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Mumbai sees 334 Covid-19 cases; Aug tally-toll figures lower than July

Mumbai on Monday reported 334 new COVID-19 cases, the sixth day in a row when the addition to the tally was above 300, taking the infection count to 7,43,832

Goa coronavirus update: 59 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths, 59 recoveries

The Covid-19 tally in Goa reached 1,73,850 on Monday with the addition of 59 cases, while the day also saw three deaths and 59 recoveries, an official said

Kerala records 19,622 new coronavirus cases; TPR is 16.74%

Kerala on Monday reported 19,622 new positive cases and 132 COVID-19-related deaths, taking the caseload to 40,27,030 and the death toll to 20,673

India's third Covid wave could peak between Oct and Nov: IIT scientist

India may see a third wave of COVID-19 peaking between October and November if a more virulent mutant than the existing ones emerge by September, a scientist said

Non-bailable warrants against three in fake Covid testing scam during Kumbh

A Haridwar court has issued non-bailable warrants against Mallika and Sharat Pant of Max Corporate services and Dr Navtej Nalwa of Nalwa Path Labs in connection with fake Covid tests conducted

DATA STORY: Kerala's active cases cross 200,000-mark; case load over 4 mn

India has so far administered 634,381,358 vaccine doses. That is 1837.75 per cent of its total caseload, and 45.64 per cent of its population

Four new Covid-19 cases push tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to 7,564

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,564 on Monday as four more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 216.3 mn, deaths surged to over 4.50 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 216.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.50 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.19 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Covid-19 pandemic: First dose-seekers helped drive record vaccination

Business Standard looked at the top five states contributing the most to the record

How India's health ecosystem is preparing for third Covid-19 wave

Crisis management: Oxygen plants at hospitals, doctors & nurses on standby, ICU beds, buffer stock

Kerala coronavirus update: 29,836 new Covid-19 infections, 75 deaths

Kerala confirmed 29,836 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the state health ministry department said in a bulletin

Delhi records zero coronavirus fatalities, 31 fresh infections

Positivity rate was at 0.04 per cent

South Africa detects new variant of interest of Covid-19 C.1.2

South Africa has identified a potential variant of interest (VOI) of Covid-19 that is assigned to the PANGO lineage C.1.2

Bengal logs 650 new coronavirus infections, six fresh fatalities

The state's coronavirus death toll rose to 18,423

Rise in Kerals's Covid-19 cases: Plan to test more people recast

With Kerala recording over 30,000 Covid-19 cases in last four days, Health Minister of State Veena George on Sunday said the government has renewed its plan to test more number of people than before

Karnataka coronavirus update: 1,262 new Covid-19 cases, 17 deaths

Karnataka reported 1,262 fresh Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of infections to 29,47,255 and the toll to 37,278

Andhra Pradesh registers over 1,500 fresh coronavirus infections

The gross recoveries went up to 19,83,119 as 1,213 infected persons got cured in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday.

Uttar Pradesh reports 2 more Covid fatalities, 14 new infections

The toll due to the viral disease in Uttar Pradesh rose to 22,818

Bharat Biotech scouts international Covid-19 vaccine partners

Bharat Biotech said it was exploring opportunities with its international partners who have expertise in commercial-scale manufacturing of inactivated viral vaccines.

BJP's Jan Ashirvad yatras spiking Covid cases in Maha, says Ajit Pawar

Such events will 'obviously' lead to a further increase in the number of cases.