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Nagaland reports 21 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more deaths, and 152 recoveries

Nagaland reported 21 new Covid-19 cases, while 152 more patients recovered, officials said

Mutation in novel coronavirus may have made it more contagious: Study

The novel coronavirus is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious, according to a study involving more than 5,000 Covid-19 patients in the US

India's Covid-19 caseload crosses 8.2 million-mark, recovery rate at 91.68%

India's Covid-19 caseload crossed the 8.2-million mark, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 7.5 million pushing the national recovery rate to 91.68%

Jharkhand registers 326 new coronavirus cases, taking caseload to 102,087

Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 102,087 as 326 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Andaman and Nicobar islands report 8 new Covid-19 cases, 1 more death

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar islands rose to 4,340 as eight more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Telangana adds 922 fresh coronavirus cases, 7 deaths take toll to 1,348

Telangana reported 922 new Covid-19 cases taking the tally to 240,970 while seven more deaths pushed the toll to 1,348, the state government said

Mental health during Covid: How patients coped with India's plagued system

"The Covid-19 crisis did not create new shortcomings," said Pathare of CMHLP. "The crisis laid bare the existing shortcomings that have plagued the mental health system for years"

Odisha registers 1,709 fresh coronavirus cases, 11 more fatalities

At least 1,709 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Odisha, taking the tally in the coastal state to 2,91,825, while 11 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,331

Protests in Brazil support President Bolsonaro in anti-vaccine stance

Groups of protesters gathered in Brazil's two biggest cities to demonstrate against any mandate for the taking of a Covid-19 vaccine, supporting a rejection campaign encouraged by President Bolsonaro

Assam reports lowest new coronavirus cases since June as testing dips

Assam reported one death due to Covid-19, and registered 166 new cases, its lowest tally of daily infections since June, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Mizoram registers 34 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 2,756

At least 34 more people, including 11 minors, have tested positive for Covid-19 in Mizoram, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 2,756, an official statement said

Australia reports no new local cases for the first time in 5 months

Australia has recorded no new locally transmitted coronavirus infection for the first time in five months

Andaman and Nicobar Islands report 15 new coronavirus cases, total at 4,332

At least 15 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, raising the tally in the Union Territory to 4,332, a health department official said

Bharat Biotech to launch its Covid-19 vaccine in second quarter of 2021

Bharat Biotech is planning to launch its vaccine for Covid-19 in the second quarter next year if it gets the requisite approvals from the Indian regulatory authorities, a top company official said

India's coronavirus caseload climbs to 8,184,082: Health Ministry

With 46,963 new infections being reported in a day, India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 8,184,082, while the number of people who have recovered from it surged to over 7.4 million, Health Ministry said

Two officials close to Turkish President Erdogan test positive for Covid-19

Two top Turkish officials who work closely with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have tweeted that they tested positive for coronavirus

China suspends imports from Ecuadorian firm as Covid-19 found on packaging

China suspended imports from FIREXPA S.A., an Ecuadorian seafood product manufacturer after the novel coronavirus was found on the packaging of a batch of imported frozen fish

Wall Street logs biggest weekly loss since March as Covid-19 cases spiral

Wall Street's major averages pulled back considerably in the week as investors worried that soaring Covid-19 infections could slow down economic recovery

1,743 new Covid-19 cases take Haryana's tally to 167,210; death toll 1,789

The Covid-19 death toll in Haryana rose to 1,789 with 12 more fatalities, while 1,743 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 167,210, a state health department bulletin said

Tamil Nadu records 2,511 new coronavirus cases, 31 fresh fatalities

Tamil Nadu logged 2,511 fresh Covid-19 infections, pushing the tally to 7,24,522 while 31 deaths took the toll to 11,122