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Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 19,286 new cases, 16 more fatalities

It had registered an all-time high single-day spike of 24,287 infections on Sunday

Himachal Pradesh records 1,200 fresh Covid-19 cases, two deaths

The number of active Covid-19 cases in the state climbed to 4,186 from 3,148 on Sunday

ITBP's Covid-19 centre in Delhi re-operationalised, 150 admitted

The facility has a total capacity of 500 beds apart from 150 equipped with ventilator facility

Covid-19 pandemic: Italy targets the unvaccinated with new restrictions

Covid-19 infections are soaring past 100,000 per day in Italy

18k ICU beds, 28k oxygen beds needed in Delhi if daily cases rise to 100k

At least 18,000 ICU beds and 28,000 oxygen beds will be required for COVID-19 patients if the daily cases rise up to one lakh in the national capital, according to Delhi government estimates

Mild cases can be managed at home, Covid pill no magic drug: AIIMS doctor

A majority of Covid patients during this Omicron-driven surge of infections have so far shown mild symptoms that can be managed at home with symptomatic treatment, an AIIMS doctor said

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai tests Covid positive

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said he has tested positive for Covid-19, with mild symptoms.

Noida logs 1,223 new Covid cases, active case tally rises to 5,779

Gautam Buddh Nagar on Monday logged 1,223 new COVID-19 infections while its tally of active cases rose to 5,779, the highest for any district in Uttar Pradesh, official data showed. Neighbouring Ghaziabad's active case tally reached 4,614 as it recorded 1,385 new infections, the data issued by the Uttar Pradesh health department for a 24-hour period showed. The two districts together account for over 30 per cent of the active cases of the coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh (33,946), according to official statistics. Since Sunday, 71 patients recovered from the disease in Gautam Buddh Nagar and 70 in Ghaziabad, the data showed. So far, Gautam Buddh Nagar has recorded 468 deaths and Ghaziabad 461 deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic, which started in 2020, according to the official figures. Uttar Pradesh on Monday logged 8,334 new cases of COVID-19 which pushed its active tally of infections to 33,946, the data showed. Four more deaths were recorded in the state on Monday, with the total numb

Covid-19 pandemic: 11,698 new cases in Karnataka and four deaths

The state has been witnessing a steady surge in cases since December last week

Telangana logs 1,825 new Covid cases; launches 'Booster Dose' vaccination

The state had recorded 1,673 fresh cases on Sunday

Covid-19: No physical classes in Haryana schools, colleges till Jan 26

Over the past fortnight, Haryana has seen a sharp spike in Covid cases

More cases of back pain with Omicron after recovery, say experts

While back pain has been a common symptom of viral diseases, doctors are witnessing an increase in the case of severe back pain among Omicron patients, even after recovery.

17 Covid deaths, 19,166 new cases in Delhi in a day; positivity rate 25%

The city had reported the same number of Covid deaths on Sunday too

Arunachal Pradesh Deputy CM Chowna Mein tests positive for Covid-19

Mein requested everyone who came in contact with him in the last few days to quarantine themselves and get tested

Molnupiravir best bet in fight against Covid, say experts

Indian health experts have pointed out that the benefits of the drug outweigh the potential risks it may have in the case of high-risk patients.

Moderna improves forecast for 2022 sales from Covid-19 vaccine

Moderna Inc said it expected to record sales of about $18.5 billion in 2022 from contracts for its COVID vaccine, and about $3.5 billion from additional purchases including booster.

'Don't become corona agents': Maharashtra CM warns reckless public

In an unusually tough statement, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray warned reckless people "not to become Corona agents" by flouting norms as third wave of pandemic has set in state massively.

Omicron variant: Germany to study reliability of rapid antigen-test

German researchers are set to study how far rapid antigen tests are able to detect the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19, reports said.

Data story: Positivity rate at 13.3%; Bengal reports massive spike in cases

India has so far administered 1,519,405,951 vaccine doses. That is 4255.11 per cent of its total caseload, and 108.61 per cent of its population

Shuttle buses, daily Covid testing as Delhi prepares to host India Open

India Open 2022 is all set to kick off from January 11 and will go on till January 16 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi