Tag: India Covid19 Updates

Globally, US, Singapore and Malaysia have also witnessed a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases, prompting the World Health Organization to classify JN.1 as a "variant of interest."

The Health Ministry on Monday issued an advisory in the wake of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in some States/UTs and detection of the first case of the new JN.1 variant. Highlighting the need for maintaining constant vigil over the COVID situation in the country, Union Health Secretary, Sudhansh Pant shot off a letter to States/UTs.

The fears of the Covid-19 pandemic have resurfaced across the country after several people in Kerala have been infected by the new JN.1 variant. India reported 335 fresh COVID19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours.

The case fatality rate stood at 1.19 per cent.  According to the ministry's website, 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far. 

India has logged 37 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 302, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

The daily positivity rate is 8.40 per cent and the weekly positivity Rate is 4.94 per cent.

The state health ministers were advised to personally monitor and review the preparedness of all logistics and infrastructure, including availability of sufficient designated hospital beds, besides ensuring that there is adequate stock of essential medicines.

The daily positivity was recorded at 2.73 per cent, while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.71 per cent.

Mansukh Mandaviya urged States to strengthen the surveillance system for whole genome sequencing of positive case samples to track the variants through Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) network to ensure timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country.

The number of recoveries increased to 4,40,82,064, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

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.

The death toll climbed to 28,250 with 34 fatalities which includes 20 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

A decline of 252 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The active caseload dipped to 90,707, accounting for 0.20 per cent of the country's total positive cases.