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Data story: India logs 3,962 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,677

India has so far administered 1,939,647,071 vaccine doses

Covid surge in 3 Kerala districts, state minister says 'no need for worry'

With Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam seeing a rise in the coronavirus cases, Kerala's Health Minister Veena George said that there was no need for concern

Maharashtra govt asks district, civic officials to ramp up Covid testing

The Maharashtra health department asked district and civic authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing as the numbers of samples being examined had fallen while cases were rising

Maharashtra records 1,134 Covid cases, 3 deaths; active count crosses 5,000

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 1,134 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily rise in cases since February 24, and three deaths, the state health department said. The tally of active cases rose 12 per cent and crossed the 5,000 mark, it added. The caseload in the state rose to 78,90,346, and death toll reached 1,47,864. The daily rise was the highest after 1,182 cases recorded on February 24, and was a sizable jump from the 1,045 cases (besides one death) recorded on Thursday, an official said. Mumbai led with 763 new cases, while deaths were reported from Beed, Solapur and Pune districts. The recovery count increased by 563 and reached 77,37,355. There are now 5,127 active cases, up from 4,559 on Thursday, a rise of over 12 per cent. Dhule, Jalna, Latur, Parbhani, Buldhana and Gondia districts have no active cases at the moment. The recovery rate in the state is 98.06 per cent, fatality rate 1.87 per cent. As many as 26,285 samples were tested since previous evening, ta

Covid cases rising in Goa, but no new mutations, says health dept official

Amid a sudden spike in Covid-related cases in Goa, coastal state's top health official on Friday said that all the samples sent for genome sequencing have tested positive for the Omicron variant.

Data story: India logs 4,041 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,651

India has so far administered 1,938,372,365 vaccine doses

Africa's Covid-19 cases pass 11.65 million, death toll at 253,309

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt are among the countries with the most cases in the continent

Record 2 million people in UK have long Covid infection, shows survey

An estimated 2 million people in Britain have lingering Covid-19 symptoms more than four weeks after their initial coronavirus infection, a latest survey showed.

Maharashtra records 1,045 Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 1,045 new coronavirus infections and one death, the state health department said. The tally of active cases in the state also rose to 4,559. The caseload in the state now stands at 78,89,212, and death toll at 1,47,861. On Wednesday, Maharashtra had recorded 1,081 new cases and zero fatalities. The increase in cases on Wednesday was the highest since February 24. Of 1,045 new cases recorded on Thursday, Mumbai alone accounted for 704. The sole fatality in the state was also reported from Mumbai. The state's case fatality rate stands at 1.78 per cent. Jalna, Latur, Parbhani, Buldhana and Gondia districts have zero active cases. As many as 517 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of recovered patients in the state to 77,36,792. The recovery rate stands at 98.07 per cent. As many as 26,278 coronavirus tests were conducted since previous evening, which raised the tally of samples tested so far to ...

Covid being endemic is as mystical and mythical as herd immunity: N K Arora

'Vaccine equity not possible if we include imported mRNA vaccines in our programme', said Arora

Delhi reports 373 fresh Coronavirus cases, 2 more fatalities in a day

As many as 1,048 patients are under home isolation, down from 1,131 the previous day, it said, adding that there are 279 containment zones in the national capital.

China: In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for Covid testing gripes

Long queues amid early summer heat at testing sites became a common sight on Wednesday and Thursday, with some people saying they queued for two hours

Rising Covid-19 cases in Kerala, Maharashtra cause concern in Karnataka

The rising Covid cases in neighbouring states of Kerala and Maharashtra have raised concerns in the Karnataka health department.

Covid endemic, we've to plan how we live with it, says Gagandeep Kang

'Whether we are in the endemic stage depends on how we define endemicity. Covid-19 disease is in the population and would be in the population for a very long time', said Kang

Covid-19: 368 fresh cases, zero death in Delhi; positivity rate at 1.74%

Delhi reported 368 new Covid cases and zero death on Wednesday while the positivity rate declined to 1.74 per cent, according to data shared the city health department here. With this, the national capital's COVID-19 tally has gone up to 19,07,264 while the death toll stands at 26,210, the department said in its latest bulletin. A total of 21,147 Covid tests were conducted in the city on Tuesday, it added.

Data story: India logs 2,745 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,636

India has so far administered 1,935,720,807 vaccine doses

Data story: India logs 2,338 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,630

India has so far administered 1,934,519,805 vaccine doses

Maharashtra logs highest Covid-19 count in 3 months; active tally at 3,475

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 711 new cases of coronavirus, a sharp rise from 431 logged the previous day and the highest daily count since February 27, while one more patient succumbed

US Covid-19 cases six times more than 2021 as summer begins: Report

As the US marks Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer, the seven-day average for Covid-19 cases in the country are more than six times what they were a year ago

LIVE: NCB officer Sameer Wankhede transferred from Mumbai to Chennai

Wankhede was part of investigation of the drugs-on-cruise case