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At 4,435, India sees highest one-day rise in Covid cases since September 2022
New Delhi : India on Wednesday reported 4,435 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day jump since September 2022, according to the Union ministry of Health and Family Affairs.The number of active cases stands at 23,091, the data showed.…
Tamil Nadu: Cancer patient, who tested positive for Covid-19, dies
Chennai : A lung cancer patient, who was tested positive for Covid-19 after being admitted to a hospital, died on Tuesday. The incident occurred at Tuticorin in South Tamil Nadu.According to sources in the health department, the…
Study suggests periodic boosters to keep Covid-19 in check
New York : Updated Covid booster shots will be important for shoring up population immunity as new variants emerge, suggests a study.However, the trick is to target a variant for the booster that is so different from the original strain of…
Omicron XBB.1.16 is ‘one to watch’: WHO
New Delhi : The latest subvariant of Omicron XBB.1.16 is one to watch, even as it is fuelling a steady rise in cases in India, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).The WHO has added XBB.1.16 as the sixth variant under monitoring…
WHO calls for Covid boosters for elderly, vulnerable groups
New Delhi : In the wake of another rise in Covid-19 cases in several countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended booster vaccination for the elderly and other vulnerable groups.The updated recommendation, issued this…
India records 3,095 new Covid cases
New Delhi : India reported 3,095 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this addition, the active cases stand at 15,208.
In view of the rising cases in the national…
India reports 40% jump in new Covid cases, Delhi govt calls emergency meet
New Delhi : At 3,016 cases, India registered a 40 per cent jump in the new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. In view of the rising cases, the Delhi government has called an emergency meeting.…
Covid vax boosts immunity even in blood cancer patients : Study
Sydney : Despite being severely low on immunity levels, blood cancer patients generate strong responses against SARS-CoV-2 after vaccination, on par with that of healthy individuals, according to a research.
Researchers from the…
India reports 1,890 new Covid cases, 7 deaths
New Delhi : India reported 1,890 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, which is a rise from the previous day's count of 1,590 cases, according to the Union health ministry data on Sunday.
India's total active caseload has risen to 9,433,…
India registers fresh 1,590 Covid cases, 6 deaths
New Delhi : India reported 1,590 new Covid cases and six deaths in last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry data on Saturday. With the fresh fatalities, the death toll due to the virus reached 5,30,824.
Of the six deaths,…