Coronavirus India Updates: Total Tally Nears 94 Lakh With Close To 42,000 New Cases
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Confirmed coronavirus caseload in India nears 94 lakh even as active cases continue to drop, defying concerns of the nation’s winter and festival seasons adding to infection burden.
India added 41,810 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 93,92,919 in the world’s second-worst infected country, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 29. This includes 1,36,696 deaths and 88,02,267 patients who have recovered.
Key figures:
Total confirmed cases: 93,92,919
Total number of active cases: 4,53,956
Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 88,02,267
Total deaths: 1,36,696
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 41,810
One-day recoveries: 42,298
One-day deaths: 496
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a total of 13,95,03,803 samples have been tested as of Nov. 28. Of these, which 12,83,449 were screened on Nov. 28 alone.
The threat of a second wave comes at a time most developed countries are dealing with a renewed rise in infections and consequently restrictions, albeit not at the same level as seen earlier this year.
The nation with 1.3 billion people is only behind the U.S. in the number of confirmed infections. Daily additions have remained below the 60,000 mark since Oct. 19. That restricted the rise in active cases, which climbed above 10 lakh in mid-September. They now account for 4.8% of the total caseload.
Global Update:
Globally, Covid-19 cases exceeded 62 million, with more than 1.4 million deaths.
San Francisco was moved to the most restrictive tier by California following a jump in coronavirus cases, prompting a slew of new measures across the city. New York City’s cases continued to swell, while the state’s overall infections retreated from a daily spike of more than 8,100.
Brazil, the nation with most infections after the U.S. and India, ended its third week of newly surging cases with another 51,922 infections reported Saturday. Another 587 people died on Saturday, also at the end of three weeks of a rising level of fatalities.
The number of new virus cases in the U.K. declined for a third straight day. The U.K. reported 15,871 infections, below the average of 16,725 for the previous seven days. Another 479 deaths were reported Saturday, above the weekly average of 467.
China halted imports from a Chilean seafood producer as a precautionary measure after detecting the Covid-19 virus on the supplier’s packaging.
Vaccine Update:
The U.K. may approve the vaccine as early as next week, becoming the first ahead of a long line of countries waiting for protection from the coronavirus, Bloomberg reported citing a person familiar with the situation.
The U.K. government signed a deal for a further 2 million doses of Moderna Inc.’s vaccine candidate, bringing the total to 7 million for the U.K., according to a statement. The government said it has now secured 357 million vaccine doses from 7 different developers.
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Delhi Records Less Than 5,000 New Covid-19 Cases For Second Day In A Row
The national capital recorded 4,906 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday and a positivity rate of 7.64%, while 68 fatalities increased the death toll to 9,066, authorities said.
This is the second consecutive day that the number of deaths has remained below 5,000 and the positivity rate below 8%. At 68, the number of deaths was lowest since Nov. 6, when the city recorded 64 fatalities.
The positivity rate was 7.24% on Saturday, the lowest since Oct. 23. It was 8.51% on Friday, 8.65% on Thursday and 8.49% on Wednesday.
A total of 64,186 tests, including 29,839 RT-PCR ones and 34,347 rapid antigen tests, were conducted the previous day for the detection of Covid-19, according to a bulletin by the Delhi health department on Sunday. A record 69,051 tests, including 33,147 RT-PCR ones — the highest to date — were conducted on Friday.
The city had recorded its highest single-day spike of 8,593 cases on Nov. 11. As many as 131 Covid-related deaths were recorded on Nov. 18, the highest to date.
(Source: PTI)
CII Urges Industry Not To Lower Guard Against Covid-19
Industry body CII has urged its member companies in north India to not lower guard against Covid-19 and ensure that the prescribed norms of wearing masks, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet and avoiding large gatherings are followed.
With Covid-19 cases rising for the past few weeks at an unprecedented rate, the pandemic continues to pose hardship for the entire country, the chamber said in a statement on Sunday.
Many states in northern India are experiencing probably the second or even the third wave of rise in infections and mortality. With the onset of winter, the problem is getting accentuated, especially for the vulnerable ones, it said.
Observing that while pandemic fatigue is an expected and natural response to a prolonged public health crisis, the chamber said "we need to understand and keep in mind the repercussions of dropping our guard not only on the health and safety of those around us but also its impact on our work and everyday lives".
CII has prepared a detailed workplace protocol, which has been shared with the industry members to adhere to, including following work from home for all offices requiring non-contact activities, ensuring the fullest workplace safety measures where employees are required to be physically present, and conducting Covid testing of all employees and their families.
It also includes aggressively promoting awareness among employees' families and the larger community and relentlessly spreading the message of SMS — sanitisation and hand washing, mask wearing, social distancing.
(Source: PTI)
Arunachal Records 31 New Covid-19 Cases, Tally At 16,262
At least 31 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, pushing the tally to 16,262, while one more person succumbed to the infection, raising the toll to 51, a senior official said.
The deceased, a 50-year-old man from Innao village in Changlang district, was suffering from a liver disease, State Surveillance Officer Dr. Lobsang Jampa said.
Of the 31 fresh cases, seven were reported from the Capital Complex region, four from West Kameng and three each from Changlang, East Siang and Lepa Rada, he said. Two cases each were recorded in Lower Dibang Valley, Tirap and Lower Siang, while one each in Kra Daadi, Tawang, Namsai, Lower Subansiri and Upper Siang, the SSO said.
Fifty-three more people have recuperated from the viral infection, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 15,323.
Arunachal Pradesh currently has 888 active coronavirus cases, the official said.
The recovery rate has improved to 94.22%.
The positivity rate in the state stands at 5.78% and the fatality rate at 0.31%.
The Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 607, followed by West Kameng at 64, East Siang at 30, Lepa Rada at 28 and Changlang at 27, the official said.
As many as 3,57,695 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far, including 1,034 on Saturday.
(Source: PTI)
Eight States, UTs Reported 71% Of New Covid-19 Deaths In 24 Hours
Nearly 71% of the 496 new Covid-19 fatalities reported in a span of 24 hours were from eight states and union territories. Delhi recorded the highest number of 89 deaths, followed by Maharashtra and West Bengal with with 88 and 52 fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
It said 22 states and union territories have recorded case fatality rates lower than the national average of 1.46%.
The current active Covid-19 caseload of the country stands at 4,53,956, comprising 4.83% of the total coronavirus infections reported so far.
Maharashtra recorded the highest positive change with the addition of 1,940 cases, whereas Delhi recorded the highest negative change with a decrease of 1,603 active cases in a span of 24 hours, the ministry said.
The ministry said 70.43% of the daily new cases were contributed by eight states and UTs — Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh.
Kerala leads the tally with 6,250 new Covid-19 cases. Maharashtra recorded 5,965 new cases, while Delhi follows with 4,998 new infections.
Delhi has reported the highest number of 6,512 single-day recoveries followed by 5,275 in Kerala and 3,937 in Maharashtra, it said.
(Source: PTI)
