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Over 227.7 mn Covid vaccine provided to States/Uts; 486,180 in pipeline

The Centre has so far provided 22,77,62,450 Covid-19 vaccine doses to States and UTs, and 4,86,180 doses are still in the pipeline and will be received by them within next three days

Death & journalism

The last 3 months have been the gravest period of national tragedy & there's definitely an undercount of Covid deaths. But doing that at a mass scale is tougher

Maharashtra reports 20,740 Covid-19 cases, 424 deaths; 31,671 recover

Maharashtra recorded 20,740 new coronavirus positive cases on Friday, taking the state's infection tally to 56,92,920

Covid LIVE: Karnataka sees nearly 23,000 new cases; 20,740 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 186,364 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 27,555,457. Death toll stands at 318,895. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Telangana logs 3,527 Covid-19 cases, 3,982 recoveries, 19 deaths

Telangana on Friday logged 3,527 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to over 5.71 lakh while the toll stood at 3,226 with 19 deaths, a government bulletin said.

It's living hell, we are helpless, says HC on black fungus drug shortage

It's a situation where we want to help but we are helpless, the Delhi HC lamented on Friday while hearing pleas on the shortage of black fungus medicine and the problems being faced by the patients.

DATA STORY: India's daily new Covid cases lowest in 44 days; TPR drops to 9%

India has so far administered 205,720,660 vaccine doses. That is 751.65 per cent of its total caseload, and 14.78 per cent of its population

India reports its lowest daily Covid-19 tally increase in 44 days

The single-day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 200,000 mark for a second time this month, taking the total tally to 27,555,457

NHRC asks Union health ministry, Delhi govt to act on treatment deficit

The Commission has sought Action Taken Reports from the health secretary and Government of NCT of Delhi over the death of a toddler due to the alleged denial of proper treatment

Covid-19 deaths: Centre okays assistance to families of 67 journalists

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Press Information Bureau had compiled and collated the details of journalists who lost their lives due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021

Assam coronavirus update: 5,704 new cases, 83 more fatalities reported

Assam's Covid-19 caseload surged to 3,92,574 after 5,704 more people tested positive for the virus, while 83 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,088.

India witnessing downswing in second wave of Covid-19 cases: Govt

India is witnessing a downswing in the second wave of COVID-19 and hopefully it will be sustained even when restrictions are gently, systematically and cautiously relaxed

Govt expects speedy India launch of Sputnik Light to boost vaccine drive

The government is hopeful of a speedy launch of single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light in India and all stakeholders, including the Russian manufacturer and its Indian partners

Covid LIVE: Tamil Nadu sees 33,361 new cases in a day; 1,266 in Mumbai

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 211,298 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 27,369,093. Death toll stands at 315,235. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Maharashtra govt unlikely to lift Covid curbs from June 1: Health min Tope

The Maharashtra is unlikely to lift the lockdown-like curbs in the state after June 1 since the COVID-19 positivity rate was more than 10 per cent in 21 districts, health minister Rajesh Tope said

DATA STORY: India's Covid recovery rate again goes past 90% after 45 days

India has so far administered 202,695,874 vaccine doses. That is 740.60 per cent of its total caseload, and 14.56 per cent of its population

Maharashtra reports 24,752 Covid-19 cases, 453 deaths; 23,065 recover

Maharashtra recorded 24,752 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the state's infection tally to 56,50,907, while 453 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 91,341, the health department said.

Covid LIVE: PM Modi thanks French President for aid, invites him to India

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 208,921 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 27,157,795. Death toll stands at 311,388. Stay tuned for corona-related news

DATA STORY: India's Covid vaccination goes past 200 mn doses; 14.5% jabbed

India has so far administered 200,662,456 vaccine doses. That is 770.82 per cent of its total caseload, and 14.42 per cent of its population

17.7 mn vaccine doses available with states, UTs; 100,000 more in pipeline

More than 17.7 million Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories, and they will receive 100,000 more within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said