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Over 52 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Centre

More than 52.37 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far and a further 8,99,260 doses are in the pipeline, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

DATA STORY: India adds 39,070 new cases; active cases decline further

India has so far administered 506,810,492 vaccine doses. That is 1587.03 per cent of its total caseload, and 36.333 per cent of its population

Nepal receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid from Japan

Nepal received the first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Japan on Saturday, local media reports said.

India reports 39,070 Covid cases in last 24 hours, active cases at 406,822

India reported 39,070 fresh Covid-19 cases, while 43,910 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday

Global Covid caseload tops 202 million, deaths surge to over 4.28 million

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 202 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.28 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.37 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Number of Covid cases in Brazil rises by 43,033 to over 20.15 million

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 43,033 to 20,151,779 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Saturday

Tokyo reports over 4,000 new coronavirus cases amid Summer Olympics 2020

Tokyo on Saturday reported 4,566 Covid-19 cases amid the ongoing Summer Olympics 2020 in the city

India to Indonesia: Asian economies challenged by Delta Covid variant

In India, where the delta strain was first identified last year, a deadly second wave is ebbing but its fallout is substantial.

Did inequality increase during pandemic? Wait for more data to get answers

It might be in the nature of economic modernization and industrialization for inequality to at first increase and then decline.

US averaging 100,000 new Covid infections a day, driven by Delta variant

The Covid-19 outbreak in the US crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Saturday, driven by the highly transmissible delta variant and low vaccination rates in the South

Kerala govt permits opening of shops in malls from August 11 onwards

Kerala government permitted the shops in malls to open on the same conditions stipulated for opening other shops from August 11 onwards, after making all required precautionary arrangements

Delhi's weekly markets to re-open from Monday: CM Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal that weekly markets in the national capital will be allowed to reopen from Monday stating that his government is concerned about the livelihoods of people

India Covid Dispatch: Country's vaccination coverage crosses 500-mn mark

Stories from around the country on the fight against the pandemic

Second wave effect now negligible, but need to be be cautious: Rajasthan CM

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said the effect of the second wave of Covid-19 in Rajasthan has become "negligible" now

School closures would've weakened fundamental knowledge: Par panel

The learning loss of more than one year due to prolonged school closure in wake of COVID-19 pandemic would necessarily have weakened the foundational knowledge of students

72 new Covid-19 cases, one more death in Delhi; positivity rate at 0.1%

The national capital recorded 72 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death due to the disease on Saturday

Covid-19: 1,610 new cases, 32 deaths in Karnataka in last 24 hours

Karnataka on Saturday logged 1,610 new cases of COVID-19 and 32 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,16,927 and death toll to 36,773, the health department said.

20,367 fresh Covid-19 cases, 139 deaths reported in Kerala in last 24 hours

: Kerala on Saturday reported 20,367 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 139 deaths, pushing the total number infected to 35,33,918 and fatalities to 17,654 till date.

BJP readying world's largest volunteer health force for 3rd wave: Chugh

The trained volunteers, of which 51,000 will be from Delhi alone, will help the needy with relief assistance in case the third wave strikes, he said at a Delhi BJP event

Over 200,000 Covid challans issued by Delhi Police between April 19-Aug 6

The Delhi Police has issued over two lakh challans between April 19 and August 6 this year to those found violating Covid guidelines in the national capital, according to official data.