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Data story: India logs 4,518 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,701

The count of active cases across India on June 6 increased by 1,730, compared with 1,636 on June 5

Data story: India logs 5,233 new cases; biggest single-day jump in 95 days

India has added 29,450 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 3,714 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,708

The count of active cases across India on June 7 increased by 1,194, compared with 1,730 on June 6

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra, Kerala on high alert as cases spike

On Tuesday, Maharashtra recorded 1,881 new Covid cases, 81 per cent more than the previous day and highest since February 18

Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai account for a third of daily Covid-19 cases

The three cities account for a tenth of the country's daily tests

Mumbai reports 1,242 new Covid cases in a day, highest since Jan 29

Notably, for the first time since March-end, the civic body has increased daily Covid-19 tests to over 15,000

Bengaluru: BBMP makes masks a must, to increase tests as Covid cases rise

Everyday, more than 200 new COVID cases are being reported and 16,000 tests are being conducted

Covid concerns - again

Govt must gear up to treat the disease as endemic

Beijing opens up restaurants, cinemas as China eases Covid curbs

Public transport will resume in most districts, except Fengtai and some parts of Changping, allowing workers to return to the office and restaurants to start dine-in services, local authorities said

ICMR issues guidelines for Type 1 Diabetes amid surge in Covid-19 cases

According to ICMR study, more and more children are being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in India

Trading strategies for Thyrocare, Dr Lal Path, Metropolis amid Covid scare

Thyrocare, Dr Lal Path Labs and Metropolis are trading almost 50 per cent below their respective all-time highs, the reversal may see breakout if the key respective levels are sustained

Covid-19: Delhi records 343 new infections, positivity rate at 1.91%

Delhi on Sunday logged 343 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.91 per cent while no new death was reported due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu adds 107 new infections, active caseload rises to 836

Tamil Nadu on Sunday added 107 new COVID-19 cases, including two returnees from the United States and Madhya Pradesh respectively, pushing the caseload to 34,56,083, the Health department said. The death toll remained unchanged at 38,025 with zero fatalities in the last 24 hours, a medical bulletin said. Chennai accounted for a majority of the fresh infections with 43. Kancheepuram reported 16 cases followed by Chengalpet (13), Tiruvallur (7), Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchirapalli (six each), Erode and Kanyakumari (4) while Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Nilgiris, Ramanathapuram, Ranipet, Salem, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Vellore and Villupuram districts added one case each. The number of people who have recuperated from the viral disease rose to 34,17,222 with 70 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours. Tamil Nadu currently has 836 active Covid cases. The state capital leads among districts with 408 active infections and overall 7,52,840 coronavirus cases. A total of 12,944 sa

Only ICMR accredited labs can collect Covid samples: DDMA

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed that only ICMR-accredited labs can collect COVID-19 samples. In an order issued on May 31, the DDMA also said all labs should ensure that their own sample collectors or the entity collecting samples on their behalf must follow all bio-safety and bio-security precautions while collecting the samples, including the Bio-Medical Waste Management protocols. "The personnel being employed by labs should be adequately qualified as per the qualifications fixed by ICMR/NABL or any authorised agency of Governor of India," read the order. It also directed district magistrates to conduct surprise inspections and visits. "The district magistrates concerned shall supervise and ensure the compliance of the above directions by the Covid-19 testing labs/hospitals situated within their jurisdiction and shall also ensure that any violation of the above directions is penalised under the appropriate provisions of Section 51 to 60 of Disaster ...

12 samples tested positive for BA4 and BA5 Omicron samples in Tamil Nadu

New Omicron variants BA4 and BA5 were detected from the samples collected in Tamil Nadu and the results from a lab in Hyderabad have revealed it, state Minister Ma Subramanian said on Sunday. The Minister for Medical and Family Welfare said 12 samples of the 150 samples were sent to the lab in Hyderabad which have confirmed the presence of the new variants marking the emergence of new coronavirus variants in the state. "As many as four people have been detected with BA4 variant while eight people have been diagnosed with BA5 variant. All of them are isolated. We are closely monitoring these 12 people. They are all doing fine," he told reporters. He said those secondary contacts who came in contact with the primary contacts were identified and are being monitored by the health officials. Stating that one case of BA4 variant was reported in Navalur, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai about 15 days back, he said that patient was fully recovered. "We have sent about 150 samples collected

Covid-19: Daily positivity rate above 1% after 34 days; 4,270 new cases

The active cases rose to 24,052 and the death toll climbed to 5,24,692 with 15 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated

Data story: India logs 4,270 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,692

The count of active cases across India on June 5 increased by 1,636, compared with 1,239 on June 4

Hong Kong to distribute 100,000 RAT kits after sewage Covid detection

On Saturday, Hong Kong registered 176 new Covid cases by nucleic acid tests, and 270 additional cases through self-reported rapid antigen tests

Delhi records 405 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate 2.07%

With this, the national capital's Covid-19 case tally increased to 19,08,387 while the death toll stood at 26,212.

Mumbai records 889 new Covid cases in a day; active caseload rises to 4,294

Of the 889 new cases, only 45 needed hospitalisation and 3 of them required oxygen support, currently 154 Covid beds are occupied in city and 14 patients are on oxygen support, the official said.