 | Kerala reports 9,361 new COVID-19 cases'Currently there are 80,892 active COVID-19 cases of which only 9.8 per cent are hospitalised,' State Health Minister Veena George said in a release. |
 | Big new Covid wave unlikely but too early to say India in endemic stage: ScientistsAccording to Union Health Ministry data on Friday, there were 15,786 new COVID-19 cases, marking 28 straight days of a daily rise of less than 30,000. |
 | India remains steadfast partner in global efforts to combat Covid: PM ModiIndia and Australia are working side by side in the Quad grouping to expand vaccine access across the Indo-Pacific, he said. |
 | Siddaramaiah questions celebration of 1 billion COVID vaccinationsIn a series of tweets, the Congress stalwart hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for not yet vaccinating the entire eligible population. |
| Odisha logs 467 new cases, 3 fresh fatalitiesThe state's daily new case detection figure has dropped to below 500 after three consecutive days. Odisha on Thursday reported 524 new cases, 559 on Wednesday, 556 on Tuesday and 340 on Monday. |
 | Team India responds to adversity with achievementI am optimistic that the success achieved in the world’s largest vaccination drive will further spur our youth and all levels of government to set new benchmarks of public service delivery. |
 | Kerala logs 8,733 new COVID cases, 118 deathsAfter recording less than 10,000 COVID cases from October 14 to 19, fresh infections had jumped to 11,150 in Kerala on Wednesday. |
 | HDFC Bank, USAID, others launch USD 100 million COVID-19 credit facility for MSMEsThe facility will be available only to new credit customers with a goal of at least 50 per cent of them being woman entrepreneurs. |
 | Gujarat vaccinates 90 pc of eligible population with first dose of COVID-19 vaccineThe Surat, Junagadh and Gandhinagar municipal corporations along with Ahmedabad, Junagadh, Mahisagar and Tapi districts have achieved 100 per cent coverage of the first dose, he said. |
 | Giri Pradakshina resumes at Srisailam after seven monthsMeanwhile, the temple officials and priests led by temple executive officer S Lavanna inspected nearly 7 km of the pradakshina route. |
 | Rs 25 crore be disbursed for educational expenses of kids who lost parents to COVID in Maharashtra: SCSupreme Court noted that the total number of children who have lost either or both parents to COVID-19 in Maharashtra is 21,042. |
| Co-WIN can be customised, scaled up for health interventions across globe: MEA official'Our overarching objective is to harness cyberspace for the growth and empowerment of people, not just of our own country, but for all humanity,' she asserted. |
 | Government looking to vaccinate country's entire adult population by year-end: MoS HealthSpeaking on the occasion, Pawar said a 'great responsibility lies on us to achieve the Prime Minister's dream of achieving affordable, accessible, safe and modern health care in India.' |
 | Over 102.4 crore Covid vaccine doses provided to states: CentreThe Centre is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of Covid vaccination throughout the country, the ministry said. |
 | Meghalaya: No fresh COVID death, 79 new cases push tally to 83,158Meghalaya now has 761 active cases, while 80,958 people have recovered from the disease, Health Services Director Dr Aman War said. |
