In the last 24 hours, 13,313 new patients have been found in the country. During this 38 patients died. The active cases are 83,990. According to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry at 8 am on Thursday, the daily infection rate in the country is currently 2.03 percent. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called a high-level review meeting today with the core team of experts regarding the rising number of cases.
Compared to Wednesday's figures, the daily infection rate has come down from 3.94 percent to 2.03. However, more new cases have been found today than yesterday. On Wednesday, 12,249 new corona patients were found, whereas, on Tuesday, 9,923 cases were reported. The death toll has also increased more than double compared to Wednesday. There were 13 deaths on Wednesday, while according to the data updated on Thursday morning, 38 deaths have occurred in the last 24 hours.
More than 1000 active cases in 10 states
The country has been witnessing an increase in coronavirus infection in the last few weeks. 10 states Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, and Gujarat have more than 1,000 active cases.
More than 10% daily infection rate in 43 districts
In 43 districts of India, including 11 in Kerala, six in Mizoram, and five in Maharashtra, the weekly Covid infection rate is more than 10 percent. Sources said that in 42 districts, which include eight in Rajasthan, five in Delhi, and four in Tamil Nadu, the weekly infection rate is between 5 and 10 percent.
Omicron and its variants responsible
The directive was issued to investigate the possibility of any newly emerging variant or sub-variant and to find out the reasons behind the infection. According to experts from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), Omicron and its variants are mainly behind the current increase in BA.2 (BA.2) and BA.2.38 (BA.2.38) COVID cases. BA.2 and related viruses have been found in 85 percent of the cases, and BA.2.38 has been found in 33 percent of the samples.
PM Modi will visit Haryana and Punjab on August 24, and will give hospitality
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haryana and Punjab on 24 August. During this time they wi
Police are continuously raiding in search of Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh. Since Tuesday ni
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PM Modi) virtually addressed the G20 meeting of trade and investmen
Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court ready to hear plea against the amendment in Electoral Bond Scheme
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed regarding amendments to the ele
Ramadan 2023 Date: The Muslim community considers the month of Ramadan as the most sacred. This h
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will inaugurate
Between 2005-06 to 2019-21, the number of poor people in India declined by about 415 million (415
RBI: RBI will sell $100 billion to stop the fall in the rupee, and will get support for 4 months
The rupee continues to depreciate against the dollar. On Wednesday, it fell and closed for the fi
Humayun Kabir—who rose to prominence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in connect
Telangana CM K.K. Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter Kavita Chandrasekhar has been summoned by the CBI
