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The spate of these recent cases is driven by mostly two variants - the EG.5 and its sub-lineage HK.3 - both of which are descendants of the XBB Omicron variant. “Together, they now account for over 75 per cent of our daily cases,” Ong told Channel News Asia here. �� Singapore Experiencing Another COVID-19 Wave, More People Expected To Fall Sick in Coming Weeks, Says Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.

It was highlighted that while globally a total of 2,96,219 new cases of Covid were reported in the past seven days, India, which contributes to nearly 17 per cent of global population, reported only 223 cases (0.075 per cent of global new cases) in the past week. �� New COVID-19 Variants Detected: PMO Reviews Coronavirus Status, Asks States To Monitor Situation.

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) warns that the new COVID-19 variant, EG.5, is likely to cause severe symptoms for the immune-compromised and older people who are not vaccinated, even though it has been declared as non-severe.

The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, the ministry said. 📰 COVID-19: India Reports 214 New Coronavirus Infections in Past 24 Hours, Active Cases Dip to 2,831.

The daily positivity rate is 0.86 per cent and the weekly positivity rate stands at 1.30 per cent, the ministry said. As many as 1,636 doses of Covid vaccines were administered during this period. A total of 220.66 crore vaccines have been administered in the country so far. COVID-19: India Reports 1,223 New Coronavirus Infections in Past 24 Hours, Active Cases Stand at 16,498.