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India Records 10,229 Fresh Covid Infections, Active Cases Decline To 1,34,096
India Records 10,229 Fresh Covid Infections, Active Cases Decline To 1,34,096

A decrease of 1,822 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

Global COVID19 Caseload
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 253.2 Million, Deaths Exceed 5.10 Million

The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,437,307 infections and 463,530 deaths), followed by Brazil (21,957,967 infections and 611,283 deaths).

Zydus Cadila's Covid Vaccine To Be Administered Only To Adults As Of Now: Sources
Zydus Cadila's Covid Vaccine To Be Administered Only To Adults As Of Now: Sources

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the government does not want to make haste about administering Covid vaccines to children and any decision in this regard will be taken based on expert opinion.

IMA Pushes For Covid-19 Vaccine For All Diabetes Patients
IMA Pushes For Covid-19 Vaccine For All Diabetes Patients

As per the data from the 10th Edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas, diabetes caused 6.7 million deaths in 2021, with 537 million adults (aged 20 to 79 years) around the world currently living with the condition.

India Covid-19 Cases
India Records 11,271 New Covid-19 Infections, 285 Deaths

A decrease of 390 cases has been recorded in the active COVID cases in last 24 hours.

Global Covid19 Caseload
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 252.9 Million, Deaths Over 5.09 Million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 47,050,502 and 762,972, according to the CSSE.

Scientists Exploring Medicinal Mushrooms, Chinese Herbs To Treat Covid
Scientists Exploring Medicinal Mushrooms, Chinese Herbs To Treat Covid

MACH-19's third ongoing trial measures whether the same medicinal mushrooms, given in capsules at the time of initial Covid vaccination, can increase antibodies and other measures of immune response.

India Covid-19 Cases
India Records 11,850 New Coronavirus Infections, 555 Fatalities

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.94 per cent. It has been less than 2 per cent for the last 40 days. The weekly positivity rate was also recorded at 1.05 per cent. It has been below 2 per cent for the last 50 days, according to the health ministry.

Covid Cases in Eurpoe
Europe Reports Largest Weekly Increase In Covid Cases: WHO

According to the WHO's weekly report, during the week of November 1-7, the WHO European Region reported 1,949,419 new cases, a 7 per cent week-on-week increase, while other regions reported declines or stable trends.

Global Covid19 Cases
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 252.4 Million, Deaths Over 5.08 Million

In terms of infections, India follows in second place with 34,414,186 cases and Brazil third with 21,939,196 infections.

Over 111 Crore Vaccine Doses Administered In India So Far: Health Ministry
Over 111 Crore Vaccine Doses Administered In India So Far: Health Ministry

The country launched vaccination for all people aged more than 45 years from April 1. The government then decided to expand its vaccination drive by allowing everyone above 18 to be vaccinated from May 1.

Odisha Administers 4 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Odisha Administers 4 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed happiness over "yet another significant milestone" in the fight against coronavirus.

 Covid-19 Vaccination & Booster Dose; Here’s What Top Odisha Health Officials Say
Covid-19 Vaccination & Booster Dose; Here’s What Top Odisha Health Officials Say

Bijay Panigrahi, Director, Health and Family Welfare Department on Friday said that the government has targeted to administer first dose of Covid vaccine to all eligible beneficiaries among the target population by December this year.

Active COVID-19 Cases In Country Lowest In 267 Days
Active COVID-19 Cases In Country Lowest In 267 Days

A decrease of 1,140 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

 Covaxin
Covaxin 77.8% Effective Against COVID-19: Lancet study

The phase 3 trial Efficacy and Safety Study involving 25,800 volunteers across 25 sites in India is India's largest ever clinical trial conducted for a Covid-19 vaccine.

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