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  • COVID-19: 11 states & UTs of ‘grave concern’ told to step up efforts  

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI:  Eleven states and Union Territories have been earmarked as “states of grave concern” on account of their rising daily Covid-19 cases and higher daily deaths, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba underlined at a meeting with states on Friday.

    These states/UTs Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Haryana contributed 90% of the total cases, as on Wednesday, and 90.5% of deaths in the last 14 days, and have crossed or are close to crossing their early reported peaks during last year. 

    ALSO READ | Second Covid wave fast-n-furious, 10 states fighting infection explosion

    It was pointed out that the situation was particularly worrying in Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh. Maharashtra was advised to take up immediate and high effective measures to ensure containment of active cases and daily deaths through adherence of the standard clinical management protocol shared earlier with all states. 

    Another worrisome aspect pointed out was that tier 2 and tier 3 cities along with peri-urban areas have been recording the recent spike. That the spread of infection from these to rural areas with weak health infrastructure would overwhelm the local administration was also highlighted at the meeting.

    ALSO READ | No lockdown without consulting Delhi public: CM Arvind Kejriwal

    States were instructed to follow several measures to bring down daily fatalities, which included increasing the number of isolation beds, oxygen beds, ventilators and ICU beds and planning for adequate oxygen supply. They were also asked to strengthen ambulance service and reduce response time and refusal rate with regular monitoring by local administration 

    Gauba also told the chief secretaries and other senior state authorities that the administration should review case fatality rate hospital-wise, devise appropriate strategy and mitigate concerns regarding late admission in hospitals and non-adherence to national clinical management protocol. 

  • Second Covid wave fast-n-furious, 10 states fighting infection explosion

    Express News Service
    NEW DELHI:  At least 10 states are fighting the fresh Covid-19 wave, according to government data. The second wave, which started in February in a handful of states led by Maharasthra, has now spread to more states. Till last month, it was Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat that were riding the second wave of the pandemic.

    But now, four more states Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are showing alarming growth rates in active cases. Worryingly, the seven-day moving average of the test positivity rate, which is 6.3% nationally, is seen rising in some states including West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand.

    READ HERE | Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray warns of shortage of health facilities, says lockdown can not be ruled out

    Over the past 24 hours, the country has recorded 81,466 new cases taking the cumulative active cases to 6,14, 696 the highest since October. In the past 21 days, cases have zoomed from 18,377 (March 10) to 81,466 (April 1). In the first wave, which peaked in September last year, daily cases had jumped from 18,000 to 80,000 plus in 65 days. Trends suggest India may soon surpass the peak of 93,277 cases recorded on September 17. Not just infections, Covid deaths are also rising.

    For more than a week now, the daily death count has been above 200. On April 1, this number touched a whopping 469. Experts say the second wave could be more intense than the first one. The oft-cited reason for the infection explosion is the relaxed, careless behaviour by public and lax health administration. However, the role of mutant virus in driving the transmission is also under investigation.

    READ HERE | Delhi saw addition of more than 25,000 coronavirus cases in March

    According to Union health ministry data, eight states — Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh — have shown a steep rise in cases. As much as 81.25% of the new cases are from these eight states.

  • Close to 60% of new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra; Kerala second: Govt

    Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are the six states that cumulatively account for 86.25 per cent of the new coronavirus cases reported.

  • 16,838 new coronavirus infections in India, 113 deaths in last 24 hours

    By ANI
    NEW DELHI: As many as 16,838 new COVID-19 cases and 113 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Friday.

    With 13,819 new discharges, the cumulative recoveries reached 1,08,39,894.

    The country’s coronavirus tally has reached 1,11,73,761 including 1,76,319 active infections while the death toll has mounted to 1,57,548.

    According to the health ministry, a total of 1,80,05,503 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far.

    Maharashtra continues to remain the most affected COVID-19 state in India with 86,359 active cases, followed by Kerala with 44,734 active infections.

    A total of 21,99,40,742 samples tested for COVID-19 up to March 4, 2021, of these, 7,61,834 samples were tested yesterday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

  • India records 12,143 new COVID-19 cases, recoveries cross 1.06 crore

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,08,92,746 with 12,143 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries crossed 1.06 crore, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.

    The death toll increased to 1,55,550 with 103 daily new fatalities, data updated at 8 am showed.

    The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,00,625, which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.32 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.

    The total number of active COVID-19 cases remained below 1.5 lakh.

    There are 1,36,571 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, which comprises 1.25 per cent of the total number of cases, data stated.

    India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

    It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

  • Nine more coronavirus deaths, 307 new cases in Uttar Pradesh

    By PTI
    LUCKNOW: With nine new coronavirus-related deaths, the toll rose to 8,632 in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, while the number of cases climbed to 5,99,208 after 307 more people tested positive for the infection, according to an official statement.

    Lucknow, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Barabanki, Basti, Bijnor, Pilibhit and Mirzapur recorded one COVID-19 death each, the UP government said in a statement issued here on Tuesday.

    Of the fresh cases, state capital Lucknow reported 45, followed by Prayagraj, which registered 40 infections.

    In the past 24 hours, 569 COVID-19 patients recovered from the disease, taking the total number patients discharged in the state to 5,84,039.

    The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 6,537, the statement said.

    In the last 24 hours, over 1.14 lakh samples were tested, while so far more than 2.73 crore samples have been tested in the state for the detection of COVID-19.

  • Punjab reports 11 more coronavirus deaths, infection tally reaches 1,72,218

    By PTI
    CHANDIGARH: Eleven more people succumbed to the coronavirus in Punjab, raising the death toll to 5,571, while the infection count reached 1,72,218 with the detection of 131 fresh cases on Tuesday, according to a medical bulletin.

    There are 2,106 active COVID-19 cases in the state, the bulletin said.

    Ludhiana reported 34 fresh coronavirus cases, Patiala 20 and Amritsar 18, it said.

    A total of 164 patients were discharged after recovering from the infection, taking the number of recoveries to 1,64,541, according to the bulletin.

    Eight critical COVID-19 patients are on ventilator support while 71 are on oxygen support, the bulletin said.

    A total of 43,95,884 samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in the state, it said.

  • COVID-19: India records 15,968 new cases, death toll at 1,51,529

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: India’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 1,04,95,147 with 15,968 infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,01,29,111 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.51 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

    The death toll increased to 1,51,529 with 202 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

    The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,01,29,111 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.51 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.

    The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 3 lakh.

    There are 2,14,507 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.04 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

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    India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past  60 lakh on September 28,  70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,  90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

    According to the ICMR, 18,34,89,114  samples have been tested up to January 12 with 8,36,227 samples being tested on Tuesday.

  • COVID-19: As first consignment of vaccine reaches Delhi, India records lowest tally in seven months 

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI India recorded 12,584 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in around seven months, taking the country’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,04,79,179, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

    The death toll increased to 1,51,327 with 167 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

    The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,01,11,294 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.49 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.

    The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 3 lakh.

    There are 2,16,558 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.07 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

    ALSO READ | First COVID-19 vaccine consignment reaches Delhi from Pune

    India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past  60 lakh on September 28,  70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,  90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

    According to the ICMR, 18,26,52,887 samples have been tested up to January 11 with 8,97,056 samples being tested on Monday.

  • India reports 18,645 new coronavirus cases, 201 deaths in 24 hours

    By ANI
    NEW DELHI: India reported 18,645 new COVID-19 cases and 201 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Sunday.

    With the addition of fresh infections, the overall cases in the country reached 1,04,50,284 including 2,23,335 active cases. After 19,299 discharges in the last 24 hours, the cumulative recoveries reached 1,00,75,950. The death toll climbed to 1,50,999.

    At present, there are 64,516 active cases in Kerala, the highest in the country, followed by Maharashtra with 54,129.

    According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 18,10,96,622 samples were tested for Covid-19 up to January 9. Of these, 8,43,307 samples were tested yesterday.

    ALSO READ | Covid-19 vaccination drive to begin on January 16: Centre

    The Union Health Ministry on Saturday informed that India’s cumulative coronavirus positivity rate has further dropped to 5.79 per cent and there are only 2.15 per cent active cases out of the overall infections.

    Days after COVID-19 vaccines of Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech were been granted permission for restricted use in an emergency situation by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced that the coronavirus vaccination drive in the country will start from January 16.

    The decision was taken at a meeting today in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the status of COVID-19 in the country and the preparedness of states and union territories for vaccination against the disease.