Page 29 - Latest Updates on Delta variant of coronavirus
DATA STORY: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi see steep spike in new cases
India has so far administered 1,431,535,641 vaccine doses. That is 4112.55 per cent of its total caseload, and 102.33 per cent of its population
 "DATA STORY: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi see steep spike in new cases")
DATA STORY: India logs 6,358 new cases; death toll rises to 480,290
India has so far administered 1,424,681,736 vaccine doses. That is 4093.94 per cent of its total caseload, and 101.84 per cent of its population
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Covid-19: Russia's Avifavir pill shows promise against Omicron, Delta
Russia-based pharma company ChemRar Group on Tuesday announced that its anti-Covid pill, named Avifavir, is effective against Delta as well as the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus.
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2nd Covid wave, Omicron emergence kept Maha health sector on edge in 2021
Maharashtra's health sector came under severe strain in 2021, as it faced the onslaught of the ferocious second wave of COVID-19 led by the Delta variant
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Centre for work from home, staggered work hours amid Omicron threat
In a letter to state chief secretaries, Home Ministry asked states to take prompt measures for effective Covid-19 management
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Omicron spread: Third Covid shot after nine months of second jab
Student ID card will be considered as a proof to register on CoWIN
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Covid-19 pandemic: India sees highest single day rise of Omicron infections
The death toll has climbed to 4,79,997 with 315 fresh fatalities, the data stated
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DATA STORY: India logs 6,531 new cases; death toll rises to 479,997
India has so far administered 1,417,025,654 vaccine doses. That is 4072.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 101.3 per cent of its population
 "DATA STORY: India logs 6,531 new cases; death toll rises to 479,997")
Children above 15 to get Bharat Biotech's Covaxin only, for now
The Centre is of the opinion that booster shots are population- and frequency-specific interventions
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Covaxin likely to be only vaccine available for children of 15-18 years
Necessary modifications are being done on the CoWIN portal to register the new category of vaccination
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Gujarat sees 177 Covid-19 cases, tally now 829,359; no Omicron case
The death toll remained unchanged at 10,113
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Mumbai reports 922 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths; active tally now 4,295
It also revealed that the case doubling time now stood at 1,139 days
 "Mumbai reports 922 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths; active tally now 4,295")
Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir records 124 new cases, two deaths
There are 1,350 active cases in the union territory
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Delhi govt to impose night curfew from Monday amid rising Covid-19 cases
States like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka have also reimposed night curfew
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Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi reports 290 fresh cases and one fatality
Delhi reported 290 fresh coronavirus cases and one fatality, while the positivity rate rose to 0.55 percent, according to data shared by the Delhi government's health department here on Sunday.
India would need nearly 250 million more doses to cover new cohorts
Nearly 40 per cent of the 76 million children between the ages of 15 and 18 reside in states where the vaccination pace has been slowest
 "India would need nearly 250 million more doses to cover new cohorts")
India opens vaccination for children, booster shots for frontline workers
Citizens above the age of 60 years with comorbidites will be given shots from Jan 10, after consultation with the doctors
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DATA STORY: India logs 7,189 new cases; death toll rises to 479,520
India has so far administered 1,410,126,404 vaccine doses. That is 4054.43 per cent of its total caseload, and 100.8 per cent of its population
Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records 1,410 cases and 12 deaths
The recovery rate in the state is 97.69 per cent. The case fatality rate is 2.12 per cent
Sarojini Nagar market to operate on odd-even basis on December 25, 26
It was decided unanimously by all Market Trade Associations in the meeting held on 24 December 2021
