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Kerala clocks 4,649 fresh Covid-19 cases, 221 deaths in last 24 hours

Kerala on Thursday logged 4,649 fresh Covid-19 cases and 221 deaths which raised the caseload to 52,58,939 and the fatalities to 49,116

Covid-19: 1,116 out of 12,104 oxygen beds in Delhi hospitals occupied

A total of 1,116 Covid-19 oxygen beds out of 12,104 are occupied in the Delhi hospitals, while 72 ICU beds with ventilators have patients

Delhi reports 15,097 fresh Covid cases; positivity rate reaches 15.34%

In a massive surge, Delhi Thursday recorded 15,097 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May 8, and six deaths while the positivity rate mounted to 15.34 per cent, according to data

Omicron: CII pitches for coordinated actions by Centre, states

Industry chamber CII pitched for coordinated actions by the Centre and state govts to minimize the impact of Omicron on the economy

Spread of Omicron to reduce GDP growth by 10 basis points in FY22: Ind-Ra

Rising cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and the subsequent curbs will have an adverse impact on India's Q4FY22 GDP, said India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra).

Covid-19: Kerala logs 50 fresh cases of Omicron in last 24 hours

Omicron cases continued to increase in Kerala with the state on Thursday reporting 50 fresh cases of this new variant of Covid-19, taking the tally to 280, the health department said

Covid surge hits Delhi tourism, stakeholders say business down by 60%-70%

The third wave of coronavirus has hit tourism and hospitality sector hard with field experts and owners of travel agencies and hotels in the city reporting a 60-70% dip in their businesses

Covid: Majority of Indians want children to be vaccinated, shows survey

An overwhelming majority of Indians continue to display hardly any vaccine hesitancy even when it comes to children, as per IANS-CVoter Omicron Snap Poll

Doctor consultations up 54% in a day, rise 2.5x in 3 days on Covid surge

Over half the consultations are for GPs and pulmonologists with concerns like fever, sore throat, headache, body pain, stuffy nose, Omicron spread, Covid-19 vaccine booster doses, and vaccines for kid

Odisha logs 1,897 new Covid-19 cases; biggest single-day spike in 5 months

Odisha on Thursday recorded its biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases in five months as 1,897 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

'Maharashtra may face lockdown if more than 40% of Covid beds are occupied'

Maharashtra Health Department on Thursday said that it will consider imposing lockdown-like restrictions if medical oxygen demand goes beyond 800 metric tonnes/day

Asymptomatic infection may lead to long Covid, shows study

Covid infection, even if mild, can trigger an immune response that lasts longer than the initial infection and recovery, according to a new study.

'Demand in hotel industry to be curtailed in Q4 this fiscal due to Covid'

The demand in the hotel industry will be curtailed in the fourth quarter this fiscal, as the fresh Covid-19 wave with the Omicron variant dampening sentiments, rating agency Icra said on Thursday.

Omicron surge: Centre asks 9 states, union territories to step up testing

The Centre has urged nine states and union territories to ramp up Covid-19 testing to ensure that infected people do not spread the virus to others

Explained: Why was Novak Djokovic not let into Australia?

Novak Djokovic came within one victory of sweeping all four of last year's Grand Slam tennis tournaments and entered 2022 needing one title to set the men's record of 21 major championships

French parliament approves latest Covid vaccine measures amid rising cases

The legislation for the Covid vaccine pass was approved by 214 members of parliament, versus 93 who voted against it, while there were 27 abstentions

DATA STORY: India logs 90,928 cases, daily positivity rate rises to 6.4%

India has so far administered 1,486,780,227 vaccine doses. That is 4234.72 per cent of its total caseload, and 106.28 per cent of its population

US CDC recommends Pfizer's Covid vaccine booster dose for ages 12 to 15

The US's CDC said it expanded the eligibility of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's booster doses to those 12 to 15 years old

India logs biggest single-day rise of 495 Omicron cases, total now at 2,630

Of the total cases, Maharashtra has the maximum at 797, followed by Delhi at 465, Rajasthan 236, Kerala 234, Karnataka 226, Gujarat 204 and Tamil Nadu 121

India logs 90,928 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate stands at 6.43%

As many as 325 patients lost their lives taking the death toll in the country to 482876.