Covid in India: India reports 43,071 new cases in the last 24 hours. India's Active Caseload has declined to 4,85,350. Active cases constitute 1.59% of the total cases
As 52,299 patients recovered during last 24 hours, total Recoveries across the country so far are 2,96,58,078.
Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 52nd consecutive day.
Recovery Rate has increased to 97.09%. 955 patients have lost their life againt the virus in the last 24 hrs.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed that 41,82,54,953 samples tested for Covid 19 up to 3rd July 2021. Of these, 18,38,490 samples were tested yesterday.
Covid 3rd wave may see half the cases recorded during second surge, says govt panel scientist
A possible third wave of coronavirus infection can hit its peak between October-November if Covid-appropriate behaviour is not followed, but it may see half the daily cases recorded during the second surge, said a scientist of a government panel tasked with modelling of COVID-19 cases.
However, Covid infection can spread faster during the third wave if any new virulent variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerges, said Manindra Agarwal who is working with the Sutra Model-- the mathematical projection of the COVID-19 trajectory.
The panel was formed by the Department of Science and Technology last year to forecast the surge of coronavirus cases using mathematical models.
Besides Agarwal, who is a scientist with IIT-Kanpur, the panel also has M Vidyasagar, another scientist with IIT-Hyderabad, and Lt. Gen Madhuri Kanitkar, Deputy Chief (Medical) of Integrated Defence Staff, as members.
The panel had earlier received flak for not predicting the ferocity of the second wave of COVID-19 in the country.