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Coronavirus in India: 10,59,346 were conducted in India in last 24 hours.
New Delhi:
A record single-day spike of 86,432 cases has pushed India’s coronavirus tally past the 40-lakh mark, the Union Health Ministry data this morning showed. The total number of cases now stand at 40,23,179, which is few cases behind Brazil, the world’s second worst affected nation after the United States. The South American country, which has reported 40,91,801 so far, has been showing initial signs of easing in the spread of the virus, news agency Reuters reported. India witnessed 1,089 Covid-related deaths during the 24-hour period taking the total death count to 69,561. About 31 lakh patients have recovered from the infection in the country, pushing the recovery rate to 77.2 per cent.
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Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are the five states which reported the highest number of cases in the last 24 hours. These five states account for over 62 per cent of the active cases, according to the Health Ministry.
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Every individual living in containment zones should be tested using rapid antigen testing (RAT) kits, top medical body – the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – has stressed in its new advisory. “If an individual develops symptoms following a negative RAT (Rapid antigen tests) , an RT-PCR test should be done,” reads the nodal body’s new advisory.
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The Centre has asked Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the four states reporting higher number of COVID-19 deaths and infections, to curb chain of transmission and bring mortality rate below 1 per cent. 15 districts across these states have been exhibiting higher active caseload, fatality rates and a surge in COVID cases for the past four weeks.
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Maharashtra reported its highest single-day spike of 19,218 new cases on Friday. The number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stand at 8,63,062. The state government will launch a statewide campaign to screen 2.25 crore families for possible COVID-19.
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After a brief drop, Delhi has seen a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases over the last few days. The national capital on Friday reported 2,914 fresh infections, its highest one-day spike in 69 days. Delhi now has over 1.85 lakh cases, while the death count jumped to 4,513, authorities said.
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In the northeast, Assam has been witnessing a rise in deaths among people who have been treated for coronavirus infection. State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that many who have been treated for COVID-19 went on to develop complications like fibrosis. Assam so far has reported over 1.19 lakh positive cases and over 300 deaths.
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Punjab will no longer mark homes of coronavirus patients with warning posters, in a big change in the state’s SOPs linked to home isolation. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said the decision aims to minimise the stigma attached to the disease and the “trauma” that infected people felt because of the posters.
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Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh account for 70 per cent of the total COVID-19 deaths, according to the government.
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Less than 0.5 per cent COVID-19 patients are on ventilators, while two per cent patients are in ICUs, and less than 3.5 per cent are on oxygen support, according to the Health Ministry.
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Patients involved in early tests of a Russian coronavirus vaccine developed antibodies with “no serious adverse events”, according to research published in The Lancet Friday, but experts said the trials were too small to prove safety and effectiveness.
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