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Coronavirus LIVE updates: Kerala recorded 12,297 cases, Maharashtra 2,692, Delhi 33, Karnataka 664, Tamil Nadu 1,531 cases in the last 24 hours. Stay tuned for corona updates

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8,850 new cases, 149 deaths and 17,007 recoveries reported in Kerala today

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Andhra Pradesh reports 429 fresh Covid-19 cases

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ICMR's drone delivered vaccine in Manipur from Bishnupur District Hospital to Karang Island in Loktak lake

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Covid restrictions in Uttarakhand to continue from 6 am of 5th October to 6 am of Oct 19

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Excess body weight linked with Covid-19 mortality in adults: Study

Excess body weight may be associated with significant rates of COVID-19 mortality among adult populations around the globe, according to a study.

The research, published in the journal Public Health in Practice, analysed plausible associations of COVID-19 mortality and excess weight in nearly 5.5 billion adults from 154 countries around the world.

The researchers from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the US employed cutting-edge techniques of statistical analyses to identify potential patterns in data.

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Mandaviya launches ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East

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Delhi reports 34 fresh cases, 22 recoveries and zero death

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Blood thinners significantly reduce Covid-related mortality, hospitalisation: study

COVID-19 patients who use blood thinners may have a nearly 50 per cent reduced risk of death and a 43 per cent lower risk of hospitalisation, according to a study published in Lancet's EClinical Medicine journal.

The research was conducted on 6,195 patients over the age of 18 who were diagnosed with COVID-19 from March 4 to August 27, 2020 in 12 hospitals and 60 clinics in the US.

The researchers from the University of Minnesota, US, and Basel University in Switzerland analysed the relationship between 90-day anticoagulation therapy among out-patients before COVID-19 diagnosis and the risk for hospitalisation and mortality.

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Ladakh reports 10 new Covid-19 cases

Ladakh recorded 10 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising its tally to 20,822, officials said on Monday.

They said 22 patients were cured of the disease in the past 24 hours, taking the number of those recuperated 20,653.

As of now, there are 52 active cases in the union territory -- 47 in Leh district and five in Kargil district, the officials said.

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Russia records 25,781 Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

Russia recorded 25,781 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 25,769 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,612,317, the federal response centre said on Monday.

"Over the past day, 25,781 COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 2,034 cases (7.9%) without clinical symptoms," the centre said, adding that the rate of increase stands at 0.34%.

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Recoveries outnumber fresh Covid-19 cases in Odisha

Single-day recoveries outnumbered fresh COVID-19 cases in Odisha as 606 patients recuperated from the highly infectious disease while 407 new infections pushed the tally to 10,28,366, a health department official said on Monday.

A total of 10,15,018 people have recovered from COVID-19 so far, he said.

The 407 new infections were reported from 18 of the state's 30 districts.

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4.2 mn people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Mumbai, don't see 3rd wave coming: BMC tells HC

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation told the Bombay High Court on Monday that it does not apprehend a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city as the vaccination drive is going on smoothly, with over 42 lakh people fully vaccinated and over 82 lakh people having received the first dose.

BMC counsel Anil Sakhare also told the HC that 2,586 bed-ridden people have so far been administered both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine while 3,942 such people have got the first jab.

The work is on. It is going on smoothly. Now, there is no shortage of vaccines too. Mumbai is safe. We do not see a third wave (of the COVID-19) coming, Sakhare said.

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70% of India's adult population administered first vaccine: Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that 70 per cent of India's adult population has been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

"Strong Nation, Rapid Vaccination: India has administered the first dose of #COVID19 vaccine on 70% of the population. Under PM @NarendraModiji, India is achieving new landmarks in the fight against the pandemic. Keep it up India, let us fight Corona," the minister said in a tweet.

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Arunachal Pradesh logs 32 fresh Covid-19 cases

Thirty-two more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the virus tally to 54,725, a senior health official said here on Monday.

 

The COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state remained at 277 as no new fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

 

Arunachal Pradesh currently has 408 active Covid-19 cases, while 54,040 people have recuperated from the disease so far, including 29 on Sunday, the official said.

 

The Covid-19 recovery rate in the state now is 98.75 per cent, while the active percentage is at 0.74.

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Delhi logs 33 new Covid-19 cases

Delhi reported 33 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours taking the total active cases to 386 in the national capital.

 

According to the Delhi health bulletin, the daily positivity rate in the city stood at 0.07 per cent and 30 people recovered from the virus over the last 24 hours taking the total recoveries to 14,13,492 in the national capital.

 

No deaths were reported due to the virus in the last 24 hours.

 

A total of 1,37,441 Covid vaccine doses were given during the last 24 hours. Out of this, 54,588 people were given their first dose of the vaccine while 82,853 were given the second dose.