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Maharashtra: 562 fresh Covid-19 cases in Thane, 12 more fatalities

The Covid-19 tally in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 234,347 with the addition of 562 new cases, an official said

Bengal reports 47 more deaths due to Covid-19, 2,956 additional cases

West Bengal's Covid-19 death toll rose 8,867 after 47 more people succumbed to the disease, the health department said in a bulletin

Arunachal Pradesh logs 20 more Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 16,437

Twenty-two more people, including four army personnel and a health care worker, tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 16,437

64 foreign envoys to visit biotech firms making Covid vaccine in Hyderabad

64 foreign envoys, who are scheduled to visit leading biotech companies - Bharat Biotech and Biological E - which are developing vaccines against the novel coronavirus, have left for Hyderabad

Mobile technology to be used for Covid vaccination drive in India: PM Modi

With the chances of a Covid-19 vaccine being available soon increasing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the mobile technology will be used for mass inoculation against the pandemic

India's Covid-19 tally hits 9.7-million mark as it reports 26,567 new cases

With 26,567 new coronavirus infections and 385 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 97,03,770, while the death toll touched 1,40,958

Tourism ministry urges Covid-19 insurance cover for foreign tourists

Ministry's addl director general says dept is studying insurance plans offered by Singapore, talks are on with insurers and finance ministry on modalities of providing Covid cover

Maharashtra: 521 fresh Covid-19 cases, 11 more deaths recorded in Thane

The Covid-19 caseload in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 232,922 with the addition of 521 new cases of the viral infection, an official said

Telangana logs 517 new Covid-19 cases, 2 fatalities push toll to 1,474

Telangana reported 517 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to nearly 274,000 lakh while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,474, the state government said

Delhi logs 2,706 Covid-19 cases, CM Kejriwal says third wave weakening

Delhi recorded 2,706 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate below 4%, even as CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the third wave of the pandemic in the national capital seems to be weakening

India's active Covid-19 cases near 400,000, recovery rate at 94.37 per cent

India recorded 36,011 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active coronavirus cases in the country to 403,248

Bihar records another 585 coronavirus cases, three additional deaths

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 239,125 as 585 more people tested positive for the infection while three fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,295, a health department bulletin said

Pan-India awareness drive for coronavirus 'Road Ashram' reaches Jodhpur

A pan India awareness drive for Covid-19 by a trio, "Road Ashram" campaign, reached Jodhpur

Punjab seeks priority grant of Covid vaccine based on its higher death rate

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has urged PM Modi to ensure priority allocation of Covid-19 vaccine to Punjab on account of its higher mortality rate and high levels of co-morbidities in the state

Not aware where records on Covid vaccine expert group are: Health ministry

The Health Ministry has said in response to an RTI that it doesn't know where records related to agenda circulated in meetings of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid are held

11% of Delhi's symptomatic -ve cases in RAT found Covid +ve through RT-PCR

Nearly 11% of those in Delhi who tested negative for Covid-19 in rapid antigen tests but had symptoms were found to have been afflicted by it in RT-PCR test between September 1 and November 7

Job cuts, salary adjustments amid Covid-19 not as widespread, says study

Job cuts and salary adjustments have not been as widespread as originally apprehended despite the severe impact on the revenue of companies in the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic, a study has revealed.

India's active Covid-19 caseload further shrinks to 400,000 after 138 days

The Covid-19 active caseload in India has dipped to 400,000, the lowest after 138 days, comprising 4.18 per cent of the total coronavirus infections reported so far in the country

PM Modi chairs all-party meeting with leaders, union ministers on Covid-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party meeting with leaders of various political outfits and top union ministers to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country, sources said

Zydus Cadila gets nod to start phase 3 trials of Covid vaccine on patients

Zydus Cadila said it has received the approval from the Drugs Controller General of India to start phase 3 clinical trials with its biological therapy PegiHep in Covid-19 patients