India’s coronavirus count surpassed the 1,200 mark on Monday and states reported more than 200 new cases, in a single day so far. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 1,251, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh recorded new cases of Covid-19. UP crosses the one hundred mark, while Karnataka has a total of 98 cases.
The death toll rose to 32. Se three new deaths were reported in Maharashtra, bringing the total number in the state to 11. Maharashtra has so far reported the number of deaths related to coronavirus infection. coronavirus in the country.
Most of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are linked to a religious congregation organized in New Delhi earlier this month. Six more people from Telangana, who attended the Delhi Nizamuddin event, died on Monday, the state government confirmed.
The new coronavirus has infected more than 784,000 people and killed more than 37,000 worldwide, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The United States has the highest number of cases shown in the world, with more than 160,500. More than 3,000 people have died in the United States, and more than 1,200 have died in New York state.
Here are the updates on the coronavirus pandemic:
Positive coronavirus cases in India near 1,400 as death toll rises to 35
The number of coronavirus cases in India reached 1,397 on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said. Of these, 38 cases are assigned to the states to initiate touch tracking. Of those cases, 49 are foreign nationals.
More than two hundred cases related to COVID-19 infection have been reported in all states, the number corresponding to a single day so far.
The number of COVID-19 deaths also hit a new single-day record, with another 11 people succumbing to the infection in the past 24 hours. The number of deaths in the country has risen to 35. New deaths have been reported in Telangana, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
According to the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, 124 coronavirus patients have been cured and discharged, one migrant patient. Currently, there are more than 1,238 active cases of COVID-19 in the country.
“So far we have analyzed 42,788 samples, of which 4,346 were analyzed yesterday. This represents 36% of our capacity. 123 laboratories have been put into operation, 49 laboratories have been authorized. Yesterday, tests were carried out in the laboratories on 399 patients “said R. Gangakhedkar of ICMR.
Karnataka registers thirteen new positive cases of covid-19, the state counts more than 100
Thirteen more people in Karnataka tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, taking the state’s total to over 100.
“To date, 101 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the state, adding 3 deaths and 8 discharges,” the state fitness department said in a statement.
The rise in this number comes amid concerns over developments that many others may have been angered by those attending a religious congregation in Delhi.
Search for COVID-19 positive Tabligh Jamaat introduced across India
Authorities today announced a nationwide search for participants in the Tabligh Jamaat Markaz at Hazrat Nizamuddin held earlier this month in the national capital, New Delhi, which has the new hotspot of the coronavirus pandemic amid fears that thousands of attendees could have transmitted the deadly virus. to the country. throughout the country.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said it is committed to identifying, isolating and quarantining COVID-19-positive Tabligh Jamaat staff in the country.
The MHA said it had already shared the main points of foreign and Indian staff in Tabhlig Jamaat in India with all states on March 21, 2020, after positive cases of COVID-19 emerged among such staff in Telangana.
Prompt measures have been taken to identify, isolate and quarantine Tabhlig staff who are possibly corona positive. Instructions have also been issued through the Ministry to the Chief Secretaries and DGSPs of all states as well as the Delhi CP. These reviews were reiterated through the DIB to all the State DGPs on March 28 and 29.
More than 1,000 virus carriers in AP, Telangana due to Nizamuddin congregation
More than 1,000 people – 711 from Andhra Pradesh (AP) and about 400 from Telangana – could be possible carriers of the new coronavirus (covid-19) in the two Telugu states, thanks to the devout congregation organized in the Nizamuddin region. in New Delhi.
The jolt came on Monday night when the deaths of six players in Telangana were shown, and since then, both states have been waking up to the network broadcast.
Telangana and AP suddenly became potential Covid-19 hotspots, after it was slowly discovered that thousands of people from across the country (including over 1,000 from the two Telugu states) had attended an Ijtema (religious gathering ) in Alami. . The Markaz (meaning center) mosque in Banglewali was built earlier this month by Tabhlighi Jamat (sect of Sunni Islam).
Another 14 people who attended Nizamuddin Markaz are kept in isolation in UP Bhadohi
Fourteen people, in addition to 11 Bangladeshi nationals, who attended a congregation in Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin district, have been admitted to the isolation ward of a Delhi hospital, police said on Tuesday.
Police Superintendent Ram Badan Singh said that no symptoms of COVID-19 were previously discovered in them, as a precautionary measure, they were kept in the isolation ward and their samples were sent for testing.
More than 2,000 delegates from Indonesia and Malaysia attended the Tabligh-e-Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin West from March 1 to 15.
Seven more tests in Kerala, the total number of active instances is now 215
Kerala showed seven more Covid-19 patients on Tuesday, taking the total active number in the state to 215, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
Two of the new cases are from Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod districts, the others are one from Kollam, Thrissur and Kannur.
Earlier in the day, the state had announced its second victim of the virus. The deceased was a 68-year-old patient who was undergoing treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College. He suffered from high blood pressure and thyroid-related disorders and died early Tuesday morning. tomorrow, the hospital said in a statement.
Nizamuddin and Noida in Delhi are the 10 new COVID-19 hotspots in India
A gigantic devout collection in the Indian capital, New Delhi, has one of the country’s 10 coronavirus hotspots, with at least six deaths and 37 positive cases detected so far.
The infections occurred when about 2,000 Muslim worshippers, plus some from Indonesia and Malaysia, attended a demonstration in the Markaz of Tabligh-e-Jamaat in New Delhi’s densely populated Nizamuddin community in mid-March.
Some 441 more people at the center are being tested for Covid-19 and another 1,107 have been quarantined after the building was evacuated on Monday and Tuesday by health officials and local police, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said at a news conference on Tuesday.
Participants in the religious collection accounted for 24 of the 97 infections recorded in the Indian capital, Kejriwal said, adding that “the total episode is very wrong” as those of the occasion spread throughout the country.
Middle-aged people also at higher risk of dying from Covid-19: study
Death rates from Covid-19 vary widely, from 0. 0016% in children aged 0 to 9 to 7. 8% in others aged 80 and older, according to an estimate based on a large study. of cases detected in mainland China.
The proportion of other people with Covid-19 who required hospitalization also increases considerably with age, according to the results published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
British researchers analyzed more than 3,600 proven cases of Covid-19 and data from numerous passengers repatriated from the epidemic city of Wuhan.
Differences in hospitalization rates increase with age: 11. 8 percent of people age 60, 16. 6 percent of people age 60, and 18. 4 percent of people age 60 and older would increase symptoms severe enough to be hospitalized.
No transmission in Delhi right now, says Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday that there is currently no local network transmission in Delhi amid the case of Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz in which another 1,548 people were taken out of Markaz, 441 of whom are symptomatic.
Delhi’s premier said there are a total of 97 coronavirus cases in Delhi, five who recovered and were discharged from hospital, in addition to two deaths. There are currently 89 cases. One patient is connected to a ventilator and two to oxygen. The condition of 86 patients is stable, Kejriwal added.
Kejriwal said that out of 97 cases, 24 are from Nizamuddin Markaz (also known as Tablighi Jamaat), 41 have traveled abroad and 22 patients are relatives of those who returned from abroad. 10 cases still to be solved
No Coronavirus Symptoms Discovered in Cruise Ship Passengers at Cochin Port
Ernakulam district collector S Suhas said on Tuesday that passengers on the 3 ships that arrived at the port of Cochin showed no symptoms of the coronavirus.
Speaking on the issue, he said, “Today we have been given the effects of 10 samples. All of them are negative. The effects of 25 samples are awaited. The 76 team members of the 3 ships that reached the port from Cochin have still been tested . no symptoms were discovered in them.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, Kerala has recorded 202 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 19 people have recovered and one has lost their life.
42 Gujarat citizens untraceable after their trip
42 citizens of Surat district of Gujarat, who returned to India this month from other countries, can be located simply at the addresses given in their passports.
Due to the global coronavirus outbreak, the Center has asked the Gujarat government to track another 27,000 people to monitor their physical condition.
Positives in Rajasthan now recorded at 93
Four new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Rajasthan. The total number of Covid-19 in the state has reached 93, the state fitness arm announced on Tuesday.
Of the cases, 17 were discovered in people who returned from Iran.
The CIMR works with the Covid-19 virus
The Indian Council of Medical Research is working with the Department of Biotechnology and CSIR on the COVID-19 vaccine progression program. According to a PTI report, the data revealed through an ICMR official.
Total number of Covid-19 cases in UP exceeds one hundred
Coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh have surpassed the 100 mark. The state recorded five new cases of Covid-19 in Bareilly. The total number of cases now stands at 101.
From the center to the SC: almost a third of immigrants may be infected
The Center told the top court that about a third of migrant workers leaving cities for their local towns and cities could be infected with the novel coronavirus. The Center also commented that it would prevent these personnel from reaching their destination at risk.
Three labs in Gurugram get government approval to conduct coronavirus tests
Three private labs in Gurugram were allowed to test for suspected coronavirus cases for the government to speed up testing.
These labs will charge a total of ₹4,500 per test: ₹1,500 for screening and ₹3,000 for confirmatory tests only, as per the rates set by the government.
Fear can kill more than coronavirus (Supreme Court of India)
“Fear can kill more than coronavirus,” said India’s Supreme Court. The government is mobilizing advisors as well as devoted and network leaders to give hope to those who are in a difficult situation due to the lockdown, the Supreme Court said today.
Punjab, fourth victim of the coronavirus
A 65-year-old Nayagaon resident who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday dies at Chandigarh PGI. Death toll rises to four in Punjab. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, another 32 people have died in India as a result of coronavirus infection.
Tabilghi Assembly in Nizamuddin: 24 Tests
Twenty-four other people who attended the devout congregation in Delhi have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Delhi’s Health Minister Satyender Jain confirmed. A total of 1,033 more people were evacuated from the Marzoz building. More than three hundred more people were hospitalized.
Currently, Delhi has 87 coronavirus patients. The national capital has seen a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the past two days.
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