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Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates: 1 in 8 SARS-CoV-2 patients develop long Covid symptoms, says study
India on Thursday witnessed an uptick in the number of new Covid-19 infections as it recorded 19,893 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the data shared by the ministry of health and family welfare. The country's active Covid cases declined to 1,36,478 from 1,37,057. Stay with TOI for all updates --Read Less
1 in 8 SARS-CoV-2 patients develop long Covid symptoms: Lancet study
One in eight adults who are infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus experience long term symptoms due to Covid-19, according to a large Dutch study published on Friday in The Lancet journal. The study provides one of the first comparisons of long-term symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection, called 'long Covid', with symptoms in an uninfected population, as well as those in individuals both pre- and post-Covid-19 infection.
Delhi reports 2202 new cases, 4 deaths and 1,660 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Positivity Rate at 11.84%; Active cases at 6,175.
In Assam, 7,27,511 Covid-19 patients have so far recovered and were discharged from different hospitals and CCCs.
Assam logs 431 new corona cases, two deaths
Assam has registered over 14 per cent fall in fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 431 more people testing positive for the infection, down from 504 the previous day, and two more persons lost their lives to the infection, the National Health Mission (NHM) said on Thursday. One person each died due to COVID-19 in Kamrup Metropolitan and Lakhimpur districts during the period, the NHM bulletin said.
South Africa's health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country.
Mumbai's daily Covid-19 count remains above 400; two die, active tally at 2,235
