Page 19 - Latest Updates on Omicron
Data story: India logs 4,518 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,701
The count of active cases across India on June 6 increased by 1,730, compared with 1,636 on June 5
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Data story: India logs 5,233 new cases; biggest single-day jump in 95 days
India has added 29,450 cases in the past 7 days
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Data story: India logs 3,714 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,708
The count of active cases across India on June 7 increased by 1,194, compared with 1,730 on June 6
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Delhi reports 450 new Covid cases, one death; positivity rate at 1.92%
The national capital's Covid-19 case tally increased to 19,09,427, while the death toll stood at 26,213.
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Covid concerns - again
Govt must gear up to treat the disease as endemic
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At 676, Mumbai's daily Covid tally falls below 700 after five days
No fresh Covid-19 fatality was reported, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's bulletin said.
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Delhi logs 247 new Covid-19 cases, no death; positivity rate at 3.47%
With this, the national capital's Covid-19 case tally increased to 19,08,977, while the death toll stood at 26,212.
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Tamil Nadu health minister confirms 12 cases of Omicron subvariants
As many as 12 people tested positive for the new subvariants of COVID BA.4 and BA.5 in Tamil Nadu, as per state Health Minister M Subramanian.
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Data story: India logs 4,270 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,692
The count of active cases across India on June 5 increased by 1,636, compared with 1,239 on June 4
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Delhi records 405 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate 2.07%
With this, the national capital's Covid-19 case tally increased to 19,08,387 while the death toll stood at 26,212.
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Mumbai records 889 new Covid cases in a day; active caseload rises to 4,294
Of the 889 new cases, only 45 needed hospitalisation and 3 of them required oxygen support, currently 154 Covid beds are occupied in city and 14 patients are on oxygen support, the official said.
Why herd immunity no longer being sold as the path out of the pandemic
circumstances have changed dramatically over the course of the pandemic, with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus superseded by far more infectious variants.
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Data story: India logs 3,962 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,677
India has so far administered 1,939,647,071 vaccine doses
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Data story: India logs 4,041 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,651
India has so far administered 1,938,372,365 vaccine doses
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Mumbai records over 700 fresh Covid cases for second day in a row
A day before, the city had witnessed 739 new cases, highest since February 4, but no fatality.
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Delhi reports 373 fresh Coronavirus cases, 2 more fatalities in a day
As many as 1,048 patients are under home isolation, down from 1,131 the previous day, it said, adding that there are 279 containment zones in the national capital.
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Spike in Covid cases due to students from other States: TN Health Minister
The Minister was trolled for his remark that the students from the North were spreading the contagion. Twitteratis reacted sharply, taking exception to the remark.
BMC on alert as Mumbai sees over 500 Covid cases for first time after Feb 6
"The new cases (reported) daily have tremendously gone up in Mumbai, and with monsoon around the corner, we will now see a rapid rise in symptomatic cases," Chahal told BMC officials.
Data story: India logs 2,745 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,636
India has so far administered 1,935,720,807 vaccine doses
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Data story: India logs 2,338 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,630
India has so far administered 1,934,519,805 vaccine doses
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