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'Third wave' may be a tsunami of 6 million cases, warns Maharashtra

With the possibility of India hurtling towards a Covid-19 "third wave", the Maharashtra government on Friday cautioned that the state could witness around 6 million cases in such a situation

Here's how India flipped its Covid vaccine fortunes in a few months

Government said in May that Covishield output could reach 750 mn doses between August and December, but actual output could be more than 900 mn, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter

Antibodies from original Covid strain may not help fight variants

People infected with the original strain of Covid that caused Covid-19 early in the pandemic produced a consistent antibody response, making two main groups of antibodies to bind to the spike protein

Over 797 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre

More than 797 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

DATA STORY: Uttar Pradesh's vaccination tally crosses 100 million milestone

India has so far administered 818,513,827 vaccine doses. That is 2442.99 per cent of its total caseload, and 58.66 per cent of its population

Covid-19: Active cases in India decline to 309,575, lowest in 184 days

India added 26,115 new cases of coronavirus infection taking the total tally to 3,35,04,534

India reports 26,115 fresh Covid-19 cases, 252 additional deaths

India on Tuesday reported 26,115 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.The nationwide tally has now reached 3,35,04,534, while with 252 new fatalities the death toll stands at 4,45,385.The active cases have declined to 3,09,575, which is the lowest in 184 days, and now comprise 0.92 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020.With 34,469 recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours, the cumulative recoveries have climbed to 3,27,49,574.The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 97.75 per cent.The weekly positivity rate at 2.08 per cent has remained less than 3 per cent for the last 88 days now while the daily positivity rate is reported to be 1.85 per cent. It has been less than 3 per cent for the last 22 days.India has substantially ramped up its COVID-19 testing capacity wherein over 55.50 crore tests have been conducted so far.According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 55,50,35,717 ...

Criticism shouldn't be at cost of national dignity: Adani on Covid handling

Billionaire Gautam Adani on Monday defended handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, saying criticism should not be at the cost of national dignity and destroying the confidence of a nation

Mumbai sees 419 Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths; tests near 10 million mark

Mumbai on Monday reported 419 Covid-19 cases and five deaths, taking the tally to 738,524 and the toll to 16,058, a civic official said

28% Delhi household have one or more member with flu-like symptoms: Survey

A new survey has revealed that 28 percent of surveyed households in the national capital have one or more member showing flu-like symptoms

Kerala records 15,692 new Covid-19 cases, see 92 fatalities today

Kerala on Monday recorded 15,692 people turning Covid positive after 89,722 samples were tested in the past 24 hours while the test positivity rate was 17.48 per cent

Covid-19 virus evolving to get better at becoming airborne, study shows

The variants of SARS-CoV-2 are getting better at travelling through the air, and people must wear tight-fitting masks and ensure better ventilation to help stop spread of the virus

Delhi reports 20 coronavirus cases, 0 death; positivity rate 0.04%

The national capital reported 20 COVID-19 cases and zero deaths on Monday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.04 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. The capital has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so far. With the new cases, the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 1,43,869. Of this, over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the disease. The death toll stands at 25,085. Delhi reported 28 cases of the infection on Sunday and 41 on Saturday. On Friday, it reported 55 Covid cases and one death. There are 379 active cases in Delhi, of which 116 are in home isolation.

Amid eased curbs, India administers lowest number of Covid tests in a month

Union health ministry urged states and federally controlled territories on Saturday to step up testing, warning that the festival season could lead to another spike in infections.

India registers over 30,000 Covid-19 cases, 295 deaths in a day

India's daily Covid cases continued to cross 30,000 mark for the last few days with 30,256 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, data released on Monday showed.

India administers lowest number of coronavirus tests in a month

States and federally controlled territories carried out 1.18 million tests on Sunday, government data showed on Monday, down from 1.56 million on Saturday and against a capacity of more than 2 million

DATA STORY: Active case tally hits six-month low; 295 new death reported

India has so far administered 808,568,144 vaccine doses. That is 2415.19 per cent of its total caseload, and 57.95 per cent of its population

In flu season, virus symptoms spark Covid 3.0 fear among kids

But post-monsoon, some clinicians have noticed a surge in paediatric Covid cases.

DATA STORY: Vaccination crosses 800 mn milestone; 30,773 cases reported

India has so far administered 804,372,331 vaccine doses. That is 2404.83 per cent of its total caseload, and 57.65 per cent of its population

Stringent lockdown where Covid spread is critical, says Kerala govt

Today, the state reported 19,653 fresh cases