COVID-19 WRAP | SA records 1,325 new cases, 48 deaths in the past 24 hours

April 17 2021 - 22:20

SA records 1,325 new Covid-19 cases, 48 deaths in the past 24 hours

SA recorded 1,325 new Covid-19 cases and 48 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest stats released by the health department on Saturday. 

The cumulative number of cases for SA is 1,565,680. There have been a total of 53,711 deaths.

April 17 2021 - 12:44

Modi appeals to keep Hindu festival symbolic as India's Covid-19 infections surge

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to devotees to keep a key Hindu festival symbolic as the country reported more than 200,000 new Covid-19 infections for the third straight day.

April 17 2021 - 11:57

Blood type not a Covid-19 risk factor in US; inhaled asthma drug may keep mild illness from worsening

Blood type does not affect susceptibility to Covid-19 in US patients, a new study suggests. Researchers analysed data on nearly 108,000 people from Utah, Idaho, and Nevada who were tested for Covid-19 and whose blood type was listed in their medical records.

April 17 2021 - 10:49

Canada steps up as Toronto struggles with Covid-19

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will ‘do whatever it takes to help’ Toronto cope with a rapidly worsening wave of COVID-19, where experts have warned cases could treble by the end of May unless tough restrictions are imposed.

April 17 2021 - 09:41

Coronavirus booster is like an annual flu shot, but for an illness that’s much more serious: Doctor

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Sara Andrabi, joined Yahoo Finance to break down her thoughts on the possibility of needing annual COVID-19 booster shots to.

April 17 2021 - 09:30

Hundreds test positive to coronavirus at 'superspreader' Kumbh Mela festival in India

Huge crowds of mostly maskless Hindu devotees flock to the banks of the River Ganges for a weeks-long festival as India battles a record surge in coronavirus infections.

April 17 2021 - 09:00

CDC warns rising coronavirus infections could "threaten" US progress

The US is less than 20 million coronavirus vaccine doses away from President Biden's goal of 200 million shots in 100 days.

But as Mola Lenghi reports, a rise in cases and deaths is threatening to hamper the nation's recovery efforts. Dr. Teresa Amato, the director of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.