Page 20 - Latest Updates on Omicron
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.
 "At 676, Mumbai's daily Covid tally falls below 700 after five days")
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.
 "Delhi logs 247 new Covid-19 cases, no death; positivity rate at 3.47%")
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
 "Data story: India logs 4,518 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,701")
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.
 "Tamil Nadu health minister confirms 12 cases of Omicron subvariants")
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
 "Data story: India logs 4,270 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,692")
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.
 "Delhi records 405 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate 2.07%")
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.
 "Mumbai records 889 new Covid cases in a day; active caseload rises to 4,294")
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circumstances have changed dramatically over the course of the pandemic, with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus superseded by far more infectious variants.
 "Why herd immunity no longer being sold as the path out of the pandemic")
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
 "Data story: India logs 3,962 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,677")
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
 "Data story: India logs 4,041 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,651")
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.
 "Mumbai records over 700 fresh Covid cases for second day in a row")
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.
 "Delhi reports 373 fresh Coronavirus cases, 2 more fatalities in a day")
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
 "Data story: India logs 2,745 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,636")
New Omicron subvariant makes up 60% of fresh Covid-19 cases in US
A new Omicron subvariant made up nearly 60 per cent of all new US cases in the latest week, according to estimates released by the US CDC
 "New Omicron subvariant makes up 60% of fresh Covid-19 cases in US")
Mumbai logs 500 plus Covid cases in a day for the first time after Feb 6
The number of recoveries in Mumbai stands at 10,43,710 while the Covid-19 death toll remained unchanged at 19,566 with no fresh fatalities being reported during the day, the official said.
 "Mumbai logs 500 plus Covid cases in a day for the first time after Feb 6")
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
 "Data story: India logs 2,338 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,630")
India Q4 GDP: Omicron curbs may have slowed down growth before Ukraine war
In the January-March quarter, the economy likely expanded 3.9%, according to the survey, a performance that will mark the low point of the year
 "India Q4 GDP: Omicron curbs may have slowed down growth before Ukraine war")
Lockdown, steel output restrictions hit exports to China, shows data
The exports basket is largely dominated by steel, iron ore, copper, paper products, plastics, organic chemicals, among others
 "Lockdown, steel output restrictions hit exports to China, shows data")
