Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Mumbai Reports 10,661 New COVID Cases & 11 Deaths, Active Infections 73,518
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Background
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: India is undergoing a massive surge in the number of Covid-19 cases since the dawn of the new year. New Delhi, Mumbai, and other cities have become the epicenters of Covid-19, but, apart from the cities, even J&K is facing ten times more Covid cases in the state.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization approved two new Covid-19 treatments on Friday, growing the arsenal of tools along with vaccines to stave off severe illness and death from the virus.
Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday said COVID cases in the region have risen 10 times in the past 10 days. The sharp spike has necessitated strict protocols, and curtailment of unnecessary movement by the general public, it said.
The Coronavirus surge in Delhi continued to surpass the fresh infections in Mumbai as both cities reported 24,383 and 11,317 cases respectively on Friday.
While the number of fresh cases in the national capital was less than that of Thursday, the positivity rate increased. Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Friday said 75 percent of the patients, who died due to Covid-19 so far in the national capital, were unvaccinated.
Jain said Delhi reported 28,867 new Covid-19 cases earlier on Thursday, adding the national capital is expected to record less than 25,000 cases on Friday.
Kerala strengthens Covid regulations in wake of the unprecedented hike in covid figures. Only online classes will be there for children till 9th Standard. A detailed guideline on this will be released on Monday.
22 more coronavirus deaths in Punjab, 6,883 cases
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (PTI) Twenty-two more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Punjab while 6,883 fresh coronavirus cases took the infection tally to 6,56,549, according to a medical bulletin issued on Saturday.
Six new fatalities were reported from Patiala, five from Ludhiana, three from Amritsar, two each from Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur and one each from Mohali and Sangrur.
The fresh deaths pushed the pandemic toll to 16,754 in the state.
The number of active cases rose to 37,546 from 34,303 on Friday.
The state's positivity rate was 19.46 per cent.
Of the fresh cases, Mohali reported 1,497 cases, followed by 1,283 in Ludhiana, 588 in Bathinda, 522 in Jalandhar and 476 in Patiala.
A total 521 patients are on oxygen support while 25 critical patients are on ventilator support, according to the bulletin.
A total of 3,547 people recovered from the infection, taking the number of recoveries to 6,02,249, the bulletin said.
Meanwhile, the Union Territory of Chandigarh reported 1,795 COVID-19 cases, taking the total count to 76,270.
With no death reported in the city in the last 24 hours, the toll remained unchanged at 1,086.
Chandigarh has a COVID-19 positivity rate of 26.71 per cent.
The number of active cases in the city was 8,511 while the number of recoveries was 66,673.
Jharkhand Govt extends COVID restrictions in state till January 31
Jharkhand Government extends present COVID 19 related restrictions in the state till January 31.
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