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India reports 3,805 new Covid-19 cases, 22 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.78 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.79 per cent

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

China reports 345 fresh Covid cases, 253 in Shanghai in last 24 hours

Due to the rise in Covid cases caused by the Omicron variant, China is going through its worst outbreak which will impact freight costs and global inflation, said a local media report

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

President Jinping warns against maligning China's zero-Covid policy

The stringent, frequent lockdowns due to Covid cases are fuelling public discontent and dealing a devastating blow to the Chinese economy

West Bengal reports 48 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 fatality on Friday

Thirty-eight people recuperated from the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 19,96,864

WHO report on excess Covid deaths in India 'untenable': Health experts

According to the report, there were 4.7 million Covid deaths in India -- 10 times the official figures and almost a third of Covid deaths globally

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

Maharashtra records 205 Covid-19 cases, no deaths in last 24 hours

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 205 new coronavirus infections but zero pandemic-related deaths, the health department said.

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

Beijing records 66 fresh Covid-19 infections locally in last 24 hours

As China continues to witness an upsurge in the COVID-19 cases, the Chinese capital city Beijing reported 66 new locally transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours

Asian Games 2022 scheduled for Sept postponed amid Covid surge in China

The Games were scheduled to take place from September 10-25 in the capital of Zhejiang province, about 175 kilometres southwest of Shanghai

Rahul Gandhi attacks govt on WHO Covid deaths numbers; demands compensation

The Modi-led government has refuted the WHO claims, raising objection to the process and methodology

Free Covid coverage for all in US dries up even as hospital costs rise

Things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for Covid care of the uninsured dries up, creating a potential barrier to timely access

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

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India Covid death toll highest in world, says WHO as govt rejects report

India's official Covid death toll is 481,486 between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021