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Delhi records 280 new Covid cases, no new deaths; positivity rate at 4.2%

Delhi on Monday reported 280 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.21 per cent, according to health department data. No new deaths were logged.

European Union urges second Covid-19 boosters for people ages 60 to 79

The European Union said Monday it's critical that authorities in the 27-nation bloc consider giving second coronavirus booster shots to people between ages of 60-79 years and other vulnerable people

BA.5 sub-variant can re-infect you with Covid 'within weeks': Experts

The BA.5 Omicron, which is known to evade immunity induced both by vaccines as well as prior infection, has the potential to reinfect you with Covid again "within weeks", global researchers

Streets empty in Macao after casinos under lockdown to fight Covid outbreak

Streets in the gambling center of Macao were empty Monday after casinos and most other businesses were ordered to close while the Chinese territory near Hong Kong fights a coronavirus outbreak.

Oil drops as new Omicron subvariant case in Shanghai rattles market

Oil prices fall as fresh Omicron cases in China's Shanghai raises lockdown fears

Data story: India logs 18,257 new Covid cases, active tally at 128,690

India has added 120,222 cases in the past 7 days

Thane reports 272 new Covid-19 infections; active case tally over 2,000

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 272 new Covid-19 cases, taking its infection count to 731,464, a health official said on Monday

Macao to shut casinos for a week amid Covid rise, allows essential services

The Asian gambling centre of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday and largely restrict people to their homes as it tries to stop a Covid-19 outbreak

Covid tally breaches 3.5 mn-mark in Tamil Nadu with 2,537 new cases

Tamil Nadu on Sunday continued to report a decline in new COVID-19 cases with 2,537 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, including four returnees from domestic and overseas

West Bengal reports 2,962 new Covid-19 cases, 17% positivity rate

West Bengal reported 2,962 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday at a positivity rate of 17.36 per cent, as per the Health Department.

Delhi records 433 fresh Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 2.96%

Delhi on Sunday recorded 433 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.96 per cent and two more deaths, according to health department data.

Karnataka reports 942 new Covid cases in a day; active count at 6,898

Karnataka on Sunday reported 942 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total infections to 39,79,021, the State Health Department said.

Covid-19: Maharashtra sees 2,591 new cases, no death; active count 18,369

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 2,591 new coronavirus positive cases, but did not record any death linked to the infection, the state health department said.

US donates 33,600 doses of Pfizer's pediatric Covid vaccine to Bhutan

The US government on Sunday delivered 33,600 doses of Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to Bhutan.

Gujarat sees 668 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally crosses 4000-mark

The recovery count rose by 515 to touch 12,22,381, leaving the state with an active caseload of 4,046, up from 3,893 a day earlier, he said.

Delhi records 544 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 3.37%

With the fresh infections and fatalities, Delhi's caseload climbed to 19,40,302 and the death toll increased to 26,282, the health department bulletin said.

West Bengal reports 2,968 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in last 24 hours

North 24 Parganas district registered 743 new cases, while Kolkata recorded 742 cases. In Hooghly, 143 new cases were detected.

Maharashtra reports 2,760 Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths; active tally at 18,672

The caseload in the state rose to 80,01,433, and death toll reached 1,47,976. As many as 2,939 patients recovered, taking the tally of recoveries to 78,34,785.

70% of senior citizens didn't have healthcare access during Covid: Survey

Rajit Mehta, MD and CEO, Antara said, the pandemic has brought about notable shifts in their living patterns and preferences, consumption of technology, along with rise in mental health concerns.

Arunachal Pradesh records 25 new Covid-19 infections; case tally at 64,648

Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 64,648 on Saturday as 25 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said