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Rise in active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra alarming: Health Minister Tope

On Tuesday, Maharashtra reported 2,172 fresh coronavirus cases, up by 50 per cent from 1,426 infections recorded a day before, and 22 new deaths

Not a single Omicron patient needed Oxygen support so far: Delhi minister

On Tuesday, Delhi reported 496 new Covid-19 cases with one death in the previous 24 hours

Covid infections in South Africa decline by nearly 40% in a week

The seven day rolling average for new infections plummeted by 35 per cent from an all-time high of 23,000 cases nine days ago to 15,000 on Monday

Containment zone returns in Chennai, as Omicron cases rise to 45

State Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday said there was no need to panic as all the cases detected so far are asymptomatic

100% vaccination or Covid negative certificate must for parties in Goa: CM

Tourist footfalls to the coastal state have peaked in the wake of Christmas and New Year celebrations

India may see Covid surge within days, says Cambridge University's tracker

. The country is already gearing up to prevent another massive outbreak even though only 781 cases of the highly-mutated omicron have been identified so far.

One more tests Omicron positive in Odisha; state's tally rises to 9

A 31-year-old man, who has returned from Dubai, tested positive for Omicron variant of the coronavirus

As Covid-19 cases rise, testing in 4 most affected cities slowing

Better testing is key to identifying new areas of the surge before they turn into hotspots.

DATA STORY: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi see steep spike in new cases

India has so far administered 1,431,535,641 vaccine doses. That is 4112.55 per cent of its total caseload, and 102.33 per cent of its population

Rapid antigen tests less sensitive for detecting Omicron infections: US FDA

The Food and Drug Administration in the US has said that rapid antigen tests are less sensitive for detecting Omicron variant infections

No new case of Omicron reported in Maharashtra; recovery tally at 91

The state has so far reported 167 cases of Omicron

Covid-19, Omicron cases rising, cancel Vibrant Gujarat summit: Congress

The opposition party in the state asked if delegations coming from foreign countries to participate in the summit will be quarantined for a week

13 Indian firms set to boost India's anti-Covid arsenal with a pill

The Subject Expert Committee in its meeting recommended the use of this drug to treat high-risk patients.

China orders millions more into lockdown after Covid-19 flare-up

Despite facing a much smaller outbreak compared with global virus hotspots, China has not relaxed its "zero Covid" strategy

Covid-19 pandemic: Omicron likely to protect against Delta infections

Global Covid-19 cases hit a daily record on Monday

Mumbai records sharp jump in new Covid-19 cases at 1,377; 1 more dead

With fresh additions, the coronavirus tally in the metropolis rose to 773,298

Covid-19 pandemic: Omicron variant accounts for 59% of new cases in US

The rapid spread comes after the first confirmed case of omicron in the U.S. was identified earlier this month

India may face intense but short outbreak as Omicron spreads: Experts

Kattuman and his team of researchers, developers of the India Covid tracker, are seeing a sharp rise in infection rates across India

Implementing odd-even in Delhi markets absurd, says CAIT

As per CAIT, the move will not reduce the rising cases of Omicron or Covid, but on the contrary the traders as well as the customers will have to face huge problems

Gujarat reports five new Omicron cases, state's tally rises to 78

Gujarat reported five new infections of the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Tuesday which took the tally of such cases in the state to 78, the health department said.