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Covid-19: Four states post double-digit test positivity ratios, shows data

Many other states have had Covid-19 cases doubling over the latest week

Delhi sees 615 new Covid cases in a day; test positivity rate at 5.25%

Delhi recorded 615 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.89 per cent and three more fatalities due to the viral disease on Tuesday, according to the city health department.

CureVac files patent lawsuit in Germany against BioNTech over mRNA tech

The German-based biotech company is seeking 'fair compensation' from BioNTech and two subsidiaries for infringement of its intellectual property rights

At 659, Mumbai records 53% jump in new Covid cases in last 24 hrs

Mumbai on Tuesday logged 659 COVID-19 cases, a 53 per cent spike over Monday, taking the tally to 1,116,132 while the death toll rose by one to 19,620, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said

At 3,098, Maharashtra sees 104% spike in new Covid cases in 24 hours

The recovery count increased by 4,207 in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with an active caseload of 20,820

BA.2.75 sub-variant of Omicron has limited circulation in India: Report

BA.2.75 -- the second generation of the BA.2 variants -- has high transmissibility

Mizoram reports 23% Covid positivity rate, new cases at over two-month high

Mizoram on Tuesday reported 138 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike in over two months, a health official said

Thane records 281 new Covid-19 infections; active case tally at 4,248

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 281 new COVID-19 cases, raising its infection tally to 729,721, a health official said on Tuesday

Assam reports 161 new Covid-19 infections, positivity rate at 9.87%

Assam reported 161 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in nearly five months, the National Health Mission (NHM) said

Bengal logs 1,132 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate increases to 15.12 pc

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 20,35,617 on Monday as 1,132 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

Delhi logs 420 new Covid cases in a day; test positivity rate at 5.25%

The national capital witnessed a dip in the new COVID-19 cases with 420 fresh COVID cases recorded in the last 24 hours, according to a health bulletin by the Delhi government on Monday.

Covid-19: Experts bat for mixing vaccines in the wake of BA.2.75 variant

Senior research fellow at Oxford say BA.2.75 has several mutations in the spike protein, two of which are unique to it when compared to its parent strain BA.2

Mumbai reports 43% drop in new Covid cases at 431; active tally at 7,040

Mumbai on Monday logged 431 new coronavirus cases, 43.36 per cent less than the previous day, and two more deaths linked to the infection, the city civic body said.

Maha logs 50% drop in new Covid cases at 1,515; active tally below 22k

Maharashtra on Monday reported 1,515 new COVID-19 cases, nearly 50 per cent less compared to the previous day, and three more deaths linked to the infection, said the state health department.

India achieves complete vaccination of 90% of adult population: Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday informed that 90 per cent of India's adult population has been fully vaccinated with both vaccine doses against Covid-19.

South Korea reports 6,253 new coronavirus cases, four deaths on Monday

For the past week, the daily average number of confirmed cases was 9,499. Among the new cases, 164 were imported, lifting the total to 35,926

Assam reports 74 new Covid-19 infections; positivity rate jumps to 8.89%

Assam has reported 74 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 724,926, according to the National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin

Thane reports 472 new Covid-19 infections; active case tally at 4,724

As many as 472 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection tally to 729,440, a health official said on Monday

Data story: India logs 16,135 new Covid cases, active tally at 113,864

India has added 111,518 cases in the past 7 days

West Bengal's active Covid cases cross 10,000 mark, 14% positivity rate

West Bengal reported 1,822 new Covid cases on Sunday