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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 210.7 mn, deaths surge past 4.41 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 210.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.41 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.86 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Zydus Cadila's Covid vaccine for children above 12 years gets EUA in India

Zydus Cadila's three-dose ZyCoV-D will be administered through needle free injection system

WHO asks experts to join virus advisory group to investigate Covid origins

The World Health Organisation has issued a call for experts to join a new advisory group to address the agency's attempts to further investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic

Quarantine, Covid testing remain key concerns for int'l travellers: Report

Quarantine and Covid testing remain key concerns for international travel even as domestic travel in India begins its recovery following the second wave of the pandemic, according to a research report

Delhi records zero Covid fatality, eleventh time since onset of 2nd wave

No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Friday, while 57 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.08 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department

Breakthrough Covid infections in India due to Delta variant: INSACOG

Breakthrough infections of coronavirus cases comprise a very high proportion of the Delta variant, the INSACOG, a genome sequencing government consortium of laboratories, has said

DATA STORY: India reports 36,571 new cases; 540 deaths added to toll

India has so far administered 572,281,488 vaccine doses. That is 1768.48 per cent of its total caseload, and 41.01 per cent of its population

J&J seeks nod to start Covid vaccine trials on 12-17 age group in India

Studies show the US company's vaccine has 66 percent efficacy against preventing moderate to severe Covid-19.

Maharashtra reports 5,225 new Covid cases, 154 deaths, 5,557 recoveries

Maharashtra reported 5,225 new coronavirus cases and 154 deaths on Thursday, while 5,557 more patients recovered from the infection, a health department official said.

Delhi records 25 new Covid cases, two fatalities; positivity rate at 0.04%

Twenty-five fresh cases of COVID-19 and two deaths due to the disease were recorded on Thursday, while the positivity rate dipped to 0.04 per cent, according to data shared by city Health Department

Covid-19 surge driven by Delta variant overwhelms US hospitals: Report

Hospitals across the US are "back in crisis mode" due to a fourth surge of the Covid-19 pandemic driven by the Delta variant, according to a media report.

DATA STORY: India adds 36,401 cases; testing crosses 500 mn milestone

India has so far administered 566,488,433 vaccine doses. That is 1752.62 per cent of its total caseload, and 40.6 per cent of its population

What is being done to distribute Covid-19 vaccines globally?

Several groups are working to get shots to poor countries, but they're falling far short of what's needed to curb outbreaks around the world

Single dose Sputnik Light shows 93.5% efficacy against Covid, claims RDIF

Sputnik Light tested on 320,000 subjects; no jab-related deaths; no cerebral vein thrombosis and no Guillain-Barre syndrome

Received over 6,800 applications under Covid relief scheme: Delhi govt

The Delhi government has received over 6,800 applications from families of Covid victims for benefits under the "Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana", a social security scheme

Delhi logs 36 fresh coronavirus cases, 4 deaths; positivity rate at 0.05%

The national capital reported 36 coronavirus cases and four deaths, while the positivity rate declined to 0.05 per cent, according to a Health Department bulletin issued on Wednesday

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 5,132 new cases, 158 deaths; 8,196 recover

Maharashtra reported 5,132 new coronavirus positive cases and 158 deaths on Wednesday, pushing the caseload to 64,06,345 and toll to 1,35,413, a health department official said

Ayushman Bharat: Over 0.7 mn Covid treatments authorised from Apr'20-Jul'21

Under the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme over 2 million tests and 725,000 Covid-19 related treatments worth over Rs 2,800 crore were authorised from April 2020 to July 2021, officials said

No need for Covid booster jabs for now, vaccine supplies short: WHO

The comments came just before the U.S. government said it planned to make the booster shots widely available to all Americans starting on Sept. 20

Covid ebbing as R-value goes below 1 in India, including Kerala, NE: Study

After breaching the value of 1 in the first week of August, the R number, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has been steadily ebbing, according to researchers