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Newer Omicron subvariants account for over 80% new infections in the US

The BA.5 subvariant accounted for 65 per cent of new infections in the latest week ending July 9, while BA.4 accounted for 16.3 per cent of new infections

Assam reports 434 new Covid cases on Wednesday, highest since Feb 7

The test positivity rate decreased to 10.44 per cent from 11.58 as 4,157 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, the National Health Mission said

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

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

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

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

Covid-19: Experts bat for mixing vaccines in the wake of BA.2.75 variant

Senior research fellow at Oxford say BA.2.75 has several mutations in the spike protein, two of which are unique to it when compared to its parent strain BA.2

Odisha reports 346 fresh Covid-19 cases, biggest spike in over 4 months

Odisha now has 1,310 active cases, while a total of 12,80,049 people have recovered from the disease so far

Mumbai records 811 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours

Mumbai is now left with 8,610 active cases after 1,909 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the count of recoveries to 10,86,057

Italy tightens Covid health protocols as pandemic indicators worsen

The new rules in Italy will require mask use for those with specific health risks, or in cases where workplaces could increase the risk of infection

Data story: India reports 18,819 new cases, active tally crosses 100,000

India has added 107,206 cases in the past 7 days

Canada extending current Covid-19 border measures till September 30

According to the news release, the pause of mandatory random testing will continue at all airports until mid-July, for travellers who qualify as fully vaccinated

Pandemic is changing but not over, covid cases rise in 110 countries: WHO

'Covid-19, driven by BA.4 and BA.5 in many places, cases are on the rise in 110 countries, causing overall global cases to increase by 20 per cent'

WHO warns 'sustained transmission' of monkeypox risks vulnerable groups

The virus has now been identified in more than 50 new countries outside the countries in Africa where it is endemic

Monkeypox' likelihood of becoming a pandemic low, say Researchers

'The health issue or emerging disease in one part of the world is a challenge for rest of the world as well'

India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine likely to be available soon

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has recommended granting the Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to the country's first mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine in a meeting held on Friday

Delhi logs 1,447 new Covid cases, one more death; positivity rate at 5.98%

The infection tally has risen to 19,28,841 while the death toll stands at 26,243

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

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