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Punjab coronavirus update: 15 deaths, 480 new cases reported in state

Fifteen more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Saturday as 480 new cases pushed the state's infection count to 1,36,958

DATA STORY: Covid active cases top 13 mn globally; only 3.9% of those are in India

With 53920 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has risen to 92.41%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.49%

DATA STORY: With 54,157 new cured cases, India's Covid recovery rate reaches 92.32%

India on Thursday conducted 1,209,425 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 115,429,095. The test positivity rate recorded on Sunday was 3.9%

DATA STORY: India adds more than 50,000 cases for the first time in 12 days

The count of active cases across India has seen a net reduction of 5825, compared with 7618 on Wednesday. The total now stands at 527962, the lowest active case tally since July 29

DATA STORY: India's recovery rate tops 92%; Delhi reports biggest single-day spike

India on Tuesday conducted 1,209,609 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 112,998,959. The test positivity rate recorded on Sunday was 3.8%

DATA STORY: India's count of active Covid cases drops by 20,503 to 541,405

India on Monday conducted 1,046,247 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 111,789,350. The test positivity rate recorded on Sunday was 5.3%

DATA STORY: India's active cases down 45% from peak at 561,908

With a net reduction of 8550, India's count of active coronavirus cases dropped to the lowest level since July 31

DATA STORY: India reports fewest Covid-19 deaths in a day since July 7

Karnataka has reported 3014 cases to take its tally to 823412 and become the second-most-affected state of India, overtaking Andhra Pradesh by total cases

Delhi coronavirus update: 5,062 new cases; positivity rate climbs to 11.42%

The national capital recorded 5,062 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the infection tally to over 3.86 lakh, even as the positivity rate jumped to nearly 11.5 per cent amid festivities and rising pollution in the city. These fresh cases came out of the 44,330 tests conducted the previous day which also coincided with a festival. This is the fourth consecutive day when over 5,000 cases have been reported in a day in the city. The highest single-day spike till date -- 5,891 cases -- was recorded on Friday. On Saturday, 41 new fatalities were recorded, pushing the death toll in the national capital to 6,511, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department. The tally of active cases on Saturday rose to 32,719 from 32,363 the previous day, as per the bulletin. The bulletin said the total number of cases has climbed to 3,86,706 and the positivity rate stood at 11.42 per cent. After a long time, the positivity rate here has crossed the 10 per ...

Nagpur coronavirus update: 236 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths reported

The Nagpur district on Saturday recorded 236 new coronavirus cases, taking the number of cases in the district to 102,786

Surat coronavirus update: 227 new Covid-19 cases reported, 243 discharged

Surat reported 22 new coronavirus-positive cases on Saturday, the highest in Gujarat, raising its tally to 35,921, while 243 people were discharged and one succumbed to the infection

Gujarat coronavirus update: 935 new cases, 5 deaths, 1,014 recoveries

Gujarat reported 935 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, raising its case tally to 1,72,944, the state health department said. With five deaths, the number of fatalities increased to 3,719, it said. At the same time, 1,014 patients recovered and were discharged, taking the total number of recovered cases to 1,56,119, said the department in its release. With this, the state's recovery rate rose to 90.27 per cent. A total of 51,574 tests were conducted in the state for coronavirus in the last 24 hours. Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,72,944, new cases 935, deaths 3,719, discharged 1,56,119, active cases 13,106 and people tested so far 60,53,847.

Goa coronavirus update: 210 fresh Covid-19 cases, 269 recoveries recorded

With the detection of 210 fresh cases of coronavirus, Goa's tally rose to 43,626 on Saturday

Karnataka coronavirus update: 3,014 fresh infections take tally past 823,000

The state on Saturday reported 3,014 infections and 28 deaths, taking the Covid-19 tally and cumulative fatalities to 8,23,412 and 11,168, respectively

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 5,548 new cases, 74 deaths reported in state

The state reported 5,548 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking its tally of cases to 16,78,406, while the death toll reached 43,911 with 74 fresh fatalities

DATA STORY: India's Covid toll is third-highest; US has nearly twice as many deaths

The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (1672858), Andhra Pradesh (820565), Karnataka (820398), Tamil Nadu (722011), and Uttar Pradesh (480082)

DATA STORY: Global active Covid cases top 11 mn, India count below 600,000

The Indian states and UTs with the worst case fatality rates at present are Punjab (3.14%), Maharashtra (2.62%), and Gujarat (2.17%). The rate in as many as 12 is higher than the national average

DATA STORY: Delhi sees worst single-day spike; India's Covid tally tops 8 mn

In a late surge of fresh infections in the national capital, Delhi has seen its worst daily spike on consecutive days. On Thursday, it reported 5,763 cases, its highest single-day jump so far

DATA STORY: Delhi sees worst spike; Punjab has worst fatality rate among states

With 58439 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 90.85%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.50%

DATA STORY: India's biggest 24-hr fall in active cases yet, lowest tally spike since July 18

India now accounts for 6.00% of all active cases globally (one in every 17 active cases), and 10.26% of all deaths (one in every 10 deaths)