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Maharashtra: Nashik records 3,343 new Covid-19 cases; 32 casualties

As many as 3,343 persons tested positive for COVID-19, while 32 died of the infection in the last 24 hours in Maharashtra's Nashik district, an official said on Tuesday.

1,925 new coronavirus cases in Uttarakhand, highest this year

Uttarakhand recorded the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases and deaths this year as 1,925 more people tested positive and 13 patients succumbed to the pathogen, the Health Department said

Not in favour of imposing lockdown: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij

Home Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of lockdown in the state and asserted that COVID-related guidelines will be implemented strictly

Covid-19 vaccine can be taken during Ramzan, say Islamic scholars

Taking the COVID-19 vaccine does not invalidate the Ramzan fast, Muslim scholars said on Tuesday, appealing to people not to stop taking the shots during the 'roza' period

Karnataka reports 8,778 fresh Covid-19 cases, 67 deaths push toll

Karnataka's COVID death tally crossed the 13,000 mark on Tuesday with 67 deaths while 8,778 fresh cases took the overall tally of infections to 10,83,647, the Health department said.

Covid LIVE: Not happy about curbs, but have to break the chain, says Uddhav

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra, UP, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, MP, Gujarat, Rajasthan- have shown steep rise in daily Covid-19 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Bengal reports highest one-day spike of 4,817 Covid cases, 20 more deaths

West Bengal on Tuesday recorded the highest single-day spike of 4,817 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the tally to 6,24,224, the health department said in a bulletin.

Delhi records highest daily spike of 13,468 Covid-19 cases, 81 more die

Delhi on Tuesday recorded 13,468 COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day jump so far, while 81 more people succumbed to the disease, according to data shared by the health department.

60% of total Covid-19 cases in Gujarat reported from eight cities: CM

Nearly 60 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases in Gujarat were reported from eight major cities, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Tuesday

Rajasthan sees 5,528 fresh coronavirus cases, reports 28 fatalities

Rajasthan reported 5,528 new Covid-19 cases and 28 fatalities on Tuesday, pushing the state's infection tally to 3,75,092 and the death toll to 2,979.

Pvt labs say losing crucial time to manual data entry as Covid cases surge

Private laboratories, which are conducting more tests than ever, say they are losing important time in manually uploading data on the ICMR website.

UP: Noida records highest coronavirus fatalities in four months

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded four coronavirus deaths on Tuesday

Covid-19 vaccines reduce chances of severe infection, mortality: ICMR

COVID-19 vaccines reduce the chances of developing severe infection and mortality, ICMRChief Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.

Yogi Adityanath isolates self after his officials test positive for Covid

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday went into self-isolation after coming into contact with a few officials who tested positive

Covid-19 second wave worrying; states need to ramp up RT-PCR tests: Centre

Noting that India's COVID-19 cases trajectory in the second wave is "worrying", the Centre said states like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat need to ramp up RT-PCR tests.

RDIF expects 50 mn doses a month of Sputnik V vaccine production in India

RDIF on Tuesday said it expects over 50 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to be manufactured in India by this summer.

Johnson & Johnson delays vaccine rollout in Europe amid blood clot probe

This comes amid a US probe into rare blood clots.

Problem not of coronavirus vaccine shortage but of planning: Govt

Over 1.67 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs, the Centre said on Tuesday, underlining that the problem is not of vaccine shortage but of better planning.

Remdesivir not for home use, meant for serious patients, says Govt

The Centre onTuesday said doctors should ensure "rational and judicious" use of anti-viral drug Remdesivir

Kerala registers over 7,000 coronavirus cases, 20 more fatalities

Active cases mounted to 52,132, the state government said.