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India's Covid testing data is a black hole, says top microbiologist

Private institutions should be allowed to do genome sequencing, says Dr Gagandeep Kang

Covid-19 pandemic: Odisha logs 10,273 new cases and four deaths

The daily test positivity rate (TPR) rose to 13.57 per cent from 12.41 per cent the previous day

Centre must think of mandatory vaccination to tide over hesitancy: Tope

The Covid-19 cases are rising but some 86 per cent patients are in home isolation and only 2.86 per cent require ICU admission and oxygen, he informed

Vaccines need to be updated to combat Covid variants, say experts

A booster dose, every six months may not be a sustainable idea, the experts contended

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 155.92 crore: Govt

The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight

Covid-19 pandemic: Indonesia reports 850 new cases, 8 more deaths

The rate of the country's national vaccination continues to rise

Bihar reports over 6,500 fresh Covid-19 cases after eight months

The death toll rose to 12,121 as two more persons lost their lives

Madhya Pradesh logs 4,755 Covid-19 cases, positivity rate rises to 5.9%

Indore and Bhopal, the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh, registered 1,291 and 1,008 cases, respectively, in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu sees 23,459 cases and 26 deaths

The State capital - Chennai - recorded majority of the new infections with 8,963

CISF worst-hit by Covid-19 among all CAPFs due to airport duties

With 423 cases in the last 24 hours, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is the worst-hit among Central Armed Police Forces by the Omicron-triggered third wave of the Covid pandemic

Bengal logs 22,645 new Covid-19 cases, 28 deaths; fatality rate 1.07%

The positivity rate dipped to 31.14 per cent from 32.13 per cent a day ago.

Karnataka reports 28,723 new Covid-19 cases, 20,121 in Bengaluru

Karnataka on Friday reported 28,723 new cases of COVID-19, including 20,121 in Bengaluru, as it recorded the highest number of tests since the beginning of the pandemic at over two lakh. There were 14 new fatalities (Bengaluru - seven), the Health Department said in a bulletin. "Highest testing since the beginning of pandemic with 2.21 lakh tests today," State Health and Medical Education Mnister K Sudhakar tweeted on Friday. Positivity rate stood at 12.98 per cent in the State, where there were 1,41,337 active cases, including close to 1.01 lakh in the city. Sudhakar said although the cases are increasing by the day, only about five to six per cent are getting hospitalised. "However, it is a matter of concern that nursing staff are getting infected. So we should not be complacent as it may overwhelm our health infrastructure", he said. Experts have opined that the third wave in the State may peak by February first week and start receding by third or fourth week of next month,

Covid-19 pandemic: Uttar Pradesh registers over 16K cases, 3 deaths

The total number of Covid cases in the state stands at 18,01,231

Andhra Pradesh registers 4,528 more Covid-19 cases, 418 recoveries

Andhra Pradesh reported 4,528 fresh cases of Covid-19, 418 recoveries and one death in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Friday.

Covid-19: BMC issues norms to keep track of sale, use of home test kits

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued new guidelines to manufacturers, suppliers and sellers of home antigen testing kits in the city.

Israel detects 20 cases of highly transmissible Omicron sub-variant

Israel has detected some 20 cases of a new sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid.

Blind faith among Gangasagar pilgrims leads to flouting of Covid norms

Blind faith of thousands of pilgrims thronging to city's Babu-Ghat for the Gangasagar Mela, saw many of them discarding Covid safety protocol, turning virus containment a tough proposition for state

Odisha registers 10,273 coronavirus infections, active cases at 53,171

Odisha on Friday recorded 10,273 Covid-19 cases taking the active caseload in the state to 53,171.

Delhi: 75% patients who died due to Covid were unvaccinated, says Jain

More than 75 per cent of those who succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection in the current wave in Delhi were unvaccinated, Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Friday. He also said that the city is expected to record less than 25,000 coronavirus cases on Friday. Delhi had on Thursday reported 28,867 COVID-19 cases, the sharpest single-day spike since the pandemic began, and 31 deaths, while the positivity rate surged to 29.21 per cent, according to the health department data. Delhi's previous biggest daily jump of 28,395 cases was recorded on April 20 last year. According to official data, of the 97 people who died here due to Covid, between January 9 to January 12, 70 people were unvaccinated, while 19 had taken the first jab and eight were fully vaccinated. Besides seven were minors. "More than 75 per cent of the people who died due to coronavirus had not even taken a single dose of the vaccine. Ninety per cent of the people had severe comorbidities like cancer and kidney

Data story: India logs 264,202 new cases, death toll rises to 485,350

India has so far administered 1,553,981,819 vaccine doses. That is 4247.92 per cent of its total caseload, and 111.09 per cent of its population