Coronavirus Highlights: 60 Test Covid Positive, IIT Guwahati Declared Containment Zone
Coronavirus Highlights: Sixty people have tested positive for COVID-19 in IIT Guwahati and its authorities have declared the entire campus as a containment zone, an official order said on Wednesday.
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New Delhi: Covid-19 cases increased by 6.3 times in the last eight days in India, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Wednesday said. The ministry also said that Omicron was the predominant circulating strain in the country.
Dr V.K. Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, said the precautionary Covid-19 vaccine dose would be the same vaccine as has been given previously. “Those who have received Covaxin will receive Covaxin, those who have received primary two doses of Covishield will receive Covishield,” he said.
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India registered a single-day rise of 58,097 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in around 199 days, taking the total tally of cases to 3,50,18,358. The active cases were recorded above 2 lakh after around 81 days, according to Union Health Ministry data.
The country’s Covid death toll has climbed to 4,82,551 with 534 daily fatalities, the data stated.
Meanwhile, 2,135 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 24 states and UTs. Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 653 cases followed by Delhi at 464, Kerala 185, Rajasthan 174, Gujarat 154 and Tamil Nadu 121 cases.
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The Bihar government has also imposed a night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am from January 6 till January 21. As per the government guidelines, gyms, parks, malls, religious places, cinema halls, and swimming pools will be closed till further orders. Schools till Class 8 will remain closed till January 21.
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J-K Admin Imposes Fresh Curbs In View Of Rising Covid Cases
Amidst the spike in the covid cases, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration has imposed fresh curbs. "There shall be a complete restriction on non-essential movement in the entire UT from 9 pm to 6 am till further orders," reads the official statement.
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration imposes fresh curbs in view of rising number of #COVID19 cases
— ANI (@ANI) January 5, 2022
"There shall be a complete restriction on non-essential movement in the entire UT from 9 pm to 6 am till further orders," reads the official statement pic.twitter.com/RnHHFp9XyZ
Delhi Reports Covid Positivity Rate At 11.88%
Delhi reports over 10,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hrs.
Delhi reports over 10,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, positivity rate at 11.88 pc
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) January 5, 2022
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