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Pakistan reports 591 new Covid cases and 18 more deaths in past 24 hours

The country's number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,268,536, according to the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan's campaign against the pandemic.

Mizoram reports 572 new Covid cases, 9.47% positivity rate

The number of new infections was 173 less than the COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday.

Cheaper Covid-19 tests in place for vaccinated travellers to England

Other parts of the UK - Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - are also expected to follow similar LFT rules for vaccinated travellers in the coming weeks

Guj: Over 2,000 people get Covid-19 vaccine at home in Ahmedabad

Under its mega Covid vaccination drive, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on October 7 launched this special facility for those above age of 50 years and differently-abled people aged 18 and above

Over 17,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses given to Delhi prison inmates

A total of 17,362 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to the inmates of three jails in the national capital so far, the Delhi Prisons Department said on Sunday.

Over 1.02 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far

Over 1.02 billion vaccine doses have been administered so far under nationwide drive, according to official data

15,906 new Covid-19 infections in India; active cases decline to 1,72,594

India added 15,906 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally to 3,41,75,468

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 243.3 mn; deaths more than 4.94 mn

The global coronavirus caseload topped 243.3 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.78 billion

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown restrictions with some relaxations till Nov 15

The state government passed the order on Saturday

DATA STORY: India logs 666 new fatalities as Kerala clears backlog

India has so far administered 1,013,028,411 vaccine doses. That is 2965.57 per cent of its total caseload, and 72.51 per cent of its population

We feel energised by PM Modi's vision for vaccine industry: Adar Poonawalla

Poonawalla's remarks came after attending an interaction of Indian manufacturers of the Covid-19 vaccine with PM Modi

Centre asks states/UTs to increase coverage of second dose of Covid vaccine

The Centre on Saturday urged states/UTs to focus on those beneficiaries waiting for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine after their interval period has been over. The states/UTs were also urged to improve the momentum of vaccination and accelerate its coverage as the country moves forward to vaccinate all the eligible population by end of the year under the nationwide coronavirus vaccination drive. "So far, 71.24 crore first doses, covering 76 per cent of the eligible population, and 30.06 crore second doses, covering 32 per cent of the eligible population, have been administered the Covid vaccines," the health ministry said in a statement. It said states have been requested to access line list of due beneficiaries from Co-WIN portal. Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the detailed line-lists of due beneficiaries can be utilised for preparing district-wise second dose administration plan involving district magistrates for execution in a time-bound manner. It was also suggested

Kerala records 8,909 new Covid-19 infections, 65 fatalities

There are 2,70,430 persons under observation of which 8,775 are in isolation wards of various hospitals.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray, mother test positive for Covid-19

A senior aide of Thackeray confirmed that he has the infection.

China: Beijing, several provinces continue to report spike in Covid cases

Authorities in the Chinese capital are ramping up measures like testing and restricting hotel bookings

Life expectancy in India dropped by two years due to Covid-19: Study

The coronavirus pandemic, which has affected the lives of people at different levels, has also caused a drop in the life expectancy of the country by almost two years

India registers 16,326 new Covid cases, active cases decline to 173,728

India saw a single-day rise of 16,326 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 34,159,56, while the active cases have declined to 173,728, the lowest in 233 days

Delhi records one coronavirus death, 38 new cases; positivity rate 0.07%

The Covid-19 death toll in Delhi has risen to 25,091

India's vax programme 'science-born, science-driven, science-based': Modi

A day after India crossed the milestone of 100 crore vaccine doses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country's vaccination programme was science-born, science-driven and science-based,

DATA STORY: India logs 15,786 cases; vaccination crosses 1 bn milestone

India has so far administered 1,005,904,580 vaccine doses. That is 2946.13 per cent of its total caseload, and 72 per cent of its population