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Puducherry confirms 893 more cases of coronavirus, tally at 132,759

Puducherry confirmed 893 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the cumulative figure to 1,32,759 during the last twenty-four hours ending 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

China hands out jail terms as long as 4 years for coronavirus lapses

Chinese authorities are especially protective of the nation's capital, often requiring negative Covid tests to enter by plane or train, and strictly tracking people's movements

India's Omicron tally at 4,868 with Bengal logging 267 cases in 24 hrs

The national tally of Omicron variant has mounted to 4868, Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Wednesday morning.

Covid: Lata Mangeshkar continues to be under observation, says doctor

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar is still under observation in the ICU, three days after she tested positive for Covid and was subsequently admitted to a city hospital, doctor treating her said.

Kerala logs 76 new Omicron cases; Cluster detected in pvt nursing college

Kerala on Wednesday reported 76 fresh Omicron cases taking the total number of people infected with the new variant of COVID-19 to 421, state health minister Veena George said here.

Amid spike, labs pull out all stops to cope with Omicron rush of tests

Hiring more staff, expanding capacity and opening walk-in centres are some of the steps laboratories are taking to cope with increased tests and timely results as Covid cases spike in the country.

Data story: India logs 194,720 cases, Kerala's death toll crosses 50,000

India has so far administered 1,538,008,200 vaccine doses. That is 4263.89 per cent of its total caseload, and 109.94 per cent of its population

Hospitalisation rate stabilised, current wave may have peaked: Delhi min

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday said the number of hospital admissions in the national capital due to COVID-19 has stabilised over the last five days

Odisha logs 8,778 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate rises to 11.7%

Odisha on Wednesday registered a 24 per cent increase in fresh coronavirus cases as compared to the previous day as 8,778 more people tested positive for the infection

Coronavirus cases in Kerala increase by 100% in a week's time

Kerala on Tuesday reported 9,066 fresh Covid cases after 63,898 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, increasing the daily test positivity rate to 14.18 per cent

Australia's New South Wales sees deadliest day of Covid at 21 deaths

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, made the reporting of rapid antigen test results mandatory Wednesday as it experienced its deadliest day of the pandemic with 21 deaths. State Premier Dominic Perrottet said residents who failed to register a positive rapid antigen test would face a fine of up to 1,000 Australian dollars (USD721) starting next week. Perrottet said the registration process was simple and would help health officials provide more support to people with underlying health conditions. The 21 deaths reported in New South Wales on Wednesday topped the previous record of 18 set on Monday. The state saw 34,759 new COVID-19 cases and 2,242 hospitalizations, including 175 patients in intensive care. Victoria state also reported 21 deaths Wednesday along with 40,127 new cases as the state government announced that 1,000 first-year healthcare students and retired nurses would be recruited as vaccinators to meet rising demand for booster shots. Deputy Premier Jam

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari tests Covid-19 positive

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has tested positive for Covid-19 following which he has isolated himself.

TN adds over 15,000 new Covid-19 cases; active infections top 75k mark

The sharpest increase in fresh infections was reported from Chennai with 6,484 cases

Chhattisgarh sees 5,151 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; positivity rate 9.21%

Average positivity rate (cases detected per 100 tests) was 9.21 percent as on Tuesday

Uttarakhand posts highest single-day spike in Covid cases in over 7 months

One Covid patient also died in the state on Tuesday

Maharashtra records 34,424 new Covid-19 cases; Omicron tally up by 34

As many as 210,043 coronavirus tests were conducted in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 pandemic: Haryana records 5,746 fresh cases, three deaths

The total Covid case count in the state climbed to 805,633

America logs record 1.3 mn daily Covid cases; China locks down third city

The previous record was 1.03 million cases on January 3

Restrictions in place, slight fall in India's daily Covid caseload

Rising weekly positivity rate remains a concern, may point to cases going undetected

Gujarat's Covid-19 case count tops 7,000 after nearly 8 months; 3 die

Gujarat had last reported more than 7,000 cases in a day at 7,135 on May 17 last year