India reports nearly 13,000 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours

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.

Scarborough, ON, Sunday evening.Two other victims have also been taken to the hospital, one with serious injuries, another with minor injuries.

Toronto police say a 33-year-old man has been charged after allegedly setting a woman on fire on a city bus on Friday in what is now being investigated as a suspected hate crime.Investigators say they were called to the area of Kipling Avenue and Dundas Street West shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Friday for reports of an assault.They allege a man poured a liquid substance on a woman while on board the same bus as her and then lit the liquid on fire.Police say the man then left the area while the woman was rushed to hospital.Police say the Toronto man was found nearby and arrested.

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.

Today we are reporting 4,024 community cases, 391 current hospitalisations, and nine deaths.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Firefighters in New Jersey are battling a wildfire in Wharton State Forest, in Washington Township.Officials notified the public on Twitter around noon Sunday that the Mullica River Campground, trail and boat launches were closed, as well as kayak and canoe trips in Pineland Adventures.Fire officials say 100 acres have burned and none of the fire is contained, in the Burlington County park.Other recreational areas in the forest were closed throughout the afternoon as the firefighters worked to contain the blaze.Authorities reported no injuries.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A man has been convicted in the kidnap and slaying almost a decade ago of a co-worker whose bones were found buried in his eastern Pennsylvania yard.A Monroe County judge on Friday convicted Michael Horvath, 55, of criminal homicide, kidnapping, evidence-tampering and abuse of a corpse in the 2013 killing of Holly Grim. The judge acquitted him of a charge of obstruction in the nonjury trial.Grim, 41, was last seen in Lehigh County’s Lower Macungie Township in November 2013.

Priyanka Sharma priyanka.sharma@livemint.com A high-level meeting has been called in the coming week to chalk out a strategy to stem the recent spike in covid cases and to review the efficacy of current surveillance measures. The meeting will be chaired by Dr VK Paul, member (health), Niti Aayog. Last week, scientists at the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) reviewed the genomic surveillance data which showed the surge is being driven by Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5.

PHILADELPHIA - Following an announcement from the CDC, the state of Pennsylvania says it is preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children six months and older.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent panel of advisers voted on Saturday to recommend the first COVID-19 shots for babies and preschoolers.Roughly 18 million kids will be eligible - about one and a half years after the vaccines first became available for adults in the U.S.The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are set to be available for children in Pennsylvania beginning Tuesday according to the Department of Health.

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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.

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Should my child be vaccinated? Yes, according to the CDC. While COVID-19 has been the most dangerous for older adults, younger people, including children, can also get very sick. Hospitalizations surged during the omicron wave.

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.

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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, Dr Ella said, "We just completed a clinical trial, a data analysis is going on. Next month, we will submit the data to the regulatory agency. If everything is okay, then we will get permission to launch and it will be the world's first clinically proven nasal COVID-19 vaccine".

PHILADELPHIA - A firefighter is dead after an early morning fire caused a building to collapse in Fairhill, according to officials.Lieutenant Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed after a portion of the building collapsed.Crews responded to the fire as it broke out at a commercial building on the 300 block West Indiana Avenue around 2 a.m. They were able to get the fire under control in about 15 minutes. However, a large portion of the building collapsed as officials surveyed the damage and crews attended to displaced residents.Six people were reportedly trapped underneath the building, five firefighters and one license and inspections inspector.Five were rescued from the fire, including Fire Marshal Sylvester Burton, Lieutenant Clarence Johnson, Firefighter Dennis Bailey and Firefighter Robert Brennan, Jr., and transported to Temple University Hospital.

METTER, Ga. - Some Georgians woke up very early Saturday morning to the ground shaking.The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake about 20 miles west of Statesboro, Georgia near Metter, Georgia. It happened around 4:05 a.m. and measured a 3.9 magnitude. People have reported feeling the quake in Savannah, Bluffton, and Statesboro and as far away as Columbia, Augusta, Warner Robins and Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service.There were no reports of any major damage caused by the quake.

Two boxes of Tampax Pearl tampons are seen on a shelf at a store in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2022. - Tampons have reportedly been in short supply in stores across the United States due to global supply chain issues, according to US media.

Quebec are no longer required to wear masks beginning today.The province brought in a COVID-19 mask mandate for indoor public spaces and public transit in the summer of 2020.In mid-May, it became the last province to remove the face covering requirement for indoor public spaces, and going forward, authorities say wearing a mask will be personal choice.Masks are still mandatory in hospitals, long-term care homes and other health-care facilities.The Quebec government announced the plan to remove masks on public transit 10 days ago, a decision that was supported by the province’s public health officials.In the latest figures published Friday, Quebec health authorities reported 1,029 people hospitalized with the disease, including 26 in intensive care.

Overnight shootings in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - Father's Day weekend began with another violent night in Philadelphia as more shootings broke out across the city.Police say at least seven people were shot, two fatally, throughout the morning on Saturday.At midnight, a 23-year-old man was reportedly placed in critical condition after being shot in abdomen on 15th Street.A 36-year-old was killed after being shot multiple times throughout his body, according to police.

COVID-19 shots for babies and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.The CDC’s committee of experts began debating the two-dose Moderna and the three-dose Pfizer vaccines on Friday and was expected to vote around 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

cryptocurrencies is deepening.Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, fell below the psychologically important threshold, dropping as much as 9% to less than $19,000, according to CoinDesk.The last time bitcoin was at this level was November 2020, when it was on its way up to its all-time high of nearly $69,000.Bitcoin has now lost more than 70 percent of its value since reaching that peak.MADRID, SPAIN - 2022/06/17: A store offering numerous cryptocurrency electronic cash such as Bitcoin (BTC, BCH) and Ethereum (Ether, ETH) ATM machine in Spain. (Photo by Xavi Lopez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Ethereum, another widely followed cryptocurrency that's been sliding in recent weeks, took a similar tumble on Saturday.RELATED: Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies collapse, major crypto lender Celsius Network halts operationsIt's the latest sign of turmoil in the cryptocurrency industry amid wider turbulence in financial markets.

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but said he wasn't hurt."I'm good," he told reporters after U.S. Secret Service Agents quickly helped him up.

The price of bitcoin fell below $20,000 for the first time since late 2020 on Saturday, in a fresh sign that the selloff in cryptocurrencies is deepening.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that the licenses of three fuel trucks have been suspended with immediate effect by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Lanka IOC.He said investigations are underway in to three individual incidents reported on social media of fuel transporting trucks illegally unloading fuel. License of 3 Fuel trucks have been suspended immediately by CEYPETCO and LIOC pending further investigations in to the 3 Incidents reported on social media on fuel transport trucks illegally unloading fuel.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday.By the end of the court day Friday, the Los Angeles County jury had come to agreement on whether Cosby had sexually assaulted plaintiff Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion when she was 16 in 1975, and whether Huth deserved any damages. In all they had answered eight of nine questions on their verdict form, all but one that asked whether Cosby acted in a way that should require punitive damages.Judge Craig Karlan, who had promised one juror when she agreed to serve that she could leave after Friday for a prior commitment, decided over the objections of Cosby's attorneys to accept and read the verdict on the questions the jury had answered.

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.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - For decades, it was accepted wisdom in the casino industry that eliminating smoking would automatically lead to revenue declines and customer losses.But a new report examining how the coronavirus pandemic has changed gamblers' habits says that may no longer be the case.The report issued Friday by Las Vegas-based C3 Gaming come as several states, including New Jersey, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, are considering banning smoking in casinos. The research firm says its report was done independently and was not financed by any outside party.It notes that the pandemic changed several key aspects of the casino experience, including the elimination of daily housekeeping in many places, closing of buffets and an end to room service — all of which customers have gotten used to.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Hard to think of a better way for Paul McCartney to celebrate his 80th birthday than by singing "Glory Days" onstage with Bruce Springsteen or being serenaded by some 60,000 well-wishers.That's right, the "cute Beatle" turns 80 on Saturday. It's one of those cultural milestones that bring a sharp intake of breath — has it been THAT long? — along with an appreciation of what he still has to offer.For it has been more than a half-century now since the Beatles broke up, a realization that hits you like that 1970s-era joke about young people saying, "Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?"Like several other members of the "hope I die before I get old" generation, including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and former Beatles mate Ringo Starr, McCartney keeps working, keeps sharing his music from the stage.

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.

Building collapses in Fairhill fire. PHILADELPHIA - Crews are working to rescue two firefighters after a fire in Fairhill caused a building to collapse on top of them, according to officials.The fire broke out at a commercial building around 2 a.m.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lankan Parliament will convene from the 21st to the 24th of this month. Time is allotted from 10.00 am to 11.00 am for questions for oral answers, on all days except the 24th.The Adjournment Debate on the first report of the Committee on Public Enterprises pertaining to the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament, which was tabled in Parliament on March 8, will be held on March 23 from 11.00 am to 5.30 pm, Secretary General of the Parliament Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake said.This was decided at the recent meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Ajith Rajapaksa.The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill and the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill are to be passed without a debate from 11.00 am to 11.30 am on the 21st.Then from 11.30 a.m.

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.

FILE: Forest elephant in Kerala on January 18, 2017 in India. (Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images) ODISHA, India - Bizarre animal stories are heard often, but none are quite like the latest vicious and deadly elephant attack of a 68-year-old woman in India.Maya Murmu was collecting water in Raipai village, located in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, India, where a herd of elephants came her way.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a man was shot to death by a driver during an argument with a panhandler Friday night in Philadelphia. The deadly shooting happened just before 10 p.m. near the intersection of Rhawn Street and Roosevelt Boulevard. Chief Inspector D.F.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say two gunshot victims, including a 15-year-old, are expected to recover after a shooting Friday night in Philadelphia's Frankford section.The double shooting happened shortly after 7:30 p.m.

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

WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on January 8, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon has "voluntarily stepped back" from his duties as head of the wrestling company amid allegations that he secretly paid $3 million to a former employee with whom he was having an affair.World Wrestling Entertainment announced the move in a press release Friday morning and said a "special committee" is investigating.

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FILE - Actor Bob Saget leaves the "AOL Build" taping at the AOL Studios on September 18, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/GC Images) ORLANDO, Fla. - Two Florida sheriff's deputies have been disciplined after an investigation found they shared news of actor and comedian Bob Saget's death with family or friends before law enforcement had notified Saget's family, according to an investigative report.Saget, 65, died on Jan.

LOS ANGELES - Energy prices are soaring across the world and American consumers are feeling the pain at the gas station and in their wallets. Amid the surge in gas prices, thousands of consumers have flocked to dealerships and secondhand marketplaces in hopes of procuring an electric vehicle to cut costs on fuel, but finding an affordable EV or hybrid is becoming increasingly out of reach for many. In February, the average sale price for an EV surpassed $60,000, according to the consumer data website Edmunds. Despite higher prices for EVs and limited availability, strong demand has more communities feeling increased pressure to add charging stations or risk having drivers pass them by in favor of plug-in-friendly areas. Costs have been coming down over the years, but Ford CEO Jim Farley revealed at the Bernstein Conference in early June that the battery pack in a Ford Mustang Mach-E is still around $18,000 to produce.In response to these soaring costs due to high demand, some manufacturers desperate to enter the market are offering affordable options for electric vehicles.Here are a few of today’s discounted electric rides:View from behind of red Chevrolet Bolt electric car, with logo and California DMV clean air access okay decal visible, in Danville, California, March, 2020. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Chevrolet recently slashed prices on the Bolt EV to $26,595.

Canada is seeing an increase in several fast-spreading COVID-19 variants that have been fuelling new outbreaks in the United States and Europe, Canada’s top doctors said Friday.

ABSECON, N.J. - A 48-year-old Atlantic County man died and at least 12 people were sent to hospitals after an accident involving a NJ Transit bus and a car.Officials stated a bus was heading from Atlantic City to Lindenwold Thursday evening, just after 5 p.m., when a car hit the bus at South Shore Road and Ohio Avenue, in Absecon.A car was flattened and at least 12 people were sent to hospitals after an accident involving a NJ Transit bus and a car.More than a dozen people on the bus suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to a local hospital.At least 12 are injured, officials said, after a car hit a NJ Transit bus in Absecon, N.J. The driver of the car, 48-year-old John Barker, of Galloway, was the only person in the vehicle.

problems with the ear.The study reported symptoms including severe earache, ear numbness, and even temporary hearing loss, which can also continue even after the infection has passed.These symptoms can also appear in those fully-vaccinated.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up for one of our free newsletters here .