The country's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 79,90,322 with 43,893 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,20,010 with 508 new fatalities

India's recovery rate stands at 90.62 per cent, while the fatality rate is 1.50 per cent. The country's current fatality rate is the lowest since March 22

Seventy-five per cent of the new recoveries were observed to be concentrated in 10 states and Union territories -- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Taking to Twitter, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said that his parameters are perfectly normal adding that he will be back soon for campaigning

The government is enterprising to ensure that coronavirus vaccine, when it comes, reaches every Indian as soon as possible, said PM Narendra Modi

Modi insisted on continued social distancing and COVID-appropriate behaviour such as wearing masks, regularly washing hands and sanitation, especially during upcoming festival season

The COVID-struck Indian economy is set to shrink by a colossal 10.3 per cent this year, the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook report titled 'A Long and Difficult Ascent'

Dr Reddy's has teamed up with Russian Development Investment Fund (RDIF) to conduct trials and distribute 100 million doses of Sputnik V in India

The COVID-19 caseload mounted to 70,53,806 with 74,383 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,08,334 with 918 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours

The death toll climbed to 1,06,490 with 964 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours

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The Congressional Budget Office released the unofficial 2020 figures Thursday, saying the deficit equaled 15% of the U.S. economy, a huge gap that was the largest since the government undertook massive borrowing to finance the final year of World War II

One of the causes attributed to the falling fresh positive cases is a natural fall in testing rates. Another reason is that the share of the Rapid Antigen Test vs the 'gold standard' PCR test has been rising

Coronavirus in India: The total recoveries have surged to 55,09,966, while there are 9,37,625, active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 14.32 per cent of the total caseload

India has also maintained its global position with one of the lowest COVID-19 case fatality rates (CFR) when compared to several other countries

Coronavirus cases in India: The active patients' tally in India stands at 9,42,217; around 53,52,078 patients have recovered and 99,773 have succumbed to the deadly virus so far

Alexander Gintsburg, head of the Gamaleya Institute that produced the Sputnik V vaccine said that the pace of its development was necessary under the \"wartime\" conditions of a pandemic but no corners were being cut

The United States, Brazil and India account for nearly 45% of all COVID-19 deaths globally, with the Latin American region alone responsible for more than a third of them

The death toll from coronavirus jumped to 95,542 with 1,039 fatalities registered in the last 24 hours. However, the case fatality rate has dipped to 1.57 per cent, according to (health) ministry's data

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a special reference to India's role in the manufacture and access to one of the most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates currently undergoing trials during his address to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly