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PM Modi to interact with field officials from states, districts on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact on Tuesday with field officials from states and districts, many of which have seen a huge surge in COVID-19 cases and widespread infection, his office said.

DATA STORY: First daily increase of less than 300,000 Covid cases in 25 days

India has so far administered 182,926,460 vaccine doses. That is 732.72 per cent of its total caseload, and 13.14 per cent of its population

Who destroyed India's vaccine self-sufficiency?

India's self-sufficiency in vaccine production was destroyed one and half decades ago under the UPA-I government, by moving vaccine manufacture and government procurement to the private sector

After chaos at Covid-19 vaccination centres, govt says old slots valid

CoWIN portal's been reconfigured to reflect change in Covishield dose interval

DATA STORY: With 180 mn Covid jabs, nearly 13% of India's population vaccinated so far

India has so far administered 180,457,579 vaccine doses. That is 761.33 per cent of its total caseload, and 12.97 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases see a net reduction of 55,344 in a day

India has so far administered 182,220,164 vaccine doses. That is 768.77 per cent of its total caseload, and 13.09 per cent of its population

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Maharashtra sees nearly 1,000 deaths in a day

Coronavirus LIVE updates: The six most-affected states by total cases are Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Existing appointments for 2nd Covishield dose on CoWin remain valid: Govt

The Union health ministry on Sunday clarified that already booked online appointments for second dose of Covishield vaccine will remain valid and the same will not be cancelled on Co-WIN platform.

Covid active caseload decreases to 3.6 mn; positivity rate at 16.98%: Govt

India's Covid-19 active cases count has decreased to 36,18,458 with a net decline of 55,344 cases being recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours, says Health Ministry

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: State reports 7,664 new cases, 129 deaths

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 caseload has risen to 9,07,589, while the death toll has reached 11,590

Covid-19 kills 73 more in Bihar, positivity rate nearly halves in 10 days

The death toll in the state has reached 3743, even as the government has asserted that the situation is improving rapidly and the positivity rate has dipped by more than half in just 10 days

Covid LIVE: Partial curfew extended in UP; record deaths in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 326,123 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 24,372,243. Stay tuned for corona-related news

India's Covid situation stabilising, positivity rate has dipped: Govt

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health said the containment efforts of the govt are working and the overall positivity rate in India, which stood at 21.9% last week, has now fallen to 19.8%

85% Covid cases from 10 states; over 15% positivity rate in 24 states: Govt

11 states have more than 100,000 active Covid cases; 8 states have active cases between 50,000 and 100,000, says Health Ministry

2 billion Covid-19 doses a long haul, but most will be covered by December

SII aims to make 50 million doses of Covovax (the Novavax vaccine) per month at its Pune plant

Covid LIVE: 39,923 cases in Maharashtra; BMC halts vaccination for 2 days

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 343,144 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 24 million. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Delhi reports 8506 new coronavirus cases, positivity rate at 12.4%

Delhi reported 8,506 new coronavirus cases, the lowest in over a month, with a positivity rate of 12.40 per cent, while 289 more people succumbed to the infection, the Health Department said

Recoveries outnumber daily Covid-19 cases, over 20 million recovered so far

India's daily Covid-19 recoveries have outnumbered the daily new cases, taking the total recoveries to over 20 million, says Union Health Ministry

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases down by 5,632, but daily deaths still at 4,000

India has so far administered 179,298,584 vaccine doses. That is 756.44 per cent of its total caseload, and 12.88 per cent of its population

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala sees nearly 40,000 cases; 42,582 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 362,727 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 23,702,832. Stay tuned for corona-related news