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Hillary Clinton, former US presidential candidate, tests positive for Covid

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that she had contracted Covid-19.

Covid-19 pandemic: Mizoram logs 287 new cases, one fresh fatality

The state had reported 123 COVID-19 cases and one death on Monday.

China continues to be silent on permitting stranded Indian students' return

Over 23,000 Indian students, mostly studying medicine, were stuck in India for the last two years, and Beijing is yet to permit them to return

MP records 13 Covid-19 cases, no new death; active tally below 150

The toll remained unchanged at 10,734 as no fresh casualty was reported in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh reports 26 new cases, no fatality

Chhattisgarh on Tuesday reported 26 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking state's tally to 11,51,965, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,034 as no fresh fatality was reported, an official said

Active Covid-19 cases drop below 500 in Andhra Pradesh

The latest health bulletin said 51 infected persons got cured in the 24 hours ending at 9 am on Tuesday while no deaths due to the virus were reported

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 92 new cases and two deaths

Karnataka on Tuesday registered 92 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities thereby taking the total to 39,44,877 and 40,041, respectively till date

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 makes up about 35% of Covid variants in US

As of March 20, the seven-day moving average of US Covid-19 cases was 27,786, down 17.6% from a week earlier.

Gujarat reports 10 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 308

Gujarat reported 10 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing its overall tally to 12,23,790, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said

Kerala records 702 fresh Covid-19 cases, four deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 146 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (87) and Kottayam (76)

Four vaccines approved for those below 18 years, govt tells Rajya Sabha

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization in consultation with Subject Expert Committee has approved four COVID-19 vaccines for restricted use in emergency situation for those aged below 18 years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. The four vaccines which have been approved are Zydus Cadila's ZyCovD (in the age group of 12 years and older), Bharat Biotech's Covaxin (for >2 to <18 years age group), Biological E's Corbevax (for =5 to <18 years age group) and Serum Institute of India's Covovax (for >12 to <18 years age group), Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply. The National COVID-19 vaccination programme was expanded to include adolescents aged 15 to 18 years from January 3, 2022. It was further expanded to children of age group 12 -14 years from March 16. The National Covid vaccination programme is guided by National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and the National Expert Group on Vaccine ...

New Zealand reports 20,907 new community cases of Covid-19

Among the new community infections, 4,291 were in the largest city Auckland

No Covid-19 deaths in Odisha for five straight days; positivity at 0.07%

The daily positivity rate was 0.07 per cent and the infections were detected out of 43,419 sample tests

Covid-19 infection increases risk of Type 2 diabetes: Study

Previous studies have shown that the human pancreas can also be a target of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid

Data story: India logs 1,581 new cases; death toll rises to 516,543

India has so far administered 1,815,601,944 vaccine doses. That is 4221.25 per cent of its total caseload, and 129.44 per cent of its population

India's Covid vaccination drive epitome of power of Sabka Prayas: Mandaviya

India crossed 750 mn vaccinations milestone on September 7, 2021, and achieved a milestone of 1 bn vaccinations on October 21, 2021

Single-day rise of 1,581 fresh Covid-19 cases, 33 deaths in India

India reported a single-day rise of 1,581 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the infection tally to 4,30,10,971, while the active cases further declined to 23,913, the Union health ministry said

Global Covid caseload tops 472 mn, fatalities surge past 6.09 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,775,780 and 972,603, according to the CSSE

Wider vax coverage helped in management of Covid third wave: Mandaviya

The administration of more than 181 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses has contributed to India's success in the management of the third wave, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports 13 fresh cases and two deaths

Gujarat reported 13 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, pushing its overall tally to 12,23,780, while two more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said. The fresh COVID-19 deaths -- one each in Gandhinagar and Navsari -- took the toll in the state to 10,941, it said. At the same time, 36 patients were discharged, increasing the tally of recovered cases to 12,12,513, said the department in a release. With this, the number of active cases in the state dipped further to 326, out of which five patients are on ventilator support, the release said. As many as 1.83 lakh more people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Monday, taking the number of doses administered so far in Gujarat to 10.48 crore, the department said. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu has no active case as on date. The UT's tally of confirmed infections and recovered cases remained unchanged at 11,410 and 11,406, respectively, on Monday, officials said. The UT ..