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DATA STORY: India has seen 1 million coronavirus recoveries in the past 11 days

With 83011 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 85.25; the fatality rate has come down to 1.54%

DATA STORY: Active coronavirus cases in India down 11% from Sep 18 peak of 1.02 mn

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 64.7 days, and for deaths at 73.2 days. The only state that has seen its highest single-day jump in daily new cases today is West Bengal (3370)

Dr Reddy's asked to re-submit Russian vaccine phase-3 trial application

Health Secy says a vaccine should be available in first quarter of next year if everything goes according to plan

DCGI nod to Phase-1 trials of 'antisera' with potential to treat Covid-19

The 'antisera' is yet to undergo human clinical trials to establish safety and efficacy

DATA STORY: At 61,267, India's single-day jump in total cases smallest since Aug 25

India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 6,623,815 on Monday to 6,685,082 - an increase of 0.9%, the lowest rate so far

DATA STORY: With 76,737 cured cases in a day, India's recovery rate improves to 84.34%

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 61.3 days, and for deaths at 78.5 days

DATA STORY: India's active cases down by 7,371; single-day jump in total cases drops to 75,829

With 82260 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 84.13; the fatality rate has come down to 1.55%

DATA STORY: With 1,069 fatalities in a day, India's death toll goes past 100,000 mark

With 75628 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 83.84; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.56%

DATA STORY: India in Sep saw 32% more cases, 33% more deaths, 41% more recoveries than Aug

Overall, five states with the biggest 24-hour jump in total cases on October 2 are Maharashtra (16476), Karnataka (10070), Kerala (8135), Andhra Pradesh (6751), and Tamil Nadu (5688)

India's Covid tally inches closer to 6.4 mn-mark; recoveries reach 5.3 mn

Covid caseload inched closer to 64 lakh-mark with 81,484 infections reported in a day, while the number of people who recuperated from the disease crossed 53 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 83.70%

ICMR, Biological E Ltd develop potential treatment for coronavirus

The ICMR in collaboration with a Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical company has developed "highly purified antisera" prepared by injecting inactivated SARS-CoV2 in horses

DATA STORY: In 7 days, India saw 600k recoveries, 7,529 deaths; active cases fell by 256K

With 85376 new daily recoveries on Thursday, India's recovery rate has improved to 83.53; the fatality rate has come down to 1.56%

DATA STORY: Karnataka overtakes Tamil Nadu to become third-worst-hit state

The countries doubling time for total coronavirus cases stands at 53.3 days, and that for deaths at 57 days

ICMR's second national sero-survey results: Here are the key findings

Sero-surveys are conducted by taking blood samples and checking for a specific class of antibodies called IgG that appear within two weeks of an infection

Key findings of second serological survey in India paint gloomy picture

Sharing the details during the weekly press briefing of the Union Health Ministry on on Tuesday, ICMR Director-General Balram Bharghav said that one in 15 individuals was exposed to Covid-19 by August

DATA STORY: With a net reduction of 15,064, India's active cases at lowest since Sep 11

The country reported 776 fatalities in 24 hours, the fewest in a day since August 3, to take its Covid-19 death toll to 96,318

ICMR launches a new vaccine portal for Covid, with details of trials

The portal covers other ailments as well; will provide details of progress made locally and globally at regular intervals

DATA STORY: India has seen 1,000+ fatalities for 27 straight days, 30,254 deaths in this period

India now accounts for 12.56% of all active cases globally (one in every 8 active cases), and 9.53% of all deaths (one in every 10)

India still far from achieving any kind of herd immunity: Harsh Vardhan

Warning against complacency, Vardhan said that the second sero survey findings make it necessary for everyone to follow Covid appropriate behavior.

DATA STORY: India's Covid tally close to 6 mn; active cases at lowest since Sep 11

With a daily increase of 88,600 in total cases, India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 5,903,932 on Saturday to 5,992,532 - an increase of 1.5%