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Active Covid-19 case load drops below 1,000 in Tamil Nadu: Health Dept

Tamil Nadu has reported 104 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the overall tally to 35,93,023, the Health department said on Tuesday

Chhattisgarh records 9 coronavirus cases, no new death; active tally at 103

Chhattisgarh reported 9 new Covid cases at a positivity rate of 1.04%, taking the overall tally to 1,177,645, while no fresh death linked to the infection was registered in the state, an official said

Covid will be there forever but worst is over: White House official

Covid-19 in some ways will be there forever but the worst days of the pandemic are "absolutely" over, Dr Ashish K Jha, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, said on Tuesday.

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia tests positive for coronavirus

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus

INSACOG finds new ways for Covid-19 sampling amid a low case count

Plans afoot to expand INSACOG to South Asian countries

Mumbai logs 44 new COVID-19 cases, zero fatality; active tally at 396

Mumbai on Tuesday recorded 44 new coronavirus cases that raised the tally of infections to 11,54,478, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said

India records 625 fresh Covid-19 infections, 0 death in last 24 hours

India saw a single-day rise of 625 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest since April 9, 2020, while no death was reported in a span of 24 hours in first such instance since March 2020

Maharashtra logs 91 new Covid cases, zero fatality; active tally at 1,525

The recovery rate stands at 98.16%, while the fatality rate is at 1.82%

India logs 937 Covid infections in a day, active cases decline by 324

India's Covid-19 case tally rose by 937 in a day to reach 44,661,516, while active cases declined to 14,515, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday

China's daily Covid cases jump to six-month high as outbreaks flare

The country reported 5,436 cases for Sunday, up 27% from the day before to the most since May 2, when Shanghai was in the midst of its months-long lockdown.

Researchers find ways in which immunotherapy affects Covid-19 outcomes

Researchers in a recent study provided more information on the connection between COVID-19 severity and immunotherapy for cancer patients

50 mn doses of Covaxin set to expire early 2023 due to poor off take

Covaxin doses in vials are set to expire during early 2023, resulting in losses for the company

Thane records 38 new Covid cases in last 24 hours; active tally at 365

The death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,966, he said, adding that the count of recoveries has reached 7,35,369

India records 1,132 Covid-19 cases in a day, active tally dips to 14,839

With 1,132 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 44,660,579, while the active cases declined to 14,839

68 new coronavirus cases in Delhi, 1 death; positivity rate 1.37%

Delhi recorded 68 fresh Covid cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 1.37 per cent, and one more person died due to the viral disease, according to the data shared by the health department here

Tamil Nadu reports 119 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours

The State capital leads among districts with 249 active infections and overall 7,92,816 cases

Maharashtra logs 219 new Covid cases, three deaths; active tally 1,639

The count of recoveries has reached 79,83,140 after 282 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, the report said

New Omicron subvariants make up over 35% of US Covid cases: US CDC

BQ.1.1 made up nearly 19 per cent of circulating variants and BQ.1 was estimated to make up 16.5 per cent of circulating cases this week, Xinhua news agency reported

Maharashtra reports 230 new Covid cases, one death, 229 recoveries in a day

Maharashtra's coronavirus cases for the day: Fresh cases: 230; Fatality: 1; Active cases: 1,705; Tests: 16,403

India reports 1,216 new Covid infections; active cases drop to 15,705

The death toll climbed to 5,30,479 with 18 fatalities which includes 15 deaths reconciled by Kerala