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Global Covid caseload tops 527.2 million, deaths cross 6.28 million

India accounts for the second highest caseload at 43,142,192

Vaccines may not be able to ward off long Covid risk, finds study

Previous studies claimed that vaccination, which remains critically important in the fight against Covid-19, wards off the long Covid risk

What is USFDA's Form 483?

The US carries out regular inspections at offshore drug making units to ensure quality compliance. In a recent check, the US FDA has issued Form 483 to Sun Pharma Halol unit. Let's demystify Form 483

Data story: India logs 2,124 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,507

India has so far administered 1,926,744,769 vaccine doses

Delhi records 424 fresh Covid cases, 4 deaths; positivity rate at 1.89%

A total of 22,490 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the national capital the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin

Data story: India logs 2,022 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,459

India has so far administered 1,923,845,615 vaccine doses

92 monkeypox cases confirmed in 12 countries, may spread globally: WHO

The WHO said that the identification of confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox with no direct travel links to an endemic area "represents a highly unusual event"

India records 2,226 new Covid infections; active cases dip to 14,955

A decrease of 41 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Global Covid caseload tops 526.7 million, deaths cross 6.28 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 83,255,845 and 1,002,146, respectively

J&K records 15 new coronavirus cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

There are 55 active cases of Covid-19 in the Union Territory, while the number of recovered patients is 4,49,384

Monkeypox spreads to more European countries, Australia, Canada

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the source of these infections has not yet been confirmed but cases seem to have been "locally acquired"

South Korea reports 25,125 fresh Covid cases, 43 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily caseload was down from 28,130 in the previous day and lower than 32,441 tallied a week ago, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)

Global coronavirus caseload tops 525.3 mn, death toll crosses 6.28 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,951,379 and 1,001,269, respectively

Global coronavirus caseload crosses 518.7 mn; death toll at 6.25 mn

India accounts for the second highest caseload at 43,107,689

India records 3,207 new Covid cases, 29 deaths; positivity rate at 0.95%

A decrease of 232 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Nearly one-fourth of all men and women in India are now obese: NFHS

NFHS notes steady increase in obesity among women as household wealth increases

India records 3,545 fresh Covid cases, 27 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate was 0.76 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.79 per cent

Chhattisgarh records 6 new Covid-19 cases, no fresh death in last 24 hours

The positivity rate, or coronavirus cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.15 per cent

Delta or different variant may cause another Covid outbreak: Study

The findings suggests that while Delta wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated the deadly variant which could re-emerge

India reports 3,205 new Covid cases, 31 fatalities in last 24 hours

An increase of 372 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload which now stand at 19,509, according to the data