Coronavirus Highlights: At 4,417, India Records Lowest Single-Day Rise In 3 Months

Chhattisgarh on Tuesday reported 99 COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 1.62 per cent, taking the tally to 11,74,355, while the death count increased by two to reach 14,116, an official said.

The recovery count stood at 11,59,517 after 194 people recovered during the day, leaving the state with 722 active cases, he said.

"Durg led with 14 cases, followed by 11 in Rajnandgaon, 10 in Narayanpur, 8 in Raipur and 3 in Bilaspur among other districts. No coronavirus cases were reported in seven districts," he said.

With 6,109 samples examined during the day, the tally of tests carried out so far went up to 1,84,95,406, he added.

Telangana on Tuesday recorded 141 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall caseload to 8,35,337.

Hyderabad district saw the highest number of cases with 59.

A Health department bulletin said 190 people recuperated from the infection and the cumulative number of recoveries till date was 8,30,222.

The recovery rate stood at 99.39 per cent.

No fresh fatality occurred due to the infectious disease and the death count continued to be 4,111.

The bulletin said 11,632 samples were tested on Tuesday.

The number of active cases was 1,004.

Tamil Nadu on Tuesday logged 449 new coronavirus infections including four returnees from domestic and overseas locations, pushing the overall tally to 35,71,479, the Health department said.

The death count rose to 38,037 as a man from neighbouring Kancheepuram district died due to COVID-19 pneumonia, a medical bulletin said.

As many as 478 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 35,28,482 leaving 4,960 active infections.

Chennai logged the majority of cases at 79 followed by Coimbatore (58) while the remaining was spread among districts. Ramanathapuram and Perambalur recorded the least with zero new cases each.

Twenty-two districts reported new cases below 10 while the state capital leads among districts with 2,139 active infections and an overall 7,87,959 coronavirus cases.

A total of 17,267 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of tests to 6,90,19,187 till date.

Gujarat on Tuesday registered 214 new cases and one death due to COVID-19, taking the overall tally to 12,71,392 and the toll to 11,017, said the state health department.

Also, 216 patients recovered during the last 24 hours, taking the tally of recoveries to 12,59,035 and leaving the state with 1,340 active cases, said a department release.

Maharashtra on Tuesday added 869 fresh cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths linked to the infection, taking the overall tally to 81,06,272 and the toll to 1,48,269, said a state health department official.

As many as 1,328 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, pushing up their cumulative count to 79,50,302 and leaving the state with 7,701 active cases, he said.

The state's coronavirus recovery rate was 98.08 per cent, while the fatality rate stood at 1.82 per cent, the official said.

Both coronavirus-related fatalities were reported from Pune - one each in the city and rural parts of the western Maharashtra district, he said.

The Mumbai administrative circle registered 505 coronavirus cases, the Pune circle 210 followed by 52 in Nashik, 25 in Kolhapur, 19 each in Aurangabad and Latur, 16 in Akola and 23 in the Nagpur circle, the official said.

West Bengal on Tuesday recorded 211 fresh COVID-19 cases, 122 more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 21,08,188, a health department bulletin said.

The coronavirus death count rose to 21,477 as two more persons succumbed to the infection, it said.

The number of active COVID-19 cases improved to 1,965 from 2,002 on Monday following 246 recoveries, the bulletin added.

So far, 20,84,746 people have recovered from the disease in the state, it added.

Jammu and Kashmir registered 58 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the infection tally in the union territory to 4,78,415 with no fresh death due to the coronavirus, an official said here.

While seven cases were reported from Jammu division, 51 cases were reported from Kashmir valley, the official said.

The death toll due to the virus was 4,783 as no fresh death was reported from the union territory, he said.

There are 733 active cases of the disease in the union territory, while the number of recoveries has reached 4,72,899, the official said.

The official said there were 51 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus).

Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday reported 32 COVID-19 cases, which raised the tally to 10,53,705 while the death count remained unchanged at 10,770, a health department official said.

The positivity rate stood at 0.7 per cent.

The recovery count went up by 32 to reach 10,42,652, leaving the state with 283 active cases.

With 4,146 samples examined during the day, the number of tests conducted so far in MP has gone up to 2,99,34,537, the official added.

A government release said 12,89,24,700 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in Madhya Pradesh, including 24,446 on Tuesday.

Director of Health G Sriramulu in a release said, the 62 new cases surfaced during examination of 1,057 samples in the last 24 hours ending 10 AM today.

While Puducherry region accounted for 54 new cases out of the 62, Karaikal and Yanam regions registered four cases each.

Mahe, an enclave of Puducherry in Kerala did not register any fresh case, the Director said.

A total of 251 patients recovered during the last 24 hours and the overall recoveries were 1,70,874. While six patients were in hospitals, the remaining 245 in home quarantine.

The Director said the Health Department has so far examined 23,84,409 samples and found 20,19,259 out of them to be negative.

There was no fresh fatality during the last 24 hours and the death toll remained at 1,969.

Sriramulu said the test positivity rate was 5.87 per cent while fatality and recovery rates were 1,14 per cent and 98.72 per cent respectively.

The Health Department has so far administered 21,04,603 doses which comprised 9,89,789 first doses, 8,21,746 second doses and 2,93,068 booster doses.

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 285 new coronavirus cases, but no fresh death linked to the infection for the first time since August 22, while 516 more patients recovered in the metropolis, said the local civic body.

With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 11,46,725, while the death toll remained unchanged at 19,711, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin.

Mumbai's overall tally of recuperated patients rose to 11,24,474 after 516 more people recovered from the respiratory illness, said the BMC.

The financial capital has reported zero death linked to the viral infection for the first time since August 22.

The metropolis has a coronavirus recovery rate of 98.1 per cent and is now left with 2,540 active cases, the bulletin said.

The growth rate of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai stood at 0.034 per cent between August 30 and September 5, while the case doubling rate was 2,094 days, it added.

Himachal Pradesh reported 72 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the state's infection count to 3,11,413, an official said.

So far, the infection has claimed 4,182 lives in the state.

On the bright side, 99 more patients recovered from the infection, the official said.

The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 521, he added.

The recovery count has reached 3,06,690, the official said.

A nasal vaccine against Covid-19, developed by Bharat Biotech, has been approved by the drug controller, for "restricted use" among adults "in emergency situation", said Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.

In February, in what was the country's first such anti-Covid drug, Mumbai-based Glenmark launched a nasal spray (branded FabiSpray) in partnership with SaNOtize, for treatment of adult patients.

The company got manufacturing and marketing approvals from the Drugs Controller General of India for its Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray as part of an accelerated approval process. "Phase 3 trial in India met the key endpoints and demonstrated reduction of viral load of 94 per cent in 24 hours and 99 per cent in 48 hours," the official statement said.

India saw a single day rise of 4,417 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in last three months, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,44,66,862, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.

Active Covid cases have further declined to 52,336, while the death toll has climbed to 5,28,030 with 23 fatalities, including one death reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am showed.

India had reported 3,714 new cases in a span of 24 hours on June 6.