A number of countries -- mostly developing economies with less capable healthcare systems -- relied on Chinese or Russian vaccines that have proven less effective than the mRNA shots used in the US
Maharashtra reported 2,069 new coronavirus cases and 43 fatalities on Tuesday, a health department official said here
The shares fell as much as 12% in premarket U.S. trading.
India has so far administered 958,978,049 vaccine doses. That is 2821.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 68.64 per cent of its population
The recommendations have been forwarded to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for final approval
Maharashtra reported 1,736 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, the lowest daily count in nearly 17 months, and 36 fresh fatalities, taking the infection tally to 6,579,608 and the toll to 139,578
Says India will inoculate entire adult population by year end
Meghalaya is also among the states where the vaccination coverage is lagging behind the national average
An application was submitted with the Food and Drug Administration for molnupiravir to treat mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adults at risk of developing a severe illness that may require hospitalization
The financial capital on Monday reported 410 new coronavirus positive cases and four fatalities while 358 patients recovered, a civic official said
No fatality has been reported in the city in the same time span.
Karnataka on Monday added 373 fresh Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths, taking the caseload and death toll to 29,81,400 and 37,895, the health department said
The state had logged 10,691 cases on October 10.
India has so far administered 951,984,373 vaccine doses. That is 2802.29 per cent of its total caseload, and 68.14 per cent of its population
The national capital reported 29 cases of Covid and one death due to infection in a day while positivity rate stood at 0.05 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here on Sunday.
India has so far administered over 940 million Covid vaccine doses
India logged 19,740 new COVID-19 cases and 23,070 recoveries in the last 24 hours, reports the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday
Amid protest by the opposition alleging under-reporting of Covid deaths in Kerala, the state Government on Friday decided to include 7,000 more victims of the pandemic in its official death list
Maharashtra on Friday reported 2,620 new coronavirus infections which took the state's caseload to 6,573,092, the health department said
Delhi recorded zero death due to Covid-19 and 39 fresh cases on Friday with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department