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Madhya Pradesh sees 950 Covid cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate dips to 1.3%

The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,34,440 on Sunday after the detection of 950 new cases, while the deaths of two patients took the toll to 10,715, a health department official said. The positivity rate came down to 1.3 per cent from 1.4 per cent on Saturday, he added. The recovery count stood at 10,16,198 after 1,785 people were discharged during the day, leaving MP with 7,527 active cases, he said. Bhopal and Indore, the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh, registered 214 and 76 cases, respectively, during the past 24 hours, he said. With 68,952 samples examined during the day, the number of tests in MP went up to 2,73,68,919, the official added. A government release said 11,30,31,862 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state, including 12,924 on Sunday. Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Total cases 10,34,440, new cases 950, death toll 10,715, recoveries 10,16,198, active cases 7,527, number of tests so far 2,73,68,919

Israel to allow unvaccinated tourists into country as Covid cases fall

Israel announced Sunday that it would allow unvaccinated tourists to enter the country beginning next month as the latest wave of the coronavirus recedes. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that foreign tourists, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, would be required to take PCR coronavirus tests before their flights and upon landing. The rules go into effect on March 1. We are seeing a constant decline in morbidity data, so it is time to gradually open up, Bennett said. Israel has largely restricted the entry of foreign tourists for the past two years and virtually closed its skies to foreign visitors late last year with the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant. Recent data has shown a sharp drop in new cases, mirroring patterns in other countries around the world. Bennett's office said that restrictions would also be eased on Israelis returning to the country, with travelers no longer required to take a PCR test before their flight. Requirements for weekly testing of .

Covid-19 pandemic: Mizoram reports 1,324 new cases, one more death

Mizoram reported 1,324 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 173 more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 2,05,800, a health department official said. The state's coronavirus death toll rose to 643 as one more patient succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, he said. The northeastern state had reported 1,151 coronavirus cases and one death on Saturday. The fresh 1,324 cases detected from 5,193 samples put the single-day positivity rate at 25.49 per cent, he said. Mizoram now has 9,400 active COVID-19 cases. A total of 1,95,757 patients have recovered from the infection so far, including 668 in the last 24 hours, he said. The recovery rate among coronavirus patients is 95.12 per cent, and the death rate is 0.31 per cent. The state has so far tested more than 17.93 lakh samples for COVID-19. According to state immunisation officer Dr. Lalmuanawma Jongte, more than eight lakh people were inoculated till Saturday, and 6.42 lakh of them have been fully vaccinated.

Gujarat reports 377 fresh coronavirus cases and 9 deaths; 1,148 recover

Gujarat on Sunday reported 377 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 12,20,562, while nine deaths increased the toll to 10,896, a health department official said. So far, 12,04,656 people have been discharged post recovery, including 1,148 during the day, leaving the state with an active tally of 5,010, with 41 patients being on ventilator support, he said. "Ahmedabad led with 136 new cases, followed by Vadodara with 72 cases, Surat 26, Gandhinagar 18 and Rajkot six cases, among others. The deaths comprised five in Vadodara, two in Jamnagar and one each in Surat and Bhavnagar," he informed. A government release said 44,497 people were given COVID-19 vaccine jabs on Sunday, taking the total number of doses administered so far to 10.21 crore. In adjoining Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the tally remained unchanged at 11,407, while the discharge of two people took the recovery count to 11,398, leaving the Union Territory, which has seen four deaths so far, with five active cases, a local offic

Data story: India logs 19,968 new cases; death toll rises to 511,903

India has so far administered 1,753,722,697 vaccine doses. That is 4095.33 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.17 per cent of its population

India reports 19,968 new Covid cases, 673 deaths in last 24 hours

The positivity rate for the day stands at 1.68 per cent while the weekly positivity rate stands at 2.27 per cent

Global Covid-19 caseload rises to 422.8 mn, fatalities at 5.88 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths

Army uses drones to supply Covid vax booster shots to forward troops in J-K

Under the mission Sanjeevani, the medical supplies are delivered to the remote areas with the help of drones.

Covaxin to be evaluated as Covid vaccine candidate in US: Bharat Biotech

Ocugen Inc is co-developing the Covaxin vaccine candidate for Covid in the US and Canada

LIVE: Ukraine officials come under shelling attack on front

Top Ukrainian military officials came under a shelling attack during a tour of the front of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.

80% of Indian adults fully vaccinated against covid, says Mansukh Mandaviya

80% of India's adult population has been fully vaccinated against covid, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday.

India administers over 1.75 billion vaccines against coronavirus so far

India on Saturday achieved another milestone of administering over 175 crore vaccine doses among its eligible citizens against coronavirus pandemic.

Biden extends state of Emergency in US amid ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

he president also stressed the need to combat and respond to Covid-19 with the full capacity of the federal government

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 175.03 cr, says MoHFW

As per the health ministry, with the administration of 36,28,578 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 1,75,03,86,834

WHO chief calls for cooperation, financing to end Covid-19 pandemic

He described as 'dangerous' the narrative that the pandemic was over with high vaccine coverage in some countries and denied claims that the Omicron variant was less severe

Data story: India logs 22,270 cases; test positivity rate drops below 2%

India has so far administered 1,750,386,834 vaccine doses. That is 4089.44 per cent of its total caseload, and 124.93 per cent of its population

Over 111.7 mn unutilized Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Centre has been supporting the states and UTs by providing them Covid-19 vaccines free of cost

India logs 22,270 new Covid-19 cases, 325 deaths in last 24 hours

As many as 60,298 patients recovered from the disease during this period taking the total number of recoveries since the onset of the pandemic to 4,20,37,536

Global Covid caseload tops 421.3 mn, fatalities surge past 5.87 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 421.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.87 million and vaccinations to over 10.31 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Foreign Covid vaccine firms can do business here, but on India's terms: Min

Mandaviya also said that the world is astonished by India's vaccination coverage which has reached almost 175 crore, adding that the third Covid-19 wave is on the decline