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New Delhi: India recorded a single-day rise of 17,070 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry data showed. Additionally, 23 new coronavirus-related fatalities pushed Indias tally of cases to 4,34,69,234, the death toll to 5,25,139. The active cases comprise 0.25 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.55 per cent, the ministry said. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.40 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 3.5...

The country has witnessed a jump of more than 4,000 cases in just 24 hours.

WHO chief said while more than 1.2 billion COVID-19 vaccines have been administered globally, the average immunization rate in poor countries is about 13 per cent.

Karnataka currently has 5,707 active coronavirus infections. According to state health department data, Bengaluru is the worst-hit city with 5,393 active Covid-19 cases.

An increase of 2,902 coronavirus cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate is now at 3.35 per cent, almost equal to the weekly positivity rate, which was recorded at 3.36 per cent. 

WHO chief said the “pandemic is changing but its not over. We have made progress but its not over.” Ghebreyesus said the ability to track the virus is under threat

Almost five per cent of the samples genome sequenced from central and south east Delhi tested positive for the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron and nearly two per cent samples from south Delhi showed its presence, news agency PTI reported. 

Amid rising Covid-19 cases in the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will chair a review meeting with states on Tuesday. A source said that the Health Secretary will review the current Covid situation and the vaccination status with states through video conferencing.

Amid the growing possibility of the Covid-19 fourth wave in the country, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday wrote a letter cautioning the states and Union Territories to keep an eye on people taking part in festivities and mass gatherings and ensure that they are asymptomatic and fully vaccinated against coronavirus. In a letter to states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated that many festivals and yatras are likely to be organised in different regions of the country in the co...

Bangladesh doctor urges citizens to mask up amid 'fourth COVID wave'