NEW DELHI: India reported close to 2 million Covid-19 cases in August, the highest recorded in any country for any month since the outbreak of the pandemic. The country also saw an increase in deaths from the virus, with 28,859 deaths reported in August, a 50% increase from the previous month’s number.
The 19.87,705 cases recorded during August in India, according to TOI data collected from state governments, made it the worst virus outbreak in any country for a single month, higher than the number of reported infections in the US. In July (19, 04,462).
The 19.87,705 cases recorded during August in India, according to TOI data collected from state governments, made it the worst virus outbreak in any country for a single month, higher than the number of reported infections in the US. In July (19, 04,462).
Here are the main developments:
India
- Indian scientists have observed a stronger association between asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 and viral load, or the amount of virus in the body fluid of an infected person, in a study of more than 200 patients with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. in Telangana, a “surprise” finding that can better inform legislators about the diffusion of the novel
coronavirus infection. Investigators recommend testing asymptomatic primary and secondary contacts followed by surveillance.
- India’s cumulative Covid-19 tests topped 4.3 million rupees on Tuesday, including 1,22,66,514 tests, which were conducted in the last two weeks alone, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported. States that contribute the most to the total number of tests include Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, among others. These three states account for nearly 34 percent of the total testing. More than 10 lakh of tests were performed in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported.
- The Health Ministry will deploy core teams in four states – Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha – following a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in these states, with some reporting higher numbers of deaths.
- Of these four states, UP has the highest number of active cases fixed at 54,666, followed by Odisha (27,219), Chhattisgarh (13,520) and Jharkhand, which has 11,577 active cases. In terms of accumulated cases to date, UP has 2,25,632, Odisha (1,00,934), Jharkhand (38,435), and Chhattisgarh with 30,092 cases.
- “The teams will support the efforts of the states to strengthen the containment, surveillance, testing and efficient clinical management of positive cases,” said the Ministry of Health.
- Union Ayush Minister Shripad Naik, undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Goa after testing positive for coronavirus, was moved out of the Covid-19 ward on Tuesday, a health department official said. A real-time RT-PCR test performed at Naik showed a weak positive result, after which a decision was made to transfer him to the general ward of the hospital, the official said.
- The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is likely to issue detailed standard operating procedures for the operation of the metro trains allowed under the ‘Unblocking 4’ guidelines, an official said. The ministry secretary, Durga Shanker Mishra, met with all the CEOs of the metro train corporations on Tuesday to finalize the SOPs. Metro trains will be allowed to operate in a staggered fashion.
- Five states: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka , Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, have accounted for more than half of total Covid-19 cases and about 60 percent of reported recoveries in the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. - With 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection on Tuesday, India’s Covid-19 count increased to 36,91,166, while recoveries increased to 28,39,882, bringing the recovery rate to 76.94 per percent, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health.
state
- Delhi: The national capital recorded 2,312 new cases of Covid-19, the highest peak in a day here in around two months, taking the count to more than 1.77 lakh, while the death toll rose to 4,462. eighteen deaths in the last 24 hours.
- Tamil Nadu: There are a growing number of cases of personal protective equipment found dumped near hospital garbage cans and in areas in and around the Isha crematorium at Nanjundapuram in Coimbatore. The government has made it clear that PPE equipment used by healthcare workers should be treated as biological waste. On Saturday, TOI saw at least two PPE dumped in a corporation garbage can on Puliakulam Road.
- UP: Stores in Uttar Pradesh will be closed on Sundays only, rather than the two-day closure on the weekend. Fifty-six more people died from coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh, bringing the death toll to 3,542, while 5,571 new cases brought the state’s infection count to 2,35,757.
- Haryana: With coronavirus infections seeing an increase in many northern districts, Haryana added nearly 30,000 patients to her Covid-19 count, an 85 percent increase, during August, data analysis shows. A total of 29,767 cases were added to the count, while the number of deaths increased from 421 to 689.
- Karnataka: Rural development and panchayat raj minister KS Eshwarappa said he tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted to hospital on medical advice. “Today I have been confirmed that I have a coronavirus infection, there are no other health problems. As of now, on the advice of doctors, I am receiving treatment in hospital,” Eshwarappa tweeted.
- Go to: The Goa airport announced that it had removed a rule stating that domestic travelers must carry negative Covid-19 certificates upon arrival. Restrictions on interstate travel have been removed in accordance with the Indian government guidelines.
- Rajasthan: Rajasthan recorded six more deaths from Covid-19, bringing the death toll in the state to 1,062. The state also reported 670 new cases of coronavirus. The total number of infected people now stands at 82,363 in Rajasthan.
- Maharashtra: In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government of Maharashtra has advised vulnerable people, including those over 65 and under 10, to stay home and go out only for essential and health reasons.
- Meghalaya: Sixty-five more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Meghalaya, bringing the state’s coronavirus count to 2,433. Two older people, who tested positive for Covid-19, also died due to comorbidity issues, bringing the death toll from coronavirus to 12 in the state.
- Tripura: Tripura recorded its highest peak in a single day in Covid-19 cases, as 509 more people tested positive for the infection, while a record 10 new deaths brought the number of coronavirus deaths in the northeastern state to 113. The new infections have driven the state’s number of Covid-19 cases. at 12,156.
- Arunachal Pradesh: All travelers entering Arunachal Pradesh will be screened for Covid-19 by rapid antigen testing at state control gates and heliports, as per Unlock 4 guidelines issued by the state government.
- Andaman: Twenty-eight new cases raised the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Covid-19 count to 3,132, while one more death raised the number of coronavirus deaths in the Union territory to 46. Eight of the new patients have a travel history while 20 infections were detected during contact tracing.
- Andhra Pradesh: The Andhra Pradesh government has hired more than 1,350 ambulances in 13 districts to cope with the increasing workload of Covid-19. These ambulances will be used to transport Covid positive patients from one hospital to another or, from the patient’s residence to a hospital or Covid Care Center.
World
- The new coronavirus has killed at least 851,321 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December. At least 25,533,540 cases of coronavirus have been registered.
- The american president
Donald trump has announced that thevaccine For the coronavirus that AstraZeneca is developing, it has reached phase three of clinical trials in the country and is very close to finalizing for approval. The phase 3 trial is being implemented as part of Operation Warp Speed, a multi-agency collaboration led by the US Health and Human Services, which aims to accelerate the development and manufacture of medical countermeasures for Covid- 19 and administer 300 million doses of effective vaccine by January 2021. - Wearing masks, hundreds of thousands of children and young people across England returned to their classes in schools and universities on Tuesday after more than five months of lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Students were seen queuing outside their schools before their classes, as there are new rules in place to stop the spread of Covid-19.
- China has registered 10 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, and all have been imported, while another 31 Covid-19 patients have recovered during that period. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in China is now 85,058 and the death toll is 4,634. The total number of imported cases is 2,509.
- Nepal’s coronavirus count surpassed 40,000 with 1,069 new Covid-19 cases recorded across the country, a senior health official said. The country has recorded 11 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the number to 239.
- Myanmar has reported its highest total of Covid-19 cases in a single day since its first cases were confirmed in late March. The Health Ministry announced 95 new cases, bringing the country’s total to 882. Of that total, 354 have recovered and six have died.
- Russia’s confirmed coronavirus case count surpassed 1 million on Tuesday, as authorities reported 4,729 new cases. With a total of 1,000,048 reported cases, Russia has the fourth largest number of cases in the world after the United States, Brazil, and India.
- Pakistan has recorded 300 more coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the national count to 296,149, the Health Ministry said. Four other patients died overnight from the disease, bringing the death toll from Covid-19 to 6,298.
- Greek schools will reopen on September 14, the education minister said, pushing back the date by a week to allow people to return from vacation. The masks will be required in class and on board school buses, as well as outdoors in congested areas, and will be provided free of charge.
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