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COVID-19 HIGHLIGHTS | Himachal Pradesh tally crosses 31,000-mark with 661 fresh cases

Himachal Pradesh reported 13 more COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, taking the death toll in the state to 469, while 661 fresh cases pushed the tally to 31,402.
BMC medical staff conducting antigen test for COVID-19 in an health center Dadar, in Mumbai. (Photo| ANI)
BMC medical staff conducting antigen test for COVID-19 in an health center Dadar, in Mumbai. (Photo| ANI)
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India on Wednesday registered 38,617 new COVID-19 infections, taking its total caseload to 89,12,908. With 474 new deaths in last 24 hours, toll has mounted to 1,30,993.

While the total active cases stand at 4,46,805 after a decrease of 6,596 in the last 24 hours, recovery figures stand at 83,35,110 with 44,739 new discharges in last 24 hours.

Despite Mumbai and Delhi having almost the same positivity rate, civic officials in Mumbai on Monday said the city does not require to increase its daily number of COVID-19 tests like in the national capital, which is witnessing a fresh wave of the infection.

Meanwhile, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal wrote to L-G to impose lockdown in markets which may turn to COVID-19 hotspots in the national capital.

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Himachal tally

  • Himachal Pradesh reported 13 more COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, taking the death toll in the state to 469, while 661 fresh cases pushed the tally to 31,402.

  • Three deaths were reported from Kangra and Kullu each, two each from Mandi and Shimla, one each from Chamba, Kinnaur and Bilaspur, according to health department data.

  • A total of 519 patients recovered from the disease on Wednesday, pushing the total number of recoveries to 24,002.

    • 574 fresh cases in J&K

  • Jammu and Kashmir recorded 574 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally to 1,04,155 on Wednesday, while nine more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,613, officials said.

  • Out of the 574 fresh cases, 241 were reported from Jammu division and 333 from Kashmir division, they said.

  • Srinagar district recorded a maximum of 136 cases, followed by 96 in Jammu, the officials said.

  • There are 5,570 active cases in the UT, while 96,972 patients have recovered from the infection so far, they said.

    • Gautam Buddh Nagar update

    Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 179 new COVID-19 cases that pushed the district's infection tally to 20,749 on Wednesday, official data showed. Active cases rose to 1,300, the third highest in the state, from 1,236 the previous day, according to the data released by the UP Health Department for a 24-hour period. On the bright side, 119 more patients got discharged during the period in Gautam Buddh Nagar with the overall recoveries reaching 19,376, the fifth highest in the state, it showed.

    4,429 more recover in West Bengal

    At least 3,668 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Bengal, raising the tally to 4,41,885, while 54 fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 7,820, a health department official said on Wednesday. As many as 4,429 people recuperated from the disease, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 4,07,769, he said. The discharge rate stands at 92.28 per cent.

    Jharkhand tally

    19 cases in Andaman islands

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    131 deaths reported in Delhi

    Ladakh records 70 cases

    Ladakh reported 70 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the tally to 7,563, while 83 patients recovered during the past 24 hours, bringing down the active cases to 930, an official bulletin said on Wednesday. The union territory had recorded one more death due to COVID-19 from Leh district, taking the total number of deaths in Ladakh to 94 - 54 in Leh and 40 in Kargil district, it said. According to the bulletin released by health department this afternoon, 69 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Leh and one in Kargil.

    West Bengal tally

    More cases in Manipur

    31 deaths in Punjab

    More cases in Goa

  • Goa's coronavirus caseload went up to 46,344 on Wednesday with 162 new cases of infection coming to light, a health department official said.

  • The COVID-19 death toll in the state reached 670 as three more patients succumbed to the infection, he said.

  • The number of recovered patients in the state rose to 44,310 with 178 persons getting discharged on Wednesday.

  • The number of active cases in Goa is 1,364.

    • Chandigarh tally

    19,543 active cases in Haryana

    Ahmedabad reports 220 cases

    Ahmedabad district in Gujarat reported 220 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking its tally to 46,022, the state health department said. With five more deaths, the fatalities in the district rose to 1,949, the department said. With 221 more recov

    Tripura registers 73 cases

  • At least 73 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Wednesday, pushing the tally in the state to 32,112, a health department official said.

  • The COVID-19 death toll remained at 361 with no patient succumbing to the infection on Tuesday, he said.

  • West Tripura district, of which state capital Agartala is a part, has accounted for 185 of the 361 COVID-19 deaths, the official said.

  • Tripura currently has 1,001 active coronavirus cases, while 30,727 people have recovered from the disease and 23 patients have migrated to other states, he said.

    • 8,658 active cases in Mumbai

    3,285 active cases in Assam

    Gujarat records 1,281 cases

  • Gujarat reported 1,281 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking its COVID-19 tally to 1,91,642, the state health department said.

  • Eight more COVID-19 patients died, raising the statewide fatalities to 3,823, it said.

  • At the same time, 1,274 patients were discharged from various hospitals, said the department in a release.

  • With this, the number of recovered cases in Gujarat rose to 1,75,362, with the recovery rate increasing slightly over last day to 91.50 per cent, it said.

  • The government said it is increasing the number of daily testing for the virus in order to detect new cases and contain its spread after noticing a spike in the last few days.

  • As many as 54,246 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours at a rate of 834.71 tests per day per million population, the release said.

    • 100 deaths in Maharashtra

  • Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 17,57,520 with the state reporting 5,011 new cases of infection on Wednesday, the health department said.

  • With 100 new deaths being reported during the day, the state's death toll rose to 46,202, it said in a statement.

  • A total of 6,608 patients were discharged from hospitals on Wednesday, which took the number of recovered persons to 16,30,111, the department said in a statement.

  • There are 80,221 active cases in the state.

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    India's daily COVID-19 recoveries have outpaced the new infections for over 1.5 months now, while less than 50,000 fresh coronavirus cases have been reported for 11 straight days, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    'Now only 50 guests at wedding': L-G approves AAP's proposal as COVID-19 cases spike in Delhi

    Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has approved the AAP government's proposal to allow only 50 people to attend wedding functions in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Puducherry reports 56 new cases

    Night curfew withdrawn in Puducherry

    Tests ramped up in Delhi

  • Five RT-PCR labs including at AIIMS, Delhi have already started functioning round the clock, as per Ministry of Home Affairs statement.

  • ICMR also to help in augmenting capacity by 2,000 tests of existing Delhi labs by deploying more manpower, increasing number of shifts & placing more equipment and through engagement with private sector labs. Aiming to reach testing level of 60,000 RT-PCR tests per day by November end.

  • To bring testing closer to Delhi residents as directed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to help Government of Delhi in deploying 10 mobile testing labs for COVID with total capacity of 20,000 tests in phased manner beginning next week.

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    Sisodia on imposing lockdown in Delhi

  • I would like to assure shopkeepers, they need not be scared. We don't intend to impose a lockdown. We want your shops to remain open...If needed, regulations will be increased in some markets -that's what we requested from centre. But it won't be a lockdown in any manner.

  • Delhi government has no intentions of imposing a lockdown. We believe lockdown is not a solution in the fight against COVID-19.

  • Solution is-better hospital management and better medical systems. Delhi government has managed the medical system well and will do it in future too. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    • Treatment facilities ramped up in Delhi

    COVID-19: Delhi Health Minister says no lockdown but local restrictions may be imposed

    "There will be no lockdown in Delhi and there is no need of it either. We have learned the experience of lockdown. There is no need to repeat it. But there can be local restrictions at some busy places. Maximum tests are being conducted which we will further increase. The virus can easily spread due to large gatherings during Chhath Puja, hence the restrictions," Jain told reporters here. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    No selection test for students appearing in Meghalaya Board class 10 & 12 exams in 2021: Minister

    The minister said the Class 10 and 12 examinations conducted by the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) will be held in March-April next year. The exemption from selection test was done as a one- time exception to ensure the safety and health of all the stakeholders in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation, he said. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    Noida begins random COVID-19 tests at borders for people coming from Delhi

    Several health officials wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) are at the border locations along with policemen where they have set up desks for the rapid antigen-based test, which gives results in 15 minutes. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

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    No blanket lockdown in Delhi: Health Minister

    There'll be no lockdown but there can be local restrictions at some busy places. Maximum tests are being conducted which we'll further increase. The virus can easily spread due to large gatherings during Chhath Pooja hence the restrictions: Satyendra Jain, Delhi Health Minister.

    Chhath Puja: Yogi government urges people to celebrate at home, follow COVID protocol

    However, the government said that arrangements will be made by the local administration at the traditional spots near rivers/ponds for the puja. People must follow COVID-19 protocols like wearing masks and abide by social distancing, stated the government. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 89-lakh mark with 38,617 new infections

    The total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907 with 38,617 infections being reported in a day while the death toll climbed to 1,30,993 with 474 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    Bengaluru's COVID-19 fatality rate lowest among major Indian cities: Karnataka Health Minister

  • Bengaluru's COVID-19 case fatality rate (1. 1 per cent) is the lowest among all major cities in the country, Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar K said on Wednesday.

  • "With 3,36,880 recoveries and 17,707 active cases as on Tuesday, city's recovery rate stands at a healthy 93. 94 per cent and active rate stands at 4. 93 per cent", he tweeted.

  • On Tuesday, Karnataka reported 1,336 new cases of COVID- 19 and 16 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,64,140 and the death toll to 11,557 in the State.

  • Union Health Ministry on Wednesday reported a single day rise of 38,617 new COVID-19 cases and 474 fatalities pushing India's virus caseload to 89. 12 lakh and toll to 1. 30 lakh.

    • ICMR on Plasma Therapy

  • ICMR conducted an open-label phase II multicentre randomised controlled trial in India across 39 public and private hospitals on the use of convalescent plasma in the management of cases with moderate COVID-19 disease (PLACID Trial).

  • It was concluded that Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) did not lead to a reduction in progression to severe COVID-19 or all-cause mortality in the group that received CPT as compared to the group that did not receive CPT4.

  • Indiscriminate use of CPT is not advisable.

    • 56 patients recover from COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, fresh cases at 36

  • For the fourth consecutive day COVID-19 recoveries in Arunachal Pradesh surpassed fresh cases with 56 more patients being cured of the disease, a health department official said on Wednesday.

  • The state registered 36 new coronavirus cases, including three healthcare workers, pushing the tally to 15,904, he said. A total of 14,644 people have recovered from the disease. The COVID-19 recovery rate is 92. 07 per cent, while the death ratio stands at 0. 30 per cent, State Surveillance Officer (SSO), Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

  • Arunachal Pradesh now has 1,212 active cases with a positivity rate at 7. 93 per cent, and 48 people have so far succumbed to the virus. Of the 36 new COVID-19 cases, 11 were reported from the Capital Complex region, six each from East Siang and Lower Dibang Valley and four from West Kameng, the official said.

  • Two cases each were also recorded in Tawang, Papumpare and Upper Siang, while one each case was also reported from Pakke Kessang, Shi-Yomi and West Siang district respectively, the SSO said.

  • Barring two, all the patients are asymptomatic and have been shifted to Covid Care Centres, he said.

  • "One each new infection were detected through True Nat and RT-PCR tests while 34 were detected through rapid antigen tests," Dr Jampa said, adding that the positivity rate in the state currently stands at 7. 93 per cent.

  • The Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 768, followed by West Kameng (80), East Siang (57) and Shi-Yomi (55), the official said.

  • The state has so far tested 3,45,190 samples, including 1,399 on Tuesday, he added.

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