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Thane logs over 600 new Covid-19 cases and one death in last 24 hours

With the addition of 607 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 715,305, an official said on Wednesday.

Data story: India logs 8,822 new Covid-19 cases, death toll at 524,792

India has added 55,235 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 6,594 new Covid cases, active tally over 50,000-mark

India's active cases tally stands at 50,548

China lifts 2-year Covid visa ban on Indians; to allow return of families

China has announced plans to provide visas to Indian professionals and their families stranded in India for over two years following the strict visa restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the pandemic

Maharashtra sees 2,956 new Covid cases in a day; active tally tops 18,000

With these additions, the state's COVID-19 tally reached 79,15,418, while the death toll increased to 1,47,875, the department said in a bulletin.

At 1,724, daily Covid cases jump 54% in Mumbai in last 24 hours; two die

With this, Mumbai's tally of infections climbed to 10,83,589 and the Covid-19 death toll to 19,575, it said.

Two more cases of BA.5 variant of coronavirus found in Maharashtra

Both the patients, found in Thane city, had been vaccinated. They recovered from the latest infection in home isolation, the department added in a press release.

Delhi records 1,118 new Covid cases in a day; positivity rate at 6.5%

It was on May 11 that the national capital had last recorded more than one thousand cases with a positivity rate of 3.34% and one death

Corbevax gets approval as heterogenous vax, but isn't listed on CoWin

Company had issued a press release on June 4 where it said DCGI has approved Corbevax as a heterologous Covid booster dose to individuals aged 18 and above after 6 months of primary vaccination

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19 for second time

"I've tested positive for Covid-19. I'll be following public health guidelines and isolating. I feel okay, but that's because I got my shots," the Canadian PM tweeted.

Delhi reports 614 new Covid cases, positivity rate rises to 7.06%

This is the highest positivity rate since May 4 when 7.6% of the people tested turned out Covid positive. Also, this is the fourth consecutive day that Delhi has recorded over 600 cases in a day

99.5% samples found infected with Omicron sub-variants in Mumbai: BMC

Out of 279 swab samples tested during the 12th genome sequencing series in the metropolis, 278 were found infected with Omicron variant of coronavirus as well as Delta strain, BMC said on Monday.

Mumbai reports 1,118 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths in past 24 hours

With this, the city's tally of COVID-19 cases increased to 10,81,865, while the death toll remained constant at 19,573, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin.

Maharashtra logs 1,885 new Covid cases, including 1,118 in Mumbai

Three patients of BA.4 and one of BA.5 Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus have been found in Mumbai and all of them have already recovered from the infection

Sanofi, GSK say Covid booster shot works better against Omicron variant

The companies point to the risk of new variants and waning immunity that could lead to an increase in demand for additional booster shots in some populations.

Covid: 3 cases of BA.4 and 1 of BA.5 Omicron sub-variants found in Mumbai

BA.4 and BA.5 are sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus which had triggered the third wave of the pandemic in the country

Covid not over yet; need to be alert as cases rise in states: Mandaviya

With some states witnessing a spike in cases, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya asserted on Monday that the pandemic was not over yet and stressed on being vigilant

China: Virus cluster at nightclub sets off new Beijing clampdown

China's capital has put school online in one of its major districts amid a new outbreak linked to a nightclub, while life has yet to return to normal in Shanghai

Covid-19 peaks to be new normal; masks, boosters imperative, say experts

The recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the country is part of the new normal as the virus continues to mutate, experts said on Monday and added that use of masks and booster doses are necessary

Most Covid cases in Maharashtra mild, recovering fast, say experts

Amid a surge in Covid cases in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, medical experts say most of the patients are showing mild symptoms and fatality is low in the present "mild wave"