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Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif wishes Biden a speedy recovery from Covid-19

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wished US President Joe Biden, who tested positive for COVID on Thursday, a speedy recovery.In a tweet, Sharif wrote, "I wish H.E. President Biden a speedy and complete recovery from corona."US President Joe Biden who is suffering from COVID 19 is likely to be infected by the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.5."Our preliminary sequencing results have returned. The President's causative agent is most likely the BA5 variant. This is the SARS-CoV-2 variant which is responsible for 75-80 per cent of infections in the United States at this time," said President Biden's physician Dr Kevin O'Connor in a memo.However, Biden is recovering from COVID-19 and is improving following antiviral treatment, according to a letter from the White House physician on Saturday."President Biden completed his second full day of PAXLOVID last night. His symptoms continue to improve. His primary symptoms, though less troublesome, now include sore throat, ...

Thane records 122 fresh Covid-19 infections, one death in 24 hours

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 122 new COVID-19 cases, taking its infection tally to 7,33,358, a health official said on Sunday

Assam reports 736 fresh Covid-19 infection, 136 recoveries, one death

Assam on Saturday evening reported as many as 736 fresh COVID-19 cases, the State Health Department informed

West Bengal reports 1,844 fresh Covid-19 infection, seven more deaths

West Bengal on Saturday registered 1,844 new Covid-19 cases, 393 less than the previous day's count, taking the tally to 20,83,572, the health department said in a bulletin

Joe Biden has likely contracted a highly contagious Covid-19 strain: Doctor

The variant, known as BA.5, is an offshoot of the omicron strain that emerged late last year, and it's believed to be responsible for the vast majority of coronavirus cases in the country.

Delhi records 738 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death; positivity rate at 5.04%

With this, the national capital's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 19,47,763 and the death toll to 26,299, the latest bulletin stated.

Karnataka reports 1,456 new Covid-19 cases, active cases at 8,848

The department in its daily COVID bulletin said 1,096 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,45,647 till date. Active cases stood at 8,848.

Gujarat logs 937 Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally at 5,470

Ahmedabad district reported the highest number of 311 cases in the day in the state, followed by Vadodara with 119 cases, Mehsana 66, and Gandhinagar and Surat with 45 cases each, among others.

Maharashtra logs 2,336 Covid cases, five deaths; positivity rate at 5.38%

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 2,336 new COVID-19 cases and five pandemic-related deaths, taking the state's caseload to 80,32,246 and death toll to 1,48,056, an official said. The addition to the tally was a drop from the 2,515 cases detected a day earlier. On Friday too, five patients had succumbed to the viral infection. Of the new cases, Pune Circle reported 863, followed by 503 in Mumbai Circle, 407 in Nagpur, 180 in Nashik, 107 in Aurangabad, 103 in Akola, 92 in Kolhapur and 81 in Latur Circle. Three deaths were reported in Pune Circle and one each in Mumbai and Aurangabad circles, as per state health department data. The recovery count increased by 2,311 to touch 78,69,591, leaving Maharashtra with 14,599 active cases. Pune leads with 4,967 active cases, followed by 1,855 in Mumbai and 1,517 in Nagpur. The state's recovery rate is 97.97 per cent and fatality rate stood at 1.84 per cent. The overall number of coronavirus tests conducted in the state was 8,28,78,300, incl

IndiGo airlines: Financial headwinds make aviation leader's flight wobbly

For the quarter ended March 2022, which was impacted by the 'Omicron' wave, IndiGo reported a net loss of Rs 16,818 million.

At 80 new Covid cases, Arunachal records highest single-day spike in July

Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday reported 80 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike this month, pushing the total caseload to 65,231, a senior health official said

New Zealand records 7,746 new community cases of Covid-19: Report

New Zealand reported 7,746 new community cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 community cases in New Zealand now sits at 8,703. The Ministry also reported 759 current hospitalizations, including 19 cases in ICU or HDU, and 22 deaths of COVID-19 on Saturday.In addition, there were 353 new cases that have recently travelled overseas, according to the ministry.New Zealand has reported 1,546,211 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, with a total number of publicly reported deaths with COVID-19 reaching 1,976 in the country.New Zealand is currently under the orange settings of the COVID-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings.

Thane records 124 new Covid-19 infections; active case tally at 950

With the addition of 124 coronavirus positive cases, the infection tally in Thane district of Maharashtra has gone up to 733,236, a health official said on Saturday

India reports 21,411 new Covid-19 cases, 67 deaths in a single day

India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 43,868,476 on Saturday with 21,411 fresh cases, while the number of active cases increased to 150,100, according to Union health ministry data

Assam reports 800 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 10.10%

As many as 800 fresh Covid-19 cases have been reported in Assam in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Friday evening

Amul bucked Covid blues, launched more than 100 products during lockdown

At a time when other food and beverage (F&B) brands took a hit during the lockdown, Amul was on a product-launching spree.

Vishal Bhardwaj celebrates National Award for Covid anthem; thanks Gulzar

Music composer-filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, who has been conferred the National Award for Best Music Direction in the Non-Feature Film category for his song 'Marenge Toh Vahin Jaa Kar'

Gujarat sees 884 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active tally now 5,279

Gujarat reported 884 COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, which took the tally to 12,46,708 and the toll to 10,959, a state health department official said on Friday. The recovery count increased by 770 during this period to touch 12,30,470, leaving the state with an active caseload of 5,279, he added. The deaths took place in Ahmedabad, Surat and Bhavnagar, he said. Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 12,46,708 new cases 884, deaths 10,959, discharged 12,30,470 active cases 5,279 and people tested so far - figures not released.

West Bengal's active Covid cases dip to 26,727; positivity rate at 14.41%

West Bengal reported 2,237 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and seven more deaths, as per the Health Department. The positivity rate was 14.41 per cent as the new cases were detected after testing 15,520 samples, it said. The active cases declined to 26,727 as 3,258 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, it added. At present, 668 patients are undergoing treatment in hospital, while the rest are in home isolation. The state has so far reported 20,81,728 cases and 21,307 deaths.

Delhi records 712 new Covid cases, 1 death; positivity rate rises to 4.47%

Delhi on Friday recorded 712 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 4.47 per cent and one death, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's COVID-19 case tally climbed to 19,47,025. The death toll rose to 26,298, the latest bulletin stated. On June 1 the city had logged 623 cases while the daily tally was 946 on May 30, according to official data. The number of active cases in Delhi stands at 2,327, up from 2,209 the previous day. As many as 1,508 COVID-19 patients are under home isolation, the Friday bulletin said. The fresh cases were detected out of 15,943 COVID-19 tests conducted the previous day. COVID-19 cases have shown a rise in the past couple of days in the city. Delhi on Friday recorded 649 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.06 per cent and one death. The city on Wednesday logged 686 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.74 per cent. On Tuesday, it recorded 585 cases with a positivity rate of