NEW DELHI: More than 500 coronavirus cases were registered in India on Sunday for the fourth consecutive day even as the government announced a massive ramp up of its testing facilities. The number of deaths in the country also rose to 124 with 27 casualties in the last 24 hours.
Here is a look at the lastest updates on the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) from India and around the world —
ICMR to get 7 lakh testing kits
ICMR to get about 7 lakh rapid antibody testing kits by April 8. These will help in conducting Covid-19 tests in hotspot areas where large number of cases are being seen. ICMR will get delivery in a phased manner. The government has already placed the order and it is expected that they'll get 5 lakh kits in first phase.
Highest single-day casualty of 27 takes India’s corona toll to 124
India’s Covid-19 death toll crossed the 100-mark and reached 124 on Sunday night after registering 27 fresh deaths — the highest single-day casualty since the outbreak — in the last 24 hours. With 13 deaths, the toll in Maharashtra, the worst affected state, stood at 45 – which is 36% of the nation’s casualties. Mumbai is the worst affected with 30 of the 45 deaths in Maharashtra coming from there.
More than 500 cases registered in a day for the 4th consecutive day
For the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, India registered an increase of 500-plus cases. With 553 news cases, the total number of cases are 4067, according to ministry of health and family welfare. Maharashtra tops the chart with 748 cases, 113 of which were reported on Sunday.
Corona testing shifts into top gear
In a massive ramp up of testing for Covid-19, the government plans to double every three days the number of samples tested through RT-PCR process - considered mandatory for accurate results - by government laboratories. The scope of testing is going to be further widened by a number of other tests, including those used for tuberculosis along with the newly-sanctioned rapid antibody tests for diagnosis of suspected cases.
UK PM Boris Johnson in hospital for precautionary Covid-19 tests
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday for tests, his office said, 10 days after he tested positive for coronavirus. "On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests," Downing Street said in a statement, calling it a "precautionary step".
Kerala tops recovery-rate table
Kerala has reported the country’s highest Covid-19 recovery rate of 84% on the basis of how the first 25 patients who tested positive between March 9 and 20 responded to treatment. Overall, the recovery rate is 17% among 314 confirmed cases since January 30, when the first Wuhan-returned patient tested positive.
Here is a look at the lastest updates on the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) from India and around the world —
ICMR to get 7 lakh testing kits
ICMR to get about 7 lakh rapid antibody testing kits by April 8. These will help in conducting Covid-19 tests in hotspot areas where large number of cases are being seen. ICMR will get delivery in a phased manner. The government has already placed the order and it is expected that they'll get 5 lakh kits in first phase.
Highest single-day casualty of 27 takes India’s corona toll to 124
India’s Covid-19 death toll crossed the 100-mark and reached 124 on Sunday night after registering 27 fresh deaths — the highest single-day casualty since the outbreak — in the last 24 hours. With 13 deaths, the toll in Maharashtra, the worst affected state, stood at 45 – which is 36% of the nation’s casualties. Mumbai is the worst affected with 30 of the 45 deaths in Maharashtra coming from there.
More than 500 cases registered in a day for the 4th consecutive day
For the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, India registered an increase of 500-plus cases. With 553 news cases, the total number of cases are 4067, according to ministry of health and family welfare. Maharashtra tops the chart with 748 cases, 113 of which were reported on Sunday.
Corona testing shifts into top gear
In a massive ramp up of testing for Covid-19, the government plans to double every three days the number of samples tested through RT-PCR process - considered mandatory for accurate results - by government laboratories. The scope of testing is going to be further widened by a number of other tests, including those used for tuberculosis along with the newly-sanctioned rapid antibody tests for diagnosis of suspected cases.
UK PM Boris Johnson in hospital for precautionary Covid-19 tests
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday for tests, his office said, 10 days after he tested positive for coronavirus. "On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests," Downing Street said in a statement, calling it a "precautionary step".
Kerala tops recovery-rate table
Kerala has reported the country’s highest Covid-19 recovery rate of 84% on the basis of how the first 25 patients who tested positive between March 9 and 20 responded to treatment. Overall, the recovery rate is 17% among 314 confirmed cases since January 30, when the first Wuhan-returned patient tested positive.
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