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Homecare demand in check in Omicron wave, largely limited to seniors

A recent study by ICMR also found most symptoms weren't as evident as in earlier waves and the use of drugs on admitted patients was also quite limited

UK to scrap all Covid restrictions on Monday, experts urge caution

Johnson said the end to restrictions would "mark a moment of pride as we begin to learn to live with Covid"

RTPCR, double vax no more needed to visit Puri's Jagannath temple

The decision was taken in view of the declining Covid-19 cases, officials said

India records over 16,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, 206 more fatalities

The active cases comprise 0.47 per cent of the total infections

No perfect solution to protection from Covid-19 amid growing fatigue: Fauci

The remarks were made against the backdrop that U.S. health officials said they were preparing new COVID-19 guidance on many aspects of the virus response as the Omicron case surge declined.

Global Covid-19 caseload rises to 424.1 million, deaths at 5.88 million

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

Singer Justin Bieber tests positive for Covid-19 amid world tour

Bieber was scheduled to perform as part of his 'Justice World Tour' at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas a day ago, but now the show has been postponed due to his illness.

Thane records 74 fresh Covid-19 infections, no new fatalities

The mortality rate in the district was 1.67 per cent

Data story: India logs 16,051 cases; smallest single-day jump in 2022

India has so far administered 1,754,625,710 vaccine doses. That is 4095.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.23 per cent of its population

Maharashtra reports 1,437 fresh Covid-19 infections, 6 more deaths

To date, a total of 4,456 patients infected with the Omicron variant have been reported in the state

US Covid-19 infections, hospitalisations continue steady decline

In New York, the number of cases went down by more than 50 per cent over the last two weeks.

Covid-19 pandemic: No Deltacron variant found in India so far

The Insacog, however, is on high alert and is tracking the genomes across different samples it collects from across the country.

UK to scrap all remaining Covid-related restrictions next week

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ending all of the legal restrictions brought in to curb the spread of the virus will let people in the UK protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms.

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 278 new cases and 13 deaths

West Bengal recorded 13 Covid-19 deaths and 278 more cases on Sunday

Delhi reports 570 new Covid cases, 4 fatalities; positivity rate at 1.04%

Delhi on Sunday reported 570 fresh Covid cases, against 635 cases reported on Saturday

Madhya Pradesh sees 950 Covid cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate dips to 1.3%

The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,34,440 on Sunday after the detection of 950 new cases, while the deaths of two patients took the toll to 10,715, a health department official said. The positivity rate came down to 1.3 per cent from 1.4 per cent on Saturday, he added. The recovery count stood at 10,16,198 after 1,785 people were discharged during the day, leaving MP with 7,527 active cases, he said. Bhopal and Indore, the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh, registered 214 and 76 cases, respectively, during the past 24 hours, he said. With 68,952 samples examined during the day, the number of tests in MP went up to 2,73,68,919, the official added. A government release said 11,30,31,862 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state, including 12,924 on Sunday. Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Total cases 10,34,440, new cases 950, death toll 10,715, recoveries 10,16,198, active cases 7,527, number of tests so far 2,73,68,919

Covid-19 pandemic: Mizoram reports 1,324 new cases, one more death

Mizoram reported 1,324 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 173 more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 2,05,800, a health department official said. The state's coronavirus death toll rose to 643 as one more patient succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, he said. The northeastern state had reported 1,151 coronavirus cases and one death on Saturday. The fresh 1,324 cases detected from 5,193 samples put the single-day positivity rate at 25.49 per cent, he said. Mizoram now has 9,400 active COVID-19 cases. A total of 1,95,757 patients have recovered from the infection so far, including 668 in the last 24 hours, he said. The recovery rate among coronavirus patients is 95.12 per cent, and the death rate is 0.31 per cent. The state has so far tested more than 17.93 lakh samples for COVID-19. According to state immunisation officer Dr. Lalmuanawma Jongte, more than eight lakh people were inoculated till Saturday, and 6.42 lakh of them have been fully vaccinated.

Gujarat reports 377 fresh coronavirus cases and 9 deaths; 1,148 recover

Gujarat on Sunday reported 377 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 12,20,562, while nine deaths increased the toll to 10,896, a health department official said. So far, 12,04,656 people have been discharged post recovery, including 1,148 during the day, leaving the state with an active tally of 5,010, with 41 patients being on ventilator support, he said. "Ahmedabad led with 136 new cases, followed by Vadodara with 72 cases, Surat 26, Gandhinagar 18 and Rajkot six cases, among others. The deaths comprised five in Vadodara, two in Jamnagar and one each in Surat and Bhavnagar," he informed. A government release said 44,497 people were given COVID-19 vaccine jabs on Sunday, taking the total number of doses administered so far to 10.21 crore. In adjoining Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the tally remained unchanged at 11,407, while the discharge of two people took the recovery count to 11,398, leaving the Union Territory, which has seen four deaths so far, with five active cases, a local offic

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagaland reports two fresh cases, tally at 35,357

Nagaland on Sunday reported two new Covid-19 cases, 13 less than the previous day, taking the tally in the state to 35,357

Coronavirus pandemic: Kerala records 5,427 fresh cases and 92 deaths

Daily Covid-19 cases continued to drop in Kerala with the state on Sunday recording 5,427 fresh infections