Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS | Over 1 Crore Precaution Doses Administered So Far, Says Govt
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On the backdrop of ongoing weekend lockdowns, night curfews and other curbs imposed in several states of the country, India once again reported a dip in daily caseload with 2,51,209 fresh Covid-19 infections being reported in last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
The nation also logged 627 new fatalities which increased the nationwide death toll due to Coronavirus to 4,92,327. Active caseload stood at 21,05,611, accounting for 5.18 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Consequently, the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 17.47 per cent, while the daily positivity rate has come down to 15.88 per cent.
Meanwhile, Union Health Ministry Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday asked the southern states to focus on the 5-fold strategy of 'Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate and Adherence to Covid Appropriate Behaviour' along with effective surveillance of cases which is crucial for Covid management.
Over the last few weeks, several southern states of the country including Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and others have started witnessing surge in daily Covid caseload.
Southern states which have reported lower share of RT-PCR in Covid testing were advised to review the same.
In terms of state-wise Covid tally on Friday, Maharashtra recorded 24,948 new coronavirus cases including 110 Omicron infections and 103 pandemic-related deaths. New cases declined by 477 compared to the day before.
Delhi on Friday reported 4,044 fresh Covid-19 cases and 25 deaths, while the positivity rate dropped slightly to 8.6 per cent. Delhi had on Thursday reported 4,291 cases with a positivity rate of 9.56 per cent and 34 deaths.
With 31,198 fresh cases, Karnataka's Covid-19 caseload reached 37,23,694, while 50 deaths took the death toll to 38,804. The positivity and case fatality rates for the day were at 20.91 per cent and 0.16 per cent, respectively.
Gujarat recorded 12,131 new coronavirus infections and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Friday evening. The overall caseload rose to 11,32,791 and death toll reached 10,375.
More than 1 Crore Precaution Doses administered so far: Health Ministry
More than 1 Crore (1,16,18,975) Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries for COVID vaccination have been administered so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed in a statement.
#LargestVaccineDrive
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) January 29, 2022
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Karnataka reports 33,337 fresh COVID cases & 70 deaths. positivity rate: 19.37%
Karnataka records 33,337 fresh COVID cases, 69,902 recoveries, and 70 deaths in the last 24 hours
— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2022
Active cases: 2,52,132
Today's positivity rate: 19.37% pic.twitter.com/BZapBhWotP
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