India has seen a single-day increase of 55,839 infections and 702 deaths, bringing the country’s number of COVID-19 cases to 77.06,946 and the death toll to 1,16,616, according to data from the Health Ministry.
With this, the number of active COVID-19 cases in India amounts to 7,15,812, while so far 68,74,518 people have recovered from the disease.
You can track national and state coronavirus cases, deaths, and testing rates here. A list of State Help Line numbers is also available.
Here are the latest updates:
Bihar
Bihar Deputy CM Tests Positive for COVID-19
Bihar’s Chief Deputy Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19 and was in treatment, while stating that his parameters were fine and that he was eager to start the campaign soon in the state of the polls. .
“He tested positive for corona. All normal parameters.
Started with mild (but) no temperature for the past two days. Supported in AIIMS, Patna for better follow-up. Normal lung CT scan. I will be back soon to campaign, ”deputy CM wrote on Twitter.
The tweet comes a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi enters the state of the polls with back-to-back rallies in Sasaram, Gaya and Bhagalpur districts.
New Delhi
Active COVID-19 Cases in India Remain Below 10% of Total Number of Cases
Active COVID-19 cases in India have remained below 10 percent of the total case burden for the past three days, suggesting that only 1 in 10 cases are active coronavirus patients, the Union Ministry of Health.
The daily positivity rate has also stayed at less than 5 percent for the past three days.
“By registering another milestone, the daily positivity rate has also remained at less than 5 percent for the past three days, indicating that the spread of the infection is being effectively contained through targeted strategies and actions from the Center and the states and UT ”, said the ministry. – PTI
Karnataka
Top financial and physical health stressors amid COVID-19: study
Financial and physical health has become the main stressor for Indians before relationship and family amid COVID-19, according to a survey.
Nine in 10 Indians say financial health has a profound impact on their well-being, the survey by digital wealth management platform Scripbox revealed.
The wealth and well-being survey, which aims to understand investor behavior and sentiment amid the coronavirus, was conducted ahead of World Savings Day on October 31.
New Delhi
MHA to restore most visas
It was decided to allow all OCI and PIO cardholders and all other foreign nationals who intend to visit India for any reason except for a tourist visa to enter by air or sea routes through authorized airports and posts immigration control at seaports, the MHA said in a statement
Under this gradual relaxation, the Government of India has also decided to restore with immediate effect all existing visas (except e-visa, tourist visa and medical visa). If the validity of such visas has expired, new visas of the appropriate categories can be obtained from the corresponding Mission / Indian Post. Foreigners who wish to visit India for medical treatment can apply for a medical visa, including for their medical assistants. Therefore, this decision will allow foreign citizens to come to India for various purposes such as business, conference, employment, study, research, medical purpose, etc.
This includes flights operated under the Vande Bharat Mission, Air Transport Bubbles arrangements or by any unscheduled commercial flights as permitted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. – Vijaita Singh
Kerala
Kerala company launches indigenous RT-PCR test kits
A Kerala-based company, TCM Ltd, has launched on a commercial scale ‘Covi-DetecT’, its brand of RT-PCR test kits based on technology developed by IIT Delhi.
TCM Ltd, which was a chemical company until recently, was among the six companies chosen by IIT Delhi to commercialize its technology. In announcing the development, Joseph Varghese, Managing Director of TCM Ltd, said that the company’s unit at Kinfra Biotechnology and Industrial Zone in Kochi has reached a capacity for 100 kits which translates to 10,000 daily tests, which will be further increased by within a week. 500 kits (50,000 tests) per day.
Kerala
POE issued for the management of corpses of victims of COVID-19
The Department of Local Autonomy has published the standard operating procedure for the proper handling of the bodies of COVID-19 victims.
The guidelines were issued as a result of confusion between the local bodies concerned and the relatives of the dead about the performance of the last rites. The standard operating procedure has been formulated based on the guidelines prescribed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the handling of the bodies of the victims and the precautions that the family members and municipal workers who handle the bodies must follow.
Kerala
Brother of COVID-19 victim files complaint of medical negligence
After the brother of a deceased COVID-19 patient from Aluva filed a complaint with Kalamassery police alleging medical malpractice, a police investigation was launched.
Police said the complaint was similar in nature to that made two days ago by the family of CK Haris, another deceased patient from Palluruthy, and a simultaneous investigation would be conducted in both cases.
Karnataka
Police officers are told to be cautious against COVID-19 while doing their duty
Police must continue to take precautions against COVID-19 and do their duty, Police Inspector General (Western Range) Devajyoti Ray said here Wednesday.
Speaking on Police Remembrance Day, Mr. Ray said that police officers have been the first to respond to the crisis, including during the COVID-19 outbreak. “Although it is (COVID-19) a health crisis, the police have been playing an important role (in preventing and controlling the pandemic),” he said.
Police personnel, he said, must continue their work wearing masks and other precautions.
Karnataka
Plasma therapy: hospitals request replacement donors
Last week, the family of a 74-year-old critically ill COVID-19 patient had to search for a suitable plasma donor, as the plasma bank that had a reserve that matched the patient’s blood group requested a replacement donor. This was even as the patient’s condition was deteriorating and the family was making a last ditch on plasma therapy.
Amid the debate over its efficacy, demand is actually increasing for convalescent plasma therapy, which is the use of antibody-rich blood plasma from a recently recovered patient to boost the immune system of a critical person.
New Delhi
EC takes note of laxity in following COVID-19 rules
The Election Commission reiterated its guidelines for campaigning during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday after discovering that political parties and candidates had been lax in maintaining discipline from the masses during the ongoing elections.
With the campaign for the Bihar Assembly elections and all-state elections underway, the EC wrote to all recognized national and state parties to reiterate its prior notice to parties on social distancing, wearing of masks and other COVID-proof measures.
Kerala
COVID triggers mental health problems among the elderly
More than six months after the pandemic, COVID-19-induced social isolation has triggered a host of mental health problems in the elderly.
Helplines opened by the Department of Social Justice receive hundreds of calls a day from seniors dealing with mood disorders and depression while their worlds have been turned upside down.
From loneliness and lack of social interaction to the disappearance of grandchildren and weekly church service, older adults find it very difficult to deal with the new post-pandemic routine.
COVID count update
India records 55,839 new infections, 702 deaths
The number of coronavirus infections reported over a 24-hour span remained below 60,000 for the fourth day in a row on Thursday, as the number of cases from India surpassed 77 lakh, while recoveries surpassed 68 lakh, according to data. updated by the Ministry of Health of the Union.
The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 77,06,946 with 55,839 new infections reported in one day, while the death toll rose to 1,16,616 with 702 more deaths, the updated data showed at 8 a.m.
A total of 68,74,518 people have recovered from the disease so far, bringing the national recovery rate to 89.20%, while the fatality rate stood at 1.51%.
Active cases of coronavirus infection remained below eight lakhs for the sixth day in a row.– PTI
Kerala
At 8,369, Kerala’s cases are the highest among southern states
Kerala reported 8,369 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, analyzing 62,030 samples and recorded a higher test positivity rate of 13.5%, compared to 12.2% the day before.
Among the active cases, 804 patients were critically ill and 196 were being treated in the ICU with ventilation. The Health department added 26 deaths to the official list. Six of these deaths were reported in Thrissur, five in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, three in Ernakulam and Kannur, and two in Palakkad.
Brazilian volunteer from AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in Brazil dies, trial continues
Brazilian health authority Anvisa said on Wednesday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford had died, but added that the trial would continue.
Oxford confirmed the plan to continue testing, saying in a statement that after careful evaluation “there have been no concerns about the safety of the clinical trial.” The Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported that the volunteer had been given a placebo and not the test vaccine, citing unidentified sources.
AstraZeneca declined to comment immediately.
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