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No link between heart dysfunction, Covid booster vaccines in India: Experts

With social media flooded with questions revolving around the effects of booster dose on the human heart, the experts came out in defence of the vaccines

Simple blood test with AI help can predict who will get long Covid

As long Covid becomes a burden for health care providers globally, researchers now report that a blood test taken at the time of infection could predict who is most likely to develop the same

Data story: India adds 3,615 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,584

India has added 31,489 cases in the past 7 days

Delhi logs 73 new Covid-19 infections, active case count stand at 386

The new cases were detected from 8,084 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin

Mumbai records 85 new Covid-19 infections, no death in last 24 hours

Mumbai on Tuesday recorded 85 new coronavirus cases that raised the tally of infections to 1,149,917, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said

Spike protein vaccines may help fight Covid variants: IIT-M study

Researchers sought to gauge the response in cases where post-vaccination infections were caused by a variant other than the original Wuhan strain

Data story: India logs 3,230 Covid cases; active tally declines by 1,057

India has added 37,213 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India records 4,129 new Covid cases; active tally at 43,415

India has so far administered 2,176,835,714 vaccine doses

Data story: India records 4,777 new Covid cases; 23 deaths in 24 hrs

India has so far administered 2,175,667,942 vaccine doses

Maharashtra sees 541 Covid-19 cases, two deaths; active tally at 3,702

With 546 patients discharged during the day, the cumulative count of recoveries in the state rose to 79,67,314, leaving the state with 3,702 active cases, the department said in a statement.

Maharashtra sees 619 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 fatalities in a single day

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 619 Covid-19 cases and three fatalities, taking the tally to 81,18,804 and the toll to 148,327, the health department said

Mumbai reports 122 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death, 145 recoveries in 24 hours

Mumbai on Saturday reported 122 Covid-19 cases and one death, which took the city's tally to 1,149,673 and the toll to 19,729, a civic official said

Covid primary cause of death in 70 Delhi patients, incidental in 84 in Aug

Maximum number of Covid-related deaths in Delhi have taken place in the month of August in the last few months.

Covid-19 infection increases risk of long-term brain problems: Study

Such complications include strokes, cognitive and memory problems, depression, anxiety and migraine headaches, the researchers said.

India reports 5,383 new Covid-19 cases; active tally declines to 45,281

With 5,383 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,45,58,425, while the active cases declined to 45,281

Delhi records 77 new Covid-19 cases, no death; positivity rate at 0.74%

Delhi on Thursday recorded 77 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 0.74 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here

Maharashtra records 550 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active tally 3,857

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 550 fresh coronavirus positive cases and three fatalities, which took its overall caseload to 81,17,574 and toll to 1,48,322, the state health department said.

Data story: India logs 5,443 new Covid cases; active tally at 46,342

India has added 36,563 cases in the past 7 days

Maharashtra logs 640 new Covid cases, five deaths; active tally at 4,050

As compared to the previous day, the state's one-day infection count witnessed an increase of 90 cases as it had reported 550 cases along with two fatalities on Tuesday.

Covid-19 infection increases risk of severe blood clots for one year: Study

Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus increases the risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots for at least 49 weeks, according to a study conducted in the UK