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Biden feeling well, isolating after rebound case of Covid: WH doctor

'Given his rebound positivity which we reported yesterday, we continued daily monitoring. This morning, unsurprisingly, his SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing remained positive,' the physician said

Statsguru: Where does India stand on Covid booster shots as cases rise

Analysis shows that by September 29, the country will cover 28.6 per cent of the eligible population of 796 million who will be due for the booster dose

Delhi records 1,263 new Covid cases, positivity rate rises to 9.35%

The daily count of coronavirus cases remained above the 1,000-mark for the fifth consecutive day, while the positivity rate in the city was above 5 per cent for the ninth day in a row.

Covid: Paxlovid rebound can be contagious even with no symptoms, says study

US President Joe Biden, who first tested positive for Covid-19 on July 21, before receiving his negative testing results, earlier this week, has tested positive again in a "rebound" case

Odisha reports 1,029 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 6,608

The positivity rate was 5.16 per cent as the new cases were detected after testing 19,954 samples. As many as 175 children were among the new patients.

India records 19,673 new Covid cases; active caseload reaches 143,676

India's COVID-19 case rally rose by 19,673 in a day to reach 4,40,19,811 while active cases reached 143,676

Allahabad High Court directs compensation for victims of Covid deaths

The Allahabad high court has said that if a person admitted to hospital due to Covid-19 dies during treatment, it should be considered a Covid death

Delhi reports 1,333 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in a single day

Delhi on Saturday reported 1,333 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, against 1,245 reported on previous day, and three more deaths, as per the government health bulletin

Chhattisgarh logs 658 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 6.44%

Chhattisgarh on Saturday reported 658 Covid-19 cases at a positivity rate of 6.44 per cent, taking the tally to 1,165,683, while the death toll increased by two to reach 14,066, an official said

Odisha reports 981 new Covid-19 cases, including 166 children in a day

Odisha recorded 981 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, 39 less than the previous day, with the tally mounting to 1,312,116, a health department bulletin said

Coronavirus causes less severe illness in children than adults: Govt

Bharati Pravin Pawar was responding to a question on whether the children are getting affected by the coronavirus infection in the country

Delhi sees over 1k new cases for 3rd day in a row; positivity rate at 7.36%

The number of active cases stands at 3,844, out of which 2,355 patients are being treated in home isolation

Karnataka logs 2,130 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 9,135

Karnataka on Friday clocked 2,130 fresh COVID-19 cases and four fatalities, taking the cumulative number of infections and deaths to 40,03,785 and 40,101 respectively, the Health Department said.

Wuhan latest to bear brunt of China's zero covid policy with four new cases

Owing to strict measures of Zero Covid Policy, the original epicentre of the Covid-19 virus, Wuhan has shut down again as four new asymptomatic cases were reported recently.

Covid-19 pandemic 'unprecedented', which India faced confidently, says PM

PM Modi termed the Covid-19 pandemic as 'unprecedented' and once in a century crisis and said the country faced it confidently due to its scientists and common people

India registers 20,409 Covid-19 infections, 47 deaths in 24 hours

India saw a marginal decline in Covid cases with 20,409 infections reported in the past 24 hours against previous day's 20,557 count

Bengal's Covid positivity rate goes up to 10.42% with 1,495 new cases

West Bengal's Covid-19 positivity rate deteriorated to 10.42 per cent after 1,495 new cases were reported pushing the tally to 2,090,483

After 5 months, Gujarat records more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases

Gujarat on Thursday recorded more than 1,000 Covid cases at 1,101 after a gap of over 5 months, raising its overall tally to 12,52,089, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state

China backs away from goal of 5.5% GDP growth, sticks to Covid controls

A Communist Party planning meeting reflected the high cost President Xi Jinping's government has been willing to incur to stop the virus in a politically sensitive year

Delhi reports over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases for second day in a row

Delhi on Thursday reported 1,128 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, the 2nd successive day when its tally crossed over 1,000 after around 1 month, while there was no new death