A reduction of 2,531 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
India on Friday reported 1,685 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the COVID-19 tally to 4,30,16,372. According to Union health ministry data, the active cases declined further to 21,530 today.
The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75 per cent, it showed.
A reduction of 2,531 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.29 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 0.35 per cent, the ministry said.
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Delhi records 112 COVID-19 cases, one deathDelhi on Friday reported 112 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death, while the positivity rate increased marginally to 0.41 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
With this, the national capital's case count has increased to 18,64,358 and the death toll has risen to 26,150, the bulletin stated.
As many as 27,644 COVID-19 tests were conducted the previous day, it said.
Over 1 crore youngsters between 12-14 age group inoculated with first dose of COVID-19 vaccineOver one crore children in the age group of 12-14 years have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed on Friday.
"Strength of youth. Over crore children between the age group of 12-14 have received their first dose of #COVID19 vaccine. Congratulations to all my young warriors who got vaccinated. Let's continue this momentum! #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine," tweeted the Health Minister.
On March 16, the inoculation of children in the age group of 12 to 14 years against COVID-19 started with the Corbevax vaccine. Besides, the government had also decided to waive the condition of comorbidity for those above 60 years in order to receive the precaution dose.
Kerala logs 543 new COVID-19 cases, zero deathsKerala has logged 543 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, the state Health Department informed on Friday.
With this, the active COVID cases in the state stand at 4,389.
As many as 872 recoveries and zero deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours.
"Two deaths were not added due to lack of documents and 79 deaths were added as per the new guidelines of the Central government," Kerala Health Department informed.
The cumulative COVID death count in the state was reported to be 67,631.
89 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths in KarnatakaKarnataka on Friday registered 89 fresh coronavirus cases and four COVID-19 fatalities taking the total caseload and death toll to 39,45,168 and 40,048, respectively.
As many as 85 patients got discharged today while the number of recoveries was 39,03,286, according to a government bulletin.
Of the new cases, 73 were from Bengaluru Urban which recorded 57 recoveries and two deaths, said the bulletin. The number of active cases in the state was 1,792.
While the positivity rate for the day was 0.28 per cent, the case fatality rate was 4.49 per cent.
EU Drug Watchdog Approves AstraZeneca's Covid Prevention Jab 'Evusheld'The EU's drug watchdog on Thursday recommended for approval AstraZeneca's Covid-19 prevention cocktail, which can be used for patients with immune system problems or severe reactions to other coronavirus vaccines.
The European Medicines Agency's human medicines committee "has recommended granting a marketing authorisation for Evusheld, developed by AstraZeneca for the prevention of Covid-19 in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age," the Amsterdam-based EMA said in a statement.
Evusheld consists of two monoclonal antibodies tixagevimab and cilgavimab -- proteins designed to attack the spike protein of the Sars-CoV-2 virus which causes Covid-19 -- at two different sites, the EMA said.
Australia to give fourth Covid-19 jab to over 65s
Australia is offering a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to over 65s from next month, federal health authorities announced Friday, as a new Omicron strain races through the population.
The top advisory group on vaccines approved the fourth shot for vulnerable groups: those aged over 65, indigenous people over 50, people who are immunocompromised and care home residents.
In the past six weeks, other countries, including France, Germany and Sweden as well as health authorities in England, have recommended a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose for the most vulnerable, including the elderly.
Australia has been reporting daily infection rates of more than 50,000 in the past few days -- about double those of just a month earlier -- blamed partly on the rise of a more infectious BA.2 Omicron variant.
1,685 new Covid cases in India, 13% lower than yesterday
182.55 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 21,530
Active cases stand at 0.05%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.75%
2,499 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,78,087
1,685 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate (0.24%)
Weekly Positivity Rate (0.33%)
78.56 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 6,91,425 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Deaths reported in last 24 hours : 83
Kerala added 64 backlog deaths
Thane district's COVID-19 count rises by 14; no new deathWith detection of 14 new coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra has gone up to 7,08,723, while no fresh death linked to the disease has been recorded, an official said on Friday.
The new cases were reported on Thursday, he said.
The death toll remained unchanged at 11,880 with no fresh addition, the official said.
India Records 1,685 New Cases, 83 Deaths In 24 HoursIndia on Friday reported 1,685 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the COVID-19 tally to 4,30,16,372. According to Union health ministry data, the active cases declined further to 21,530 today.
The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75 per cent, it showed.
India on Thursday reported 1,938 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the COVID-19 tally to 4,30,14,687. According to Union health ministry data, the active cases currently stand at 22,427.
The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75 per cent, it showed.
59 new COVID-19 cases in Bengal
West Bengal on Thursday recorded 59 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed the tally to 20,17,035, the health department said in its bulletin.
The death count remained unchanged at 21,197 as no fresh death was reported, the bulletin stated.
At least 83 more people recuperated from the disease since Wednesday, taking the total number of recoveries to 19,95,057.