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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicCovid-19 data

Topic: Covid-19 data

International business travel this fall shows signs of recovery post Covid, says ForwardKeys

The firm said that number of international business trips has increased from last year, however, climate concerns could curb demand for such trips.

Indian govt ‘strongly contests’ WHO’s estimates of Covid deaths, questions its model

In series of letters, govt has questioned methodology of calculation and WHO’s decision to rely on 18 states’ data to reach an estimate 'several times higher' than official figure.

Corbevax is India’s ‘lowest priced vaccine’, saves exchequer Rs 1500 cr, Biological E says

Hyderabad-based Biological E has priced its vaccine at Rs 990 in the private market. For the government, however, the vaccine is at just Rs 145, making it very affordable.

Covid hospitalisation low at 1-2% in Omicron wave, but Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra buck trend

At a review meeting with Union Health Minister Tuesday, states and UTs reported low levels of hospitalisation. Rates of hospitalisation hit 22-23% range during Delta wave.

India’s daily growth rate of Covid cases has plateaued at 34.9%, claims Cambridge tracker

Daily growth rates in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand & Bengal are now declining. But this doesn’t mean cases have peaked — that’s expected to happen later this month.

India’s R value drops to 0.91, but several cities see rise in infection rate

The R value for Kolkata increased to 1.06 this week from 1 last week. R for Mumbai and Delhi increased to 1.03 and 0.95, respectively.

covid19india.org, source of ‘legitimate’ Covid data since Feb 2020, decides to shut shop

Analytical platform covid19india.org says those who work for it are volunteers who have to return to normal lives, and hence it will shut down by 31 October. 

Are states quietly adding ‘backlog’ to Covid death toll? Modi govt wants audit & analysis

Modi govt's apprehensions stem from the fact that while daily cases have nearly halved in the last 2 weeks, there has not been a proportionate decrease in daily deaths. 

Benford’s Law detects data fudging. So we ran it through Indian states’ Covid numbers

We look at the Covid data from the US, UK and several Indian states. Some very interesting insights emerge.

On Camera

India shouldn’t romanticise 1971, Bangladesh wants transactional ties now

Bangladesh’s recent post-election shift has reduced its India-centric narrative, urging realistic diplomacy.

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.