COVID-19 Cases India: The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections
India on Monday recorded 1,549 fresh coronavirus infections that took its tally to 4,30,09,390, while the active cases declined further to 25,106, according to Union health ministry data.
The death count climbed to 5,16,510 with 31 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, it showed.
A reduction of 1,134 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.40 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 0.40 per cent, the ministry said.
Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus cases in India:
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Mizoram reports 123 new COVID-19 casesMizoram on Monday reported 123 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest since January 3, taking the state's tally to 2,22,706, an official said.
The state reported 84 COVID-19 cases on January 2, the lowest this year.
At least 677 people have succumbed to the infection so far, the official said.
The single-day recovery surpassed the fresh cases as 408 people recovered in the last 24 hours.
Over 31,000 children in 12-14 age group given Covid jab in Delhi
Over 31,000 children between 12-14 years were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Delhi on Monday. The vaccination for this age group commenced on March 16.
Till 7.30 PM on Monday, 31,192 children were administered the jab in the city as the exercise to vaccinate the younger population picked up pace.
As many as 6,416 children were vaccinated in northeast Delhi, the highest among all the districts. The district had recorded the highest figures on March 16 too.
Central Delhi recorded the lowest figures at 1,238. Southeast district, where there was zero vaccination on the first day, saw 2,545 children receiving the first jab of the Biological E's Corbevax vaccine.
Gujarat reports 13 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deathsGujarat reported 13 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, pushing its overall tally to 12,23,780, while two more patients died of the infection in the state, the health department said.
The fresh COVID-19 deaths -- one each in Gandhinagar and Navsari -- took the count in the state to 10,941, it said.
At the same time, 36 patients were discharged, increasing the tally of recovered cases to 12,12,513, said the department in a release.
COVID-19: Chhattisgarh records 22 cases, no new deaths; active tally at 132Chhattisgarh on Monday reported 22 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the state's overall count to 11,51,939, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,034 as no fresh fatality due to the infection was reported, an official said.
The positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.16 per cent, he said.
The recovery count in Chhattisgarh rose to 11,37,773 after three people were discharged from hospitals and 28 others completed their home isolation period during the day, leaving the state with 132 active cases, he said.
Mumbai logs 28 new COVID-19 cases, zero deathsMumbai reported 28 new cases and zero fresh fatalities on Monday, while 27 more patients recovered from the infection, leaving the city with an active tally of less than 300, the civic body said.
With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases jumped to 10,57,589, while the death toll remained unchanged at 16,693, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin said.
For the fifth day in a row and in 19 out of 21 days of March, the city has logged zero COVID-19 cases.
Delhi adds 108 COVID-19 cases, positivity rate 0.49 per centDelhi on Monday recorded 108 fresh COVID-19 cases, while the positivity stood at 0.49 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the city increased to 18,63,899, the bulletin stated.
The death count remained unchanged at 26,147.
Delhi had on Sunday reported 97 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.41 per cent and one death.
7 districts of Andhra Pradesh report zero cases of CovidAndhra Pradesh on Monday registered 37 fresh cases of Covid-19 with seven out of 13 districts adding zero to the tally.
According to the latest bulletin, 42 infected persons got cured and there were no deaths in 24 hours ending 9 AM today.
The active caseload came down to 506.
The gross coronavirus positive increased to 23,19,267 and recoveries to 23,04,031.
Nashik sees COVID-19 clean slate on Monday; no case or death reportedNashik in Maharashtra on Monday had a 'COVID-19 clean slate' as no case was detected nor did anyone succumb to the infection, the feat coming for the first time since the pandemic started in March, 2020, an official said.
The tally in the district is 4,75,987, while the toll stood at 8,899, he said.
Kerala records 495 fresh COVID-19 cases, 24 deathsDaily COVID-19 cases in Kerala continued to drop further on Monday when 495 fresh infections were recorded thereby pushing the total infected to 65,27,689 till date.
The southern State reported 24 deaths and took the tally to 67,363, according to an official press release.
Of the deaths, two occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 22 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the release said.
COVID-19: High Court asks Centre to file status report on vaccination for kids below 12 yearsThe Delhi High Court Monday asked the Centre to file a status report regarding COVID-19 vaccination for children below the age of 12 years.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla said the status report be filed within 3 weeks and listed the matter for further hearing on May 12.
The court was hearing a PIL on behalf of a minor, a 12-year-old girl, and another seeking directions for the immediate vaccination of those in the 12-17 age group on the grounds that there were fears that the third wave of COVID-19 could affect them more.
Odisha Covid cases lowest since May 2020The daily coronavirus cases in Odisha on Monday were the lowest in nearly two years for the second consecutive day as 40 more people tested positive for the pathogen, the Health Department said.
There are 600 active COVID-19 cases and there were no new deaths for the fourth straight day. Sixty-seven patients recuperated in the last 24 hours, according to a bulletin.
The daily positivity rate was 0.12 per cent and eight children were among the newly-infected. The infections were detected out of 33,234 sample tests, it added.
3 new cases reported in Ladakh, tally reaches 28,205
Ladakh reported three fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the overall virus tally to 28,205, officials said on Monday.
Ten patients recovered from the disease, taking the overall recoveries to 27,944, they said.
According to the officials, no Covid-related death was reported in the region, which has so far recorded 228 fatalities.
No fresh COVID-19 case in Arunachal Pradesh, tally at 64,484Arunachal Pradesh did not report any fresh COVID-19 case on Monday, a senior health department official said here.
The COVID-19 tally in the frontier state remained at 64,484, he said.
One more person recovered from the disease during the period, taking the total number of COVID-19 recoveries to 64,179, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
Arunachal Pradesh currently has nine active COVID-19 cases.
Thane district logs 10 COVID-19 cases, no fresh fatality
With the addition of 10 coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 7,08,682, an official said on Monday.
These new cases were reported on Sunday, he said. The fatality count remained unchanged at 11,879 as no fresh death due to COVID-19 was reported in the Thane district, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
No fresh COVID-19 case in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not record any fresh COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, a health department official said on Monday.
The COVID-19 tally in the archipelago remained at 10,029, he said.
The union territory now has only two active COVID-19 cases, while 9,898 people have recovered from the virus, including two in the last 24 hours, the official said.
1,549 new Covid cases in India, 12% less than yesterday181.24 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 25,106
Active cases stand at 0.06%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.74%
2,652 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,67,774
1,549 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate (0.40%)
Weekly Positivity Rate (0.40%)
78.30 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,84,499 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Deaths reported in last 24 hours: 31
Kerala added 20 backlog deaths
Assam reports four new COVID-19 cases in 24 hoursWith the positivity rate of 1 per cent, Assam reported four new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, according to an official bulletin on Sunday.
The current active caseload in the state stands at 18.
All four cases have been reported from the Kamrup Rural district of Assam.
With this, the total number of coronavirus cases has gone up to 7,24,190 in Assam.
As Covid Cases Rise Globally, WHO Lists 3 Misleading Claims On Omicron
Expressing concern over the misinformation brewing around the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday said that several factors, including misinformation, are fueling the recent spike in cases across the world.
WHO's COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove pointed out that misinformation such as the pandemic is over, Omicron is mild and that it is the last variant of COVID-19, are causing a lot of confusion and allowing the virus to thrive.
Covishield Dose Gap Reduced To 8-16 Weeks From 12-16
India's top body on immunisation NTAGI has recommended administering the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield between eight and 16 weeks after the first dose, official sources close to PTI said on Sunday Presently, the second dose of Covishield is given between 12-16 weeks after the first dose under the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy.
India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 181.21 Crore
India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 181.21 crores (1,81,21,11,675) as per provisional reports till 7 am today, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. According to the ministry, this has been achieved through over 2 crore sessions.
So far, more than 17 lakh adolescents have been administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, said the ministry.
It further stated that following a continuous downward trend, India's active caseload has declined to 26,240 today, constituting 0.06 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.74 per cent.