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Assam registers 245 more coronavirus cases, two additional fatalities

At least 245 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Assam, taking the state's tally to 209,633, while two fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 954

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi sees over 8,000 daily cases for the first time

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,726,926 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 851,212, Andhra Pradesh 846,000, Tamil Nadu 748,225 and UP 501,311. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Vardhan asks to focus on effective management of Covid-19 to reduce deaths

Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday advised seven states, including Maharashtra and Uttarakhand, to focus on enhanced testing

Covid-19 active tally falls below 500,000 for first time in 106 days

Twenty-seven states and UTs have less than 20,000 active cases, the ministry highlighted

Three times more Covid-19 testing as compared to last peak: Satyendar Jain

The Health Minister further informed that the Delhi Government has written a letter to the Central Government to increase the beds

New 'hidden' coronavirus gene identified, could help in developing vaccine

knowing more about the 15 genes that make up the coronavirus genome could have a significant impact on developing drugs and vaccines to combat the virus

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases below 500,000 for the first time in 3 months

India on Tuesday conducted 1,153,294 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 120,769,151. The test positivity rate recorded on Monday was 3.8%

32 security personnel among 97 new Covid-19 patients in Arunachal

The IRB jawans are among the 641 security personnel who returned from Bihar on Tuesday after election duty, the official said

India's Covid-19 tally crosses 8.6 million mark, recovery rises to 92.79%

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 80.13 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.79 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry's data

Advancing our dialogue with India for Covid-19 vaccine, says Pfizer

Pfizer is committed to ensure the availability of its Covid vaccine for use by governments across the world.

Third spike in Covid-19 cases has come now in Delhi, says ICMR

A third spike in COVID-19 cases has come now in Delhi which is showing more cases than before, with factors like pollution, and cold weather, the ICMR said on Tuesday.

DATA STORY: India posts lowest single-day addition to coronavirus tally this month

With a daily increase of 38,073 in total cases, India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 8,553,657 on Monday to 8,591,730 - an increase of 0.4%

Coronavirus LIVE: Cases close to 8.6 mn in India, death toll at 127,104

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,719,858 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 844,147, Andhra Pradesh 842,967, Tamil Nadu 739,147 and UP 497,000. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

TataMD launches test for Covid-19; ready with 1 mn tests a month capacity

Tata Medical and Diagnostics launched new diagnostic testing for Covid-19, claiming it to be more efficient and simpler than the existing ones

DATA STORY: Delhi sees highest single-day spike, tally up by 46,000 in 7 days

With 48405 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has risen to 92.56%; the fatality rate has come down to 1.48%

Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi adds nearly 8,000 cases in a day, worst so far

India's drop in active cases slowed down while Chhattisgarh crossed the 200,000 mark

Puducherry records 63 new coronavirus cases, tally rises to 35,900

Puducherry reported 63 new Covid-19 cases while a 74-year old woman succumbed to the virus taking the toll in the union territory to 602, a top Health Department official said

Odisha registers 1,219 additional coronavirus cases, 16 fresh fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 302,793 as 1,219 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Arunachal Pradesh reports 47 fresh Covid-19 cases, one more death

The Covid-19 tally in Arunachal Pradesh mounted to 15,436 as 47 more people, including three health workers, tested positive for the infection, an official said

India registers 45,903 fresh coronavirus cases, 490 more fatalities

India's caseload rose to 8.5 million with 45,903 new infections, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 7.9 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.56%