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Maharashtra logs 450 new covid-19 cases, 3 fatalities; active tally at 2,343

Mumbai city saw 135 new cases, taking its tally to 11,55,662, which includes 19,747 deaths.

The daily count of infections has doubled since Monday, when the state reported 205 cases.
Published on Mar 29, 2023 05:45 AM IST
PTI |

Number theory: No cause for alarm on Covid outbreak, says data

Is there another Covid-19 outbreak in India? How alarming is the situation, if at all? Here are some charts that try to explain this in detail.

For the week ended March 27, there were an average of 1,471 new infections reported daily.(ANI)
Published on Mar 29, 2023 04:38 AM IST

Uttarakhand reports first Covid-19 death in 6 months

According to the health department, four new cases have been reported in Dehradun on Saturday, with the number of active cases increasing to 12.

A health worker collects a swab sample for Covid-19 test in Noida. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 26, 2023 02:07 PM IST
ANI |

Ramp up Covid testing to stay alert: Centre to states

The Union government on Saturday directed states to increase testing for Covid-19 as per the World Health Organization’s guidelines to effectively check any increase in its spread, people familiar with the matter said.

A health worker collects a swab sample for Covid-19 test at the District Hospital in Sector 30 in Noida on December 31. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 26, 2023 06:26 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Health ministry asks to maintain optimum testing amid rise in Covid cases

In a statement, the ministry said that there has been a decline in the number of Covid tests in the past few weeks.

A health worker collects a swab sample for Covid-19 test at the District Hospital in Sector 30 in Noida.(HT)
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 11:52 PM IST
BySnehashish Roy
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