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12 students test Covid-19 positive at IIT Madras. Read here

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases reported in some parts of India, around 12 people have tested positive for the virus at IIT Madras.

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COVID-19 cases continue to fall in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - COVID-19 cases are down in Philadelphia and people want to know when the city will loosen restrictions like in New Jersey and Delaware.The Philadelphia Health Department has indicated that masks will last indefinitely.During the height of omicron variant in early January, health officials reported a 38 percent positivity rate, which is roughly 2600 new cases a day. Currently, the city says they're seeing fewer than 200 cases a day.Despite the encouraging numbers, health officials are taking a slower approach to easing mandates.We reached out to the city’s Health Department, who referred us to the health commissioner's briefing this Wednesday, saying they plan to address metrics guiding their decisions.LATEST COVID-19 HEADLINES___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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Kids asked not to yell ‘trick-or-treat’ as part of Quebec’s pandemic Halloween rules

Canada’s COVID-19 cases are still falling after Thanksgiving weekend, data shows This year’s rules are less stringent than in 2020, when Premier François Legault banned all adult Halloween activities and told families they could only trick-or-treat with members of their own households.But despite the improving COVID-19 situation, the government says it’s still important to be careful and for those with symptoms to stay home.“For those who don’t show symptoms and who participate in the gathering and distribution of candy, remember that caution is still in order to limit the risks of spreading the virus,” the Health Department said in a statement.The COVID-19 pandemic prompted some Canadian cities to ban trick-or-treating altogether last

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Proof of COVID-19 vaccination now required to enter Quebec hospitals, long-term care homes

Capacity restrictions for Quebec bars, restaurants to be lifted Nov. 1 The new rule was supposed to come into force the same time as the vaccine mandate deadline for health-care workers, but the health minister announce earlier this week that deadline would be delayed by one month.Meanwhile, the Health Department said Thursday it would lift capacity limits for bars and restaurants on Nov.

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COVID-19: More Moderna vaccines allow Quebec to speed up second dose appointments

On Wednesday morning, the Health Department said Quebec was expecting to receive 21,700 doses of Moderna this week.According to Quebec’s public health institute, 66.9 per cent of residents — and 76.5 per cent of those over 12 — have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. About 9.4 per cent of residents are adequately vaccinated: either they received two doses or have had the disease and received a single dose, the institute said.Meanwhile, Quebec reported 178 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, the fourth consecutive day health officials have reported fewer than 200 new infections.

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Tamil Nadu daily Covid-19 cases drop below 20,000, deaths at 351

Chennai: Tamil Nadu has registered 19,448 new COVID-19 infections and 351 deaths, pushing the total till date to 22,56,681 and 27,356 respectively, the Health Department said on Monday. Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 31,360 people walking out of health care facilities.

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Uttar Pradesh: Covid-19 curfew extended by 2 days till 6 May. Details here

ANI quoted ACS Information Navneet Sehgal as saying.Earlier on Thursday, the UP government had extended the weekend curfew by 24 hours to cover Mondays too amid a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state.Uttar Pradesh on Sunday recorded 290 more coronavirus deaths and 30,983 infections, the Health Department said.The toll has risen to 13,162, while the tally reached 13.13 lakh.

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Tamil Nadu reports record 14,842 new Covid-19 cases and 80 deaths

Tamil Nadu on Saturday continued to witness a sharp rise on the new Covid-19 infections by adding 14,842 new cases to the caseload while 80 fatalities were reported in a day, the Health Department said.The state saw 1,00,668 active infections while 9,142 people were discharged in the last 24 hours.Meanwhile, India has administered more than 31 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, said the union health ministry on Friday.According to the health ministry data, 13,54,78,420 vaccine doses have been administered through 19,38,184 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today.Also, eight states account for 59.08 per cent of the cumulative doses given so far in the country.As on Day-97 of the vaccination drive (April 22,

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Covid-19 rules violated at Bengaluru's KR Market on Ram Navami

Bengaluru's KR market were seen flouting coronavirus protocols today. The market was bustling with people, who reached to buy flower garlands.Many buyers and sellers were seen violating the social distancing guidelines.In a bid to contain the transmission of coronavirus across Karnataka, the state government has imposed a night curfew starting today till 4 May.

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Temples, mosques announce Covid-19 guidelines in Noida

Also Read | Ripple effects of the warehousing boomGautam Buddh Nagar recorded four coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, taking the district's toll to 97, official data showed. This is the first time in over four months that the district witnessed more than a single death due to coronavirus in a day.

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Noida administration imposes night curfew to prevent COVID-19 surge. Know rules

Covid-19 cases in Noida: Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 125 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the district's tally to 26,697, according to official data.The active cases rose to 652 from 579 the previous day. Forty-nine more patients recuperated, taking the number of recoveries to 25,952, the Health Department said.Gautam Buddh Nagar currently has a death toll of 93 with a mortality rate of 0.34 per cent.

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Former PM H D Devegowda and his wife test positive for Covid-19

I request all those who came in contact with us over the last few days to get themselves tested. I request party workers and well-wishers not to panic.Karnataka reported over 2,975 new cases of COVID-19, and 21 related fatalities, taking the caseload to 9,92,779 and the death toll to 12,541, the Health Department said on Tuesday.Bengaluru Urban alone accounted for 1,984 fresh cases today.Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 4,31,899, followed by Mysuru 55,668 and Ballari 39,763.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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Delhi sees single-day spike of over 500 Covid cases, highest since 1 Jan

Delhi on Wednesday recorded 536 new coronavirus cases, the highest in about two-and-a-half months, while there more persons died from the pathogen, the Health Department said.The number of active cases rose to 2,702 from 2,488 a day ago, according to a health bulletin.Delhi recorded 585 fresh COVID-19 cases and 21 new fatalities on 1 January, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.73%, authorities said.The 536 new cases took the infection tally to 6,45,025 and 6.31 lakh people have recovered so far. The positivity rate rose to 0.66 per cent.

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COVID-19 vaccination of polling officials in West Bengal to start next week

PTI. "All polling officials are considered as frontline workers and as per the rule, must be vaccinated before the election process starts in West Bengal.

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More than 13K vaccinated in Puerto Rico; new doses en route

SAN JUAN – More than 13,000 people in Puerto Rico have received the COVID-19 vaccine since the first dose was administered earlier this week, with the U.S. territory expecting tens of thousands of additional vaccines to arrive in upcoming weeks, officials said Friday.Dr.

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Coronavirus: India inches closer to 1-crore case mark with 22,889 new infections

Also Read | Covid curve slumping across IndiaThere are currently 3,13,831 active cases in the country, consisting of about 3.24 per cent of India's total positive cases.As many as 338 fatalities were reported across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 1,44,789.The case fatality rate currently stands at 1.45 per cent.Meanwhile, a total of 15,89,18,646 samples were tested for the COVID-19 up to December 17, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.

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Pennsylvania to implement testing requirements for interstate travel, strengthen mask requirements

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is planning to take additional steps to address a sharp increase in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, officials said Tuesday.The state health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, announced “targeted efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania,” the Health Department said.

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Pennsylvania to announce 'targeted efforts' on virus surge

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine speaks at a coronavirus press conference.

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Delhi coronavirus update: Over 3,000 new cases reported, 45 more Covid deaths

Delhi recorded 45 more novel coronavirus deaths, taking the toll to 5,854 on Tuesday, while the tally rose to 3.14 lakh with 3,036 new cases, the Health Department said.The number of new daily cases recorded from October 2-12 stood below the 3,000-mark.The 3,036 positive cases came out of 54,957 tests. Forty-five more fatalities have been recorded, taking the death toll to 5,854, according to the a health bulletin.There are 21,490 active cases, up from 20,535 the previous day.

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Maharashtra bans sale of loose cigarettes, as they don't have health warnings

MUMBAI : A complete ban on the sale of loose cigarettes and beedis has been imposed by the Maharashtra Public Health department owing to the lack of health warnings on individual items outside the box."The ban has been imposed after we received several requests from around the state," a senior official from the Health Department said on Monday."The government of Maharashtra hereby imposes a complete ban on the sale of single stick loose cigarette and beedi, being sold without packet as they do not have specific health warning on it in public interest with immediate effect on the State of Maharashtra," an order said on September 24.Click here to read the Mint ePapermint is now on Telegram.

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Gujarat records 1,332 new COVID-19 cases; 1,415 discharged

GUJARAT : As many as 1,332 more persons tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Gujarat, taking the statewide tally to 1,09,627 on Thursday, the Health Department said.With the second highest daily increase of 1,332, Gujarat's tally of positive cases touched 1,09,627, the Health Department said in a release.It said 15 persons with the COVID-19 infection died across the state during the same period, taking the toll to 3,167.Also, 1,415 persons recovered from the infection and discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of such cases to 90,230, the release added.Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,09,627, new cases 1,332, deaths 3,167, discharged 90,230, active cases 16,230, people

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West Bengal reports highest single-day spike of 3,175 new COVID-19 cases

Kolkata: West Bengal on Tuesday recorded the highest single-day spike of 3,175 new COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 1,22,753, as per an official bulletin.The state reported 55 more deaths, following which the toll rose to 2,528, it said.Total 2,987 people recovered from the disease over the last 24 hours, improving the discharge rate to 75.51 per cent.There are 27,535 active cases in the state at present, the bulletin issued by the Health Department said.West Bengal tested 35,107 samples for COVID-19 since Monday, it said.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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787 new COVID cases in Delhi, 18 deaths

NEW DELHI : Delhi recorded 787 more novel coronavirus cases, taking the tally to over 1.53 lakh on Monday, while the death toll rose to 4,214 with 18 more fatalities, the Health Department said.The number of tests conducted was 14,988. The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 10,852 from 10,823 the previous day, according to the bulletin.The death toll from the pathogen has risen to 4,214 and the total number of cases climbed to 1,53,367, it said.On Sunday, there were 652 new cases and eight more deaths.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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West Bengal reports record 3,080 new COVID-19 cases, 45 deaths

KOLKATA : West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,19,578 with the highest single-day spike of 3,080 new cases on Monday, as per an official bulletin.The toll increased to 2,473 as 45 more people died, the bulletin issued by the Health Department said.Total 2,932 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours, improving the discharge rate to 75.02, it added.There are 27,402 active cases in the state at present.West Bengal tested 32,319 samples for COVID-19 since Sunday, the bulletin said.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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West Bengal reports 3,066 new COVID-19 cases, 51 more deaths

Kolkata: West Bengal's COVID-19 toll rose to 2,428 with 51 more patients losing their lives on Sunday, as per an official bulletin.The state also reported 3,066 new cases of coronavirus infection, taking the tally to 1,16,498, the bulletin issued by the Health Department said.Total 2,935 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, improving the discharge rate to 74.48 per cent.There are 27,299 active cases in the state at present, it said.The state tested 32,286 samples for COVID-19 since Saturday, it added. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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Quebec public health director files a complaint with police after address leaked online

Quebec’s public health director has filed a complaint with provincial police after personal information, including an address, was shared on social media.Dr.

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COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal reaches 956; 1,435 fresh cases reported

KOLKATA : Twenty-four more people died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal, taking the total number of such fatalities in the state to 956, the Health Department said on Monday.According to the department, 1,435 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from different districts of the state in the last 24 hours, pushing the infection tally to 31,448.The number of active cases currently stands at 11,279.Since Sunday, 10,359 samples were tested for the virus, while 632 people were discharged from hospitals following their recovery.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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Over 1K new COVID-19 cases in Bihar for first time; death toll 125

BIHAR : Bihar registered the highest single-day spike of 1,266 novel coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 16,305 on Sunday, while seven more deaths took the toll to 125, the Health Department said.There are 4,227 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 11,953 people have recovered from the infection so far, the department said.Out of the 1,266 new cases, the maximum number of 177 infections were from Patna district, followed by Siwan (98), Bhagalpur (81), Nalanda (78), Nawada and Begusarai (76), Munger (61) and West Champaran (54).Two out of the seven new casualties were from Darbhanga, while there was a fatality each in Patna, Begusarai, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda and Siwan districts.The spurt came at a time when the state has

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Delhi registers record 1,106 Covid-19 positive cases in a day, tally hits 17,386

NEW DELHI : The count of novel coronavirus cases in Delhi witnessed a record jump of 1,106 in a day, taking its total tally on Friday to 17,386. The death toll due to coronavirus has reached 398, the Delhi Health Department said.

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Covid-19: West Bengal records biggest single-day spike, death toll at 200

Kolkata: The number of novel coronavirus infections in West Bengal rose by the highest margin of 208 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 3,667 on Sunday, the Health Department said.

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1 death almost every hour in Delhi as 591 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hrs

New Delhi: The coronavirus cases count in the national capital jumped to 12,910 with 591 new cases reported in the last 24 hours and the toll reached 231 with 23 deaths in past 24 hours, the Delhi Health Department said on Saturday.

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With record 428 fresh cases, Delhi's Covid-19 count rises to 5,532

New Delhi: With record 428 new coronavirus cases reported in a day, the total positive cases reported so far in Delhi reached 5,532 on Wednesday, the Health Department said.

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Tamil Nadu Covid-19 cases cross 3,000, death toll touches 30

CHENNAI : As many as 266 persons tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu over the past 24 hours taking the total tally to 3,023, said the Health Department.

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Coronavirus: No fresh COVID-19 case for 2nd day in Noida

A total 1,030 samples have been sent for COVID-19 test from Gautam Buddh Nagar so far, of which 58 have tested positive, 678 negative and results for 300 was awaited, the Health Department said

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23 new coronavirus cases in Delhi, total rises to 120

These 120 cases include 24 people who took part in a religious congregation at Nizamuddin West area

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23 fresh coronavirus cases reported in Delhi, total rises to 72

New Delhi: The number of novel coronavirus cases in Delhi climbed to 72 on Sunday after 23 fresh cases were reported in a day, the Health Department said.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0