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Data story: India records 4,858 new Covid cases; active tally at 48,027

India has added 38,466 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 5,664 new Covid cases; active tally rise to 47,922

India has added 38,829 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 6,422 new Covid cases; active tally rises to 46,389

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India registers 6,298 new Covid-19 cases; active tally rises to 46,748

India added 6,298 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,45,22,777, while the active cases climbed 46,748, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,273 with 23 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 2.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.71 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 359 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.89 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.70 per cent, according to the ministry. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpa

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Odisha reports 260 new Covid-19 cases; active tally stands at 1,674

Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,30,853 on Wednesday as 260 more people, including 29 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The toll remained at 9,185 as there were no new deaths. Fifty-three other patients have died due to comorbidities so far, it said. Odisha had recorded 159 infections on Tuesday. The state now has 1,674 active COVID-19 cases, while 353 more people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 13,19,941. The positivity rate was at 1.9 per cent as the new cases were detected after testing 13,826 samples.

Data story: India logs 5,108 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,216

India has so far administered 2,156,706,574 vaccine doses

17 mn in Europe experienced long Covid; WHO urges nation to find solution

At least 17 million people in the World Health Organisation (WHO) European Region experienced the post-Covid-19 condition, or long Covid, in the first two years of the pandemic

Myanmar reports 299 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs; tally rises to 617,355

Myanmar confirmed 299 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 617,355

Maharashtra records 730 coronavirus cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 5,513

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 730 new coronavirus infections and four pandemic-related deaths, the health department said in a release. The state's COVID-19 case tally rose to 81,11,976, and death toll reached 1,48,293. On Monday, the state had recorded 414 new cases and one fatality. State capital Mumbai recorded 193 cases and zero fatality on Tuesday. Mira-Bhayander and Navi Mumbai cities recorded one fatality each, while Satara district recorded two fatalities. The case fatality rate in the state is 1.82 per cent. The number of active cases in the state stood at 5,513. As many as 1,075 patients recovered from the viral infection since previous evening, taking the total of recovered patients to 79,58,170. The recovery rate in the state is 98.10 per cent. As many as 23,918 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of coronavirus tests conducted in the state to 8,44,09,585. Maharashtra's coronavirus figures: New cases: 730; New deaths: four; Active cases: 5

Maharashtra sees 414 Covid-19 cases, 1 death, 771 recoveries: Official

Maharashtra on Monday recorded 414 COVID-19 cases and one fatality, which took the tally to 81,11,246 and the toll to 1,48,289, an official said. This was a dip from the 701 cases and three deaths recorded a day earlier, he pointed out. Mumbai accounted for 128 cases and one death. The recovery count in Maharashtra rose by 771 in the last 24 hours and reached 79,57,095, leaving the state with an active caseload of 5,862, the official said. State health department data showed the fatality rate was 1.82 per cent and the recovery rate was 98.10 per cent. It said 8,43,85,667 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the state so far, including 14,890 in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra's coronavirus figures for the day: Fresh cases: 414; total cases: 81,11,246, deaths: 1,48,289, recoveries 79,57,095, active cases: 5,862; total tests: 8,43,85,667.

Data story: India adds 4,369 new Covid cases; active tally at 46,347

India has added 38,087 cases in the past 7 days

Mumbai records 128 new covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 1,666

Mumbai on Monday recorded 128 new cases of coronavirus that took the overall tally to 11,48,106, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the city, said a civic official. With one more COVID-19-linked death registered in the metropolis, the toll increased to 19,719, said the official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The count of recoveries rose to 11,26,721 after 172 people recuperated from the infection, he said. The city has a coronavirus recovery rate of 98.1 per cent and is now left with 1,666 active cases, the official said. As per a bulletin issued by the civic body, 6,206 swab samples were examined in the last 24 hours for detection of COVID-19, taking the number of tests conducted so far to 1,81,81,541. Of the 128 new cases, only 11 patients were symptomatic, it stated. The growth rate of COVID-19 cases in the city stood at 0.022 per cent between September 5 and September 11, while the case doubling rate has improved to 3,203 days.

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Data story: India logs 5,221 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,165

India has added 38,135 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 5,076 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,150

India has added 38,824 cases in the past 7 days.

Tamil Nadu posts 436 fresh coronavirus cases; active tally at 4,918

Tamil Nadu on Friday recorded 436 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total caseload to 35,72,802. A lone passenger from Canada added to 436 positive cases today. There have been 38,038 fatalities due to the contagion so far and no death was reported today, according to a bulletin from the State health department. A total of 35,29,846 COVID-19 patients were discharged following treatment so far and this includes 442 who recovered today. The active cases declined to 4,918 from 4,924, a day ago. Among the districts, Chennai, Coimbatore and Chengalpattu recorded a maximum of 87, 57 and 43 cases, respectively.

India registers 6,093 new Covid-19 cases; recovery rate rises to 98.70%

India logged 6,093 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,44,84,729, while the active cases declined to 49,636, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,121 with 31 fatalities which includes 13 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.70 per cent, the ministry said. A decline of 706 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. I The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June

Two Israel-based antibodies may fight all known Covid-19 strains: Study

Scientists in Israel have isolated two antibodies from the immune system of recovered COVID-19 patients that may neutralise all known strains of SARS-CoV-2, including Omicron, with up to 95 per cent efficiency. The team at Tel Aviv University noted that targeted treatment with antibodies and their delivery to the body in high concentrations may serve as an effective substitute for vaccines, especially for at-risk populations and those with weakened immune systems. By using antibody treatment, there is a possibility that the need to provide repeated booster shots to the entire population every time a new variant emerges will be eliminated, the researchers said. The study, recently published in the journal Communications Biology, is a continuation of a preliminary research conducted in October 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 crisis. At that time, the team sequenced all the B immune system cells from the blood of people who had recovered from the original COVID-19 strain in Israel

Beijing under Covid-19 alert after a school, university report fresh cases

The Chinese capital issued a fresh coronavirus alert on Thursday after it reported 21 local COVID-19 infections a day earlier, three of which were from a high school and the rest from a university, health officials said. In view of the fresh outbreak, Beijing's health officials asked residents to stay put during the upcoming Mid-Autumn festival holiday on Saturday, official media reported. According to the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, there have been three confirmed cases screened out from the community level in Beijing's Haidian district. The three, who tested positive are classmates and live in the student dormitories of the high school affiliated to Minzu University of China, state-run Global Times reported on Thursday. It is mandatory for the city's 21.5 million population to undergo COVID-19 tests on alternate days. The high school has traced 570 close contacts and has been designated as a high-risk area since the three cases have been staying on the campus since ...