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Daily Covid cases in Delhi cross 2,000-mark after six months; TPR 11.64%

This is the third day in a row that the positivity rate breached the 10-per cent mark.

43 prisoners in Haridwar district jail test positive for Covid-19

As many as 43 prisoners in district jail here tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday. The samples of 425 prisoners were taken, out of which 43 have tested positive for Covid, district health officer Khagendra Singh said. They have been kept in isolation in a separate barrack, he said. A camp to test the prisoners for hepatitis and other infections was held inside the jail premises from July 28-29, the officials said.

Gujarat reports 1,059 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths; active tally at 6,407

Gujarat on Wednesday reported 1,059 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 12,57,710, while no fresh death linked to the infection was reported in the state, the health department said. The COVID-19 death toll remained unchanged at 10,971, said the department in a release. As many as 909 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, pushing up their cumulative count to 12,40,332 and leaving the state with 6,407 active cases, of which four patients are on ventilator support, said the release. District-wise, Ahmedabad recorded the highest number of 327 new cases, followed by Vadodara 162, Rajkot 114, Surat 74, Mehsana 35 and Amreli 31, among others, it said. A total of 2.26 lakh people were vaccinated against COVID-19 during the day, taking the number of doses administered so far in the state to 11.73 crore, said the department. The neighbouring Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu reported four new cases and three recoveries, officials .

At 434, Mumbai logs highest Covid cases since July 9; one dies, 282 recover

Mumbai registered 434 new coronavirus cases, up from 329 a day ago and the highest daily count since July 9, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the city, the local civic body said.

Covid vaccine sales push Moderna past expectations in Q2, shares surge

Better-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine sales pushed Moderna past Wall Street's second-quarter forecasts on Wednesday. The company said that its Spikevax vaccine brought in USD 4.53 billion during the quarter. Analysts were looking for around USD 3.6 billion, according to FactSet. Moderna shares surged at the start of trading on Wednesday. The company's vaccine sales represent a drop from the nearly USD 6 billion in sales the vaccine brought in during the year's first quarter, when a virus surge through the United States pushed more people to seek protection. But those sales could pick up again later this year. Moderna has developed an updated version of its vaccine for a fall booster campaign that combines the original shot with protection against the omicron variant. Federal regulators also recently endorsed the vaccine for children as young as six months old. The COVID-19 vaccine is Moderna's main source of revenue, outside of grants and money from collaborations. Total revenue

Maharashtra logs 1,932 fresh Covid cases, 7 deaths; active tally at 12,321

With these additions, the state's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 80,52,103, while the death toll increased to 1,48,117, said the department in a bulletin.

India among leaders in annual renewable energy investment: UN report

The report mentions WFP estimates of an increase of 47 million acutely hungry people in 2022 across 82 countries due to the lingering effects of Covid-19 and the continuing Russian-Ukraine war

Live news updates: ED attaches worth assets Rs 415 cr in Yes Bank-DHFL case

Live news updates: ED has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 251 crores of Sanjay Chhabria and assets worth Rs 164 crores of Avinash Bhosale, in Yes Bank- DHFL fraud case under PMLA, 2002

Covid: Antiviral drugs vital weapon but misusing them could backfire

COVID strategy pursued by many countries relies heavily on two key pillars: vaccines continue to protect most people from severe disease; where they don't, people will receive antiviral treatments

Data story: India logs 17,135 new Covid cases, death toll at 526,477

India has added 128,380 cases in the past 7 days

China: July services activity expands at quickest pace in 15 months

China's services activity grew at the fastest rate in 15 months in July as easing COVID curbs boosted consumer confidence, but foreign demand fell and companies cut staff for the seventh month

China's Covid zero policy could last for years as it works for Xi

It's 2025 in Beijing, five years since the start of the pandemic, and Chinese President Xi Jinping's Covid Zero policy is still an inescapable part of daily life

Biden's Covid symptoms return but he continues to feel well: Doctor

White House physician said Biden remains "fever-free," and that his temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation remain entirely normal

CAA rules after Covid precaution dose exercise: Shah to Bengal BJP leader

Passed by Parliament in December 2019, the Act is yet to be rolled out due to the absence of rules

Govt panel recommends Corbevax as booster for vaccinated adults

If approved by the government, this would be the first time a booster dose of a Covid vaccine different from the one used for primary vaccination would be allowed in the country

Maharashtra records 1,886 Covid cases, five deaths; active tally at 12,583

The state's COVID-19 case tally rose to 80,50,171, and death toll reached 1,48,110.

Delhi logs 1,506 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate over 10%

The health bulletin said 10.69 per cent of the total samples tested turned out positive. This is the second day on the trot that the positivity rate breached the 10-per cent mark, the data showed.

Coronavirus infection may accelerate brain ageing, shows new study

COVID-19 infections may predispose individuals to developing irreversible neurological conditions, according to a study

Meta-owned Facebook algorithms are losing ground to Europe's madmen

The economy is weakening, and so is demand for advertising - at least, that's how Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. justified its first-ever quarterly decline in revenue last week

New Covid cases in S Korea at over 3-mth high as Omicron fuels resurgence

New Covid-19 cases in South Korea hit a three-month-high on Tuesday as the highly infectious Omicron variant has fuelled the resurgence