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AP govt says it has no stock of Covid; CM writes to Modi for 6 mn shots

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday announced it has no stock of COVID vaccine even as Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote another letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Second Covid-19 wave: Delhi records 19,486 cases, Maharashtra over 63K

The Maharashtra government has asked the Centre to cancel all elective surgeries and admissions in a bid to save medical oxygen from running out

Need to boost production of medical-grade oxygen: PM Narendra Modi

Amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday undertook a comprehensive review to ensure adequate medical grade oxygen supply in the country and called for ramping up its production.

Maharashtra reports highest single-day spike of 63,729 Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra on Friday reported 63,729 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest single-day count so far, taking the tally past the 37-lakh mark

Mumbai sees 8,839 fresh coronavirus cases today, reports 53 deaths

Mumbai on Friday reported 8,839 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 5,61,998, while 53 more patients succumbed to the infection, the city civic body said.

India records over 200,000 new Covid-19 cases for second straight day

The Centre on Friday unveiled plans to ramp up output of indigenous vaccine Covaxin ten times to reach 10 crore doses by September and accelerate the manufacture of antiviral drug remdesivir

Delhi sees record daily rise of 19,486 Covid-19 cases, 141 deaths

Delhi on Friday recorded the biggest single-day jump of 19,486 fresh COVID-19 cases and 141 deaths due to the disease, according to data shared by the health department.

As Covid-19 case rise, Goa govt ramps up bed capacity at hospitals

As Goa witnessed a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases on Friday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said additional beds will be set up at treatment facilities to accommodate patients.

West Bengal registers record one-day spike of 6,910 new Covid-19 cases

The Covid-19 tally in West Bengal mounted to 6,43,795 on Friday after the highest- single-day spike of 6,910 new cases was reported in the state, the health department said in a bulletin.

Create more Covid-19 centres to hike number of beds with oxygen: Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday directed officials to ensure that the beds shown on the Delhi Corona app are actually available in real-time at hospitals and create.

Haryana shuts schools till Apr 30, issues guidelines to contain Covid-19

The Haryana government on Friday announced consolidated guidelines to contain the spread of COVID-19, ordering closure of schools, colleges and coaching institutes till April 30

Uttar Pradesh sees record daily rise of 27,426 coronavirus cases on Friday

Uttar Pradesh's daily COVID-19 cases surged to a record high of 27,426 on Friday, taking the state's cumulative tally to 7,93,720, an official said.

1,189 samples have tested positive for variants of SARS COV-2: Health min

A total of 1,189 samples have so far tested positive for variants of concern of SARS COV-2 in India, the health ministry said on Friday as the country is witnessing a steep surge in COVID-19 cases.

Pradhan holds meeting to augment supply of medical oxygen from steel plants

Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday held a meeting with senior officials of the ministry to augment availability of medical oxygen in the country.

Karnataka reports biggest single day spike of 14,859 coronavirus cases

78 related fatalities were reported

Rajasthan records biggest daily jump of 7,359 coronavirus infections

Rajasthan's COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,95,309 on Friday

K'taka prohibits religious events, limits indoor weddings to 100 people

Times is aimed at controlling the spike in Covid-19 cases in the state

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra, Delhi, UP, Karnataka see record daily cases

Coronavirus live updates: India has added 2,142,934 fresh Covid-19 cases since April 1. Mumbai registered 9,925 new cases, Delhi 17,282 in the last 24 hours. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Nitish chairs high-level meeting on Covid ahead of Saturday all-party meet

Nitish Kumar held a high level meeting here Friday discussing steps taken so far to check spread of the virus

Provide actual data on Covid tests, positive patients: Gujarat HC to govt

The High Court has asked the state government to publish actual data on RT-PCR tests and people found positive for COVID-19