Covid spike: Puducherry makes mask mandatory in public places | DETAILS
India | April 07, 2023 16:41 ISTCovid spike: The Puducherry administration on Friday made masks mandatory in public places in view of a spike in covid 19 cases.
Covid spike: The Puducherry administration on Friday made masks mandatory in public places in view of a spike in covid 19 cases.
Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also held a high-level meeting to review Covid-related situation.
The total tally of Covid cases stands at 4.47 crore (4,47,39,054), according to the ministry.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.76 per cent, according to the health ministry website.
Covid positivity rate in Delhi stands at 15.64 per cent, related authorities informed on Tuesday.
Out of the five deaths, one each reported by Goa and Gujarat and three reconciled by Kerala, in 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am said.
Delhi recorded 295 fresh cases of Covid-19 infection with a positivity rate of 12.48 per cent on Thursday.
It is for the first time since September 2022 when the national capital witnessed 300 fresh Covid infections.
Covid in India: The active cases now comprise 0.02 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate has been recorded at 98.79 per cent
Coronavirus Alert: India on Monday recorded 1,805 new coronavirus cases. As per the data of the Union Health Ministry, the active cases have surpassed the 10,000 mark.
Covid-19 in India: With six more fatalities, the death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,30,824.
India on Friday reported over 1200 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours.
World Bank presidential nominee Ajay Banga tested COVID-19 positive during routine testing in New Delhi. He is currently quarantined in isolation.
The daily positivity was recorded at 1.46 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.08 per cent.
Covid review meet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting to review the Covid-related situation and public health preparedness, amid rising cases in the country.
According to the health ministry data, the daily positivity was recorded at 2.08 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.86 per cent.
The XBB 1.16 variant was first found in January when two samples tested positive for the variant while in February a total of 59 samples were found. In March, till now 15 samples of the XBB 1.16 variant have been found.
The Centre has advised these states to monitor the situation of Covid cases at micro-level and maintain focus on implementation of necessary measures for prompt and effective management of the disease, duly ensuring effective compliance with various advisories issued by the Ministry of Health.
The overall death, toll ever since pandemic first hit the country, has increased to 5,30,781 with one new fatality reported in Kerala, government data said.
Coronavirus: Centre stressed the rising cases of H3N2 and raised concern over a gradual increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate amid rising seasonal influenza subtype H3N2.
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