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358 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, zero deaths; active tally at 3,455

With the addition of the latest cases on Wednesday, the district currently has 3,455 active Covid-19 cases

Data story: India records 18,930 new Covid cases, 35 deaths on Thursday

India has added 114,575 cases in the past 7 days

Chinese mainland reports 94 Covid-19 cases; 39 in Anhui, 32 in Shanghai

Yesterday, 112 coronavirus infections were recorded in the mainland

Malaysia reports 3,561 new coronavirus cases, five deaths in last 24 hour

There are 31,540 active cases, with 40 being held in intensive care and 23 of them in need of assisted breathing

Iraq sees rebound in Covid-19 infections as nation records 4,819 cases

Iraq is witnessing a noticeable rebound in the Covid-19 infections as the country's Health Ministry reported 4,819 new cases, the highest daily hike since February 8

Belgium to launch a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose in coming months

A fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will soon be administered in Belgium, the country's Health Minister has announced at an inter-ministerial conference

Japan's new Covid-19 infections surpass 45,000 mark, cases double in a week

Newly confirmed Covid-19 cases in Japan nearly doubled compared to a week earlier to more than 45,000 on Wednesday, surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time since May 18

Millions under lockdown in China as new Covid-19 outbreaks emerge

Health authorities reported over 300 infections on Wednesday

I-T Dept raids Dolo-650 manufacturer Micro Lab's office in Bengaluru

The company has sold 3.5 bn tablets since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 and earned revenues of Rs 400 cr in a year crushing all rivals, sources said

ENG VS IND: Rohit joins Men in Blue ahead of first T20I at Southampton

The Indian skipper was supposed to play the fifth and final rescheduled Test match here at the Edgbaston cricket stadium in Birmingham starting July 1 but could not do so after testing Covid positive

Delhi logs 600 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate dips to 3.27%

Delhi logged 600 COVID-19 cases and one fatality due to the viral infection while the test positivity rate declined to 3.27 per cent, according to the data shared by the health department here

China reports new Omicron variant: Beijing mandates Covid vaccinations

Omicron sub-variant BA.5.2 was discovered in Beijing and northwest China's Shaanxi Province, leading to strengthened anti-epidemic measures in those areas, state-run Global Times reported.

Oil prices drop to 12-week low on recession, Covid worries

Dollar holds near 20-year high against other currencies; China reports new Covid cases across the country; Norwegian oil output to return within days after strike

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Mumbai reports 695 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths; positivity rate at 6.3%

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 695 new coronavirus infections, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said

Maharashtra logs 3,142 new Covid cases in a day; active tally at 19,981

Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 3,142 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 695 in Mumbai, and seven fatalities, taking the tally to 79,93,051 and the toll to 1,47,956, the health department said. The state also reported 19 cases of Omicron's sub-variants. A day earlier, Maharashtra had reported 3,098 cases and six fatalities. The state is now left with 19,981 active cases. The health department said six patients of BA.5 and three of BA.4 have been found in the state, all from Pune. BA.4 and BA.5 are sub-variants of the Omicron. Besides, 10 cases of BA.2.75 were found in Pune, the health department said in a bulletin. In India, BA.2.75 has been documented to have a limited circulation and so far, this lineage has not been documented to have enhanced severity or the spread of the disease. As the BA.2 lineage is evolving, many of its sub-lineages are now developing with a set of distinct mutations. B.2.75 is a similar sub-lineage of BA.2. All these samples were collected from June 21

Possible cause of 'brain fog' due to long Covid found by researchers

Scientists have found the first indications that some of the neurological symptoms in long-COVID are being caused by protein clumps appearing in the brain that are like those that lead to Alzheimer's

Gap between Covid precaution dose and second dose reduced to 6 months: Govt

The government advisory panel NTAGI has endorsed the reduction in gap between doses, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan announced

Covid-19 virus may enter endemic stage in two years in US: Study

Researchers noted that illnesses like common cold and flu have become endemic in human populations, meaning everyone gets them every now and then, but for most people, they aren't especially harmful

Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million devotees in largest hajj since Covid

One mil Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam's five pillars.