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US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,476,404 and 986,346 respectively, according to the CSSE.

In the same span, 19 Covid-related fatalities have occurred across the country, taking the death toll to 5,21,710.

Following a continuous downward trend, India's active caseload has declined to 11,058. Active cases now constitute 0.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

Covaxin will now cost Rs 225 per dose at private hospitals, from Rs 1,200 earlier.

According to a recent peer-reviewed study published by the University of Florida group, like PCR tests, the device is 90 per cent accurate, with the same sensitivity.

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said that SII has decided to revise the price of Covishield vaccine for private hospitals after discussions with the Central government.

While the daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.25 per cent, the weekly positivity rate was at 0.23 per cent, according to the health ministry.

A new strain of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, first detected in the United Kingdom, appears to be more transmissible than previous strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) had said.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.24 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.23 per cent, according to the health ministry.

US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,289,237 and 984,571 respectively, according to the CSSE.

Covid-19 XE Variant In India: Should We Be Worried

The weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.22 per cent, however, the daily positivity rate is also reported to be 0.21 per cent.

US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,248,986 and 983,797 respectively, according to the CSSE.

The clarification came shortly after reports, citing the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), claimed that a female costumes designer of South African origin has been found to be infected with the new XE variant in the city.

The weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.22 per cent, however the daily positivity rate is also reported to be 0.23 per cent.