Page 38 - Latest Updates on Omicron
Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records 525 fresh cases, nine deaths
As many as 992 patients were discharged since Thursday evening, taking the total of recoveries to 77, 15,711
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Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir logs 33 cases, one more death
Out of the fresh cases, 15 were from the Jammu division and 18 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, officials said
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US immigration agency accused of failing to protect detainees from Covid-19
Covid-19 "continues to spread rapidly throughout" detention centres run by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to an attorney with the non-profit ACLU
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San Francisco to return to in-person work next week as Omicron cases dip
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced plans to commit to returning to in-person work in the city next week
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Only 5% of fully vaccinated Omicron patients needed hospitalisation: Data
Only five per cent of the fully vaccinated persons who caught the Omicron variant infection in Mumbai needed hospitalization, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) latest sample data
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India records 6,396 new Covid-19 cases, daily positivity rate reaches 0.69%
Continuing the downward trend, India on Friday reported 6,396 fresh Covid-19 cases with a daily positivity rate of 0.69 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Data story: India logs 6,396 new cases; death toll rises to 514,589
India has so far administered 1,782,913,060 vaccine doses. That is 4150.98 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.25 per cent of its population
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Covid-19 pandemic: Assam logs six fresh cases, tally at 7,24,150
The day's positivity rate also declined to 0.20 per cent from 0.31 per cent on Wednesday
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Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh reports 110 fresh cases, one death
The recovery count stood at 11,36,201 after 11 people were discharged from hospitals and 222 others completed their home isolation during the day, leaving the state with 1,005 active cases
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Delhi records 326 Covid-19 cases, three deaths; positivity rate 0.77%
The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13
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Only 5% of fully vaccinated Omicron patients needed hospitalization: Data
Mumbai saw its peak Omicron infection in early January, with 20,971 cases being recorded on January 7
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Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra reports 467 new cases, 12 fatalities
Till date, a total of 5,005 patients infected with Omicron variant have been reported in the state
Madhya Pradesh sees 141 new Covid-19 cases; active tally at 2,233
The recovery count rose to 10,26,627, after 654 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, an official said
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Data story: India logs 6,561 new cases; active caseload at 77,152
India has so far administered 1,780,263,222 vaccine doses. That is 4145.43 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.06 per cent of its population
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Covid-19 pandemic: Assam reports nine new cases and one fatality
The positivity rate declined to 0.31 per cent against 0.48 per cent the previous day
Covid-19 pandemic: Mizoram reports 703 new cases, tally at 2,15,356
The death toll remained at 658 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, an official said
Chhattisgarh sees 153 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death, 310 recoveries
The recovery count stood at 11,35,968 after 17 people were discharged from hospitals and 293 completed home isolation during the day, leaving the state with 1,129 active cases, an official said
Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu records 320 new cases, three deaths
As many as 946 people were discharged following treatment and the overall recoveries mounted to 34,07,595
Mumbai sees 100 Covid-19 cases; no addition to toll for 6th consecutive day
The discharge of 168 people increased the recovery count to 10,36,389, which is 98 per cent of the caseload, leaving the metropolis with 689 active cases, he said
Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 188 new cases and 12 deaths
There were 816 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,97,239, a health bulletin said
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