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Covid-19: Delhi records 12,527 cases, 24 deaths; positivity rate 27.99%

Delhi reported 12,527 fresh Covid-19 cases and 24 more deaths due to the viral disease on Monday, while the positivity rate stood at 27.99%

Andhra Pradesh coronavirus update: Active Covid-19 cases cross 30,000-mark

Active coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh crossed the 30,000 mark to reach 30,182 on Monday as 4,108 fresh positives were added in the state

Nearly 30 mn Covid vaccines administered in Delhi so far: Satyendra Jain

Informing that the vaccination process in Delhi is running smoothly, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said that so far, 2 crore 85 lakh vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi.

Two shots of Sputnik V accepted for international travel to Australia: TGA

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has recognized the two-dose course of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 as an acceptable form of coronavirus vaccination for traveller

Omicron has not yet peaked, says US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy

Omicron surge of cases had not yet peaked in the US and the country is expected to see an increase in hospitalisations and deaths in the next few weeks, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has warned

HC urged to direct govt to give road map to vaccinate kids below 12 yrs

A plea urged the Delhi High Court to direct the Central government to give a road map for vaccinating children of the age group of 12 years and below for Covid-19

Tianjin striving to control Omicron 'in few days', says top Chinese expert

The municipality of the northern Chinese city of Tianjin is trying to block local community transmission of Covid-19 amid the spread of Omicron, local media reported citing a top Chinese expert.

2,500 cops infected, 767 cured of Covid since Jan 1: Delhi Police

About 2,500 Delhi Police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 since January 1 and 767 of them have recovered, an official said on Monday.

Odisha Covid update: 10,489 coroanvirus cases, 3 more fatalities reported

Odisha recorded 10,489 new Covid-19 cases, 688 less than the previous day, with the tally mounting to 1,144,401

Delhi likely to report 4,000-5,000 less Covid cases today: Satyendra Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the capital city is expected to report a substantial decline of around 4,000-5,000 Covid-19 cases on Monday

West Bengal coronavirus update: Restrictions help curb rise in infections

With strict restrictions in place, the number of Covid-19 infections has reduced significantly in West Bengal, as per the state health department

Data story: India logs 258,089 new cases; positivity rate rises to 19.6%

India has so far administered 1,572,041,825 vaccine doses. That is 4205.54 per cent of its total caseload, and 112.38 per cent of its population

West Bengal reports 14,938 new Covid-19 cases, 36 more fatalities

The state had registered 19,064 new infections and 39 deaths on Saturday

Misstep on testing

Reducing Covid tests will not help

Omicron spread: Covid-19 cases skyrocket but fewer deaths this time round

A Delhi government analysis shows that most of those who succumbed to the virus were those who were either not fully vaccinated or had comorbidities

Covid-19 pandemic: Rajasthan reports 9,669 fresh cases, 6 more deaths

Jaipur reported the highest number of fresh cases at 1,871

Over 17K new Covid cases in UP; active infection count surpasses 100,000

Lucknow reported a maximum of 2,392 new cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat sees 10,150 new cases, eight fatalities

Gujarat is now left with 63,610 active cases

Eighty-two new cases push Nagaland's Covid-19 tally to 32,916

The state's coronavirus death toll remained at 703 as no patient succumbed to the disease for the ninth consecutive day

UK considers scrapping all Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers

A positive test requires a 10-day quarantine