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Mortality 'significantly' increased in 2nd Covid wave in India: Study

The second Covid wave in India was slightly different than the first one, with higher mortality being reported in all age groups except those below 20 years

Karnataka govt further eases restrictions: What's allowed, what's not

Theatres, cinemas and pubs would remain closed while swimming pools would be opened only for competitive training purpose

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: State records 4,013 new cases, 115 deaths

Tamil Nadu recorded further decline in new Covid-19 cases with 4,013 infections and 115 deaths on Saturday

Over 8.2 mn people vaccinated against Covid in Delhi so far: Bulletin

More than 160,000 Covid vaccines were administered in the national capital on Friday

Coronavirus LIVE: Tamil Nadu reports 4,013 fresh cases; 2,082 in Karnataka

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (593 cases), Mumbai 676 cases), Chennai (238 cases), Kolkata (137 cases), Delhi (93 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Uttar Pradesh reports 112 coronavirus infections, two fatalities

The count of active cases in the state now stands at 2,461

Kerala reports 12,456 fresh coronavirus infections, 135 fatalities

State Health Minister Veena George said 1,19,897 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was 10.39 per cent.

Maharashtra: Opposition may corner govt on quotas in monsoon session

The monsoon session of the state legislature is scheduled to be held for only two days

Progressive decline in Covid-19 cases in northeast: Jitendra Singh

Singh, however, cautioned that the fall in active cases must be followed with greater thrust on vaccination and strict observance of relevant protocols

Sikkim logs 178 fresh coronavirus infections, tally rises to 20,955

Sikkim reported 178 fresh COVID- 19 cases, raising the tally to 20,955, a health department bulletin said on Saturday.

Covishield vaccine jab receivers may be denied entry to European Union

The European Union (EU) is reopening borders to non-EU tourists especially

Tripura extends coronavirus-driven curfew restrictions till July 9

The night curfew from 6 pm to 5 am has been lifted from the villages.

3rd wave will be 'ripple' in absence of faster spreading mutant: IIT study

Maninder Agarwal, Professor, IIT Kanpur, who was part of the team of scientists behind the Sutra analysis, said that they have created three scenarios.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Delta strain dominates discourse across nations

North Korea's Kim slams officials for vague Covid crisis, Europe's travel stocks hit bumps, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

94% of patients with cancer respond well to coronavirus vax: Study

Nearly 95 per cent of people with cancer developed a good immune response to the Covid-19 mRNA vaccines three to four weeks after receiving their second dose: study

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Covaxin 77.8% effective, says Bharat Biotech

Private hospitals roll out Sputnik V vaccine in Delhi, study finds 94% of cancer patients respond well to vaccines, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Pfizer, J&J vaccines more effective against Delta variant: Experts

Delta variant, first detected in India, is driving the current third wave in South Africa

DATA STORY: India's active coronavirus cases drop below 500,000-mark

India has so far administered 344,611,291 vaccine doses. That is 1129.78 per cent of its total caseload, and 24.72 per cent of its population

Global coronavirus update: Argentina sets record for daily vaccinations

Argentina set a daily record on Thursday for vaccinations against Covid-19, with 402,305 doses administered as part of its national plan

India administers 4.39 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in last 24 hrs

After 4,399,298 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, India's cumulative vaccination coverage increased to 344.6 million, according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday