Page 2 - Latest Updates on Omicron
PM holds Covid meeting amid renewed concerns, says 'pandemic far from over'
The high-level meeting, chaired by the PM, came against the backdrop of a spike in influenza as well as Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks
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India reports 1,134 new Covid cases, 5 deaths; active tally rises to 7,026
The active cases now comprise 0.02 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.79 per cent, the ministry said
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India reports 699 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally rises to 6,559
The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.80 per cent, the ministry said
Biden signs bill to declassify information related to origins of Covid
The World Health Organisation has rebuked Chinese officials for withholding scientific research that may reveal the origin of coronavirus, The New York Times reported
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Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for over 90% new Covid cases in US
The second most prevalent strain BQ.1.1 only accounted for 3.5 per cent in the latest week
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Omicron XBB.1.5 variant is highly transmissible and infectious: Lancet
This indicated that an individual with the XBB.1.5 variant could infect 1.2 times more people in the population than someone with the parental XBB.1 variant
India reports 754 new Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally at 4,623
Active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website
Long Covid much less likely after Omicron infection, reveals study
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is much less likely to lead to long Covid than the variant circulating at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows
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India reports 440 new Covid cases, one death; active tally rises to 3,294
The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, the ministry said
India reports 379 new Covid cases, one death; active tally rises to 3,177
The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, according to the ministry website
India reports 266 new Covid-19 cases, active tally rises to 2,970
India saw a single-day rise of 266 fresh coronavirus cases, The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,54,622 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent
India reports 334 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active tally rises to 2,686
The active cases now comprise 0.00 per cent of the total cases, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website
India logs 268 Covid cases, active tally at 2,439; recovery rate at 98.8%
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,53,668, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent
India reports 169 Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally rises to 2,257
The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, the health ministry said
India reports 185 new Covid cases, one death; active tally rises to 2,229
The national COVID-19 recovery was recorded at 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website
India reports 218 Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths; active tally climbs to 2,149
The virus case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,86,017), while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.80 per cent, the health ministry said
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 85% new Covid cases in US: CDC
The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 85 per cent of all Covid-19 cases reported in the US this week, according to the latest estimates of CDC
India reports 125 new Covid cases, one death; active tally rises to 1,935
The virus case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,85,257) while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, the ministry said
Prevalence of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 jumps to over 80% in US
XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 80.2 per cent of Covid-19 cases in the week ending February 18, up from 73 per cent in the week prior
India reports 116 new Coronavirus cases, active tally rises to 1,867
With this, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 4.46 crore (4,46,84,775). The death toll stands at 5,30,757, the data updated at 8 am stated
