Jammu: A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a woman for Covid-19 testing amid a surge in coronavirus cases, in Jammu, Friday, June 10, 2022. (PTI Photo)Coronavirus Cases in India Live updates (12 June 2022): India reported 8,084 new Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths, according to data released by the Union Health Ministry. As of Monday, the active cases stood at 47,995. With The death tally reaching up to 5,24,771 in the country, the number of people discharged from hospitals totalled up to 4,26,57,335.
With 1,745 new Covid-19 cases recorded on Saturday, the count of active patients rose to over 10,000 in Mumbai. The state, meanwhile, recorded 2,922 cases and one death. A day after recording nearly 2,000 new cases, the daily caseload in Mumbai declined slightly on Saturday. This can be attributed to the drop in testing from 15,346 conducted on Friday to 14,227 tests on Saturday, said officials. The test positivity rate (TPR) — the number of positive cases out of the total tests conducted — increased to 12.26 per cent within the last 24 hours.
In a separate development, China’s capital Beijing is facing an “explosive” Covid-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman warned on Saturday, as the commercial hub of Shanghai began mass testing to contain a jump in cases tied to a popular beauty salon.
China stocks fell on Monday, as Shanghai and Beijing conducted new rounds of COVID-19 mass testing, sparking worries of fresh outbreaks and lockdowns, while highflying US inflation raised concerns that the Federal Reserve may tighten policy for too long and cause a sharp slowdown.
The CSI300 index fell 1.3% to 4,184.81 points at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index declined 1.1% to 3,248.51 points.
The Hang Seng index dropped 2.8% to 21,193.95 points. The Hong Kong China Enterprises Index fell 2.9% to 7,392.79.
Beijing's most populous district Chaoyang announced three rounds of mass testing to quell a "ferocious" COVID outbreak that emerged at a bar last week, while Shanghai conducted mass testing over the weekend. (Reuters)
With 8,084 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,32,30,101, while the daily positivity rate was over three per cent after nearly four months, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The death toll climbed to 5,24,771 with 10 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was 98.68 per cent, the ministry said.
An increase of 3,482 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.24 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.21 per cent, according to the ministry. (PTI)
US Food and Drug Administration staff reviewers on Sunday said Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccines were effective and safe for use in children aged 6 months to 4 years.
The FDA reviewers said in briefing documents published on Sunday evening that their evaluation did not reveal any new safety concerns related to the use of the vaccine in young children.
The FDA analysis of data from Pfizer's trial was published ahead of a June 15 meeting of its outside advisers.
Recommendations from the external advisers will determine the FDA's decision on the vaccines.
"Available data support the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine 3-dose primary series in preventing Covid-19 in the age group of 6 months through 4 years," FDA staff said in the review.
An early analysis of data from Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine based on 10 symptomatic Covid-19 cases identified when the Omicron coronavirus variant was dominant suggested a vaccine efficacy of 80.3% in the under-5 age group. (Reuters)
Over 450 verdicts of the Supreme Court have been translated into 12 regional languages using an artificial intelligence software, with Hindi topping the list of translations followed by Tamil.
While 469 verdicts have been translated since the launch of the ambitious project in August 2018, it came to a halt during the pandemic and is yet to be revived.
“The focus on vernacular languages is more than ever but like many other functions of the Court, Covid impacted the priority given to the project,” a Supreme Court official said on the condition of anonymity. (Read More)
This, too, is a Covid effect. Pushed out of their comfort zones by a pandemic that took away their financial security, many people in the twilight of their lives or recently retired are returning to the workforce – be it taking tuitions, applying for office assistant posts or setting up a hawker cart.
The reasons for seeking financial independence are varied as is the income bracket. It could be somebody whose son lost his job, another whose savings dwindled in the long months of lockdown or an elderly person who may have seen an earning child die of Covid and is forced to again support the family.
“Many elderly no longer have the concept of tomorrow and this is creating many uncertainties in the minds of people,” said Himanshu Rath, founder and chairperson of Agewell Foundation. (Read More)
Mumbai reports 1,803 new Covid cases today.
The current rise in COVID-19 cases is not a harbinger of a "new wave" but an "expected fluctuation" during endemic prevalence, experts have said, emphasising that lack of mask-wearing and low intake of booster shots may be reasons behind the surge.
They also said the recent surge is due to increased travel, social gathering and economic activities resulting in a greater possibility of the transmission of the virus.
Seventeen districts in India, including seven from Kerala and five from Mizoram, are reporting a weekly COVID-19 positivity rate of more than 10 percent. In 24 districts, including seven from Kerala and four each from Maharashtra and Mizoram, the weekly positivity is between 5 to 10 per cent, an official source said.
Noted virologist T Jacob John said the present increase in cases is not like a surge but a gradual increase that is not steady or uniformly distributed. --PTI
A Covid-19 outbreak linked to a bar in China's capital Beijing is "ferocious", local government spokesman Xu Hejian said at a news conference on Sunday. Some 166 cases have been linked so far to the outbreak at the Chaoyang Heaven Supermarket Bar, which emerged last week. Authorities reported 33 new cases on Sunday as of 3 p.m. (0700 GMT). The capital has reported 1,997 local COVID cases since April 22. (Reuters)
India logged 8,582 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,32,22,017, while the active cases increased to 44,513, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,761 with four fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprises 0.10 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.66 per cent, the ministry said.
An increase of 4,143 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.71 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was also recorded at 2.02 per cent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,26,52,743, while the case fatality rate was 1.21 per cent. (PTI)
Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 543 new Covid-19 cases for the third day in a row, raising its infection count to 7,13,653, an official said on Sunday. These new cases were recorded on Saturday, he said. The district had reported 531 new cases of coronavirus on Friday and 513 infections on Thursday, as per official data.
There was no fatality on Saturday and the death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,895, the official said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.67 per cent. (PTI)
Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung has contracted Covid-19, and is feeling fine and isolating at home, the government said on Sunday. Taiwan has been dealing with a surge of Covid-19 cases since the start of the year, driven by the more infectious Omicron variant, though numbers are beginning to level off.
Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Centre, which Chen is also the head of, said that on Sunday morning he began feeling symptoms and carried out a home test, which was positive. Chen has been the public face of the fight against Covid-19, appearing almost daily at news conferences. (PTI)
The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 10,055 on Sunday as two more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. Both new patients have travel history, it said. The Union territory now has six active cases, while 9,920 people have recovered from the disease, including one in the last 24 hours.
A total of 129 patients have succumbed to the infection thus far. The administration has tested over 7.43 lakh samples for COVID-19, and fully vaccinated 3.40 lakh people to date. (PTI)
The increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country over the last few days should not be a cause for panic, health experts said on Saturday, highlighting that no new variant of concern has been found and the rise so far is limited to a few districts. They also pointed out towards non-adherence of Covid-appropriate behaviour and people being unenthusiastic about getting the booster dose, which possibly has increased the pool of population susceptible to the infection.
Seventeen districts in the country, including seven in Kerala and five in Mizoram, are reporting a weekly Covid positivity rate of more than 10 per cent, while in 24 districts, including seven in Kerala and four each in Maharashtra and Mizoram, the weekly positivity rate is between five and 10 per cent, an official source said.
"First of all, we have not found any new variant of concern. India now has BA.4 and BA.5, in addition to BA.2, which have a slightly higher transmissibility as compared to the other Omicron sub-lineages," Dr N K Arora, chairman of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), told PTI. (PTI)
Taiwan said on Saturday it would cut mandatory quarantine for all arrivals to three days from seven, its latest relaxation of the rules to try to live with Covid-19 and resume normal life even as it has been dealing with a surge of infections. Taiwan has kept its quarantine rules in place as large parts of the rest of Asia have relaxed or lifted them completely, though in May it cut the number of days spent in isolation for arrivals to seven from 10 previously.
Taiwan has reported more than 2.7 million domestic cases since the beginning of the year, driven by the more infectious Omicron variant. But with more than 99% of those exhibiting no or mild symptoms, the government has relaxed rather than tightened restrictions in what it calls the "new Taiwan model". Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Centre said the new, reduced quarantine rule would start from Wednesday.
After leaving quarantine, people will have to continue to monitor their health for a further four days and avoid going out if possible, it added. (Reuters)
With 1,745 new Covid-19 cases recorded on Saturday, the count of active patients rose to over 10,000 in Mumbai. The state, meanwhile, recorded 2,922 cases and one death. A day after recording nearly 2,000 new cases, the daily caseload in Mumbai declined slightly on Saturday. This can be attributed to the drop in testing from 15,346 conducted on Friday to 14,227 tests on Saturday, said officials. The test positivity rate (TPR) — the number of positive cases out of the total tests conducted — increased to 12.26 per cent within the last 24 hours.
Genome sequencing of samples has been able to pick sporadic cases of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron in Pune, Maharashtra. A report on genetic sequencing from B J Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital Saturday diagnosed a 37-year-old man from Pune with the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron. He returned from England on May 21 and has been fully vaccinated.
His sample was processed at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune. “The patient, who had mild symptoms, was diagnosed with Covid on June 2 and cured after being in home isolation,” Dr Pradeep Awate, Maharashtra surveillance officer has said. Read more
The health department Saturday said Karnataka recorded 562 new Covid-19 cases, of which 545 were registered in Bengaluru alone. The positivity rate for the day was 2.07 per cent. The total number of active Covid-19 cases in Karnataka was 3,387, with capital Bengaluru having 3,263 cases. The government has ramped up testing in the wake of a surge in cases in the last one week, sources said. A total of 27,123 people in the state got tested for the infectious disease Saturday.
Health minister K Sudhakar said the state government has administered 11 crore doses of vaccine (5.45 crore first dose, 5,25 crore second dose, 26.41 lakh precautionary dose). “In total, 2,390 vaccination centres including 2,251 government and 139 private are part of the vaccination drive,” he said. Read more
China’s capital Beijing is facing an “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman warned on Saturday, as the commercial hub of Shanghai began mass testing to contain a jump in cases tied to a popular beauty salon.
The warning followed a renewed tightening of COVID curbs in Beijing since Thursday, with at least two districts – including its most populous, Chaoyang – closing certain entertainment venues after a flare-up in a busy neighbourhood known for its nightlife, shopping and streets of embassies. Read the NYT story here
India reported 8,582 new Covid-19 cases, and four deaths, according to data released by the Union Health Ministry at 8 am Sunday.
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