Over 169 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India, says Govt

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More than 1.46 crore (1,46,98,311) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers (HCWs), frontline workers (FLWs) and those aged 60 years and above, the ministry said. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 169 crore on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. More than 40 lakh vaccine doses were … Read more

Districts with less than 5 pc Covid-19 positivity rate can move towards reopening schools, says Centre

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“The pandemic situation has improved. There are states and districts of concern, but overall there is a contraction in the spread of infection which is heartening. There are 268 districts where the positivity is below 5 per cent. And clearly, these districts can move in the direction of non-COVID care and also in the direction … Read more

Slightly younger population infected more in this COVID-19 wave, says Govt

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The conclusion was drawn from the National Clinical Registry of COVID-19, in which data was collected about hospitalised patients from 37 medical facilities. A comparatively younger population with an average age of 44 years has been infected more in this Covid wave, the government said on Thursday, highlighting there was significantly less use of drugs … Read more

Mumbai records highest COVID-19 deaths in five months

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The city had reported 13,702 COVID-19 cases and six fatalities on Thursday. Mumbai on Friday reported nine fresh deaths linked to COVID-19, the highest single-day fatalities since August 11, 2021, and 11,317 new cases, down 17.60 per cent from the previous day, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. With these additions, the financial capital’s coronavirus … Read more

Coronavirus in India: With 78,761 new cases, India registers biggest single-day spike in the world, tally crosses 35-lakh mark

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With the number of Coronavirus positive cases rapidly increasing day by day, the number of Covid-19 active cases is also increasing, increasing the load on the stressed health care facilities. With the biggest single-day spike of 78,761 new Covid-19 confirmed cases on Saturday, the tally of Coronavirus cases in India breached the 35-lakh mark, as … Read more