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Celebrate festivals with caution, second Covid wave not yet over: Govt

The weekly positive rate has been less than 3 per cent for the eighth consecutive week

Chhattisgarh reports 47 Covid-19 cases, zero death; active tally below 600

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 tally mounted to 10,04,392 on Thursday with the detection of 47 new cases, while no fresh fatality due to the infection was reported in the state

Delta sub-lineage AY.12 seen in states; needs closer examination: INSACOG

AY.12, a sub-lineage of Delta which is driving fresh cases in Israel, is being seen in many states in the country but the numbers need a closer examination, INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin

Delhi coronavirus update: Zero Covid-19 fatality, 45 new cases

No death due to Covid-19 was recorded in Delhi on Thursday, while the national capital reported 45 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent

Karnataka coronavirus update: 1,213 new Covid-19 cases, 25 deaths

Karnataka reported 1,213 new Covid-19 cases and 25 deaths on Thursday, taking the total number of infections to 2,943,463 and the toll to 37,231, the health department said on Thursday

Kerala govt blames home quarantine violation for spike in Covid cases

The surge in COVID-19 infections in Kerala continued with the daily cases soaring past 30,000 for the second consecutive day on Thursday

Kerala records over 30,000 Covid-19 cases for second day running

Kerala posted 30,007 fresh COVID cases, the second consecutive day it reported more than 30,000, and 162 deaths which pushed the total infection count in the state to 39.13 lakh and the toll to 20,134

Union home secretary reviews coronavirus situation in Kerala

Kerala accounts for 68 per cent of the fresh Covid-19 cases in the country

Covid most transmissible 2 days before, 3 days after symptoms appear: Study

People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, are most contagious two days before, and three days after they develop symptoms, according to a study conducted in China. The research, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, also found that infected individuals were more likely to be asymptomatic if they contracted the virus from a primary case -- the first infected person in an outbreak -- who was also asymptomatic. "In previous studies, viral load has been used as an indirect measure of transmission," said Leonardo Martinez, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) in the US. "We wanted to see if results from these past studies, which show that that COVID cases are most transmissible a few days before and after symptom onset, could be confirmed by looking at secondary cases among close contacts," Martinez said. The researchers conducted contact tracing and studied COVID-19 transmission among approximately 9,000 close .

Covid-19 pandemic: India needs to focus on vaccinating more, says Guleria

He said that there was not enough evidence that a booster dose would be beneficial

Third Covid wave may not be severe but prepare for worst: INSACOG's Arora

The Delta variant, which hit India in the second wave, has been responsible for a lot of breakthrough infections

Maharashtra reports 5,031 new Covid-19 cases, 216 deaths, 4,380 recoveries

Maharashtra reported 5,031 new coronavirus cases and 216 fresh fatalities on Wednesday - the latter up nearly 100 from a day ago - taking the infection tally to 64,37,680 and the toll to 1,36,571

Delhi records 35 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, one fatality:

Delhi reported 35 fresh COVID-19 cases and one more fatality due to the disease on Wednesday, according to data shared by the city health department.

West Bengal reports 708 fresh Covid cases, death toll climbs to 18393

West Bengal's Covid-19 death toll climbed to 18,393 with 10 more fatalities, while 708 fresh cases pushed the tally to 15,44,817, a bulletin released by the health department said on Wednesday.

Gujarat reports 17 fresh coronavirus cases, 1 death, 17 recoveries

Gujarat's coronavirus tally rose to 8,25,347 on Wednesday with the addition of 17 new cases, while one more patient succumbed to the infection, the state health department said. With one more COVID-19 death - reported from Jamnagar district - the statewide toll rose to 10,080, the department said. A total of 17 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, pushing the number of recovered cases to 8,15,108, said the department in a release. The state's COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent. Gujarat now has 159 active cases, out of which the condition of five patients is critical, the release said. The number of people who have been administered COVID-19 vaccines in the state rose to 4,39,78,413, of which 3,46,880 beneficiaries were inoculated on Wednesday, the department said. District-wise, Surat reported the highest number of six new cases, followed by Dahod with five, Ahmedabad and Vadodara two cases, and Gandhinagar and Kutch one each, it said. The .

Molbio Diagnostics developing more tests for Truenat platform

Molbio is preparing test kits for zika, cholera, nipah, sickle cell anaemia, ch­olera, influenza, mumps, syp­hillis, yellow fever, HIV2 etc

Judges not living in ivory towers, aware of second wave condition: HC

Judges do not live in ivory towers and have seen the condition of the national capital during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court Wednesday observed.

Punjab reports 37 new Covid-19 cases, total fatalities at 16,358

Punjab on Wednesday reported one 37 fresh cases of coronavirus and one Covid-related death, taking the number of infections and fatalities to 6,00,378 and 16,358 respectively

Andhra Pradesh reports 1,601 more Covid-19 cases, sees 16 fatalities

Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday recorded 1,601 new Covid cases, taking the state's overall tally beyond 20 lakh, while active cases rose slightly to 14,061.

New New York governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicised Covid-19 tally

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,000 more Covid deaths