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DATA STORY: India logs 6,358 new cases; death toll rises to 480,290

India has so far administered 1,424,681,736 vaccine doses. That is 4093.94 per cent of its total caseload, and 101.84 per cent of its population

UP health index worst, this is real report of state govt: Akhilesh Yadav

UP is saying today that the BJP is not needed, he claimed

Kerala best state on health parameters, UP worst: NITI's 4th Health Index

Kerala has again emerged as the top ranking state in terms of overall health performance among larger states, while Uttar Pradesh is the worst, according to the fourth Health Index launched by Niti Aayog. The fourth round of the Health Index took into account the period 2019-20 (reference year). The report by the government think tank said Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters. The report, however, added that Uttar Pradesh ranked at the top in terms of incremental performance by registering the highest incremental change from the base year (2018-19) to reference year (2019-20). Among the smaller states, Mizoram emerged as the best performer in overall performance as well as incremental performance, while among UTs, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir ranked among the bottom UTs in terms of overall performance but emerged as the leading performer in terms of incremental performance. The report has been prepared in ..

DATA STORY: India logs 6,531 new cases; death toll rises to 479,997

India has so far administered 1,417,025,654 vaccine doses. That is 4072.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 101.3 per cent of its population

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Andhra reports 2 more Omicron cases, adds 82 fresh cases to Covid tally

Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported two more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking the tally to six

RIL Digital Health invests in health tech startup Karkinos Healthcare

Oncology-focussed managed healthcare platform Karkinos Healthcare has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Reliance Digital Health, a statement said on Sunday

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: State reports first Omicron case

The first case of Omicron in Himachal Pradesh was reported in Mandi district a few days ago, health secretary Amitabh Avasthi said on Sunday

Ensure Covaxin availability if cocktail policy for booster is adopted: IMA

IMA said that the Centre should ensure the large-scale availability of Covaxin if a mixed match policy is adopted for booster doses for healthcare workers

India would need nearly 250 million more doses to cover new cohorts

Nearly 40 per cent of the 76 million children between the ages of 15 and 18 reside in states where the vaccination pace has been slowest

India opens vaccination for children, booster shots for frontline workers

Citizens above the age of 60 years with comorbidites will be given shots from Jan 10, after consultation with the doctors

DATA STORY: India logs 7,189 new cases; death toll rises to 479,520

India has so far administered 1,410,126,404 vaccine doses. That is 4054.43 per cent of its total caseload, and 100.8 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India logs 6,650 new cases; Delhi adds 698 cases in 7 days

India has so far administered 1,403,163,063 vaccine doses. That is 4035.25 per cent of its total caseload, and 100.3 per cent of its population

Health & fitness start-up Healthquad raises $1 mn from Pat Cummins, others

The fast bowler who is also the Test Captain for Australia will be the company's brand ambassador

DATA STORY: Death toll rises to 478,759; active cases see minor spike

India has so far administered 1,396,976,774 vaccine doses. That is 4018.22 per cent of its total caseload, and 99.86 per cent of its population

Amid Covid, Pharma, healthcare industry looks to sustain momentum next year

Having proved its prowess to the world during the challenging times of the pandemic by supplying 60 per cent of the global COVID-19 vaccine requirements, the Indian pharma and healthcare industry is looking to build on the experience of the last two years, strengthen the partnership with the government and sustain the momentum in 2022. Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) Director-General K G Ananthakrishnan told PTI that it is crucial for the industry to further build momentum towards the gains secured over the course of the pandemic which will help it carve a niche in the global pharma value chain. To this end, the industry must collectively work towards supporting, recognising, and rewarding high-risk research and development, he added. "Encouraging private sector investment in R&D and rewarding innovations through a strong intellectual property ecosystem along with the on-ground execution of the government's vision of Discover in India will spur the growth

US life expectancy falls by most in over 74 years on Covid-led tug

Overall, life expectancy declined to 77 years, a drop of 1.8 years from 2019, the CDC said

DATA STORY: India logs 6,317 new cases; death toll rises to 478,325

India has so far administered 1,389,590,670 vaccine doses. That is 3997.84 per cent of its total caseload, and 99.33 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India logs 5,326 new cases; death toll rises to 478,007

India has so far administered 1,383,478,181 vaccine doses. That is 3980.98 per cent of its total caseload, and 98.9 per cent of its population

Cipla stock rises on strong launch pipeline, FDA approval for injection

Margin gains and steady growth in the Indian market to support the stock, say analysts.