The Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes COVID-19, is unable to evade the antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a lab study
India has so far administered 560,652,030 vaccine doses. That is 1738.41 per cent of its total caseload, and 40.18 per cent of its population
India added 35,178 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,22,85,857, while the national recovery rate improved to 97.52 per cent, the highest since March 2020
The Indian healthcare system's capacity to respond to the second wave was insufficient, as its preparedness - fearfully arranged during the first wave - had been rolled back
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India has so far administered 554,730,609 vaccine doses. That is 1720.05 per cent of its total caseload, and 39.77 per cent of its population
India has administered more than 88.13 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the highest ever vaccination achieved in a single day, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
While vaccine-induced immunity may not last forever, it is not clear when a booster will be needed
Coronavirus LIVE updates: Kerala reported 12,294 new infections, Maharashtra 4,145, Andhra Pradesh (909), Tamil Nadu (1,851), Karnataka (1,065) and Delhi (27). Stay tuned for corona-related news
Delta is both more infectious and more capable of evading immunity generated by either vaccination or a previous natural infection
Gasoline sales rose 3.7% in Aug. 1 to 15 from the same period in 2019, prior to the pandemic, according to preliminary data from India's three biggest fuel retailers
India has so far administered 545,857,108 vaccine doses. That is 1693.86 per cent of its total caseload, and 39.13 per cent of its population
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Coronavirus live updates: President Kovid says India must keep its guard up; Russia reports biggest-ever rise in daily deaths.
India saw a single-day rise of 38,667 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of cases to 3,21,56,493, while the death toll rose to 4,30,732 with 478 fresh fatalities
For years India has faced an escalating non-communicable disease crisis as its middle-class expands and leads a more sedentary and affluent lifestyle
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At least 575 people, including 112 children, have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mizoram, pushing the state's Covid-19 tally to 47,471
Mumbai has recorded its first death due to the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus with a 63-year-old fully vaccinated woman succumbing to it in July, a civic official has said.