India on Thursday, 17 February, reported a minor rise of 30,757 new COVID-19 cases and 541 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload in the country to 3,32,918.
The daily positivity rate stood at 2.61 percent, with a total of 174.24 crore COVID vaccine doses having been administered so far.
The country's death toll stood at 5,10,066.
Government of Haryana on Wednesday, removed all existing COVID-19 restrictions in the state
Goa on Wednesday achieved the target of administering both the doses of COVID-19 vaccines to its entire 11.66 lakh eligible population
The global coronavirus caseload has hit 415.1 million, while over 5.83 million deaths have been recorded, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Night Curfew Only in 2 Gujarat Cities From Tomorrow
Night curfew, from 12 am - 5 am, will be enforced in only two cities of Gujarat, Ahmedabad and Vadodara from 18 February to 25 February, Gujarat Chief Minister's Office announced on Thursday.
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Delhi Reports 739 New COVID Cases
Delhi reported 739 new cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours on Thursday. Active cases currently stand at 3,026.
Mumbai Reports 259 New COVID Cases
Mumbai reported 259 new COVID-19 infections. Currently, active cases stand at 1,945.
UK Detects New COVID-19 Variant 'Deltracron' in Samples
As per the United Kingdom's health security agency, a new COVID-19 variant, 'Deltacron', has been detected in samples collected in the country.
Deltacron is a hybrid variant, exhibiting characteristics of both Delta and Omicron strains, NDTV reported.
As per the report, the mutant hybrid variant is being monitored after the and so far, it has not been established how infectious Deltacron is, or how severe its symptoms can be.