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Maharashtra posts drop in fresh Covid-19 cases at 43,211; 19 die

The state also reported 238 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus

Goa reports 3,145 coronavirus infections, 39% case positivity

The state continued to record high case positivity with 39.10 per cent of samples testing positive for the infections

Covid-19 pandemic: Pune district registers 10,076 new cases, 2 deaths

The western Maharashtra district's case positivity rate stood at over 26 per cent

84 school children test Covid positive in Dumka district in two days

Jharkhand on Friday recorded 3,749 fresh COVID-19 cases

At 9, Mumbai logs highest Covid-19 deaths in 5 months; cases drop to 11,317

The financial capital's coronavirus tally rose to 981,306

India's Covid testing data is a black hole, says top microbiologist

Private institutions should be allowed to do genome sequencing, says Dr Gagandeep Kang

No full marketing authorisation yet for Covishield and Covaxin vaccines

Review process to continue, experts studying data submitted

US retail sales fall to ten-month low amid shortages, Covid-19

Americans started their holiday shopping in October to avoid empty shelves,

Covid-19 pandemic: Odisha logs 10,273 new cases and four deaths

The daily test positivity rate (TPR) rose to 13.57 per cent from 12.41 per cent the previous day

Centre must think of mandatory vaccination to tide over hesitancy: Tope

The Covid-19 cases are rising but some 86 per cent patients are in home isolation and only 2.86 per cent require ICU admission and oxygen, he informed

Vaccines need to be updated to combat Covid variants, say experts

A booster dose, every six months may not be a sustainable idea, the experts contended

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 155.92 crore: Govt

The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight

Covid-19 pandemic: Israel says 500K have received fourth vaccine dose

Israel began administering second boosters to the most vulnerable late last month and later began offering them to everyone over 60

Bihar reports over 6,500 fresh Covid-19 cases after eight months

The death toll rose to 12,121 as two more persons lost their lives

Madhya Pradesh logs 4,755 Covid-19 cases, positivity rate rises to 5.9%

Indore and Bhopal, the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh, registered 1,291 and 1,008 cases, respectively, in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 pandemic:10,307 fresh cases and 3 more deaths in Rajasthan

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Rajasthan stands at 52,773

Covid: Delhi records 24,383 new cases in a day, positivity rate above 30%

On Thursday, Delhi had reported 28,867 Covid-19 cases

Kerala reports over 16,000 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

As many as 68,971 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Central govt refutes reports of Covid vaccine shortage in Maharashtra

Refuting media reports on vaccine shortage in Maharashtra, the Health Ministry said the state had over 24 lakh unutilised doses of Covaxin and received an additional 6.35 lakh doses on Friday.

Delhi: 75% patients who died due to Covid were unvaccinated, says Jain

More than 75 per cent of those who succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection in the current wave in Delhi were unvaccinated, Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Friday. He also said that the city is expected to record less than 25,000 coronavirus cases on Friday. Delhi had on Thursday reported 28,867 COVID-19 cases, the sharpest single-day spike since the pandemic began, and 31 deaths, while the positivity rate surged to 29.21 per cent, according to the health department data. Delhi's previous biggest daily jump of 28,395 cases was recorded on April 20 last year. According to official data, of the 97 people who died here due to Covid, between January 9 to January 12, 70 people were unvaccinated, while 19 had taken the first jab and eight were fully vaccinated. Besides seven were minors. "More than 75 per cent of the people who died due to coronavirus had not even taken a single dose of the vaccine. Ninety per cent of the people had severe comorbidities like cancer and kidney