More than 61 thousand patients increased for the second consecutive day, 50 thousand people were cured, 937 infected people died; 20.86 lakh cases so far in the country

Posted on 8th Aug 2020 by rohit kumar

The number of infected in the country has increased to 20 lakh 86 thousand 864. More than 61 thousand patients were confirmed for the second consecutive day. In the last 24 hours, the corona report of 61 thousand 455 people came positive. It is a matter of relief that 50 thousand 387 people have also recovered. With this, the number of patients who have been cured of infection has also increased to 14 lakh 27 thousand 669.

 

937 infected died

On Friday, 937 patients died due to infection in the country. Maximum 300 in Maharashtra, 119 in Tamil Nadu, 101 in Karnataka, 89 in Andhra Pradesh, 63 in Uttar Pradesh, 52 in West Bengal, 23 in Delhi, 22-22 in Punjab and Gujarat, 16 in Madhya Pradesh, 13 in Jammu and Kashmir. , 12-12 in Telangana, Odisha and Bihar, 10-10 in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand, 9 in Haryana, 6-6 in Jharkhand and Assam, 5-5 in Tripura, Puducherry and Kerala, 4 in Goa, Chandigarh and Andaman. There were 3–3 deaths in Nicobar, 2–2 in Ladakh, and Manipur. 1 infected in Nagaland lost his life. With this, the death toll has now risen to 42 thousand 578.

 

A record 6.64 lakh people were screened

 

So far 23 million people have been coronated. On Friday, the central government said that a record of 6 lakh 64 thousand 949 people got a corona test in the last 24 hours. So far this figure is the highest in a day. Soon the testing capacity will be increased to 10 lakhs per day. Not only this, now 16 thousand 50 people are being tested per 10 lakh population.

 

Corona updates

 

Serum Institute India to produce 100 million doses: Serum Institute of India (SII) has announced to provide 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to India and other low and middle-income countries. For this, there is an agreement with Gavi and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The company said that it has set an affordable rate of three dollars per dose, or about 225 rupees.

 

Revised Guidelines for International Travelers in Karnataka: The Government of Karnataka has released Revised Guidelines for International Travelers. Passengers will have to keep a distance of at least two meters while getting off the flight. Everyone has to have a self-declaration form with him.

 

Full lockdown will be lifted in Kohima from 8 August: The complete lockdown will be lifted from 8 August in Kohima, Nagaland. The Aud-Even system for the movement of trains will remain in force till 31 August.

 

473 new cases of corona in Jammu and Kashmir: 473 new cases of infection were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Of these 128 are from Jammu and 345 are from Kashmir. The total number of infected here has now reached 23927. Of these, 7260 people are currently being treated, while 16218 have been cured. 449 people have died so far.

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh reviewed: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting with state officials on the escalating situation in Corona.

 

1192 new cases of corona in Delhi 23 deaths: 1192 new cases of corona were reported in the capital on Friday and 23 people died. With this, the total number of infected in Delhi has now increased to 1,42,723, out of which 1,28,232 people have been cured. 10409 people are still under treatment while 4082 people have died.

 

A new trend has emerged in the world. Patients are increasing at a rate of 2.4% in India. In the last 10 days (29 July - 7 August), 3.79 lakh patients have increased in India. At the same time, 3.76 lakh infected were found in America and 3.07 lakh in Brazil. The daily rate of new patient growth is 1% in the US and 1.6% in Brazil. That is, the rate of increase in patients in these three countries with the highest number of patients is also the highest in India.

 

The Union Health Ministry released its figures on Friday. According to this, 62 thousand 538 case cases were reported in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infected in the country has increased to 20 lakh 27 thousand 75. These include 6 lakh 7 thousand 384 active cases. At the same time, 13 lakh 78 thousand 106 have become healthy. With this, 41 thousand 585 people have lost their lives in the country so far.

 

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Friday that 5 lakh 74 thousand 783 corona tests have been done in the country on Friday. At the same time, 2 crore 27 lakh 24 thousand 134 tests have been done so far.

 

State of 5 states

Madhya Pradesh: 734 new patients were found in the state on Friday. With this, the number of infected has increased to 37,298. Of these, 27,621 people have been cured, while 8,715 patients are still under treatment. 961 patients died during treatment.

 

On the other hand, during the treatment of Covid-19 infected patients admitted to Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal, their family members will now be video graphed. So that the family of Covid-19 infected person can be assured of their treatment and health facilities being provided.

 

An order will be issued soon to interact with Covid-19 admitted patients by establishing a help desk and helpline number at Hamidia Hospital. Divisional Commissioner Kavindra Kiyawat gave these instructions during the Covid-19 review of Hamidia Hospital. The meeting was attended by Dr. Aruna Kumar, Dean of Gandhi Medical College, Joint Commissioner Anil Dwivedi, and officials of the NGO.

 

Under Unlock-3, the state government is going to give some more discounts to the people. In all districts of the state including Bhopal, there will now be complete lockdown on Sunday only. Night curfew will remain from 10 am to 5 am. That means markets, hotels, restaurants will be open for two more hours. Its guideline will be released on Friday. If special circumstances are being created in a district, then the decision of lockdown will be taken only after discussion at the state level. Guidelines for 'Home Isolation' of patients without symptoms and 'Home Quarantine' of suspected patients will come soon. 4 people died on Thursday in the capital.

 

Rajasthan:

 

On Friday, 1161 new positive cases of Corona were reported in Rajasthan. Among them, 203 were infected in Alwar, 147 in Jodhpur, 104 in Jaipur, 98 in Ajmer, 86 in Bikaner, 68 in Pali, 51 in Dhaulpur, 49 in Bhilwara, 46 in Bharatpur. Also, 6 BSF personnel were found positive. After which the number of total infected reached 50157. At the same time, 10 people also died. These killed 2-2 in Kota, Alwar, Bharatpur and Nagaur, 1-1 in Rajsamand, and Dholpur.

 

After the increasing cases of Corona, the Chetah district administration has decided to complete the lockdown on Saturday and Sunday in Jodhpur city and adjoining areas. During this time the necessary services will continue in the same way as the previously implemented lockdown. The order issued by District Collector Inderjit Singh states that the lockdown will start from 8 pm on August 7 till 6 am on August 10. It is currently for this week only. The next week will be decided later.

 

Bihar:

 

On Friday, the number of corona infections in Bihar crossed 70 thousand. A record of 10 thousand patients increased in three days. It took 102 days to get the initial 10,000 cases. After this, corona infection spread rapidly and crossed the figure of 20 thousand in just 14 days. It took three days to reach 7 in 30 thousand, 5 in 40 thousand, four in 50 thousand, four in 60 thousand, and 70 thousand cases. So far 71794 patients have been confirmed in Bihar and 46265 people have recovered and returned home. The number of active patients is 25128. The first case in the state came on March 21. His report came positive after the death of a young man from Munger.

 

Corona cases are increasing but the infection rate is continuously decreasing

 

Corona cases are continuously increasing in the state, but meanwhile, the good thing is that the infection rate is continuously decreasing. If we talk about the last ten days, the infection rate reached 13.12% on 31 July. The infection rate on August 7 was 5.09%. That is, the infection rate has been reduced by half. It is a relief for Bihar.

 

Maharashtra: 10,483 new cases of infection have been reported in the state during the last 24 hours and 300 people have died. With this, the number of infected has now increased to 4,90,262. Of these, 1,45,582 people are currently being treated, while 3,27,281 patients have been recovered and discharged from the hospital.

 

On the other hand, seven new cases were reported in Mumbai's largest slum, Dharavi. The number of infected reached 2,604 here.

 

Pune has the highest number of active corona infections in the country. As of Friday, the total infected patients here are 1 lakh 264, of which more than 30 thousand are active patients. 2290 patients have also died here. Amidst ever-increasing cases, 3 Jumbo Covid Centers have been constructed in Pune. Each center has 600 oxygen beds and 200 ICU beds.

 

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar reached Pune's Balewadi Stadium on Friday to take stock of one such Jumbo Karona Center. During this period, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena corporator and city chief Sachin Chikhale also reached there. They wanted to come close to Ajit Pawar and talk. This provoked Ajit Pawar and reprimanded him in front of everyone. Ajit Pawar told him, "Stand away and talk from there." MNS leader has expressed displeasure over this behavior of Ajit Pawar.

 

However, throughout this tour, the rules of social distancing were constantly being broken. Wherever Ajit Pawar was going, officers and local leaders were seen following him.

 

Uttar Pradesh:

 

On Friday, 4466 new cases of infection were reported in the state. 63 people have lost their lives. The number of infected has now increased to 1 lakh 13 thousand 378. Of these, 66 thousand 834 people have been cured, while 1981 people have died. On Thursday, 95 thousand 737 samples were investigated in the state. In this way, a total of 28 lakh 93 thousand 424 samples have been tested in Uttar Pradesh so far.

 

One and a half lakh FIRs under Section 188

 

State Additional Chief Secretary Awasthi said that we are strictly following the Covid Guidelines. The police are constantly taking action against those who do not follow the rules. So far, a total of 1 lakh 74 thousand FIRs have been registered under Section 188. More than three and a half lakh people have been nominated. More than 66 thousand 600 vehicles have been seized and 59 crore 13 lakh rupees have been recovered during checking.