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DATA STORY: India adds 83,883 cases in its biggest single-day spike so far

Among states with more than 25,000 cases, the five with worst recovery rates at present are Chhattisgarh (51.06%), Jharkhand (66.31%), Punjab (69.74%), Kerala (71.44%), and Karnataka (72.21%)

DATA STORY: Delhi reports its biggest daily jump in cases since July 5

India on Tuesday conducted 1,012,367 coronavirus tests - the fourth instance of more than 1 million tests in a day - and had a test positivity rate of 7.7%

India registers 78,357 new coronavirus cases, tally crosses 3.7 mn-mark

India recorded a single-day spike of 78,357 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the tally past 3.7 million mark

54% Covid cases in 18-44 age group, 51% deaths among those over 60 years

54% of the total coronavirus cases in India were reported among people from 18 to 44 years of age while patients in 60 years and above bracket account for 51% deaths

DATA STORY: 22 states & UTs have recovery rates below national average

India on Monday conducted 1,016,920 coronavirus tests - the third instance of more than 1 million tests in a day - and had a test positivity rate of 6.9%

India coronavirus update: 78,000 mark breached again, tally now past 3.6 mn

India recorded 78,512 fresh coronavirus cases in the past 24-hours continuing its unabated surge of highest daily infections as the national tally mounted to 3,621,245

DATA STORY: After 51 days, Delhi adds over 2,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hrs

Andhra Pradesh has overtaken Tamil Nadu's tally to become the second-most-affected state by total cases

DATA STORY: India tests over 1 mn in day, adds nearly 79,000 coronavirus cases to tally

India now accounts for 11.23% of all active cases globally (one in every 9 active cases), and 7.50% of all deaths (one in every 13)

DATA STORY: India adds 75,000+ cases for 3rd straight day; tally past 3.4 mn

India's new daily closed cases stand at 66,071 - 1,021 deaths and 65,050 recoveries. The share of deaths in total closed cases stands at 1.57%

DATA STORY: Over 77,000 cases added in India's sharpest single-day jump yet

India's new daily closed cases stand at 61,234 - 1,057 deaths and 60,177 recoveries. The share of deaths in total closed cases stands at 1.73%

DATA STORY: Over 18k active cases added in a day; India tally up by 75,000+

Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Kerala, Haryana, Tripura and Goa have all reported their respective biggest single-day spikes in total cases

DATA STORY: India toll nears 60K-mark with more than 1,000 deaths in a day

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 33.0 days, for active cases at 167.6 days, and for deaths at 47.4 days

Jharkhand fixes fee for private hospitals for treating Covid-19 patients

With reports of arbitrary charges taken by private hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, Jharkhand Health Department has fixed fees for these hospitals for treating coronavirus patients."Several incidents of exploitation by private hospitals were being reported so the government has decided to fix rates of COVID-19 treatment across the state. Our effort is to ensure that patients do not have to face financial burden if they are infected with the virus. If hospitals are found to be in violation of these rules, legal action will be taken," Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta said.According to State Health Department, all districts have been divided into three categories, A, B, and C, and hospitals in the districts are further divided into two categories - NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers) and non-NABH. The prices have been fixed according to these categories.Pricing in the Group A district (NABH) ranges from Rs 6000 for a patient without ...

Delhi coronavirus update: 1,693 new COVID-19 cases reported, 17 deaths

As many as 1,693 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths were reported in Delhi, taking the total number of cases to 1,65,764 in the national capital

Odisha coornavirus update: Record 3,371 cases push state's tally to 87,602

Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday as 3,371 more people tested positive for the infection, taking the state's tally to 87,602

Indian Council of Medical Research's twitter handle 'compromised'

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that their twitter handle had been 'compromised' and necessary steps were being taken to rectify the issue

Assam coronavirus update: State reports highest 24-hour jump in deaths

Assam reported its highest single-day spike of 14 COVID-19 deaths, taking the overall toll to 274, while 2,179 new infections pushed the total cases to 96,771

Bihar coronavirus update: Tally rises to 126,989; death toll mounts to 653

Bihar's Covid-19 caseload rose to over 126,000 as 2,163 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 653

ICMR says Twitter handle compromised after 'liking' tweets critical of govt

According to sources, it was observed that certain tweets criticising the government were "liked" from the ICMR's official Twitter handle

Over 37.6 million samples tested for coronavirus so far, says ICMR

A total of 823,992 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the total number of samples tested to 37,651,512 so far