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Data story: India logs 58,077 new cases; active cases see steady decline

India has so far administered 1,717,951,432 vaccine doses. That is 4038.8 per cent of its total caseload, and 122.61 per cent of its population

Maharashtra: Thane's Covid caseload up by 261, death toll rises by one

Thane's mortality rate is 1.67 per cent

India records 58,077 fresh Covid-19 infections, 657 more fatalities

The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 3.89 per cent while weekly positivity rate has been recorded at 5.76 per cent

Global Covid-19 cases top 400 million, deaths at 5.7 million: WHO

The US has the highest cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths

Russia registers daily record of 197,076 fresh Covid-19 infections

The nationwide death toll increased by 701 to 338,091

Omicron phase: Kerala's initial success in Covid pandemic control faltering

High testing, rural-urban mobility, disbanded ground force reasons behind high daily caseload

West Bengal reports 817 new Covid-19 cases, 26 fresh fatalities

West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 20,08,950 on Thursday as 817 people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. Twenty-six fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 20,938. Kolkata reported the highest number of 135 new cases, followed by 133 in neighbouring North 24 Parganas district. North 24 Parganas district registered five fatalities, while four deaths each were reported in Kolkata and Paschim Bardhaman districts. The number of active cases dipped by 590 and stood at 14,805. As many as 1,381 more people were cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 19,73,207, while the discharge rate improved to 98.22 per cent. The state has thus far tested over 2.36 crore samples for COVID-19, including 45,495 in the last 24 hours.

Covid-19 pandemic: 43 new cases push Sikkim's caseload to 38,868

Sikkim's COVID-19 tally rose to 38,868 on Thursday as 43 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The Himalayan state's coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 437 as no fresh fatality was recorded. East Sikkim registered the highest number of 31 new cases, followed by 11 in West Sikkim and one in North Sikkim. Sikkim now has 541 active cases, while 37,148 people have recovered from the disease so far, and 742 patients have migrated to other states to date. The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stood at 97.4 per cent. Sikkim has thus far tested over 3.2 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 1,108 in the last 24 hours, it said, adding that the daily positivity rate stood at 3.9 per cent.

Coronavirus pandemic: Assam logs 294 new cases and five deaths

Assam on Thursday reported 294 new COVID-19 cases, 21 less than the previous day's figure, pushing the tally to 7,22,977, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission. Five fresh fatalities raised the death toll to 6,590 while 1,347 COVID patients have died due to other causes. Altogether 30,008 samples were tested for coronavirus during the day and the positivity rate is 0.98 per cent. The North-eastern state has so far tested 2,81,43,320 samples. The number of active cases now is 4,421. Jorhat, Bishwanath, Golaghat, Kamrup Metropolitan and Nalbari district each recorded one Covid fatality while the current death rate is 0.91 per cent, the bulletin said. Of the new positive cases, Kamrup Metropolitan district reported the highest at 88, followed by 18 in Jorhat and 17 each in Barpeta and Goalpara. A total of 903 patients recovered from the disease during the day, taking the total of cured people to 7,10,619 at a recovery rate of 98.29 per cent. The number of pe

Covid-19 pandemic: Russia's daily infections near 200,000 for first time

Russian authorities on Thursday reported nearly 200,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases, in another record fuelled by the rapid spread of the omicron variant amid a low vaccination rate

US plans roll-out of Covid-19 vax shots for children under 5 years

The roll out of the vaccine for children under the age of 5, the only age group not yet eligible for the shots, is set to begin less than a week after the meeting

No more 7-day home quarantine for foreign travellers as govt eases rules

Countries 'at-risk' tag goes, along with it the mandatory sample testing

Delhi logs 1,104 Covid cases, 12 deaths; slight decline in positivity rate

Delhi on Thursday reported 1,104 fresh Covid infections, a marginal decline from 1,317 cases reported on previous day, as well as another 12 deaths, the Health Department bulletin said.

Daily Covid-19 cases fall to 3,592 in Tamil Nadu; 25 fatalities reported

Tamil Nadu added 3,592 new Covid-19 infections including four returnees from West Bengal, pushing the caseload to 34,28,068

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 5,019 new cases and 39 deaths

Karnataka on Thursday reported 5,019 new cases of COVID-19 and 39 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,17,119 and toll to 39,534. There were 13,923 discharges today, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,25,538, a Health bulletin said. Of the new cases, 2,315 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 5,739 people being discharged and 17 virus-related deaths. The total number of active cases across the state is now 52,013. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 4.25 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 0.77 per cent. Of the 39 deaths, 17 are from Bengaluru Urban, Tumakuru (5), Dakshina Kannada (3), Dharwad and Mysuru (2), followed by others. After Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru recorded the second highest number of cases with 261, followed by Tumakuru (234), Ballari (220), Belagavi (196), Kodagu (171) and Shivamogga (141) among others. Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,66,791 cases, Mysuru 2,28,012 and Tumakuru 1,58,799. According to the bulletin, Bengaluru Urb

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 2,742 cases; six fatalities

Madhya Pradesh has recorded 2,742 new cases of coronavirus and six fatalities in the last 24 hours that raised the tally of infections to 10,18,749 and toll to 10,679

Maharashtra logs 6,248 new Covid cases, 45 deaths; active cases 70,150

Maharashtra on Thursday reported 6,248 new COVID-19 cases, 894 less than the day ago, which took the caseload to 78,29,633, the health department said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh sees 6 new deaths and 547 cases

Six people succumbed to COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 4,049, even as the state recorded 547 fresh cases, taking the tally to 2,79,198, a health official said.

Mumbai reports 429 Covid-19 cases, positivity rate falls to 1%

Mumbai reported 429 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Thursday, the city civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release. The city reported fewer than 500 cases on the fourth straight day. The tally of coronavirus infections in the country's financial capital rose to 10,53,046, while the death toll reached 16,678. The positivity rate (number of infections detected per 100 tested samples) has come down to one per cent, municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said. "Ever since Mumbai's covid positivity rate increased to touch 1 per cent on December 21, 2021, today... the positivity is back to one per cent again," he said in the statement. The city doesn't have a single sealed building or containment zone now. In previous 24 hours, 40,682 COVID-19 tests, about 2,000 more than the day before, were carried out in the city, taking the tally so far to 1,56,92,306. With 822 patients discharged from hospitals during the day, the number of recovered cases in

Prince Charles tests positive for Covid for the second time

Prince Charles, the heir to the Biritish throne, has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time and is now self-isolating, Clarence House said on Thursday. The positive result of the Prince of Wales, who has received three vaccination shots, was announced on Twitter moments before he was due to arrive at an engagement in Winchester. On Wednesday, the 73-year-old heir to the throne and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, met people at a reception in the British Museum. Camilla tested negative for coronavirus on Thursday, Clarence House said. This is the second time Charles has contracted the contagion. He caught the virus in March 2020 when he reported only mild symptoms. Clarence House confirmed that Charles was triple vaccinated, but did not give further details on whether he was experiencing any symptoms this time. It is also yet to be confirmed whether Charles has seen Queen Elizabeth II, 95, recently. But it said that Camilla received a negative result in a rou