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Delhi coronavirus update: 4,071 fresh virus cases, 38 deaths reported

Thirty-eight more people died from coronavirus in Delhi on Saturday as 4,071 fresh infections surfaced, pushing the number of cases to over 2.42 lakh in the city, according to a Health Department bulletin. So far, the city has reported 4,945 deaths and 2,42,899 infections, the bulletin said, adding that the authorities conducted more than 61,000 tests the previous day. The Saturday bulletin said the active cases tally on Saturday stood at 32,064. The number of containment zones in Delhi jumped to 1,820 from 1,751 the previous day. The number of tests conducted and corresponding fresh cases reported ranged from 24,198 (2312) on September 1 to 61,037 (4,071) on September 18. The number of rapid antigen tests stood at 51,292 while the RT-PCR, CBNAAT and True NAAT tests figures were 10,681 in all, according to the Saturday bulletin. The total number of tests stood at over 24.92 lakh. The positivity rate stood at 6.57 per cent while the recovery rate was over 84 per cent, the bulleti

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 2,617 COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths on Saturday

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 count rose to 84,234 after 2,617 people were detected with the infection on Saturday

Ladakh coronavirus update: 73 new cases and one more death reported

The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 73 new coronavirus cases and one more death on Saturday, taking the cumulative figures to 3,708 infections and 49 fatalities, according to an official bulletin

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 21,907 new cases, 425 deaths; 23,501 recover

Maharashtra, the most affected state, has reported 21,907 new coronavirus cases, taking the case tally to 11,88,015

Chandigarh coronavirus update: Six more deaths, 290 more cases reported

Total death toll in Chandigarh has reached 116

India's first CRISPR Covid-19 test approved for use

The Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test, powered by CSIR-IGIB, received regulatory approval on Saturday from the DCGI

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 286 fresh cases, 5 more deaths

Himachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally climbed to 11,909 on Saturday, while the death toll mounted to 114

Punjab coronavirus update: 49 deaths take toll to 2,757; case tally at 95,529

49 more coronavirus-related fatalities and 2,696 new cases were reported in Punjab on Saturday

Congress MLA Priyank Kharge tests positive for coronavirus

Congress MLA and former Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said he had tested positive for Covid-19

Noida coronavirus update: 174 new cases recorded, recovery rate at over 83%

UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Saturday recorded 174 new Covid-19 cases that pushed the district's infection tally to 11,217

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: 5,569 fresh cases and 66 fatalities recorded

Tamil Nadu on Saturday registered 5,569 new coronavirus cases, taking the aggregate to 536,000, while the toll mounted to 8,751 with 66 more deaths

Punjab govt allows opening of higher education institutions from Sept 21

In compliance with the directives issued by the Union Home Ministry, the Punjab overnment on Saturday allowed the opening of higher education institutions for PhD scholars and postgraduate students

Covid-19: China eases restrictions on theatres, entertainment venues

China has eased restrictions on performance venues, including film theatres, allowing them to fill 75 per cent of their operating capacity as the -19 cases decline

J&K coronavirus update: 1,492 new Covid cases take state tally to 62,533

As many as 1,492 more people tested coronavirus positive in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the tally in the Union Territory to 62,533, health officials said

Govt proposes wider coverage for migrant workers under labour laws

Migrant workers travelling on their own for work will also be included; till now, only those hired through contractors were covered

Monsoon session may be curtailed as Covid-19 cases rise among MPs: Report

The government has also mandated daily tests for journalist entering parliament to cover the session from Saturday.

Andaman and Nicobar coronavirus update: 27 cases push tally of to 3,631

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 3,631 on Saturday as 27 more people tested positive for the infection

Odisha coronavirus update: 4,209 new COVID-19 cases, 9 fresh fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 1,75,550 on Saturday as 4,209 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 691

Jharkhand coronavirus update: 1,478 new cases, 12 fresh fatalities reported

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 68,578 on Saturday as 1,478 more people tested positive for the infection, while 12 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 602

Nepal's coroanvirus cases top 61,000 with record high daily spike

The overall Covid-19 cases in Nepal has increased to 61,653 after the Himalayan country reported a record high spike in the number of single-day infections