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Coronavirus in India live updates: India reports 2,208 fresh cases and 12 deaths in last 24 hours
With 2,208 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,46,49,088, while the active cases declined to 19,398, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday. Stay with TOI for live updates-Read Less
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India reports 2,208 fresh cases and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours.
US business sentiment in China hits record low as zero-Covid persists, survey shows: Reuters
Omicron BA.2 less severe than its original and Delta variants, says study (PTI)
Evidence updated on blood clotting side effect of Covid jab: Study
Scientists have uncovered more knowledge about the risk of developing a very rare blood clotting condition following vaccination against COVID-19, according to a study. Based on health data from five European countries and the US, the study shows an increased risk of the condition, called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), after first-dose of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine (same as Covishield in formulation). The study, published in The British Medical Journal (BMJ), also shows a trend towards an increased risk after the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine, compared with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (PTI)
The number of people who have recuperated from Covid-19 surged to 4,40,97,072 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent.
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A decrease of 786 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
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The number of active Covid cases in the country came down to 20,821, according to Union health ministry data.
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The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 5,28,987 with one new fatality, the Union health ministry data updated at 8am stated.
Single day rise of 1,112 Covid-19 cases push India's coronavirus tally to 4,46,46,880: Union health ministry
Wuhan, site of the world's first Covid-19 outbreak in late 2019, reported around 20 to 25 new infections a day this week. Nevertheless, local authorities ordered more than 800,000 people in one district to stay at home until October. 30. Wuhan also suspended the sale of pork in parts of the city, according to images and posts on social media, after one Covid case was found that authorities said was linked to the local pork supply chain.
Guangzhou, China's fourth-biggest city by economic output and the provincial capital of Guangdong, on Thursday sealed up more streets and neighbourhoods and kept people in their homes as new areas were deemed high-risk in a Covid resurgence that persisted into its fourth week.
China's coronavirus case load has remained small by global standards, but its ultra-strict and disruptive containment measures this year against the highly transmissible Omicron variant have weighed heavily on the world's second-largest economy and rattled financial markets.
Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on Covid-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks. China on Thursday reported a third straight day of more than 1,000 new Covid cases nationwide, a modest tally compared with the tens of thousands per day that sent Shanghai into a full-blown lockdown earlier this year but enough to trigger more curbs and restrictions across the country. (Reuters)
