Patil, who earlier this month visited parts of the state during the ''Rashtravadi Parivar Samvad Yatra'' (an initiative to reach out to NCP leaders and workers), also asked those who came in contact with him recently to be observant and self-isolate.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has climbed to 1,06,44,858, which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.33 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a press conference on February 15 and said, "COVID strengthened country's health potential. We turned a crisis into opportunity.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,00,625, which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.32 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.
There are 1,48,590 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which accounts for 1.37 per cent of the total caseload, the Home Ministry data stated.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,80,455 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.13 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent. The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 2 lakh.
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Though the development has sparked fears across the state, the administration has urged everyone not to panic as their samples were tested before the reopening of schools on Friday.
Concerned over rising covid cases, the Union Health Secretary has written to Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal urging them to take steps to curb the spike. These states are reporting an upsurge in the number of daily news cases in recent days.
Delhi recorded 494 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the lowest in over seven months, and 14 new fatalities, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.73 per cent, authorities said.
The COVID-19 caseload rose to 10,305,788, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 99 lakh. The death toll increased to 1,49,218 with 224 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed
India on Tuesday reported a total of 16,432 new infections, the lowest in a little over six months. The daily new coronavirus infections in India dipped below 20,000 for the third time this month
Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency use for people aged 18 years and above.
The number of people who have recuperated from coronavirus touched 97,40,108 with 22,274 new discharges in the last 24 hours, while the country's death toll is now at 1,47,343.
According to him, details relating to this second strain are still being deliberated and according to initial studies, another strain of this virus discovered in South Africa is far more severe than the one found in the UK.
According to official figures, the UK reported 744 fatalities on Wednesday, which increased the overall death toll to 69,157, reports Xinhua news agency.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96,63,382 pushing the national recovery rate to 2.86 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
Two passengers, who arrived from the UK, tested positive for Covid-19 at Kolkata airport on Sunday, according to ANI quoting Kolkata airport official. This comes after five out of 266 passengers and crew members of a flight which arrived at Delhi airport from London last night have also tested positive for Covid-19.
India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,55,560 on Monday, with 24,337 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96,06,111 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.53 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to 1,45,810 with 333 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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