New Delhi: Aso ommicron case Continuing to rise across the country, many states have begun imposing new restrictions to contain the spread.
India has registered over 260 cases omicron So far, the types of coronavirus in 16 states and union territories. The daily increase in new Covid-19 cases for the last 56 days has been recorded below 15,000.
Active cases comprise 0.23 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.40 per cent, the highest since March 2020.
Here are the latest developments:
PM Modi’s review meeting:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chaired a review meeting on the status of COVID-19 in the country today amid growing concerns over the spread of the Omron variant.
Don’t reduce your security, Center asks states
The government today cautioned the states to follow all precautions and not let the guard down amidst the increase in the number of Omicron type cases in the country.
The Center also advised the states to hold assembly elections in the next few months so that the work can be done expeditiously. covid Rapid vaccination to protect vulnerable populations. People with low vaccination coverage and low COVID-19 risk may be more vulnerable to the new Omron variant, it said and urged states to pay special attention to vaccination in these pockets.
Prepared to deal with one lakh cases daily: Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Delhi government will increase the daily testing capacity to three lakh and strengthen the home isolation module to handle one lakh positive cases each day.
The Chief Minister said that Omicron was characterized by rapid spread and mild infection and asked people not to panic as the Delhi government was prepared to deal with it if the number of infections increased.
Since omicron infection does not require hospitalization in most cases, the home-isolation module is being strengthened and an agency is being hired for this, he said.
602 new cases of corona were reported in Mumbai, one died
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that Mumbai reported 602 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death on Thursday, taking its total tally to 7,68,750 and fatalities to 16,367.
A total of 207 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the total recovery figure to 7,46,991.
The country’s financial capital currently has 2,813 active cases, the civic body said in its report.
33 new cases of Omicron variant added in Tamil Nadu
The state government said the number of Omicron cases of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu rose to 34 on Thursday and those infected who were asymptomatic were “doing well” with issues like dizziness and sore throat.
The Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ma Subramaniam, said the infected included contacts of the state’s first case, an air passenger who had arrived here from Nigeria via Doha.
Samples of individuals infected with the S-gene drop, a possible indicator of omicron infection, were first sent to the center after conducting their genome sequencing tests and 33 of them have been confirmed for the latest version of the virus, he told reporters here. Said to. A total of 57 such samples were sent, out of which 34 turned out to be positive and the report of the rest is awaited.
12 new omicron cases reported in Karnataka, number rises to 31
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said that Karnataka on Thursday reported 12 new cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, taking its tally to 31.
Among them are seven women, including two girls aged nine and 11.
“Twelve new cases of Omicron have been confirmed in Karnataka today, taking the number to 31,” Sudhakar said. Ten are from Bengaluru while one each is from Mysuru and Mangaluru.
India has registered over 260 cases omicron So far, the types of coronavirus in 16 states and union territories. The daily increase in new Covid-19 cases for the last 56 days has been recorded below 15,000.
Active cases comprise 0.23 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.40 per cent, the highest since March 2020.
Here are the latest developments:
PM Modi’s review meeting:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chaired a review meeting on the status of COVID-19 in the country today amid growing concerns over the spread of the Omron variant.
Don’t reduce your security, Center asks states
The government today cautioned the states to follow all precautions and not let the guard down amidst the increase in the number of Omicron type cases in the country.
The Center also advised the states to hold assembly elections in the next few months so that the work can be done expeditiously. covid Rapid vaccination to protect vulnerable populations. People with low vaccination coverage and low COVID-19 risk may be more vulnerable to the new Omron variant, it said and urged states to pay special attention to vaccination in these pockets.
Prepared to deal with one lakh cases daily: Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Delhi government will increase the daily testing capacity to three lakh and strengthen the home isolation module to handle one lakh positive cases each day.
The Chief Minister said that Omicron was characterized by rapid spread and mild infection and asked people not to panic as the Delhi government was prepared to deal with it if the number of infections increased.
Since omicron infection does not require hospitalization in most cases, the home-isolation module is being strengthened and an agency is being hired for this, he said.
602 new cases of corona were reported in Mumbai, one died
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that Mumbai reported 602 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death on Thursday, taking its total tally to 7,68,750 and fatalities to 16,367.
A total of 207 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the total recovery figure to 7,46,991.
The country’s financial capital currently has 2,813 active cases, the civic body said in its report.
33 new cases of Omicron variant added in Tamil Nadu
The state government said the number of Omicron cases of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu rose to 34 on Thursday and those infected who were asymptomatic were “doing well” with issues like dizziness and sore throat.
The Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ma Subramaniam, said the infected included contacts of the state’s first case, an air passenger who had arrived here from Nigeria via Doha.
Samples of individuals infected with the S-gene drop, a possible indicator of omicron infection, were first sent to the center after conducting their genome sequencing tests and 33 of them have been confirmed for the latest version of the virus, he told reporters here. Said to. A total of 57 such samples were sent, out of which 34 turned out to be positive and the report of the rest is awaited.
12 new omicron cases reported in Karnataka, number rises to 31
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said that Karnataka on Thursday reported 12 new cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, taking its tally to 31.
Among them are seven women, including two girls aged nine and 11.
“Twelve new cases of Omicron have been confirmed in Karnataka today, taking the number to 31,” Sudhakar said. Ten are from Bengaluru while one each is from Mysuru and Mangaluru.
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