India coronavirus cases: number of active cases remained below six lakh for sixth day in a row
India’s number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 83 lakh, while the number of recoveries rose to 76.56 lakh, bringing the national recovery rate to more than 92%, according to data from the Ministry of Health. of the Union updated on Wednesday.
With 46,253 fresh infections, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 83,13,876, while deaths rose to 1,23,611 after 514 more deaths were reported, data updated at 8 a.m. showed.
A total of 76.56,478 people have recovered from the infection so far, bringing the national recovery rate to 92.09%, while the fatality rate stands at 1.49%.
The number of active COVID-19 cases remained below six lakh for the sixth day in a row. There are 5,33,787 active cases in the country to date, which represent 6.42 percent of the total cases, according to the data.
Here are the live updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
Four more people died of COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, bringing it to 42, while the number of cases rose to 15,083 with 85 people testing positive for the infection on Wednesday, a senior official said.
Three died from the infection at a hospital dedicated to COVID on Tuesday and one at a military hospital in West Kameng, said Dr Lobsang Jampa, Surveillance Officer (SSO).
Telangana reported 1,637 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the count to 2,444,143, while six more deaths brought the number to 1,357, the state government said Wednesday.
The number of active cases was 18,100, while up to 15,335 were in home or institutional quarantine, said a bulletin, which provided data at 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.
Of the new cases, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the highest number of cases with 292, followed by Rangareddy (136) and Medchal Malkajgiri (129) districts.
Jharkhand’s COVID-19 count rose to 1.02,887, as 397 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said Wednesday.
Three hundred and seventy-nine new COVID-19 cases and 473 recoveries were reported Tuesday in Assam, according to the state health department.
With new cases, the count for the state has reached 2,07,361, including 1.98,039 recoveries. 934 people have died. There are currently 8,385 active cases of COVID-19 in the state.
With the number of new coronavirus infections and active cases in Gujarat declining, the demand for oxygen and drugs like Remdesivir has decreased, the Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) said on Tuesday.
The state has been reporting fewer than 1,000 new cases per day since the last week of October.
Demand for medical oxygen decreased to 135 tons per day in October compared to 240 tons per day the previous month, said FDCA Commissioner HG Koshiya.
“Cases of coronavirus in the state are declining and the demand and consumption of medical oxygen, Remdesivir injections and Favipiravir tablets, which are useful in their treatment, has experienced a large decline,” he said.
China reported 17 new confirmed coronavirus infections in mainland China on Wednesday for Nov. 3, up from 49 the day before, the health authority said, although asymptomatic cases rose.
Of the new confirmed infections, 15 were imported cases and the other two were locally transmitted infections in Kashgar, in the northwest region of Xinjiang, the National Health Commission said in a statement.
Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district reported 166 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, increasing its count to 43,034, the state health department said.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the district rose to 1,923 and two more patients died, it said.
With 168 more patients discharged, the recovered case count rose to 37,809, the department said in a statement. The city of Ahmedabad reported 154 new cases and 150 recoveries, while the district’s rural areas recorded 12 new infections and 18 discharges, it said.
With the number of coronavirus cases decreasing in the Pune district, the local administration has
allowed private hospitals to use COVID-19 beds with oxygen to treat patients suffering from other illnesses.
With 546 new cases on Tuesday, the COVID-19 count in the western district of Maharashtra has risen to 3,25,212. Additionally, 3,05,945 patients have been discharged from hospitals, leaving 11,476 active cases in the district, authorities said.
“With the number of COVID-19 cases declining and the district’s recovery rate also improving, private hospitals have been allowed to use oxygenated COVID-19 beds for purposes other than COVID-19,” said collector Rajesh Deshmukh.
By removing clause 80:20 (COVID-19 and coronavirus-free patients), private hospitals were asked to provide a detailed plan on how they will manage these beds, he said.
The coronavirus testing facility for departing domestic and international passengers has started at the Delhi airport.
Delhi International Airport Limited, a consortium led by GMR, announced on Tuesday the start of the on-demand coronavirus testing facility for domestic / international passengers taking their flight from Indira Gandhi International Airport prior to their departure, a statement read press release from Delhi airport.
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