Corona scare in India: 2,483 new cases in last 24 hours, active cases cross 15 thousand; Total cases in IIT Madras reached 111

Posted on 26th Apr 2022 by rohit kumar

Corona cases are increasing again in India. More than 2 thousand new cases of corona have been reported in the country for the 7th consecutive day. In the last 24 hours, 2,483 new cases of the corona were found in the country. After this, the total cases of Covid-19 in India have increased to 4,30,62,569. 1399 people died on Monday. At the same time, active cases increased to 15,636, while the positivity rate has come down to 0.55%. On the other hand, after receiving 32 new corona cases in IIT Madras, the total number has reached 111.

 

No. of recovery cases 1,970

 

The number of recovery cases stood at 1,970 in the last 24 hours. After this, the number of people recovering from corona in the country increased to 4,25,23,311. At the same time, the recovery rate is 98.75%. According to ICMR, 4,49,197 sample tests were done for corona in India yesterday. A total of 83,54,69,014 sample tests have been done in the country so far.

 

Assam added 1347 and Kerala 47 old deaths

 

The country has recorded 1,399 deaths in the last 24 hours. To this Assam has added 1347 old deaths. Apart from Assam, Kerala has also updated 47 deaths. Due to this, the total death toll in the last 24 hours has increased to 5,23,622. 6 deaths have been recorded on Monday. There have been four deaths in Punjab, one in Madhya Pradesh, and one in Delhi.

 

How many cases were found in which state?

 

The maximum number of 1011 new cases of corona have been reported in Delhi today. During this, one patient died. Haryana is at number two, 470 cases of the corona were found here, while not a single death occurred. Kerala is at number three, 290 new cases were found here. At the same time, 210 cases have been found in UP, 102 in Mizoram, 84 in Maharashtra, and 55 in Tamil Nadu.

 

32 more test positive in IIT Madras, total cases reach 111

 

32 more people have been found corona positive in IIT Madras. After this, the total number of students infected with the coronavirus in the institute increased to 111. The Health Department of Tamil Nadu gave this information.

 

Very little effect of Covishield on Omicron variants

 

A study has found that the Covidshield vaccine is also weak against the Omicron variant of Corona. The study reported that the effect of the Covishield vaccine on the BA.1 variant of Omicron was minimal. This study included patients who had taken both doses of the Covidshield vaccine of Corona.

 

Earlier in a report, it was said that Covaccine is also not very effective against Omicron variants. Experts say that Omicron and its variants can make you sick even after taking both doses of Covishield or Covaccine. To avoid them, a booster dose has been advised.

 

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