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A bottleneck in the vaccine chain

Prosenjit Datta points to a possible crisis as the government moves to improve supplies of Covid vaccines: inadequate testing facilities to handle those volumes

Covid LIVE: Domestic carriers allowed to operate at 65% passenger capacity

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (352 cases), Mumbai 553 cases), Chennai (222 cases), Kolkata (137 cases), Delhi (94 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

DATA STORY: India reports 39,796 new cases; growth rate steady at 0.1%

India has so far administered 352,892,046 vaccine doses. That is 1153.79 per cent of its total caseload, and 25.32 per cent of its population

Over 369.7 million Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs: Centre

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday informed that more than 369.7 million vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far, through all sources

Covid LIVE: UAE world's most vaccinated nation; Haryana extends lockdown

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Covid-19 is continuing to spread around the world, with more than 184.2 million confirmed cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

DATA STORY: India reports Fewer than 50,000 new cases for 7th day straight

India has so far administered 351,221,306 vaccine doses. That is 1149.83 per cent of its total caseload, and 25.2 per cent of its population

Coronavirus LIVE: Tamil Nadu reports 4,013 fresh cases; 2,082 in Karnataka

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (593 cases), Mumbai 676 cases), Chennai (238 cases), Kolkata (137 cases), Delhi (93 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

DATA STORY: India's active coronavirus cases drop below 500,000-mark

India has so far administered 344,611,291 vaccine doses. That is 1129.78 per cent of its total caseload, and 24.72 per cent of its population

India administers 4.39 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in last 24 hrs

After 4,399,298 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, India's cumulative vaccination coverage increased to 344.6 million, according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday

India reports 44,111 new Covid-19 cases, 738 deaths in last 24 hours

As many 44,111 new Covid-19 cases and 738 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday

Pregnant women now eligible for Covid-19 vaccination: Health Ministry

The vaccine can be taken anytime during the pregnancy, the health ministry said

Covid LIVE: Lockdown in TN extended till July 12 with further relaxations

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (676 cases), Mumbai 661 cases), Chennai (249 cases), Kolkata (127 cases), Delhi (91 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Health Ministry joins ShareChat, Moj to spread Covid vax awareness

ShareChat, with over 160 million monthly active users in India, allows users to share their opinions, record their lives and make new friends - all within the comfort of their native language.

DATA STORY: India's death toll crosses 400,000-mark; active cases decline

India has so far administered 340,076,232 vaccine doses. That is 1116.53 per cent of its total caseload, and 24.4 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India's active cases see decline for 49th day straight

India has so far administered 335,716,019 vaccine doses. That is 1103.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 24.09 per cent of its population

India believes there is urgent need for major reforms in WHO: Harsh Vardhan

India believes there is an urgent need for carrying out "major reforms" in the World Health Organization to ensure a timely, focused and effective response to potential future pandemics

Delhi records 94 new coronavirus cases, six more deaths on Wednesday

The national capital on Wednesday reported 94 fresh coronavirus cases at a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent and six more fatalities, according to a health department bulletin. The recoveries outnumbered fresh Covid cases yet again, with 240 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, it said. Delhi had recorded 101 fresh COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 0.15 per cent and four more deaths on Tuesday. With the fresh cases, Delhi's COVID-19 case count increased to 14,34,188 on Wednesday. The death toll from the pandemic stands at 24,977, the bulletin said. The case fatality rate is 1.74 per cent. On Monday, the city had recorded 59 cases, the lowest single-day rise this year, and two deaths. On Sunday, Delhi had reported 89 cases and four deaths while the positivity rate stood at 0.12 per cent. The infection rate, which had risen to 36 per cent in the last week of April, has fallen below 0.20 per cent now. Daily cases and deaths in the city began spiralling upwards from April 1

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala reports 13,658 new cases; 4,506 in Tamil Nadu

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (753 cases), Mumbai 562 cases), Chennai (275 cases), Kolkata (191 cases), Delhi (59 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

DATA STORY: Active cases see steady decline; death toll nears 400,000-mark

India has so far administered 332,854,527 vaccine doses. That is 1096.25 per cent of its total caseload, and 23.88 per cent of its population

Delta variant accounts for 20% of new cases in France: Health Minister

The highly contagious Covid-19 Delta variant 'now accounts for about 20 per cent of new cases' in France, Health Minister Olivier Veran said