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Data story: India logs 2,022 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,459

India has so far administered 1,923,845,615 vaccine doses

Global Covid caseload tops 525.5 mn, deaths surge to over 6.27 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 525.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.27 million and vaccinations to over 11.44 billion

Beijing extends work-from-home, orders mass testing as Covid cases rise

Beijing extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing Monday as cases of Covid-19 again rose in the city.

Africa's coronavirus cases pass 11.59 mn, death toll stands at 252,892

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya are among the countries with the most cases on the continent, said the Africa CDC

SII seeks permission for trial of Covovax as booster for ages 2 to18 yrs

SII has sought permission from country's drug regulator to conduct Phase-3 trial to evaluate safety and immunogenicity of its COVID vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in children aged two to 18 years

Covid: Delhi sees 365 fresh cases, one more death, positivity rate at 1.97%

Delhi on Sunday reported 365 fresh COVID-19 cases and one more death, while the positivity rate stood at 1.97 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

Covid-19: INSACOG confirms presence of BA.4, BA.5 Omicron variants in India

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) on Sunday confirmed the first case of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Covid-19 in India.

Telangana reports 29 new Covid-19 cases, no fatalities; active cases at 397

A total of 39 people recovered from the infection on Sunday, taking the cumulative number of recoveries till date to 7,88,363

India records 2,226 new Covid infections; active cases dip to 14,955

A decrease of 41 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Global Covid caseload tops 526.7 million, deaths cross 6.28 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 83,255,845 and 1,002,146, respectively

J&K records 15 new coronavirus cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

There are 55 active cases of Covid-19 in the Union Territory, while the number of recovered patients is 4,49,384

Bengal reports 32 fresh Covid cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

The state had registered 42 new coronavirus cases on Friday

Delhi records 479 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death; positivity rate at 2.06%

Delhi reported 479 new Covid cases and one death due to the disease on Saturday while the positivity rate was 2.06 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

BA.4 Omicron variant likely in Chennai teen: Tamil Nadu Health Minister

The 19-year-old female patient who lives in a gated community in Navalur, Chennai, and who tested positive on May 9, has recovered from the disease, the minister said

Data story: India logs 2,323 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,348

India has so far administered 1,921,296,720 vaccine doses

530 fresh Coronavirus cases in Delhi; positivity rate at 2.17%

Delhi reported 530 new COVID-19 cases and zero fatality due to the disease on Friday, while the positivity rate stood at 2.17 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

Mumbai sees 213 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally reaches 1,144

Of the 213 new cases, only nine required hospitalisation, including one needing oxygen support, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said

Covid booster needed for protection against Omicron variants, studies show

A COVID-19 booster dose will provide strong and broad antibody protection against Omicron sublineage variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, two new studies using serum from human blood samples suggest.

Data story: India logs 2,259 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,323

India has so far administered 1,919,632,518 vaccine doses

South Korea reports 25,125 fresh Covid cases, 43 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily caseload was down from 28,130 in the previous day and lower than 32,441 tallied a week ago, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)