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Jharkhand coronavirus update: 940 new cases, 15 deaths reported on Monday

As many as 940 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths were reported in Jharkhand on Monday said State Health Department in a bulletin

24 Covid cases in residential building; declared as micro-containment zone

Cuttack Municipal Corporation has declared a residential building in the city's Kumbhara Sahi as micro-containment zone after 24 COVID-19 cases, among nine families, were found there

Assam coronavius update: State reports 10 more deaths, 1,879 new cases

The COVID-19 death toll rose to 252 in Assam after 10 people succumbed to the disease while 1,879 new infections took the states tally to 92,619

West Bengal coronavirus update: Discharge rate improves to 78.46%

The discharge rate of Covid-19 patients in West Bengal has improved to 78.46% on Monday from 58.54% on August 18

Gujarat coronavirus update: Death toll crosses 2,900, case tally at 87,846

Gujarat saw 1,067 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 87,846, while the toll rose to 2,910 as 13 more succumbed to the dreaded disease

Karnataka coronavirus update: State reports 5,851 fresh cases, 130 deaths

Karnataka on Monday reported 5,851 fresh coronavirus cases but discharges in excess of 8,000 outnumbered new infections, as the state's overall tally shot past 283,000 positive persons

Coronavirus most prevalent among those aged between 5 and 17: Sero survey

Indian Council of Medical Research data suggests that people aged between 21 and 50 account for 61.31 per cent of the Covid-19 cases recorded in India till August 21

DATA STORY: Delhi has best recovery rate at 90%, Meghalaya worst at 40.5%

With 57,469 new recoveries, India's recovery rate has increased to 75.27%, while death rate has come down to 1.85%

India's coronavirus caseload crosses 3.1-million mark with 61,408 new cases

With a single-day spike of 61,408 infections, India's COVID-19 tally breached the 31-mn mark, a day after it crossed 3 mn, while recoveries surged to 23,38,035, pushing the recovery rate to over 75%

Over 35.2 mn samples collected for Covid-19 testing till August 22: ICMR

India's Covid-19 cases tally crossed 30-lakh mark with a single-day spike of 69,239 cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India records 69,239 Covid cases in a day, adds 1 mn infection in 16 days

There are 707,668 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 23.24 per cent of the total caseload

DATA STORY: Over 1 mn tests in a day, coronavirus tally up by nearly 70k

India now accounts for 10.56% of all active cases globally (one in every 9 active cases), and 6.95% of all deaths (one in every 14)

Lack of clarity, rigour raise doubts over Covid-19 vaccine trials: Experts

The problem is that traditionally there has been poor scrutiny of clinical trials in India where often the emphasis is on cutting costs, said Arun Bhatt, former president of the ISCR

With record 69,652 cases in a day India's total infection cross 2.8 mn mark

There are 686,395 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which is 24.20 per cent of the total caseload

Covid-19 Factoid: Maharashtra's sixth 100,000 cases came in just 9 days

India has conducted more than 700,000 tests every single day since August 11, and added over 50,000 fresh cases on each day this month

Cancer cases may rise to 1.57 mn from 1.39 mn in next 5 years: ICMR report

According to the statement, tobacco-related cancer is estimated to contribute 370,000 cases which is 27.1 per cent of the total cancer burden in 2020

Covid-19 Factoid: India's active cases see a drop for the 2nd time in Aug

Daily active case additions have hovered around the 2,000 mark but had been negative on August 5 previously

Covid-19 tally crosses 2.64 mn in India, death toll over 50,000 mark: Govt

The number of tests for detection of Covid-19 also crossed the three crore-mark in the country, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: State's case count surges to 3,907

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh now stands at 3,907, the state's health department informed on Saturday

Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Ccourt tests coronavirus positive

Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Indrajit Mahanty has tested positive for COVID-19