Page 13 - Latest Updates on Delta variant of coronavirus
Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu reports 25 fresh cases, no fatalities
Chennai added eight new cases, the maximum among the districts while 28 of them (total 38) reported zero new cases today
 "Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu reports 25 fresh cases, no fatalities")
Data story: India logs 1,007 cases; Active cases rise after 80 days
India has so far administered 1,862,276,304 vaccine doses. That is 4326.94 per cent of its total caseload, and 132.76 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 1,007 cases; Active cases rise after 80 days")
Paid Covid-19 booster shots: Experts divided on govt intervention
Centre may have to step in to ensure universal coverage, some say; also call for shift in focus to strengthen surveillance, testing and gathering data
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Make boosters free
Private channel alone will not be enough
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Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana reports 24 fresh cases and nil death
No fresh fatality occurred today and the death toll continued to be 4,111
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No reason to worry until new Covid 'variant of concern' detected, says Jain
Daily cases count in Delhi is being reported in range of 100-200, we are keeping an eye on hospital admissions, and that is going down. Focus shouldn't be on positivity rate much as of now, Jain said
 "No reason to worry until new Covid 'variant of concern' detected, says Jain")
DBT-backed Epygen to start trials on Covid vaccine below Rs 150 a shot
Indian biopharma company to initiate Phase-I and Phase-II trials, plans fundraise of Rs 200 crore of funding for third phase of trials
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Despite lockdown, pollution levels soared during second Covid wave: Study
According to study in 'Chemosphere' published by SAFAR, experts say that biomass emissions of carbon rich tiny particles and rapid flow of distant dust were found to be primary reasons for pollution
 "Despite lockdown, pollution levels soared during second Covid wave: Study")
Gujarat sees 34 Covid cases, highest daily addition since March 14
The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Gujarat stood at 10.64 crore, including 34,157 during the day
Data story: India reports 1,150 cases; death toll rises to 521,656
India has so far administered 1,855,507,496 vaccine doses. That is 4311.7 per cent of its total caseload, and 132.28 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India reports 1,150 cases; death toll rises to 521,656")
Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records 130 cases, four deaths
On Thursday, the state had reported 128 cases and six fatalities
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Madhya Pradesh sees 5 Covid-19 cases, no death: active tally now 54
A government release said 11,66,22,435 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state, including 48,386 on Friday
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Govt okays booster Covid shot for all adults at private centres from Apr 10
Around 22.8 mn precaution or booster dose have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers along with senior citizens after the population segments opened up in the first week of January.
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Data story: India reports 1,109 new cases; death toll rises to 521,573
India has so far administered 1,853,888,663 vaccine doses. That is 4308.05 per cent of its total caseload, and 132.17 per cent of its population
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Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu reports 26 new cases and no deaths
Recoveries outnumbered new cases with 37 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 34,14,739 leaving 247 active infections, a bulletin said
 "Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu reports 26 new cases and no deaths")
Shanghai becomes new Covid-19 epicentre with consistent record cases
Shanghai has become Covid-19 epicentre as it set a record of six-straight days of logging around 20,000 cases, as the city ramped up mass testing to tackle the rapid spread of the Omicron variant
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Data story: India reports 1,033 new cases; death toll rises to 521,530
India has so far administered 1,852,072,469 vaccine doses. That is 4303.94 per cent of its total caseload, and 132.04 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India reports 1,033 new cases; death toll rises to 521,530")
Covid-19 pandemic: Kerala reports 361 fresh cases, 56 fatalities
Kerala reported 361 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 56 related deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of those infected by the virus to 65,34,757 and the toll to 68,228.
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'4th vaccine dose protects elderly from Covid but protection wanes quickly'
A 4th dose of Pfizer vaccine lowered rates of Covid-19 among people aged 60 years or older but protection against the infection appeared short-lived, according to a study conducted in Israel
 "'4th vaccine dose protects elderly from Covid but protection wanes quickly'")
Covid outbreak 'extremely grim' in China as Shanghai extends lockdown
The Covid-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains extremely grim amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday
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