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Puducherry reports 189 new Covid-19 cases, one death, toll reaches 1,964

A 59- year-old woman died of COVID-19 in Karaikal on Friday, raising the toll in the Union Territory to 1,964. The deceased had diabetes, hypertension and heart disease as co morbidity. As many as 189 fresh cases were reported in Puducherry during the last 24 hours pushing up the tally to 1,69,774. Puducherry region alone accounted for 149 new cases out of the total 189, followed by 30 in Karaikal, nine in Yanam and a sole case in Mahe region. The fresh cases in the Union Territory were detected after examination of 2,310 samples. Director of Health G Sriramulu said 215 patients recovered during last twenty-four hours and the overall recoveries stood at 1,66,577. The Health Department has examined so far 23,32,768 samples and found 19,73,721 out of them to be negative. Sriramulu noted that the test positivity rate was 8.18 percent while fatality and recovery rates were 1.16 percent and 98.12 percent respectively. The Health Department has administered so far 17,76,267 samples ..

40 mn didn't take even a single dose of Covid vaccine as on July 18: Govt

An estimated 4 crore eligible beneficiaries have not taken even a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine as on July 18, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Friday

Lack of treatment options for long Covid create hype for unproven therapies

A recent investigation published by the British Medical Journal revealed that long COVID patients are travelling abroad to seek expensive blood washing treatment

Nasal sprays will be essential to tackle emerging Covid-19 variants: Study

Researchers noted that the widely available Covid-19 vaccinations keeping the majority of the population free from serious illness will not be enough to stop the spread of the virus and its variants.

10-20% Covid-affected people experience long-term effects: Health ministry

global evidence suggests 10-20% of people who develop COVID-19 experience a variety of mid- and long-term effects after they recover from their initial illness, the Lok Sabha was informed.

Govt asks all depts to organise free Covid vaccination camps at workplaces

The Centre has asked all its departments to organise Covid vaccination camps at the workplaces for providing free precaution doses of the vaccine to the eligible employees and their family members

S Korea's Covid infections fall below 70K, remain high on subvariant

South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 70,000 on Friday but are nearly 10 times higher as compared to those reported in June amid the spread of a highly contagious Omicron subvariant.

Assam reports 720 fresh Covid-19 infections, two more fatalities

Assam registered 720 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 7,33,212, while the death count mounted to 8,010 with two more fatalities, the National Health Mission (NHM) said in a bulletin

N Korea's new suspected Covid infections under 200 for second day

North Korea's new suspected Covid-19 cases remained below 200 for the second consecutive day, according to its state media on Friday

Malaysia reports 4,587 new Covid infections, 10 deaths, 2,652 recoveries

Malaysia recorded 4,587 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total tally to 4,640,235, according to the Health Ministry

Thane records 165 new Covid-19 infections; active case tally at 1,018

With the addition of 165 coronavirus positive cases, the infection tally in Maharashtra's Thane district has increased to 733,112, a health official said on Friday

Data story: India logs 21,880 new Covid cases, death toll reaches 525,930

India has added 137,038 cases in the past 7 days

Uttarakhand govt tightens precautionary measures amid rising COVID cases

The Uttarakhand government has been following all COVID-related guidelines amid rising cases in the state, the official informed on Thursday

Worst-hit by pandemic, US Covid-19 cases surpass 90 million mark

The US remains the nation worst hit by the pandemic, with the world's most cases and deaths

Bengal logs 2,486 new Covid cases, 6 more deaths; active cases at 27,755

West Bengal's coronavirus tally increased to 20,79,491 on Thursday after 2,486 more people tested positive for the infection, the state health department said. Six more deaths due to the disease also raised the toll to 21,300 during the day. The state had on Wednesday recorded 2,455 new Covid-19 cases and six fresh fatalities. Altogether 3,124 patients recovered from the infection in the state on Thursday taking the total number of cured people to 20,30,436, the department said in a bulletin. The number of active cases now is 27,755. West Bengal tested 15,311 samples for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin added.

Delhi logs 649 Covid-19 cases, one death in a day; positivity rate 4.06%

Delhi on Thursday logged 649 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.06 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 19,46,313. The death toll rose to 26,297, the latest bulletin stated. The number of active cases in Delhi stands at 2,209, up from 2,153 the previous day. As many as 1,454 patients are under home isolation, it said. The fresh cases were detected out of 15,974 COVID-19 tests conducted the previous day. Delhi 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 4.35 per cent and two deaths. The day before, 378 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 6.06 per cent and two deaths. The city logged 498 cases with a positivity rate of 3.57 per cent and one fatality on Sunday. Of the 9,488 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi hospitals, only 130 were occupied on Thursday. Bed

Mumbai logs 273 Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally now 1,937

Mumbai on Thursday logged 273 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the tally to 11,22,109 and the toll to 19,636, a civic official said. The addition to the tally remained below the 300-mark for the sixth day in a row, he added. The recovery count increased by 338 during the day to touch 11,00536, leaving the metropolis with an active caseload of 1,937, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. Of the new cases, only 26 are symptomatic, he pointed out. Civic data showed the number of samples examined during the day was 10,058, almost 800 less than the previous day. It revealed that the total number of coronavirus tests in Mumbai had now gone up to 1,77,33,634. BMC data also showed that the recovery rate was 98 per cent, while the overall growth rate of cases between July 14 and 20 was 0.026 per cent. The caseload doubling time was 2,713 days and the positivity rate was 2.67 per cent, as per civic data.

Biden tests positive for Covid, has mild symptoms, working in isolation

Biden, 79, has begun taking a course of the antiviral treatment Paxlovid, according to his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre

K L Rahul tests positive for Covid, participation in T20s in WI doubtful

Star India batter K L Rahul on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19, which is likely to rule him out of the upcoming five-match T20 series against the West Indies, starting July 29 at Tarouba. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly informed about Rahul after the Board's Apex Council meeting here. Rahul on Thursday itself had addressed the candidates, who attended the Level-3 coach certification course at National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Rahul, who underwent a hernia operation in Germany recently, was rested for the ODI series against the West Indies starting Friday at Port of Spain. Ganguly also informed that a member of the Commonwealth Games-bound India women's team was also down with COVID-19. He, however, did not disclose the name of the player.

Biological E to invest Rs 1,800 cr to augment vaccine capacity, R&D

: Vaccine maker Biological E on Thursday announced its expansion plans for investment of over Rs 1,800 crore, which will generate employment of more than 2500 people in their three facilities in Genome Valley here. According to a press release issued by the state government, the expansion is primarily targeted to ramp up the manufacturing of vaccines along with generic Injectables and R&D. The announcement was made after IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao's meeting with leadership of Biological E Mahima Datla, Managing Director. Rama Rao said, I'm delighted to announce the expansion plans of Biological E in Genome Valley. Hyderabad is already known as the vaccine Capital of the World and this expansion further accelerates our strength to serve the world with live saving vaccines. The investment from Biological E will enhance the capacity by five billion doses increasing the cumulative capacity to about 14 billion doses each year. Mahima Datla, Managing Director of ...