Coronavirus Cases in India Highlights: India on Wednesday registered 10,542 new coronavirus cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The active cases in the country have increased to 63,562 and the death toll has increased to 5,31,190 with 38 deaths, which includes 11 reconciled by Kerala. The total case tally has been recorded at 4.47 crore and the daily positivity rate has been recorded at 4.39 per cent.
A 78-year-old man who was Covid-19 positive with comorbities, passed away on April 18, taking the death toll in Gautam Buddha nagar to 492, the health department officials told PTI. The man was hospitalised at Greater Noida’s Government Institute of Medical Sciences since April 14. He was taken to the Covid hospital in Noida on the evening of April 17. The rising number of death toll is a big matter of concern amidst the increase in number of coronavirus cases.
Delhi too recorded increase in number of coronavirus cases, the Union Ministry of Health informed on Tuesday. According to the official data, the national capital recorded 1,537 new infections, taking the total tally to 20,25,781. Five fatalities have also pushed the death toll to 26,572, according to a bulletin issued by the health department on Tuesday.
Coronavirus Updates: The active Covid-19 cases now comprise 0.14 per cent of the total infections and the national recovery rate has been recorded at 98.67 per cent, the Union Ministry of Health informed on Wednesday morning.
Tripura has logged 10 new Coronavirus cases since April 14, a health official told PTI. He said, "There shall be a continued focus on a five-fold strategy -- test, track, treat, vaccinate and adherence of COVID appropriate behaviour." The Health and Family Welfare Department issued an advisory on Wednesday, asking people to avoid crowded and poorly-ventilated places.
Haryana on Tuesday reported 898 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death, according to a health department bulletin. Gurugram reported 461 cases, Faridabad 134, Yamunanagar 47, Karnal 43, Panchkula 35, Sonipat 23, Rohtak 20, and Panipat 19 on Monday.
Madhya Pradesh recorded 57 new cases of Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases in the state have gone up to 322.
Mumbai on Tuesday reported 220 new Covid-19 cases and crossed the 200-mark after a gap of two days, taking the overall tally to 11,60,902. A bulletin from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the death toll remained unchanged at 19,754. Mumbai's coronavirus recovery rate was 98.2%.
Tripura is taking serious steps to curb Covid-19 infections. People arriving in Tripura at railway stations, airports and Churaibari check gate, from states that have reported a high positivity rate, will have to undergo a mandatory Coronavirus test, a senior health official told PTI on Wednesday. These states are Kerala, Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, he said.
West Bengal's health department has advised tnhose who have not taken the precautionary Covid-19 vaccine to get jabbed. The advisory said, "The currently circulating strains of COVID-19 in the state are known to cause just mild symptoms. However, in a small proportion, the disease may aggravate to cause complications, especially in the very elderly, people with comorbidities (diseases of heart, kidney, liver, lungs or diabetes) and those with compromised immunity (cancer or HIV patients or people on long course steroids or other immunosuppressive drugs)."
The West Bengal government has urged vulnerable people to avoid crowded places. The state's Health Department has issued fresh advisory asking elder people, children, pregnant women and people with comorbidities to avoid crowded places.
According to a PTI report, the advisory said that though the prevailing coronavirus strains in the state are known to cause mild symptoms, in some cases, however, complications may arise, especially among very aged people and those with "compromised immunity".
Around 8,175 Coronavirus patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours taking the total number of recoveries to 4,42,50,649.
The recovery rate stands at 98.67 per cent.
India has recorded 10,542 new Covid-19 infections, while the active cases have risen to 63,562, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
Hello and welcome to our blog where we bring to you live updates from across the country and world on the current situation of coronavirus in India.