Coronavirus LIVE: Cases close to 8.6 mn in India, death toll at 127,104

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,719,858 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 844,147, Andhra Pradesh 842,967, Tamil Nadu 739,147 and UP 497,000. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

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West Bengal logs record recovery of 4,396 Covid-19 patients

West Bengal on Monday reported the highest single-day recovery of 4,396 Covid-19 patients,  taking the total number of cured people to 3,67,850, the health department said in a bulletin

7:59 PM

Pawar-led education body donates Rs 2.75 crore for Covid-19 fight

An educational institution in Maharashtra headed by NCP president Sharad Pawar on Monday contributed over Rs 2.75 crore to the Chief Ministers Relief Fund for combating the Covid-19 pandemic

7:35 PM

Gujarat reports 971 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths and 993 recoveries today

7:24 PM

25-30% of daily Covid-19 cases detected through targeted testing in crowded places: Satyendra Jain

The Delhi government is conducting aggressive testing to detect Covid-19 cases and 25-30 per cent of the daily infections are diagnosed through targeted testing in crowded places like railway stations and bus terminals, Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Monday.

7:12 PM

Union minister Harsh Vardhan reviews Covid-19 situation in 9 states

6:50 PM

Rajasthan reports 1,859 new Covid-19 cases, 9 deaths and 1,684 recoveries

6:40 PM

Uttarakhand reports 10 deaths and 398 new positive cases

6:28 PM

Andhra Pradesh reports 1,392 new Covid-19 cases

6:17 PM

Kerala records 3,593 new Covid-19 cases today

6:04 PM

PGI-Chandigarh warns of spike in Covid-19 cases

With the rise in coronavirus cases again, the PGI-Chandigarh on Monday said with the prevailing low humidity promotes evaporation of viral particles and aerosol formations that can increase the airborne spread of the disease

5:52 PM

Kerala Governor hospitalised two days after testing positive for Covid-19

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, who tested positive for Covid-19 on November 7, was on Monday admitted to the Trivandrum Medical College Hospital

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Pfizer says early data signals Covid-19 vaccine is effective

Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with US regulators.

5:20 PM

Vh1 Supersonic 2021 called off due to Covid-19 scare

The popular music festival Vh1 Supersonic has been cancelled next year owing to the pandemic, it was announced On Monday. The organisers plan to bring back the music gala in 2022.

5:12 PM

2,516 new Covid-19 cases in Turkey, total count at 395,255

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India should build Covid-19 vaccine confidence, identify 'hesitancy hotspots': Immunisation expert Heidi Larson