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One more Covid-19 death, 28 new cases in Delhi; positivity rate 0.04%

Delhi recorded one more Covid-19 death and 28 fresh cases on Thursday with a positivity rate 0.04 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department

Karnataka coronavirus update: 1,108 new Covid-19 cases, 18 deaths

Karnataka has registered 1,108 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 18 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 2,965,191 and toll to 37,555, the health department said on Thursday

'Delhi should continue vigorous testing, Covid, flu have similar symptoms'

As flu and coronavirus have similar symptoms, the Delhi government should continue vigorous testing to keep the spread of Covid-19 in check during the flu season, experts said

Mizoram reports 1,402 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 12.1%

Mizoram on Thursday reported 1,402 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 75,470, a Health Department official said. The new cases were detected after testing 11,599 samples in the last 24 hours, registering a positivity rate of 12.10 per cent, he said. Four more people died in the state, pushing the toll to 250, he said. Aizawl registered the highest number of new cases at 779, followed by Siaha (265) and Serchhip (78), he said. At least 242 children were among the newly-infected people, the official said. There are 13,973 active cases in the state at present, while 61,247 people have recovered, including 950 people on Wednesday. The recovery rate is 81.50 per cent. Total 3.36 lakh of the state's over 11 lakh population have received both doses of the COVID vaccines.

Shastri, Arun awaiting 'fit to fly' certificate to return: BCCI official

India's head coach Ravi Shastri, along with bowling and fielding coaches Bharath Arun and R Sridhar, respectively, would need to undergo a "fit to fly" test post recovery from COVID-19

DATA STORY: India adds 30,570 cases, Kerala's positivity rate at 18.21%

India has so far administered 765,717,137 vaccine doses. That is 2296.18 per cent of its total caseload, and 54.88 per cent of its population

India's daily Covid cases cross 30,000 after 4 days, surge in deaths too

India reported 30,570 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 12.4 per cent higher than Wednesday. The number of deaths during the last 24 hours has been 431, higher than recent daily numbers.

India records 30,570 fresh coronavirus cases, 431 more deaths

India's overall infection tally has risen to 3,33,47,325, while the count of active cases has dipped to 3,42,923, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday

Maharashtra: 278 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 5 more deaths

With the addition of 278 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 5,55,368, an official said on Thursday.

Mumbai's daily Covid-19 case count goes above 500 for second time in Sept

Mumbai reported 514 new coronavirus positive cases and four fatalities on Wednesday, taking the tally to 7,36,284 and death toll to 16,037

Kerala sees 17,681 fresh coronavirus cases, reports 208 deaths today

Kerala on Wednesday reported 17,681 fresh COVID-19 cases and 208 deaths, which took the total caseload to 44,24,046 and fatalities to 22,987. The number of people who recovered from the infection since Tuesday was 25,588 which brought the total recoveries to 42,09,746 and the number of active cases to 1,90,750, a state government release said. While the release said that 97,070 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, it did not state what the Test Positivity Rate was. However, 17,681 fresh positive cases, reported in the last 24 hours, out of 97,070 samples tested during the same period, gives a figure of more than 18 per cent. Among the 14 districts, Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest with 2,143 fresh cases followed by Kottayam (1,702), Kozhikode (1,680), Ernakulam (1,645), Thrissur (1,567), Palakkad (1,558), Malappuram (1,372), Kollam (1,348), Alappuzha (969) and Kannur (967), the release said. Of the new cases, 97 were health workers, 47 from outside the state and 16,656

Mu, C.1.2 variants of SARS-CoV2 not found in India so far: INSAOCG

India has so far not seen Mu and C.1.2, the two new variants of SARS-CoV2, and the Delta variant and its sub-lineages continue to the main Variants of Concern in the country, INSACOG, has said

India records 27,176 fresh cases of coronavirus, 284 more deaths

With the fresh cases, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,33,16,755, while the death toll has climbed to 4,43,497, according to the data updated at 8 am.

No of people getting at least one jab in India highest in world: Health Min

The number of people who have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine in India and the number who have completed the vaccination schedule in the country are the highest in the world

Tamil Nadu logs 1,591 new Covid-19 infections, 27 fatalities: Health dept

Tamil Nadu reported less than 1,600 new Covid-19 cases for the second day, adding 1,591 fresh infections pushing the overall caseload to 26,37,010 till date, while 27 people succumbed to the virus

Maharashtra logs 3,530 new coronavirus cases, 52 deaths, 3,685 recoveries

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 3,530 new coronavirus cases and 52 fresh deaths, taking the infection tally to 6,504,147 and the toll to 138,221, a health department official said

Karnataka coronavirus update: 559 new Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths

Karnataka has reported 559 new cases of Covid-19 and 12 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 2,962,967 and death toll to 37,529, the Health department said on Tuesday

Mizoram registers highest single-day spike of 1,502 new Covid-19 cases

Mizoram registered its highest-ever single-day spike in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday

DATA STORY: India adds 25,404 cases, crosses 750 mn vaccination milestone

India has so far administered 752,238,324 vaccine doses. That is 2259.68 per cent of its total caseload, and 53.91 per cent of its population

Maharashtra: 249 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 8 more deaths

Thane has reported 249 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection tally in the Maharashtra district to 5,54,893, an official said on Tuesday.