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Fears about Covid-19 spread to rural India grow as cases cross 4-mn mark

An estimated 65 per cent of India's 1.3 billion population lives in rural areas

In a first, govt introduces 'on-demand' Covid testing without prescription

Individuals who wish to get tested and those undertaking travel to countries/Indian states mandating a negative Covid-19 test at the point of entry can get an "on demand" test

On-demand coronavirus testing: Things to know about new MoHFW guidelines

Health ministry has now done away with mandatory prescription by a registered medical practitioner for testing

DATA STORY: India coronavirus tally past 4 mn on steepest single-day spike

Doubling time for total cases stands at 31.9 days, for active cases at 38.1 days, and for deaths at 43.9 days

Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi's daily new cases now twice those in early August

Maharashtra, too, is reporting almost double the average daily case additions in early August

Coronavirus LIVE: India adds 1 mn cases in 13 days, tally crosses 4 mn

Coronavirus latest news: India's Covid total is now at 3,936,747. Maharashtra, Andhra, Karnataka, Delhi and Tamil Nadu account for 70% of total deaths in India. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

DATA STORY: India now accounts for 12% of all active cases, 8% of deaths globally

With 68,584 new daily recoveries, the most so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 77.09%, while death rate has come down to 1.75%

Covid-19 positivity rate below 7.5%, recovery rate at 77.15%: Health Min

The daily testing capacity has been enhanced to more than 1 million tests. A total of 11,69,765 samples were tested for Covid-19 on Thursday

Covid-19 Factoid: India scales another peak in daily case additions

83,000 cases added on September 3 is the highest daily number for India so far, as is the number of tests conducted which touched 1.2 million

Coronavirus LIVE: 18,105 new Covid-19 positive cases in Maharashtra today

Coronavirus latest news: India's coronavirus total is at 3,872,670. The US, the worst-hit country, has 6,290,425 cases, followed by Brazil (4,001,422). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Some states not using optimal capacity for conducting RT-PCR tests

The Union Health Ministry said the optimal capacity of the RT-PCR tests for detection of Covid-19 is not being utilized in somestates and that ithas asked them to scale it up

Health ministry backs unlocking, says lives important, livelihood too

As part of Unlock-4, state governments cannot impose any lockdowns outside containment zones without prior consultation with the central government

Active engagement between Centre, Delhi govt over rise in cases: Health Min

There has been active engagement between the Centre and the Delhi government over the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said

Maha, AP, Karnataka, Delhi, TN account for 70% of total Covid deaths: Govt

Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi and Tamil Nadu account for 70% of the total Covid-19 deaths in the country, the Health Ministry said

'Livelihood also important': Health Min on economic activities resuming

Health Ministry said that it has adopted a graded approach to unlock the country and open up various economic activities, adding that while lives are important, so is livelihood

India's daily Covid-19 testing numbers among the highest: Health Ministry

Cumulative tests for detection of Covid-19 surged to 4,55,09,380 in the country with a record 11,72,179 tests being conducted in a single day on Wednesday, said the Union Health Ministry

DATA STORY: India adds 83,883 cases in its biggest single-day spike so far

Among states with more than 25,000 cases, the five with worst recovery rates at present are Chhattisgarh (51.06%), Jharkhand (66.31%), Punjab (69.74%), Kerala (71.44%), and Karnataka (72.21%)

Covid-19 spreading rapidly in Brazil prisons, 33,000 inmates test positive

The report released on Wednesday by the National Council of Justice said that the prison system registered a total of 29,403 cases with 183 deaths, up by a 50.6 per cent from a month ago

India records highest single-day spike of 83,883 new Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra continues to record the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country

LIVE: Select intl passengers can avail Covid-19 tests on arrival at airport

Coronavirus latest news: India's coronavirus total is at 3,769,523. Globally, there are 25,904,164 Covid cases. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates