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Jharkhand registers 181 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 additional fatalities

Jharkhand reported 181 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 109,332, according to the data released by the health department

Adverse event in Serum's trial won't affect vaccine timelines: Health secy

Health ministry to come out with guidelines that will address the issues around vaccine safety to create awareness and dispel misinformation

Coronavirus LIVE: Phase 2/3 trials of Sputnik V vaccine starts in India

Coronavirus LIVE update: At 1,828,826, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 884,897, Andhra Pradesh 868,064, Tamil Nadu 781,915 and Kerala 602,982

Covid vaccine won't be released unless proven safe, assures Serum Institute

SII says after DSMB and ethics committee cleared they continued with the trials; sympathetic with the condition of the subject

Pro-active steps taken to contain Covid-19, Delhi government tells SC

Delhi government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that since the start of pandemic in March 2020, it is taking all necessary proactive and preventive steps to contain the spread of Covid-19

We never mentioned we'd vaccinate entire population, says Health ministry

However, Bhushan stated that it is the responsibility of the Union and the state government to allay fears among the people regarding the vaccine

Cabinet Secy discusses with states possible Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Tuesday reviewed with top officials of states the arrangements for the roll-out of vaccines after these are available and asked them to prepare a database of people

DATA STORY: India's active cases fall to 435,603, the lowest since July 23

India on Monday conducted 969,325 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 141,349,301. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.2%

COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 9.4 million, death toll at 1,37,621

The recoveries surged to 88,89,585, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Tuesday.

Jharkhand registers 167 fresh coronavirus cases, one more fatality

Jharkhand's coronavirus caseload rose to 109,151 as 167 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reports 6 Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 4,710

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported six more Covid-19 cases, pushing the coronavirus tally in the union territory to 4,710, a health department official said

Telangana sees a dip in daily Covid-19 cases, reports 502 new infections

Telangana continued to see a downward trend in daily Covid-19 cases with 502 fresh infections and three related deaths being reported, taking the tally to more than 270,000

Bihar registers 457 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths take toll to 1,264

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 235,615 with 457 fresh cases, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,264, a health department bulletin said

Kejirwal orders to cut RT-PCR test price to Rs 800 from Rs 2,400 in Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he has issued directives to reduce the price of the RT-PCR test in the national capital, saying it will help those going to private labs for Covid-19 tests

Coronavirus LIVE: Must know Covid origin to curb future outbreaks, says WHO

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,823,896, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 883,899, Andhra Pradesh 867,683, Tamil Nadu 780,505 and Kerala 599,600

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases down by 7,004 at 446,952; recovery rate at 93.81%

India on Sunday conducted 876,173 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 140,379,976. The test positivity rate recorded was 4.4%

India's coronavirus tally breaches 9.4-mn mark after reporting 38,772 cases

India's coronavirus tally breached the 9.4-million mark after 38,772 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data

India has one of lowest Covid deaths per million globally: Health ministry

India continues to have one of the lowest deaths per million population globally, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Jharkhand registers 198 new Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 108,984

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 1,08,984 as 198 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said

Rajasthan imposes night curfew from Dec 1-31 in 13 districts due to Covid

In view of the prevailing Covid-19 situation, Rajasthan has imposed a night curfew from 8 pm to 6 am within urban limits of 13 district headquarter towns from December 1 to 31