Coronavirus Cases in India Today, Coronavirus Statistics in India Highlights: The week has started on a positive note in terms of Covid numbers as the latest coronavirus tally updated by the Union Health Ministry shows all indicators are either in green or inching towards that. The morning bulletin released by the government on Monday showed that India registered 34, 113 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours. This was a significantly lower than the Sunday figures. Another sign of relief was a consistent drop in the Covid fatalities. On Monday, the country witnessed 346 corona deaths.
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The third wave of the Covid-19 infections, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant that began in India sometime in mid-December last year, has seen a significant decline in weekly Covid deaths. After the peak of the nearly 3.5 lakh daily Covid cases in the period of January 20-26, the daily cases have come down to 30K. However, a close analysis of the testing pattern is also required to see if the cases have dropped due to less testing or there has been a general decline in the spread of the virus.
Here are the latest Covid-related news, research and more from India and around the globe:
The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 10,27,651 on Monday after the detection of 1,760 new cases. The death toll increased to 10,697 with four more patients succumbing to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a health department official said.
The case positivity rate in MP has dipped to 2.4 per cent from the 2.9 per cent recorded on the previous day, he said.
The count of recoveries now stands at 10,00,025 after 4,555 people were discharged in MP on Monday, the official said, adding that the state is now left with 16,929 active cases.
Bhopal and Indore, the two worst coronavirus-hit cities, registered 372 and 155 cases, respectively, during the past 24 hours, he said.
With 70,409 samples examined during the day, the number of tests conducted in MP so far went up to 2,69,65,219, the official said.
A total of 11,24,76,826 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in MP including 2,46,208 on Monday.
Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Total cases 10,27,651, new cases 1,760, death toll 10,697, recoveries 10,00,025, active cases 16,929, number of tests so far 2,69,65,219. (PTI)
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 245 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection count to 4,51,016, even as no death due to the virus was reported in the past 24 hours, officials said.
Of the fresh cases, 160 were from the Jammu division and 85 from the Kashmir division of the Union Territory, the officials said.
The officials said Doda district recorded a maximum of 65 new cases, followed by Jammu district which logged 38 such infections.
There are 4,903 active COVID-19 cases in the union territory, while the number of recoveries stands at 4,41,368, the officials said.
The death toll from the pandemic remained unchanged at 4,745 in the Union Territory. (PTI)
Night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am has been completely lifted as Andhra Pradesh showed a marked decline in the COVID-19 infection positivity rate, an official release said here on Monday.
Health department data showed the week-on-week infection positivity rate fell from 25.64 to 5.45 per cent. The daily positivity rate dropped from 17.07 to 3.29 per cent.
The percentage of active cases too slid from 4.40 to 0.82.
According to the day's bulletin, the state registered only 434 new cases from 15,193 tests in 24 hours ending 9 am on Monday.
There were 4,636 recoveries and only one death in 24 hours, the bulletin said.
The cumulative positive cases increased to 23,13,212 with a positivity rate of 7.03 per cent. The gross recovery rate increased to 98.55 per cent after a total of 22,83,788 got cured.
The mortality rate remained stable at 0.64 per cent after a total of 14,698 deaths.
East Godavari, the only district in the state to show a positivity rate of over 14 per cent, reported 108 fresh cases.
While eight districts logged new cases between 10 and 70 each, the remaining four added less than 10 each in a day.
Chittoor district reported the lone COVID-19 fatality in a day.
According to the data, an average of 1,332 coronavirus infections per day were reported in the state in the week ending February 13, a sharp fall from 9,428 the previous week.
The data showed only about 750 coronavirus patients were undergoing treatment in hospitals and about 200 in COVID Care Centres. (PTI)
Mumbai reported 192 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest daily count since December 13, 2021, and two fresh fatalities linked to the infection, while 350 more patients were discharged following recovery, the city civic body said.
With this, the tally of coronavirus infections jumped to 10,54,242, while the death toll rose to 16,685, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin said. | READ MORE
Karnataka on Monday reported 1,568 new cases of COVID-19 and 25 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,28,237 and death toll to 39,665.
There were 6,025 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,57,323, a health bulletin said.
Of the new cases, 754 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 2,089 people being discharged and five virus-related deaths.
The total number of active cases across the state is now 31,215.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 2.25 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 1.59 per cent.
Of the 25 deaths, five are from Bengaluru Urban; Belagavi, Bidar, Dakshina Kannada, Dahrwad, Tumakuru and Udupi (two each), followed by others.
After Bengaluru Urban, Shivamogga recorded the second highest number of cases with 91, Mysuru 78, Belagavi 63, Dakshina Kannada 55, Ballari 50, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,71,622 cases, Mysuru 2,28,661 and Tumakuru 1,59,246.
Cumulatively, a total of 6,35,33,019 crore samples have been tested, of which 69,546 were on Monday alone. (PTI)
Delhi schools reopen: The excitement was palpable among students of Delhi schools as classes resumed after a prolonged Covid-driven hiatus on Monday. However, there was plenty of anxiousness among parents regarding the safety of children, many of who came to drop their wards off at the school gates.
From across Delhi, reports were received of excited children queuing up at their schools and gaining entry after thermal scanning and proper sanitisation. | READ MORE
Delhi logged 586 COVID-19 cases and four fatalities, while the positivity rate marginally declined to 1.37 per cent, according to data shared by the health department on Monday.
With this, the national capital's caseload increased to 18,51,906 and the death toll climbed to 26,076, the latest bulletin showed. | READ MORE
Delhi reports 586 fresh COVID cases, 1,092 recoveries, and four deaths today. Active cases: 3,416 (ANI)
For the first time in nearly two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began and amid a decline in fresh cases in Gujarat, the state government has decided to allow anganwadi centres, pre-schools and kindergartens to reopen across the state from Thursday.
This decision was taken by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel after reviewing the COVID-19 situation, Education Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Monday.
Gujarat on Sunday reported 1,274 COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths, raising its tally to 12,15,290 and the toll to 10,808. As per the state health department, Gujarat had 14,211 active cases as of Sunday.
“This is for the first time in the last two years of the pandemic when pre-schools and anganwadis will be reopened,” Vaghani told reporters in Gandhinagar.
All the educational institutions were asked to stop holding offline classes at their premises after March 2020 as the coronavirus-induced lockdown was imposed in Gujarat.
As the situation improved over time, the state government allowed schools and colleges to resume offline classes but pre-schools and anganwadis (rural child care centres) remained shut considering the safety of toddlers.
“The chief minister has given a go-ahead to reopen pre-schools, kindergartens and anganwadis in Gujarat from February 17. They remained shut for almost two years,” Vaghani said, adding that the consent of parents is needed for sending their wards to pre-schools, kindergartens and anganwadis.
“From February 17, anganwadis and pre-schools can start imparting education at their premises by following the SOPs issued earlier. Officials handling anganwadi operations and owners of pre-school classes need to make necessary arrangements to restart the education,” he said.
The minister said that toddlers suffered a significant loss of education due to the closure of pre-schools in the last two years.
“The state government is preparing an action plan to overcome this issue of learning loss in children as they will take admission in standard 1 without getting any pre-school education,” the minister said.
The Gujarat government recently allowed the reopening of schools for students of classes 1 to 9 as cases declined. (PTI)
Pakistan said on Monday that over 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in the country.
Pakistan, with a population of 220 million, launched its limited vaccination drive in February last year when only frontline health workers were allowed to get coronavirus shots, but later expanded it to include everyone above 12 years of age.
The Ministry of National Health Services announced on its special anti-coronavirus website that 200,887,927 vaccines have been administered so far. It included 92.5 million fully vaccinated people.
Prime Minister's Advisor on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said that people can beat coronavirus by “getting vaccinated and wearing a mask”. He urged the masses “to get your booster shot six months after your second vaccine dose”.
Meanwhile, 2,662 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, as the number of confirmed cases reached 1,486,361, while another 29 deaths were reported, taking the tally of Covid-19 deaths to 29,801.
The data showed that at least 1,379,921 people have fully recovered. The national positivity rate stands at 5.6 per cent. (PTI)
The Assam government has said mandatory testing for COVID-19 at airports, railway stations and hospitals will stop from Tuesday, but those with symptoms may opt for tests on a voluntary basis.
In an order issued on Monday, Assam Health & Family Welfare Principal Secretary Anurag Goel said the COVID-19 positivity rate is gradually decreasing in the state and the country.
“Mandatory testing on arrival at airports, railway stations, road border points, etc shall be discontinued. However, symptomatic patients are requested to test for COVID-19 for diagnostic purposes voluntarily, at any recognised testing facility,” he said.
Likewise, compulsory testing for any patient coming to hospitals for treatment will also be discontinued.
The relaxations will come into force from Tuesday and will be reviewed with changing scenarios in future.
At present, strict containment measures, including screening of incoming passengers at airports, railway stations and road entry points, are being conducted in Assam to prevent the spread of the virus.
The order also noted that the number of fully vaccinated people in India has gone up significantly, and various relaxations have been allowed by the central government in view of the decreasing number of coronavirus cases.
Assam's count of fresh COVID-19 cases dropped by over 54 per cent on Sunday with 79 people testing positive for the virus, while four more patients died due to the contagion.
The state's caseload stood at 7,23,495 and the death toll was at 7,952. (PTI)
The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 9,981 on Monday as seven people tested positive for the infection, six less than the previous day, a health bulletin said.
One new patient has travel history, while six infections were detected during contact tracing, it said.
The Union territory now has 127 active cases, while 9,725 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 19 in the last 24 hours.
The coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 129 as no fresh fatality was recorded.
The administration has thus far tested over 6.91 lakh samples for COVID-19, it said, adding that the positivity rate stood at 1.44 per cent.
A total of 3.01 lakh people have been fully vaccinated, it added. (PTI)
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to reopen all education institutions in the state from Thursday as the COVID-19 situation has improved recently, an official spokesperson said.
The decision to reopen all education institutions from February 17 was taken in the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here on Monday, he added.
Reviewing the pandemic situation, the state cabinet also decided to reopen all gyms and cinema halls.
It has also allowed to hold all kinds of langars (community kitchen), he added. (PTI)
South Korea's parliament on Monday approved plans to provide a special time for COVID-19 patients to vote during the March 9 presidential election as the country grapples with a record-breaking omicron surge. The proposed revision of an election-related law will take effect if it is endorsed by the Cabinet Council and signed by the president – steps widely considered a formality since the governing and opposition parties have already agreed on the measure. Voters diagnosed with highly infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and others placed in quarantine would be allowed to visit polling stations and cast ballots after regular voting closes at 6 p.m., according to a copy of the legislation on the website of the National Assembly. The special voting time would close at 7:30 p.m. AP
The union territory of Puducherry witnessed a dip in number of fresh COVID-19 cases with 52 infections being reported in the last 24 hours, a top Health department official said on Monday. The four regions-Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam- logged 52 new cases at the end of the examination of 874 samples taking the overall tally to 1,65,295, Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release here. The union territory had clocked 91 new cases on 91. – PTI
Arunachal Pradesh on Monday registered 22 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 64,004, a senior health official said here. The toll in the frontier state remained unchanged at 294 as no casualty was reported in the past 24 hours, the official said. Of the 22 fresh cases, nine were reported from the Capital Complex Region, four from Upper Siang, two each from Namsai and Lohit and one each from West Kameng, Tirap, Tawang, Lower Siang and Lower Subansiri district, the official said. – PTI
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday she felt demonstrations against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate now entering their second week were an “imported” phenomenon, and nothing like anything she had seen before in the country.Hundreds of protesters continue to occupy lawns in front of the distinctive 'Beehive' parliament for a seventh day, ignoring repeated calls by the police to leave and unflawed by drenching rain over the weekend.Claiming inspiration from truckers' anti-vaccine mandate demonstrations in Canada, the protesters have also blocked several streets around parliament with their trucks, vans and motorcycles.”It feels like an imported protest to me,” Ardern told state broadcaster TVNZ in an interview.”I've seen Trump flags on the forecourt, I've seen Canadian flags on the forecourt,” she said, referring to images of former U.S. President Donald Trump carried by some demonstrators as well as the situation in Canada. – Reuters
Hong Kong's is being overwhelmed by the “onslaught” of COVID-19 infections, its leader said on Monday, although deaths in the Chinese controlled global financial hub remain far less than similar-sized cities since the pandemic erupted two years ago.Daily infections have multiplied 13 times over the past two weeks, from about 100 cases at the start of February to over 1,300 on Feb. 13, with authorities scrambling to control the deepening outbreak.As the caseload soared, Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam issued a statement on Monday saying her administration would coordinate with Chinese officials to tackle the “aggravating situation”. China has said it would help the city with testing, treatment and quarantine, and secure resources from rapid antigen kits and protective gear to fresh vegetables. – Reuters
South Korea will begin giving out fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of February and supply millions of additional home test kits to ease shortages amid a surge in Omicron infections, authorities confirmed on Monday.The surge has pushed daily cases to records, but widespread vaccination, with first booster shots received by more than 57 percent of the population of 52 million, has helped limit deaths and serious infections. – Reuters
Thane has reported 156 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection tally in the district to 7,07,222, an official said on Monday. These new cases were recorded on Sunday, he said. One more person also succumbed to the viral infection, which pushed the death toll in the district to 11,846, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 1.67 per cent. In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,63,138, while the death toll stands at 3,390, another official said. PTI
India reports 34,113 fresh COVID19 cases, 91,930 recoveries, and 346 deaths in the last 24 hours – ANI
