India logs 8,013 Covid cases, 119 deaths in 24 hours; daily positivity rate falls to 1.11%
India | Feb 28, 2022, 09:55 AM ISTActive cases now stand at 1,02,601 while recoveries rose to 4,23,07,686. Daily Covid positivity rate fell to 1.11 per cent.
Active cases now stand at 1,02,601 while recoveries rose to 4,23,07,686. Daily Covid positivity rate fell to 1.11 per cent.
Active cases in India are now at 18,31,268, while a total of 1,66,03,96,227 vaccination jabs have been administered in the country so far.
As Diwali is approaching, the central government has issued a fresh set of COVID-19 guidelines to the state governments.
Active caseload further declines to 23,43,152 with active cases decrease by 76,755 in last 24 hours, said Union Health Ministry.
Over 20.66 lakh tests for detection of COVID-19 were conducted in a span of 24 hours in the country, the highest-ever done in a single day, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said it is also the fourth successive day that the number of tests has been more than 20 lakh.
Meanwhile, the railways has delivered more than 9,440 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) in nearly 590 tankers to various states across the country since April 19, the national transporter said on Sunday.
he number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,00,79,599 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent, the data stated.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has gone past 17.26 crore, the Union Health Ministry had said on Monday.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the 1-crore mark on December 19.
Meanwhile, India has reached out to top American pharma companies seeking investment in the country's pharmaceutical and medical devices sector, which gains urgency in view of a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
COVAX, the global alliance to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, urgently needs 20 million doses to cover interruptions in supply triggered by increased demands for jabs in India, which is the main supplier of the AstraZeneca vaccines, the World Health Organisation said on Monday.
On India TV Swasthya Sammelan 2021, health ministers discuss the best ways to deal with the second wave of coronavirus and measures being taken by the government to fight the pandemic. India at present is registering over a lakh cases everyday with the number of fatalities also witnessing a surge.
On Saturday, India had reported 93,249 new coronavirus infections, taking the total COVID-19 cases to 1,24,85,509, the Union health ministry data said.
The total number of active cases of coronavirus in India crossed 6 lakh mark after a total of 81,466 new COVID-19 cases were reported across the country on Thursday.
India on Wednesday reported over 50,000 coronavirus cases, the highest-single day covid count in over 5 months.
The active cases registered an increase for the sixth consecutive day and the COVID-19 active caseload increased to 1,88,747 which now comprises 1.68 per cent of the total infections.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 21,76,18,057 samples have been tested up to March 1, of which 7,59,283 were done on Monday.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 21,68,58,774 samples have been tested for coronavirus till February 28, with 6,27,668 samples being tested on Sunday.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
On January 29, 18,855 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours after which the daily rise of cases stayed below 15,000. The daily deaths were registered above 130 after a gap of 26 days.
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