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Campus contrarian: IIT-Gandhinagar's help in Covid-19 leaves out none

Institute told students they were welcome to stay back during the pandemic, set up plans and teams to help all on campus

DATA STORY: Active cases see net increase for the first time in 10 days

India has so far administered 595,504,593 vaccine doses. That is 1831.62 per cent of its total caseload, and 42.68 per cent of its population

Maharashtra reports 4,355 new Covid-19 cases, 119 deaths, 4,240 recoveries

Maharashtra reported 4,355 new coronavirus cases and 119 fresh fatalities on Tuesday, taking the infection tally to 64,32,649 and the toll to 1,36,355, a state health department official said.

Covid-19: Chhattisgarh sees 47 cases, 1 death; over 35,000 tested

Chhattisgarh on Tuesday recorded 47 new cases of COVID-19 and one death, taking the total number of infections to 10,04,230 and the toll to 13,555, a health official said.

Gennova's mRNA vaccine gets DCGI nod to start phase-2 and 3 trials

If things go according to plan, the vaccine would be available in the market by the end of this year, sources said

Cumulative Covid vaccine doses administered in India cross 594.7 mn: Govt

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 59.47 crore so far, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday.

West Bengal reports 613 new coronavirus cases, 12 fresh fatalities

The COVID-19 toll in West Bengal rose to 18,383 on Tuesday with 12 more people succumbing to the disease, a bulletin released by the state health department said.

MP coronavirus update: Five new Covid-19 cases, total tally at 792,109

The Covid-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 792,109 on Tuesday with the addition of five cases, a health department official said

Mumbai sees 270 new Covid-19 cases, record-equaling low of 1 death

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 270 Covid-19 cases and one death, taking the tally to 741,661 and the toll to 15,952, a civic official said

Gujarat sees 14 new Covid-19 cases; over 463,000 people vaccinated

Gujarat's Covid-19 tally increased by 14 on Tuesday to touch 825,330, while the day also saw 25 people getting discharged, taking the recovery count to 815,091, an official said

Telangana coronavirus update: 389 Covid-19 cases, one more death

Telangana on Tuesday recorded 389 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 655,732, while the toll rose to 3,862 with the death of one more person

Covid in India maybe entering stage of moderate transmission: WHO scientist

COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the WHO Dr Soumya Swaminathan said

24,296 Covid-19 cases, 173 deaths in Kerala; TPR crosses 18%

Kerala on Tuesday reported 24,296 COVID-19 cases and 173 deaths, pushing the total infection count to 38,51,984 and fatalities to 19,757 till date.

DATA STORY: India adds 25,467 cases in 24 hrs, administers 6.3 mn doses

India has so far administered 588,997,805 vaccine doses. That is 1813.7 per cent of its total caseload, and 42.21 per cent of its population

Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Mariyappan in quarantine, Tek Chand new flag bearer

Hours before the opening ceremony of Tokyo Paralympics 2021, flag bearer Mariyappan Thangavelu along with five other members of the Indian contingent has been put into quarantine

Covid-19: How will delta variant evolve? Here's what the theory tells us

Delta is not the end of the story for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Here's what evolutionary theory tells us happens next

Mumbai sees 226 coronavirus cases, reports 4 deaths, 297 recoveries

Mumbai on Monday reported 226 COVID-19 cases and four deaths, taking the tally to 7,41,391 and the toll to 15,951, a civic official said. The number of tests conducted in the last 24 hours stood at 24,828, which was the lowest this month, the official pointed out, adding that a total of 89,47,332 tests had been conducted here so far. The recovery count rose by 297 on Monday to touch 7,20,199, he said. The city had, on Sunday, reported 294 cases and one death, which was the lowest since the pandemic broke out in March last year. Slums and chawls remained free of containment zones, which are declared if an area has five cases, for the ninth consecutive day, while the number of sealed buildings in the metropolis was 19, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed. Mumbai's case doubling time had dipped below the 2000-day mark and stood at 1,983 days, while the average growth rate of cases between August 16 and 22 rose to 0.04 per cent from 0.03 per cent, civic data revealed.

DATA STORY: India adds 25,072 new cases; active cases see steady decline

India has so far administered 582,549,595 vaccine doses. That is 1795.26 per cent of its total caseload, and 41.75 per cent of its population

As virus evolves, why eliminating Covid-19 seems an impossible dream

Many countries now have high levels of the virus circulating and aren't aiming to eradicate it. And it's unlikely countries with few infections can continue to keep Covid-19 at bay

Global coronavirus update: UK records another 32,253 Covid-19 cases

Another 32,253 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,492,906, according to official figures released Sunday