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Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 884 new cases, 28 fresh fatalities

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 20,08,133 on Wednesday after 884 new infections, 148 more than the previous day's count, were registered, the health department said in its bulletin.

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat logs 2,560 new cases and 24 fatalities

Gujarat reported 2,560 fresh coronavirus cases and 24 fatalities due to the infection, raising the tally of infections to 12,08,212 and the death toll to 10,740, the state health department said.

Bill Gates writes book on how to make Covid-19 the last pandemic

The Gates Foundation has spent more than $2 billion helping fund the global response to the Covid-19 outbreak

Coronavirus pandemic: Madhya Pradesh sees 3,226 new cases, five deaths

The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 10,16,007 on Wednesday with the detection of 3,226 cases, while the death toll increased to 10,673 after five patients succumbed to the infection

Coronavirus pandemic: Rajasthan reports 3,728 new cases, 17 deaths

Rajasthan on Wednesday recorded 3,728 fresh COVID-19 cases and 17 more deaths due to the disease, according to health department data.

Maharashtra logs 7,142 new Covid cases, 92 deaths in last 24 hours

The state had on Tuesday recorded 6,107 COVID-19 cases, 329 less than on Monday, and 57 deaths linked to the infection

Covid cases drop below 500 for third consecutive day in Mumbai

Mumbai's case positivity rate now stands at 1.16 per cent, the BMC said, adding that Mumbai is now left with 4,096 active cases

Covid: 5,339 new cases in Karnataka, 48 deaths; positivity rate 4.14%

Karnataka on Wednesday reported 5,339 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,12,100 and toll to 39,495.

Delhi records 1,317 fresh Covid cases, 13 deaths; positivity rate at 2.11%

Delhi on Wednesday reported 1,317 fresh COVID cases with a positivity rate of 2.11 per cent, while 13 more people succumbed to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department

UK PM Boris Johnson signals early end to Covid isolation rules

Laws requiring people in England with COVID-19 to self-isolate will be lifted within weeks, bringing an end to all domestic coronavirus restrictions

Most patients had heart or kidney ailments: Report on Covid deaths in Delhi

Of the 853 deaths audited for this period, 779 or 91 per cent were those who were found with co-morbidities, as per the report on COVID-19 deaths analysis, shared by official sources

Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh adds 653 fresh cases, one death

Himachal Pradesh's COVID tally increased to 2,78,651 on Wednesday with 653 fresh cases, while the death toll climbed to 4,043 as one more person succumbed to the viral disease, a health official said.

Omicron's mutations explain why it is less severe among vaccinated

Omicron emerged as a variant of concern only in November 2021, but all the mutations it contains, except one, had been described before that

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana logs 865 fresh cases and one death

The decline in Covid-19 cases continued in Telangana on Wednesday with 865 new infections being reported taking the tally to 7,80,836, a health department bulletin said.

Covid numbers still 'absolutely staggering,' says World Health Organisation

Many experts have argued that the pandemic is on its end stage and slowly moving towards becoming an epidemic but WHO has maintained that this is not the end and a more severe variant is expected

Hybrid immunity in India was effective against Omicron, says Kerala doctor

'Hybrid immunity is the immunity generated when a person with prior infection receives a vaccine,' Dr Shenoy told reporters

Nashik district adds 332 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; 1,004 recover

The Covid-19 count in Nashik district of Maharashtra rose to 4,73,508 with an addition of 332 new cases on Wednesday, the local administration said.

Kerala logs 23,253 new Covid cases, 854 deaths

Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala which saw a slight increase a day ago, again decreased with the state on Wednesday recording 23,253 fresh infections which raised the total caseload to 63,46,631.

AIIMS discontinues Covid tests before inpatient hospitalisations, surgeries

'In accordance with current ICMR's national guidelines, it has been decided to discontinue with routine Covid-19 testing,' the circular read

10 mn adolescents fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Mansukh Mandaviya

Over 5.04 crore beneficiaries in the age group of 15-18 years have been administered the first dose of vaccine