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India on Sunday registered 92,071 cases and 1,136 deaths due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) disease which pushed the country's tally and death toll to 4,846,427 and 79,722 respectively, according to the Union health ministry's dasboard.

With months into the pandemic, the Covid-19 continued to wreak havoc around the world. While the race for developing Covid-19 vaccine is on, the virus has infected 29,172,136 million people while the death toll stood at 927,920, according to worldometer.

11:41 AM IST

Maximum cases and deaths primarily reported from 13 states: Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

Maximum cases and deaths primarily reported from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UP, Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha, Assam, Kerala and Gujarat. All these reported more than 1 Lakh cases: Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, in Lok Sabha,

11:37 AM IST

77,512 recoveries registered in last 24 hours in India: Health Ministry

77,512 recoveries registered in last 24 hours in India taking the total number of recoveries to 37,80,107 and recovery rate to 78%. More than 60% of active cases are concentrated in 5 States- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu: Health Ministry

11:32 AM IST

Oct, Nov to be 'tougher' with more coronavirus deaths: WHO

October, November will be 'tougher' with more coronavirus deaths, said WHO.

10:51 AM IST

Mizoram's Covid-19 tally rises to 1,428

Mizoram's Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,428 as 14 more people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, an official said on Monday.

09:58 AM IST

With 92,071 fresh Covid-19 cases and 1,136 deaths, India’s tally at 4.8 million

India's Covid-19 case tally crosses 48 lakh mark with a spike of 92,071 new cases & 1,136 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

The total case tally stands at 48,46,428 including 9,86,598 active cases, 37,80,108 cured/discharged/migrated & 79,722 deaths: Ministry of Health

09:06 AM IST

Jharkhand reports 1,014 new Covid-19 cases, 13 fresh fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 61,474 on Monday as 1,014 more people tested positive for the infection, while 13 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 555, a health bulletin said.

08:11 AM IST

J&J unit to start mid-stage Covid-19 vaccine trials in Spain

Johnson & Johnson's <JNJ.N> Janssen unit will begin mid-stage trials of its Covid-19 vaccine in Spain on Monday, the programme's lead investigator said.

07:58 AM IST

WHO reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 307,000

The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 307,930 in 24 hours.

07:05 AM IST

New Zealand to lift coronavirus curbs in most of country on Sept 21

New Zealand will lift coronavirus restrictions across the country on Sept. 21, except in its biggest city Auckland which is the epicentre of a second wave of infections.

05:23 AM IST

Australia's Covid-19 hotspot reports lowest one-day rise in cases in nearly 3 months

Australia's second most populous state, the epicentre of the country's coronavirus second wave, on Monday reported its lowest single-day rise in new infections in nearly three months.