4,024 community cases; 391 hospitalisations; 3 in ICU; 9 deaths

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 10: James Harden #1 of the Philadelphia 76ers warms up prior to Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Miami Heat at FTX Arena on May 10, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - James Harden is vowing a return to his high-scoring form after battling a lingering hamstring injury that created rare doubt for the three-time NBA scoring champion over the last two seasons.He expects similar big things from the Philadelphia 76ers after taking less salary in his contract this season to help the team improve and chase the championship he still seeks.Harden injured the hamstring playing for the Brooklyn Nets in the 2020-21 season.

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Car crashes into house in Southwest Philadelphia.  PHILADELPHIA - A house in Southwest Philadelphia suffered extensive damage after a car slammed into its side early Monday morning.Fire crews say they responded to the damaged home on the 1800 block of 68th Street around 2 a.m.One person was reportedly transported from the scene to a local hospital. She is said to be in stable condition.It was unclear if the injured person was driving.

Judi Love was ready to fly out to Sicily to see her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Graziano Di Prima marry the love of his life Giada Lini last weekend, but she, unfortunately, missed the wedding due to Covid. Speaking to us in her OK! column, Judi said: "Last weekend, I’d planned to fly out to Italy to the wedding of my dear friend and Strictly partner Graziano Di Prima, who tied the knot to his beautiful fiancée and fellow dancer Giada Lini.

Christine McGuinness has opened up about a heartbreaking conversation she had with her nine year old daughter Penelope during the pandemic. Christine, 34 and her husband Paddy McGuinness, 48, are parents to three children with autism – twins Penelope and Leo, and six year old Felicity. The former model - who recently opened up on her marriage struggles with her husband - has shared some of the difficult moments the family faced during the pandemic, with Penelope particularly struggling with her mental health.

Lorraine Kelly has issued a health update. The Scottish TV presenter has returned to her ITV show today. The Scottish TV presenter has given an update on her health after being absent from her talk show last week.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after two unidentified men were fatally shot in Holmesburg early Monday night. According to authorities, the first shooting happened on the 4500 block of Bleigh Avenue. Police say a man, who is a John Doe, was shot multiple times throughout his body, including his head. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESMedics pronounced him dead on scene, authorities say. Officials say the shooting remains under investigation. According to police, they do not currently have a suspect, but they are checking surveillance cameras in the area. Several hours later, authorities found another unidentified man less than a mile away on the 4600 block of Loring Street in Holmesburg, police say. According to authorities, the 19-year-old victim was fatally shot in the head. Police say the shootings remains under investigation. This is a developing story.

Covid-19 vaccines reduced the potential death toll during the pandemic by nearly 20 million (1 million = 10 lakhs) or more than half in the year following their implementation. While in the first year of the vaccination programme, 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million Covid-19 deaths were prevented worldwide, according to estimates based on excess deaths from 185 countries and territories, the researchers said.

COVID-19 in British Columbia hospitals held nearly steady over the past week, but the number of admissions appears to be trending steadily downward.As of Thursday there were 273 cases in hospital, a one-week decline of just three, and 28 cases in intensive care, a one-week increase of nine, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.Under B.C.’s “census” reporting model, all positive cases are counted regardless of the reason the patient was admitted to hospital.The BCCDC also reported 642 cases for the week ending June 18, though due to restrictions on PCR testing the true figure is likely significantly higher.Just over 12,200 tests were performed the week ending June 18, and the province-wide test positivity rate was 7.3 per cent.

COVID-19 died last week and 58 others needed to be hospitalized as a result of the virus.The province’s latest epidemiology update, which covers June 12 through 19, shows a continued decline in hospitalization rates due to COVID-19. Manitoba premier self-isolating with COVID-19 Between June 5 and June 11, officials said 80 Manitobans were hospitalized as a result of the virus, including 14 of whom went into intensive care.The number of deaths reported in this week’s report, however, saw an increase over the three announced the previous week.But Manitoba’s total COVID-19 deaths recorded since March 2020 rose to 2,025 in the latest report — an increase of 10 over the previous week.The government has told Global News the number of deaths fluctuates as previous cases are confirmed or removed from the list.Of the 58 new hospitalizations, officials said eight were admitted to an ICU.

As many as 1,934 more people tested positive for Covid-19 across Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 19,27,394, said the state health department on Thursday. The positivity rate in the city has now reached 8.10%.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who chaired a high-level COVID review meeting on Thursday, directed state governments to focus on districts reporting high case positivity and undertake adequate testing with a higher proportion of RTPCR tests. The meeting was called owing to the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases.  He further instructed the officials to continue to focus on surveillance and on Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) to scan for any possible mutation along with increasing the pace of vaccination.  The meeting was attended by the core team of experts including Dr Randip Guleria, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava and NCDC director Sujeet Singh.

Maharashtra reports 5,218 new coronavirus infections on Thursday including 2,479 in Mumbai, the health department notified. Today's numbers were about 60% higher than yesterday's tally. On Wednesday, the state had reported 3,260 cases.

CNN.  Thirteen of his close contacts have been identified and contact tracing is underway, the ministry said.  A South Korean citizen, who recently traveled to Germany, was found to be infected with monkeypox. Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said that the patient is now being treated at a facility in Seoul.

New Delhi: With India reporting a spike in covid-19 cases, union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya called a high-level meeting with the core team of experts on Thursday. The country reported 13,313 new covid cases and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours. India’s trajectory of total covid cases has risen to 4,33,44,958 with weekly positivity currently at 2.81% and daily positivity rate reported to be 2.03%.

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has called to chair a review meeting with the core team of experts today in view of increasing Covid-19 cases in the country. According to sources, it has also been confirmed that the meeting will be held in physical format in the afternoon today to discuss the rise in Covid-19 cases.

Today we are reporting 5,285 community cases, 300 current hospitalisations, and 12 deaths.

French’s® Celebrates First Week of Summer Launching Limited-Edition Ketchup Popsicle: The ‘Frenchsicle (CNW Group/French’s) LOS ANGELES - French’s, known for its iconic tomato ketchup has unveiled the most questionable summer treat — unless, maybe, you’re Canadian. "Frenchsicle," a ketchup-flavored ice pop created by French’s, the condiment maker, will be releasing the new summer snack for a limited time only. If this sounds appealing to you, there’s a catch. You’ll have to trek to the Great White North to get your hands on the polarizing treat. The ice-treat is currently only available in Vancouver, British Columbia, Toronto, Ontario and Leamington, Ontario at various popups until June 24. "Hey Canadian friends, your favorite condiment just got a whole lot cooler," French’s wrote in a social media post. It’s well known that ketchup chips are already a staple in a Canuck’s kitchen.

New figures show that Covid-19 cases in Scotland have risen by almost a third in a single week.

Gujarat on Wednesday clocked 407 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest daily count in four months, that raised the tally of infections to 12,28,493. Gujarat had last reported more than 400 daily Covid-19 cases on 19 February with 486 infections.  The count of recoveries rose to 12,15,806, after 190 Covid-19 patients recovered from the infection during the day, while the toll remained unchanged at 10,946.  Now, Gujarat has 1,741 active Covid-19 cases, with four patients on ventilator support.  Of the latest cases, Ahmedabad saw 210 infections, the highest in the state, followed by Surat with 57, Vadodara 41 and Rajkot 20 cases, among others.  As many as 11.10 crore coronavirus vaccine shots have been administered in Gujarat till now, with 55,138 patients getting the jab today.  Meanwhile, India reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths, while active cases went up by over 2,300 in a 24-hour span.

COVID-19 twice in the last 180 days?' This question received 12,381 responses, the NGO said. About 2% of these said "five or more individuals" in their families got reinfected with Covid in the last six months. And, 8% of them said, "two-four individuals" in their families got reinfected with Covid in the last six months, and another 8% said, "one individual" was infected in this period.

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New Delhi: India reported more than 12,249 new covid cases with active cases surging by 2,326 in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry said on Wednesday. The country recorded 13 fatalities in a day. “About 12,249 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours with active caseload shooting at 81,687," said the ministry.

Today we are reporting 5,499 community cases, 334 current hospitalisations, and 18 deaths.

Covid related fatality in the past one day. Tuesday's addition took the Covid-19 case tally to 79,41,762 and the Covid death toll to 1,47,889, a health department official said. The addition to the tally was 1,305 or 55% more than the 2,354 cases reported on Monday.

PTI: “While the schools are scheduled to open from July 1 after the summer vacations, increasing Covid cases have become a major concern for the parents yet again." "The state government has stated that it is not in favour of any more disruptions in studies and aims to continue education while keeping the safety of students and teachers at prior," Kapur further said. "At our school, children with low immunity are provided with the option of staying at home, while parents can connect with the school authorities to get the class work of the student at home.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has expressed concern over the rise in cases of Covid-19 and urged people over 65 and those who are immunosuppressed, to avail of their second booster.

New Delhi: Covid cases declined marginally on Tuesday as India logged 9,923 new infections in the last 24 hours, down 2,858 cases from Monday.  The total active caseload has climbed to over 79,313, according to the union health ministry. Total covid-19 cases have reached 4,33,16,396 so far.  The country reported 17 new fatalities, taking the death toll to 5/24/890 so far. The weekly positivity rate is presently at 2.67% while daily positivity rate is 2.55%.

(With PTI Inputs)

Today we are reporting 5,630 community cases, 362 current hospitalisations, and 17 deaths.

Even as covid cases surged to nearly 12,781 in the last 24 hours, health experts said that India has achieved remarkable vaccination coverage by administering more than 1.96 billion doses in all eligible age groups. “India’s total vaccination coverage is even more than other countries. It has given a huge amount of protection to keep the fatality down right from Alpha, Delta and Omicron (variants of covid-19).

There is still the opportunity for Lanarkshire residents to get their spring booster if they have not already done so.

Even as we assume that COVID-related risks have significantly reduced, the cases are rising again. India on Monday logged 12,781 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 4,33,09,473, while the daily positivity rate went past 4% for the first time in 130 days.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which represents about 750 Canadian National Railway Co. employees, says signal and communication workers have walked off the job across the country.IBEW’s Steve Martin confirmed in a text that workers are legally on strike as of 11 a.m.

Delhi and another 600-1,000 recorded in NCR cities, many are questioning if these reported cases are estimating the spread of COVID-19 accurately." For this particular study, the NGO spoke to a number of the families in the NCR region enquiring whether they or anyone in their family had symptoms in the last 30 days and how they got themselves tested in such a situation. The survey received 11,059 responses from citizens located in all districts of Delhi-NCR.

Mid-Day, Mumbai's hospitalisation figures have seen a substantial upsurge in the last 11 days. Private hospitals saw a rise of 187 per cent in ICU admissions whereas public hospitals reported an increase of 117 per cent. Most of the patients include the elderly.

The Ministry of Health is this evening notifying people who’ve previously reported having COVID-19 of a duplicate text sent due to a computer glitch over the weekend.

New Delhi: As covid cases surge in India, the country registered 12,781 new infections in the last 24 hours. The total tally of active caseload has climbed to over 76,700, the union health ministry said on Monday. Total covid-19 cases have reached 4,33,09,473 so far.

India on Monday recorded 12,781 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 43,309,473 while the number of active cases increased to 76,700, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,873with 15 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.18 per cent of the total infections.

COVID-19 fatalities.  The number of active cases in the state stands at 23,746 after 3,085 patients were discharged today, taking the tally of recoveries to 77,64,117. The covid-19 case recovery rate in the state now stands at 97.84% while the fatality rate is 1.86%, the state health department added. The single fatality in the state was reported from Mumbai which saw 2,087 new cases in the past 24 hours, the health department data said.

NEW DELHI : India has registered over 12,899 fresh covid cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally of active caseload to over 72,474 the union health ministry said on Sunday. The total covid-19 cases have reached 43,296,692 so far. The death toll has climbed to 524,855 with 15 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the data statement.

variant or sub-variant and ascertain the reasons behind the breakthrough infections. According to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) experts, Omicron and its sub-lineages -- primarily BA.2 and BA.2.38 as of now -- seem to be behind the current rise in the number of Covid cases in the country. BA.2 and its sub-lineages account for over 85%of the Covid cases in India, with BA.2.38 being found in around 33% of the samples.

Today we are reporting 3,235 community cases, 356 current hospitalisations, and five deaths.

ANI, quoting officials.  According to the news agency, India's Covid genome sequencing facility, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) reviews the genomic surveillance data on Friday.  It found that the BA.2 sub-variant was found in 60% of the cases and BA.2.38 in 33%. However, the percentage of BA.4 and BA.5 is still very less.

An immunologist has said Ireland is experiencing an uptick in Covid-19 cases, but restricted PCR testing makes it difficult to establish an exact figure.

covid cases across the country. In view of rising covid cases across the nation, the union health ministry has directed all states/UTs to continue monitoring spread of infection and undertake required steps for prompt and effective management of Covid-19, as these states are reporting increase in cases. States have also been asked to monitor influenza-like illness (lLl) & SARI cases in all hospitals on a regular basis.

The active caseload in India has now risen to 68,108, Health Ministry said. India's on 18 June reported 13,216 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union ministry of health family welfare.

Today we are reporting 4,404 community cases, 356 current hospitalisations, and 11 deaths.