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DATA STORY: Punjab has worst case fatality rate at 3.15%, Maharashtra's at 2.61%

India on Monday conducted 1,099,545 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 133,682,275. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.5%

Covid-19 situation 'grim': SC seeks report from state governments

Delhi has allowed 4th and 5th-year MBBS students to assist in Covid hospitals to meet manpower shortage.

LIVE: UP restricts visitors to indoor events at 100 as Covid-19 tally rises

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,780,208, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 873,046, Andhra Pradesh 862,000, Tamil Nadu 769,000 and Kerala 562,735

India still doesn't know why Covid affected whom it did and how it did that

There is a wide variation in the spread of COVID-19 between states. Areas with higher population density are expected to have more cases, but varying testing rates could be affecting case detection

DATA STORY: Delhi adds 6,746 cases, suffers most Covid deaths in a day

India on Sunday conducted 849,596 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 132,582,730. The test positivity rate recorded was 5.2%

Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt over handling of Covid-19 pandemic, lockdown

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government over the handling of the Covid-19 and the lockdown, and alleged that it pushed millions into poverty

Rajasthan reports highest single-day spike of 3,260 new Covid-19 cases

Rajasthan reported its highest single-day spike of 3,260 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the infection tally to 2,43,936, while 17 fatalities pushed the death toll in the state to 2,163.

PM Modi likely to hold meetings over Covid situation, vaccine distribution

PM Modi is likely to hold virtual meetings with chief ministers and other representatives of states and union territories to review the Covid-19 situation and discuss vaccine distribution strategy

Russia's Covid-19 vaccine price to be lower than those of Pfizer, Moderna

The price per dose of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V will be much lower than that of the vaccines of US drug giants Pfizer and Moderna, said the Russian vaccine's official Twitter account

Delhi added 400 ICU beds for Covid patients in past few days: Health min

Health Minister Satyendar Jain said over 400 ICU beds have been added for Coronavirus patients in Delhi, which is witnessing a third wave of coronavirus infection, over the past few days

Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rises to 862,000 with 1,121 fresh cases

Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 862,213 after 1,121 fresh cases were added

UP records 2,588 new Covid-19 cases, toll hits 7,559 with 35 more deaths

Uttar Pradesh recorded 2,588 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday, pushing the tally to 5,26,780, while the death toll rose to 7,559 with 35 more fatalities. The fresh cases were reported from Lucknow (351), Meerut (283), Ghaziabad (189), Gautam Buddh Nagar (171), Kanpur (118), Allahabad (110) and Varanasi (102), a health department bulletin said. Of the fresh deaths, six were reported from Lucknow, four from Meerut, three from Jalaun, two each from Bahraich and Mathura, it stated. As many as 4,95,415 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the disease so far in the state. The number of active cases now stands at 23,806, the bulletin said. In the past 24 hours, over 1.75 lakh samples were tested for COVID-19 in the state. So far, over 1.79 crore samples have been tested. Briefing reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal said, "Random testing of people coming from or going to Delhi is being done so that the infected persons can be identified and their ...

Coronavirus LIVE: Govt mulling emergency authorisation of vaccine

Coronavirus update: US is the worst-hit country with 12,445,543 coronavirus cases, followed by India, which has 9,095,908 cases, Brazil (6,052,786), France (2,127,051), Russia (2,064,748)

Telangana CM flags second wave of Covid-19 as state logs 873 new cases

Telangana saw 873 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the aggregate to over 263,000 while four fatalities pushed the toll to 1,430

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases increase by 1,215 to 440,962

India on Saturday conducted 1,075,326 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 131,733,134. The test positivity rate recorded was 4.2%

WB likely to lose the chance to conduct phase 2 trials of Covid-19 vaccine

West Bengal will likely lose the chance to conduct Phase II clinical trial of Russian Covid-19 vaccine candidate Sputnik V because of the delay in grant of approval by the state government

Frequent, rapid testing can curb Covid transmission within weeks: US Study

Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround Covid-19 tests can drive the pandemic toward elimination within weeks, a new study says

House-to-house survey in Delhi screened 370,000 for Covid-19 on day 1

A house-to-house Covid-19 survey in Delhi screened more that 370,000 lakh city residents on the first day in order to find out the real picture vis-a-vis the prevalence of the deadly disease

Russia registers over 24,000 new Covid-19 cases for 3rd consecutive day

Russia has registered 24,581 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 24,822 the day before, marking the third consecutive day with over 24,000 infections and bringing the total to 2,089,329

1,759 Covid-19 deaths in Nov so far; experts cite cold weather as reason

Delhi, which has been reeling under the third wave of coronavirus, has reported a death rate of 1.58 per cent as compared to the national fatality rate of 1.48 per cent.