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Jharkhand reported 1,152 new Covid-19 cases, 1,244 recoveries and 2 deaths today, taking total cases to 58,079 including 42,115 recoveries, 517 deaths and 15,447 active cases: State Health Department (ANI)

Haryana reports record single-day spike of 2,591 Covid-19 cases, 25 more die

Haryana on Thursday reported its sharpest single-day spike of 2,591 Covid-19 infections which pushed the state's case count to 85,944, while 25 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the toll to 907, the health department's daily bulletin said.

Rajasthan detects 1,640 new Covid-19 positive cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 97,376 including 1,192 deaths, 1,032 recoveries & 15,702 active cases: State Health Department (ANI)

Mumbai's Covid-19 tally rises to 1,63,115 with 2,371 new cases; 38 deaths take toll to 8,020, reports PTI

West Bengal reports 3,112 new Covid-19 cases, 41 deaths and 3,035 discharges today. The total cases in the state rise to 1,93,175, including 3,771 deaths and 1,66,027 discharges. Active cases stand at 23,377: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal (ANI)

23,446 new Covid-19 cases and 448 deaths reported in Maharashtra today; 14,253 patients discharged

The total cases in the state rise to 9,90,795, including 28,282 deaths and 7,00,715 patients discharged. Active cases 2,61,432, reports ANI quoting Public Health Department, Maharashtra

Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma tests positive for Covid-19, reports PTI quoting official

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Noida: Biggest spike of 251 Covid-19 cases in 24-hrs, tally up to 9,605

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar on Thursday recorded 251 new Covid-19 patients in its biggest single-day spike in cases that pushed the district's infection tally to 9,605, official data showed. The number of active cases jumped to 1,820 from 1,696 on Wednesday, 1,599 on Tuesday, 1,520 on Monday and 1,429 on Sunday, according to the data released by the UP Health Department for a 24-hour period.

With 1,332 new Covid-19 cases, Gujarat's tally rises to 1,09,627; toll up to 3,167 as 15 patients die, reports PTI quoting health department

283 new Covid-19 cases and 3 death reported in Chandigarh today

Total number of cases now at 6987 including 2573 active cases, 4331 discharges and 80 deaths, reports ANI quoting health department, Chandigarh

Manipur reports 108 new Covid-19 cases and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths in the state to 7,470 and 44 respectively, reports ANI quoting state health department

China approves first nasal spray Covid-19 vaccine for trials

China has approved for trials its first nasal spray vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus that has claimed over 904,000 lives and infected more than 27 million people globally, official media here reported on Thursday.

10,175 new Covid-19 positive cases and 68 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh today. Total number of cases now at 5,37,687 including 97,338 active cases, 4,35,647 recoveries and 4,702 deaths: State Covid-19 nodal officer

Delhi reports 4308 new Covid-19 cases and 28 deaths in last 24 hours; 2637 recovered/discharged/migrated. Total cases in the national capital rise to 2,05,482 including 4,666 deaths and 1,75,400 recovered/discharged/migrated. Active cases 25,416: Government of Delhi (ANI)

India adopted strategies to ensure increased investments in health to prevent future pandemics: Harsh Vardhan

India has adopted strategies to ensure that there are increased investments in health and emergency preparedness to prevent future pandemics, health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said.