A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a man for Covid-19 test, amid a rise in coronavirus cases in the country, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 13, 2023. Delhi recorded 1,527 COVID-19 cases and two Covid-related deaths with a positivity rate of 27.77 per cent on Thursday, according to data shared by the city government's health department. (PTI Photo)Covid News Highlights: Delhi has recorded 1,017 Covid-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 32.25%, the highest in 15 months. Four new deaths were reported, taking the death toll to 26,567. Maharashtra reported 505 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally to 81,56,344, with no new deaths reported. Mumbai saw the highest number of cases, with 131 new cases reported. The recovery count in Maharashtra increased by 334, leaving the state with an active caseload of 6,087.
With 9,111 new cases, India saw a slight dip in daily Covid cases since last Thursday, when it recorded over 10k cases. Meanwhile, 27 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data Monday.
While six deaths were reported from Gujarat, four were from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Delhi and Rajasthan, two from Maharashtra, one each from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and three reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
Delhi is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases as the city logged 1,017 new cases on Monday, with a positivity rate of 32.25% - the highest in 15 months.
The city's previous highest positivity rate of 30.6% was recorded on January 14 last year. Delhi's total Covid-19 tally has now climbed to 20,24,244, with the death toll rising to 26,567 after four fresh fatalities were reported.
The health department bulletin stated that Covid-19 was the primary cause of death in two cases. These new cases emerged out of 3,153 tests conducted the previous day.
On Sunday, Delhi reported 1,634 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 29.68%, and three deaths. On Saturday, the city recorded 1,396 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 31.9%.
With 9,111 new cases, India saw a slight dip in daily Covid cases since last Thursday, when it recorded over 10k cases. Meanwhile, 27 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data Monday.
Six deaths were reported from Gujarat, four were from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Delhi and Rajasthan, two from Maharashtra, one each from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and three reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. Read More
Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 650 fresh coronavirus infections and two fatalities, taking the tally of cases to 81,55,839 and the toll to 1,48,479, the state health department said.Mumbai recorded 182 fresh cases. The two fresh fatalities in the state were reported from Mumbai city and Thane city, a health official said.
The case fatality rate in the state now stands at 1.82 per cent. With 779 patients recovering, the count of recoveries in Maharashtra rose to 80,01,444. (PTI)
The country is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, across all states. According to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, India recorded a single-day rise of 10,158 coronavirus cases, the highest in nearly eight months. The number of active cases has increased to 44,998, constituting 0.10 per cent of the total infections.
Amid the surge, sources close to the government told PTI that the new Covid cases will keep rising for the next 10-12 days but will start subsiding soon after that. They added that in India, Covid is moving towards the endemic stage. But, what does it mean? We reached out to experts to understand better. Read more
Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence-generated vaccine, focusing on T-cells, in mice.
The researchers from Pennsylvania State University, US, said that such a vaccine may provide long-lasting immunity against future emerging variants and could also be used as a model for other seasonal viral diseases like the flu.
They said that the current COVID-19 vaccines, designed to trigger an antibody response to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, were vulnerable to mutations that could make the vaccine less effective over time.
They partnered with Evaxion Biotech, a biotechnology firm based in Denmark, on the study, which is published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology.
Upon being challenged with a lethal dose of SARS-CoV-2, the researchers found that 87.5 per cent of the mice vaccinated with the T-cell-based vaccine survived while only one of the control-group mice survived.
All the vaccinated mice that survived were also found to have cleared the infection within 14 days post-challenge.
"To our knowledge, this study is the first to show in vivo [in a living organism] protection against severe COVID-19 by an AI-designed T-cell vaccine," said Girish Kirimanjeswara, associate professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences, Penn State. (PTI)
The country is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, across all states. According to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, India recorded a single-day rise of 10,158 coronavirus cases, the highest in nearly eight months. The number of active cases has increased to 44,998, constituting 0.10 per cent of the total infections.
Amid the surge, sources close to the government told PTI that the new Covid cases will keep rising for the next 10-12 days but will start subsiding soon after that. They added that in India, Covid is moving towards the endemic stage. But, what does it mean? We reached out to experts to understand better. Read more