Coronavirus Cases in India: The recovery rate is 95.99 per cent.
Amid global fears over the new mutant strains of coronavirus, detected in the United Kingdom and South Africa, India recorded 20,549 fresh infections in the last 24 hours taking the COVID-19 caseload to 1,02,44,852. The recoveries crossed 98 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
The death count increased to 1,48,439 with 286 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 978,34,141 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.99 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
Twenty cases of a mutant strain of coronavirus that first surfaced in the UK, have been detected in the country. The new strain is believed to be 70 per cent more infectious, but doctors have said there is no reason yet to believe that it is more lethal or will not be controlled by a vaccine.
All patients have been kept in "single room isolation" in designated healthcare facilities by the state governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing has been started for co-travellers, their families and others, the government said.
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Coronavirus News: 7 new cases push COVID-19 tally of Andamans to 4,936
The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 4,936 on Wednesday as seven more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.
All the fresh infections were detected during contact tracing, he said.
Eight more people have recovered from the disease, the official said.
The archipelago now has 63 active cases, while 4,811 people have recovered and 62 patients have succumbed to the infection so far, he said.
Thane district reports 348 fresh COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
With the addition of 348 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 2,42,445 an official said
on Wednesday.
These new cases were reported on Tuesday, he said.
As the virus claimed the lives of eleven persons, the death toll in the district rose to 5,940.
The mortality rate is 2.45 per cent, he added.
So far, 2,32,460 patients have recuperated from the infection, which took the recovery rate to 95.88 per cent.
There are 4,045 active cases in the district at present, the official said.
Mizoram reports 9 new COVID-19 cases
Mizoram reported nine new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4,199 according to the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) of Mizoram.
As per the state government, the total discharged cases in the state are 4,088.
The active cases of coronavirus in the state are 103, while the death toll due to the infection is at eight.
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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 6 security personnel among 9 new COVID-19 patients in Mizoram
Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 4,199 on Wednesday as nine more people, including six security personnel, tested positive for the infection, a health official said.
Four fresh infections were detected in Lunglei district, two each in Aizawl and Serchhip and one in Hnahthial, he said.
Five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and on Assam Rifles jawan are among the new patients, the official said.
Eight patients have travel history and one infection was detected during contact tracing, he said.
Mizoram now has 103 active coronavirus cases, while 4,088 people have recovered and eight patients have succumbed to the disease so far, the official said.
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"No Evidence Vaccines Will Fail": Health Ministry On Battling New Strains
Existing coronavirus vaccines will work against mutated strains of the virus that have emerged from the United Kingdom and South Africa in recent months, the Health Ministry said at its Tuesday briefing. The ministry was responding to fears the first lot of vaccines will be ineffective against aggressive variants of a virus that has already infected over a crore and killed 1.5 lakh people in India alone. Read Here
US Detects First Case Of UK Coronavirus Variant In Colorado
The US state of Colorado has recorded what is reportedly America's first case of the particularly infectious coronavirus variant that emerged recently in Britain, the governor said Tuesday."Today we discovered Colorado's first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK," state governor Jared Polis tweeted.
Kamala Harris Receives Coronavirus Vaccine Live On Television
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received her Covid vaccine live on television Tuesday and urged public trust in the process, while her choice of hospital highlighted the plight of the hard-hit African-American community. A mask-wearing Harris received the first of her two shots at United Medical Center, located in an area of Washington, DC with a large African-American population.
361 Passengers From International Flights Quarantined In MumbaiAs many as 664 passengers arrived at the Mumbai international airport on Tuesday and 361 of them were quarantined in the city, a civic official said.
A total of nine international flights landed in the city during the day, he said.
While 254 passengers were allowed to travel to other states, some passengers were exempted from the compulsory quarantine rule for various reasons such as pregnancy and advanced age.
Number Of New Covid Cases Reducing Constantly In Telangana: State Health Minister
Telangana has not witnessed the second wave of COVID-19 till now, and the mortality rate and the number of positive cases are reducing constantly, said the state Health Minister Etela Rajender on Tuesday.
Addressing the media, Mr Rajender said the people of Telangana are alert and they taking all the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the viral infection.
The Minister said the Telangana has not reported any cases related to the new strain of Coronavirus that has recently been found in the United Kingdom.
"The people who travelled from the UK to Telangana are being tested at the airport and if tested positive then they are put in quarantine. Till now, out of the tests that have been conducted, no cases of the new strain of virus have been identified and if at all someone is tested positive with the new strain of the virus, then we would provide the same treatment that is being given in the UK," he stated.
US Detects First Case Of UK Coronavirus Variant In Colorado
The US state of Colorado has recorded what is reportedly America's first case of the particularly infectious coronavirus variant that emerged recently in Britain, the governor said Tuesday.
"Today we discovered Colorado's first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK," state governor Jared Polis tweeted.
He attached an official statement from his office and state health officials that said the individual is a "male in his 20s who is currently in isolation in Elbert County and has no travel history."
The individual had no close contacts, the statement said, but the situation will continue to be monitored "very closely" and authorities are working to identify other potential cases through contact tracing.
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