Page 37 - Latest Updates on Delta variant of coronavirus
Tracking multiple coronavirus variants that have been active over time
Variants of concern have been detected across continents but their designations - as a variant of concern - took varying amounts of time
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Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu adds 746 new cases; 11 fatalities
A total of 1,03,258 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 5,38,67,315
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WHO hosts special meeting on worrying new Covid-19 variant found in Africa
World Health Organization is holding a special session to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa
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Israel warns of 'emergency' after detecting new Covid-19 virus strain
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Israel is on the threshold of an emergency situation on Friday after authorities detected the country's first case of a new coronavirus variant
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Concerns about India's tour of South Africa amid new Covid variant's rise
The new Covid-19 variant has led to considerable concerns about India's tour of the Rainbow Nation next month and there could be changes in the quarantine rules for players in the coming days
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Global travel bans increase over fear of new Covid variant in Soouth Africa
Amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant, a number of countries, including the UK, Israel, Italy and Singapore have moved to restrict travel from South Africa and other countries in the region
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Worst-ever Covid variant will make vaccines 40% less effective: UK
UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid sounded an alarm over the new 'worst-ever' super-mutant Covid variant that will make vaccines at least 40% less effective
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Germany logs record 76,414 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hrs
Germany has registered 76,414 new Covid-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking thus the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, Robert Koch Institute said
 "Germany logs record 76,414 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hrs")
Singapore reports 2,079 new coronavirus cases; tally reaches 257,510
The current overall ICU utilisation rate is 56.1 per cent, said the MOH
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Denmark govt seeks support to reintroduce face mask use in public places
The delta variant is far more contagious, and that challenges us, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said
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Europe rethinks booster shot policy as Covid-19 cases hit record high
Many EU countries have already begun giving booster doses to their populations but are using different criteria to make priorities and different intervals between the first shots and boosters
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Maharashtra records 960 coronavirus cases, 41 deaths in a day
Mumbai reported the highest 251 new infections, followed by 114 in Pune city
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Maharashtra's Nashik sees 51 new Covid cases, two deaths in last 24 hours
The tally of infections in the district has risen to 4,12,107
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Tamil Nadu 's Covid-19 tally at 27.21 lakh with 741 new cases
A total of 1,00,817 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 5,35,60,440
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DATA STORY: 7,579 cases added in 24 hours, lowest since May 29, 2020
India has so far administered 1,176,373,499 vaccine doses. That is 3407.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 84.09 per cent of its population
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Covid-19 pandemic: Nagaland reports 10 new cases, 1 fresh fatality
The Covid-19 recovery rate in the state now is 94.13 per cent
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Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik reports 45 cases, 2 deaths; 38 recover
The recovery count increased by 38 during the day and stood at 4,02,791
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DATA STORY: India logs 8,488 cases in 24 hours, lowest in 538 days
India has so far administered 1,168,728,385 vaccine doses. That is 3385.76 per cent of its total caseload, and 83.55 per cent of its population
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DATA STORY: India logs 10,488 new cases; death toll rises to 465,662
India has so far administered 1,165,055,210 vaccine doses. That is 3375.95 per cent of its total caseload, and 83.31 per cent of its population
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DATA STORY: India logs 10,302 new cases; death toll rises to 465,349
India has so far administered 1,157,969,274 vaccine doses. That is 3356.44 per cent of its total caseload, and 82.8 per cent of its population
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