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Daily Covid number exceeding 10,000 not unexpected: Singapore minister

Singapore reported 10,505 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the fourth time this week that daily infection count exceeded the 10,000 mark

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 410 million, fatalities at 5.80 million

The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India

Covid reinfections: are they milder and do they strengthen immunity?

It's reasonable to assume that, in general, reinfections should be less severe than primary infections, as the person being reinfected will have some pre-existing immunity from their primary

Kerala reports 15,184 fresh Covid cases, 23 deaths in last 24 hours

With 38,819 more people recovering since Friday, the total recoveries reached 61,52,076

Covid: China grants conditional approval for Pfizer's oral drug

The pill is a small-molecule oral drug, a co-package of antiviral drugs nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, for adults who are experiencing mild to moderate Covid symptoms

Data story: India logs 50,407 new cases; test positivity rate drops to 3.5%

India has so far administered 1,722,947,688 vaccine doses. That is 4045.75 per cent of its total caseload, and 122.97 per cent of its population

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam logs 267 new cases and 6 more deaths

Assam reported 267 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, pushing the tally to 7,23,244, while six fresh fatalities took the death toll to 6,596

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 347 new cases; active tally now 1,980

The COVID-19 tally in Nashik reached 4,74,097 on Friday with the addition of 347 cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh reports nine deaths, 499 new cases

Nine people succumbed to Covid in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, pushing the death toll to 4,058, while 499 new cases took the infection tally to 2,79,697, a health official said.

Gujarat adds 1,883 Covid-19 new cases; 14 deaths take toll to 10,775

Gujarat witnessed 1,883 COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the state to 12,12,370 and toll to 10,775, a health department official said on Friday. The discharge of 5,005 persons during this period took the recovery count to 11,83,294, leaving the state with 18,310 active cases, of which 105 patients are on ventilator support, he said. Of the new cases, Ahmedabad city led with 618, followed by 282 in Vadodara city, 96 in Vadodara district, 95 in Mehsana district, among other areas, he said. As many as 10.07 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Gujarat so far, including 2.06 lakh during the day, he said. In adjoining Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, six COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours took the tally to 11,391, including four deaths, while the discharge of 11,359 persons so far had left the Union Territory with 29 active cases, a local official said. Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 12,12,370

Maharashtra records 5,455 Covid cases, 63 deaths; 14,635 patients recover

Maharashtra on Friday reported 5,455 new coronavirus infections, about 700 less than the day before

Madhya Pradesh records 2,612 Covid-19 cases; three more fatalities

As many as 2,612 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while three died of the infection in Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours, raising the tally to 10,21,361 and toll to 10,682

Covid: Mumbai marks fifth consecutive day of less than 500 new cases

Only 1,116 of the 36,966 hospital beds earmarked for Covid treatment are currently occupied, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation bulletin informed

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana reports 733 fresh cases and 1 death

Telangana on Friday reported 733 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 7,82,336 lakh. The state had recorded 767 new cases on Thursday. The trend of recoveries outnumbering daily infections also continued with 2,850 people recuperating from the infectious disease. The cumulative number of recoveries till date was 7,62,594, a medical bulletin said. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) reported the highest number of cases with 185, followed by Nalgonda and Medchal Malkajgiri 47 and 44 respectively. The toll increased to 4,106 with one more fatality. The number of active cases was 15,636, the bulletin said. The case fatality rate in the state was 0.52 per cent and the recovery rate was 97.48 per cent.

977 new Covid cases, 12 more deaths in Delhi; positivity rate down to 1.73%

Delhi on Friday reported 977 fresh COVID-19 cases and 12 more deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 1.73 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's case count increased to 18,49,596 and the death toll climbed to 26,047, the latest health bulletin stated. The number of COVID-19 tests conducted a day ago was 56,444, it said. Delhi had on Thursday reported 1,104 cases with a positivity rate of 2.09 per cent, and 12 deaths. The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the ongoing wave of the pandemic. It took just 10 days for daily cases to drop below the 10,000-mark.

Kerala records 16,012 fresh Covid cases, 27 deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest number of cases with 2,732, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (1,933) and Kottayam (1,502)

No discussion held on Maharashtra going mask-free: Dy CM Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra has witnessed a decline in COVID-19 cases over the last few days

UK lifts all Covid testing requirements for vaccinated travellers

Unvaccinated people still have to take tests both before and after arriving but no longer need to self-isolate until they get a negative result

Hong Kong's daily Covid cases top 1,000 again as flight ban extended

The city said it would extend flight bans on eight countries including the US, UK, India and Australia to March 4

Covid infection, vax boosts T cell immune responses against Omicron

When an individual is infected with the Covid-19 causing virus SARS-CoV-2, the immune system is called into action to produce antibodies and T cells that target viral proteins and clear the infection.