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Mobile technology to be used for Covid vaccination drive in India: PM Modi

With the chances of a Covid-19 vaccine being available soon increasing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the mobile technology will be used for mass inoculation against the pandemic

India's Covid-19 tally hits 9.7-million mark as it reports 26,567 new cases

With 26,567 new coronavirus infections and 385 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 97,03,770, while the death toll touched 1,40,958

Experts scramble to identify Eluru's mystery disease: 1 dead, over 400 ill

People affected by Eluru's mystery disease complained of 3 to 5 minutes of epileptic fits without repetition, forgetfulness, anxiety, vomiting, headache, and back pain

DATA STORY: India's lowest single-day rise in Covid tally since July 10; share of global active cases down at 2%

With biggest single-day net reduction since Nov 16, India now is 8th-worst-hit globally by active cases. On Tuesday it saw lowest single-day jump in tally since July 10, fewest deaths since July 3

Serum set for deal with Centre soon; to supply vaccine at Rs 250 a dose

There is still time before SII can start supplying to the low and medium income countries through Gavi

Tourism ministry urges Covid-19 insurance cover for foreign tourists

Ministry's addl director general says dept is studying insurance plans offered by Singapore, talks are on with insurers and finance ministry on modalities of providing Covid cover

Covid LIVE: 3rd phase trial of Bharat Biotech vaccine starts in Chennai

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,852,266, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 893,006, Andhra Pradesh 871,972, Tamil Nadu 790,240, and Kerala 636,392

India's Covid-19 caseload reaches over 9.6 million with 32,981 new cases

India has recorded 32,981 new Covid-19 infections and 391 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

DATA STORY: Maharashtra alone accounts for 34% of India's Covid deaths, Karnataka for 8.5%

India's active Covid caseload less than 400,000 for the first time since July 20; fewest deaths reported in a day since July 3

Maharashtra: 521 fresh Covid-19 cases, 11 more deaths recorded in Thane

The Covid-19 caseload in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 232,922 with the addition of 521 new cases of the viral infection, an official said

Telangana logs 517 new Covid-19 cases, 2 fatalities push toll to 1,474

Telangana reported 517 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to nearly 274,000 lakh while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,474, the state government said

Delhi logs 2,706 Covid-19 cases, CM Kejriwal says third wave weakening

Delhi recorded 2,706 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate below 4%, even as CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the third wave of the pandemic in the national capital seems to be weakening

India's active Covid-19 cases near 400,000, recovery rate at 94.37 per cent

India recorded 36,011 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active coronavirus cases in the country to 403,248

Bihar records another 585 coronavirus cases, three additional deaths

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 239,125 as 585 more people tested positive for the infection while three fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,295, a health department bulletin said

Roll-out and costs

Time to finalise details of vaccination programme

Punjab seeks priority grant of Covid vaccine based on its higher death rate

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has urged PM Modi to ensure priority allocation of Covid-19 vaccine to Punjab on account of its higher mortality rate and high levels of co-morbidities in the state

Not aware where records on Covid vaccine expert group are: Health ministry

The Health Ministry has said in response to an RTI that it doesn't know where records related to agenda circulated in meetings of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid are held

11% of Delhi's symptomatic -ve cases in RAT found Covid +ve through RT-PCR

Nearly 11% of those in Delhi who tested negative for Covid-19 in rapid antigen tests but had symptoms were found to have been afflicted by it in RT-PCR test between September 1 and November 7

India's active Covid-19 caseload further shrinks to 400,000 after 138 days

The Covid-19 active caseload in India has dipped to 400,000, the lowest after 138 days, comprising 4.18 per cent of the total coronavirus infections reported so far in the country

DATA STORY: Among most-hit states, Andhra's Covid recovery rate best at 98.49%, Kerala's worst at 89.88%

India on Saturday conducted 1,101,063 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 146,986,575. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.3%