Covid 19
Delhi sees 94% rise in Covid cases at 10,665, infection rate nears 12%
Delhi on Wednesday reported 10,665 fresh Covid cases, a rise of 94.58 per cent from the day before. This is the highest single-day rise after May 12 when the tally was 13,287. The new cases and fatalities have pushed the tally to 14,74,366 and the toll to 25,121.
3rd wave in Delhi: Doctors advise people to follow Covid norms
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday morning announced the start of a third Covid wave in the national capital, and warned the cases can jump to close to 10,000 with the infection rate nearing 10 per cent by the evening. By evening, as predicted by Jain, Delhi reported 10,665 fresh Covid-19 cases - highest since May 12 - and eight deaths, and the positivity rate also shot up to 11.88 per cent.
Third Covid wave starts in Delhi, 10K cases expected
"The Covid cases can jump to close 10,000 today with the infection rate nearing 10 per cent by today evening in Delhi", said Minister Jain in a press briefing on Wednesday morning. With the rising Covid cases on daily basis, it is obvious now that the third Covid wave has started in Delhi, he added. Delhi on Tuesday had reported 5,481 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise after May 16 when the tally was also 6,456.
India reports 58,097 fresh Covid cases, Omicron tally reaches 2,135
On Tuesday, India had reported 37,379 Covid cases. With the addition of new deaths, the toll has reached 4,82,551. The active caseload has jumped at 2,14,004 which constitutes 0.61 per cent of the country's total positive cases. Meanwhile, the Omicron infection tally has climbed at 2,135 across the nation. However, out of the total Omicron positive cases, 828 have been discharged from hospitals.
UP schools closed, night curfew extended
With effect from Thursday, night curfew timings have also been extended by two hours. The night curfew will be now form 10 p.m. to 6 a.m, instead of the earlier 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. According to the government spokesman, any district where the number of active cases crosses 1,000, an additional set of restrictions would also be imposed.
India's Omicron tally reaches 1,700, Maharashtra & Delhi worst-hit
Among the 23 states and UTs that have reported cases of the new variant, Maharashtra tops the list 510 cases, of which 193 patients have been discharged, according to data from the Ministry. The capital city Delhi has the second highest Omicron cases at 351. Fifty-seven of them have been discharged from the hospital.
Covid-19 India Update: New cases rise nearly 3-fold within a week, Delhi registers 9-fold surge
The Covid cases nearly tripled in a week. The country recorded around 1.3 lakh fresh cases during the week (December 27 - January 2), whereas, the tally for the week (December 20 - December 26) was at 46,073, the lowest tally recorded since May 2020. This week's tally of cases was also the highest since October 4 - 10.
India logs 33,750 new Covid-19 caseS
The new fatalities have pushed the nationwide death toll to 4,81,893. The active caseload has also jumped to 1,45,582 which constitute 0.42 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Immunity after covid vaccination or infection lasts for 9 months: ICMR
Bhargava said that the new Omicron Covid variant is highly contagious compared to the Delta variant and stressed that vaccination is important to fight the infection better. He also pointed that the vaccine can provide better protection but does not prevent the virus from infecting people.
India records first 'Omicron death' in Maharashtra, state govt denies
A 52-year-old man in Pimpri Chinchwad, infected with Omicron, reportedly died due to heart attack on December 28. However, the state health authorities have denied the Omicron infection to be the cause of death. The Pune health department authorities have refused to consider him as the first casualty of the new variant and stressed that the fatality was caused because of other underlying health conditions.
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