Covid: HP records 8 new cases of Omicron, 21 of Delta variant
Initially, omicron variant was reported only in international travellers but now this variant has been reported from the community also.
Initially, omicron variant was reported only in international travellers but now this variant has been reported from the community also.
Union health ministry officials said that the Omicron infection tally has reached 213 across the nation, but of the total Omicron positive cases, 90 have been discharged.
On average, Omicron required around a 10-fold increase in the concentration of serum antibodies in order to neutralise the virus, compared to Delta.
Among the new infections, 175 were recorded in the largest city of Auckland, 20 in nearby Waikato, four in Northland, five in Bay of Plenty, and one in the Lakes.
Genome sequencing data revealed that delta variant was detected in 99 per cent of the sample in October, 97 per cent in September, 86 per cent in August and 52 per cent in July.
The study, published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, suggests that Moderna was 95 percent effective at preventing hospitalization among adults ages 18 and older.
Pujo comes at that time of the year when the delicate aroma of shiuli begins to waft in the air, the tremulous 'Kash phools' quiver in the autumnal wind, and the din of newness and preparation dilates the city. Unfortunately, these whiffs and aromas will have to be capped by the mask and violated by the sanitiser even this year.
Hospitalization rates were 10 times higher among unvaccinated than among fully inoculated adolescents, said the CDC report.
More US kids were hospitalized with Covid-19 in August than any other time this past year -- proving how seriously the Delta variant can hit any age group.
The manufacturing sector saw slower growth in July from the prior month, as companies and suppliers continued to struggle to meet increasing levels of demand.
