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Schools, colleges reopen in Telangana with Covid norms in place

Schools, barring residential government institutions, resumed offline classes in Telangana on Wednesday, with COVID-19 protocols in place, while colleges too resumed in the state.

No cases of new Covid variant C.1.2 detected in India: Health Ministry

The Union health ministry on Wednesday clarified that no case of this variant has been detected in India so far.

Covid breakthrough infections in India within expected numbers: INSACOG

The reported breakthrough COVID-19 infections in India are well within the expected numbers taking into account the total infections and other factors, INSACOG has said

Alpha, Delta and more: Why coronavirus variants are causing alarm

Scientists pay the most attention to mutations in the gene that encodes the virus's spike protein, which plays a key role in its entry into cells and is targeted by vaccines

Maharashtra sees 4,196 new Covid-19 cases, 104 deaths, 4,688 recoveries

Maharashtra reported 4,196 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 104 fatalities, including the highest 43 in the Pune region, while 4,688 patients recovered, a health department official said.

Mumbai logs 323 Covid-19 cases, 1 death; August tally less than July

Mumbai reported 323 new COVID-19 cases and only one fresh fatality - the lowest death count in a week - taking the infection tally to 7,44,155 and the toll to 15,977, a senior civic official said.

Telangana coronavirus update: 338 new Covid-19 cases, one death

Telangana on Tuesday recorded 338 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 658,054, while the death toll rose to 3,873 with one more fatality

Karnataka coronavirus update: 1,217 new Covid-19 cases, 25 deaths

Karnataka reported 1,217 new cases of Covid-19 and 25 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 2,949,445 and toll to 37,318, the Health department said on Tuesday

Kerala reports 30,203 fresh coronavirus cases, 115 more deaths

Kerala on Tuesday reported 30,203 fresh COVID-19 cases and 115 deaths which pushed the total infection count in the state to 40,57,233 and the fatalities to 20,788

Coronavirus buildup in lungs likely driver of Covid deaths: Study

Viral buildup in the lungs is the likely driver behind the steep mortality rates seen in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published on Tuesday. The researchers at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine, US, showed that people who died of COVID-19 had on average 10 times the amount of virus in their lower airways as did severely ill patients who survived their illness. The finding, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, contradicts previous theories that simultaneous infections, such as bacterial pneumonia or overreaction of the body's immune defence system, played major roles in heightened risk of death. The researchers found no evidence implicating a secondary bacterial infection as the cause of the deaths, although they cautioned that this may be due to the frequent course of antibiotics given to critically ill patients. "Our findings suggest that the body's failure to cope with the large numbers of virus infecting the lungs is largely responsible

DATA STORY: India adds new 30,941 cases; active cases drop after 6 days

India has so far administered 640,528,644 vaccine doses. That is 1954.68 per cent of its total caseload, and 45.9 per cent of its population

Odisha sero survey to focus on children as cases rise among those below 18

The ongoing serological surveillance on Covid-19 in Odisha will focus on those below 18 years as the rate of infection among children and adolescents is on the rise for the last two weeks

New variant, C.1.2, may be more infectious, evade vaccine protection: Study

A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which cause Covid-19, has been detected in South Africa and many other countries globally which could be more transmissible, a study said

West Bengal reports 11 new coronavirus deaths today, 510 fresh cases

West Bengal's Covid-19 death toll rose to 18,434 after 11 more people succumbed to the disease on Monday, a bulletin released by the health department said.

Himachal Pradesh reports 96 fresh coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

Himachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally increased to 2,13,341 on Monday with 96 fresh cases, while the death toll climbed to 3,579 as three more people succumbed to the disease, a health official said.

Haryana reports 10 new coronavirus cases, total number at 770,466

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Haryana increased to 7,70,466 as 10 more people tested positive for the disease, while the death toll climbed to 9,675 with one more fatality.

Punjab reports 27 fresh coronavirus cases today, 4 more fatalities

Punjab on Monday recorded 27 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 6,00,576, while four more fatalities pushed the death toll to 16,373, according to a medical bulletin. Of the fresh cases, six were reported from Mohali and four each from Gurdaspur and Jalandhar, the bulletin stated. The latest deaths were reported from Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Mohali districts, it said. There are 359 active COVID-19 cases in Punjab, the bulletin said. With 54 more recoveries, the total number of cured persons has reached 5,83,844, it said. Chandigarh's COVID-19 caseload increased to 65,099 as six more people tested positive for the disease, the bulletin said. The union territory did not report any fresh deaths. The death toll stands at 813. There are 40 active COVID-19 cases in Chandigarh, while 64,246 people have recovered from the disease, the bulletin stated.

Tamil Nadu adds 1,523 fresh Covid-19 infections, reports 21 deaths

Tamil Nadu on Monday added 1,523 new Covid-19 infections pushing the caseload to 26,13,360, while 21 people succumbed to the virus taking the death toll to 34,899.

Confounding Covid: Higher positivity rate in higher-vaccination districts

Data from 42 most affected districts by positivity rate show that these on average have higher vaccinated population than the rest of the country

Karnataka records 973 fresh coronavirus cases, sees 15 fatalities

Karnataka on Monday reported 973 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,48,228 and death toll to 37,293