LIVE: Punjab reports 1,907 Covid-19 cases, 79 deaths

India has a total of 28.69 million Covid-19 cases and the death toll stands at 344,082.

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The worldwide cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) increased to more than 172 million as mutated variants continued to cause rapid spread of the virus, news agency Bloomberg reported. The death toll was above 3.7 million as of Saturday morning, it also reported....Read More

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• 5 Jun 2021, 11:09:07 PM IST

  Gujarat records 996 new cases, 15 deaths

• 5 Jun 2021, 10:36:57 PM IST

  Punjab reports 1,907 Covid-19 cases, 79 deaths

  Punjab reported 1,907 cases of Covid-19, taking the state-wide tally of active cases to 2,44,54. 79 deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours, the death toll now stands at 15,009, according to the state health bulletin.

• 5 Jun 2021, 09:47:54 PM IST

  Himachal Pradesh reports 818 new coronavirus cases, 19 deaths

• 5 Jun 2021, 09:05:15 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu reports 21,410 new coronavirus cases, takes tally to 2.2 million

• 5 Jun 2021, 08:38:46 PM IST

  Telangana logs 2,070 new Covid-19 infections

• 5 Jun 2021, 08:09:21 PM IST

  Chandigarh reports 98 new Covid-19 cases; active caseload at 925

• 5 Jun 2021, 07:35:18 PM IST

  Manipur reports 717 new coronavirus cases; active caseload at 9,016

• 5 Jun 2021, 07:09:37 PM IST

  Goa logs 567 new Covid-19 cases, 17 deaths

• 5 Jun 2021, 06:45:12 PM IST

  Andhra Pradesh reports 10,373 new coronavirus cases, 80 deaths

• 5 Jun 2021, 06:15:22 PM IST

  Kerala reports 17,328 new Covid-19 cases, 209 deaths

  Kerala on Saturday reported 17,328 new Covid-19 cases and 209 deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases in the state currently stand at 167,638, reported ANI.

• 5 Jun 2021, 05:42:57 PM IST

  UK's infection rate on a rise, logs 6,238 new Covid-19 cases

  The UK reported 6,238 new coronavirus cases on Friday as England's R number or infection rate continues to rise. 11 new deaths due to the virus were reported in the UK, as per the government's latest data, reported PTI.

• 5 Jun 2021, 04:57:10 PM IST

  Daily recoveries continue to exceed daily Covid-19 cases: Health ministry

• 5 Jun 2021, 04:18:28 PM IST

  Over 1.65 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Health ministry

  The Union health ministry on Saturday said more than 1.65 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and Union territories.

• 5 Jun 2021, 03:49:20 PM IST

  Under new unlock rules in Delhi, liquor shops to open from June 7 on odd-even basis; Gyms, theatres, restaurants, salons to remain closed

  The Delhi government on Saturday said under the new unlock rules liquor shops in Delhi will open from Monday, June 7 on odd-even basis and revenue services like registry will also be functional. However, restaurants, bars, even if in markets or malls will remains closed. Gyms, spas, salons, parlours and cinema halls will too remain closed, the government said.

• 5 Jun 2021, 03:29:45 PM IST

  646 doctors died in second wave of Covid-19: IMA

• 5 Jun 2021, 02:56:07 PM IST

  Delhi reports around 400 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate falls to 0.5%: Kejriwal

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that the Capital reported about 400 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while the positivity rate dropped to 0.5 per cent.

• 5 Jun 2021, 02:28:44 PM IST

  Russia logs 9,145 new Covid-19 infections

  Russia on Saturday registered 9,145 new Covid-19 infections, taking the tally to 5,117,274, reported Reuters.

• 5 Jun 2021, 01:57:10 PM IST

  Taiwan adds over 500 new Covid-19 cases to its tally

  Taiwan on Saturday reported 511 new Covid-19 cases, including 35 cases from the recent days that authorities try to readjust to the infection count following delay in test results, reported Reuters.

• 5 Jun 2021, 01:18:21 PM IST

  Odisha logs 7,395 new Covid-19 cases, tally surpasses 8-lakh mark

  Odisha's Covid-19 infection count breach the 8-lakh mark after it added 7,395 new cases on Saturday. The state reported 40 deaths due to the disease, pushing to toll to nearly 3,000, reported PTI.

• 5 Jun 2021, 12:54:01 PM IST

  2 genome sequencing labs to be set up for identifying Covid variants: Kejriwal

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said two genome sequencing labs will be set up for detection of new Covid-19 variants, if there exists any.

• 5 Jun 2021, 12:05:26 PM IST

  Puducherry logs 613 new Covid-19 cases

  Puducherry on Saturday reported 613 new Covid-19 cases that took the total infection count to 1,08,439, reported PTI.

• 5 Jun 2021, 11:11:18 AM IST

  Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till June 14

  Lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended for another week. It will now remain in effect till June 14.

• 5 Jun 2021, 10:40:32 AM IST

  Delhi to see further relaxation in lockdown?

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to announce further lockdown relaxations from the next week amid a dip in the city's daily Covid-19 case count, officials said on Saturday. Kejriwal will address a briefing at 12pm, where is expected to make the announcement.

• 5 Jun 2021, 09:32:32 AM IST

  India's Covid-19 tally climbs to 28.6 million

  India's Covid-19 tally climbs to 28,694,879 after 120,529 people tested positive for the coronavirus disease. The death toll is at 344,082.

• 5 Jun 2021, 08:34:02 AM IST

  China approves Sinovac for kids

  China has authorised the emergency use of Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine for children aged between 3 and 17, Sinovac Chairman Yin Weidong told China Central Television.

• 5 Jun 2021, 06:41:13 AM IST

  Brazil approves imports of Covid-19 vaccines Sputnik V, Covaxin

  Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Friday voted to approve imports of Russia's Sputnik V and India's Covaxin Covid-19 vaccines, but with conditions on both.

  The 4-1 vote by Anvisa's board follows rulings in April to reject Brazilian states' request for Sputnik V due to a lack of data guaranteeing its safety, quality and effectiveness, and in March to reject Covaxin because it did not meet Anvisa's manufacturing standards, news agency Reuters reported.