2.38 Lakh New Covid Cases, Positivity Down From 19.65% To 14.43%: 10 Points

New Delhi:
India reported 2.38 lakh Covid instances over the previous 24 hours, 7 per cent decrease than yesterday, because the positivity charge dropped from 19.65 per cent to 14.43 per cent.

1. A complete of 8,891 instances of the fast-spreading Omicron strain, which is learnt to be driving the third wave of the pandemic internationally, have been confirmed to this point — a rise of 8.31 per cent since yesterday.

2. In line with the bulletin issued by the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare this morning, the nation’s lively caseload at present stands at 17.36 lakh and restoration charge is over 94 per cent. 

3. In line with the federal government information, the nation noticed 1.57 lakh recoveries over the previous 24 hours, taking the entire variety of recoveries to over 3 crore. 

4. The nation has recorded 310 deaths because of the an infection over the previous 24 hours — down from yesterday’s 385.  

5. A complete of 16.49 samples have been examined over the previous 24 hours — 3.35 lakh greater than yesterday. This comes after the Indian Council of Medical Analysis, the federal government’s prime medical physique, stated contacts of Covid sufferers, except recognized as high-risk, do not must be examined. 

6. The advisory has sparked fears of underreporting of instances and cases of individuals being turned away from testing centres for being asymptomatic. 

7. On the vaccination entrance, over 158 crore doses have been administered underneath the nationwide vaccination drive. 

8. The third wave of Covid infections within the nation has pushed up every day case counts with Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata among the many cities reporting very excessive variety of instances. 

9. The spike has pressured governments to deliver again curbs on public motion which had been eased after the second wave.  

10. Amid this spike, the upcoming Meeting elections in 5 states have raised apprehensions of one other surge in Covid numbers.