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Data story: India logs 264,202 new cases, death toll rises to 485,350

India has so far administered 1,553,981,819 vaccine doses. That is 4247.92 per cent of its total caseload, and 111.09 per cent of its population

Data story: India logs 247,417 cases, Maharashtra's caseload tops 7 mn-mark

India has so far administered 1,546,139,465 vaccine doses. That is 4257.23 per cent of its total caseload, and 110.53 per cent of its population

Data story: India logs 194,720 cases, Kerala's death toll crosses 50,000

India has so far administered 1,538,008,200 vaccine doses. That is 4263.89 per cent of its total caseload, and 109.94 per cent of its population

Molnupiravir not to be included in Covid clinical mgmt protocol as of now

The ICMR's National Task Force for COVID-19 has decided against including antiviral drug Molnupiravir in the Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19 as of now, official sources said on Tuesday. The experts of the task force cited safety concerns and argued that Molnupiravir was not of much benefit in Covid treatment to arrive at the decision in a meeting held on Monday. According to the Health Ministry, Molnupiravir is an antiviral drug that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication by viral mutagenesis. This anti-Covid pill got the Drug Regulator General of India's approval on December 28 for restricted use in emergencies. "Members of the National Task Force for COVID-19 were not in favour of including the drug in the national treatment guidelines citing that it does not have much benefit in the treatment of coronavirus infection and that there were safety concerns," an official source told PTI. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief Dr Balram Bhargava had last week said that ...

Data story: India logs 168,063 cases, adds over a million in last 10 days

India has so far administered 1,528,970,294 vaccine doses. That is 4261.84 per cent of its total caseload, and 109.3 per cent of its population

Only high-risk contacts of Covid patients need to be tested: ICMR

The ICMR Advisory on Purposive Testing Strategy for Covid-19 said individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel also do not need to get tested

Data story: Positivity rate at 13.3%; Bengal reports massive spike in cases

India has so far administered 1,519,405,951 vaccine doses. That is 4255.11 per cent of its total caseload, and 108.61 per cent of its population

Data story: India logs 638,872 cases in 7 days; positivity rate at 10.2%

India has so far administered 1,515,760,645 vaccine doses. That is 4266.38 per cent of its total caseload, and 108.35 per cent of its population

Data story: India logs 100,806 net active cases; positivity rate at 9.7%

India has so far administered 1,506,192,903 vaccine doses. That is 4258.58 per cent of its total caseload, and 107.67 per cent of its population

Covid-19 in numbers: Latest data on cases and deaths in India and globally

Refer to these tables for data on confirmed coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries in India and across the world

Data story: India logs 117,100 cases; positivity rate rises to 7.7%

India has so far administered 1,496,681,156 vaccine doses. That is 4248.75 per cent of its total caseload, and 106.99 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India logs 90,928 cases, daily positivity rate rises to 6.4%

India has so far administered 1,486,780,227 vaccine doses. That is 4234.72 per cent of its total caseload, and 106.28 per cent of its population

Molnupiravir not part of national taskforce treatment: ICMR chief

Dr Balram Bharagava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Wednesday that the Molnupiravir drug is not included in the national Covid taskforce treatment as it has major safety concerns like teratogenicity, mutagenicity, muscle & bone damage among others.

DATA STORY: India logs 58,097 cases, biggest single-day spike since June 20

India has so far administered 1,477,208,846 vaccine doses. That is 4218.38 per cent of its total caseload, and 105.6 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India logs 37,379 new cases, most since September 9

India has so far administered 1,467,018,464 vaccine doses. That is 4196.24 per cent of its total caseload, and 104.87 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: 129,549 cases added in 7 days; daily positivity rate at 3.8%

India has so far administered 1,456,889,306 vaccine doses. That is 4171.73 per cent of its total caseload, and 104.15 per cent of its population

Delhi records 3,194 new Covid cases, positivity rate jumps to 4.59%

The national capital reported 3,194 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May 20, and one death while the positivity rate rose to 4.59%

West Bengal announces fresh curbs, restricts flights from Mumbai, Delhi

Swimming pools, spas, gyms, beauty parlors, salons and wellness centers, entertainment parks, zoos and tourist places will be closed

Odisha Covid update: State reports 23 new Omicron cases, tally rises to 37

Odisha has reported twenty-three new Omicron cases, taking the total tally of the cases of the new variant of coronavirus to thirty-seven

Centre asks states to re-focus efforts against Omicron, ramp up vaccination

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked the states to focus on planning with regard to the 15-18 age group vaccination and precautionary doses for eligible beneficiaries