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  • India records 45,892 new COVID-19 cases, 817 deaths

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: India recorded a single-day rise of 45,892 new COVID-19 cases, taking its infection tally to 3,07,09,557, while the count of active cases increased slightly to 4,60,704 after being on a consistent downward trend for nearly 55 days, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.

    The death toll has climbed to 4,05,028 with 817 new fatalities being reported.

    The number of active cases comprises 1.50 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.18 per cent, data updated by the ministry at 8 am showed.

    An increase of 784 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it showed.

    Also, 18,93,800 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the country on Wednesday, taking the total number of such examinations so far to 42,52,25,897, while the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.42 per cent.

    It has been less than three per cent for 17 consecutive days, the ministry said.

    The weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.37 per cent, according to the health ministry.

    The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,98,43,825, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.32 per cent, the data stated.

    The total number of vaccine doses administered so far has reached 36.48 crore under the nationwide vaccination drive.

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

    India crossed the grim milestone of two crore infections on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

    The 817 new fatalities include 326 from Maharashtra, 148 from Kerala and 75 from Karnataka.

    A total of 4,05,028 deaths have been reported so far in the country.

    This includes 1,23,857 from Maharashtra, 35,601 from Karnataka, 33,196 from Tamil Nadu, 25,005 from Delhi, 22,666 from Uttar Pradesh, 17,850 from West Bengal and 16,141 from Punjab.

    The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

    “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

  • India’s Covid tally crosses 3-crore mark with 50,848 fresh cases

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 3-crore mark with one crore infections being added in 50 days.

    The total tally mounted to 3,00,28,709, with 50,848 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day.

    The death toll climbed to 3,90,660 with 1,358 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

    India’s total COVID-19 infections had surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19 after which it took around 136 days to cross the 2-crore mark on May 4.

    The active cases further declined to 6, 43,194 comprising 2. 14 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 96. 56 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.

    A net decline of 19,327 cases has been recorded in the COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

  • India reports 2.08 lakh Covid cases as it conducts highest single-day tests; 4,157 more succumb

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday reported 2,08,921 COVID-19 infections, pushing the overall tally of cases to 2,71,57,795, as the country conducted 22,17,320 coronavirus tests, its highest-ever in a day, according to Union Health Ministry data.

    The death toll also climbed to 3,11,388 with 4,157 fatalities reported in a 24-hour period, the data updated at 8 am showed.

    A total of 22,17,320 tests, the highest in a day, were conducted on Tuesday taking the cumulative number so far in the country to 33,48,11,496, while the daily positivity declined to 9.42 per cent, the ministry said.

    This is the second day in a row that the case positivity rate has remained below 10 per cent, the ministry said.

    The weekly positivity rate has also declined to 11.45 per cent.

    The updated data showed that the number of active cases have further come down to 24,95,591, with a net decline of 91,191 in a span of 24 hours.

    #COVID19 tally in India has touched 2,71,57,795, death toll is at 3,11,3888 & active cases in the country has reduced to 24,95,591.Express Photo | @sooraj_TNIE pic.twitter.com/lvWJdYpnTP
    — The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) May 26, 2021

    The active cases now constituting 9.19 per cent of the total infections.

    The data also showed that 2,95,955 patients recovered from the virus in a span of 24 hours, pushing the total recoveries so far to 2,43,50,816.

    The national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 89.66 per cent, it showed.

    The case fatality rate was 1.15 per cent, the data showed.

    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.

    The country crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore cases on May 4.

    The 4,157 new fatalities include 1,137 from Maharashtra, 588 from Karnataka, 468 from Tamil Nadu, 177 from Kerala , 174 from Punjab, 157 each from Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, 156 from Delhi, 128 from Haryana, 106 from Andhra Pradesh, 105 from Rajasthan and 104 from Bihar, according to the ministry data.

    A total of 3,11,388 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 90,349 from Maharashtra, 26,399 from Karnataka, 23,565 from Delhi, 21,340 from Tamil Nadu, 19,519 from Uttar Pradesh, 14,674 from West Bengal, 13,642 from Punjab and 12,723 from Chhattisgarh.

    The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities or preexisting health conditions.

    “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that the state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

  • COVID-19: India records 2.59 lakh fresh cases, 4,209 fatalities

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: The daily rise in coronavirus cases in India remained below 3 lakh for the fifth consecutive day with 2.59 lakh new cases recorded in a single day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

    With the fresh cases, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,60,31,991.

    The death toll climbed to 2,91,331 with 4,209 daily deaths, the data updated at 8 am showed.

    The active cases further reduced to 30,27,925 comprising 11.63 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 87.25 per cent.

    The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,27,12,735, while the case fatality rate has increased to 1.12 per cent, the 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.

    India crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore on May 4.

    According to the ICMR, 32,44,17,870 samples have been tested up to May 20 with 20,61,683 samples being tested on Thursday.

  • COVID-19 crisis: India reports nearly three-lakh COVID-19 cases, 2,023 deaths; highest so far

    By ANI
    NEW DELHI: Nearly 3 lakh new COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 deaths were reported in India on Wednesday, a record-high since the pandemic broke out last year.

    As per the union health ministry, as many as 2,95,041 new COVID-19 cases and 2,023 deaths were reported, taking the total cases to 1,56,16,130, including 21,57,538 active cases.

    As many as 1,32,76,039 recoveries have been reported so far, out of which 1,67,457 were reported in the last 24 hours.

    The death toll stands at 1,82,553.

    The total number of vaccinations in the country stands at 13,01,19,310.

    According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 27,10,53,392 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to April 20. Of these, 16,39,357 were tested yesterday.

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  • Over six COVID-19 vaccines in offing in India: Harsh Vardhan

    By PTI
    BHOPAL: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday announced that more than six coronavirus vaccines will come up in India.

    He also said that 1.84 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to people so far, while 23 crore tests have been conducted.

    “India has developed two vaccines, which have been given to 71 countries.

    Many more nations are seeking the vaccines, and these are not little-known nations. Canada, Brazil and other developed countries are using Indian vaccines with a great zeal,” he said.

    “More than half a dozen vaccines are going to come up,” he said.

    “Till Saturday morning, 1.84 crore vaccine shots have been given in the country and 20 lakh people were inoculated yesterday,” the minister added.

    He was speaking while inaugurating the new green campus of the National Institute of Research in Environmental Health near here.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to create a new India to turn it into a ‘vishwa guru’ (world leader), he added.

    “Respect science. There is a need to end politics over it (vaccine) given that it is a scientific fight not a political one. That is why we should work unitedly,” Vardhan said.

    The efforts of our scientists are praiseworthy as due to their labour we have achieved all this.

    The year 2020, apart from being a COVID-19 year, will be remembered as the year of science and scientists, he added.

    He said that initially there was only one laboratory in India for COVID-19 testing.

    “But we have 2,412 testing facilities now,” he added.

    “We were the first in the world to isolate the coronavirus. We isolated its mutation. And our scientists helped the ICMR in vaccine. People have praised it (vaccine). Some people tried to create confusion, but truth is unbeatable,” he said.

    Talking about the rising infection cases, the minister said this “disturbing trend” was due to the carelessness and misunderstanding.

    “People think that as the vaccine has come and all is well now,” he said, while urging them to follow the COVID-19 rules for protection against the virus.

  • COVID-19: India records 18,711 new cases, 100 fresh fatalities

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded above 18,000 for the second consecutive day taking the country’s tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,12,10,799, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

    The active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day. The COVID-19 active caseload increased to 1,84,523 which now comprises 1.65 per cent of the total infections.

    The recovery rate has dropped further to 96.95 per cent, the ministry data stated.

    A total of 18,711 new infections were registered in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,57,756 with 100 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

    On January 29, 18,855 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours.

    The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,08,68,520 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.95 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.41 per cent.

    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, 22,14,30,507 samples have been tested up to March 6 with 7,37,830 samples being tested on Saturday.

    The 100 new fatalities include 47 from Maharashtra, 16 from Kerala and 12 from Punjab.

    A total of 1,57,756 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 52,440 from Maharashtra followed by 12,517 from Tamil Nadu, 12,359 from Karnataka, 10,919 from Delhi, 10,277 from West Bengal, 8,729 from Uttar Pradesh and 7,173 from Andhra Pradesh.

    The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

    “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation. 

  • India records 13,193 new Covid cases, 97 deaths

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Daily new cases of COVID-19 in the country climbed to over 13,000 after 19 days taking India’s tally of cases to 1,09,63,394, with experts attributing the rise to increased economic activity and complacency among people.

    A total of 13,193 new cases were registered in a span of 24 hours.

    The death toll increased to 1,56,111 with 97 daily new fatalities, the data updated by the Health ministry at 8 am showed.

    The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,67,741 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.30 per cent and the case fatality rate stands at 1.42 per cent.

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

    There are 1,39,542 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.27 per cent of the total caseload, the 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.

    According to the ICMR, 20,94,74,862 samples have been tested up to February 18 with 7,71,071 samples being tested on Thursday.

    The 97 new fatalities include 38 from Maharashtra, 14 from Kerala and 10 from Punjab.

    A total of 1,56,111 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 51,669 from Maharashtra followed by 12,444 from Tamil Nadu, 12,282 from Karnataka, 10,896 from Delhi, 10,239 from West Bengal, 8,709 from Uttar Pradesh and 7,166 from Andhra Pradesh.

    The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

    “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of  Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

    Experts have attributed to rise in cases to people letting their guard down.

    Dr Samiran Panda, head (epidemiology and communicable diseases division), ICMR said it is always a cause of concern if the number of cases go up.

    “If the number of reported cases go up, it is always a cause of concern for any state. These cases will not only happen in young adults but also in elderly population with co-morbidities that is a reason for worry. The reason (for rise)  is the same that when a susceptible population comes close to the infected people the infection transmits from the infected person to the susceptible person,” he told PTI.

    He urged people to maintain preventive measures.

    “This is the time we should have our preventive measures maintained. We have a vaccine but it is one of the prevention measures. So maintaining physical distancing, limiting social interaction should be followed. If people go out for marriage ceremonies, parties it leads to transmission,” Panda said.

    Noted virologist Shahid Jameel said the easy explanation for rise in cases is increased activity and complacency.

    “A majority of people have stopped wearing masks thinking that it’s over. This at a time of increased economic activity and person to person contacts. There could also be unique local factors like local trains in Mumbai, cold weather and indoor activity in J-K etc. But a more worrisome thought is if variants might be responsible? Our genomic sequencing density is not high enough to pick this early,” he said.

  • South African Covid-19 strain detected in 4 returnees: Centre

    Express News Service
    NEW DELHI: Four cases of the South African variant of the Covid-19 virus had been detected in India last month through its ongoing genomic surveillance initiative. The government on Tuesday announced that

    The ICMR director general Balram Bhargava, during a press briefing by the Union Health Ministry, said that the South African variant of the coronavirus was detected in four people who came to the country from Africa in January.

    “In India, the South African strain of Covid-19 has been detected in four returnees from South Africa. All travellers and their contacts were tested and quarantined,” he said, adding that the country has also detected the Brazilian strain of the virus in one person.

    On the returnees detected with the South African variant, Bhargava said that one was from Angola, one from Tanzania and the remaining two were from South Africa.

    In India, 187 cases of the UK variant of Covid-19 cases have also been found — a maximum of which were reported in Delhi.

    According to experts, there is no evidence that the South Africa variant causes more serious illness for the vast majority of people who become infected, but there are concerns it can spread more readily and vaccines may not work quite as well against it.

    Some of the changes involve the virus’s spike protein — the part of the pathogen that gains the virus entry into human cells. It is also the part that vaccines are designed around, which is why scientists are concerned about these particular mutations.

    The South African variant carries a mutation, named N501Y, that appears to make it more contagious or easy to spread, and another mutation, called E484K, is understood to be helping the virus dodge a person’s immune system and may affect how well coronavirus vaccines work.