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Jammu & Kashmir coronavirus update: 1,217 new cases, 20 deaths reported

A total of 1,217 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday taking the total count of cases to 71,049.According to official data, 1,937 recoveries and 20 deaths due to COVID-19 were also reported in the Union Territory. The total cases include 18,430 active cases, 51,494 recoveries and 1,125 deaths.Meanwhile, the country's COVID-19 case count crossed 59-lakh mark with a spike of 85,362 new cases, Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Pune coronavirus update: 4,180 new cases added in district, 93 more die

The COVID-19 tally in Pune district of Maharashtra mounted to 2,73,012 with addition of 4,180 new cases in the last 24 hours, a health official said on Saturday. With 93 people succumbing to the infection, the total fatality count in the district reached 6,220, he said. A total of 1,695 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours. "Of the 4,180 fresh cases, 1,637 infections were reported from the limits of Pune Municipal Corporation, which now has 1,40,588 patients. A total of 1,151 new cases were reported from Pimpri Chinchwad area, where the COVID-19 count now stands at 75,267," the official said. The number of positive cases in rural, civil hospital and Pune Cantonment Board areas has increased to 57,157, he added.

Manipur's Covid-19 tally tops 10,000-mark with 260 fresh cases

Manipur's COVID-19 caseload went past the 10,000-mark with 260 fresh cases, including 20 security personnel, an official said on Saturday. The northeastern state's coronavirus tally now stands at 10,051. The death toll rose to 64 after a 57-year-old woman from Imphal East succumbed to the virus, he said. Imphal West District reported the highest number of 120 new infections, followed by 36 from Imphal East, 21 from Thoubal and 20 from Churachandpur, the official said. At least 79 people have been cured of the disease since Friday, taking the recovery count to 7,681. Manipur has 2,306 active cases at present, including 410 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces, he added.

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 317 fresh cases, seven more deaths

Himachal Pradesh recorded 317 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the infection tally in the state to 13,997.

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: 2,311 new cases, 29 deaths reported

Madhya Pradesh on Saturday saw 2,311 new coronavirus cases, pushing its case count to 1,19,899, the state health department said

Ahmedabad coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases in district cross 36,000

The COVID-19 tally in Ahmedabad district rose to 36,048 on Saturday with the addition of 195 fresh cases, Gujarat health department said. With three persons succumbing to the infection in the city, the total toll in the district went up to 1,816, it said. A total of 182 patients, including 156 from Ahmedabad and 26 from rural areas, weredischarged in the day, taking the count of recoveries in the district to 29,924, the department said in a release. Of the 195 new infections, 175 were reported from Ahmedabad city, while 20 cases were detected in rural areas. Of the total 2,355 cases in rural Ahmedabad, 2,243 patients have been discharged so far, including 26 in the day, officials said. Ahmedabad civic body has so far detected 966 COVID-19 cases after conducting 67,845 tests in 7,810 offices in the city under its "COVID-19 coordinator scheme," a senior official has said. As per the COVID-19 bulletin issued by the civic body, the city has 3,794 active cases. At 681,

DATA STORY: India's active cases again see net reduction, recovery rate goes past 82%

With 93420 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 82.14%; the fatality rate has come down to 1.58%

DATA STORY: India's active case reduction streak snapped, net addition at 3,734

With a daily increase of 86,052 in total cases, India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 5,732,518 on Thursday to 5,818,570 - an increase of 1.5%

DATA STORY: 82% of all Covid cases in India have recovered, 1.6% patients have died

India on Wednesday conducted 1,156,569 coronavirus tests and had a test positivity rate of 7.5%

Indian manufacturers can produce 34.8 mn RT-PCR combo kits per month: Govt

Quoting an ICMR survey, Ashwini Choubey said Indian manufacturers can manufacture around 34.8 million RT-PCR test kits per month

DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases have fallen by nearly 50,000 from peak in 5 days

The second-most-affected country by total cases and active cases, and third by death toll, India has added 625,651 cases in the past 7 days

Covid testing capacity surges to over 1.2 mn daily tests: Health Ministry

India's COVID-19 testing capacity has surged to more than 1.2 million daily tests, said Union Health Ministry

Containment zones were dynamic, sample size very small: ICMR on serosurvey

Findings from containment zones in 10 hotspot cities were not included in the first national serosurvey study paper published recently, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said

DATA STORY: Biggest 24-hour drop of 27,438 brings India's active Covid cases under 1 mn

With 101468 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India's recovery rate has improved to 80.86%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.60%

DATA STORY: India's active cases down by 14,455 in 3 days; recovery rate goes past 80%

The states and UTs that have seen their respective biggest single-day spikes in total cases are Kerala (4716), Odisha (4330), and Rajasthan (1865)

ICMR exploring saliva-based tests to diagnose Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan also said that no significant or drastic mutations had been found in strains of SARS-CoV-2 in India till now

DATA STORY: India's active cases down by 6,930 in 2 days; recovery rate inches towards 80%

With 94612 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 79.68%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.61%

DATA STORY: India sees highest single-day recovery, first drop in active cases since Aug 25

With 95880 new daily recoveries, the most in a day so far, India has overtaken the US by number of cured cases and become number 1. The country's recovery rate has improved to 79.28%

Govt in talks with Russia for advancement of Covid-19 vaccine: Health Min

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed that it has received information about one Covid-19 vaccine developed and approved in Russia

DATA STORY: India sees highest single-day recovery, has added 12.5% of cases in 7 days

India now accounts for 13.83% of all active cases globally (one in every 7 active cases), and 8.88% of all deaths (one in every 11)