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Total Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India crosses 1.9 bn

The countrywide Covid vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase

Data story: India logs 3,805 new cases; death toll rises to 524,024

India has so far administered 1,900,094,982 vaccine doses. That is 4408.70 per cent of its total caseload, and 135.46 per cent of its population

WTO meeting on Covid vaccine rights waiver went 'very well': Chair

The WTO's 164 members on Friday discussed the 'outcome document' that stems from months of negotiations between the main parties - the United States, the European Union, India and South Africa

Numbered in the millions

It is perfectly fair to dispute the exact methodology used by the WHO's research team

Counting the true death toll

When somebody dies, there may or may not be a medical death certificate

Nearly 1 million Covid-19 deaths: Here's a look at the US numbers

Three out of every four deaths were people 65 and older, according to US data analyzed by The Associated Press

MP reports 34 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally stands at 210

The positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 0.4 per cent, while the recovery count increased by 37 to reach 10,30,689, leaving the state with 210 active cases, an official informed

Gujarat reports 14 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 118

The recovery count increased by 17 to touch 12,13,382, leaving the state with an active caseload of 118

India records 3,545 fresh Covid cases, 27 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate was 0.76 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.79 per cent

NTAGI approves precaution doses before 9 months for those going abroad

At present, the Union Health Ministry has set a nine month gap after the second dose for the administration of precaution dose

Mumbai records 130 Covid-19 cases, highest daily rise since February

Of the latest cases, two patients have been hospitalised, but they are not on oxygen support, the BMC said

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records 233 fresh cases, no deaths

Maharashtra's coronavirus figures: New cases: 233; New deaths: zero; Active cases: 1,109; Tests conducted: 26,439

AstraZeneca Covid booster shot effective against severe disease: UK study

The third dose of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine is effective against symptomatic disease and hospitalisation, offering protection comparable to a booster shot of the Pfizer, according to a study in the UK

China reports 360 new Covid cases, food shortage hurting Shanghai residents

Shanghai reported most of the new cases

Covid vaccine Covovax available for all above 12 years: Adar Poonawalla

"A lot of you have asked if Covovax is available for adults. The answer is yes, it is available for everyone above the age of 12," CEO of Serum Institute of India Adar Poonawalla tweeted

Global Covid caseload tops 515.4 million, death toll crosses 6.24 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,620,383 and 996,702, respectively, according to the CSSE

Mumbai: Dharavi reports first Covid-19 infection since March 17

With this, Dharavi's overall tally of Covid-19 cases reached 8,653

India's cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 1.89 bn mark

India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 1.89(1,89,60,56,429) bn on Wednesday as per provisional reports by 7 pm, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

NTAGI meeting on vaccination for 5-12-year-olds inconclusive: Sources

Last month regulator had approved Serum Institute's Covovax and Biological E-made Corbevax, but at today's meet took no decision on expanding the programme for this lot

India reports 3,205 new Covid cases, 31 fatalities in last 24 hours

An increase of 372 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload which now stand at 19,509, according to the data