Coronavirus LIVE: Tamil Nadu sees 26,513 new cases in a day; 831 in Mumbai

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 127,510 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 28,175,044. Death toll stands at 331,895. Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Covid LIVE: PM Modi chairs meeting on conducting Class 12 board exams

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Covid LIVE: Netherlands lifts the ban on passenger flights from India

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Rajasthan reports 1,002 new Covid cases, 65 deaths, and 6,114 recoveries in the last 24 hours

Rajasthan reports 1,002 new Covid cases, 65 deaths, and 6,114 recoveries in the last 24 hours; active cases at 37,477

 

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Covid-19 cases cross 17 lakh mark in Andhra Pradesh

The cumulative coronavirus positives in Andhra Pradesh crossed the 17 lakh mark to 17,04,388 after 11,303 fresh cases were added in 24 hours ending 9 am on Tuesday. The gross COVID-19 toll increased to 11,034 as 104 fresh fatalities were reported during this period.

 

A health department bulletin said 18,257 patients had recovered in a day, taking the total so far to 15,46,617.

 

It said the active caseload in the state dropped further to 1,46,737. East Godavari district continued to pile up a large number of cases as 2,477 more were added in 24 hours. Chittoor also continued the trend with 1,536 fresh positives, followed by West Godavari with 1,116.

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PM Narendra Modi chairs an important meeting regarding Class 12 board exams

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Covid-19 LIVE: Mixing of vaccines is not the protocol yet, says Health Ministry

The Centre on Tuesday said that by July or early August, there will be enough Covid vaccines to inoculate 10 million people a day.

 

It also said that mixing vaccines is not a protocol till further update and there is no change in the schedule of the two-dose Covishield and Covaxin vaccines.

 

"Mixing of vaccine is not the protocol yet, same vaccines (Covishield and Covaxin) are to be administered for both doses. Stick to the SOP. There's international research underway on the mixing of vaccines as the possibility of a positive effect is also plausible but a harmful reaction cannot be ruled out either. It is an unresolved scientific question, science will settle it," said NITI Aayog's V K Paul at the press briefing. READ MORE...

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Kerala records 19,760 new Covid cases, 24,117 recoveries, and 194 deaths in a day

Kerala records 19,760 new Covid cases, 24,117 recoveries, and 194 deaths in a day

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Hospitals in Delhi record lowest Covid admissions in nearly two months

Delhi recorded less than 200 hospital admissions of COVID-19 patients on Monday, the lowest in nearly two months, according to government data. The number of people discharged from hospitals on a daily basis after recovering from COVID-19 has outnumbered the number of those getting admitted since May 14, the data showed.

 

The decline in hospital admissions can be attributed to the drop in the number of positive cases, officials said.

 

According to the government data, Delhi witnessed 182 hospital admissions as against 333 discharges on Monday. On Saturday and Sunday, the hospital admission figures stood at 228 and 237 respectively, while 619 and 425 patients were discharged on those days.

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Covid LIVE: Gradual lifting of lockdown won't lead to case surge, says ICMR

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Amphotericin-B in shortage in India for 2 weeks, ICMR need to issue guidelines for black fungus treatment: HC

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No change in the schedule of Covishield doses; it will be two doses only: Govt

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Delhi HC directs Centre to form policy on distribution of Liposomal Amphotericin B to treat black fungus

Delhi HC directs Centre to form policy on distribution of Liposomal Amphotericin B to treat black fungus, spill out priority of patients.

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Covid-19 infection in children has been found in two ways: NITI Aayog

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Andhra Pradesh reports 11,303 new Covid cases, 104 deaths, and 18,257 recoveries in the last 24 hours

Andhra Pradesh reports 11,303 new Covid cases, 104 deaths, and 18,257 recoveries in the last 24 hours

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Coronavirus LIVE: Impact of Covid-19 may increase in children, says NITI Aayog member