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Pakistan reports first case of Covid-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1

Pakistan on Monday reported the first case of Covid-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1.

Gujarat logs 23 fresh Covid-19 infections, zero fatalities in last 24 hours

Gujarat on Monday reported 23 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally of infections to 1,224,530, the state health department said.

Madhya Pradesh sees 28 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 199

A government release said 11,80,92,605 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far, including 42,599 on Monday

Covid-19: Mumbai reports 64 new cases, almost 50% less than Sunday

Mumbai on Monday reported 63 COVID-19 cases, almost 50 percent less than Sunday's addition of 123, taking the tally here to 10,60,792, a civic official said

Covid-19 severity among elderly may be due to genetic reasons: Study

The study, published recently in The Lancet eBioMedicine journal, suggests that the body's ability to produce cloned immune cells, which cannot be infinitely created, falls off significantly in

Pakistan reports 64 new cases, overall Covid tally reaches over 1.5 million

A total of 30,375 people died from COVID-19 in Pakistan, with no more deaths recorded on Sunday, according to the ministry's statistics

Coronavirus: Decoding India's 'excess mortality' according to WHO estimates

A Business Standard analysis found that most of the countries with an older cohort of population and higher in the development index had a lower excess mortality rate than India.

New Zealand reports 6,407 new community cases of Covid; 2,066 in Auckland

Currently, 368 Covid patients are being treated in New Zealand hospitals, including 18 people in intensive care units or high dependency units

India records 3,207 new Covid cases, 29 deaths; positivity rate at 0.95%

A decrease of 232 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Data story: India logs 3,207 new cases; death toll rises to 524,093

India has so far administered 1,903,490,396 vaccine doses. That is 4415.89 per cent of its total caseload, and 135.7 per cent of its population

China reports 401 new local Covid-19 cases: 322 in Shanghai, 32 in Beijing

The ongoing severe lockdown restrictions in China's Shanghai to contain the spread of COVID-19 has drastically affected the day-to-day lives of the people due to food shortage

Global coronavirus caseload tops 517.3 mn, death toll crosses 6.25 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,863,725 and 997,526, respectively

Malaysia reports 2,153 fresh Covid-19 infections, 4 deaths in last 24 hours

There are two new imported cases, with 2,151 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed

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Delhi sees 1,422 fresh Covid-19 cases; zero fatalities a good sign

Delhi reported 1,422 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero fatality due to the viral disease on Sunday, while the positivity rate was recorded ta 5.34 per cent, according to the health department.

Covid: 24 students test positive at NID; hostel declared containment zone

A total of 24 students of the city-based National Institute of Design (NID) have tested positive for COVID-19 in three days, with 16 cases being reported on Sunday alone, officials said.

Pakistan reports 46 fresh Coronavirus cases and three more deaths

This comes amid World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that suggest that the actual number of COVID-19 deaths in Pakistan was eight times the figure reported by the government

New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.5 variant amid 12,392 community cases

New Zealand is currently under the orange settings of the Covid-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings

India registers 3,451 fresh Covid-19 infections, 40 more fatalities

In India, the daily positivity rate is 0.96 per cent while the weekly positivity rate is 0.83 per cent.

Global Covid caseload tops 517 million, death toll crosses 6.25 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,858,744 and 997,503, respectively, according to the CSSE