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Assam records 196 fresh Covid-19 infections; case tally at 725,677

Assam has recorded 196 fresh COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 725,677, the National Health Mission (NHM) said in a bulletin

New Covid Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 detected in countries like India: WHO

In Europe and America, BA.4 and BA.5 are driving waves. In countries like India a new sub-lineage of BA.2.75 has also been detected, which we're following: WHO

358 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, zero deaths; active tally at 3,455

With the addition of the latest cases on Wednesday, the district currently has 3,455 active Covid-19 cases

Data story: India records 18,930 new Covid cases, 35 deaths on Thursday

India has added 114,575 cases in the past 7 days

Chinese mainland reports 94 Covid-19 cases; 39 in Anhui, 32 in Shanghai

Yesterday, 112 coronavirus infections were recorded in the mainland

Malaysia reports 3,561 new coronavirus cases, five deaths in last 24 hour

There are 31,540 active cases, with 40 being held in intensive care and 23 of them in need of assisted breathing

India reduces gap for coronavirus booster shot from 9 months to 6

The government is administering precaution doses for free for those above 60 years, healthcare and frontline workers

Delhi logs 600 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate dips to 3.27%

Delhi logged 600 COVID-19 cases and one fatality due to the viral infection while the test positivity rate declined to 3.27 per cent, according to the data shared by the health department here

China reports new Omicron variant: Beijing mandates Covid vaccinations

Omicron sub-variant BA.5.2 was discovered in Beijing and northwest China's Shaanxi Province, leading to strengthened anti-epidemic measures in those areas, state-run Global Times reported.

Mumbai reports 695 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths; positivity rate at 6.3%

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 695 new coronavirus infections, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said

Maharashtra logs 3,142 new Covid cases in a day; active tally at 19,981

Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 3,142 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 695 in Mumbai, and seven fatalities, taking the tally to 79,93,051 and the toll to 1,47,956, the health department said.

Possible cause of 'brain fog' due to long Covid found by researchers

Scientists have found the first indications that some of the neurological symptoms in long-COVID are being caused by protein clumps appearing in the brain that are like those that lead to Alzheimer's

Gap between Covid precaution dose and second dose reduced to 6 months: Govt

The government advisory panel NTAGI has endorsed the reduction in gap between doses, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan announced

Covid-19 virus may enter endemic stage in two years in US: Study

Researchers noted that illnesses like common cold and flu have become endemic in human populations, meaning everyone gets them every now and then, but for most people, they aren't especially harmful

Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million devotees in largest hajj since Covid

One mil Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam's five pillars.

Mizoram records 91 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

The single-day positivity rate dipped to 18.24 per cent from 23.19 per cent on Tuesday, as the fresh cases were detected out of 499 samples tested

Covid cases rise in China, mainland logs 112 infections in past 24 hours

From June 26 to July 5, a total of 267 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including one from overseas, and 1,002 asymptomatic carriers had been logged in Anhui

Thane records 348 new Covid-19 cases, zero fatalities on Wednesday

There was no report of any fresh fatality and the death toll stood at 11,909

Data story: India logs 16,159 new Covid cases; active tally at 115,212

India has added 114,464 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 13,086 new Covid cases, death toll reaches 525,242

India has added 94,841 cases in the past 7 days