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Maharashtra reports 4,205 new Covid-19 cases; CM reviews situation

On Thursday, the state had logged 5,218 COVID-19 cases and one death

Mumbai reports 1,898 Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 12.7%

Of 1,898 new Covid-19 patients, 1,802 were asymptomatic

Mumbai police postpone Umang cultural programme due to rising Covid cases

Umang, the festival organised by the Mumbai police was scheduled to take place on the coming Sunday at BKC

UN chief Guterres warns of 'catastrophe' from global food shortage

There is a real risk that multiple famines will be declared in 2022, he said in a video message to officials from dozens of rich and developing countries gathered in Berlin. 2023 could be even worse.

LIVE: Rebel leader Eknath Shinde gets enough MLAs to split Sena Sena

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Karnataka reports 858 new Covid-19 cases, health dept on alert amid surge

The Karnataka Health Department is on an alert after the Covid cases in the state breached 800-mark in the last 24 hours

As new Covid-19 cases cross 1,000-mark, TN health officials on alert

The Tamil Nadu health department is on a high alert after the number of fresh Covid-19 cases has crossed the 1000-mark in the state

Thane district's daily case count crosses 1,000-mark after months; two die

After a gap of several months, the single-day Covid infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra has once again crossed the 1,000-mark with the addition of 1,089 cases, an official said on Friday.

Lucknow records spurt in Covid-19 cases, 166 infections in last 24 hours

Lucknow has reported a massive spike in Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health officials said

Over 4.2 million deaths in India prevented by Covid vaccines in 2021: Study

Covid-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, said a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal

Step up Covid-19 testing and genome sequencing: Mansukh Mandaviya

India reported 13,313 new cases in the last 24 hours and the active caseload currently stands at 83,990

Omicron sub-variants may target lungs, evade vax, prior infection: Studies

A preliminary study from the University of Tokyo showed that BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.12.1 may have evolved to cause infection of lung cells

Mumbai reports sharp rise in new coronavirus cases at 2,479; one more dies

With these additions, the overall Covid-19 count in the metropolis surged to 11,01,862, while the death toll increased to 19,589

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Maharashtra reports 5,218 new Covid cases in a day; 1,934 in Delhi

Mumbai reported 2,479 new cases in the last 24 hours; Delhi's positivity rate stands at 8.1%

Focus on whole genome sequencing: Mandaviya to officials amid Covid surge

Mandaviya, who chaired a meeting with key experts and officials amid an upsurge of Covid cases, stressed on the need to focus on districts reporting high case positivity and undertake adequate testing

India sees surge in Covid-19 cases; 38 deaths reported in last 24 hours

With a surge in the cases of coronavirus infection in India, the country reported as many as 13,313 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday in the last 24 hours, as compared to the 12,249 cases on Wednesday

China registers 13 new locally confirmed Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

China reported 13 locally transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, including three in Beijing and nine in Shanghai and one in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regions in the past 24 hours

Myanmar reports 13 new Covid-19 infections, tally reaches 613K mark

Myanmar confirmed 13 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally in the country to 613,521, according to the Health Ministry

Long Covid in infected children can last at least two months: Lancet study

Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long COVID lasting at least two months, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal on Thursday. The largest study to date of long COVID symptoms in children aged 0-14 years used national level sampling of children in Denmark and matched COVID-19 positive cases with a control group with no prior history of a the disease. "The overall aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of long-lasting symptoms in children and infants, alongside quality of life, and absence from school or day care," said Professor Selina Kikkenborg Berg, from Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark "Our results reveal that, although children with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis are more likely to experience long-lasting symptoms than children with no previous COVID-19 diagnosis, the pandemic has affected every aspect of all young people's lives," Berg said. Further research into the long-term ...