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Coronavirus LIVE: Indians yet to achieve herd immunity, says Harsh Vardhan

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,300,757 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 661,458, Tamil Nadu 580,000, Karnataka 557,212, and UP 378,533. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

Committed to raise health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP: Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan reiterated the the Narendra Modi government's commitment to increase the expenditure on public health to 2.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025.

India still far from achieving any kind of herd immunity: Harsh Vardhan

Warning against complacency, Vardhan said that the second sero survey findings make it necessary for everyone to follow Covid appropriate behavior.

DATA STORY: India's Covid tally close to 6 mn; active cases at lowest since Sep 11

With a daily increase of 88,600 in total cases, India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 5,903,932 on Saturday to 5,992,532 - an increase of 1.5%

Covid-19 Factoid: Now, Karnataka also crosses 100,000 mark in active cases

India saw a dip in total tests conducted for second consecutive day while in Chhattisgarh, total cases crossed the 100,000 mark

With 88,650 new cases, India's coronavirus tally nears 600,000 mark

In the wake of 88,650 more coronavirus cases and another 1,124 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's total tally on Sunday neared the 60-lakh mark.

Jammu & Kashmir coronavirus update: 1,217 new cases, 20 deaths reported

A total of 1,217 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday taking the total count of cases to 71,049.According to official data, 1,937 recoveries and 20 deaths due to COVID-19 were also reported in the Union Territory. The total cases include 18,430 active cases, 51,494 recoveries and 1,125 deaths.Meanwhile, the country's COVID-19 case count crossed 59-lakh mark with a spike of 85,362 new cases, Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Pune coronavirus update: 4,180 new cases added in district, 93 more die

The COVID-19 tally in Pune district of Maharashtra mounted to 2,73,012 with addition of 4,180 new cases in the last 24 hours, a health official said on Saturday. With 93 people succumbing to the infection, the total fatality count in the district reached 6,220, he said. A total of 1,695 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours. "Of the 4,180 fresh cases, 1,637 infections were reported from the limits of Pune Municipal Corporation, which now has 1,40,588 patients. A total of 1,151 new cases were reported from Pimpri Chinchwad area, where the COVID-19 count now stands at 75,267," the official said. The number of positive cases in rural, civil hospital and Pune Cantonment Board areas has increased to 57,157, he added.

Manipur's Covid-19 tally tops 10,000-mark with 260 fresh cases

Manipur's COVID-19 caseload went past the 10,000-mark with 260 fresh cases, including 20 security personnel, an official said on Saturday. The northeastern state's coronavirus tally now stands at 10,051. The death toll rose to 64 after a 57-year-old woman from Imphal East succumbed to the virus, he said. Imphal West District reported the highest number of 120 new infections, followed by 36 from Imphal East, 21 from Thoubal and 20 from Churachandpur, the official said. At least 79 people have been cured of the disease since Friday, taking the recovery count to 7,681. Manipur has 2,306 active cases at present, including 410 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces, he added.

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 317 fresh cases, seven more deaths

Himachal Pradesh recorded 317 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the infection tally in the state to 13,997.

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: 2,311 new cases, 29 deaths reported

Madhya Pradesh on Saturday saw 2,311 new coronavirus cases, pushing its case count to 1,19,899, the state health department said

Ahmedabad coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases in district cross 36,000

The COVID-19 tally in Ahmedabad district rose to 36,048 on Saturday with the addition of 195 fresh cases, Gujarat health department said. With three persons succumbing to the infection in the city, the total toll in the district went up to 1,816, it said. A total of 182 patients, including 156 from Ahmedabad and 26 from rural areas, weredischarged in the day, taking the count of recoveries in the district to 29,924, the department said in a release. Of the 195 new infections, 175 were reported from Ahmedabad city, while 20 cases were detected in rural areas. Of the total 2,355 cases in rural Ahmedabad, 2,243 patients have been discharged so far, including 26 in the day, officials said. Ahmedabad civic body has so far detected 966 COVID-19 cases after conducting 67,845 tests in 7,810 offices in the city under its "COVID-19 coordinator scheme," a senior official has said. As per the COVID-19 bulletin issued by the civic body, the city has 3,794 active cases. At 681,

UP coronavirus update: 4,412 fresh cases reported, tally up at 382,835

A total of 4,412 fresh coronavirus cases were reported. The death toll due to the virus has mounted to 5,517, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said

Govt's 'eSanjeevani' records 400,000 doctor-to-patient tele-consultations

The top performing states, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, have logged in 1,33,167 and 1,00,124 sessions, respectively

Covid-19: 75% new cases from 10 states, UTs; 70 mn tests done, says govt

Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Chhattisgarh account for 83% of the 1,089 deaths due to Covid-19 registered in a day

DATA STORY: India's active cases again see net reduction, recovery rate goes past 82%

With 93420 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 82.14%; the fatality rate has come down to 1.58%

Coronavirus LIVE: 75% of new confirmed cases concentrated in ten states/UTs

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,282,963 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 654,385, Tamil Nadu 563,591, Karnataka 548,557, and UP 384,277. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

With NMC, there is hope for greater autonomy in medical education

National Medical Commission replaces Medical Council of India that drew flak for corruption

Goa coronavirus update: 519 fresh cases reported, tally rises to 31,071

The number of people who have recovered now stands at 25,071, leaving the state with 5,614 active cases

Over 50% Covid-19 recoveries in Delhi achieved under home isolation: Govt

Since the first week of May till September 23, a total of 134,113 people, having mild Covid-19 symptoms, underwent home isolation out of which 113,374 were released as per protocol from quarantine