Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra's COVID Infections Drop Sharply To 28,286 Cases. 36 Deaths Reported
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Mumbai, Jan 24 (PTI) Maharashtra on Monday recorded 28,286 coronavirus cases, 12,519 less than the previous day, and 36 fresh deaths, including 17 in the Mumbai region, linked to the infection, the state health department said.
On Sunday, the state had recorded 40,805 new cases and 44 fatalities.
With the latest additions, the overall tally of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra surged to 75,35,511 and the death toll jumped to 1,42,151, a department bulletin said.
Of the 36 fatalities, the Mumbai region reported 17 deaths followed by eight in Pune, five in Kolhapur, four in Latur, and two in Nashik region. Nagpur region, Akola region and Aurangabad region did not report any fresh death due to COVID-19.
Maharashtra's case fatality rate now stands at 1.88 per cent. The recovery rate is 94.09 per cent.
As per the bulletin, the number of recovered cases in Maharashtra increased to 70,89,936 after 21,941 patients were discharged during the day, leaving the state with 2,99,604 active cases.
Also, 86 new cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus came to light during the day, raising the tally of such infections in Maharashtra to 2,845, the department said.
It said 1,454 Omicron patients have already recovered.
Of the 86 new Omicron cases, 47 are from Nagpur, 28 from Pune city, three from Pimpri-Chinchwad and two from Wardha, among others.
Currently, 14,35,141 people are in home quarantine i Maharashtra and 3,402 people are in institutional quarantine.
With 1,41,949 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the number of samples tested so far in Maharashtra rose to 7,35,11,861.
The Pune region recorded the highest 9,165 new cases, followed by Nagpur region (4,845), Mumbai region (4,773), Nashik region (3,401 cases), Aurangabad region (1,991), Latur (1,454), Akola region (1,335 cases) and the Kolhapur region (1,322), the department said.
Coronavirus figures of Maharashtra are as follows: Positive cases 75,35,511; fresh cases 28,286; death toll 14,2151; recoveries 70,89,936; active cases 2,99,604 , total tests 7,35,11,861.
Karnataka reports 46,426 new cases, 41,703 recoveries and 32 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Assam reports 5902 new cases, 5625 recoveries and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Gujarat reports 13,805 new cases, 13,469 recoveries and 25 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Andhra Pradesh reports 14,502 new cases, 4,800 recoveries and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Kerala reports 26,514 new cases, 30,710 recoveries and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Mumbai reports 1,857 new cases, 503 recoveries and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Telangana reports 3980 new cases, 2398 recoveries and 3 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Pune reports 7,984 new cases and 14 deaths today.
Delhi reports 5,760 new cases & 30 deaths in the last 24 hours.
According to the official sources, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandviya to interact with health ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh, and Chandigarh on 25th January over the COVID situation.
Chandigarh reports 568 new cases today; The positivity rate stands at 14.49%, active case tally stands at 7,768.
World Health Organisation on Monday said, "It is dangerous to assume that Omicron will be the last variant (of covid-19), or that we're in the endgame."
Former Nepal Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in isolation at his residence, as the Himalayan nation continues to grapple with an alarming rise in coronavirus cases.
Chairman of our party CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking rest at his residence in Balkot, Bishnu Rijal, Deputy Chief of the party's Central Publicity department tweeted.
Oli, 70, had been feeling uneasy, and a polymerase chain reaction test conducted on Saturday had returned positive, the Kathmandu Post newspaper said.
He had addressed a mass gathering in Jhapa on January 9, and also attended party functions in Kathmandu, which was how he might have contracted the virus, the report said quoting party officials.
Even though he is fully vaccinated, Oli is a patient with comorbidities as he underwent a second kidney transplant in March 2020.
(PTI inputs)
In a letter dated Jan 22, Uttarakhand Govt extends COVID restrictions in the state till January 31.
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Schools across Maharashtra will reopen from today for physical classes of primary to Class 12 students.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the decision to reopen schools for primary classes to XII was taken after complete thought was given to the issue.
Schools were shut last month after a spike in COVID-19 cases across the state.
Talking to reporters in Jalna, Tope said the opening of schools was necessary for the brain development of children and it was not right to keep them at home for long.
The reopening of schools was a risk or middle path the state government decided upon to stop the spread of the virus as well as ensure children do not suffer.
"We have given a lot of flexibility and also stressed that following COVID-19 norms is a must," the minister said.
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 40,805 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 75,07,225, while 44 fatalities put the toll at 1,42,115.
The discharge of 27,377 people during the day took the recovery count to 70,67,955, leaving the state with 2,93,305 active cases.
No Omicron case was detected in the state during the day, keeping the tally of those affected by the new variant to 2,759, of which 1,437 have been discharged as well.
Notably, the number of daily cases in Delhi has been declining after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. In 10 days, the cases have dropped below the 10,000-mark.
Delhi on Sunday reported 9,197 fresh COVID cases and 34 deaths, as the positivity rate declined to 13.32 per cent. Meanwhile, the total number of active COVID cases in Delhi is 54,246. Of these, 42,438 patients are recovering in home isolation.
At the same, Karnataka on Sunday added 50,210 fresh infections to its cumulative COVID-19 tally and 19 deaths taking the total caseload and fatalities to 35,17,682 and 38,582 respectively.
This is the second time the state has crossed 50,000 daily infections. On May 5, 2021, the state had reported 50,112 infections. However, at that time, the daily fatalities were quite high with 346 deaths on a single day, whereas on Sunday it was 19.
In its daily bulletin, the state's health department said 22,842 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 31,21,274. The active cases in the state stood at 3,57,796.
The infections on Sunday were mainly driven by Bengaluru, which contributed more than half of the total infections -- 26,299. The city also reported eight deaths.
Kerala continued to record a daily tally of over 45,000 cases for the second day in a row on Sunday taking the total number of affected people in the state to 56,20,151.
In a bulletin issued late on Sunday, the health department said 45,449 new positive cases were detected in Kerala. The state registered 77 fatalities, taking the death toll to 51,816.
Among the latest fatalities, 38 were recorded over the last few days while 39 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court.
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