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Maharashtra sees 7,242 fresh Covid-19 cases, reports 190 deaths

Maharashtra reported 7,242 new coronavirus infections and 190 fatalities on Thursday which pushed the caseload to 62,90,156 and death toll to 1,32,335, a health department official said.

Nagaland sees 67 fresh Covid-19 cases, reports 4 fresh fatalities

Nagaland's COVID-19 tally rose to 27,653 as 67 more people tested positive for the infection, while four fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 556, a health bulletin said.

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala reports 22,064 new Covid cases; 2,052 in Karnataka

Coronavirus live updates: Kerala has half of all new Covid-19 cases in India; Google is deferring its date to bring employees back to office.

Maharashtra logs 6,857 new Covid-19 cases, 286 deaths, 6,105 recoveries

Maharashtra reported 6,857 new coronavirus infections and 286 fresh fatalities, taking the tally of cases to 62,82,914 and the death toll to 1,32,145, a state health department official said.

Covid LIVE: Kerala sees over 22,000 new cases for second straight day

Coronavirus updates: Health Ministry warns about rise in daily new cases in 22 districts; govt tells court India will meet is vaccine production target.

India records 43,645 fresh Covid-19 cases, 640 more deaths: Health ministry

India recorded 43,654 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday that took its tally to 3,14,84,605 while 640 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,22,022, according to Union health ministry data.

Centre trashes reports claiming Covid death rate may be 7-8 times higher

The Centre on Tuesday dismissed as "totally fallacious" media reports based on a "yet-to be peer-reviewed" study that claimed at least 2.7 to 3.3 million Covid-19 deaths

4,25,981 oxygen-supported isolation beds available as of July 23: Govt

A total of 4,25,981 oxygen-supported isolation beds are available for managing COVID-19 in the country as of July 23, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Rajya Sabha

Govt recommends nod to SII for phase 2/3 trials of Covovax on children

An expert panel of India's Central Drug Authority recommended granting permission to Serum Institute of India for conducting phase 2/3 trials of Covid vaccine Covovax on children aged 2 to 17 years

Centre asks states for data on Covid deaths due to oxygen shortage: Report

The data is likely to be presented in Parliament before the Monsoon Session ends on August 13, sources told ANI

India records less than 30,000 fresh Covid-19 cases in over three months

India recorded less than 30,000 fresh COVID-19 cases after 132 days while its active caseload fell below 4,00,000 after 124 days on Tuesday, according to Union health ministry data. India recorded 29,689 new coronavirus infections that pushed its tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,14,40,951 while the death toll climbed to 4,21,382 with 415 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The active cases have declined to 3,98,100 and comprise 1.27 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 97.39 per cent, it stated. The number of active cases fell by 13,089 in a span of 24 hours. As many as 17,20,110 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Monday, taking the total number of tests conducted so far to 45,91,64,121. The daily positivity rate has declined to 1.73 per cent. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.33 per cent, the ministry data stated. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,06,21,469, while the case .

Covid LIVE: 11,586 new cases in Kerala in a day; 4,877 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India's daily test positivity rate, which is percentage of people who test positive for Covid-19 compared to those who were tested, stays below 5%.

Gujarat reports 31 new Covid-19 cases, but no fresh death; 49 recover

Gujarat recorded 31 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, pushing the tally to 8,24,744, while no new death due to the infection was reported in the state, the health department said.

Bangladesh records highest daily coronavirus deaths, cases today

Bangladesh recorded 15,192 new COVID-19 cases and 247 fresh deaths, the highest in one day, as the country's health facilities are facing mounting pressure amid a stricter nationwide shutdown.

India records 39,361 new Covid-19 cases, 416 deaths: Health Ministry

India on Monday recorded 39,361 cases of Covid-19 and 416 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed.

Covid LIVE: Goa curfew extended till Aug 2; 6,843 new cases in Maharashtra

Coronavirus updates: A civil servant says West Bengal's stock of Covaxin vaccine is 'very low'; Delhi eases most restrictions as its Covid-19 cases fall.

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 427.8 mn: Health ministry

India has administered over 427.8 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in its ongoing inoculation drive so far, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday

Number of Covid-19 cases in Brazil rises by 108,732 to over 19.63 mn

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 108,732 to 19,632,443 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday

Discussing indemnity, other issues with foreign Covid vaccine makers: Govt

A team of central government officials is in continuous dialogue with foreign Covid vaccine manufactures like Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson to discuss and address various issues

Cumulative Covid vaccines administered exceed 42.75 cr: Health ministry

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 42.75 crore, the Union health ministry said on Friday. Nearly 38,87,028 vaccine doses have been administered on Friday, according to the 7 pm provisional report. The ministry said 18,09,954 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 1,92,363 vaccine doses given as second dose in the age group 18-44 years on Friday. Cumulatively, 13,52,21,119 persons in the age group 18-44 years across states and union territories have received their first dose and total 57,54,908 have received their second dose since the start of phase-3 of the vaccination drive. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have administered more than 1 crore cumulative doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the age group 18-44 years. Also, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have vaccinated over 10 lakh beneficiaries of the age gr