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Data story: India logs 11,539 new Covid cases; active tally below 100,000

India reported a decrease of 1,287 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 99,879

Covid cases surge in Lucknow as 115 infections reported in 24 hours

Lucknow has reported a surge in the number of Covid cases with 115 new infections being reported in the past 24 hours

Delhi reports 1,109 new Covid-19 cases, 9 deaths; positivity rate at 11.23%

Delhi on Saturday recorded 1,109 fresh COVID-19 cases, with an increased positivity rate of 11.23 per cent, and nine fatalities due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, Delhi's caseload went up to 19,92,881 and the death toll to 26,420, as per the latest bulletin. Delhi on Friday had logged 1,417 COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 7.53 per cent, and three fatalities. On Thursday, the city recorded 1,964 COVID-19 cases with a test positivity rate of 9.42 per cent, and eight deaths. The fresh cases on Saturday came out of 9,874 tests conducted the previous day, the bulletin said. Eight fatalities and 1,652 cases of Covid were logged in the city on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 9.92 per cent. On Tuesday, the national capital reported 917 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 19.20 per cent and three deaths due to the infection. On Monday, the city had logged 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent, while

Karnataka reports 1,713 Covid-19 cases, four deaths; active tally at 10,452

Karnataka on Saturday reported 1,713 fresh COVID-19 cases and four virus-related deaths, taking the total infections and fatalities to 40,40,111 and 40,166 respectively, the state health department said. In its daily COVID bulletin, the government said 1,034 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,89,451 till date. Active cases stood at 10,452. Bengaluru urban district alone contributed 965 fresh cases. There were 97 fresh infections in Mysuru, 65 in Chikkamagaluru, 64 in Hassan, 59 in Dharwad and, 48 each in Ballari and Belagavi. Dharwad reported two deaths while Bengaluru Rural and Mysuru reported on fatality each. The bulletin said 28 districts reported zero fatalities. The positivity rate for the day was 5.33 per cent, the bulletin stated. As many as 32,130 tests were conducted, including 24,312 RT-PCR tests. The total tests done stands at 6.84 crore till date. There were 62,778 inoculations, taking the total vaccination to 11.79 crore so far, th

Maharashtra sees 1,855 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 11,866

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 1,855 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, which took the tally to 80,82,551 and the toll to 1,48,193, a health department official said. A day earlier, the state saw 2,285 cases and five fatalities. Of the new cases, Mumbai Circle led with 1,229, followed by Pune Circle (263), Nashik Circle (117), Nagpur Circle (112), Kolhapur Circle (48), Latur Circle (33), Akola Circle (27) and Aurangabad Circle (26). Both the COID-19 deaths took place in the Mumbai Circle, which comprises the metropolis and several surrounding districts, the official informed. The recovery count increased by 1,720 in the past 24 hours and touched 79,22,492, leaving Maharashtra with an active caseload of 11,866. Mumbai accounts for 5,825 active cases, followed by 1,923 in Thane and 1,637 in Pune, he said. The overall number of coronavirus tests in Maharashtra reached 8,38,07,615 after 32,030 samples were examined in the last 24 hours, he added. As per the state health department dat

Britain's reported Covid-19 infections fall to lowest level in two months

Covid-19 cases in Britain have fallen to their lowest level in two months, revealing a fresh evidence that the current wave of the virus is receding, figures show

Covid-19 infection risk in Germany remains high despite falling cases

The number of daily Covid-19 infections in Germany continues to fall, but the infection risk remains high, the country's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said

Delhi logs 1,417 Covid-19 cases, three deaths; positivity rate at 7.53%

Delhi on Friday recorded 1,417 fresh COVID-19 cases, with a reduced positivity rate of 7.53 per cent and three fatalities due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, Delhi's case count went up to 19,91,772 and the death toll to 26,411, according to the latest bulletin. Delhi on Thursday had recorded 1,964 fresh COVID-19 cases with a test positivity rate of 9.42 per cent, and eight deaths. The fresh cases came out of 18,829 tests conducted the previous day, the bulletin said. Eight fatalities and 1,652 cases of Covid were logged on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 9.92 per cent. It had come down to below 10 per cent after more than a fortnight. The capital had on Tuesday reported 917 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 19.20 per cent and three deaths due to the infection. On Monday, the city had logged 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent, while eight people died due to the disease. Before this, the city logged

Tamil Nadu records 639 new Covid-19 infections; no deaths in last 24 hours

Tamil Nadu reported 639 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the overall tally to 35,62,092, the health department said on Friday. There were no fresh fatalities and the death toll remained unchanged at 38,033 in the State, a medical bulletin said here. Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 810 people getting recuperated from the virus in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 35,17,830 leaving 6,229 active cases. Chennai after hovering new infections in triple digits for several weeks reported 98 cases followed by Coimbatore at 87. Perambalur and Ramanathapuram recorded the least number of infections with one each. As many as 22 districts reported new infections below 10. The State capital leads among districts with 2,479 active infections and overall 7,86,392 coronavirus cases. A total of 24,871 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of tests so far to 6,86,42,042, the bulletin said.

Maharashtra logs 2,285 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths; active tally at 11,733

Maharashtra on Friday reported 2,285 new COVID-19 cases and five fresh deaths linked to the infection, while 2,237 more patients recovered in the state, said the health department. With this, the overall tally of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra jumped to 80,80,696, while the death toll increased to 1,48,191, said the department in a bulletin. A day ago, the state had reported 2,246 COVID-19 cases and six fatalities due to the respiratory illness. As per the bulletin, of the total new cases, the highest 1,630 were registered in the Mumbai administrative circle followed by Pune (331), Nagpur (138), Nashik (60), Kolhapur (45), Latur (38), Akola (27) and the Aurangabad circle (16). An administrative circle consists of multiple districts. Of the five coronavirus-related deaths reported in the state in the last 24 hours, two occurred in the Mumbai circle and one each in Pune, Kolhapur and Aurangabad circles, said the department. The overall number of recuperated cases rose to ...

Scientists discover 'weak spot' across all major COVID-19 variants

A team led by an Indian-origin researcher has discovered a key vulnerability across all major variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including the recently emerged BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron subvariants. The weakness can be targeted by neutralising antibodies, potentially paving the way for treatments that would be universally effective across variants, the researchers said. The study, published on Thursday in the journal Nature Communications, used cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to reveal the atomic-level structure of the vulnerable spot on the virus' spike protein, known as an epitope -or part to which an antibody attaches itself. Spike protein is used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to enter and infect human cells. The researchers also described an antibody fragment called VH Ab6 that is able to attach to this site and neutralise each major variant. "This is a highly adaptable virus that has evolved to evade most existing antibody treatments, as well as much of the immun

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8 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Andaman, active case tally at 32

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported eight new COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 10,533, as per a health bulletin issued on Friday. There are 32 active cases in the Union Territory at present, it said. In the last 24 hours, one person recovered from the disease, following which the total recoveries rose to 10,379. The toll remained at 129 with no deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

303 new Covid-19 cases reported in Thane; active tally stands at 1,641

Thane district in Maharashtra has reported 303 new coronavirus positive cases, taking its infection tally to 7,37,728, a health official said on Friday. With the addition of these cases on Thursday, the district currently has 1,641 active cases, he said. Since no patient died due to the infection during the day, the fatality count remained unchanged at 11,938, he said, adding that the overall recovery figure has reached 7,24,599, he added.

India records 15,754 fresh Covid-19 cases; active tally rises to 101,830

India saw a single day rise of 15,754 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,43,14,618, with the active cases increasing to 1,01,830, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,253 with 47 fatalities which includes eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprised 0.23 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.58 per cent, the health ministry said. An increase of 487 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.47 per cent, and weekly at 3.90 per cent, according to the health ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,36,85,535, while the overall fatality rate has been 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry, a total of 209.27 crore doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in th

Delhi records 1,964 Covid cases, 8 deaths; positivity rate at 9.42%

Delhi on Thursday recorded 1,964 fresh COVID-19 cases with a test positivity rate of 9.42 per cent, while eight more people died of the viral disease, according to data shared

Maharashtra records 2,246 new Covid-19 infections, six deaths in 24 hours

Maharashtra recorded 2,246 new coronavirus infections and six fatalities on Thursday, the state health department said. The state's COVID-19 case tally rose to 80,78,411, and death toll reached 1,48,186. The state had recorded 1,800 new cases and six fatalities on Wednesday. Mumbai recorded 1,201 new coronavirus cases and two fatalities on Thursday. Two deaths were reported in Pune city, while one death each was recorded in Amravati and Nagpur districts. The case fatality rate stands at 1.83 per cent. There are 11,690 active patients in the state. As many as 1,920 patients recovered from the infection since previous evening, taking the total of recovered patients to 79,18,535. The recovery rate in the state stands at 98.02 per cent. As many as 33,140 coronavirus tests were conducted since previous evening, taking the tally of tests conducted so far to 8,37,34,694. Maharashtra's coronavirus figures: New cases: 2,246; Deaths: six; Active cases: 11,690; Tests: 33,140.

World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia: WHO report

New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts of Asia, according to a report Thursday on the pandemic by the World Health Organisation. The UN health agency said there were 5.4 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a decline of 24% from the previous week. Infections fell everywhere in the world, including by nearly 40% in Africa and Europe and by a third in the Middle East. COVID deaths rose in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia by 31% and 12% respectively, but fell or remained stable everywhere else. At a press briefing Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said reported coronavirus deaths over the past month have surged 35%, and noted there had been 15,000 deaths in the past week. 15,000 deaths a week is completely unacceptable, when we have all the tools to prevent infections and save lives, Tedros said. He said the number of virus sequences shared every week

Goa sees 180 new Covid-19 cases, one death; positivity rate now 14.09%

Goa on Thursday reported 180 Covid-19 cases at a high positivity rate of 14.09 per cent, which took the tally in the state to 254,531, a health official said