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Statsguru: Six months on, India's Covid-19 vaccination drive is lagging

Orders for 786 million doses have been placed to date - less than the probable need of 950 million

Govt creating 30-day stock of key Covid drugs ahead of anticipated 3rd wave

State governments like Rajasthan and Gujarat, too, are trying to pile up the stock of other essential medicines

Covid LIVE: Maharashtra sees 9k new cases; Goa extends curfew till July 26

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India says it has given 400 million Covid-19 vaccine doses; 2 foreign athletes test positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympic Village

Over 400 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered in country: Govt

More than 46.38 lakh (46,38,106) vaccine doses were administered on Saturday, the report said

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 8,172 new cases, 124 deaths

Coronavirus LIVE updates: The national capital recorded 59 fresh cases and four more deaths due to the disease on Saturday

India's Covid recovery rate crosses 97%, next 100 days critical: Health Min

With fresh Covid cases in India remaining below 40,000 over consecutive days, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday said the country's recovery rate has now climbed to 97.31 per cent

Covid LIVE: 7,761 new cases in Maharashtra; TN extends lockdown till Jul 31

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Pune reported 1,154 new infections, followed by Mumbai (545), Bengaluru (400), Chennai (148), Delhi (72). Stay tuned for corona-related news

66 new Covid-19 cases, one more death in Delhi; positivity rate 0.09%

Delhi recorded 66 fresh COVID-19 cases, and one death due to the disease on Friday, while the positivity rate dropped to 0.09 per cent, according to data shared by the Health Department here.

States reporting more cases should take proactive measures: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala to review the Covid situation.

Over 411 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs so far: Centre

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that States and Union Territories have received more than 411 million Covid-19 vaccine doses through all sources

DATA STORY: India adds 38,949 cases; tally goes past 31 million-mark

India has so far administered 395,343,767 vaccine doses. That is 1274.19 per cent of its total caseload, and 28.36 per cent of its population

Kerala govt to strengthen public-private partnership in healthcare in state

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the public-private partnership in healthcare will be strengthened in the state

Covid LIVE: Maharashtra scraps RT-PCR test for fully vaccinated travellers

Coronavirus live updates: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya denies vaccine shortage in states as Delhi is said to be running low in its reserves.

Don't blame private sector

Vaccine distribution lags are because of state controls

DATA STORY: India's active cases rise again; 581 deaths added to the toll

India has so far administered 391,340,491 vaccine doses. That is 1262.88 per cent of its total caseload, and 28.07 per cent of its population

India records 41,806 fresh Covid-19 infections; active cases at 432,041

India recorded 41,806 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 30,987,880, while the active cases increased to 432,041, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday

Zika virus cluster identified in Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala health minister

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said a cluster of the Zika virus infection has been identified within a three-kilometre radius of Anayara locality in Thiruvananthapuram

Fresh Covid worries

Mr Mandaviya has his task cut out as the threat of a third wave is real

Unlikely that Delta sub-lineages more transmissible than Delta: INSACOG

INSACOG also said AY.3 has been identified as a new Delta sub-lineage and it is defined by ORF1a: I3731V common AY.1 mutations except for S: K417.

Covid LIVE: Tamil Nadu sees 2,458 new cases in a day; 635 in Mumbai

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Pune reported 861 new infections, followed by Mumbai (441), Bengaluru (319), Chennai (165), Delhi (76). Stay tuned for corona-related news