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Chhattisgarh registers 1,724 fresh coronavirus cases, 58 new deaths

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 case count rose to 192,237 after 1,724 people tested positive for the viral infection, a health official said

Nagpur district reports 385 fresh coronavirus cases, 401 recoveries

Nagpur district registered 385 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 103,642, the local administration said

Covid-19: Delhi cases at 6,725, daily tally crosses 6,000-mark for 1st time

Delhi recorded over 6,700 fresh Covid-19 cases for the first time, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 400,000

Coronavirus LIVE: 6,725 fresh cases, 48 more deaths reported in Delhi

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,687,784 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 829,640, Andhra Pradesh 827,882, Tamil Nadu 729,507 and UP 485,609. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Bihar registers 846 fresh coronavirus cases, seven more fatalities

The Covid-19 tally in Bihar rose to 218,963 with 846 fresh cases, while seven more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,108, a health department bulletin said

Odisha registers 1,201 fresh coronavirus cases, 12 more fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload mounted to 294,415 as 1,201 more people tested positive for the infection, while 12 fresh fatalities pushed the coastal state's coronavirus death toll to 1,352

India, like the rest of the developing world, can't ease up on Covid now

It's important for the developing world to avoid a second wave: The only tool that worked to control Covid-19's spread may no longer be available

Scientists claim to have developed 'ultrapotent' Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Scientists have developed a vaccine candidate for Covid that produces "extremely high levels" of protective antibodies in animal models, an advance that may lead to a therapeutic to curb the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Pandemic-related cyber-crimes soar in UK

China tightens curbs to stamp out new surges, Australian central bank cuts rates, Liverpool to be first UK city to hold mass testing and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Kolkata hospital awaits DGCI nod on Phase-2 trial of Russia's Covid vaccine

If all goes well, Phase-II clinical trials of Russian vaccine Sputnik V will commence at state government-run College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital by the end of this month

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Exposure to pathogens may have helped India

A covid-negative medical certificate in parts of Karnataka, a video game to raise awareness, new research on immunity--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Covid-19 Factoid: India witnessing continuous drop in daily new cases

Country's recovery rate has crossed 91 per cent and the death toll stands at 123,097.

Zydus Cadila files investigational new drug application for coronavirus

Drug firm Zydus Cadila said it has filed the investigational new drug application for ZYIL1, positioned for management of critically ill Covid-19 patients

Odisha registers 1,201 fresh coronavirus cases, 12 more fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload mounted to 294,415 as 1,201 more people tested positive for the infection, while 12 fresh fatalities pushed the coastal state's coronavirus death toll to 1,352

Jharkhand reports 403 Covid-19 cases, 1 new fatality pushed toll to 886

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 102,490 as 403 more people tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 886

Telangana reports 1,536 new coronavirus cases, 3 fresh fatalities

Telangana recorded 1,536 fresh coronavirus cases taking the total infection count to 242,000 while three related deaths pushed the toll to 1,351

Global coronavirus cases top 46.8 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 46.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1,205,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra's infection count reaches 1,687,784

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,687,784 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 8,27,064, Andhra Pradesh 825,966, Tamil Nadu 727,026 and UP 483,832. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Aspen Pharmacare, Johnson & Johnson announce deal to make Covid-19 vaccine

South African pharmaceutical firm Aspen Pharmacare has announced a deal with U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, if it is approved in South Africa and internationally. In a statement issued on Monday, Aspen said that if ongoing trials bring international health authorities to endorse the J&J vaccine as effective and safe, it would be produced at Aspen's manufacturing facility in Port Elizabeth in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. The company said the facility has a capacity to manufacture more than 300 million doses of the vaccine a year. Johnson & Johnson's test vaccine, Ad26.COV3-S, is one of four different vaccines currently undergoing clinical trials in South Africa. Johnson & Johnson would be responsible for supplying the vaccine in large batches and Aspen would put it into vials and package it for individual doses, pending a final commercial agreement, said the statement issued by Aspen. Aspen chief executive Stephen ...

465 fresh coronavirus cases take Assam's tally to nearly 207,000

Assam's COVID-19 caseload went up to 2,06,982 after 465 more people tested positive for the virus on Monday, while one fresh fatality took the death toll to 932, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Sarma said that 785 patients also recovered from the infection, pushing the number of cured people to 1,97,566. The state registered more recoveries than new infections for the 19th consecutive day on Monday. Assam currently has a total of 8,481 active cases. Three patients have migrated to other states. "Sad to share the demise of one #COVID patient today... Condolences & Prayers," Sarma said on Twitter. The new death was reported from Hojai district. With this, the total number of people losing their lives due to COVID-19 in the state has gone up to 932. However, Sarma had earlier said on multiple occasions that several hundred more COVID-19 patients have died, but the government's Death Audit Board has not included them in the fatality figure as they had other ...