Covid-19 Updates

The finding led by researchers at the Case Western Reserve University in the US show that the Omicron variant is 6-8 times more infectious than the Delta variant. Children younger than five years who are infected with Omicron have less risk of severe health outcomes than those infected with the Delta variant of coronavirus, according to a study. The research, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, is the first large-scale study to compare the... read more

The number of active cases is the lowest in 714 days, the data showed. India recorded less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 715 days even as the virus tally rose to 4,30,29,044, while the active infection count fell below 13,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The number of active cases is the lowest in... read more

The city reported 114 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 0.71 per cent. Delhi reported 85 cases of COVID-19 and zero death due to the infection on Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.86 per cent, data shared by the city health department showed. The data pertaining to Sunday was shared on Monday morning. These cases came out of... read more

The commercial activities, pubs, bars and recreational centers are operating in a full-fledged manner and the government is mulling to even lift the mandatory mask rule in public places. The Covid numbers have further dwindled in Karnataka. Bengaluru has recorded zero deaths in the last three days and no Covid cases in 28 districts have been reported in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health and Family Welfare, said on Monday The commercial activities, pubs, bars and recreational centers are... read more