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Despite fears of Covid cases shooting up in the last few weeks by 30-fold from a low base of fewer than 100 cases, theres some relief.In a series of tweets, Covid data analyst, Vijayanand, explained that Omicron XBB 1.16 sublineage could be behind the recent surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.

As per the data, XBB.1.16 accounts for over 30 per cent of all the sequenced genomes in March 2023, with its proportion increasing rapidly in the past few weeks

A nationwide mock drill is also being planned for April 10-11 wherein health facilities from all districts are expected to participate. Details of the mock drill will be communicated in the meeting today

Delhi reported 153 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the positivity rate up to 9.13 per cent, as per the government health bulletin. Even though no new covid-19 related death has been reported, experts have advised people to maintain covid protocols – wearing masks and following social distancing, even as cases of H3N2 influenza are also rising.

Maharashtra has 2,212 active COVID-19 cases now.

India reported highest daily Covid case count in 149 days, with 1,890 fresh cases logged according to the data updated by India's health ministry on Sunday. The active case count in the country now stands at 9,433. The country recorded seven deaths, with two deaths each reported in Maharashtra and Gujarat states. The southern state of Kerala reported three deaths while adjusting the backlog of Covid-related deaths in the state at the latest update of central data on COVID-19.

The number of active cases of the infection has climbed to 8,601, while the death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,30,824 with six more fatalities

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The toll remained unchanged at 1,48,424, while the count of recoveries reached 79,89,462 after 36 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, the official said

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia detected 170 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (March 4), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 5,043,626 since the pandemic began.