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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

1st Covid vax shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21: White House

White House COVID-19 coordinator Aashish Jha outlined the administration's planning for the last remaining ineligible age group to get shots

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

Goa records 47 fresh Covid-19 cases, two-digit rise after a month

Goa on Thursday recorded 47 new cases of COVID-19 which raised the tally of infections in the state to 2,45,896, an official from the state health department said. The coastal state is seeing a sudden rise in infections after recording cases in single digit throughout May. On Wednesday, it had recorded 46 cases of coronavirus infection. As many as 11 patients recovered on Thursday, taking the count of recoveries to 2,41,879, while the death toll remained unchanged at 3,832 as no fresh fatalities were reported, the official said. The state now has 185 active cases. At least 875 swab samples were tested on Thursday, taking the total of samples tested for coronavirus infection to 19,53,152. Goa's COVID-19 figures: Total cases 2,45,896, New cases 47, Death toll 3,832 (no change), Discharged 2,41,879, Active cases 185, Samples tested to date 19,53,152.

Mumbai drives Maharashtra's Covid surge; experts seek adherence to norms

A "tremendous" rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai is driving a surge in new infections in Maharashtra over the last few days, data showed

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 govt orders disbursal of Rs 50,000 to kin of Covid-19 deceased

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued an order to disburse Rs 50,000 each to the kin of 17,000 who died due to complications and whose applications were cleared by a scrutiny committee so far.

WEF 2022: World leaders laud India's handling of Covid-19 pandemic

The country's model of ensuring vaccine equity has been praised as worthy of emulation

World Economic Forum: Covid-19 vaccine gap persists, with an income bias

Many outside the richer economies are still awaiting the gift of the jab

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

Data story: India logs 2,706 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,611

India has so far administered 1,933,157,352 vaccine doses

Data story: India logs 2,685 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,572

India has so far administered 1,931,341,918 vaccine doses

IIT Delhi study reveals mechanisms driving SARS-CoV-2 evolution in humans

IIT Delhi researchers have published a study revealing the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in humans, helping get a better insight into Covid-19 immunity

Malaysia reports 1,645 fresh Coronavirus infections, 2 more fatalities

Malaysia reported 1,645 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,502,579, according to the health ministry.There is one new imported case, with 1,644 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed.Two more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 35,660.The ministry reported 1,809 new recoveries, bringing the total number of cured and discharged to 4,441,701.There are 25,218 active cases, with 34 being held in intensive care and 17 of those in need of assisted breathing.

Pakistan adds 50 fresh Coronavirus cases, tally reaches 1,530,285

Pakistan reported 50 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 1,530,285, the country's ministry of health said on Sunday.