Covid Live Updates: India Logs 2,380 Fresh Cases And 15 Deaths In Last 24 Hours, Active Case Tally At 27,212
Several parts of the country are witnessing a rise in Covid cases. The Centre has asked states to increase vigilance in the wake of the spike in cases. Follow all updates on Covid cases here.
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As the country witnesses a spike in Covid cases, the Centre has advised caution and increased vigilance. Delhi, Maharashtra and Kerala have witnessed a rise in Covid cases recently.
Delhi on Wednesday reported 300 new Covid infections in the last 24 hours, against 214 cases reported on previous day, while the daily new Covid cases in India jumped to a 5-month high of 2,151.
Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Co-Chairman, National IMA COVID Task Force and former President, Indian Medical Association, said that the gradual waning of immunity, dropping of precautions, and genetic mutations are some reasons for the rising cases.
"Covid-19 is a cyclical viral disease, which means that periodically there will be surges. Reasons include gradual waning of immunity, dropping of precautions, greater mingling, travel, and genetic mutations that allow the virus to escape the human immune response from either vaccination, prior infection or both.
"The good news is that all the recent sublineages isolated from India are exclusively Omicron, which unlike Delta, is less likely to directly attack the lungs. However, Omicron is known to aggravate underlying disease conditions and result in serious outcomes, especially in older people. It is also known to cause less severe disease among vaccinated adults," he said.
Dr Jayadevan also said that what makes Covid-19 difficult to contain is its ability to repeatedly infect the same person, regardless of prior infection or vaccination.
"Multiple strategies have to be followed at once to reduce the total disease burden in the community, and on hospitals. The strategy also must include keeping elderly people safe, especially during times of surge, for instance, by staying away from crowded indoor gatherings in ill-ventilated spaces. Masking and triaging at hospitals will help reduce the spread of virus from Covid patients to others, some of whom might be in the vulnerable category," he said.
In wake of sudden rise in cases, the Health Ministry on Monday held a high-level meeting to review preparedness status of the entire spectrum of management of the pandemic with states and UTs through Video Conference.
India Reports 2,380 Fresh Covid Cases In Last 24 Hours
India on Sunday recorded 2,380 Covid infections in the last 24 hours while active cases dipped to 27,212 from 30,041 a day earlier, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
The death count climbed to 5,31,659 with 15 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
Maharashtra Sees 176 Covid-19 Cases, Two Fatalities
The health department reported 176 coronavirus cases and two fatalities in Maharashtra on Saturday. The state's COVID-19 tally increased to 81,67,342 with the new additions, bringing the death toll to 1,48,536.
Maharashtra had reported 299 cases and two fatalities the day before. There were 47 new infections in Mumbai. Two new COVID-19 fatalities have been reported from Mumbai and Ratnagiri. According to the health department bulletin, the state's case fatality rate is now 1.81 percent.
Delhi Logs 113 Fresh Covid Cases, Three Deaths
Delhi recorded 113 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 8.21 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths on Saturday, according to data shared by the city government's health department.
However, the department stated in its most recent bulletin that the complete case sheets for the three fatalities are still awaiting from hospitals. With this, Delhi's case count increased to 20,39,996 and the death toll increased to 26,641, according to the report.
The new cases were discovered after 1,376 tests were performed the day before, according to the bulletin. The number of active cases is 1,097, with 870 patients in home isolation, according to the report.
Covid Live Updates—India Logs 3,720 New Infections, Active Caseload Stands At 40,177
India records 3,720 new COVID-19 infections. Count of active cases stands at 40,177, death toll 5,31,584: Union health ministry.
Mizoram Reports First Covid Death In 6 Months
Mizoram reported its first Covid death in over six months, after an elderly man succumbed to the virus in Aizawl, an official said on Tuesday. The 63-year-old man, who was infected with COVID-19, died at a private hospital here on Monday, he said. The northeastern state had last registered a death owing to coronavirus on October 29, 2022.
According to a health department bulletin, 34 people tested Covid positive in the last 24 hours, raising the number of active cases to 78. So far, 2,39,086 people have contracted the virus and 727 have succumbed to it, while a total of 2,38,281 patients recovered from the disease.
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