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Facing vaccine shortage; no indication of flattening of curve: Maharashtra
Maharashtra is facing a shortage of Covaxin and Covishield, said state health minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday.Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Tope said, "Vaccination drive for teenagers and precaution doses are being given to senior citizens, frontline and healthcare workers. Due to this, we are facing the shortage of Covaxin and Covishield. We have demanded additional 50 lakh Covishield doses and 40 lakh Covaxin doses from the Central government."He further said that it is not true that there is a decline in COVID-19 cases. "In the past two-three days, the reporting of COVID-19 cases might have come down. It may be because of the low testing. On Wednesday, the state has reported around 46,000 new COVID-19 cases. So, there is no indication of flattening of the curve in Maharashtra."The positivity rate in Maharashtra stands at 21.4 per cent, while in Mumbai it is 27 per cent. "There is no need to press the panic button. Though there is a rise in cases, the rate of hospitalisation ...
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Data story: India logs 247,417 cases, Maharashtra's caseload tops 7 mn-mark
India has so far administered 1,546,139,465 vaccine doses. That is 4257.23 per cent of its total caseload, and 110.53 per cent of its population
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Maharashtra logs 46,723 cases, up 27% from a day ago, 32 more deaths
Maharashtra recorded 46,723 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, up more than 27 per cent from a day ago, taking the overall tally above the 70-lakh mark
 "Maharashtra logs 46,723 cases, up 27% from a day ago, 32 more deaths")
Germany's Covid-19 infections hit daily record of more than 80,000
The number of daily Covid-19 cases in Germany hit a new record of 80,430, according to data released by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
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US Army ups bonuses for recruits to $50K, as Covid-19 takes toll
Two years of the pandemic has made it more difficult to recruit in schools and at public events, and the competition for quality workers has intensified as young people weigh their options
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Pune records 8,342 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active tally at 38,001
The western Maharashtra district's case positivity rate stood at over 21 per cent
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Maharashtra may see rise in Covid hospitalisations by Jan-end: Health dept
The health department made this projection during a presentation before the state cabinet
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Covid-19 pandemic: 10 more deaths in Punjab and 6,481 cases
Three deaths were reported from Patiala, two from Hoshiarpur and one each from Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. The toll size rose to 16,702
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Covid positivity up 11% in two weeks; daily cases set to hit 200,000 today
In India, 92% adults have received their first dose, while 68% are fully vaccinated
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High Court to be shut for 5 days as Covid-19 cases surge in Odisha
In an order on Wednesday, the HC registrar said the court and its offices would be closed from January 13 to 17 and the benches notified will stand cancelled
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Over 5,500 challans issued for violation of Covid norms in Delhi on Tuesday
In a meeting of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Monday, strict compliance of existing guidelines to curb the rising numbers of infection was emphasised
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Four states recover faster from Covid than rest of the country: Data
Delhi is among the states with the lowest recovery time of three days of Covid-infected patients. The national average recovery time is five days
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Covid-19 pandemic: Frequent boosters can weaken immunity, says EU
Repeat booster doses every four months could eventually weaken the immune system and tire out people, it said
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Covaxin's makers could earn Rs 7,300 cr by vaccinating children
With a booster dose, the market of 12-18-year-olds represents a revenue pool as much as Rs 11,500 cr
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Chhattisgarh logs 5,476 new Covid cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 27,425
The positivity rate of the infection was 9.25 per cent in the state
 "Chhattisgarh logs 5,476 new Covid cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 27,425")
Covid-19 pandemic: Assam logs 3,274 fresh cases, four more fatalities
The death toll rose to 6,189 as four more persons succumbed to the disease
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1,804 fresh Covid-19 cases and three deaths in Himachal Pradesh
Two persons succumbed to the disease in Shimla and one in Kangra district
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UP saw 14-fold jump, Punjab 8.65-times rise in active Covid cases: Govt
Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held between February 10 and March 7 in seven phases
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Covid-19 pandemic: Don't treat Omicron as common cold, says govt
A sharp rise in Covid-19 infections has been noted in India with the case positivity climbing to 11.05 per cent on Wednesday from 1.1 per cent on December 30
Maharashtra's Covid-19 case tally sharply rises to 46,723; 32 more die
The new cases included 86 Omicron infections
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