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Pune sees 6,110 Covid-19 cases, 1 death; district's positivity rate now 21%

The active tally stands at 32,672, of which 1,504 are in hospitals

Nepal imposes partial lockdown in Kathmandu Valley after Covid cases surge

Nepal is reporting a steady surge in cases for the past few weeks

Covid-19: Assam logs 2,837 new cases, highest since Jun 22 last year

The state had reported 2,198 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 4.49 per cent on Monday

Covid-19 pandemic: Over 22k people take 'precautionary dose' in Delhi

As many as 6,083 people aged above 60 and 9,172 frontline workers also got their third dose

Arunachal imposes night curfew, other Covid restrictions till Jan 31

Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, in an order, said that night curfew will be imposed from 9 PM to 5 AM from January 12

Covid-19 pandemic: Aurangabad sees 349 cases, no death; 64 recover

The active caseload in the district stands at 1,426

Kashmir reports first Omicron cases as 2 locals, 3 tourists test positive

The number of Omicron cases in Jammu and Kashmir has gone up to eight now

Delhi BJP protests against govt as Covid-19 wave sweeps across city

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has imposed a ban on various kinds of gatherings including political ones due to a fresh wave of Covid infections

Covid-19 pandemic: No new Omicron case found in Gujarat, two recover

Two more Omicron patients recovered during the day, both in Kutch district. The tally of such cases remained unchanged at 264, of whom 225 have recovered

LIVE: WHO body says Covid vaccines 'may need to be updated' for Omicron

'Composition of current Covid vaccines may need to be updated, to ensure that vaccines continue to provide WHO-recommended levels of protection against infection,' says the body of independent experts

Uttar Pradesh reports 11,089 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

The tally of active cases in the state to 44,466

United Airlines CEO says 3,000 of its workers have contracted Covid-19

United is among multiple US carriers whacked by a recent surge in omicron infections nationwide

Goa reports 2,476 Covid-19 infections, case positivity rate at 30%

On Monday, the coastal state had recorded 1,592 cases

Active cases in Telangana surge to over 16K; 1,920 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of fresh cases with 1,015

Third Covid wave in India: Omicron's rise doesn't mean Delta is on the wane

While the recent surge in Covid cases seen in India is largely due to Omicron, it does not mean that Delta has weakened, experts contended on Tuesday

Twenty-nine new cases push Nagaland's Covid-19 tally to 32,311

At present, there are 112 active cases in the state

Mumbai's Covid cases fall 4th day in a row to 11,647; positivity rate 11.6%

Mumbai reported 11,647 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a drop of 2,001 from the previous day, and two fresh deaths linked to the infection, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. This was the fourth day in a row when the city has witnessed a dip in daily COVID-19 infections. According to a BMC bulletin, with new additions, the COVID-19 tally jumped to 9,39,867, while the death toll climbed to 16,413. The metropolis has reported 2,001 fewer cases as compared to Monday despite 2,855 more COVID-19 tests carried out in the last 24 hours. A day before, Mumbai had reported 13,648 COVID-19 cases on the back of 59,342 tests and five fatalities. The coronavirus positivity rate in the financial capital also dipped to 18.75 per cent from over 23 per cent a day ago.

Rajasthan reports 6,366 fresh Covid-19 cases, four deaths in a day

The highest, 2,166 cases, were reported from Jaipur

IIT modelling shows Covid cases will rise rapidly in few days: Govt expert

Vaccination and administrative actions like night curfews, and weekend curfews tend to flatten the curve, says NTAGI chief

Kerala logs 9,066 fresh Covid cases, total fatalities in state cross 50,000

Kerala on Tuesday saw a sharp rise in the fresh COVID-19 cases with the state reporting 9,066 new infections which raised the caseload to 52,91,280. Kerala also reported 296 deaths which took the total fatalities in the state over the 50,000 mark to 50,053, according to a government release. Of the deaths, 19 were recorded over the last few days and 277 designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court. With 2,064 more people recovering from the virus since Monday, the total recoveries reached 52,05,210. However, as the number of recoveries were much less than the new COVID-19 cases, the active cases in the state rose to 44,441, the release said. As many as 63,898 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Among the 14 districts, Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest with 2,200 fresh cases followed by Ernakulam (1,478) ,Thrissur (943) and Kozhikode (801). Of the new cases, 113 were health work