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IISc's SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particle may lead to new Covid-19 vaccine

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore have developed and tested a novel SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particle that can potentially be developed into a COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Covid: 'Only 12% of people in 18-59 age group have taken precaution dose'

Around 12% of the eligible 77 crore population in the age group of 18-59 years have taken the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far, officials said

Covishield usage highest as precaution dose for Covid, says report

The usage of Covishield has been the highest as the precaution dose for COVID-19 as compared to other vaccines, said Union Health Ministry sources

Long Covid syndrome in children less common than in adults, US study finds

The risk of long Covid in children appears to be lower than what has been reported in adults, according to a study conducted in the US

Delhi logs 214 new Covid cases, 4 deaths; positivity rate stands at 3.77%

Delhi on Monday reported 214 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.77 per cent, while four more people succumbed to the viral disease

Maharashtra sees 810 new Covid cases, 5 fatalities; active tally at 11,472

Maharashtra on Monday recorded 810 coronavirus cases and five fatalities, including three in Mumbai, raising the cumulative tally to 80,97,294 and the toll to 1,48,234

New durable coating may kill Covid virus in minutes, say US scientists

Scientists in the US have developed a durable and safe-to-use coating that may kill the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, E. coli and MRSA bacteria, and a variety of other pathogens within minutes

US likely to authorise updated Covid booster shots for new Omicron variants

The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve new ovid-19 booster shots for newer Omicron strains this week, making them accessible to people in the country

Maharashtra's Thane records 326 new Covid-19 cases; active tally at 2,447

The death toll in Thane remained unchanged at 11,939

Data story: India logs 7,591 new Covid cases; death toll at 527,799

India has added 66,763 cases in the past 7 days

Delhi reports 397 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths; positivity rate at 3.05%

Delhi on Sunday recorded 397 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.05 per cent, while five more people succumbed to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department

Mumbai reports 610 new Covid cases, four deaths; active tally at 4,969

Mumbai on Sunday reported 610 Covid-19 cases and four deaths, which took the tally in the city to 1,143,318 and the toll to 19,688, a civic official said

Data story: India logs 9,436 new cases, 157 deaths as states clear backlog

India has added 68,703 cases in the past 7 days

Maharashtra sees 1,723 Covid-19 cases, six deaths, active tally at 5,177

The recovery count increased by 1,845 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,34,878, leaving the state with an active caseload of 11,743, a health official said.

Mumbai logs 625 new Covid cases, three casualties; active tally at 5,177

As per the bulletin issued by the civic body, 8,296 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests conducted so far to 1,80,66,252.

Over 2.2 mn precautionary Covid jabs being administered per day: Health min

While the daily average Covid vaccination doses cross 2.8 million mark, over 880,000 special vaccination camps have been organised in the country

Delhi reports 620 new Covid cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 3.74%

With 1,066 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 19,68,020, while Delhi's total caseload is 19,97,674 and the death toll in the city has risen to 26,448.

Chhattisgarh sees 175 Covid-19 cases, 0 deaths; active tally now 1,272

Chhattisgarh on Friday reported 175 Covid-19 cases at a positivity rate of 2.63 per cent, taking the tally to 1,173,239, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,104, an official said

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over patents behind Covid-19 vaccine

Moderna said on Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax.

Maharashtra logs 1,846 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 11,871

The recovery count increased by 2,240 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,33,033, leaving the state with an active caseload of 11,871, he said.