There are more than 7,000 coronavirus mutations in India of which some could pose a serious risk, a senior scientist said on Monday. Rakesh Mishra, Director of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, said among the variants, N440K is spreading a lot more in the southern states.
There has been a spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra. On Sunday, Maharashtra reported 6,971 new coronavirus cases, raising the state's infection tally to 21,00,884. The state also reported 35 fatalities due to COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the toll to 51,788, as per official data.
Delhi recorded as many as 128 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 6.38 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 10,901.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to table a “cautious” roadmap in Parliament on Monday to ease the country out of the strict stay-at-home lockdown in place to control the spread of coronavirus infections.
According to the state health department, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has reached 21,00,884 with the addition of new cases. The death toll in the state has risen to 51,788 with the addition of 35 deaths.
Pawar, whose party is an ally of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state, in a tweet said, "I have cancelled all my scheduled public programmes in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases and the appeal made by the honourable chief minister and deputy chief minister."
More than 1,11,16,854 doses of corona vaccine have been administered in the country since the drive began on January 16 after approval for 'Covishield' and 'Covaxin'.
Earlier this month, Maharashtra ministers Anil Deshmukh, Rajendra Shingne, Jayant Patil, Rajesh Tope, Satej Patil and Bachchu Kadu tested positive for the disease.
Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. Bhujbal is the seventh minister to be infected by the novel coronavirus this month. In a post on Twitter, Bhujbal said his health is fine. "I have tested positive for COVID-19. All those who came in my contact over the past two-three days should get themselves tested," he tweeted.
Odisha's COVID-19 tally on Sunday mounted to 3,36,636 after 58 more people tested positive for the disease, a health department official said.
Kamrup Metropolitan Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu has declared the entire school premises as a "containment zone" till February 27 to prevent further spread of coronavirus among the teaching staff and students.
Active Covid cases in Karnataka crossed the 6,000-mark again, with 413 patients testing positive in a day, said the state health bulletin on Sunday.
The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus.
According to the state health department, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has reached 21,00,884 with the addition of new cases. The death toll in the state has risen to 51,788 with the addition of 35 deaths.
In view of the rising coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, the Uddhav Thackeray-led government has decided to impose restrictions across the state, particularly regions reporting maximum infections. The state has recorded as many as 7,000 cases on Sunday. According to official data, the state recorded 6,971 positive cases in last the 24 hours. While the caseload increased to 21,00,884, the death toll increased to 51,788 with 35 new fatalities. As many as 2,417 patients were discharged, increasing the tally of recoveries to 19,94,947. The number of active cases stands at 52,956.
Maharashtra on Sunday reported more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row. According to official data, the state recorded 6,971 positive cases in last the 24 hours.
Researchers have estimated that a total of 20.5 million years of life have been lost due to Covid-19 worldwide with an average of 16 years per individual death.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani tested negative for coronavirus on Sunday, the CM's office said.
Delhi recorded as many as 145 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 6.37 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 10,900.
Kerala, Maharashtra and gujarat have recorded an "upsurge" in daily new cases of COVID-19.
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