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Madhya Pradesh: Indore sees highest single-day spike of 546 Covid-19 cases

Madhya Pradesh's Indore district recorded the highest single-day spike of 546 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, officials said

Ladakh registers 79 fresh coronavirus cases, two additional deaths

Ladakh has recorded two more coronavirus-related deaths and 79 fresh cases, taking the fatality figure to 98 and the virus tally to 7,866, officials said

Questionable testing may be the reason India's Covid-19 numbers are down

Rather than showing India is gaining control over Covid-19, the slowing momentum may largely reflect spotty testing levels and a heavy reliance on questionable kits

Over 50,000 Ayushman Bharat Health Centres now operational across India

More than 50,000 Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres are now operational across the country and have witnessed over 28.10 crore footfalls, the Health Ministry said

Avoid travelling to Delhi amid surging Covid cases: Chandigarh health dept

The Chandigarh health department issued an advisory, asking city residents to avoid travelling to Delhi in the wake of rise in Covid-19 cases in the national capital

Curbs on mass Chhath Puja celebration in Mumbai due to Covid-19 pandemic

The Mumbai civic body has put restrictions on mass celebration of Chhath Puja at beaches, river banks and other natural water bodies in the city in view of the Covid-19 pandemic

Jharkhand registers 261 new Covid-19 cases, 3 additional fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 106,491 as 261 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said

Mumbai reports 541 new Covid-19 infections, taking tally to 270,654

Mumbai reported 541 new cases of Covid-19, taking the tally of infected people in the metropolis to 270,654

17 new Covid-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands push tally to 4,574

Seventeen more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the union territory's coronavirus caseload to 4,574, a health official said.

Centre examining all possible storage facilities for Pfizer's Covid vaccine

The Union Health Ministry said that the central government is examining all possibilities to extend cold chain facilities in case Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine needs to be procured

Covid-19 got global attention as it affected rich nations, says TB expert

The sudden focus on Covid-19 has had a significant negative impact on TB because in many countries the Covid-19 response has been built on or has utilised the TB response, says Grania Brigden

9 new Covid-19 cases push Andaman and Nicobar Islands tally to 4,536

Nine more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the union territory's coronavirus caseload to 4,536, a health department official said

Assam registers 93 new coronavirus cases, two additional fatalities

Assam reported two deaths due to Covid-19 and registered 93 new cases, its lowest tally of daily infections since early June, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Jharkhand reports 129 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 106,064

Jharkhand reported 129 new Covid-19 cases taking the total number of infections in the state to 1,06,064, according to the data released by the health department

Kerala registers 4,581 new coronavirus cases, logs 6,684 recoveries

Kerala recorded 6,684 recoveries from Covid-19 as against 4,581 new cases, Health Minister K K Shailaja said

Mumbai records lowest level of noise pollution in 15 years during Diwali

Mumbai recorded the lowest level of noise pollution in the last 15 years on the first day of Diwali festival during the permissible hours when the use of firecrackers was allowed, according to an NGO

Gujarat's coronavirus case count rises by 1,070, death toll up by 6

Gujarat reported 1,070 new coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, taking its infection count to 1,88,310, the state health department said

Madhya Pradesh reports 870 fresh Covid-19 cases, seven additional deaths

Madhya Pradesh's Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,83,927 with 870 new additions, a health official said

Delhi reports 95 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday, pushing toll to 7,614

Delhi recorded 3,235 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.85 lakh, while the positivity rate climbed to 15.33 per cent

India reports less than 50,000 daily Covid-19 cases for 8th consecutive day

A total of 41,100 people were found to be infected with Covid-19 in a span of 24 hours, while 42,156 people recuperated during the same period, leading to a further contraction of the active caseload