India COVID-19 Highlights: At least 28 Covid-related deaths reported in country on Monday.
India logged 1,968 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 133 days, raising the tally to 4,45,99,466, while the active cases declined to 34,598, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
The death count climbed to 5,28,716 with 15 more fatalities, which included eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, data updated by the ministry at 8 am stated.
A total of 1,675 cases were recorded in a span of 24 hours on May 23.
The active cases comprise 0.08 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.74 per cent, the health ministry said
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:
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Odisha Logs 91 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death
Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,34,525 on Tuesday as 91 more people, including eight children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.
The state had recorded 67 infections and two fatalities on Monday.
The death count rose to 9,198 as a 52-year-old woman succumbed to the disease in Jajpur district. Besides, 53 other patients have died due to comorbidities so far, it said.
The state now has 1,044 active cases, while 13,24,230 patients have recovered from the disease to date, including 194 in the last 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was at 1.23 per cent as 7,430 samples were tested for the infection in the last 24 hours.
How COVID damages heart found, may lead to new treatments
Researchers have discovered how COVID-19 infection damages the heart tissue, paving the way for better treatments for the condition.
The study conducted on a small group of people found that COVID-19 damaged the DNA in heart tissue, which was not detected in influenza samples.
The researchers noted that while COVID-19 and influenza are both severe respiratory viruses, they appeared to affect cardiac tissue very differently.
India records 1,968 new Covid cases, 15 deaths
India logged 1,968 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 133 days, raising the tally to 4,45,99,466, while the active cases declined to 34,598, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
The death count climbed to 5,28,716 with 15 more fatalities, which included eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, data updated by the ministry at 8 am stated.
A total of 1,675 cases were recorded in a span of 24 hours on May 23.