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Assam reports 830 new Covid-19 infections, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Assam reported 830 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the active caseload in the state to 5,243, according to an official bulletin on Wednesday

14 killed by lightning in UP, CM announces Rs 4 lakh compensation for kin

Atleast 14 people were killed and another 16 injured after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said here

Second heatwave in Spain claims 679 lives in 8 days, says health ministry

Spain's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that 679 people had lost their lives in the first eight days (July 10-17) of the second heatwave that hit the country this summer

Data story: India logs 20,557 cases, 2,603 deaths as Punjab clears backlog

India has added 133,769 cases in the past 7 days

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

Covid-19 crisis: Tracking the coronavirus footprint across the world

Follow the expanding footprint of the coronavirus pandemic across the world in this interactive map built by Johns Hopkins University

Delhi logs 585 fresh Covid-19 cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 4.35%

Of the 9,488 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi hospitals, only 118 were occupied as on Tuesday. Beds at Covid care centres and Covid health centres were lying vacant.

West Bengal logs 2,243 new Covid cases, 6 deaths; active count at 28,969

As many as 20,24,293 people have recovered from the disease in Bengal, including 2,851 since Monday.

WHO's methodology for estimating Covid-19 deaths unscientific: Govt

India had objected to the 'one size fits all' approach adopted by the WHO as it might be true for smaller countries but cannot be applied to a huge and diverse country like India

South Korea reports 73,582 new Covid-19 infections, fatality rate at 0.13%

South Korea reported 73,582 new Covid cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,861,593, the health authorities said Tuesday

Data story: India logs 15,528 Covid cases, active cases see net decline

India reported a decrease of 610 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 143,654

One dead, 18 labourers missing near India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh

A labourer died and 18 others went missing near the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district

West Bengal logs 1,449 fresh Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths in 24 hours

West Bengal reported 1,449 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 2,072,307, while the death toll climbed to 21,282 with six more fatalities, the health department said on Monday

12 dead as Maharashtra-bound bus falls into Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh

At least 12 passengers were killed after their bus heading towards Maharashtra fell into the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Monday, a senior government official said. The Maharashtra Roadways bus was believed to be carrying 30 to 32 people, he said. The bus broke the railing of a bridge on the National Highway No.3 (Agra-Mumbai road), situated close to Dhar and Khargone borders, and then fell into the river, he said. It was heading to Nagpur in Maharashtra from Indore in MP, the official said. Twelve bodies have been retrieved from the bus, MP Home Department's Additional Chief Secretary Dr Rajesh Rajora told PTI. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rushed to the spot, he added. After getting information, Indore Divisional Commissioner (Revenue) Pawan Kumar Sharma instructed the Khargone and Dhar collectors to rush to the spot to launch a rescue operation, officials said.

12 new Covid-19 cases reported in Andamans; infection tally rises to 10,320

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 10,320 on Monday as 12 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

Data story: India logs 16,935 new Covid cases; death toll reaches 525,760

India has so far administered 2,000,461,095 vaccine doses

Data story: India logs 20,528 new Covid cases, 127,948 infections in 7 days

India reported an increase of 2,689 in active coronavirus cases on Sunday

Thane reports 148 new Covid-19 infections, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 148 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths, raising its infection tally to 732,560 and the fatality toll to 11,921, a health official said on Monday

3 dead, 2 injured in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman: Police

Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said

Bengal logs 2,839 new Covid-19 cases, six deaths; positivity rate at 18.05%

The district administrations were directed to organise camps to provide booster doses to beneficiaries and ensure COVID-appropriate behaviour among people, an official said.