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India sees surge in Covid-19 cases; 38 deaths reported in last 24 hours

With a surge in the cases of coronavirus infection in India, the country reported as many as 13,313 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday in the last 24 hours, as compared to the 12,249 cases on Wednesday

Health Minister to hold review meeting to discuss rising Covid cases

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meeting on Thursday to discuss the spike in the number of Covid cases in the country

18% people in India reinfected with Covid-19 in last 6 months: Survey

Around 46 per cent of those surveyed said their second infection was more severe than the first one

Biological E gets WHO nod to be addl facility for production of J&J vaccine

India's first indigenously developed RBD protein subunit vaccine, Biological E's Corbevax, is currently being used to inoculate children in the age group of 12 to 14 years.

Covid-19: Gujarat logs 407 new cases, highest daily count in 4 months

Gujarat on Wednesday recorded 407 new cases of coronavirus, the highest daily count in four months, that raised the tally of infections to 12,28,493, an official from the state health department said

Mumbai logs 1,648 covid cases, 2 new deaths; active tally down to 13,501

With these additions, the overall infection tally rose to 10,99,383, while the death toll increased to 19,588, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin.

Delhi records 928 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 7.08%

With the fresh cases, Delhi's Covid tally has gone up to 19,24,532, while the death toll due to the disease has climbed to 26,239.

Maharashtra reports 3,260 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, three fatalities

Currently, Maharashtra is left with 24,639 active cases with Mumbai accounting for the highest number of 13,501 cases in the state, followed by 5,621 patients in the Thane district.

Hospitalisation increases marginally as Covid-19 cases rise in Delhi

According to the Delhi Corona app, out of 9491 designated COVID-19 beds, 263 (2.77 per cent) are occupied while 24 out of 1178 ICU beds with ventilators have patients.

Amid political crisis, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray tests Covid positive

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, an official said

Kerala reports increase in Covid-19 infections with 4,224 fresh infections

Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Kerala with the state on Tuesday reporting 4,224 fresh infections which took the total caseload till June 21 to 6,608,717

Data story: India logs 12,249 new Covid cases, active tally over 80,000

India has added 86,128 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 9,923 new cases; over 82,000 infections in 7 days

The count of active cases across India on June 20 saw an increase of 2,613

Fewer deaths, more hospitalisations in metros amid the spike in cases

Large cities are seeing an increase in occupancy, though most beds still remain vacant

Delhi's logs new 1,383 Covid cases, one death; positivity rate at 7.22%

With 1,162 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 18,92,698. The number of patients being treated in home isolation has risen to 3,964.

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin induces wider immune response, say experts

However, experts say that Covaxin induces a wider immune response and thus antibody production against the spike protein may be less intense

Maharashtra's daily Covid cases jump by 55% to 3,659; one fatality

The addition to the tally was 1,305 or 55 per cent more than the 2,354 cases reported a day earlier

Former J-K CM and Cong leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests Covid positive

Former chief minister and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.

Unlike Delta variant, Omicron less likely to cause long Covid: Lancet study

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta strain, according to a study published in The Lancet journal.

Women 22% more likely to suffer with long Covid than men, says study

Women are "significantly" more likely to suffer from long Covid than males, finds a study, underscoring a critical need for sex-disaggregated research