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Covid-19 pandemic: Bihar records 4,063 new cases and 11 deaths

The state has 30,481 active cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra reports 43,697 new cases; 49 die

Currently, there are 23,93,704 people in home quarantine and 3,200 people in institutional quarantine

Covid-19: Global vaccine program COVAX low on funds, seeks $5.2 billion

The UN-backed programme known as COVAX has delivered just over 1 billion doses since shipments started nearly a year ago

Covid-19 pandemic: 27 more deaths in Punjab and 7,849 cases

So far, 16,846 people have died from the infection in the state

Africa should no longer be last in line to access Covid vaccines: Ramaphosa

Speaking at the official launch of the Nant-SA Vaccine Manufacturing Campus in Cape town, Ramaphosa said it was part of a far broader initiative to propel Africa into a new era of health science

Will lift Covid-19 curbs as Omicron is past its peak: Boris Johnson

This means people in England will no longer be told to work from home where possible

MP logs 7,597 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths; active tally at 43,973

The positivity rate stood at 9.8 per cent as against 9.7 per cent recorded on Tuesday

Odisha logs 11,607 new Covid cases, 6 fatalities, 145 fresh Omicron cases

The Covid-19 toll in Odisha mounted to 8,494

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports 20,966 cases, sets new record

The caseload in the state rose to 977,078

Delhi logs 13,785 fresh Covid cases, 35 deaths; positivity rate 23.86%

The case tally has climbed to 17,47,966 in Delhi

Seven Covid deaths, record 3,148 new cases in Himachal Pradesh

This is the highest spike in covid cases in the hill state in a single day

Covid-19 pandemic: Over 1.59 billion jabs administered till date, says govt

The government rolled out the countrywide vaccination drive on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting jabbed in the first phase

Over 50% of total 322 Covid positive SC employees recovered: Report

Sources termed as alarmist some news reports that out of around 1500 staff in the apex court and as many as 400 have tested positive to Covid in the third wave

Mild cases of Covid infection can lead to 'brain fog' for nine months

Mild Covid infection can cause attention and memory problems for months after recovery, new research suggests, the Daily Mail reported.

Active cases surge to 44,935 in Andhra Pradesh; Fresh cases cross 10,000

Active cases increased to 44,935 as Andhra Pradesh registered 10,057 fresh cases of Covid-19, the highest in a day after the first week of June 2021, with a positivity rate of about 22 per cent.

J-K sees Jan's highest single-day spike with 5,818 Covid cases, 4 deaths

There are 26,236 active cases in the union territory

Kerala reports 34,199 new coronavirus cases as TPR jumps to 37%

The trend of new Covid cases in Kerala has been on a high for the past one week and on Wednesday it recorded a staggering 34,199 cases taking the daily test positivity rate to 37.17 per cent

Beijing grapples with Delta, Omicron infections ahead of Winter Olympics

The city which is bracing to host the Winter Olympics from February 4 reported first case of Omicron variant on January 16

WHO counts 18 million coronavirus cases last week as omicron slows

The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20 per cent last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant's spread

30% individuals lose Covid vaccine-acquired immunity 6 months: Study

As much as 30 per cent individuals lose vaccine-acquired immunity after six months, according to a study conducted by AIG Hospitals along with the Asian Healthcare Foundation on Vaccine Immunity. The study was conducted on 1,636 healthcare workers who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a press release from AIG Hospitals said. "Our study results were at par with other global studies where we found that almost 30 per cent individuals had antibody levels below protective immunity level of 100 AU/ml after six months. These individuals were majorly above 40 years with co-morbidities like hypertension and diabetes. Out of the total, 6 per cent did not develop any immune protection at all," Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, AIG Hospitals said. The results clearly indicated that with age, immunity waning is directly proportional which means that younger people have more sustained antibody levels than the elderly population. One of the most important results of the study showed that peop