Coronavirus pandemic Updates: India logs over 1.59 lakh new cases, 327 deaths in last 24 hrs
India | January 09, 2022 9:44 ISTThe total active cases of COVID-19 in India have rose to 5,90,611 the ministry data showed today.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have rose to 5,90,611 the ministry data showed today.
The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 4,72,169 the health ministry data showed.
Gujarat govt on Friday announced a night curfew between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Junagadh, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Anand, and Nadiad.
Shops in markets/complexes and malls dealing with non essential goods, shall be allowed to open on odd-even basis between 10 AM to 8 PM.
The strain is also known as the 'IHU' variant because it was first identified by academics at the IHU Mediterranee Infection institute in Marseille, France, reports Xinhua news agency.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have rose to 3,71,363 the ministry data showed today.
Maharashtra continues to record maximum Omicron cases followed by Delhi, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Kerala.
As per the health bulletin, 797 Omicron cases have been reported in Maharashtra so far including 330 recoveries.
The entry was resumed last November after being remained suspended for 20 months because of COVID.
The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 2,85,401 the health ministry data showed.
The attempt at a back-to-normal show had been scheduled for Jan 31 at the newly renamed Crypto.com Arena with a live audience and performances, but no new date is on the books.
Special exemption to France’s quarantine rules being rolled out to hospitals, elderly care homes, doctors’ offices and other essential health services testifies to growing strain on French medical system by fast-spreading omicron variant.
Several studies from South Africa, the US and the UK have shown that the infections caused by the highly transmissible variant are generally mild, with less hospitalisation required.
The southern state is followed by Himachal Pradesh, which has jabbed 37 pc of the target beneficiaries in this category with 1st dose, and Gujarat at 30.9 pc, said officials.
As super-contagious omicron variant rages across US, new COVID cases per day have more than tripled over past 2 weeks, reaching a record-shattering average of 4,80,000.
Kathy Hochul reported in a release that positive COVID test results reached 85,476 on Friday, along with 88 more deaths.
Over 144.54 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
New cases per day have more than doubled over past 2 weeks, eclipsing the old mark of 2,50,000, set in mid-Jan, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University.
Dr Guleria said the current data showed that Omicron is mild variant and doesn't cause a significant fall in oxygen saturation, therefore, requirement of oxygen may not be that much.
The findings are based on a study conducted by the FDA in collaboration with the US National Institutes of Health.
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