China on Saturday reported over 34,900 cases, mostly that of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, as officials went about imposing lockdowns, shutting people in their flats to cut the transmission chain.
The announcement came amid a declining number of coronavirus cases in the state.
A decrease of 596 cases has been recorded in the active covid caseload in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active caseload stands at 20,821 cases accounting for 0.05 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
"There is a need for this kind of low-cost detection system," said researcher Lance Hubbard from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US.
BF.7 (also known as BA.2.75.2) is a sub-lineage of the Covid Omicron variant BA.5.2.1.
The death toll climbed to 5,28,403 with 33 fatalities, which includes 19 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.76 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was at 1.78 per cent.
Eligible populations are the persons who have completed 6 months from the date of administration of the 2nd dose.
The death toll climbed to 28,250 with 34 fatalities which includes 20 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
Tedros likened the pandemic response to a marathon race.
A decline of 252 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Omicron remains the dominant variant, with the BA.5 sub-variant representing more than 90% of sequences shared with the WHO.
India sees a slight rise in daily COVID infections. Country recorded 7,231 COVID cases in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 2.05%. Weekly positivity rate is currently at 2.55%. 45 COVID19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Virus death toll in country rises to 5,27,874.
India witnesses a sharp decline in daily cases. Country detected 7,591 COVID cases in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 4.58%. Weekly positivity rate is currently at 2.69%. 45 COVID19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Virus death toll in country rises to 5,27,799. India’s active caseload is currently at 84,931. The active case count accounts for 0.19% of the total infections.
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The overall nationwide death toll now stands at 5,27,597.
The active caseload dipped to 90,707, accounting for 0.20 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Odisha registers 335 COVID infections in last 24 hours. Fresh cases take active case tally to 2148. Khordha sees 62 new cases, Sundargarh records 78 infections. The virus claims another life in Odisha, toll mounts to 9168. India also sees a faint rise in daily cases. Country detected 10,725 COVID cases in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 2.73% .
Odisha had recorded 206 infections and a fatality on Tuesday.
India sees a slight rise in daily Covid-19 infections. 10,649 COVID cases detected in the country in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 2.62%. Weekly positivity rate is currently at 3.32%. 36 COVID19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Virus death toll in country rises to 5,27,452. India’s active caseload is currently at 96,442.
India continues to detect less than 10,000 daily cases. Country recorded 8,586 COVID cases in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 2.19%. Weekly positivity rate is currently at 3.31%. 48 COVID19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Virus death toll in country rises to 5,27,416. India’s active caseload is currently at 97,648. The active case count accounts for 0.22% of the total infections.
India on Monday saw a decline in fresh Covid cases with 9,531 infections recorded in the past 24 hours against the previous day's 11,539 count, said the Union Health Ministry.
India’s Downtrend Continues. Country recorded 9,531 COVID cases in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 4.15%. Weekly positivity rate is currently at 3.59%. 45 COVID19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Virus death toll in country rises to 5,27,368. India’s active caseload is currently at 97,648. The active case count accounts for 0.22% of the total infections .
India witnesses a drop in daily infections. Country recorded 11,539 COVID cases in the last 24 hours.
India witnesses a drop in daily infections. Country recorded 13,272 COVID cases in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 4.21%. Weekly positivity rate is currently at 3.87% 36 COVID19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Virus death toll in country rises to 5,27,289.
A user commented, “What’s next? Build quarantine facilities for those fish tested positive.”
The death toll climbed to 5,27,253 with 47 fatalities which includes eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
India witnesses a sharp drop in daily infections. Country recorded 9,062 COVID cases in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 2.49 %. Weekly positivity rate is currently at 4.38%. 36 COVID19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Virus death toll in country rises to 5,27,134. India’s active caseload is currently at 1,05,058.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.49 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.38 per cent, the ministry said.
India recorded 8,813 COVID cases in the last 24 hours. Daily positivity rate currently stands at 4.15%. Weekly positivity rate is currently at 4.79%. 29 COVID19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Virus death toll in country rises to 5,27,098. India’s active caseload is currently at 1,11,252.
The daily positivity rate was 4.15 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.79 per cent, according to the health ministry
Odisha’s daily COVID cases remain below 500. State registers 488 infections in last 24 hrs
Odisha’s daily cases drop below 500 after the state registers 403 infections in last 24 hours. Active case count currently stands at 3966.
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While the daily positivity rate also declined to 4.58 per cent, the weekly positivity rate stood at 4.85 per cent.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.94 per cent, while the weekly positivity was 4.90 per cent, the ministry said.
India's daily positivity rate has declined to 3.50 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 4.69 per cent.
India's daily positivity rate has marginally risen to 6.14 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate in the country currently also stands at 4.64 per cent.
The death toll climbed to 5,26,600 with 70 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
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