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Delhi logs 299 new Covid cases, two more deaths; positivity rate at 2.17%

Delhi on Friday recorded two more Covid-related deaths and 299 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 2.17%, according to data shared by the city health department

Maharashtra logs 1,258 Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths; active tally now 9,197

Maharashtra on Friday reported 1,258 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths linked to the infection, which took the tally to 81,02,377 and the toll to 1,48,257, a health official said

Over 2.01 bn Covid vaccine doses provided under vaccination drive: Centre

Union Government provided over 201.36 crore vaccines to states and UTs in the fight against Covid-19 and of these more than 5.47 crore doses are still available, according to official data

India records over 6,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours; active tally declines

With 6,168 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,44,42,507, while the active cases declined to 59,210, according to the Health Ministry's data

New Covid boosters for Omicron strains to roll out soon as CDC gives nod

New COVID-19 boosters that target today's most common omicron strains are set to begin soon after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the updated shots

Maharashtra logs 781 new Covid cases, 4 deaths; active tally below 10,000

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 781 fresh coronavirus cases, 638 of them in Mumbai alone and a steep drop from a day ago, while four more patients succumbed to the infection in the state

Delhi logs 271 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 2.07%

Delhi on Thursday recorded three more Covid-related deaths and 271 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 2.07 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department here

Previous Omicron infections provide protection against new variants: Study

Vaccinated people who were infected by the earlier Omicron subvariants have four times greater protection than vaccinated people who were not infected against the new variants like BA.5, finds a study

Data story: India logs 7,946 new Covid cases; 37 deaths in 24 hrs

India has added 57,419 cases in the past 7 days

Covid-19 hospitalisations, deaths may increase with colder weather: WHO

The WHO chief said that the current subvariants of Omicron are more transmissible than their predecessors, and the risk of the emergence of even more transmissible and more dangerous variants remains

377 new Covid cases, two more deaths in Delhi; positivity rate 2.58%

Delhi on Wednesday recorded two more Covid-related deaths and 377 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 2.58 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department

Mumbai reports 638 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 4,257

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 638 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall tally to 11,44,823, while four fresh deaths linked to the infection pushed up the toll to 19,698, said the city civic body

Covid booster jabs see 10% dip from last week despite govt push

Just five of 36 states/UTs have covered at least a third of the adult population with a booster dose

Maharashtra logs 1,600 new Covid cases, 5 deaths; active tally at 10,633

Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 1,600 fresh coronavirus cases, while five more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said

Covid treatments for better protection against future variants identified

Researchers have identified new therapies for COVID-19 that they say could provide better protection against future variants and outbreaks

Data story: India records 9,808 new Covid cases; death toll at 527,874

India has added 60,198 cases in the past 7 days

Tamil Nadu reports 494 fresh Covid-19 cases; no change in death toll

With 494 fresh cases, including a returnee from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Tamil Nadu's Covid-19 tally has climbed to 35,68,166

Delhi reports 382 new Covid cases, 5 deaths; positivity rate at 2.85%

Delhi on Tuesday reported 382 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.85 per cent, while five more people died due to the infection, according to data shared by the city health department

Maharashtra logs 1,444 new Covid cases, 8 deaths; active tally below 11,000

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 1,444 fresh coronavirus cases, a rise of 634 from a day ago, while eight more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, said the health department

Telangana Minister KTR tests positive for Covid for the second time

Telangana's cabinet minister KT Rama Rao has tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time