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Data story: India logs 19,968 new cases; death toll rises to 511,903

India has so far administered 1,753,722,697 vaccine doses. That is 4095.33 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.17 per cent of its population

India reports 19,968 new Covid cases, 673 deaths in last 24 hours

The positivity rate for the day stands at 1.68 per cent while the weekly positivity rate stands at 2.27 per cent

Global Covid-19 caseload rises to 422.8 mn, fatalities at 5.88 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths

Maharashtra records 1,635 Covid cases, 29 deaths and 4,394 recoveries

Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 1,635 fresh Coronavirus cases and 29 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 78,56,994 and the toll to 1,43,576, the state health department said.

Delhi records 635 Covid cases, two deaths as positivity rate reaches 1.13%

Delhi on Saturday reported 635 fresh Covid cases and two deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 1.13%, according to data shared by the city health department.

Reports of massive Covid fatalities in 2021 are speculative: Govt

While claims settled by LIC relate to policies taken by policy holders for deaths due to all causes, the news reports conclude that this would imply Covid deaths were underreported, says govt

Biden extends state of Emergency in US amid ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

he president also stressed the need to combat and respond to Covid-19 with the full capacity of the federal government

Data story: India logs 22,270 cases; test positivity rate drops below 2%

India has so far administered 1,750,386,834 vaccine doses. That is 4089.44 per cent of its total caseload, and 124.93 per cent of its population

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, family test positive for Covid-19

In a series of tweets on Friday, the Indian-American physician said that his 4-year-old daughter last week tested positive for the virus first with fever and sore throat

Over 111.7 mn unutilized Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Centre has been supporting the states and UTs by providing them Covid-19 vaccines free of cost

India logs 22,270 new Covid-19 cases, 325 deaths in last 24 hours

As many as 60,298 patients recovered from the disease during this period taking the total number of recoveries since the onset of the pandemic to 4,20,37,536

Global Covid caseload tops 421.3 mn, fatalities surge past 5.87 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 421.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.87 million and vaccinations to over 10.31 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

DU conducts Covid-19 vaccination drive for students and employees

The Delhi University is conducting a Covid-19 vaccination drive for its teaching and non-teaching employees and students

Covid-19 pandemic: Sikkim reports 12 new cases, tally at 39,010

Sikkim's COVID-19 caseload rose to 39,010 on Friday with 12 fresh infections, while the death toll remained at 440 with no fatality reported in the last 24 hours, a health department bulletin said. East Sikkim logged nine new cases, followed by three in West Sikkim. The state now has 189 active cases, while 37,637 people have recovered from the disease so far. Altogether 744 patients have migrated to other states. The Himalayan state has conducted 3,23,421 sample tests for COVID-19 thus far, including 315 in the last 24 hours. Sikkim's COVID-19 daily positivity rate stood at 3.8 per cent, while the recovery ratio was 98.4 per cent.

Covid-19 vaccination best bet as country returns to normalcy: Experts

Reddy suggests that while vaccines might offer best protection from serious illness, continued masking for the next few months till the situation becomes amply clear is the need of the hour

Recovering from third wave: As cases fall, Covid wards start clearing out

While 25,920 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours (as on February 18 morning), 66,254 patients have recovered during the same time

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu reports 1,146 fresh cases and 8 deaths

Tamil Nadu recorded 1,146 fresh coronavirus cases -- a marginal decline from 1,252 a day ago -- and six deaths on Friday, taking the count to 34,42,929 and the toll to 37,970. With 4,229 COVID-19 patients getting discharged after treatment today, the cumulative recoveries have increased to 33,84,278, while the total active cases, including isolation, as of today further declined to 20,681 from 23,772 on Thursday. Like many among the 38 districts in the state, Chennai and Coimbatore too continued to witness a marginal decline to 262 and 188 cases, respectively, from 285 and 214 fresh infections, respectively, on Thursday while Erode registered 64 cases as against 69 on the previous day. About 21 districts saw new infections below 50 today while 13 other districts recorded positive cases in single digit with Mayiladuthurai and Perambalur recording one case each. Including 708 people getting discharged today, Chennai's net recoveries increased to 7,35,613 and the fatalities including

Covid-19 pandemic: Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology

The technology transfer project, launched last year, aims to help low- and middle-income countries manufacture mRNA vaccines at scale

Chhattisgarh sees 392 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths, 589 recoveries

Chhattisgarh on Friday reported 392 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 11,48,693, while three deaths in the past 24 hours increased the toll to 14,021, an official said. The state's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 1.33 per cent as on Friday, he said. The number of recoveries reached 11,30,816 after 49 people were discharged from hospitals and 540 completed home isolation during the day, leaving the state with an active tally of 3,856, he said. "Raipur recorded 41 cases, followed by Dhamtari 37, Balrampur 34, Bilaspur 31, Korba 30, Durg 27, Kanker 20 and Raigarh 11, among other districts. With 29,450 samples examined during the day, the number of COVID-19 tests in the state went up to 1,68,78,540," the official said. Chhattisgarh's coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 11,48,693, new cases 392, death toll 14,021, recovered 11,30,816, active cases 3,856, today tests 29,450, total tests 1,68,78,540.

Coronavirus pandemic: Karnataka reports 1,333 fresh cases, 19 deaths

The declining trend in daily COVID-19 infections continued in Karnataka on Friday as well with the state logging 1,333 fresh infections and 19 fatalities