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Coronavirus live updates: India reports 1,946 Covid cases and 10 deaths in last 24 hours
India on Wednesday reported 1,946 Covid cases and 10 deaths. The fatalities include 6 deaths reconciled by Kerala. The death toll in the country due to the virus has now reached 5,28,923 and the active cases have fallen to 25,968. Stay with TOI for live updates:Read Less
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India on Wednesday reported 1.946 Covid cases and 10 deaths. With this rise, the death toll in the country has reached 5,28,923. The 10 deaths reported on Wednesday included 6 fatalities reconciled by Kerala. The country's active caseload currently stands at 25,968. This is 0.06 per cent of the total cases. With 2,417 recoveries in last 24 hours, the recovery rate remains somewhat constant at 98.76 per cent. The total number of patients who have recovered from the disease so far are 4.40 crore.
10 Covid deaths in last 24 hours in India
India reports 10 Covid fatalities in last 24 hours
Active Covid cases in India
Covid cases in India in last 24 hours
India reports 1,946 Covid cases in last 24 hours
Covid tally in the country reaches 4,46,34,376.
Active cases account for 0.06 per cent of total cases
Covid death toll in India reaches 5,28,923
India's active caseload stands at 25,968
China reports no new Covid deaths for October 18
China reports 749 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases in mainland on October 18 versus 701 a day earlier (Reuters)
China records 996 new Covid cases for October 18 versus 951 a day earlier, reports Reuters
Festival season a 'critical period', says BMC; asks citizens to follow Covid-19 protocols
The Mumbai civic body on Tuesday issued an advisory urging citizens to adhere to Covid-19-appropriate behaviour during the upcoming festive season to prevent a spike in cases. The Maharashtra health department has cautioned that Covid-19 cases could rise, especially during winters and the festive season, citing new variants like BA.2.3.20 and BQ.1 reported from the state.
Maharashtra recorded 358 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities that raised the tally of infections to 81,28,258 and the toll to 1,48,374, a health department official said.
Delhi on Tuesday logged 141 new Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.04 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.
Mandaviya stressed the need to undertake adequate testing (with higher proportion of RTPCR) and effective Covid surveillance to assess and control the spread of infection in a timely manner.
Mandaviya reviews Covid situation; mask mandate should continue
Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday reviewed the Covid situation amid detection of cases of a new sub-variant of Omicron from parts of the country. The meeting concluded that wearing masks and following Covid-appropriate behaviour should continue, a health ministry statement said. With the emergence of new Omicron variants, many countries are witnessing a steep rise in Covid cases.
