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Covid-19 pandemic: Seven deaths, 190 new cases in Himachal Pradesh

The number of active Covid-19 cases in the state increased to 1,570 on Wednesday from 1,528 on Tuesday, the official said

Covid-19: Zero deaths in Mumbai for 5th time in Feb; 168 test positive

With addition of new Covid-19 infections, the city's caseload increased to 10,55,960, while the death toll remained unchanged at 16,690, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin

Sanofi, GSK to seek regulatory approval for Covid vaccine candidate

Sanofi-GSK's shot relies on a conventional protein-based approach, compared with the newer mRNA technology used in established Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagaland reports nine new cases, one fresh fatality

Seven days after reporting zero Covid-19 death, the north-eastern state registered a fresh fatality linked to coronavirus in Dimapur district on Wednesday

Mandaviya releases reports highlighting India's Covid vaccination programme

Mansukh Mandaviya released two reports of the Institute for Competitiveness highlighting India's vaccination journey.

Maharashtra records 1,151 Covid cases, 23 deaths; active tally at 11,604

With this, the state's Covid-19 tally reached 78,61,468, while the death toll increased to 1,43,656, the department said in a bulletin

Moderna, Thermo Fisher partner to manufacture Covid vaccine, other drugs

Thermo Fisher had already partnered with Moderna last year to help scale up production of its Covid vaccine, branded as Spikevax

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik logs 30 fresh cases; active infections at 475

As many as 48 patients recovered from the infection, while one died of it during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 4,66,148 and toll to 8,890, an official said

Hong Kong Covid-19 cases hit record as compulsory testing looms

With the city's testing, treatment and isolation capacity already stretched to the maximum, University of Hong Kong researchers predicted new infections could peak at 180,000 a day next month

Covid-19: Kerala records 5,023 fresh cases, 13 deaths in last 24 hours

Ernakulam recorded the highest with 825 cases followed by Kozhikode 574 and Thiruvananthapuram 574

Omicron sibling BA.2 remains variant of concern: World Health Organisation

The Omicron variant of concern is currently the dominant variant circulating globally, accounting for nearly all sequences reported to GISAID (an open access database), said the WHO in a statement

Reinfection with different subtypes of Omicron is possible: Study

While the chances are rare, reinfection with BA.2 can occur shortly after initial BA.1 infection, according to a study by Danish researchers.

Are variants leading us closer to herd immunity against Covid-19?

Herd immunity is when enough of a population is immune to a virus that it's hard for the germ to spread to those who aren't protected by vaccination or a prior infection

Bill Gates praises Indian vax makers for supplying affordable vaccines

Gates has praised India for its vaccine-manufacturing prowess and applauded the efforts of the country's manufacturers for supplying affordable vaccines across the world.

Reinfection with different Omicron sub-types possible: Danish study

Reinfection with different sub-types of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is possible, says a new study published by Denmark's Statens Serum Institut (SSI).

Hawaii becomes only remaining US state sticking to indoor mask mandate

Hawaii is the only remaining US state sticking with an indoor mask mandate as Covid-19 cases continued to decline across the country, a media report said.

India records over 15,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, 278 fatalities

Meanwhile, the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 1.80 per cent while daily positivity rate has risen to 1.28 per cent.

Data story: India logs 15,102 new cases; death toll rises to 512,622

India has so far administered 1,761,939,020 vaccine doses. That is 4110.24 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.75 per cent of its population

Global Covid caseload tops 427.3 mn, fatalities surge past 5.9 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 427.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.90 million and vaccinations to over 10.40 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Over 12.5 million children in the US found infected with coronavirus

More than 12.5 mn children in US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of pandemic, according to a report published by American Academy of Pediatrics and Children's Hospital Association.