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Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: Tally climbs to 2,635 with 70 cases

Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 case count rose to 2,635 on Saturday as 70 more people tested positive for the disease, officials said.

Delhi Covid-19 update: 2nd round of sero survey begins, extended till Aug 7

A fresh sero-prevalence survey in the national capital began for a comprehensive assessment of the COVID-19 situation, but due to the Eid holiday not many samples could be collected

Haryana coronavirus update: State reports 7 more deaths, 793 fresh cases

Haryana on Saturday reported seven more deaths due to Covid-19 while 793 fresh cases were detected pushing the infection tally to 35,758

India's Covid-19 tally races past 1.7 mn; July alone saw 65% of total cases

India's COVID-19 tally of cases went past 1.7 mn, of which 1.1 mn were reported in July alone, accounting for about 65.48 per cent of the total instances

West Bengal's daily rise in Covid-19 cases cross 2,500-mark; 48 new deaths

West Bengal reported highest single-day COVID-19 fatality of 48 even as daily rise in cases crossed the 2,500-mark for the first time

Andhra Pradesh coronavirus update: Meteoric rise in cases in around 15 days

Andhra Pradesh has witnessed a meteoric rise in the numbers related to Covid-19 in less than a fortnight as the state has now climbed to the third spot behind Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Case count crosses 15,000-mark in Nashik

The number of Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra's Nashik district crossed the 15,000-mark on Saturday and rose to 15,019 with addition of 603 patients in the day said.

Sisodia writes to Shah, seeks directions to LG to allow hotels, to reopen

Manish Sisodia urged Amit Shah to direct LG Anil Baijal to allow hotels and weekly markets to reopen under Unlock 3

Goa coronavirus update: 280 cases, 3 deaths; count goes past 6,000-mark

The number of Covid-19 cases in Goa increased by 280 on Saturday to reach 6,193, while three deaths took the toll to 48, an official said

Naveen Patnaik inaugurates two coronaviurs hospitals in Ganjam district

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated two dedicated Covid-19 hospitals in Ganjam district, which has emerged as the hotspot of the disease in the state

Andaman and Nicobar Covid-19 update: Tally reaches 548; toll mounts to 5

Three more persons have died of Covid-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the toll to five, while 120 fresh cases pushed the tally of coronavirus patients to 548

Gujarat coronavirus update: 262 new cases detected in Surat, 12 deaths

Surat reported 262 new coronavirus patients, highest in Gujarat, taking the total cases in the district to 13,925

Tripura govt contradicts Centre, says health workers paid in time

Tripura govt said that it has paid salaries to all government employees in time, a day after the Centre told SC that it was among five states that are yet to follow the directives on timely payment

Covid-19: How viruses in general hang on in the brain and testicles

There are a few places in the body that are less accessible to the immune system and where it is difficult to eradicate all viral infections

India part of Gavi's Covid-19 global vaccine access drive for 92 nations

A minimum of an additional $3.4 billion is estimated to be required to procure around one billion doses by the end of 2021

India's coronavirus recovery rate stands at 64.54%, says Harsh Vardhan

The Union Health Minister said that only 0.27% patients were on the ventilator

Fauci to tell House panel 'unclear' how long Covid-19 pandemic lasts

There's no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Anthony Fauci and other top government health experts will tell Congress on Friday. While it remains unclear how long the pandemic will last, COVID-19 activity will likely continue for some time, Fauci, along with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head Dr. Robert Redfield and Health and Human Services testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir say in prepared testimony for a special House panel investigating the pandemic. At a time when early progress seems to have been lost and uncertainty clouds the nation's path forward, Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, is calling on lawmakers and all other Americans to go back to public health basics such as social distancing and wearing masks. The panel, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, is divided about how to reopen schools and businesses, mirroring divisions among Americans. A rebound of cases across the South and the West has dashed hopes fo

Pay doctors on time, don't treat quarantine period as leave: SC to govt

The court directed the Centre to issue necessary directions for releasing salaries of doctors and frontline healthcare workers engaged in Covid-19 duty on time

Experts develop new risk tool for cardiac arrest patients, reveals Study

In a breakthrough study, experts have developed a risk score to predict cardiac arrest patient outcomes

Delhi Covid update: Weekly bazaars allowed with precautions on trial basis

The Delhi government has allowed weekly bazaars to function on a trial basis for a week while maintaining social distancing and all necessary precautionary measures in view of Covid-19