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India reports 2,380 new Covid-19 infections, positivity rate at 1.71%

India reported 2,380 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday.

India logs 2,380 fresh Covid-19 infections, active cases drop to 27,212

India on Sunday logged 2,380 fresh COVID-19 infections, while the number of active cases came down to 27,212 from 30,041 the day before, according to Union health ministry data. With the fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally increased to 4.49 crore (4,49,69,630). The death toll climbed to 5,31,659 with 15 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. At 27,212, the active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75 per cent, the ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,10,738, while the case fatality rate stood at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

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Delhi records 113 fresh Covid cases, three deaths, positivity rate of 14.3%

Delhi recorded 113 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 8.21 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths on Saturday, according to data shared by the city government's health department. In its latest bulletin, it, however, said the complete case sheets of the three fatalities are awaited from hospitals. With this, Delhi's case tally climbed to 20,39,996 and the death toll rose to 26,641, it said. The fresh cases emerged from 1,376 tests conducted the previous day, the bulletin said. The number of active cases stands at 1,097, and of these, 870 patients are in home isolation, it said. Delhi recorded 142 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 5.43 per cent and one Covid-linked death on Friday and 199 cases with a positivity rate of 7.07 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths on Thursday. On Wednesday, the city recorded 272 cases with a positivity rate of 8.39 per cent and one death. On Tuesday, the capital logged 289 cases with a positivity rate of 9.74 per cent

Maharashtra logs 176 Covid cases, 2 fatalities, active tally rises to 1,876

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 176 coronavirus cases and two fatalities, the health department said. With the new additions, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 81,67,342 and the death toll to 1,48,536. A day earlier, Maharashtra reported 299 cases and two fatalities. Mumbai saw 47 fresh infections. The two fresh COVID-19 fatalities were reported from Mumbai and Ratnagiri. The state's case fatality rate now stands at 1.81 per cent, the health department bulletin said. A total of 487 patients recovered from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative recoveries to 80,16,930 in Maharashtra, leaving the state with 1,876 active cases. The recovery rate now stands at 98.16 per cent. With 5,491 tests conducted in the state in the last 24 hours, the overall count of samples examined so far rose to 8,70,40,437, the health department said. Currently, the dominant variant of COVID-19 is Omicron XBB.1.16. and a total of 1,241 cases were found to be infected so far, while 12 pa

India logs 2,961 Covid-19 cases, active infections down to 30,041

India recorded 2,961 Covid infections in a day while active cases dipped to 30,041 from 33,232 a day earlier, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,659 with 17 fatalities, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. Following the new cases, the country's Covid infection tally was recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,67,250). The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,05,550 and active cases now comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.75 per cent while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent, the ministry said. According to the health ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

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Delhi records142 fresh Covid cases, one death, positivity rate of 5.43%

Delhi recorded 142 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 5.43 per cent and one Covid-linked death on Friday, according to data shared by the city government's health department. With this, the national capital's case tally climbed to 20,39,883 and the death toll rose to 26,638, a health department bulletin said and added that COVID-19 was incidental in the single fresh death reported in the city on Friday. The fresh cases emerged from 2,613 tests conducted the previous day, it stated. The number of active cases stands at 1,290 and of these, 1,019 patients are in home isolation, the bulletin said. Delhi recorded 199 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 7.07 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths on Thursday. On Wednesday, the city logged 272 cases with a positivity rate of 8.39 per cent and one death. On Tuesday, the capital logged 289 cases with a positivity rate of 9.74 per cent and one death and on Monday, it reported 259 cases with a positivity rate of 14.3

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Maharashtra logs 299 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths, active cases rises to 2,475

Maharashtra on Friday reported 299 new coronavirus infections and two deaths, the state health department said. It took the caseload in the state to 81,67,166 and death toll to 1,48,534. There are 2,475 active COVID-19 cases in the state now. On Thursday, Maharashtra had reported 361 new cases and four fatalities. As per the report, Mumbai circle reported the highest 171 cases followed by 58 cases in Pune circle, 44 cases in Nagpur circle, 10 cases in Kolhapur circle, eight cases in Nashik circle, five cases in Latur circle, two cases in Aurangabad circle and one case in Akola circle. Pune and Mumbai circles reported single fatality each. Since the start of the year, 104 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in the state, and 74.09 per cent of the deceased were above 60 years of age and 86 per cent had comorbidities. Maharashtra logged 2,189 new COVID-19 cases between April 29 to May 5, compared to 4,478 cases in the week between April 22 to April 28, 2023. Mumbai city on Friday .

Mumbai reports 87 new covid infections, tally reaches 11,63,173 live cases

Mumbai on Friday reported 87 new coronavirus infections which took the tally of cases in the city to 11,63,173, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. On the fifth day in a row, India's financial capital logged fewer than 100 cases. A day before, the city had recorded 91 new cases and zero fresh fatalities. On Friday the death toll remained unchanged at 19,766 with no fatality being reported. As per the BMC bulletin, 1,519 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the city. The total of tests conducted so far reached 1,88,51,598. The number of recovered patients reached 11,42,826 with 135 persons recovering since previous evening. There are 581 COVID-19 cases in the city now. The recovery rate of Mumbai is 98.2 per cent and overall growth rate of COVID-19 cases for the period from April 28 to May 4 was 0.0072 per cent. Caseload doubling rate in the city is 9,263 days, as per the bulletin.

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India logs 3,611 new Covid-19 case, active infections down to 33, 232

India has recorded 3,611 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have dipped to 33,232 from 36,244, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,642 with 36 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,64,289). The active cases now comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.74 per cent, the ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,43,99,415 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

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Covid-19 dropped to fourth leading cause of death in US last year

U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation's No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities and shootings. In 2020 and 2021, only heart disease and cancer were ahead of the coronavirus. U.S. deaths usually rise year-to-year, in part because the nation's population has been growing. The pandemic accelerated that trend, making 2021 the deadliest in U.S. history, with more than 3.4 million deaths. But 2022 saw the first drop in deaths since 2009. The 2022 tally was about 3.3 million a 5 per cent decline from 2021 but still much higher than in the years before the pandemic. The CDC cautioned that last year's numbers are preliminary and may change a little after further analysis. Coronavirus-associated death rates fell for nearly all Americans. The virus was deemed the underlying cause of about 187,000 U.S. death

Delhi records fresh 199 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths, positivity rate at 7.07%

Delhi recorded 199 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 7.07 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths on Thursday, according to data shared by the city government's health department. With this, Delhi's case tally climbed to 20,39,741 and the death toll rose to 26,637, a health department bulletin said. COVID-19 was incidental in all three deaths reported in the city, it said. The fresh cases emerged from 2,815 tests conducted the previous day, the bulletin stated. The number of active cases stands at 1,653. Of these, 1,303 patients are in home isolation, it said. Delhi recorded 272 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 8.39 per cent and one death on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the capital logged 289 cases with a positivity rate of 9.74 per cent and one death. The city reported 259 cases with a positivity rate of 14.3 per cent and two deaths on Monday. Only 159 of the 7,976 COVID-19 beds in the national capital are occupied, according to Thursday's bulletin. The numbe

Mumbai records 96 new Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 629

Mumbai on Thursday reported 96 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 11,63,086, while the death toll stood unchanged at 19,766, a civic official said. It was the fourth day in a row when the addition to the tally was below the 100-mark, with Wednesday seeing 67 cases and one death, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official pointed out. The recovery count increased by 135 in the last 24 hours to reach 11,42,691, leaving the city with an active caseload of 629. As per civic data, the recovery rate is 98.2 per cent, the overall growth rate of cases between April 27 and May 3 was 0.0073 per cent, while the caseload doubling time was 8,732 days. So far, 1,88,50,079 coronavirus tests have been conducted, including 1,610 in the last 24 hours, as per civic data.

Over 1,300 samples of Omicron sub-variant XBB2.3 found in India: INSACOG

More than 1,300 samples of Omicron sub-variant XBB2.3 have been detected in India, while XBB.1.16 has become the dominant strain in the country, according to INSACOG data. The samples of XBB2.3 have been found across 24 states and union territories. At 307, the highest number of samples was found in Gujarat, followed by 183 in Delhi, 178 in Karnataka and 164 in Maharashtra, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) data stated. XBB1.16 sub-variant has been found in 91.7 per cent of samples in central India, 100 per cent in northeast India, 52.8 per cent in north India, 50 per cent in east India, 75 per cent in south India and 67.1 per cent in west India, it showed. XBB.2.3 seems to be growing across the world, with the earliest samples found in mid-December in Karnataka and Delaware in the US. So, the origin is somewhat unclear, a senior scientist said. Also, the domination of the XBB recombinant variant and its sub-lineages is almost complete in India, with XBB1.16 becom

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