India Covid Cases: With 108 fresh fatalities, the death count climbed to 5,15,210 so far.
India today reported a total of 3,993 new COVID-19 infections, taking the Covid tally to 4,29,71,308. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the active cases dipped to 49,948.
With 108 fresh fatalities, the death count climbed to 5,15,210 so far.
This is the lowest daily spike in Covid cases in 662 days. The last time India's daily new cases fell below 4,000 was on 15 May 2020, when the country recorded 3,967 fresh cases. The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 30 consecutive days, and it is the second straight day the new case count has been under 5,000 cases.
The active cases comprise 0.13 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.68 per cent, the ministry said.
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Malaysia reports 26,856 new COVID-19 infections, 77 new deaths
Malaysia reported 26,856 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 3,649,463, according to the Health Ministry.
There are 211 new imported cases, with 26,645 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed. A further 77 deaths have been reported, bringing the death count to 33,305.
5 new Covid cases in Arunachal Pradesh, after zero new cases yesterday
Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 64,471 on Tuesday as five more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said. The northeastern state had not reported any new case on Monday.
The state now has 56 active cases, while the death count remained unchanged at 296 as no fresh fatality was recorded. The recovery rate marginally improved to 99.45 per cent from 99.44 on Monday.
China reports 175 new local COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
China on Monday reported 175 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
As many as 150 imported COVID-19 cases were also reported in the past 24 hours, according to the commission.
A total of five new suspected cases, all arriving from outside the mainland, were reported in Shanghai, said the commission.
No deaths from COVID-19 were reported in the past 24 hours, reported the news agency.
India records 3,993 new Covid cases, lowest daily spike in 662 days
India today reported 3,993 new COVID-19 infections, taking the Covid tally to 4,29,71,308. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the active cases dipped to 49,948.
With 108 fresh fatalities, the death count climbed to 5,15,210 so far.
This is the lowest daily spike in Covid cases in 662 days. The last time India's daily new cases fell below 4,000 was on 15 May 2020, when the country recorded 3,967 fresh cases. The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 30 consecutive days, and it is the second straight day the new case count has been under 5,000 cases.
Global Covid deaths top 6 million as Omicron wave leaves scars
More than 6 million people worldwide have died from Covid-19 two years after the novel pathogen started spreading globally, despite the distribution of vaccines that slashed fatality rates across the globe.
The latest 1 million recorded deaths came more slowly than the previous intervals. It took about 125 days to go from 5 million deaths to 6 million, compared to 117 days to hit the 5-million mark and less than 90 days each to reach the 3- and 4-million ones. The pace has returned to what was seen during the first year of the pandemic, when the virus was still taking hold.
Covid continues to kill thousands of people every day. Billions more remain unvaccinated, either because they lack access to the shots or are unwilling to receive them, leaving them exposed to the infection and the world vulnerable to new variants.
The U.S. alone accounted for 16% of the last million deaths -- the highest share of any country. Brazil was 11% of the total, while India was responsible for 9%.
Covid can shrink brain as much as a decade of aging, study finds
Even a mild case of Covid-19 can damage the brain and addle thinking, scientists found in a study that highlights the illness's alarming impact on mental function.
Researchers identified Covid-associated brain damage months after infection, including in the region linked to smell, and shrinkage in size equivalent to as much as a decade of normal aging. The changes were linked to cognitive decline in the study, which was published Monday in the journal Nature.
The findings represent striking evidence of the virus's impact on the central nervous system. More research will be required to understand whether the evidence from the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging at the University of Oxford means Covid-19 will exacerbate the global burden of dementia -- which cost an estimated $1.3 trillion in the year the pandemic began -- and other neurodegenerative conditions.
Supreme Court Warns Against Fake Death Certificates For Covid CompensationThe Supreme Court on Monday warned against the misuse of its order to get ex-gratia compensation for COVID-19 death on the basis of fake medical certificate and observed that it would order an independent probe to catch those who have done so.
Coronavirus: Two Years Into The Pandemic, Is The World Learning To Live With Covid Or Waiting For End In SightTwo years after the official start of the pandemic, some countries are now trying to "live with Covid", however scientists warn that potential new variants and unequal vaccination rates threaten any long-awaited return to normality.
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