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Covid-19: Pandemic risks worsening on Africa variants, scientists say

A study of genomes from 33 African nations tracks the evolution of the pandemic and the emergence of a number of so-called Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest

Thane district's Covid-19 count rises by 286, death toll by 3

With the addition of 286 new coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra rose to 553,920

Covid-19: 34,973 fresh cases, active cases decline to 390,646 today

India logged 34,973 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,31,74,954, while the active cases declined to 3,90,646

Covid-19: Karnataka govt ends weekend curfew in border districts

The Karnataka government has ended the weekend curfew in the border districts of Kerala and Maharashtra following a decrease in the number of new Covid-19 cases

First dose of Covid vaccine is 96.6% effective in preventing death: Govt

India has vaccinated 58% of its adult population with the first dose of Covid vaccine, while around 18% have been fully vaccinated with both doses

Govt develops Covid-19 vaccine tracker to give vaccination-related info

The Centre has developed a Covid-19 vaccine tracker by synergising data from three platforms to give information on various aspects of vaccination like effectiveness post inoculation

Maha vaccinates over 1.5 million people against Covid-19 in single day

Maharashtra had on Wednesday administered Covid-19 vaccine doses to over 1.5 million beneficiaries, highest in a single day, a senior official said on Thursday

Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India crosses 720 million: Govt

The cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 720 million on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry said.

Ex-Mauritius PM Ramgoolam admitted to AIIMS for Covid treatment

Former prime minister of Mauritius Navinchandra Ramgoolam was admitted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre on Thursday for treatment of Covid-19, sources said

Covid vaccination of kids shouldn't be condition to re-open schools: Govt

Besides the aspect of vaccination, the overall epidemiological situation has to be safe for opening schools

Joe Biden requiring federal workers to get Covid-19 shot: Report

President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening Covid-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors, according to a person familiar with the plans

Covid LIVE: Centre places order for 660 mn Covishield doses, says report

Coronavirus live updates: States restrict religious festivals to prevent a third wave of infections; Supreme Court rejects vaccination plea.

Centre places purchase order with Serum for 660 mn Covishield doses: Report

The Pune-based firm has enhanced the manufacturing capacity of Covishield to more than 200 mn doses per month.

K'taka logs lowest number of Covid deaths, since beginning of second wave

Karnataka on Thursday reported the lowest number of deaths due to C-19, since the beginning of the second wave, with 4 fatalities, taking the toll so far due to the pandemic to 37,462

Centre orders 660 mn Covishield doses, to be supplied by Dec: Report

The Union government has placed a purchase order with the Serum Institute of India (SII) for 66 crore doses of Covishield to be supplied by December, official sources said on Thursday.

Kerala sees 26,200 new coronavirus cases, reports 125 deaths today

Kerala on Thursday reported 26,200 fresh coronavirus cases and 125 deaths which pushed the total infections in the state to 43,09,694 and the fatalities till now to 22,126, the state government said.

Mizoram's coronavirus positivity rate over 10%, 12,303 active cases

Mizoram reported 1,061 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 67,971, an official said.

60.98% of India's total Covid cases past week were from Kerala: Health Secy

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday said that 60.98 per cent of the total active Covid-19 cases in India were from Kerala and of the 43,263 Covid-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours

18% of India's adults fully vaccinated, 58% got at least one dose: Govt

The government on Thursday said 58 per cent of India's adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Goa to start disbursing compensation for Covid affected people by Sep 13

The Goa government on Thursday announced that it will start releasing compensation to the families of people affected by Covid-19 in the state by September 13.