Coronavirus Cases India: According to ICMR, 8.44,382 samples were tested for COVID-19 on Nov 16
New Delhi:
India recorded 29,164 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, less than 30,000 in a day for the first time in more than four months, government data on coronavirus shows. With this, the total count of Covid cases in the country since the January outbreak is 88,74,291, including 4,53,401 active cases and 82,90,371 recoveries. Cumulative deaths rose to 1,30,519 after 449 new deaths.
Maharashtra has 85,363 active coronavirus cases, the highest in the country, followed by Kerala with 71,046 and Delhi with 40,128.
This is the 10th day that India reported fewer than 50,000 cases in one day. The last time new daily cases crossed the 50,000 threshold was on November 7.
According to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), 8,44,382 samples were analyzed for COVID-19 on November 16, while a total of 12,65,42,907 samples were analyzed so far.
On Monday, the Union Ministry of Health reported that the coronavirus recovery rate has improved to 93.27 percent. India has continued the uninterrupted trend of new daily rallies outpacing daily new additions on the 44th, it had said.
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Doubling the COVID-19 testing capacity from 1 to 1.2 lakh and increasing ICU beds to over 6,000 are some of the decisions taken by the government to address the rise in coronavirus infections in Delhi, said the Center. The decision has also been made to increase house-to-house surveillance of active cases in the containment zones and other vulnerable sources, for which between 7,000 and 8,000 teams will be placed in this exercise, an increase from the 3,000 existing teams that are currently involved.
The government of Uttar Pradesh issues a notice for the festival of #ChhathPuja in the wake of # COVID-19
Devotees are urged to perform rituals in or near their homes, as much as possible. Arrangements will be made by the local administrator in the traditional places near the rivers / ponds for the puja. pic.twitter.com/ig5n4cTeVL
– ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 18, 2020
Mizoram reports 37 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases here to 3,481, including 2,972 discharges and 5 deaths. Active cases stand at 504.
Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday his government has sought the go-ahead from the Center to allow it to shut down markets that may emerge as COVID-19 hotspots for a few days amid a surge in coronavirus in the capital. national. The state is also considering reducing the number of people allowed for weddings to 50. Kejriwal’s comments come a day after his government said the city would not be subjected to another lockdown, adding that there was already a third wave of COVID. -19. reached its peak.
The cold chain requirement for the coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Pfizer at a temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius poses a great challenge, but the government is examining the possibilities, if India has to get the vaccine, he said in Tuesday.
The government further said that a national scheme on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is in its final stages of preparation.
At a press conference, NITI member Aayog (Health) Dr. VK Paul, who also leads the National Task Force on COVID-19, said that sufficient doses of the vaccine will not be available, as required for the population. India, but that the government is not analyzing the possibilities and will develop a strategy for its acquisition and distribution in case it obtains regulatory approvals.
However, Paul recalled that the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine in the country could take a few months.
“Arranging cold chains to store the Pfizer-developed vaccine at a low temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius is a great challenge and will not be easy for any nation. But then, if it is to be sourced, we are examining what we have to do … and we will develop a strategy, “he said.
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