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India has administered over 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses so far

Daily number of Covid cases increase in Maharashtra and Kerala

Delhi reports 109 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths; positivity rate 0.14%

Delhi recorded eight deaths and 109 fresh cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday as the city's positivity rate dipped to 0.14 per cent, according to data shared by the Health department here.

Delhi reports 109 new Covid infections; positivity rate at 0.14%

The city recorded eight fresh deaths

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi for expediting WHO nod to Covaxin

The CM, in her letter, stated that her government has been "receiving both Covishield and Covaxin" from the very beginning.

Over 18.9 mn unutilised Covid vaccine doses available with states: Govt

More than 1.89 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union territories, the Union health ministry said on Thursday.

Madhya Pradesh: Five cases of coronavirus variant 'Delta Plus', 1 dead

'Delta Plus' has been declared a variant of concern by the Centre.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Qantas not only survives virus, but flies high

JP Morgan warns it may need staff to get vaccinated, over 2 million adults in England have had long Covid, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Congress members should work to address vaccine hesitancy: Sonia Gandhi

Gandhi called upon party leaders and workers to continue to put pressure on the union government to ensure that the daily rate of vaccination rises

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Interest in Ivermectin remains strong

Tickets issued for Covid violations soar in Delhi, 76% of parents polled in a survey don't want to send kids to schools, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

DATA STORY: Total vaccination goes past 300 mn-mark; Delta variant surges

India has so far administered 301,626,028 vaccine doses. That is 1002.65 per cent of its total caseload, and 21.64 per cent of its population

More than 30 cr vaccine doses provided to states/UTs: Health Ministry

More than 30 crore vaccine doses have been provided by the Centre to states and union territories so far, Union Health Ministry informed

One shot of Pfizer, AstraZeneca vax offers 60% protection against Covid

A single dose of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine offers around 60 per cent protection against infection from SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, in adults aged 65 years and above

India reports 54,069 Covid-19 cases, 1,321 deaths in last 24 hours

India recorded 54,069 Covid-19 cases and 1,321 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the country's total caseload to 3,00,82,778, according to data released by Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry

Singapore plans out transition to new normal life with Covid-19 pandemic

Singapore's three ministers of a multi-ministry task force on coronavirus said on Thursday as they outlined plans for the country's transition to a new normal

India easing lockdowns on cases and not vaccines risky strategy: UK study

Strategy increases chances of fresh outbreaks that would further delay economic recovery, says Oxford Economics.

BJP MPs walk out of parliamentary panel meet on Covid vaccine development

High drama was witnessed on Wednesday during a parliamentary committee meeting on Covid-19 vaccine development during which several BJP MPs walked out

'Sleuth work': Researcher finds early sequence of Covid mysteriously gone

Study neither strengthens nor discounts the hypothesis that the pathogen leaked out of a China's Wuhan lab.

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 179.5 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.88 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 179.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.88 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Brazil reports record 115,228 daily Covid-19 cases; 2,392 fatalities

Brazil has reported a record daily high of 115,228 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the national tally to 18,169,881, the Ministry of Health said.

German Chancellor Merkel cautions against spread of Covid Delta variant

Although the current infection situation in Germany was 'encouraging,' Chancellor Angela Merkel called for further caution over the Covid-19 crisis during her last government question session