COVID-19: 67k Cases in India; Situation in Country is 'Optimistic' Says Govt
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As the third coronavirus wave in India shows a downward trend, India on Thursday, 10 February, reported 67,084 new COVID-19 cases and 1,241 deaths.
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As the third coronavirus wave in India shows a downward trend, India on Thursday, 10 February, reported 67,084 new COVID-19 cases and 1,241 deaths.
The government on Thursday addressed a press conference and said that early decline in COVID-19 cases is being noted globally and India is seeing consistent decrease in cases too.
"Overall situation is very optimistic. However, some states including Kerala, Mizoram, Himachal are still reporting a large number of cases. We cannot lower our guard," the government added.
The active cases in the country stand at 7,90,789, while the daily positivity rate has dropped to 4.44 percent.
The recovery rate has improved to 96.95 percent, with 1,67,882 recoveries being reported on Thursday.
Delhi reported 1,317 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, while Mumbai recorded 441 new infections
Indian pharma major Glenmark on Wednesday announced the launch of nasal spray to treat adult COVID-19 patients
COVID-19 norms such as masking and sanitisation are being followed at polling boths as Phase-I of elections kicks off in Uttar Pradesh
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67,084 New COVID-19 Cases in India, Recovery Rate at 96.95%
India on Thursday reported 67,084 new COVID-19 cases and 1,241 deaths.
The active cases in the country stand at 7,90,789, while the daily positivity rate has dropped to 4.44 percent.
The recovery rate has improved to 96.95 percent, with 1,67,882 recoveries being reported on Thursday.
'Omicron Will Not Be Last COVID Variant, Possibility of New Strains High': WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday, 8 February, warned that the highly transmissible Omicron variant will not be the last COVID-19 variant, and that the possibility of emergence of other strains is very high.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, WHO COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove said:
Health Ministry Issues Revised Guidelines for International Arrivals
The Ministry of Health on Thursday issued revised guidelines for international arrivals, which will come into effect from 14 February.
The ministry has now recommended 14 days self-monitoring post-arrival as against seven days home quarantine as was mandated earlier for international travellers.
The demarcation of countries ‘at-risk’ and other countries have been also been removed.
4 States Have Over 50k Active Cases, But Situation 'Optimistic': Govt
Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry Luv Aggarwal stated that four states -- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka -- have more than 50,000 active cases of COVID-19 and 11 states have active cases between 10,000 and 50,000.
Aggarwal added that on 24 January, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 20.75%, which has now decreased to 4.44%, indicating that the rate of infection spread has come down significantly.
Meanwhile, Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog said during the press conference on Thursday, "Overall situation is very optimistic. However, some states including Kerala, Mizoram, Himachal are still reporting a large number of cases. We cannot lower our guard."
As per government data, at present, 141 districts have COVID-19 positivity rate over 10% and 160 districts have positivity rate between 5-10% in India.
India Developing first Homegrown Messenger RNA COVID Vaccine: Govt
"India’s first homegrown Messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is currently under final clinical trials & we hope that we'll be able to use it someday," Dr. VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog stated on Thursday.
Daily Positivity Rate Still Enormously High in Kerala: Govt
The government, during its press conference, stated that daily positivity rate is still enormously high at 29.57% in Kerala. Mizoram, Himachal, Arunachal, and Sikkim's positivity rate is also of concern.
"Nearly 40 districts still reporting increase in weekly cases and COVID-19 positivity rate," the government said.
In view of this, the administration noted that COVID-appropriate behaviour has to be taken as new normal.
Gujarat Relaxes Night Curfew in 8 Major Cities
Gujarat government has decided to relax the night curfew in 8 major cities of the state between 12 midnight and 5 am till 18 February.
Over 43 Lakh Vaccine Doses Administered Till 7 PM Today
"India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage reaches nearly 172 crores, with the administration of more than 43 lakh doses till 7 pm today," the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Karnataka Reports 5,019 New Cases
Karnataka reports 5,019 new cases, 13,923 recoveries and 39 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases in the state stand at 52,013.
J&K Reports 547 New Cases
Jammu and Kashmir reports 547 COVID-19 cases, seven fatalities in the last 24 hours. Infection tally rises to 4,49,333 and number of active cases stands at 8,512.
Delhi Reports 1,104 New Cases
Delhi reports 1,104 fresh COVID cases, 1,958 recoveries, and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases in the city stand at 5,438 and positivity rate is 2.09%.
West Bengal Reports 817 New Cases
West Bengal reports 817 new cases, 1,381 recoveries, and 26 deaths in the last 24 hours.