Covid-19 XE Variant In India: Should We Be Worried
The weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.22 per cent, however, the daily positivity rate is also reported to be 0.21 per cent.
US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,248,986 and 983,797 respectively, according to the CSSE.
The clarification came shortly after reports, citing the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), claimed that a female costumes designer of South African origin has been found to be infected with the new XE variant in the city.
The weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.22 per cent, however the daily positivity rate is also reported to be 0.23 per cent.
The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.
US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,494,990 and 997,123, according to the CSSE.
The active case count comprises 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.
US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,155,397 and 982,565, according to the CSSE.
The state had logged 40 cases and zero fatality on Saturday.
The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.
The daily positivity rate was 0.10 per cent and the 40 new infections were detected out of 39,291 samples tested, it said.
Fifty-three other coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities in the state.
India's active caseload has further declined to 15,378, constituting 0.04 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,995,485 and 977,687, according to the CSSE.
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