Coronavirus: Corona cases caught pace in the country, with 5353 cases in 24 hours; This is the highest in the last 195 days

Corona cases have gained momentum in the country. It is being told that in the last 24 hours, more than five thousand i.e. 5,335 cases of corona have been reported in the country. This figure is the highest in the last 195 days. Earlier on September 23 last year, 5,383 cases were reported. With this, the number of active cases in the country has increased to 25,587. During this, 13 people lost their lives. Of these, two patients each died in Karnataka-Maharashtra and one each in Kerala-Punjab. Kerala also updated the list of seven old deaths. So far five lakh 30 thousand 929 people have lost their lives in the country due to Corona.

A day before this, after 163 days, more than four thousand people were found corona infected in one day. On Wednesday, the Union Health Ministry had told that 4,435 people were found infected in the country on Tuesday. With this, the number of active cases has reached 23,091. 15 people had lost their lives due to the infection. Four died in Maharashtra and Kerala and one each in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Puducherry, and Rajasthan. So far, a total of five lakh 30 thousand 916 deaths have taken place due to the infection.

In a meeting of Empowered Group I of the Central Government regarding the ever-increasing cases of corona infection, INSACOG said that the new form of the virus is responsible for 38 percent of the spread of infection in the country. INSACOG submitted the report to the top officials of the Health Ministry and NITI Aayog in the meeting. It was reported that Omicron and its variants are predominantly made in the country. This has led to an increase in the infection rate, especially in the western, southern, and northern parts of the country.

According to INSACOG, a new variant of the virus, XBB.1.16, has been observed in different parts of India, accounting for 38.2% of the infections to date. In the samples collected till the third week of last March, the XBB form has been found the most. However, in some parts of the country, the BA.2.10 and BA.2.75 subtypes were also detected, which, like XBB, are derived from the Omicron format.

In the report, INSACOG accepted that the infection has increased rapidly in many districts of the country, but the number of patients in hospitals has not increased here. Most of the cases are showing mild symptoms, and are being advised to remain isolated at home. In people who already have other diseases, the symptoms of corona are being registered in moderate to severe conditions.

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