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Puducherry coronavirus update: With 72 more cases, tally reaches 1,272

72 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Puducherry, taking the count of Covid-19 cases in the Union Territory to 1,272 cases

Covid-19 Factoid: West Bengal has seen 400 new cases daily for a fortnight

The eastern state so far has 24,823 confirmed cases, of which 7,705 are currently active

Covid-19: India has not yet reached community transmission stage, says govt

People over 60 years account for 53 per cent of India's Covid-19 deaths

Coronavirus update: Gilead to deliver more remdesivir to Europe from autumn

Gilead Sciences Inc plans to make more of its drug remdesivir available for Germany and Europe from autumn and will decide how much each country gets based on the rate of infection

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Palghar receives 3,000 antigen testing kits

As many as 3,000 antigen testing kits have been given to Maharashtra's Palghar district and 10,000 more will be procured for the detection of Covid-19 infections, collector Dr Kailash Shinde said

Highest single-day spike in cases takes India's Covid-19 tally to 767,296

India reported the highest single-day spike of 24,879 new positive cases and 487 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 767,296

Covid-19 Factoid: Small D&NH, D&D are seeing a sudden spike in cases

Globally, Russia is now the fourth country to have more than 700,000 cases, following closely on the heels of India

Puducherry coronavirus update: Hghest surge of 112 Covid-19 cases

Puducherry registered its highest ever single day spurt of 112 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the aggregate number of those infected in the Union Territory to 1,151

India may see 287,000 Covid-19 cases a day by winter 2021: MIT study

In absence of Covid-19 vaccine or drugs, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have warned that India might record 287,000 coronavirus cases per day by the end of winter 2021

Brazil's president Bolsonaro says hydroxychloroquine to cure his virus

Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against Covid-19.

Delhi coronavirus update: Kejriwal seeks report from health secy on deaths

Arvind Kejriwal has sought a detailed analytical report from the Delhi government's health secretary on factors responsible for Covid-19 deaths in the city in the last fortnight, officials said

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Nine more die in Nashik, 133 test positive

Maharashtra's Nashik district registered nine more coronavirus deaths, taking the toll near the 300-mark on Tuesday, while the case count increased to 5,796 after 133 persons tested positive

Telangana coronavirus update: 1,879 new cases push tally to over 27,000

The spike in the number of Covid-19 cases continued in Telangana with 1,879 new infections pushing the states tally to over 27,000

West Bengal update: State records highest single-day deaths of 25 patients

West Bengal reported its highest single-day Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday with 25 patients succumbing to the disease, the state health department bulletin said.

Covid-19 update: 33 containment zones in Kolkata, 219 in North 24 Parganas

Kolkata city has 33 containment zones, while in neighbouring South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal, there are 155 and 219 such zones, respectively

Assam coronavirus update: Death toll at 16, total cases jump to 13,336

Assam reported two Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking the toll to 16, while 814 new positive cases pushed the state's tally to 13,336, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi has reported fall in new cases for 4 days running

The capital city has more than 100,000 cases, but its recovery rate has gone past 70 per cent now

Covid-19: ICMR's plasma therapy results set to be released in 2 weeks

Some clinical trial sites claim patients have shown positive response, in others the health condition has worsened

Irdai allows insurers more flexibility on Arogya Sanjeevani sum insured

Insurers can offer sum insured of less than Rs 1 lakh, while the maximum can exceed Rs 5 lakh. Insurers could earlier offer policies only in the Ra 1-5 lakh sum insured range

'Exciting but preliminary': Experimental therapy may have cured man of HIV

The case needs independent verification and it's way too soon to speculate about a possible cure, scientists cautioned