According to the latest bulletin, there are 427 active COVID-19 cases in Delhi, a dip from 471 the previous day. Of these, 141 are under home isolation, down from 156 a day ago.
Director, Public Health and Family Welfare, Dr. G. Srinivasa Rao told reporters that Covid pandemic is under control in all the districts. He said that this is the time to reopen schools, colleges and universities in the state. Only vaccinated teachers and staff will be allowed, he added.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 49,66,29,524 samples have been tested up to August 16 for COVID-19.
The Uttar Pradesh government issued a mandate to re-open schools in the state with 50 per cent attendance on August 2.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry Monday, the country saw a total of 35,909 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.46 percent and total recoveries to 3,14,11,924.
The president said that the reality is that no infrastructure, even of advanced economies, could withstand a crisis of such enormous proportions.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday, the country saw a total of 35,743 discharges in the last 24 hours.
Cyrus Poonawalla on Friday strongly affirmed that mixing two different vaccines of COVID-19 is a very risky decision and it is must be discouraged.
In view of the second wave of the pandemic, Union Cabinet had approved 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness Package.
A total of 51,45,00,268 people are vaccinated in the country as of Health Ministry's data on Tuesday.
As of Sunday August 08, total 48,17,67,232 have been tested in the country, and 13,71,871 samples were tested on Sunday alone.
People in Kerala offered "bali" to their ancestors by performing the rituals in their homes on the occasion of 'Karkitaka Vavu Bali' on Sunday.
With the new additions, the tally of recoveries in Maharashtra now stands at 61,03,325, leaving the state with 75,303 active cases with a recovery rate of 96.65 percent. The case fatality rate is 2.1 percent, it said.
The state government has directed colleges and universities to start the admission process from August 5.
Meanwhile, around 150 people participated in a religious procession in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat in violation of the coronavirus norms, following which police have registered an offence against two organisers of the event and a disc jockey (DJ) operator.
At a special meeting held to review the state's preparedness to handle the third wave, George said about half of the population of Kerala was susceptible to the virus and therefore, precautions have to be taken as the presence of the highly contagious delta variant has been detected, according to a state government release.
Nearly 47 lakh vaccine doses have been administered on Thursday, according to a provisional report at 7 pm, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered to 45.5 crores.
Goa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that it is not possible to provide a definite time frame for the arrival of the third wave, and the non-vaccinated category of the population is likely to be affected the most.
The total active cases of COVID in India have now mounted to 4,03,840, the data showed.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it recorded around 16.9 lakh passenger journeys till 8 pm on Tuesday, after trains were allowed to run with full seating capacity.
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