According to the Union Health Ministry, India reported 37,875 new infections of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 3,30,95,450.
The death toll in the country has risen to 441,411, in which 369 people died yesterday. According to the ministry’s bulletin, India’s active caseload currently stands at 3,91,256.
Amid the fear of a third wave, several states and union territories have also reopened educational institutions across the country. However, one study suggested that Cases unlikely to rise in September in India.
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Here are the latest developments:
Madhya Pradesh
88 oxygen production plants are functioning in the state: CM
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that 88 oxygen generating plants with a collective capacity to generate more than 45,000 liters of oxygen per minute have become operational in the state.
In an official statement late Tuesday evening, Mr Chouhan said that a total of 190 oxygen plants would be made operational by the end of this month.
“The deficiencies noticed in the health infrastructure during the second wave of COVID-19 are being addressed on a priority basis. The most important of these shortfalls was the availability of medical oxygen,” the CM said.
-PTI
nipah virus
Samples of all symptomatic persons in Kerala turn negative
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in India, the recent death of a 12-year-old boy due to Nipah virus infection in Kerala has sparked fear across the country.
However, now all 17 persons showing symptoms of infection in Kerala have turned negative for the virus. State Health Minister Veena George announced this on Wednesday morning.
Twelve-year-old Mohammed Hashim succumbed to the infection at a private hospital in Kozhikode on Sunday. Those who have no longer been found to have the virus include their parents, close relatives and health workers who took care of them at various medical facilities, where they were taken with fever and other symptoms.
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Biden to outline plan to curb Delta variant as cases escalate
President Joe Biden will present a six-pronged strategy on Thursday aimed at fighting the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus delta variant and increasing US COVID-19 vaccinations, a White House official said on Tuesday.
The United States is struggling to combat a wave of infections driven by the variant, even as officials urged unvaccinated Americans to get shots. The rising case load has raised concerns about children returning to school, irked investors and reformed many companies’ office-to-office plans.
Nearly 650,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States since the pandemic began.
-Reuters
Maharashtra
After significant drop, Maharashtra’s active COVID-19 cases rise
Maharashtra’s active cases rose slightly on Tuesday with the state reporting 3,898 new COVID-19 cases with only 3,581 recoveries, as the active tally rose to 47,926.
86 deaths to take the cumulative death toll to 1,37,897. The case fatality rate remains stable at 2.12%.
The state said, “Out of the total 5,51,59,364 laboratory samples tested so far, 64,93,698 (with a drop of 11.77% in average case positivity) over 1.60 lakh samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Is.” Monitoring Officer Dr. Pradeep Awte.
Karnataka
Udupi tops in school attendance
Schools in Udupi district continue to lead the state in attendance of students from classes 6 to 10, with the total attendance reaching 72% across all categories of schools on Tuesday.
On Monday when classes 6 to 8 opened, the total attendance of the students of these classes was 60%. Udupi Deputy Director of Public Instruction NH Nagoor said in a statement, Chikkodi and Madhugiri education districts stood second and third with 55% and 54% attendance, respectively.
The state average on Monday was around 25%.
COVID-19 impact
COVID-19 has had ‘disastrous’ impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund
The COVID-19 pandemic had a “devastating” impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released Wednesday by the Global Fund.
“To mark our 20th anniversary, we hoped to focus this year’s report on the extraordinary stories of courage and resilience that have led to the progress we have made against HIV, TB and malaria over the past two decades. , made that possible,” said Peter Sands, Global Fund’s executive director.
“But the 2020 numbers force a different focus. They confirm what we feared when COVID-19 might hit,” he said.
Tamil Nadu
Organizing vaccination camp based on intensive pulse polio immunization model
Tamil Nadu’s plan to organize a ‘mega camp on COVID-19 vaccination’ will be based on the Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) model. Under this, there are 40,399 regular booths and 2,652 additional booths in the state, taking the total number of booths to 43,051.
The Directorate of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine have asked deputy directors of health services to vaccinate against COVID-19 only at designated booths already selected for IPPI. Fix booths should be set up at the same places where they were set up during the last IPPI campaign on 31st January, 2021.
On following the IPPI model, Public Health Director TS Selvavinayagam said it was available through the system and the locations were known to the general public.
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