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125 days after peak, second Covid wave numbers still worse than first

Daily cases at the peak of the second wave were around four times the peak of the first one, which was on September 17, 2020

China's southeastern Fujian province reports new Covid-19 outbreak

China's southeastern Fujian province on Sunday registered 20 new Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission (NHC) said

Saline gargle RT-PCR test tech transferred to MSME Ministry

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute has transferred the know-how of the indigenously-developed saline gargle RT-PCR technique, used for testing Covid samples, to MSME ministry

Karnataka logs 803 new Covid-19 cases, reports 17 deaths on Sunday

Karnataka logged 803 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of infections to 29,61,735 and the toll to 37,504.

Delhi reports 22 new Covid cases; zero death for 5th consecutive day

Delhi reported 22 new Covid cases and 44 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the health bulletin of the union territory

22 new Covid cases, zero death recorded in Delhi; positivity rate 0.04%

No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Sunday, while 22 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.04 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

India reports 28,591 new coronavirus infections, 338 more deaths

India saw a single-day rise of 28,591 coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally to 3,32,36,921, while active cases declined by nearly 6,600 in a day to stand at 3,84,921

India's IPL stars off to Dubai after 2nd successive negative RT-PCR reports

The Indian cricketers, contracted to play the Indian Premier League (IPL), left for the UAE in chartered and commercial flights after returning negative RT-PCR tests for the second time in two days. The travel arrangements were made by players' respective franchises. The players began their early departures for the remainder of the IPL, starting September 19, after India's fifth Test against England was postponed indefinitely following COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp. The players, led by Virat Kohli, refused to take the field despite testing negative for the virus as they had apprehensions that playing members could contract the virus after assistant physio Yogesh Parmar tested positive just ahead of the final game. "The good news is that all the players and support staff members have now tested negative for the RT-PCR for the second time. The reports arrived late on Friday evening and most of them are already on their way to Dubai for the IPL," a senior BCCI official told ...

Delhi records zero death, 35 new Covid-19 cases; positivity rate 0.05%

On Friday, 36 cases were logged with a positivity rate of 0.05 percent, as per the official data.

Kerala govt conducts seroprevalence study to assess Covid spread

Health Minister Veena George said the study began earlier this month

DATA STORY: India reports 33,376 cases in 24 hours, adds 308 deaths to toll

India has so far administered 723,784,586 vaccine doses. That is 2200.01 per cent of its total caseload, and 52.36 per cent of its population

New feature on CoWin to disclose user's vaccination status

Useful for employers in general, and for enterprises like airlines, railways and hotels checking on their staff and customers

PM Modi chairs high-level Covid meet, urge states to ensure O2 availability

States are being asked to maintain a buffer stock for drugs used in management of COVID-19, mucormycosis, MIS-C at the district level

MakeMyTrip plans to double down on alternative accommodation business

The firm's alternative accommodation business includes villas, apartments and hostels. It is now adding about 1,000 properties to that segment per month

Britain's economic growth slowed more than expected in July over Delta

Britain's economic growth slowed more than expected in July as concern about the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of Covid-19

Guj records 21 Covid-19 cases, no deaths; over 0.55 mn get vaccine shots

Gujarat reported 21 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its infection tally to 8,25,584, a health department official said on Friday evening. The state did not record any death on account of the pandemic during this period. The death toll thus remained unchanged at 10,082. Discharge of 13 persons took the recovery count to 8,15,344, leaving the state with 158 active cases of which five patients are on ventilator support. An official release said 5.18 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the state till now, including over 5.05 lakh on Friday. In neighbouring Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, the COVID-19 infection tally rose by one to reach 10,642, while the recovery count remained unchanged at 10,631, leaving the Union Territory, which has seen four deaths so far, with seven active cases. Gujarat's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Total cases 8,25,584, New cases 21, Total deaths 10,082, Discharged so far 8,15,344, Active cases 158 and people tested so .

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 4,154 new Covid-19 cases, 44 deaths

Maharashtra reported 4,154 new coronavirus infections and 44 fatalities on Friday, a health official said

Karnataka coronavirus update: 967 Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths

Karnataka on Friday clocked 967 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the caseload to 29,60,131, while 10 deaths pushed the toll to 37,472. The day also saw 921 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 29,05,604. Active cases stood at 17,028, a health department bulletin said. Bengaluru Urban accounted for the maximum number of 310 cases and two fatalities, it said. Dakshina Kannada district bordering Kerala remained a major COVID-19 hotspot with 141 fresh infections and two fatalities. Other districts too reported fresh cases, including Udupi 96, Kodagu 74, Hassan 61, Mysuru 55, Tumakuru 41 and Chikkamagaluru 37. Bidar, Chikkaballapura, Gadag, Haveri, Ramanagara and Yadgir reported zero infections and zero deaths. Twenty-four districts reported zero fatalities, the bulletin said. A total of 1,67,679 samples were tested, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined to 4.51 crore. The number of vaccinations done so far in the state rose to 4.71 crore, with

No clarity on India vs England Test series result amid talk of rescheduling

A COVID-19 outbreak that triggered "anxiety" among Indian players forced the cancellation of their fifth and final Test against England

Kerala coronavirus update: 25,010 new Covid-19 cases, 177 deaths

Kerala on Friday logged 25,010 new Covid-19 cases and 177 deaths, taking the caseload to 4,334,704 and the death toll to 22,303