However, destiny had other plans in store for Chandramani Nath of Nath Sahi in Asurali area under Kothar panchayat of Bhadrak district. The 28-year-old succumbed to Covid-19 just four days before his scheduled marriage on June 18, leaving his family, relatives and villagers in a state of shock and grief.
The wedding was initially fixed on June 11 but postponed to June 18 after Chandramani developed cold and fever.
"He was suffering from cold and fever following which he got himself tested for Covid-19. As after the test report came negative, he underwent another test and was subsequently tested positive on June 10. He isolated him and was in home treatment. He was also having medicines on the advice of the doctors at AIIMS," said Chandramani's younger brother.
"On June 13, he developed breathing issues following which a doctor was called upon for check-up. The next day, his oxygen saturation drastically fell and while we were preparing to shift him to hospital, he passed away," added the brother of the deceased.
"We had distributed the 'guas' for our son's marriage on June 11. However, after he tested Covid-19 positive, we postponed the date to June 18 and accordingly, informed the relatives. We had also made the payment of tent, cooks and other materials. But his health condition kept deteriorating and he left us," said the bereaved father of Chandramani.
Sarpanch of Kothar panchayat, Nimai Charan Nayak said, "The tents were already decorated, his wedding cards and 'guas' were distributed. All the marriage rituals had also started but he passed away after testing positive for Covid-19. His sudden death has left us in unbearable grief," the sarpanch added.
After Chandramani's death, no one from the village came forward to conduct his last rites. Later, the sarpanch and a medical team from the district administration conducted his funeral wearing PPE kits.
(Edited By Ramakant Biswas)
While two accused belong to Cheliamalar, the two others are from Kusumadar village in the district. The accused have been forwarded to the court, police informed.
“We have arrested three persons and forwarded them to court. The fourth accused has tested positive for Covid-19. He is under isolation now,” said Kalahandi SP Saravana Vivek M.
We urge people to follow all Covid-19 guidelines issued by the State government. Stringent action will be taken against the violators, the top cop cautioned.
According to sources, tension erupted at the hospital after a Covid patient died on April 23 due to alleged medical negligence. His relatives created ruckus in the hospital premises alleging unavailability of doctors and other basic facilities like provision of food and drinking water. The video of the entire incident went viral on internet.
Reacting on the allegations, Kalahandi CDMO Pratap Chandra Behera said the complaints are baseless.
“The complaints are false and baseless. There are four doctors at the hospital and all possible treatments are being provided to the patients,” said Behera.
The number of confirmed cases also soared by 2,000 to 11,178, in the country, which had like many fellow European nations, closed its borders and ordered a partial lockdown.
From midnight, Spain began stopping cars from France and Portugal, allowing in only Spanish nationals, residents and cross-border workers, the BBC reported.
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Madrid remains the area with the highest number of cases - 4,871 - with Catalonia next on 1,394.
Meanwhile, authorities are cracking down as the dog-walking exception to the lockdown is reportedly being exploited as an excuse to leave home.
The government had forbidden people to leave home, except for emergencies, going to work and essential errands, like taking out pets.
This last one is being taken advantage of with people using it to take lengthy strolls, socialising in public or even take out stuffed animals.
A video shared by Spanish police union Jupol on Twitter appears to show a man walking through the street with a toy dog on a leash as a police car pulls up alongside him.
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In the tweet, Jupol warned people they could be punished if they try to deceive the police.
Meanwhile, Coronavirus-battered Italy reported 368 more coronavirus (Covid19) deaths on Sunday, a new one-day “record”.
The northern region of Lombardy – the country’s worst-affected – accounted for 252 of the fatalities, which had taken the total toll across the nation to over 1,800, the BBC reported.
After China, where the disease broke out in Wuhan city late last year, Italy is the most-affected country, followed by Iran, which reported 113 more deaths, taking the toll to 724.
Iran’s Health Ministry on Sunday informed that the death toll from the coronavirus in the country has risen by 113 to 724.
The number of infections has reached nearly 14,000, making it the third most-affected country in terms of number of cases and deaths after China and Italy, the BBC reported. Iranian officials have again urged people to stay at home and cancel all travel.
(With Agency Inputs)
The number of active COVID-19 cases now stood at 26,496 including 19868 active cases, 5804 cured/discharged/ migrated and 824 deaths, the ministry said
Total number of active #COVID19 cases in the country rises to 19868; death toll at 824: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare#IndiaFightsCorona #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/ypo3lIdpAC
— OTV (@otvnews) April 26, 2020
"The total number includes 111 foreign nationals," said the Health Ministry.
The state of Maharashtra remains the worst hit with 7628 cases and 323 fatalities, which is followed by Gujarat 3071 and 133 deaths and Delhi with 2,625 and 54 casualties according to the Health Ministry data.
COVID-19 cases spiked up to 2,083 in Rajasthan and 2,096 in Madhya Pradesh.
States, where the cases crossed 1,000 mark, are Tamil Nadu (1,821), Uttar Pradesh (1,793), and Andhra Pradesh (1,061).
Other states and UTs that have reported cases of novel coronavirus are, West Bengal (611), Telangana (991), Punjab (298), Karnataka (500), Jammu and Kashmir (494), Kerala (457), Haryana (289), Bihar (243), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (33), Chandigarh (28), Chhattisgarh (37), Jharkhand (67), Ladakh (20), Odisha (94), Puducherry (7), Himachal Pradesh (40) and Uttarakhand (48).
In the northeast region of the country Assam reported the most number of cases-36, followed by Meghalaya which has 12 cases. Manipur and Tripura have two cases each while Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have reported one case each.
"Goa had reported seven cases but all individuals recovered and discharged from the hospital and no new case has been reported so far," said the Health Ministry.
(With IANS inputs)
As many as 73 deaths & 1897 new cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours due to novel-Coronavirus, the sharpest ever increase in death cases in the country.
#COVID19 tally in India (April 29, 8 AM)
Active Cases: 22629
Cured/Discharged/Migrated: 7696
Deaths: 1007(Health Ministry)#Covid_19india #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/Zxz1v3qAPc
— OTV (@otvnews) April 29, 2020
Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with the total number of cases rising to 9,318, with 400 deaths and 1,388 people recovering from the deadly virus. Gujarat was the next which has reported 3,744 cases so far followed by Delhi which has reported 3,314 cases, according to the Health Ministry data.
The other states which have seen a sharp rise in cases are Madhya Pradesh (2,387), Rajasthan (2,364), Tamil Nadu (2,058) and Uttar Pradesh (2,053).
Maharashtra has recorded 400 deaths, the highest number of fatalities among all the states. The western state is followed by Gujarat at 181 deaths, Madhya Pradesh at 120 and New Delhi at 54 deaths.
Among other major states, Andhra Pradesh has reported 1,259 while 31 have died, Bihar stood at 366 cases and two deaths, Haryana 310 and three deaths, Jammu and Kashmir at 565 cases and eight deaths, Karnataka at 523 and 20 deaths and Kerala was docked at 485 cases and four deaths.
States which have reported less than 10 cases are Tripura, Mizoram, Puducherry, Manipur, Goa and Arunachal Pradesh.
The Ministry cautioned there could be life-threatening complications if proper guidelines are not followed in administering the plasma therapy, in which blood plasma is transfused from a recovered COVID-19 patient to a critically-ill person.
The therapy, currently in the trial stage, works on a principle that immunity can be transferred from a healthy person to a sick patient using antibodies in convalescent plasma.
As per the latest figures announced by various states and union territories, more than 31,200 people have been tested positive for this deadly virus across the country. At least 1,005 have died, but nearly 7,200 have recovered too.
The figures suggest that an average of about one in 25 has tested positive so far. Among those having tested positive, one in 30 has died on an average, while the ratio of those having recovered is approximately one in four.
There has been a widespread hope that plasma therapy can be a possible treatment for COVID-19 after the Delhi government said it has seen encouraging results on some patients, while few other states including Rajasthan and Karnataka have also begun the trials.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials on Tuesday itself to encourage use of plasma therapy, while steps are already underway at various places to create 'plasma banks'. Several people who have recovered after contracting the virus have offered to donate their plasma for treatment of others.
At his daily press briefing on the COVID-19 situation, Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched a national-level study to check the efficacy of the plasma therapy, but till this study is completed and a robust scientific proof is available, this therapy should be used only for research or trial purpose.
"If plasma therapy is not used in a proper manner under proper guidelines, then it can also cause life-threatening complications," Agarwal said.
The Health Ministry official, however, said the recovery rate of COVID-19 patients has as such improved to 23.3 per cent of total cases.
In its 5 PM update, the Ministry said the COVID-19 death toll has risen to 937, after more than 50 deaths since Monday evening including in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir, while the number of cases has climbed to 29,974. According to the ministry data, 1,594 new cases have been reported since Monday evening.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 22,010, while 7,026 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.
On a positive note, Agarwal pointed said 20 nations, which have reported maximum number of COVID-19 cases, have seen 200 times more deaths and 84 times more cases than India.
The combined population of these 20 countries is almost equal to that of India, the official said, while attributing this to India's response being "proactive, preemptive and graded towards tackling the challenge of COVID-19 crisis".
Separately, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said India will be self-reliant in producing RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) and antibody testing kits by May-end that will enable it to conduct one lakh tests a day.
While RT-PCR is considered key for a reliable diagnosis in fighting COVID-19, ICMR had to stop use of rapid antibody test kits the country had procured from two Chinese suppliers after some states flagged their faulty results.
The minister also said exhorted scientists working on developing new vaccines, new drugs and medical equipment, to speed up their work.
"Out of at least half a dozen candidates supported for vaccines, four are in an advanced stage and regulatory platform at one place has been constituted for speedy clearances," he said.
Vardhan also said 80 districts in the country have not reported any new COVID-19 case in the last seven days, while 47 districts have not registered any fresh case in the last 14 days.
Maharashtra has reported the maximum cases at over 9,300 and at least 400 deaths. Gujarat has over 3,700 cases, while Delhi also has more than 3,300 confirmed cases. Each of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have reported more than 2,000 cases.
A nationwide lockdown has been imposed till May 3 to check the virus spread, which has claimed more than two lakh lives worldwide and over 30 lakh people have got infected since it first emerged in China last December.
Several countries have implemented lockdown and other containment measures, though some of them including New Zealand, France and Switzerland have begun relaxing those curbs.
(With Agency Inputs)
Tripathi (62) breathed his last around 9 PM.
A former chief justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, he had been in the AIIMS Trauma Centre, which has been converted into a dedicated COVID-19 hospital, since the first week of April.
"He was very sick. He was in the ICU and on a ventilator for last three days," one of the sources said.
Tripathi is one of the four judicial members of the anti-corruption ombudsman, Lokpal.
(PTI)
As per the State Health and Family Welfare Department, the deceased was a 77-year-old Male of Madhusudan Nagar in Bhubaneswar and he had underlying co-morbidities of hypertension, diabetes and kidney disease.
A 77-year-old (male) #COVID19 patient of Madhusudan Nagar, Bhubaneswar who had underlying co-morbidities of hypertension, diabetes and kidney disease expired yesterday at KIMS: #Odisha Health & Family Welfare Dept#COVIDー19 #OdishaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/8bBQihKj9M
— OTV (@otvnews) May 6, 2020
Odisha had reported its first COVID-19 fatality on April 7 when a 72-year-old man infected with coronavirus died in Bhubaneswar. The victim had reportedly died on April 6 but the report confirming that he tested positive for the virus arrived a day later.
The deceased from Jharpada area in Bhubaneswar was admitted to AIIMS in Odisha on April 4 with complaint of respiratory distress.
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Odisha reached 177 today with the detection of one more positive case from Ganjam district- an 18-year male and Surat returnee.
#COVID19 update, 6th May
The positive case reported from Ganjam district today is an 18-year male & Surat returnee. His contact tracing & follow-up action being done: I&PR Dept#COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/QfUTtRa2qC
— OTV (@otvnews) May 6, 2020
Out of the 177 cases, 115 are active cases while 60 affected persons have recovered so far. The death toll now stands at 2. A total of 2791 RT-PCR tests were conducted in Odisha in the last 24 hours.
Earlier on Tuesday, Cuttack reported its second COVID-19 positive case. Apart from Cuttack, six more confirmed cases were reported from other districts like Jajpur, Balasore, Sundergarh and Ganjam.
Jajpur district has now the maximum number of cases at 53, followed by Khurda 47, Balasore 24, Bhadrak 21 and Sundargarh 12. Besides, Jajpur has the highest 52 active COVID-19 cases, followed by 20 in Balasore and 15 in Khurda district.
Of the total cases, 37,916 are active while 1,886 people have lost their lives.
A total of 16,593 though have recovered as India undergoes the third-phase of the nation-wide lockdown. The total tally also includes 111 foreign nationals and one migrated patient, said the Health Ministry.
#CoronaVirusUpdates: #COVID19 India Tracker
(As on 8th May, 2020 ,08:00 AM)▶️ Confirmed cases: 56342
▶️ Active cases: 37916
▶️ Cured/Discharged: 16540
▶️ Deaths:1886#IndiaFightsCorona#StayHome #StaySafe @ICMRDELHIVia @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/0ZkaAMB9tH
— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) May 8, 2020
According to the ministry, Andaman-Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Manipur remain corona-free while the number in Andhra Pradesh has increased to 1,847, out of which 780 have been discharged from the hospital, and reached 38 have died.
As of Friday morning, the number of COVID-19 positive cases in Assam has increased to 54, out of which 34 have been discharged from hospitals. So far, only one has succumbed to the disease. In West Bengal the figure has reached 1,548, 364 have been discharged and 151 have died so far -- the fatality rate has been high in the state.
The number of positive cases in Bihar has reached 550, of which 246 have been discharged. Five have died so far. While, in Chandigarh, the virus-count has reached 135 out of which 21 were discharged and one has died.
In Chhattisgarh, the total tally has reached 59, of which 38 have been discharged. Whereas, in Dadra and Nagar Haveli only one COVID-19 case has been reported so far.
Maharashtra continues to top the tally with 17,974 cases and 694 fatalities, while 3,301 people were cured in the state. It is followed by Gujarat with 7,012 cases and 425 deaths and 1,709 recovered.
There are at least 5,980 cases in the national capital with 1,931 recoveries and 66 deaths. Other states which saw an increased number of cases are Tamil Nadu (5,409), Rajasthan (3,427), Madhya Pradesh (3,252) and Uttar Pradesh (3,071).
The COVID-19 count in Haryana has reached 625, while 260 have been discharged. The state has reported seven deaths so far. In Himachal Pradesh the figure has increased to 46, 38 have been discharged, and two have died.
The number of people infected with Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 793, of which 335 have been discharged and nine have died.
As many as 132 cases have been reported in Jharkhand so far -- 41 were discharged and three have died. The figure has reached 705 in Karnataka, 366 was discharged and 30 have died.
In Kerala, this figure has reached 530, with 474 been discharged from hospital and four have died. In Ladakh, the figure has gone up to 42 by Friday morning while 17 have been discharged from the hospital.
There have been 12 cases in Meghalaya, 10 were discharged and one has died. So far only 1 case has been registered in Mizoram. There have been 219 cases in Odisha, 62 have been discharged. Two have died.
The number of people infected with the virus in Puducherry is 9.
Meanwhile, 1,644 people have been reported to be suffering from the virus in Punjab, out of which 149 have been discharged, 28 have died.
In Telangana the figure has reached 1,123, out of which 650 have been discharged and 29 have died.
The number of corona victims in Tripura reached 65 by Friday morning, of which two have been discharged from the hospital so far. Uttarakhand has reported 61 COVID-19 cases, out of which 39 have been discharged and one has died.
(IANS)
Of the total cases, 44,029 are active and 2,206 are fatalities so far while at least 20,916 people have recovered from the disease.
#COVID19 tally of India (May 11, 8 AM)
4,213 cases, 97 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours
Total positive cases: 67152
Active cases: 44029
Cured/discharged/migrated: 20917
Deaths: 2206(Health Ministry) pic.twitter.com/B4WgWCntTF
— OTV (@otvnews) May 11, 2020
In Maharashtra, the Covid-19 cases mounted to 22,171, followed by Gujarat that has 8,194 cases and Tamil Nadu reporting 7,204 cases so far.
The state of Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of deaths, at least 832, which is followed by Gujarat (493) and Madhya Pradesh (215).
At least 6,923 people in the national capital have been infected with the highly contagious Coronavirus.
States which have reported more than 3,000 cases are Rajasthan (3,814), Madhya Pradesh(3,614) and Uttar Pradesh (3,467).
Other major states and Union Territories that have reported more than 1,000 cases, are Andhra Pradesh (19,80), West Bengal (1,939), Punjab (1,823) and Telangana (1,196).
Among other major states and UTs that have reported a significant number of cases are, Bihar (696), Haryana (703), Jammu and Kashmir (861), Karnataka (848), Kerala (512), Odisha (391), Tripura (150) and Chandigarh (169).
States/UTs that have zero coronavirus cases are Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Mizoram and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. All individuals have been cured in these states/UTs and no casualty reported from here so far.
(IANS)
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 53,946, while 34,108 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.
"Thus, around 37.51 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said.
#COVID19 update by Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare as on May 17 (8 AM)
4987 new cases & 120 deaths in last 24 hours
Total positive cases: 90927
Active cases: 53946
Cured/discharged/migrated: 34109
Deaths: 2872 #COVID2019india #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/DCmZchddTN— OTV (@otvnews) May 17, 2020
Of the 120 deaths reported since Saturday 8 am, 67 were in Maharashtra, 19 in Gujarat, nine in Uttar Pradesh, seven in West Bengal, six in Delhi, four in Madhya Pradesh, three in Tamil Nadu and two in Haryana and one each from Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan.
Of the total 2,872 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,135 deceased, Gujarat comes second with 625, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 243, West Bengal at 232, Delhi at 129, Rajasthan at 126, Uttar Pradesh at 104, Tamil Nadu at 74 and Andhra Pradesh at 49.
The death toll reached 36 in Karnataka, 34 Telangana and 32 in Punjab.
Haryana has reported 13 fatalities due to the disease, Jammu and Kashmir has 12 deaths while Bihar has registered seven, and Kerala has reported four deaths.
Jharkhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh have recorded three COVID-19 fatalities each while Assam has reported two deaths.
Meghalaya, Uttarakhand and Puducherry have reported one fatality each, according to the ministry data. According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to co-morbidities.
(With Agency Inputs)
On Thursday it reported 5,609 cases in 24-hours after breaching the 5,000 mark continuously for three days.
Of the total cases on Friday, 66,330 are active. At least 148 new fatalities were also reported in 24 hours, taking the death toll to 3,583.
So far 48,534 people have been cured, including 3,233 in the last 24 hours, said the Health Ministry.
#Covid19 India Update (May 22, 8 am)
Total Cases: 118447
Active Cases: 66330
Cured/Discharged/Migrated: 48534
Deaths: 3583Record 6088 cases and 148 deaths in last 24 hours
-- Health Ministry #Covid_19india #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/qMw7lAzQU6
— OTV (@otvnews) May 22, 2020
The worst hit state continued to be Maharashtra. It crossed the 40,000 mark and reported 3,345 new cases and 64 new fatalities in past one day, taking the total cases count to 41,642, including 11,726 recoveries.
Tamil Nadu went past Gujarat and is now the second worst-hit state, reporting 776 new cases in 24 hours that took its tally t 13,967, including 94 deaths. Gujarat reported a total of 12,905 cases, including 368 fresh ones.
Delhi reported 571 new cases taking the tally to 11,659. Delhi has been reporting over 500 cases since the last four consecutive days.
States with more than 5,000 cases each are Rajasthan (6,227), Madhya Pradesh (5,981) and Uttar Pradesh (5,515).
Other major states and Union Territories that have reported more than 1,000 cases each are West Bengal (3,197), Andhra Pradesh (2,647), Punjab (2,028), Telangana (1,699), Bihar (1,982), Jammu and Kashmir (1,449), Karnataka (1,605), Odisha (1,189) and Haryana (1,031).
States and UTs that have reported a significant number of corona cases are Kerala (690), Jharkhand (290), Chandigarh (217), Assam (203), Tripura (173), Chhattisgarh (128) and Uttarakhand (146).
Cases spiked in the Northeast state of Manipur and reached 25. In Goa, there are 52 cases now. Puducherry which was reporting very few cases, has also shown a gradually spike taking its total to 20 cases.
(IANS)
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The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 86,422 in India while 82,369 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. In the last 24 hours, 11,264 patients have recovered.
#COVID19 India Update:
Total positive cases: 173763
Active cases: 86422
Cured/Discharged/Migrated: 82370
Deaths: 4971In the last 24 hours, 7964 new #coronavirus cases & 265 deaths
--Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry pic.twitter.com/0AVDKn5HYB
— OTV (@otvnews) May 30, 2020
"Thus, around 47.40 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said.
The total confirmed coronavirus cases in India includes foreigners.
Of the 265 deaths reported since Friday morning, 116 were in Maharashtra, 82 in Delhi, 20 in Gujarat, 13 in Madhya Pradesh, nine in Tamil Nadu, seven in West Bengal, four each in Telangana and Rajasthan, two in Punjab and one each in Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
Of the total 4,971 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 2,098 deaths followed by Gujarat (980), Delhi (398,) Madhya Pradesh (334), West Bengal (302), Uttar Pradesh (198), Rajasthan (184), Tamil Nadu (154), Telangana (71) and Andhra Pradesh (60).
The COVID-19 death toll reached 48 in Karnataka, 42 in Punjab, 28 in Jammu and Kashmir, 19 in Haryana, 15 in Bihar, eight in Kerala, and seven in Odisha.
Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand have registered five COVID-19 deaths while Chandigarh and Assam have recorded four deaths each so far.
Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh have reported one COVID-19 death each, according to the ministry data.
8 NE states have 1,057 active corona cases
The eight northeastern states have till date reported 1,384 COVID-19 cases, including 1,057 active cases. Assam alone has 1,024 corona patients, with the state's Kamrup Metro (313) and Golaghat (159) districts accounting for 472 patients, officials said on Friday night.
Assam health officials in Guwahati said that 168 people tested positive in the past 24 hours, highest in a single day after the first confirmed case was reported in the state on March 31.
The total patients admitted in various hospitals and medical colleges in Assam is 892, with 125 patients cured and discharged. Four patients died and three migrated to other states.
Tripura follows with 244 positive cases, including 70 active cases.
Besides, 59 positive cases have been reported in Manipur, followed by 27 in Meghalaya, 25 in Nagaland, three in Arunachal Pradesh and one each in Mizoram and Sikkim.
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Ministers, health ministers and senior officials of northeastern states said that after inter-state movement through road and rail was allowed and restrictions lifted by the Home Ministry on May 4, the region, especially Assam, had witnessed a surge in coronavirus cases.
According to official estimates, little over one lakh natives had returned to the eight northeastern states, with Assam alone registering the arrival of over 60,000 returness during the past three weeks.
Meanwhile, in Itanagar, the Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet on Friday decided to outsource the sample testing for coronavirus to clear the backlog in the remote state.
A new corona case was reported in the state on Sunday a month after Arunachal Pradesh was declared coronavirus-free. The state currently has three cases, including two active cases.
According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities.
Telangana sees biggest spike with 169 new cases
In the biggest ever single day spike in Covid-19 cases in Telangana, 169 people tested positive while four more died due to the dreaded virus on Friday. Four fatalities took the death toll to 71.
The number of COVID-19 cases continued to soar in the state with 169 new cases from Thursday 5 p.m. to Friday 5 p.m. The biggest single-day jump pushed the state's tally to 2,425. Officials said the number of active cases stands at 973.
(PTI/IANS)
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The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 89,995, while 86,983 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said.
#BREAKING#COVID19 death toll crosses 5000-mark in India; highest spike of 8380 new #coronavirus cases & 193 deaths in last 24 hours
Total positive cases: 182143
Active cases: 89995
Cured/Discharged/Migrated: 86984
Deaths: 5164---Health & Family Welfare Ministry pic.twitter.com/wYyOxUWxTh
— OTV (@otvnews) May 31, 2020
"Thus, around 47.75 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said.
The death toll has gone up by 193 since Saturday morning, of which 99 were from Maharashtra, 27 from Gujarat, 18 from Delhi, nine each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, seven from West Bengal, six each from Tamil Nadu and Telangana, five in Bihar, three from Uttar Pradesh, two from Punjab, and one each from Haryana and Kerala.
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The number of recoveries remained more than the active novel coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day.
The number of active cases stands at 1,37,448 while 1,41,028 people have recovered and one patient has migrated to another country, as per the data.
India reports the highest single-day spike of 9996 new #COVID19 cases & 357 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total cases- 286579
Active cases- 137448
Recoveries- 141029
Deaths- 8102-- Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/p8vEMcimNY
— OTV (@otvnews) June 11, 2020
"Thus, around 49.21 per cent patients have recovered so far," an official said.
Of the 357 new deaths reported till Thursday morning, 149 were in Maharashtra, 79 in Delhi, 34 in Gujarat, 20 in Uttar Pradesh, 19 in Tamil Nadu, 17 in West Bengal, eight in Telangana, seven each in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, four in Rajasthan, three each in Jammu and Kashmir and Karnataka, two each in Kerala and Uttarakhand, one each in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh.
Out of the total 8,102 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 3,438 deaths followed by Gujarat with 1,347 deaths, Delhi with 984, Madhya Pradesh with 427, West Bengal with 432, Tamil Nadu with 326, Uttar Pradesh with 321, Rajasthan with 259 and Telangana with 156 deaths.
The death toll reached 78 in Andhra Pradesh, 69 in Karnataka and 55 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 51 fatalities due to the coronavirus disease, while 52 deaths have been reported from Haryana, 33 from Bihar, 18 from Kerala, 15 from Uttarakhand, nine from Odisha and eight from Jharkhand.
Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh have registered six COVID-19 fatalities each, Chandigarh has five while Assam has recorded four deaths so far. Meghalaya, Tripura and Ladakh have reported one COVID-19 fatality each, according to the ministry's data.
More than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, the ministry's website stated.
(PTI)
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According to the ministry, at least 11,929 fresh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours -- the third consecutive day showing an increase of over 10,000 cases.
A total of 311 people died during the same time taking the toll to 9,195 so far since the first case was reported on January 30, the Health Ministry data said.
Highest single-day spike of 11,929 new #COVID19 cases, 311 deaths reported in the last 24 hours in India.
Total cases reach 3,20,922 including 1,49,348 active cases, 1,62,379 cured/discharged/migrated and 9195 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare pic.twitter.com/RwI2uKJjbm
— OTV (@otvnews) June 14, 2020
For the sixth consecutive day, the number of recoveries (1,62,378) remained higher than the active ones (1,49,348).
Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state in the country with total cases crossing the one lakh mark -- 1,04,568 cases, including 3,830 deaths.
It is followed by Tamil Nadu with 42,687 cases and the national capital with 36,824 Covid-19 cases.
States with more than 10,000 cases include Gujarat with 23,038 cases and 1,448 deaths, Uttar Pradesh (13,118), Rajasthan (12,401), Madhya Pradesh (10,641).
(IANS)
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A 76-year-old male COVID-19 patient of Bargarh district died while under treatment in hospital. He was suffering from diabetes for long. Another 49-year-old male patient from Ganjam district also succumbed to COVID-19. He was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tweeted Health and Family Welfare Department.
Two #COVID19 patients--76-year-old male from Bargarh & 49-year-old from Ganjam district--succumb to the disease: H&FW Dept #Odisha https://t.co/krDWOw12Ck pic.twitter.com/PQjz580u5k
— OTV (@otvnews) June 21, 2020
Of the 14 COVID-19 deaths reported in Odisha so far, a highest of seven deaths have been reported from Ganjam district, four from Khurda and one each from Cuttack, Puri and Bargarh.
Moreover, one more person, who was tested positive for COVID-19, died on Sunday due to other reason. With this, the total number of deaths other than COVID has reached 5 in the State.
One more #COVID19 patient dies due to other reason in Puri; total deaths other than Covid in #Odisha now at 5: H&FW Dept pic.twitter.com/T66ylTjycM
— OTV (@otvnews) June 21, 2020
Sharing details on the deaths of two COVID-19 positives due to reasons other than COVID, Health and Family Welfare Department informed that a 17 year old male from Nabarangpur district who was undergoing treatment for severe Diabetes Mellitus passed away due to Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
Similarly, a 53 year old male of Puri district died of Cancer of Oesophagus, Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm and Hematemesis, tweeted Health and Family Welfare Department.
53 year old Male of Puri district under treatment for, and death due to *Cancer of Oesophagus* , Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm and Hematemesis.
(2/2)— H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) June 21, 2020
(Edited By Ramakanta Biswas)
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“Regret to inform that a 52-year male Covid positive patient of Ganjam district, passed away due to terminal cancer of the lungs with brain metastasis,” tweeted the Health department.
#BREAKING: #Odisha reports another #Covid19 death. As per State Health dept, a 52-year male Covid positive patient of Ganjam district passed away due to terminal cancer of the lungs with brain metastasis.
— OTV (@otvnews) July 1, 2020
Of the 251 new cases reported today, 208 were detected from quarantine centres where returnees from other states are lodged while the remaining 43 are local contact cases.
Ganjam district reports the highest number of 102 cases followed by Cuttack with 32 cases.
Total cases: 7316
Recoveries: 5189
Active cases: 2094
RT-PCR tests in last 24 hours: 5247
Cumulative tests: 270678- I&PR Dept pic.twitter.com/awKWNuUbj5
— OTV (@otvnews) July 1, 2020
Ganjam district registered a massive spike of 102 cases while 32 cases were identified in Cuttack, 26 in Khurda, 14 in Nayagarh, 12 each in Bargarh and Puri, 10 in Malkangiri and 7 in Sundergarh.
Similarly, Gajapati registered 6 cases, Mayurbhanj and Jharsuguda 5 cases each, Kendrapara and Bolangir 4 cases each, Balasore and Sambalpur 2 cases each, Angul, Sonepur and Jajpur 1 case each. One NDRF personnel who returned from Amphan duty in West Bengal also tested positive for the virus.
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The State also witnessed two more COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. The deaths were reported from Ganjam and Jajpur.
#Odisha Health Dept shares details of 2 #COVID19 deaths-a 77-year-old male of Ganjam district & a 64-year-old male of Jajpur district. https://t.co/wlGCEGXhhl pic.twitter.com/2xeNH0QZBt
— OTV (@otvnews) July 6, 2020
"Regret to report the demise of two Covid positive patients while under treatment in hospital," tweeted the health department.
The 77-year-old male of Ganjam district, who was suffering from hypertension, succumbed to the virus. Another male aged 64 from Jajpur district also passed away. He was a patient of diabetes.
Of the total 456 #Covid_19 cases, 147 are local contacts while 309 cases were reported from quarantine centres
Here's district-wise breakup of new cases👇
(#Odisha I&PR Dept) pic.twitter.com/gMHYa9OlL4
— OTV (@otvnews) July 6, 2020
Of the total cases detected today, 309 were reported from various quarantine centres across the State while 147 are local contact cases.
Ganjam again reported the highest 166 cases while the district of Jajpur remained at second spot with 57 cases. Similarly, Bargarh, Nabarangpur, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda and Sundergarh reported 33, 24, 23, 21 and 20 cases respectively.
The active cases in Odisha now stand at 3254 while 6224 recoveries have been reported in the State so far.
A total of 4827 RT-PCR tests were conducted in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative tests in the State to 297234 till Monday.
Later in the day, the State reported 262 recoveries.
#Odisha #COVID19 recoveries today-262
73-Ganjam
49-Gajapati
25-Jagatsinghpur
16-Rayagada
15-Cuttack
14-Baragarh
13-Khurda
12-Bhadrak,Puri
8-Kendrapara
4 each-Jajpur,Sundergarh
3 each-Angul,Balasore,Nayagarh,Nabarangpur
1 each-Boudh,Jharsuguda,Kalahandi,Koraput,Mayurbhanj— OTV (@otvnews) July 6, 2020
(Edited By Ramakanta Biswas)
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Of these, three deaths were reported from Ganjam district, two patients each succumbed in Sundergarh and Balasore districts, while Jharsuguda, Rayagada and Gajapati districts reported one death each.
Details of latest COVID deaths as shared by Health department:
1. A 54-year-old male of Sundergarh district who was also suffering from Diabetes.
2. A 37-year-old male of Gajapati district who was also suffering from Diabetes and Hypertension.
3. A 37-year-old male of Balasore district who was also suffering from Spondyloarthropathy with immunosuppression.
4. A 30-year-old male of Ganjam district who was also suffering from Diabetes and Hypertension.
5. A 60-year-old male of Ganjam district.
6. A 61-year-old male of Jharsuguda district.
7. A 60-year-old male of Sundergarh district.
8. A 60-year-old male of Ganjam district.
9. A 60-year-old female of Balasore district who was also suffering from Diabetes and Obesity.
10. A 47-year old male of Rayagada district who was also suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Obesity.
Details of 10 new #COVID19 deaths in #Odisha:
54-YO male of Sundergarh
60-YO male of Sundergarh
37-YO male of Gajapati
37-YO male of Balasore
60-YO female of Balasore
30-YO male of Ganjam
60-YO male of Ganjam
60-YO male of Ganjam
61-YO male of Jharsuguda
47-YO male of Rayagada pic.twitter.com/y4qSwVhgBR— OTV (@otvnews) July 25, 2020
As many as 105 deaths have been reported in July, excluding the deaths of COVID-19 positive patients due to other health complications.
In the last 24 hours, 1320 people tested positive for coronavirus, taking the tally over 24000. As per the Health Department data, there are 8649 active cases.
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The deceased identified as Ramakanta Das (45) died at the Temporary Medical Camp (TMC) set up by the State government for quarantine of people returning from outside the state. According to sources, Das, who returned from South Africa on July 20, was found dead on Wednesday morning.
Soon after the news of his death spread in the area, irate villagers locked the TMC and thrashed the ASHA and ANM workers engaged to oversee operations at the centre.
Meanwhile, family members of Das have alleged murder.
“My father was murdered. Those who are responsible for my father’s death should be punished,” said Samaresh Das, son of the deceased.
On being informed about the incident, police, tehsildar, block development officer (BDO) and a medical team rushed the scene and a probe has been launched by the cops.
(Edited By Bikram Keshari Jena)
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As per the information provided by the Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department, 3 persons have succumbed to the disease in Sundergarh district, 3 in Ganjam, and one each in Mayurbhanj, Kendrapada, Sambalpur, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal and Gajapati district.
The deceased patient list includes a 55-year-old male from Mayurbhanj who was suffering from hypertension, a 36-year-old male of Kendrapada district who was also suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease, a 78-year-old female of Sambalpur district suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Similarly, Bhadrak and Dhenkanal reported one death each. They were also suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
The deceased in Gajapati was a 34-year-old youth suffering from kidney disease.
Details of 12 #COVID19 patients who succumbed to the disease in #Odisha.
- 3 cases from Sundergarh
- 3 cases from Ganjam
- one each from Mayurbhanj, Kendrapada, Sambalpur,
Bhadrak, Dhenkanal & GajapatiTotal deaths touch 247. pic.twitter.com/2UjwuELlyn
— OTV (@otvnews) August 7, 2020
Earlier on Thursday, the COVID-19 pandemic had claimed 10 lives in Odisha.
(Edited By Devbrat Patnaik)
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Ten more patients infected with coronavirus succumbed to the disease taking the virus death toll to 419, according to the State Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) Department.
Five COVID deaths were reported from Ganjam district, two from Sundergarh and one each from Cuttack, Nayagarh and Rayagda districts, added H&FW Department.
Of the fresh cases reported from across 30 districts, 1826 were reported from various quarantine centres while 1123 are local contact cases.
As per the data shared by I&PR department, Cuttack reported the maximum 589 cases followed by Khurda (474), Jajpur (215), Koraput (181) Ganjam (179), Mayurbhanj (156), Rayagada (143) and Sambalpur (104). Details of cases of other districts are mentioned below:
2949 new #COVID19 cases in #Odisha
Cuttack reports highest 589 cases followed by Khurda (474), Jajpur (215), Koraput (181) & Ganjam (179) pic.twitter.com/p1bdVVp1nz
— OTV (@otvnews) August 24, 2020
The Health and Family Welfare Department has shared the details of 10 Covid-19 positive patients who succumbed while under treatment in hospitals.
The Health Department further informed that 60,909 Covid-19 tests including 7,490 RT-PCR tests, 53,295 antigen-based tests and 124 TruNat tests were conducted in the State on Sunday. The highest 9,219 tests were done in Mayurbhanj district.
(Edited By Ramakanta Biswas)
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The death toll rose to 441 with 13 more deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Odisha H&FW Department.
Three COVID deaths were reported from Sundergarh and Sambalpur, two from Cuttack and Ganjam districts while one each from Keonjhar, Khurda (Bhubaneswar) and Puri districts.
Of the fresh cases reported from across 30 districts, 2053 were reported from various quarantine centres while 1318 are local contact cases.
As per the data shared by I&PR department, 11 districts reported over 100 cases. Khurda saw another high of 547 cases followed by Cuttack (357), Ganjam (196), Jajpur (173), Nayagarh (171), Sundergarh (154), Rayagada (146), Puri (144), Malkangiri (134), Bhadrak (114) and Sambalpur (107).
Details of cases of other districts are mentioned below:
3371 new COVID-19 positives in Odisha take total virus cases to 87602.
Khordha worst-hit with 547 fresh cases followed by another high spike of 357 infections in Cuttack. 9 other districts register 100-plus cases.#CoronavirusPandemic #Odisha pic.twitter.com/SJR0rTjxJx
— OTV (@otvnews) August 26, 2020
The Health and Family Welfare Department has shared the details of 13 Covid-19 positive patients who succumbed while under treatment in hospitals.
The Health Department further informed that 63,209 Covid-19 tests including 7,295 RT-PCR tests, 55,780 antigen-based tests and 134 TruNat tests were conducted in the State in the last 24 hours.
(Edited By Suryakant Jena)
Similarly, 15 persons succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours taking the State's death count to 1102 in the State.
Of the new cases, 1251 patients are from quarantine, while 887 are local contact cases. Only five districts of the State reported a surge of over 100 cases. Khordha district recorded its record low of 361 new cases followed by Cuttack (156), Angul (151), Sundergarh (137) and Mayurbhanj (119), informed the State I&PR Department.
#Odisha reports 2138 new #Covid19 cases, it's lowest daily spike of positives in over a month and half. Of the new cases, 1251 positives have been detected from quarantine while the rest 887 are local contact cases
- I&PR Dept pic.twitter.com/kCeh4MJf2Z
— OTV (@otvnews) October 16, 2020
The Health department said while two each deaths were reported from Cuttack, Khordha, Nabarangpur and Sambalpur districts, one each death was recorded in Sundergarh, Puri, Kendrapara, Jharsuguda, Baegarh and Bhadrak. The details of the cases are mentioned below:
(Edited by Suryakant Jena)
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The total infections in the State have now climbed to 268364 today. Active cases have risen to 22949 while 244227 are recoveries so far, data released by the State I& PR Department said.
However, deaths due to Covid-19 infection remained static with at least 14 persons succumbing to the disease in various hospitals in the last 24 hours. The total death count has jumped to 1135.
Of the new 2019 cases, 1168 patients are from quarantine, while 851 are local contact cases. Four districts recorded over 100 cases with Khordha witnessing the maximum of 283 positive cases followed by Cuttack (150), Angul (129) and Mayurbhanj (111).
4 districts record 100-plus cases with Khordha witnessing 283 positives in the last 24 hours in #Odisha. pic.twitter.com/11umakDHMe
— OTV (@otvnews) October 18, 2020
The Health department said while four deaths were reported from Khordha (Bhubaneswar), two deaths each was recorded in Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur district and one death each in Mayurbhanj, Puri, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Bolangir and Sambalpur.
Official reports reveal 42258 samples were tested on Saturday for Covid taking the number of samples tested cumulatively across the state to 4043323.
(Edited by Suryakant Jena)
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At least 17 persons succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at various hospitals. With this, the death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1152, informed the Health and Family Welfare Department.
Of the new positive cases, 1156 patients are from quarantine while 826 are local contact cases. Four districts recorded over 100 cases with Khordha witnessing the maximum of 300 positive cases followed by Cuttack (145), Angul (119) and Mayurbhanj (107).
Covid-19 Report For 18th October
New Positives Cases: 1982
In quarantine: 1156
Local contacts: 826(Details of local contacts will be shared by concerned District Administration)
District Wise Cases
1. Angul: 119
2. Balasore: 86
3. Bargarh: 46
4. Bhadrak: 63
5. Balangir: 88— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) October 19, 2020
The Health department said while three deaths were reported from Cuttack and Khordha, two deaths each recorded in Bolangir, Jharsuguda and Sonepur districts and one death each in Bargarh, Boudh, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj and Nuapada districts.
17 more #COVID19 patients succumb to the virus in last 24 hours in #Odisha
(H&FW Dept) pic.twitter.com/WkK0v8to7z
— OTV (@otvnews) October 19, 2020
Active cases now stood at 22304 while 246837 have so far recovered from the disease, data released by the State I& PR Department said.
Official reports reveal that 38740 samples were tested on Saturday for Covid taking the number of samples tested cumulatively across the State to 4082063.
(Edited By Pradeep Singh)
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The findings show patients with abnormally high glucose levels were more than twice as likely to die from the virus than those with normal readings (41.4 per cent compared to 15.7 per cent).
The study, published in the journal Annals of Medicine, is based on more than 11,000 non-critically ill hospital patients in Spain.
It adds to evidence that hyperglycaemia -- the medical term for high blood glucose -- is associated with a higher chance of death independent of a diabetes diagnosis.
Hyperglycaemic patients also have an increased need for ventilator and intensive care admission (ICU).
"Screening for hyperglycaemia in patients without diabetes and early treatment should be mandatory in the management of patients hospitalized with Covid-19," said study author Javier Carrasco from Juan Ramon Jimenez University Hospital in Spain.
"Admission hyperglycaemia should not be overlooked, but rather detected and appropriately treated to improve the outcomes of Covid-19 patients with and without diabetes," Carrasco added.
Hyperglycaemia is a common problem for diabetics but can also be triggered by illness or injury.
Studies have previously linked acute cases with complications in diabetic and non-diabetic hospital patients and observed similar associations among people with Covid-19.
In this study, the aim was to investigate a link between hyperglycaemia and time spent in the hospital, mechanical ventilation, ICU admission and mortality, but independent of a diabetes diagnosis.
Data were analysed from a national registry which has been collating information from more than 100 hospitals in Spain during the pandemic.
A total of 11,312 patients were included aged 18 or above who were admitted from March to the end of May.
They were categorised into three groups relating to their blood glucose levels and ranging from normal to high. A total of 19 per cent had an existing diabetes diagnosis.
The findings showed that patient blood glucose levels as measured on arrival in the hospital were independently related to ICU admission, mechanical ventilation and/or death, regardless of diabetes status.
One in five patients died in hospital, with mortality rates highest among those with the greatest blood glucose levels. No difference was found between death rates for those with diabetes and those who did not have the disease.
(With IANS Inputs)
With this, the death toll in the State has climbed to 1,739. The State's infection tally rose to 3,18,725 today, informed the health department.
On Sunday, Odisha recorded four deaths- two from Khordha district and one each from Balasore and Dhenkanal districts. The last time the State had witnessed single-day fatalities below 4 was on July 18 when three positive patients succumbed.
As per the data released by the State Health and Family Welfare Department today, three persons died of the virus in Khordha district, while two deaths were registered in Nuapada in the last 24 hours.
Of the fresh cases reported from 28 districts, 241 are from quarantine centres while 177 are related to local transmission cases. No district has reported a surge beyond 50 cases. Sundargarh reported a maximum of 41 fresh Covid-19 cases followed by Angul (34), Mayurbhanj (32), Cuttack (25) and Khordha (23). Boudh and Sonepur recorded zero fresh cases during the period.
The health department has also shared the details of the Covid-19 patients who succumbed while under treatment at hospitals during the period.
A total of 41,371 samples were tested in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative tests to 59,04,570 in Odisha. After today’s surge, the State’s active caseload stood at 5,677 while 3,11,256 patients have so far recovered from the infection.
(Edited By Devbrat Patnaik)
The anti-coronavirus crisis centre said in a press statement that with the country's average infection growth rate has now climbed to 1.2 per cent, TASS News Agency reported.
The lowest growth rates were registered in the Nenets Autonomous Region (0.2 per cent), Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, the Republics of Dagestan and Mari El (0.6 per cent).
Moscow, the worst-hit region, confirmed 7,750 new Covid-19 cases in thelast 24 hours.
Some 3,692 coronavirus cases were recorded in St. Petersburg, 481 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 472 in the Republic of Karelia and 399 in the Arkhangelsk region.
The country's Covid-19 death toll has reached 40,630.
(With IANS Inputs)
"Happy to share that after over six months, there are no Covid deaths reported in the State on 5th January 2021. We salute our Covid Warriors whose tireless efforts have made this possible," tweeted the State health department today.
After more than six months, #Odisha reports zero #Covid19 death in the last 24 hours, informs Health and Family Welfare department pic.twitter.com/rNG18jB7ca
— OTV (@otvnews) January 6, 2021
Last time the state reported zero deaths was on April 6. With this, the active coronavirus cases in the State stood at 2,203 while deaths remained at 1,887 and 3,26,778 recovered from the disease so far, as per the data of the health department.
#Odisha reports 231 fresh cases of #coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, pushing the total positive tally in State to 330921.
- New cases in quarantine: 133
- Local contacts: 98(I&PR dept) pic.twitter.com/sGUZibKhkV
— OTV (@otvnews) January 6, 2021
The positivity rate in the State stood at 4.68 %, said the government data.
Of the 231 fresh cases reported from 28 districts in the last 24 hours, 133 cases are from different quarantine centres while the rest 98 are local contact cases.
Sundargarh reported the maximum 32 cases followed by Bargarh 25, Angul 21, Jharsuguda 15, Sambalpur 14, Jajpur 12, Bolangir 11, Cuttack 11 and Khordha 11 cases. Kandhamal and Malkangiri districts have not reported any new case today.
Khordha has the highest 52,794 Covid-19 positive cases so far. Similarly, with 326 deaths till date, Khordha has the highest number of deaths due to coronavirus infection.
As many as 70,64,878 samples have been tested for Covid-19 so far, including 20,195 on Tuesday, revealed the health department data.
(Edited by Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty)