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Data story: India reports 1,233 new cases; death toll rises to 521,101

India has so far administered 1,838,241,743 vaccine doses. That is 4272.67 per cent of its total caseload, and 131.05 per cent of its population

Thane registers 10 fresh Covid-19 infections, no new fatalities

The Covid-19 mortality rate in the district is 1.67 per cent

Global Covid caseload rises to 484.9 million, deaths reach 6.13 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths

US CDC recommends additional Covid-19 boosters for vulnerable groups

The move will increase protection for these vulnerable groups against severe disease from Covid-19, Xinhua news agency quoted the CDC as saying.

Amid surge in Covid-19, China registers 1,629 fresh infections

Amid growing resentment over the stringent measures towards the zero-Covid policy by the authorities, the Chinese public has been taking to social media platforms to express their frustration

Omicron subvariant BA.2 becomes dominant strain in US, says CDC

The variant has been steadily rising in proportion due to its increased transmissibility compared to the original Omicron strain, Xinhua news agency reported.

Gujarat reports five new COVID-19 cases, active cases down to 150

Gujarat on Tuesday reported five new coronavirus infections but no pandemic-related deaths, the health department said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 42 fresh cases and one death

Karnataka on Tuesday registered 42 fresh Covid-19 cases and one fatality, taking the total to 39,45,401 and 40,052 respectively, till date

Andhra Pradesh records only 5 fresh Covid-19 cases, lowest in a day

Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday registered only five fresh cases of Covid-19, the lowest number in a day since the outbreak of pandemic two years ago

Kerala records 424 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths in a day

As many as 17,846 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Citing WHO data, Centre says India has 'lowest' Covid deaths per mn people

Accordingly, all states/UTs report cases and deaths to the health ministry and the same is also put in public domain on a regular basis

Data required for suggesting mixing of Covid-19 vaccines, says govt

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) needs adequate scientific data to make a recommendation on mixing of COVID-19 vaccines, the government said on Tuesday. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has granted permission to the Christian Medical College, Vellore to conduct phase-IV study with Covishield and Covaxin to compare immunogenicity of mixed vaccine regimen and to Bharat Biotech for phase-2 clinical trial to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of Covaxin with BBV154 (Adenoviral Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine), Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said. "Adequate scientific data is required for NTAGI to make a recommendation on mixing of COVID-19 vaccines, at present this information is not available," Pawar said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. She was responding to question on whether the government is considering mixing of COVID-19 vaccines based on heterologous strategies conducted earlier for other diseases, to .

Shanghai bars all from leaving homes, allowed out only to get Covid test

While Shanghai's caseload remains modest by global standards, the city has become a testing ground for China's 'zero-Covid' strategy

Data story: India reports 1,259 new cases; death toll rises to 521,070

India has so far administered 1,835,390,499 vaccine doses. That is 4266.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 130.85 per cent of its population

Omicron variant wipes out Delta completely in Tamil Nadu Covid cases

A report of the state public health department said that 68.4 per cent of all whole-genome sequenced samples were of the BA.2 variant while 15.2 per cent were of the BA.1.1 variant.

India records 1,259 cases of Covid-19 in 24 hrs, 35 new fatalities

India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 4,30,21,982 on Tuesday with 1,259 fresh cases, while the number of active cases of the infection further declined to 15,378

US Covid vaccinations hit 2-yr low amid Omicron sub-variant surge

The seven-day average number of administered vaccine doses over the past week was a 27.1 decrease from the previous week, according to data of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Global Covid caseload rises to 481.9 mn, deaths surge past 6.12 mn

India accounts for the second highest caseload

US records nearly 30,000 weekly Covid-19 infections among children

Over 12.8 million children have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in the country, according to the report.

Shanghai locks down half of city to fight Covid-19 outbreak: Report

The outbreak is testing country's virus strategy, which is proving tougher to prosecute amid more contagious variants and is dragging on the world's 2nd-largest economy as rest of the globe normalises