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Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 22,182 new cases, 178 deaths in last 24 hrs

Coronavirus updates: WHO says progress is being in securing vaccines for Africa; India approves Russian vaccine for trial.

Mizoram reports 1,402 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 12.1%

Mizoram on Thursday reported 1,402 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 75,470, a Health Department official said. The new cases were detected after testing 11,599 samples in the last 24 hours, registering a positivity rate of 12.10 per cent, he said. Four more people died in the state, pushing the toll to 250, he said. Aizawl registered the highest number of new cases at 779, followed by Siaha (265) and Serchhip (78), he said. At least 242 children were among the newly-infected people, the official said. There are 13,973 active cases in the state at present, while 61,247 people have recovered, including 950 people on Wednesday. The recovery rate is 81.50 per cent. Total 3.36 lakh of the state's over 11 lakh population have received both doses of the COVID vaccines.

India surpasses average daily Covid-19 vaccination of 18 countries

India has surpassed the average daily COVID-19 vaccination of the 18 major countries in the world, the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday.

India's daily Covid cases cross 30,000 after 4 days, surge in deaths too

India reported 30,570 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 12.4 per cent higher than Wednesday. The number of deaths during the last 24 hours has been 431, higher than recent daily numbers.

Over 761.1 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre

More than 76.11 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Further, more than 1.65 crore doses are in the pipeline. Over 5.33 crore balance and unutilised COVID vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, the ministry said. As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the government has been supporting the states and UTs by providing them COVID vaccines free of cost, the ministry said.

Mumbai's daily Covid-19 case count goes above 500 for second time in Sept

Mumbai reported 514 new coronavirus positive cases and four fatalities on Wednesday, taking the tally to 7,36,284 and death toll to 16,037

Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 17,681 new cases, 208 deaths in last 24 hrs

Coronavirus live updates: Russian president tests negative; India plans to increase financial support for children who lost their parents to Covid-19.

India administers over 6.1 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses in last 24 hrs

The country's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the cumulative figure of 75.89 crores, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

Bengal extends Covid restrictions till Sep 30, night curbs to continue

The West Bengal government on Wednesday extended the COVID-related restrictions till September 30 with the existing relaxations, as per an official notification.

No of people getting at least one jab in India highest in world: Health Min

The number of people who have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine in India and the number who have completed the vaccination schedule in the country are the highest in the world

Covid LIVE: Restrictions announced in Dehradun for tourists till Sept 21

Coronavirus live updates: India administers 75 million Covid-19 vaccine doses; China's southeastern Fujian experiences another outbreak.

Gujarat govt extends night curfew in eight cities till September 25

The Gujarat government on Tuesday extended the night curfew, which is in place in eight cities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, till September 25.

Mizoram registers highest single-day spike of 1,502 new Covid-19 cases

Mizoram registered its highest-ever single-day spike in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday

Covid vaccination is our shield, effort to extinguish the disease: VK Paul

As India crossed the landmark of administering over 75 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday, Niti Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul said that vaccine is a shield against the disease

India registers 27,254 coronavirus cases, 219 additional deaths

India saw a single-day rise of 27,254 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,32,64,175, while the count of active cases declined to 3,74,269, Health ministry data showed

22 new Covid cases, zero death recorded in Delhi; positivity rate 0.04%

No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Sunday, while 22 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.04 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

Samples of contacts of deceased child return negative for Nipah virus

The samples of four close contacts of the 12 year-old child who succumbed to Nipah virus infection last week has returned negative

Covid-19 recoveries cross two million mark in Andhra Pradesh today

The gross Covid-19 recoveries in Andhra Pradesh crossed the two million mark and touched 20,00,877 as 1,226 infected persons got cured in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday.

PM Modi chairs high-level Covid meet, urge states to ensure O2 availability

States are being asked to maintain a buffer stock for drugs used in management of COVID-19, mucormycosis, MIS-C at the district level

Odisha reports 745 new coronavirus cases, 6 more fatalities today

Odisha reported 745 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and six more deaths, a Health Department official said.