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336 fresh coronavirus cases take Assam's total tally to over 2,00,000

The COVID-19 deaths in Assam increased to 930 on Saturday with four more persons succumbing to the disease, while 336 new infections pushed the state's caseload to 2,06,351, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He said that 1,386 patients also recovered from the infection, taking the total number of cured people to 1,96,051. The state recorded more recoveries than fresh infections for the 17th consecutive day, Sarma said. Assam currently has a total of 9,367 active cases, the minister said adding that three patients have migrated out of the state. "Four more #COVID patients succumbed to their infections today... My condolences & prayers!" Sarma said on Twitter. The fresh fatalities were reported from Nagaon, Golaghat, Dima Hasao and Bongaigaon districts. The total number of people losing their lives due to coronavirus in the state has gone up to 930. However, Sarma had earlier said on multiple occasions that several hundred more COVID-19 patients have died, bu

Sikkim reports 27 Covid-19 cases, 4 fresh fatalities push death toll to 74

Sikkim's Covid-19 tally rose to 3,940 as 27 more people tested positive for the infection, while four fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 72, an official said

Meghalaya reports 70 Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 9,452; 1 fresh dealth

Meghalaya's Covid-19 tally rose to 9,452 as 70 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said

Thousands protest in Jerusalem against Netanyahu over Covid-19, corruption

Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem in the latest weekly demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the corruption charges he faces

Odisha registers 1,470 new coronavirus cases, 12 fresh fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload mounted to 2,90,116 as 1,470 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Covid19: Airline pilots under stress, J&J vaccine trials in youths & more

On the vaccine front, Johnson & Johnson plans to start testing its experimental Covid-19 vaccine in youths aged 12 to 18 as soon as possible

Covid-19 Factoid: United States is in the middle of a strong second wave

While Manipur has the highest active case ratio amongst states, Mumbai has the highest density of fatalities among all India districts

Telangana Covid-19 update: 1,445 fresh cases takes tally past 238,000

Six more fatalities pushed the toll to 1,336.

India's Covid-19 caseload crosses 8.1 mn with 48,648 fresh infections

The number of recoveries crossed the 7.4 mn mark, pushing the recovery rate to 91.34 per cent

Pandemic takes a worrying turn across Europe sending hospitals reeling

Hospitalisations skyrocketed in more than a dozen countries in Europe, with admissions soaring beyond the peak reached last spring in a swathe from Austria to Portugal.

Delhi registers record single-day spike of 5,891 fresh Covid-19 cases

Delhi's tally of infection is over 381,000, while the positivity rate shot up to nearly 10 per cent

J&J plans to test Covid-19 vaccine in ages 12-18, younger ages to follow

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson plans to start testing its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in youths aged 12 to 18 as soon as possible, and the company's previous experience with the same technology in a vaccine successfully used in children could give it a leg up with regulators.

Strides Pharma to set up 800-mn capacity vaccine suite in Bengaluru

In talks with global players seeking manufacturing opportunity for potential Covid-19 vaccine

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Google ad sales bounce back sharply

Opening early helped Pakistan boost exports, German economy grows 8.2% in third quarter, UK house prices post biggest annual gain since 2015, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Doctors are keen on Plasma despite ICMR move

Covaxin phase-III trials soon, medical grade oxygen supply may shrink, and is Covid airborne?--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Covid-19 Factoid: India's active case count has gone down by 350,000 in Oct

Delhi sees 5,500 cases two days in row while Italy is witnessing a strong second wave

Study suggests Covid antibodies fade over time. How concerned should we be?

To answer this question, we need first to consider what antibodies are and what they can tell us about immunity

UK coronavirus update: 23,056 fresh Covid-19 cases, 280 fatalities

The overall caseload and death toll rose to 965,340 and 45,955, respectively

Jharkhand reports 395 new coronavirus cases; tally rises to 1,00,964

At least 395 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Jharkhand, pushing the state's coronavirus caseload to 1,00,964, a health official said

A mathematical model says India's Covid-19 caseload may hit 14.57 mn by Jan

The model developed by researchers at IIT Kanpur is based on the epidemic curves of 8 other countries