Covid19

India reports 224 covid cases in the last 24 hours

India reports 224 covid cases in the last 24 hours

The number of active Covid cases in India fell to 4,434 with 226 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in an update on Monday. Since the pandemic hit in early 2020, the total number of reported cases in the country so far stands at 4.46 crore Covid, while the death toll is 530,630. According to the Ministry of Health, 0.01% of the total reported infections are active cases, while the recovery rate stands at 98.80%. As of now, Karnataka has 1,639 active cases, Kerala has 1,583 active cases, Maharashtra has 293 active cases,…
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India recorded the lowest number of single-day Covid cases

India recorded the lowest number of single-day Covid cases

India reported 215 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since April 2020, taking the total number of Covid cases to 4,46,72,068, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. Active cases fell further to 4,982, while the death toll rose to 5,30,615 after one death was reported from Delhi, data updated at 8 am said. According to the ministry, active cases account for 0.01 percent of total infections, while the national recovery rate stands at 98.8 percent. A reduction of 141 cases was recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of recoveries from the…
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Lab report saying next Covid strain could be worse

Lab report saying next Covid strain could be worse

A South African laboratory study using a Covid-19 sample from an immunosuppressed person for six months found that the virus had become more pathogenic, indicating that a new variant could be a reason for illness than the current predominant omicron strain. The study, conducted by the same laboratory that first tested the Omicron strain against the vaccine last year, used samples from a person infected with HIV. Over six months the virus initially caused similar levels of cell fusion and death as the Omicron BA.1 strain, but as it evolved these levels became similar to the first version of Covid-19…
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Active Covid Cases in India fall to 7,175

Active Covid Cases in India fall to 7,175

According to an update by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, India's active Covid caseload fell by 7,175, with 635 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Since the pandemic hit in early 2020, India has so far reported over 4.46 crore cases, with a death toll of 530,546.Active cases account for 0.02% of total infections and the national recovery rate is 98.79%. As of now, Karnataka's active caseload stands at 1,614, West Bengal has 232 active cases, Kerala has 2,094 active cases, Tamil Nadu has 605 active cases, Maharashtra has 882 active cases, Odisha has 145, Rajasthan has…
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India sees a single-day rise of 1,542 coronavirus infections

India sees a single-day rise of 1,542 coronavirus infections

India reported a one-day increase of 1,542 coronavirus infections, the lowest in 182 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The number of cases rose to 4,46,32,430, while active cases fell to 26,449. Said active Covid-19 caseload declined by 385 cases in 24 hours. The death toll rose to 5,28,913 with 8 new fatalities, including five deaths reported by Kerala. Three new deaths were reported from Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal, data updated at 8 am said. Active cases comprise 0.06 percent of total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has risen to 98.76 percent, the…
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New sub-variant of Omicron detected in India

New sub-variant of Omicron detected in India

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is expected to issue a bulletin on the new sub-variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 of Omicron reported in India.Sources said, "this is just a signal to be alert and watch the whole scenario, BF.7 was reported in Gujarat a few days ago,". For the uninitiated, BF.7 has been reported in Gujarat which has been confirmed by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre. BF.7 known as 'Omicron spawn' was first detected in China and has now reached the US, UK, Australia and Belgium. The sub-variant first originated in a region of Mongolia in China and is…
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India reported 2,060 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

India reported 2,060 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

India reported 2,060 new Covid cases, taking the toll to 4,46,30,888, and 10 more deaths, taking the death toll to 5,28,905, the health ministry said on Monday. Active cases rose to 26,834 and 0.06 percent of total infections, according to updated data from the ministry at 8 am.It added the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.75 percent. .An increase of 209 cases was recorded in the count of active COVID-19 cases in the span of 24 hours. With 10 more deaths, the death toll rose to 5,28,905, including four deaths accounted for by Kerala, the data said.The daily…
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Multiple disease cases are increasing every day

Multiple disease cases are increasing every day

According to the latest report of the Union Health Ministry, the country has reported more than 30,627 cases of dengue and 12 deaths this year till the end of August. on the other hand, Over 1,455 cases of swine flu have been reported in India this year and 30 have died. Maharashtra has the highest number (512 cases, 16 deaths), followed by Karnataka (283), Gujarat (205), Rajasthan (125), West Bengal (81), Goa (61), Telangana (38) and Delhi (12). . The Union Health Ministry has directed all states and Union Territories to take surveillance measures to report cases, provide timely treatment…
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West Bengal logs 267 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

West Bengal logs 267 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

As per the report of the health department bulletin, west Bengal recorded 267 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 16 less than the earlier day, taking the tally to 21,11,057. One more person died of the disease, taking the death toll from COVID-19 to 21,489, it said. The bulletin said active COVID-19 cases in west Bengal is 2,283, Where in a day 20,87,285 people recovered from the disease including 188 people. The recovery rate for COVID-19 is now 98.87 percent. 283 new COVID-19 cases and one death were reported in the state on Saturday.
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West Bengal reports 229 new Covid-19 infections, One fresh fatality

West Bengal reports 229 new Covid-19 infections, One fresh fatality

West Bengal on Tuesday recorded 229 new Covid-19 cases taking the tally to 21,09,677, the state health department informed in its bulletin. One more death due to the virus infection was reported during the day as the total death toll reached 21,484, the bulletin said. As per the bulletin, the state now has 1,885 active coronavirus cases, with 86 of them hospitalized. 7,548 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The bulletin said the state now has 1,885 active coronavirus cases, with 86 of them hospitalized. 7,548 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The rate of positivity…
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