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Two-thirds of Omicron cases are from reinfections, says UK study

About 65 per cent Omicron cases are from reinfection, according to a study based in England.

Current anti-Covid pills work well against Omicron, shows study

A new study has found the drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the Omicron variant of the virus in lab tests.

Weekend curfew, odd-even system of opening shops lifted in Delhi: DDMA

The decision was made at a meeting headed by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. However, decision to reopen schools has been postponed to the next meeting

Odisha records 5,901 fresh Covid-19 infections, 8 fatalities

The death toll mounted to 8,550

As Omicron ebbs, England revives Plan A: Learning to live with Covid-19

The bet is that booster jabs, antiviral pills and Omicron's lower severity will enable the government to manage outbreaks of a virus that cannot be shut out

One-day recoveries surpass fresh Covid-19 cases in Arunachal

The fresh cases pushed the tally in the northeastern state to 60,792

Jharkhand records 1,009 new Covid-19 cases, five more fatalities

Jharkhand now has 13,908 active cases

New research hints at 4 factors that may increase chances of long Covid

The study found four factors that could be identified early in a person's coronavirus infection that appeared to correlate with increased risk of having lasting symptoms weeks later

Maha: Thane district sees 1,496 new Covid-19 cases; death toll up by seven

The mortality rate currently stands at 1.68 per cent

India records 286,384 fresh Covid-19 infections, 573 deaths

The daily positivity rate is 19.59 per cent

Data story: India logs 286,384 cases; daily positivity rate jumps to 19.6%

India has so far administered 1,638,439,207 vaccine doses. That is 4087.4 per cent of its total caseload, and 116.94 per cent of its population

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 cases drop to 3,318; deaths slip to 10

The daily figure was lower than 4,914 cases registered a day ago when the state had also recorded 23 deaths

Delhi's active Covid-19 caseload drops by 50% in just 12 days

The third wave of the pandemic saw the active cases peaking to 94,160 on January 13

Coronavirus pandemic: 22 more deaths in Punjab and 5,136 cases

Twenty-two more people died of Covid-19 in Punjab, while 5,136 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 7,28,042, according to a medical bulletin issued here on Wednesday.

Bihar reports 2,120 new Covid-19 cases and seven more deaths

Bihar reported 2,120 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, 242 less than the previous day, taking the tally to 8,17,824

Coronavirus pandemic: Assam's new cases drop by 53% in a day

Assam on Wednesday reported an over 53 per cent fall in daily Covid-19 cases compared to the previous day, as 1,951 more people tested positive for the virus

Covid-19 pandemic: Rajasthan registers 13,049 new cases, 21 deaths

Rajasthan on Wednesday recorded 21 deaths and 13,049 fresh COVID-19 cases, an official report said.

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 4,969 fresh cases, 34 deaths

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally went up to 19,79,254 on Wednesday when 4,969 fresh cases, 475 more than the previous day's count

Covid-19 pandemic: Pune district logs 11,358 new cases, 7 deaths

Maharashtra's Pune district recorded 11,358 new COVID-19 cases, taking its overall tally to 13,73,427

Uttar Pradesh reports 10,937 new coronavirus cases, 23 more deaths

Uttar Pradesh reported 10,937 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday that pushed its active infection tally to 80,342official statement said.