India on Friday reported a total of 20,409 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall number of Covid-related infections in the country to 4,39,79,730. The active COVID-19 cases decreased to 1,43,988, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
According to government data, India also reported 47 Covid-related fatalities, taking the total number of deaths to 5,26,258.
The active cases comprise 0.9 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.5 per cent, the ministry said.
Arunachal Pradesh on Friday reported 82 fresh COVID-19 cases, three less than the previous day, pushing the total caseload in the state to 65,680, a senior health official said.
The northeastern state on Wednesday reported 104 COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike this month. The COVID-19 toll remained at 296, as no new fatality was recorded in the past 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
Guwahati, Jul 29 Assam logged 652 new COVID-19 cases, down from 797 the previous day, pushing the tally to 7,37,756, a bulletin by the National Health Mission (NHM) in the state said on Friday.
No new death was reported during the day with the toll remaining unchanged at 6,668, it said. Another 1347 COVID-positive people have died in the state due to other reasons.
Delhi on Friday reported 1,128 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the active tally in the city to 2,398.
No deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries in the period is 841 while the daily positivity rate stood at 6.56%.
Odisha on Friday reported 1,020 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 13,11,135.
Sundargarh district registered the highest number of cases with 259 followed by Khorda with 158. The total numberof active cases in the state stands at 6,787.
Meanwhile, A vaccinator allegedly used a single syringe to administer anti-coronavirus vaccine doses to 39 children at a private school in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar city, leading to his arrest and suspension of the district vaccination officer, officials said.
However, No new variant of concern of coronavirus has been detected in India since Omicron in the first week of December 2021 according to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday.
However, various Omicron sub-lineages are circulating across all states with the clinical presentation remaining largely the same, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply in the Lower House.
In reply to a question, she said Omicron and its sub-lineages are found to be associated with milder disease as evidenced by the relatively lower rates of hospitalizations reported by states and Union Territories.
Given the emergence of coronavirus variants with variable transmissibility and other public health implications, the health ministry is following the COVID-19 trajectory globally and in the country along with various expert committees.
The Health Ministry has requested states and Union Territories to focus on the test-track-treat-vaccination strategy and adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour and has urged them to remain prepared for any surge in trajectory, Pawar said in the written reply.
The Union Ministry of Health provides requisite support to states and Union Territories to enhance preparedness and response capacities against COVID-19, she said.
“Funding support has been provided to them for health system strengthening to meet any exigency due to resurgence of cases in the country through National Health Mission, State Disaster Response Funds, Emergency COVID19 Response and Preparedness packages and PM – Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission,” the minister added.
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