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India logs 268 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hrs
The active caseload stands at 3,552 cases, accounting for 0.01 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The weekly positive rate currently stands at 0.17 per cent, while the daily positive rate stands at 0.11 per cent. The recovery of 182 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,41,43,665. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.80 per cent.
Delhi air quality dips to very poor category
The AQI at Dhirpur entered into a severe category with PM 2.5 at 324, under a 'very poor' category. Experts said that the air quality may also remain in a very poor category on Friday. The AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe. In Pusa, the AQI recorded PM 2.5 at 318 very poor category.
39 international travelers test Covid positive at airports across country
The random testing for Covid infection at airports was started on December 24. In the last three days, a total of 498 international travelers have been screened at different airports. Out of that, 39 have tested positive and all the samples have been sent for genome sequencing, a source said on Wednesday.
Maha ex-minister Anil Deshmukh walks out jail after 14 months
Deshmukh, 73, was released after the Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused a Central Bureau of Investigation plea to extend the stay on its order granting bail.
Four truck-borne terrorists killed in Jammu gunfight (2nd Ld)
Mukesh Singh, Additional DGP (Jammu Zone) told the reporters that the terrorists were killed in the Sidhra area of Jammu district. "Security forces noticed suspicious movement of a truck going to Srinagar from Jammu in the Sidhra area. The truck was stopped and the driver of the truck escaped after he went to attend nature's call.
India logs 188 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hrs
However, no Covid related death has been reported in the same period in the country. The active caseload of the country stands at 3,468 cases, accounting for 0.01 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Some relief from 'cold day' conditions expected till Jan 1: IMD
A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius below normal and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees below normal. A severe cold day is when the maximum is 6.5 degrees or more below normal. A 'severe' cold wave is when the minimum temperature dips to two degrees Celsius or the departure from normal is more than 6.4 degrees Celsius.
Dense to very dense fog to continue in Delhi, lowest temperature at Raj's Churu: IMD
The minimum temperatures were recorded in the range of 3-7 degress Celsius over many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and adjoining northwest Madhya Pradesh. The lowest minimum temperature of 0.5 degrees Celsius was reported at Churu in west Rajasthan. According to the Metrological Department, the cold wave to severe cold wave conditions prevailed in many pockets over Himachal Pradesh and in isolated pockets over Haryana and north Rajasthan on Tuesday.
India logs 157 new Covid cases in 24 hrs
The active caseload currently stands at 3,421 cases, accounting for 0.01 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The weekly and daily positivity rates stood at 0.18 per cent and 0.32 per cent, respectively. The recovery of 163 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,41,43,342. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.80 per cent.
Cold wave grips Delhi, fog affects visibility slows traffic
"A minimum temperature of 7 degree Celsius was recorded in Delhi," said the Meteorological (MeT) office. The MeT office said that a layer of dense fog and moderate icy cold winds from the North were responsible for this steep fall in temperature.
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