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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicCovid-19 data

Topic: Covid-19 data

Maharashtra Covid-19 cases breach 2000-mark as 61 new cases reported

Mumbai has recorded 899 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the year, including 435 in May and 458 in June so far. No Covid deaths have been reported since Tuesday.

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. 

India records 41,649 fresh Covid cases, 593 deaths in past 24 hours

India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 3,16,13,993 on Saturday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,810.

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. 

On Camera

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.