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Gujarat reports 347 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths; active tally below 5,000

Gujarat recorded 347 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, raising its overall tally to 12,20,909, and six more deaths linked to the infection

Regular international flights likely to resume from March 15: Report

The ban on scheduled international passenger flights in India is in effect till February 28. Such flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh reports 144 fresh cases, one death

Himachal Pradesh reported 144 COVID-19 cases and one fatality due to the disease on Monday, taking the state's infection tally to 2,82,267 and its death toll to 4,079.

Mumbai reports 96 Covid-19 cases, lowest after April 17, 2020

Mumbai on Monday reported 96 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day rise after April 17, 2020, and one fatality due to coronavirus infection, the city civic body said.

'Maharashtra Covid curbs may be eased further in Mar; mask mandate to stay'

With daily cases declining and third wave on the wane, coronavirus-related restrictions are likely to be eased further in Maharashtra in March: Health Minister Rajesh Tope

Covid-19: Kerala records 4,069 fresh cases, 11 deaths in last 24 hours

Continuing with the downward trend in daily coronavirus cases, Kerala on Monday recorded 4,069 fresh infections which raised the total caseload to 64,73,059 in the state

Data story: India logs 16,051 cases; smallest single-day jump in 2022

India has so far administered 1,754,625,710 vaccine doses. That is 4095.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.23 per cent of its population

Data story: India logs 19,968 new cases; death toll rises to 511,903

India has so far administered 1,753,722,697 vaccine doses. That is 4095.33 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.17 per cent of its population

80% of Indian adults fully vaccinated against covid, says Mansukh Mandaviya

80% of India's adult population has been fully vaccinated against covid, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday.

Data story: India logs 22,270 cases; test positivity rate drops below 2%

India has so far administered 1,750,386,834 vaccine doses. That is 4089.44 per cent of its total caseload, and 124.93 per cent of its population

Over 15 mn adolescents in 15-18 years group fully vaccinated: Mandaviya

Over 70 per cent of beneficiaries in the same age group have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far, according to Union Health Ministry data

Covid-19: Kerala records 7,780 fresh cases, 18 deaths in last 24 hours

'As the number of recoveries were more than the new cases, the active cases dropped below one lakh to 85,875'

'Over 20 mn adolescents in 15-18 age group fully vaccinated against Covid'

Over 70 per cent of beneficiaries in the same age group have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far, according to a health ministry data

Data story: India logs 25,920 new cases; active tally drops below 300,000

India has so far administered 1,746,499,461 vaccine doses. That is 4082.49 per cent of its total caseload, and 124.65 per cent of its population

Covid-19: Kerala registers 8,655 new cases, 18 deaths in last 24 hours

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the southern state had recorded 11,776 and 12,223 fresh cases, respectively

Health ministry dismisses media reports on 'undercounting' of Covid deaths

Government of India has a comprehensive definition to classify Covid deaths which has been shared with the states who are following it, says ministry

ICMR DG among 32 candidates in contention for post of AIIMS director

The incumbent, Randeep Guleria, slated to retire on March 23

Govt asks states to review, amend additional Covid-19 restrictions

The average daily cases during last week were 50,476, and 27,409 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours; the daily case positivity rate declined to 3.63 per cent on Wednesday

Corbevax Covid vaccine is safe, offers high antibody levels: NTAGI chief

India's third homegrown COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax is safe and offers good immunogenicity and higher antibody levels than some other vector vaccines: Official

Molnupiravir appears to work against Omicron as other variants: Study

The study was jointly conducted by a team of doctors at Fortis C-DOC, G.D Hospital and Diabetes Institute, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, and the Diabetes Foundation