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Mizoram records 91 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

The single-day positivity rate dipped to 18.24 per cent from 23.19 per cent on Tuesday, as the fresh cases were detected out of 499 samples tested

Covid cases rise in China, mainland logs 112 infections in past 24 hours

From June 26 to July 5, a total of 267 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including one from overseas, and 1,002 asymptomatic carriers had been logged in Anhui

Thane records 348 new Covid-19 cases, zero fatalities on Wednesday

There was no report of any fresh fatality and the death toll stood at 11,909

Data story: India logs 16,159 new Covid cases; active tally at 115,212

India has added 114,464 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 13,086 new Covid cases, death toll reaches 525,242

India has added 94,841 cases in the past 7 days

Canada to throw out 13.6 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

Canada is going to throw out about 13.6 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either at home or abroad

Covid-19: Four states post double-digit test positivity ratios, shows data

Many other states have had Covid-19 cases doubling over the latest week

Delhi sees 615 new Covid cases in a day; test positivity rate at 5.25%

Delhi recorded 615 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.89 per cent and three more fatalities due to the viral disease on Tuesday, according to the city health department. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 19,38,048 and the death toll has shot up to 26,275, the department said in a bulletin. The fresh cases came out of 15,829 tests conducted to detect the infection on Monday, it said. Delhi had recorded 420 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 5.25 per cent on Monday, while one person had succumbed to the disease. On Sunday, the city had reported 648 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 4.29 per cent, while five people had died due to the infection. On Saturday, it had logged 678 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 3.98 per cent and two fatalities. The city saw 813 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 5.3 per cent and three deaths on Friday. The day before, it had reported 865 Covid cases with a positivity rate

At 659, Mumbai records 53% jump in new Covid cases in last 24 hrs

Mumbai on Tuesday logged 659 COVID-19 cases, a 53 per cent spike over Monday, taking the tally to 1,116,132 while the death toll rose by one to 19,620, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said

At 3,098, Maharashtra sees 104% spike in new Covid cases in 24 hours

The recovery count increased by 4,207 in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with an active caseload of 20,820

LIVE: SpiceJet flight makes priority landing in Mumbai as windshield cracks

SpiceJet Q400 aircraft was operating SG 3324 (Kandla - Mumbai) when the incident took place mid-air

BA.2.75 sub-variant of Omicron has limited circulation in India: Report

BA.2.75 -- the second generation of the BA.2 variants -- has high transmissibility

China opens up air travel after 2-yr Covid ban, services to India in limbo

China has started permitting international flights after a two-year ban due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no word yet on the resumption of air services to India

Mizoram reports 23% Covid positivity rate, new cases at over two-month high

Mizoram on Tuesday reported 138 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike in over two months, a health official said

Thane records 281 new Covid-19 infections; active case tally at 4,248

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 281 new COVID-19 cases, raising its infection tally to 729,721, a health official said on Tuesday

China-Vietnam trade shrinks over Covid-19 restrictions, border congestion

The overland trade between China and Vietnam saw a sharp decline in the first four months of the year, due to tightened Covid-19 safety measures and congested borders

Assam reports 161 new Covid-19 infections, positivity rate at 9.87%

Assam reported 161 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in nearly five months, the National Health Mission (NHM) said

China reports 69 new locally confirmed Covid-19 cases, 52 from Anhui

Chinese mainland on Monday reported 69 locally transmitted confirmed cases of Covid19, 52 of which were in Anhui Province, the National Health Commission report said on Tuesday

Oxford University shifts focus to health threat triggering future pandemics

Oxford said the organization will seek to learn from the response to Covid and take advantage of the university's research and global partnerships

Bengal logs 1,132 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate increases to 15.12 pc

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 20,35,617 on Monday as 1,132 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said