COVID pandemic: 3,688 new cases, 50 deaths reported in India in last 24 hours; Haryana and Delhi most affected
Highlight
- India has a total of 2,755 discharges in the last 24 hours
- The Health Ministry said that active cases comprise 0.04 percent of the total infections.
- According to ICMR, 83,74,42,023 samples have been tested till 29 April.
COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 3,688 new cases of the novel coronavirus, with 50 deaths due to the infection in the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday (April 30), the country witnessed a total of 2,755 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate to around 98.74 per cent and the total recovery data reaching 4,25. ,33,377.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India has risen to 18,684, data from the ministry showed today. The active cases registered yesterday stood at 17,801.
The ministry said that active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections. The active COVID-19 caseload has registered an increase of 883 cases in a 24-hour period.
The total death toll in the country now stands at 5,23,803. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.
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ICMR data on COVID testing:
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 83,74,42,023 samples have been tested for COVID-19 till April 29. Of these, 4,96,640 samples were tested on Friday.
SEC seeks data from SII on Covovax:
Meanwhile, the subject expert committee of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday (April 29) sought more data from the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) on the Kovovax vaccine for the age group of 7-12 years.
Sources in news agency ANI said, “The SEC has sought more data for the Kovovax vaccine for the age group of 7-12 years after a meeting this evening.”
Earlier in the day, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) approved the COVID-19 vaccine Kovovax from the Serum Institute of India for the age group of 12-17 years.
Kovovax has already been recommended by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for children above 12 years of age, but its administration has not yet been permitted.
| serial number | State/Union Territory Name | Active Case* | OK/Discharge/Migrate* | Deaths** | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | change from yesterday | cumulative | change from yesterday | cumulative | change from yesterday | ||||||
| Death during the day (A) | death covenant (b) |
Total (A+B) | |||||||||
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar islands | 1 | 9905 | 129 | |||||||
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 16 | 2 | 2304929 | 3 | 14730 | |||||
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 64199 | 296 | |||||||
| 4 | Assam | 9 | 716215 | 7986 | |||||||
| 5 | A state in Eastern India | 32 | 2 | 818261 | 4 | 12256 | |||||
| 6 | Chandigarh | 65 | 5 | 90811 | 6 | 1165 | |||||
| 7 | Chattisgarh | 30 | 2 | 1138195 | 4 | 14034 | |||||
| 8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0 | 11437 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | Delhi | 5250 | 418 | 1848526 | 1070 | 26172 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Goa | 43 | 4 | 241540 | 2 | 3832 | |||||
| 1 1 | Gujarat | 99 | 6 | 1213263 | 20 | 10943 | |||||
| 12 | Haryana | 2238 | 217 | 978537 | 363 | 10619 | |||||
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 62 | 4 | 280596 | 12 | 4134 | |||||
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 65 | 7 | 449212 | 4751 | ||||||
| 15 | Jharkhand | 28 | 429876 | 1 | 5317 | ||||||
| 16 | Karnataka**** | 1751 | 4 | 3905513 | 116 | 40099 | 42 | 42 | |||
| 17 | Kerala*** | 2770 | 33 | 6468929 | 300 | 68966 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Ladakh | 3 | 28014 | 228 | |||||||
| 19 | Lakshadweep | 0 | 11350 | 52 | |||||||
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 95 | 12 | 1030550 | 17 | 10735 | |||||
| 21 | Maharashtra | 961 | 6 | 7728628 | 157 | 147840 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 22 | Manipur | 17 | 135083 | 3 | 2120 | ||||||
| 23 | Meghalaya | 5 | 2 | 92199 | 1593 | ||||||
| 24 | Mizoram | 744 | 14 | 225896 | 85 | 696 | |||||
| 25 | Nagaland | 0 | 34728 | 760 | |||||||
| 26 | Orissa | 133 | 1278767 | 7 | 9124 | ||||||
| 27 | Puducherry | 8 | 1 | 163815 | 1962 | ||||||
| 28 | Punjab | 178 | 6 | 741612 | 20 | 17748 | |||||
| 29 | Rajasthan Rajasthan | 255 | 13 | 1273699 | 22 | 9552 | |||||
| 30 | Sikkim | 3 | 1 | 38696 | 452 | ||||||
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | 488 | 41 | 3415316 | 32 | 38025 | |||||
| 32 | Telangana | 296 | 20 | 787539 | 20 | 4111 | |||||
| 33 | Tripura | 1 | 99957 | 922 | |||||||
| 34 | Uttarakhand | 460 | 10 | 429299 | 3 | 7693 | |||||
| 35 | Uttar Pradesh | 1394 | 10 | 2048879 | 208 | 23506 | |||||
| 36 | West Bengal | 301 | 13 | 1996651 | 21 | 21201 | |||||
| Total# | 17801 | 821 | 42530622 | 2496 | 523753 | 15 | 56 | 60 | |||
| ***For Kerala: 0 deaths in last 24 hours, 2 deaths declared in last 24 hours but due to late receipt of documents in last day and 43 deaths declared GO(RT) No. 2110/2021/H&FWD done according to (appeal filed) | |||||||||||
| *(including foreign nationals) | |||||||||||
| **(more than 70% of cases due to comorbidities) | |||||||||||
| #State wise distribution is subject to further verification and conciliation | |||||||||||
| #Our data is being matched with ICMR | |||||||||||