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DATA STORY: India sees biggest single-day jump in recoveries, net drop in active Covid cases

Among states with more than 25,000 cases, the five with worst recovery rates are Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha

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 vaccine is first step. It'll take years to manufacture and distribute

One estimate puts global vaccine production capacity at up to 6.4 billion doses per year, though this is based on single-dose influenza vaccines.

Are you doing OK? On the ground with NYC's coronavirus contact tracers

Contact tracing is a time-honored public health technique, but the pandemic is putting it to a grueling new test around the world

Africa's Covid-19 toll passes 25,000 mark, confirmed cases near 1.1 mn

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surged to 1,096,951 as the death toll rose to 25,096, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said

Karnataka reports highest single-day spike of 8,818 Covid-19 cases

Karnataka reported its highest single-day spike of 8,818 Covid-19 cases on Saturday, which pushed its overall tally to 219,000

Assam coronavirus update: Death toll rises to 182, tally reaches 74,501

The Covid-19 death toll in Assam rose to 182 after seven people succumbed to the disease, while the number of the state's coronavirus caseload has gone up to 74,501

Gujarat coronavirus update: 1,094 COVID cases, 19 deaths, 1,015 recoveries

Gujarat reported 1,094 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, 234 of them in Surat, which took the state's tally to 77,663, the health department said

India crosses 2.5 mn Covid-19 cases, records highest single-day recoveries

India on Saturday crossed 2.5 mn Covid-19 cases in the country after an increase of 65,002 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours

Uttarakhand coronavirus update: State reports 325 fresh Covid-19 cases

A total of 325 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Uttarakhand, taking the infection tally to 11,940 while the death toll rose to 151 with four more fatalities

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: 1,019 new cases, 13 deaths, 948 recover

Madhya Pradesh saw its single-day highest spike of 1,019 coronavirus cases, taking the total count to 44,433, state health officials said

Covid-19 Factoid: India contributes the most to global rise in cases now

Steep rise in cases in Assam and Puducherry has the highest test positivity rate in the country now

Russia's Sputnik coronavirus vaccine gamble is all about Vladimir Putin

Announcing the world's first regulatory approval this week, President Vladimir Putin sought to repeat the propaganda masterstroke

South Africa set to participate in two more Covid-19 vaccine trials

South Africa is all set to participate in two more COVID-19 vaccine trials by leading pharmaceutical companies starting next month. Dr Glenda Gray, president and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council, said in an interview with the public interest health website Spotlight on Tuesday that a Johnson & Johnson product called Ad26.COV2-S and a Novavax product called NVX-CoV2373 will be trialled in the country. The first COVID-19 vaccine trial on the African continent was the Ox1Cov-19 Vaccine VIDA trial, a collaboration with Oxford University, which was started in June in South Africa. It is led by Professor in Vaccinology at Wits University Shabir Madhi. Madhi, who is also the lead investigator for the Novavax trial in South Africa, told Spotlight that the Novavax trial to be conducted in South Africa will be a Phase IIb trial, which would measure efficacy, but not to the extent required for registration, for which a Phase III trial is typically needed. The total of the ...

Record spike of 66,999 cases pushes India's coronavirus tally to 2,396,637

The number of patients who have recovered from the disease surged to 16,95,982, pushing the recovery rate to 70.77% in the country

Andhra's Covid-19 mortality rate low with aggressive testing: Jagan Reddy

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said that the state could keep the Covid-19 mortality rate low with aggressive testing and contact tracing

Bhutan govt imposes nationwide lockdown to curb coronavirus spread

The Bhutan government has imposed a nationwide lockdown starting from Tuesday after a locally transmitted COVID-19 case was reported.

Poet Rahat Indori admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19

Renowned poet Rahat Indori on Tuesday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19

UAE coronavirus update: 225 new Covid-19 cases detected, tally at 62,525

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday announced 225 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 62,525