Coronavirus news highlights: With 1185 infections, Covid-19 cases in Karnataka near 10 lakh-mark

With 22,065 new Covid-19 infections, India reports the lowest spike in over 5 months. The nation's tally rises to 99,30,741. With 354 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,44,059. Total active cases stand at 3,39,820, while total discharged cases at 94,22,636 with 34,477 new discharges, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. A total of 15.55 crore samples have been tested for Covid-19 up to December 14.

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Maharashtra reports 3442 new Covid-19 cases, 70 deaths

Maharashtra reported 3442 new Covid-19 cases, 70 deaths and 4395 discharges today. Total cases 18,86,807 Total recoveries 17,66,010 Death toll 48,339 Total active cases 71,356

Maharashtra Government announces reduction in RT PCR test rate from Rs 980 to Rs 700

Jharkhand reduces Covid-19 testing cost by Rs 400 for private laboratories

Jharkhand health department reduces Covid-19 testing cost from Rs 800 to Rs 400 for private laboratories. Patients availing at home RT PCR testing facility will have to pay additional Rs 200: State Government

Manipur reports 83 new Covid-19 cases

Manipur reported 83 new Covid-19 cases, 141 recoveries and 3 deaths today, says State Health Department, Manipur Total cases so far: 27,292 Total recoveries: 24,880 Active cases: 2,085 Total Deaths till date: 327 Recovery rate: 91.16%

US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) staff raises no new concerns with Moderna's coronavirus vaccine: Reuters

Delhi reports 1617 new Covid-19 cases

Delhi reports 1617 new Covid-19cases, 2343 recoveries and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases 6,10,447 Total recoveries 5,85,852 Death toll 10,115 Active cases 14,480

5,218 new Covid-19 cases & 5,066 recoveries and 33 deaths reported in Kerala today. Number of active cases now at 57,757; so far 6,16,666 patients have recovered: State Govt

Tamil Nadu reports 1,132 new Covid-19 cases, 1,210 discharges, and 10 deaths

Uttarakhand reported 496 Covid-19cases, 524 recoveries and 11 deaths today. Total cases 83,502 Total recoveries 75,049 Death toll 1372 Active cases 6089

Rajasthan reports 1045 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths

Rajasthan reported 1045 new Covid-19cases, 13 deaths and 1722 recoveries/discharges today. Total cases 2,93,584 Death toll 2568 Total recoveries/discharges 2,75,506 Active cases 15,510

Coronavirus cases in Karnataka reach 9,03,425

Andhra Pradesh reports 500 new Covid-19 cases

Andhra Pradesh reports 500 new Covid-19cases, 5 deaths and 563 recoveries. Total cases 8,76,336 Total recoveries 8,64,612 Death toll 7064 Active cases 4660

Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi Court acquits 36 foreigners, booked for being negligent, disobeying govt guidelines during Covid-19 pandemic

At this time, six vaccines are undergoing clinical trials in this nation: Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog

This week, the Drugs Controller General of India granted clearance for clinical trials for one more candidate vaccine from India. Genoa company, with the help of Govt of India's research agency Dept of Biotechnology, has developed a vaccine: Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog

There are states where we still have concerns. We request the govt and citizens of Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Himachal Pradesh that every effort be made to bring the situation under control: Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog congratulates Delhi for containing Covid-19

We are happy to note that Delhi has made progress, we congratulate the Govt of Delhi as well as the other governments who have done so well in contributing towards such a significant control in recent times: Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog

'Prepare for adverse events during Covid-19 vaccination'

So, we can't deny the chances of an adverse event when the Covid-19vaccination begins. In the countries where immunisation has already begun, especially in the UK, adverse events took place on the very first day. So, it is essential that states and UTs prepare for this too: Rajesh Bhushan

Adverse events following immunisation critical issue: Rajesh Bhushan

Adverse events following immunisation is a critical issue. When we undertake a universal immunisation program, which has been done for decades, then some adverse effects are seen in children & pregnant women after vaccination: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Health Ministry

Many people with whom I have spoken have suggested Budget Session directly because the number of Covid-19 cases is increasing in Delhi: Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

29000 cold chain points, 240 walk-in coolers, 70 walk-in freezers, 45000 iced-line refrigerators, 41000 deep freezers & 300 solar refrigerators will be used. All these equipment have already reached state governments: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health

The number of cases in India is 7178 per million population: Rajesh Bhushan

The number of cases per million population in India continues to be amongst the lowest in the world. The number of cases in India is 7178 per million population, the global average is 9000: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

SC observes that doctors on Covid-19 duty 'must be given a break'

Supreme Court observes that doctors engaged in Covid-19duty are working continuously and suggested that they must be given a break after continuous service. A Bench of SC was hearing a suo motu case pertaining to the management of Covid-19 crisis and mishandling of dead bodies.

Covid-19 recovery rate crosses 95%, among highest in world

India's active Covid-19 caseload has fallen below 3.4 lakh, a mere 3.43 per cent of the total infections, supplemented by an impressive recovery rate of over 95 per cent, which is among the highest in the world for countries with high caseloads, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday. The daily new cases recorded on Tuesday -- 22,065 -- were also the lowest in over five months. As many as 22,252 cases were reported on July 7, the ministry said. (Reuters)

Telangana Transport Minister P Ajay Kumar says he has tested positive for Covid-19.

Puducherry adds 38 new cases of Covid-19, tally rises to 37,550

Puducherry recorded 38 fresh cases of coronavirus on Tuesday pushing overall tally of infections to 37,550, the government said. A 72-year-old man in a village near here succumbed to the viral infection pushing the toll to 621. He had co-morbidity of COPD and died of Covid-19 pneumonia. Director of the Department of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a release that the new cases were identified after the screening of 3,393 patients in the last 24 hours ending 10 am on Tuesday. (PTI)

Mizoram's tally rises to 4,049 with 9 new Covid-19 cases

Mizoram's Covid-19 caseload rose to 4,049 on Tuesday as nine more persons including two security personnel, tested positive for the virus, an official said. Of the nine fresh cases, five were reported from Aizawl district, three from Lawngtlai and one case from Lunglei district, he said. While six cases were locally transmitted, the remaining three patients have returned from West Bengal and Assam.

India has recorded the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, after the United States, but daily infections have declined since hitting a peak in September.

Telangana sees 491 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths

Telangana registered 491 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total caseload to over 2.78 lakh while three fatalities pushed the toll to 1,499. Transport Minister P Ajay Kumar was among those who tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. In a statement, he advised people who came in contact with him recently to undergo Covid-19 tests. The minister is currently in home isolation. (PTI)

JUST IN | With 22,065 new Covid-19 infections, India reports the lowest spike in over 5 months. The nation's tally rises to 99,06,165. With 354 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,43,709. Total active cases stand at3,39,820, while total discharged cases at 94,22,636 with 34,477 new discharges, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

A total of 15.55 crore samples have been tested for Covid-19 up to December 14. Of these, 9.93 lakh samples were tested yesterday, according to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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India Inc makes case for fresh fiscal stimulus, more steps to boost growth

India Inc on Monday urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to take growth-oriented steps, including a fresh fiscal stimulus, in the next budget to maintain the pace of recovery in the economy, which has gone through a rough patch on account of the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. (PTI)

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Moderna Covid-19 vaccine data hacked in EMA cyberattack

Moderna Inc said on Monday it was informed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) certain documents related to pre-submission talks of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate were unlawfully accessed in a cyberattack on the medicines regulator.

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US finds first case of coronavirus in wild animal, a Utah mink

The USDepartment of Agriculture said on Monday that it confirmed the first known case of the coronavirus in a wild animal, a mink. The discovery increases concerns about outbreaks in mink as the virus has killed more than 15,000 farmed mink in the United States since August.

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Night curfew on, No parties allowed post 9 pm on Dec 31 in Ahmedabad

Since a night curfew is in place in Ahmedabad in Gujarat to contain the coronavirus outbreak, there will be no parties on December 31 to ring in the new year, a senior police official said on Monday.

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Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back decades of progress against the most severe forms of malnutrition and is likely to kill 168,000 children before any global recovery takes hold, according to a study released Monday by 30 international organizations. The study from the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium draws on economic and nutrition data gathered this year as well as targeted phone surveys. AP

Covid-19 triggering rare, deadly fungal infection, claims Ganga Ram hospital

Doctors at a leading private facility here have found multiple cases in recovering coronavirus patients, who were diagnosed with a deadly fungal infection "triggered by Covid-19", due to which nearly half of them lost their eyesight, hospital authorities claimed on Monday.

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