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Data story: India reports 1,270 new cases; death toll rises to 521,035

India has so far administered 1,832,635,673 vaccine doses. That is 4259.89 per cent of its total caseload, and 130.65 per cent of its population

US to approve 2nd Covid vaccine booster amid mixed pandemic scenario

The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to authorise a second Covid-19 vaccine booster for anyone 50 years and above amid concerns that a new Omicron subvariant could hit the US.

Tamil Nadu registers 34 fresh Covid-19 infections, zero deaths

Chennai accounted for most of the new infections with 19 while 11 districts saw cases below 10.

Covid-19: Delhi reports 71 cases, one death; positivity rate 0.31%

Delhi on Sunday reported 71 fresh COVID-19 cases and a death due to the disease, while the positivity rate stood at 0.31 per cent, according to data shared by the city's health department. The fresh cases came out of 23,045 COVID-19 tests conducted in the city a day ago, it showed. With this, the national capital's coronavirus infection tally climbed to 18,64,549 and the death toll to 26,151, the latest health bulletin stated. On Saturday, Delhi reported 120 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 0.44 per cent. On Friday, the city had logged 112 cases of the disease with a positivity rate of 0.41 per cent, and one fatality. Delhi has recorded zero daily deaths on multiple days in March. The number of daily cases in the city has been on a decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. The national capital had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, its highest during the ongoing wave of the pandemic. The number

Mumbai registers 43 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death, 26 recoveries

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed that the city's recovery rate was 98 per cent and the caseload doubling time stood at 20,440 days.

Covid-19: Maharashtra sees 140 cases, one fatality; active tally at 926

Maharashtra reported 140 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 78,73,509, while the toll increased by one to reach 1,47,780, a health department official said.

Covid-19: Kerala records 400 fresh cases, 25 deaths in 24 hours

Kerala on Sunday recorded 400 fresh infections which raised the total to 65,31,090 till date. The southern State reported also 25 deaths which raised the hitherto tally to 67,797, according to an official press release. Of the deaths, three occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 22 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the release said. No deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, it said. With 593 more people recovering from the virus since Saturday, the total recoveries until now was 64,58,586 and the active cases dropped to 3,833, the release said. As many as 14,913 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the most with 88 cases, Thiruvananthapuram saw 56 and Kottayam 55, the release said. Of the new cases, one was of a person from outside the State, three were health workers and

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 480 mn; fatalities surge past 6.12 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,946,097 and 976,652, according to the CSSE

India logs 1,421 new Covid-19 cases, 149 deaths in last 24 hours

The new fatalities took the total number number of deaths at 5,21,004

Kerala records 496 new coronavirus cases, no death in 24 hours

On the vaccination front 100 per cent (2.69 crore) have had one dose, of which 87 per cent (2.33 crore) have taken both the doses

Covid mixed with flu increases severe illness, death risk: Lancet

For the study, the team involved more than 305,000 hospitalised patients with Covid in the UK between February 6, 2020 and December 8, 2021

Data story: India adds 4,100 deaths as Maharashtra clears backlog

India has so far administered 1,828,768,476 vaccine doses. That is 4251.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 130.38 per cent of its population

Covid: India records 4,100 more fatalities, 1,660 fresh cases in 24 hours

A reduction of 4,789 cases was recorded in the country's active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

No new Covid case in Andaman and Nicobar in last 24 hours, tally at 10,032

The death toll stood at 129 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported since Friday, an official said

Global Covid caseload tops 478.6 mn, fatalities surge over 6.11 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,936,775 and 976,499, according to the CSSE

Delhi sees 112 new Covid cases, one death in a day; positivity rate 0.41%

On multiple days in March so far, the city has recorded no deaths

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 37 new cases, zero fatalities

Recoveries rose to 34,14,141 with 66 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, and there were 446 active infections, said a bulletin.

Coronavirus cases rise by a million in UK, experts urge caution

The UKHSA's own weekly assessment shows that case rates remain highest in those aged 30 to 39, with the lowest case rates in those aged 0 to four

Covid variant worse than Omicron in next two years: UK epidemiologist

Meanwhile, the UK is seeing a resurgence in Covid cases and deaths, after a brief lull

Over 10 mn kids in age group of 12-14 yrs received first vaccine dose: Govt

The next phase of vaccination commenced from January 3 for adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years