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Omicron variant wipes out Delta completely in Tamil Nadu Covid cases

Omicron variant wipes out Delta c

The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public health in a statement said that the Delta variant of Covid-19 is now totally replaced by the Omicron variant in the state. The report of the state public health department said that 68.4 percent of all whole-genome sequenced samples were of the BA.2 variant while 15.2 percent were of …

India logs over 3.06 lakh new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate sees an uptick

India logs over 3.06 lakh new Covid-19 cases positivity rate sees an uptick

India recorded 3,06,064 new Covid-19 cases and 439 related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. While daily cases are fewer than those logged on Sunday when there were more than 3.33 lakh infections, the daily positivity rate climbed to 20.75 per cent. The weekly positivity …

No new Omicron case in Delhi; Covid-19 precautionary dose rollout from today

No new Omicron case in Delhi; Covid-19 precautionary dose rollout from today

Delhi has not reported any new case of the Omicron variant for two days now, maintaining a tally of 513 infections so far, data showed on Monday. Meanwhile, the city recorded 22,751 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths on in the last 24 hours. The total positivity rate on Sunday went to 23.53 per cent. The number of active …

India confirms first Omicron-related death as Covid-19 cases jump

India confirms first Omicron-related death as Covid-19 cases jump

India on Wednesday confirmed its first death linked to the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2 after a deceased Udaipur resident’s sample showed presence of the virus. Meanwhile, cases continued to climb sharply across major cities – Mumbai’s fresh Covid cases breached the 15,000 mark, up almost 40 percent from Tuesday, while Delhi’s cases nearly doubled to …

Over 40 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Day 1 of vaccination drive for 15-18 age group

Over 40 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Day 1 of vaccination drive for 15-18 age group

More than 40 lakh children in the age group of 15 to 18 years received their first vaccine dose against COVID-19 on January 3 – the first day of the widened immunisation drive, as infections inch up again in the country. Announcing the same, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted: “Well done Young India! Over 40 Lakhs between …

COVID-19 curfew in Goa extended till September 13

COVID-19 curfew in Goa extended till September 13

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Goa government has extended the Covid-19-mandated curfew till September 13. In a notification issued, the state administration stated that the curfew will now remain in effect till 7:00 AM on September 13. The curfew was scheduled to end on September 6. “As part of the curfew, the state government has retained …

Coronavirus News Highlights: COVID-19 curfew in Goa extended till August 16

China reports 101 new coronavirus cases for July 28, highest since mid-April

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Coronavirus News Highlights: India’s brutal second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is receding and the country is preparing for the possible third coronavirus wave. So far, the country has recorded over 3.18 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 4,27,371 deaths. A total of 3,10,55,861 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are …

Second wave of Covid-19 not yet over as ‘R’ number high in eight states

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The reproduction number of coronavirus has increased beyond one in eight states across the country with the health ministry sounding cautious that the second wave of the epidemic was still raging. The R or the reproduction number indicates the average number of new infections generated by one infected person during the entire infectious period. …

Vaccine Works On Strain Found In India, Says Pfizer, Insists On Indemnity

Vaccine Works On Strain Found In India, Says Pfizer, Insists On Indemnity

By Administrator_India Capital Sands New Delhi: Pfizer has told the government its Covid vaccine shows “high effectiveness” against the India-dominant variant experts believe is behind the second wave of infections in the country, sources told news agency PTI Wednesday. Pfizer also told the government its vaccine had been proven suitable for everyone over 12, and can be …

Vaccine Works On Strain Found In India, Says Pfizer, Insists On Indemnity

Vaccine Works On Strain Found In India, Says Pfizer, Insists On Indemnity

By Administrator_India Capital Sands New Delhi: Pfizer has told the government its Covid vaccine shows “high effectiveness” against the India-dominant variant of the virus experts believe is behind the devastating second wave of infections and deaths in the country, sources told news agency PTI Wednesday. Sources said Pfizer also told the government its vaccine had been …