Highlights: 3,012 fresh cases push Bengal’s Covid-19 tally to 434,563

The Italian government on Monday called upon one of the country's leading emergency healthcare experts, who usually operates in warzones, to help sort out a growing coronavirus health crisis in the southern region of Calabria, reports Reuters.

The widespread distribution of vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing monetary easing could cause the US dollar to weaken as much as 20% next year, Citibank said on Monday, reports Reuters.

The Covid-19 toll in West Bengal mounted to 7,714 on Monday with 53 more people succumbing to the virus, a bulletin released by the health department said. With 3,012 fresh cases, the state's coronavirus tally climbed to 4,34,563, it added, reports PTI.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday there had been 65 Covid-19 cases among its staff worldwide since the start of the pandemic. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday marked his return from quarantine after being exposed to the infection in early November, reports Reuters.

Assam reports 186 new Covid-19 cases and 405 new discharges today.

Total cases in the state rise to 2,10,454, including 2,06,041 discharges and 964 deaths.

Active cases stand at 3,446.

3,797 new positive cases 3,560 recoveries and 99 deaths reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi stands at 4,89,202 including 40,128 active cases, 4,41,361 recoveries and 7,713 deaths

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Himachal Pradesh reports 443 new Covid-19 positive cases, 539 cured and 8 deaths cases in the last 24 hours.

Total cases in the state rise to 30,156, including 6,775 active cases, 22,910 recoveries & 443 deaths

Punjab reports 445 new Covid-19 cases, 570 discharges and 23 death today.

Total cases in the state rise to 1,42,082, including 1,32,001 recoveries and 4480 deaths.

Active cases stand at 5601.

Multi-disciplinary teams are constituted to visit all private hospitals in Delhi to check status of compliance of various directions issued by Union Health Ministry for testing and treating Covid patients and of Govt of Delhi to contain the spread of Covid-19: Ministry of Home Affairs

West Bengal's Covid-19 death toll jumps to 7,714 with 53 more fatalities; 3,012 fresh cases push tally to 4,34,563: Health Dept.

Tamil Nadu on Monday reported 1,725 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,59,916, while the death toll touched 11,495 with 17 more fatalities.

Mumbai reports 409 new Covid-19 cases, 529 recoveries/discharges and 12 deaths today.

Total cases here rise to 2,70,113, including 2,45,774 recoveries/discharges and 10,582 deaths.

Active cases stand at 9807.

With 926 new Covid-19 cases, Gujarat's tally rises to 1,89,236; five deaths take toll to 3,808: state health department.

Congress MP and former Union minister Manish Tewari on Monday said he has tested positive for Covid-19.

Tewari got himself tested after running mild fever.