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Covid-19 Factoid: In 2 days India sees a reduction of 7,000 in active cases

India sees a slight drop in number of tests conducted while MP crosses the 100,000 mark in total cases

India's single-day recoveries surpass new cases as 94,612 people recuperate

The death toll climbed to 86,752 with the virus claiming 1,133 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed

Covid tally rises to 1,56,922 in Maharashtra's Thane, death toll at 4,116

The death toll in the district rose to 4,116 with the addition of 34 fatalities on Saturday, he said

DATA STORY: India sees highest single-day recovery, first drop in active cases since Aug 25

With 95880 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India has overtaken the US by number of cured cases and become number 1. The country's recovery rate has improved to 79.28%

Enough beds, ventilators for Covid patients in govt hospitals: Health Min

The minister replied in the negative to a question on whether an increase in deaths of patients has been registered due to insufficient beds and ventilators in hospitals

Covid-19 LIVE: 3 vax candidates in advanced stage of trials, says Vardhan

Coronavirus latest update: India's total number of corona cases has surged to 5,214,677. There now are 30,333,687 cases of coronavirus globally. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Central team rushed to Jammu to strengthen Covid-19 containment measures

With Jammu reporting a rise in Covid-19 cases, the health ministry has decided to depute a Central team to the district to assist in strengthening containment, surveillance, testing and management

DATA STORY: India sees highest single-day recovery, has added 12.5% of cases in 7 days

India now accounts for 13.83% of all active cases globally (one in every 7 active cases), and 8.88% of all deaths (one in every 11)

Covid-19 Factoid: India recorded highest single day recoveries on Thursday

Even as India's curve continues on the upward trend, Argentina and Andhra Pradesh cross the 600,000 mark

Meat consumption in India is rising but it also brings its own risks

"Meat-eating at the scale that is happening on the planet does have environmental consequences," says Ramanan Laxminarayan, founder, director of the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy

'Covid patients from outside straining Mumbai hospitals, city is prepared'

IndiaSpend speaks with Gautam Bhansali, a specialist in general medicine and infectious diseases at Bombay Hospital in south Mumbai.

LIVE: Maharashtra to appoint fresh medical graduates at Covid-19 hospitals

Coronavirus latest update: Worldwide there are 30,024,106 cases of coronavirus. India's total number of corona cases has surged to 5,118,253 . Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Aiming to bring down Covid mortality rate to less than 1%: Health minister

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the government is aiming to bring down India's Covid-19 mortality rate to less than 1% from the current 1.64%, which is still the lowest in the world

India records more than 82,000 Covid-19 recoveries for two days in a row

India has recorded more than 82,000 recoveries from Covid-19 infection for two days in a row, the data shared by Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revealed

Covid-19 Factoid: 15 states in India have crossed the 100,000 mark

Out of 1 million active cases in India, nearly one-third are in Maharashtra

DATA STORY: India now has over 1 mn active Covid-19 cases; global total tops 30 mn

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 35.9 days, for active cases at 49.5 days, and for deaths at 50.6 days

Festival spook: Covid-19 cases surge in Mumbai post Ganpati celebrations

Upcoming festival season is likely to push up Covid-19 numbers across the country

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tests positive

Coronavirus latest update: DCGI has gave permission to Serum Institute of India to resume clinical trial of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine candidate. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Record 82,961 recoveries in a day, a quarter from Maharashtra alone

A record 82,961 new Covid-19 recoveries were reported on Wednesday, almost a quarter of them from Maharashtra alone, pushing the overall figures close to 3.9 million and the recovery rate to 78.53%

Covid-19 Factoid: India added a million new cases in just 11 days

India's tally has now crossed the five million mark while Maharashtra has crossed the 1 million mark