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Karnataka records zero Covid deaths in last 24 hours, after 21 months
Karnataka recorded zero Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, marking the first time since June 5, 2020 that the state has registered no fatalities, said the Department of Health and Family Welfare
 "Karnataka records zero Covid deaths in last 24 hours, after 21 months")
Data story: India logs 2,503 new cases; death toll rises to 515,877
India has so far administered 1,801,945,779 vaccine doses. That is 4191.2 per cent of its total caseload, and 128.46 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 2,503 new cases; death toll rises to 515,877")
Modi wishes Obama quick recovery after US leader tests positive for Covid
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished a quick recovery to former US President Barack Obama who has tested positive for Covid-19.
 "Modi wishes Obama quick recovery after US leader tests positive for Covid")
Global Covid caseload tops 456.9 mn, deaths surge to over 6.02 mn
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 456.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.04 million and vaccinations to over 10.68 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.
 "Global Covid caseload tops 456.9 mn, deaths surge to over 6.02 mn")
India records 2,503 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs; lowest since May, 2020
India saw a further dip in daily COVID-19 cases as 2,503 new infections were recorded, the lowest since May, 2020
 "India records 2,503 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs; lowest since May, 2020")
Foxconn halts Shenzhen operations, adjusts China production on Covid curbs
Major Apple Inc supplier and iPhone assembler Foxconn said on Monday it has suspended operations in the Chinese city of Shenzhen to comply with the local government's COVID-19 control policies
 "Foxconn halts Shenzhen operations, adjusts China production on Covid curbs")
Major Chinese cities impose restriction as Covid-19 cases surge
Amid a rapid resurgence of Covid-19 cases in China, two of the country's biggest cities, Shenzhen and Shanghai, have imposed strict virus measures.
 "Major Chinese cities impose restriction as Covid-19 cases surge")
Former US President Barack Obama tests positive for Covid-19
Former US President Barack Obama on Sunday (local time) announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
 "Former US President Barack Obama tests positive for Covid-19")
Covid-19 pandemic: China shuts tech hub, 17 million put in lockdown
Shanghai had been spared a citywide order to stay at home, but individual housing compounds were being locked down
 "Covid-19 pandemic: China shuts tech hub, 17 million put in lockdown")
Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 69 new cases, one fresh fatality
The state had logged 71 cases and zero deaths on Saturday.
 "Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 69 new cases, one fresh fatality")
Covid-19 pandemic: Two new cases take Sikkim's tally to 39,105
Sikkim now has 20 active cases, while 746 COVID patients have migrated to other states and 37,893 people recovered from the disease.
 "Covid-19 pandemic: Two new cases take Sikkim's tally to 39,105")
Indian economy progressing well; high oil prices pose risks: Ashima Goyal
India's economic recovery from Covid is progressing well and the trajectory will continue but persistently high oil prices can play spoilsport, economist Ashima Goyal said
 "Indian economy progressing well; high oil prices pose risks: Ashima Goyal")
China on brink of biggest Covid crisis since Wuhan as cases triple
China's high-tech Shenzhen city, which has a population of over 17 million, was latest to shut down to control the surge of COVID cases, as government scrambled to contain worst outbreak of virus.
 "China on brink of biggest Covid crisis since Wuhan as cases triple")
Covid-19: Mizoram reports 357 new cases, three fatalities in last 24 hours
Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,20,786 on Sunday as 357 people tested positive for the infection, 46 less than the previous day, a health official said.
 "Covid-19: Mizoram reports 357 new cases, three fatalities in last 24 hours")
Covid-19: Delhi records 132 Covid cases; positivity rate 0.38%
Delhi on Sunday reported 132 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.38 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
 "Covid-19: Delhi records 132 Covid cases; positivity rate 0.38%")
Covid-19: Maharashtra logs 251 cases, no fatality in last 24 hours
Maharashtra reported 251 COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 78,71,202, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,43,752 with no fresh fatality due to the viral infection, an official said.
 "Covid-19: Maharashtra logs 251 cases, no fatality in last 24 hours")
Covid-19: Kerala records 885 fresh cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hours
Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala dropped below 1,000 on Sunday with the state recording 885 fresh infections which raised the total caseload to 65,21,098 in the state.
 "Covid-19: Kerala records 885 fresh cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hours")
Live news: 35 die in Russia air strike on Ukraine military base near Poland
Live news updates: Troops launch missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the Polish border.
 "Live news: 35 die in Russia air strike on Ukraine military base near Poland")
Covid: SpiceHealth, AAI pass buck on 'contamination' of testing machines
SpiceHealth, which was then operating in airport's arrival area, had on January 6 and January 7 tested 469 passengers who arrived from Rome and found 298 of them to be Covid positive.
 "Covid: SpiceHealth, AAI pass buck on 'contamination' of testing machines")
Covid-19 cases in South Korea above 350,000 for 2nd Day in row
New Covid-19 cases in South Korea remain above 350,000 for the second day in a row, marking the highest peak since the onset of the pandemic due to the rapid spread of the Omicron strain
 "Covid-19 cases in South Korea above 350,000 for 2nd Day in row")