsory for all hospitals to provide information to the government about any such case that they receive.

Assam registers 283 new Coronavirus cases, positivity rate drops to 0.71%

Four COVID-19 fatalities were reported on Saturday, one more than the previous day's figure.

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 246 mn; deaths surge to more than 4.98 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 246 million, while the vaccinations soared to over 6.94 billion