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Friday, August 29, 2025
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Topic: Covid data

With 5% or less positivity rate, Mumbai could finally be surfacing from Covid nightmare

Mumbai, one of India's worst Covid-affected cities for most of the pandemic, has registered a dip in new cases, but city authorities are still keeping vigil to avoid a second wave.

India’s daily tests dip below 10 lakh, Kerala sees spike in total active caseload

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

Positivity rate rises to 3.1% as daily Covid cases increase to 32,080

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

India’s Covid R value falls to 0.91, but Kerala, Karnataka see rise in infection rates

R value for Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu remained below 1 this week.

61% Indians know one or more people in their social circles who died of Covid, survey says

Survey by LocalCircles also found that deaths before Covid results and patients who have comorbidities are not included in the official toll in many cases.

India’s Covid recoveries cross 90-lakh mark, total active cases dip to 4-month low

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

India’s positivity rate drops to 5-month low at 3.1%, Kerala records more than 6,000 cases

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

India’s Covid R value dips to 0.92, but infection rate above 1 in Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat

Rajasthan, Karnataka, UP, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and MP had R values over 1 last week. This week, R reduced to under 1 in all of these states.

India tests over 10 lakh samples in 24 hrs, but positivity rate & daily cases rise

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

India’s case fatality rate dips to 1.45%, Kerala records most active cases in 24 hours

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.