COVID-19: Amid a nationwide upward trend in the COVID cases, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meeting with the health ministers of all states and Union Territories on Friday (April 7). On Wednesday (April 5), COVID empowerment working group also conducted a review routine meeting. Dr VK Paul, Dr Rajiv Bahl, DG, ICMR and other senior health officials attended this meeting. According to the sources, this was a review meeting to know the COVID situation and preparedness in the country.
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) also attend the meeting. "We need to remain alert but there is no need to worry. Currently, the sub-variant of Omicron which is circulating in the country hasn't increased hospitalisation," Mandaviya said on Covid-19 situation in the country.
COVID infections in India:
India on Thursday (April 6) recorded 5,335 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours with daily positivity rate (3.32 per cent and weekly positivity rate (2.89 per cent), nearly 20 per cent higher cases then yesterday recorded according to the Union Health Ministry data said. It is the highest single-day rise in the last nearly six months, the ministry said in its updated data on Thursday.
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The COVID-19 cases in India have seen an upward trend in the past few days with the daily fresh infections ranging between 2,994 on April 1 to 3,824 on April 2 and 3,641 on April 3 and 3038 on April 4 and 4,435 on April 5.
India's active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 25,587 with a daily positivity rate of 3.32 per cent, the ministry said.With 2,826 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries stands at 4,41,82, 538. India's recovery rate currently is at 98.75 per cent, it further stated.
Maharashtra rising COVID cases:Maharashtra today (April 6) recorded 803 fresh coronavirus cases, a sharp jump of 234 from the tally a day ago, while three more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said.With these new additions, the state's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 81,47,673, while the death toll increased to 1,48,454, the department said in a bulletin. The state recorded 569 cases and two fatalities on Wednesday (April 5).
Fatality rate:
Maharashtra's coronavirus fatality rate stood at 1.82 per cent, while the recovery rate was 98.13 per cent. The bulletin said 687 patients recovered from the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 79,95,232 and leaving the state with 3,874 active cases. The health department said 11,385 new coronavirus tests were conducted in the state, pushing up their total tally to 8,66,75,772.
Delhi rising COVID cases:
Delhi logged 606 fresh Covid cases- the highest since last August- on Thursday with a positivity rate of 16.98 per cent, according to data shared by the city government's Health department. The health bulletin said one more Covid-positive person died in the city. However, "Covid finding was incidental", it added.
The national capital recorded 620 cases on August 26. On Wednesday (April 5), the city logged a positivity rate of 26.54 per cent, the highest in nearly 15 months, with 509 people testing positive in a single day. In January last year, the positivity rate had touched the 30-per cent mark.
Delhi saw 521 cases on Tuesday (April 4) and one fatality. The positivity rate stood at 15.64 per cent. At present, the city's COVID-19 death toll stands at 26,534, according to the bulletin. With the fresh cases, Delhi's infection tally has risen to 20,12,670. The data showed that 3,569 Covid tests were conducted on Wednesday.
Delhi has witnessed a spurt in the number of fresh Covid infections over the last few days amid a sharp rise in H3N2 influenza cases in the country. The Delhi government is keeping an eye on the spurt in Covid cases in the national capital and is "prepared to face any eventuality", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.
(With ANI inputs)
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