More than 58 thousand patients increased within 24 hours, 57 thousand people were cured, 960 patients died; 26.47 lakh cases so far in the country

Posted on 17th Aug 2020 by rohit kumar

The number of corona patients in the country has increased to 26 lakh 47 thousand 316. Within the last 24 hours, 58 thousand 108 new patients increased. It is a matter of relief that this is the second time in the week when the pace of growth of the infected has decreased. At the same time, the other good thing is that the number of patients recovering from infection has also crossed 19 lakhs. On Sunday, 57 thousand 404 people were discharged from the hospital.

 

It is said that 41 thousand 45 people have lost their lives due to infection so far. On Sunday, 960 patients died. Now there are 6 lakh 77 thousand 689 patients in the country who are undergoing treatment.

 

Meanwhile, the central government said on Sunday that the speed of recovery of infected people in the country has reached near 72%. Meaning that 72 people are getting cured in every 100 patients. The rate was 68% a week ago. At the same time, there is a steady decline in mortality. On 14 August, the death rate was 1.99%, down from .7% to 1.93%.

 

UP minister and former cricketer Chetan Chauhan dies

 

Former cricketer and Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan (73) has died on Sunday. He was undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram after being corona infected. He was infected last month. In the Uttar Pradesh cabinet, Chauhan had military welfare, home guards, PRD, and civil security ministries. He has also been a Lok Sabha MP twice.

 

After coming to Corona positive, Chetan Chauhan started having problems related to kidney and blood pressure. He was then shifted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. During this time, his corona report came positive for the third time after coming negative twice.

 

Punjab minister found corona positive

 

Punjab Revenue Minister Gurpreet Singh Kangar has been found corona infected. Kangar is in home isolation. On Saturday, Kangra hoisted the flag at Mansa on Independence Day celebrations. Samples of those with close contact with them will also be examined. After Punjab minister Trupt Rajindra Singh Bajwa is found infected, other ministers of Kangar state have been found infected.

 

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the state would be exempted from lockdown at different stages. He said that now the pace of infection has come down in the state. He does not want the transition to spread again in the second round. Therefore any relaxation given in lockdown will be given in several stages.

 

The situation of former President Pranab Mukherjee remains stable. The military hospital in Delhi gave information about his health. Told that the former President is still in ICU. They are placed on ventilator support. He was found corona infected only recently.

 

Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Brajesh Pathak's corona report has come negative. He was discharged from the hospital on Sunday. However, he will remain in home isolation for now. He gave information about this by tweeting. On August 3, Namrata Pathak, wife of Brajesh Pathak, was found infected. After this, Minister Brajesh Pathak also got the inquiry done and his report also came positive.

 

Even though the total cases of Corona are increasing, it is a matter of relief that a major decline is seen in the active cases which are increasing every week. Three weeks ago between July 26 and August 1, where 99 thousand 994 active cases had increased in the country, only 49 thousand 658 cases have been registered in the previous week.

 

The report of Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanti has come out positive.

The lockdown has been extended till 31 August in Manipur to see an increase in infection cases. There are 192 infected in 24 hours.

 

The number of deaths in the country on Saturday night has crossed 50 thousand. So far, 50 thousand 80 deaths have been done. Currently, more than 900 deaths have been reported every day.

 

Maharashtra has the worst case of deaths. There are 22% of the country's patients, while 38% of the deaths have already taken place. Similarly, 3% of the country's patients are in Gujarat, but deaths have been 6%.

 

Three officers and 50 prisoners were found positive in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram Central Jail on Saturday. So far, 266 prisoners have been found positive in the Central Jail and Kollam District Jail.

 

Daily updates of five states:

 

1. Madhya Pradesh

 

On Sunday, 1,022 new cases of infection were reported in the state. With this, the total number of patients has increased to 45 thousand 455. At the same time, 11 people died in the last 24 hours. 1-1 corona patients succumbed to Bhopal, Jabalpur, Rajgarh, Dhar, Bhind, Betul, Hoshangabad, Sehore, Raisen, Balaghat, Agar-Malwa. So far, 1105 patients have died due to infection.

 

Meanwhile, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia's wife of Madhya Pradesh has got a coronavirus infection. His report has come positive in the investigation. After this, Mahendra Singh Sisodia has quarantined himself. He has tweeted about this.

 

2. Rajasthan

 

On Sunday, 1317 new positive cases of corona were reported in the state. These include 164 in Jaipur, 135 in Jodhpur, 110 in Alwar, 79 in Kota, 74 in Ajmer, 73 in Bikaner, 66-66 in Udaipur, Bharatpur and Jaipur, 61-61 in Sikar and Barmer, 51 in Bhilwara, 50 in Chittorgarh. , 45 in Pali, 35 in Baran, 33 in Nagaur, 32 in Jhalawar, 34 in Tok, 26 in Jhunjhunu, 25 in Sawai Madhopur, 18 in Bundi, 17 in Pratapgarh, 12 in Karauli, 10-10 in Siroha and Ganganagar. 7-7 were infected in Rajsamand and Dungarpur, 5 in Hanumangarh, 4 in Jaisalmer, 3 in Banswara, 2-2 in Churu, and Jalore. After this, the total number of infected people reached 61296. At the same time, 14 people died. Of these, 3–3 died in Bikaner and Jaipur, 2–2 in Udaipur, Ajmer, Bhilwara, and Sikar.

 

The first case of Corona was reported on March 3 in the state. After 95 days, on June 5, the number of patients had crossed 10 thousand. Then 30 days later, on July 5, the number of patients in the state crossed 20 thousand. 15 days later, on 20 July, the number of 30 infected reached 30 thousand. At the same time, now in just 10 days, on July 30, the number of patients has crossed 40 thousand. 9 days later, on August 8, it has crossed 50 thousand. Which has now crossed 60 thousand in 8 days?

 

On the other hand, Rajya Sabha MP Rajendra Gehlot is Corona positive. He confirmed this by tweeting on Sunday that he was fine. He tweeted and said, I got the test done after the initial symptoms of corona and the report came back positive. My health is fine, I request that all of you who have come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get your inquiry done.

 

3. Maharashtra

On Sunday, 11 thousand 111 cases of infection have been reported in the state. The good thing is that 8837 people have also been discharged in the last 24 hours. However, 288 people have also died due to infection. So far, 5 lakh 95 thousand patients have been infected with the coronavirus in the state. Out of this 4 lakh 17 thousand 123 people have been cured.

 

The recovery rate is now kept at 70 feet. A total of 31 lakh 62 thousand 740 samples have been investigated so far in the state. Among them, 5 lakh 95 thousand 865 cases are positive. The total percentage of people who died of corona in the state is 3.36. There are 10 lakh 53 thousand 897 people in home quarantine in the state, besides 38 thousand 203 people have been kept in institutional quarantine.

 

4. Bihar

The pace of corona investigation in the state has slowed down a bit. In the last 24 hours, 67212 samples were investigated, in which 2187 new corona infections were identified. The total number of corona infections in the state has increased to 104093. However, meanwhile, there has been a record of 3891 healthy infections. The number of cured infections in the state has also increased to 72566 and the recovery rate has also increased to 69.17%. During this time 22 people have also died from Corona.

 

Meanwhile, the Nitish government has decided not to pursue the lockdown in Bihar. Unlocked Three will be applicable in the state from tomorrow, August 17. With this, some restrictions will also apply. Earlier, because of the growing transition of Corona, the Bihar government decided to implement the lockdown in the state from August 1 to 16. From 16 to 31 August, the lockdown was in force throughout Bihar.

 

What will change in Bihar after the lockdown is lifted?

 

After the lockdown has been lifted, there is a complete relaxation in the time of opening of shops in Bihar. The shops were allowed to open from 10 am to 6 pm except for the essentials. It has now been decided to remove the ban. Apart from this, in districts where the situation is not good about the corona, the district administration can strictly implement it.

 

5. Uttar Pradesh

In the state, 56 people have died in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus infection. There have been 4454 new cases of virus infection in the state in the last 24 hours. While releasing these figures, the state government's health secretary Amit Mohan Prasad has said that 2449 people have lost their lives in UP due to corona.

 

Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Medicine and Health Amit Mohan Prasad said on Sunday that the number of people who died due to this disease has increased to 2449 in the state with 56 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

 

51, 537 cases currently active

 

He said that 4454 new cases of infection have been reported in the last 24 hours. At present, the total number of active cases in the state is 51,537. So far 100432 people have been fully cured. Prasad said that the death rate has come down to 1.58 percent relative to the total number of infected people and the percentage of people who have fully recovered has been steadily increasing. Now it is 65.03 percent. On Saturday, 90,914 samples were investigated in the state. So far, a total of 37,86,633 samples have been investigated in the state.

 

Wrong report of minister's husband told

 

The corona update report issued by the Health Department in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, has revealed a great negligence. Here the report of the corona test of BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi's husband was declared positive. It is later revealed that his report is negative. The MP expressed displeasure over this lapse.

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