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Active Covid-19 infections in India highest in 241 days

An increase of 62,130 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours

Covid-19 pandemic: 2,234 new cases in Thane district, 5 deaths

The mortality rate in Thane was 1.69 per cent

Covid-19 pandemic: China reports 57 new confirmed infections

China is witnessing a rise in COVID-19 cases in its major cities including Beijing.

Omicron drives surging Covid-19 cases in Nepal: Health authority

Nepal has been witnessing another wave of infections since the start of the new year

Omicron driving spike in new Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's new Covid-19 cases soared by 10,906 in the past 24 hours by 8 a.m. local time Sunday, taking the total cases to 1,685,136, according to the latest government data

Covid-19 pandemic: UP reports over 13,000 new cases,19 more deaths

The count of active cases stands at 93,757

Budget 2022-23: CII seeks additional 1% CSR for Covid-19 boosters

The industry lobby group also said the Budget expected to focus on ways to strengthen economic recovery

West Bengal logs 6,980 new Covid-19 cases and 36 fresh fatalities

Kolkata reported the highest number of 973 new cases

Omicron in community transmission in India, threat level unchanged: INSACOG

So far, 72 per cent of all samples sequenced through INSACOG have been found to be of a Covid-19 variant

Covid-19 pandemic: 755 new cases, 2 more deaths in Himachal Pradesh

The highest 151 new cases were reported from Kangra

Covid-19 pandemic: 14,112 fresh cases, 19 more deaths in Rajasthan

Rajasthan on Sunday reported 14,112 fresh Covid-19 cases and 19 more deaths due to the viral disease, according to a health department report.

Former PM Oli tests positive for Covid-19 as cases rise in Nepal

Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has tested positive for Covid and is currently in isolation at his residence, as nation continues to grapple with an alarming rise in coronavirus cases.

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai sees 2,550 new cases and 13 fatalities

Mumbai reported 2,550 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally of infections to 10,34,833. The death toll rose to 16,535 after 13 more patients succumbed to the coronavirus infection

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik district sees 2,526 cases, two fatalities

At present, the Nashik district has 16,268 active cases

Delhi reports 9,197 fresh Covid cases, positivity rate drops to 13.32%

Delhi on Sunday reported 9,197 fresh COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 13.32 per cent, according to data shared by the health department. The health bulletin showed 69,022 Covid tests were conducted in the capital the previous day. The number of daily cases in Delhi has been declining after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. It has taken just 10 days for cases to drop below the 10,000-mark. Delhi on Saturday recorded 45 deaths due to COVID-19, the highest since June 5, and 11,486 cases with a positivity rate of 16.36 per cent. On Friday, the capital had logged 10,756 cases with a positivity rate of 18.04 per cent and 38 deaths.

Omicron now in 171 countries, will soon replace Delta globally: WHO

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been identified in 171 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

Meghalaya reports 318 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 new death

Meghalaya on Sunday recorded 318 new Covid-19 cases, 88 less than the previous day's count, pushing the tally to 88,459, a senior health department official said

Maha: 76 doctors of GMCH-Nagpur test positive for Covid-19 in 10 days

"Two doctors have been hospitalized and are in stable condition. Fifty-two are in home isolation," said Dr Sajal Bansal, president of GMCH unit of Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD).

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for Covid-19 a second time

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for Covid. This is for the second time that Naidu has been infected with the virus. "Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, who is in Hyderabad, tested COVID positive today. He has decided to remain in self-isolation for a week. He has advised all those who came in contact with him to isolate themselves and get tested," the Vice President Secretariat tweeted. It seems unlikely that he will participate in Republic Day celebrations on Wednesday.

Data story: India logs 333,533 new cases; tally crosses 38-million mark

India has so far administered 1,619,284,270 vaccine doses. That is 4126.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 115.57 per cent of its population