Covid-19 recovery rate was 98.74%, the Health Ministry said. The daily positivity rate was 0.76% while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.79%, as per Health Ministry data.

India's active caseload decreased by 31 in a day. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease increased to 4,25,51,248, while the case fatality rate was 1.22%.

The 27 new fatalities include 26 from Kerala and one from Tripura. The cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far has exceeded 189.81 crore.

India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

Read more on livemint.com

All news from livemint.com

The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Jagmeet Singh says grocery chains are ‘profiteering’ amid inflation. Is it true?

Jagmeet Singh is calling out Canada’s major grocery chains for making record profits amid soaring inflation, which he calls “profiteering.”Speaking to Global News Radio 640 host Greg Brady Tuesday, Singh accused corporate grocers of “gouging” Canadians with marked-up food prices while still reporting higher profits, which he says doesn’t add up.“If you’re increasing prices to offset increased costs, they would have the same level of profit,” he said. “But we’re seeing a significant increase in their profits.“It shows that they’re just gouging Canadians at this difficult time.” Global food, fuel prices won’t ease until 2024 due to Ukraine war: World Bank On Wednesday, Singh called for an “excess profits tax” on major grocery chains and oil and gas companies, expanding the Liberals’ plan to place a higher 18 per cent tax on bank profits exceeding $1 billion.The NDP say the revenue collected from their proposed tax would help raise the annual GST tax credit and Canada Child Benefit by $500 each per year.“Why is it that wealthy companies get to make more, and families have to suffer, and why do governments allow that to happen?” he asked.“The whole point of government is to level that, to ensure companies aren’t gouging or exploiting a difficult time.”A look at the latest earnings reports from the three major grocery chains — Loblaw, Empire Co.

Jagmeet Singh Canada Ukraine Government Metro reports

Covid updates: India reports 2,827 cases, 24 deaths in a day

active cases decline to 427 while the daily recoveries increased to 3,230.

India death vaccine reports Updates

North Korea orders nationwide Covid-19 lockdowns

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for nationwide lockdowns after the nuclear-armed country confirmed its first-ever case of Covid-19, state media said.

Kim Jong Un North Korea city Pyongyang World

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Covid-19 update: India's daily Covid-19 cases rise, 3,545 new cases reported in last 24 hours

Related News