Coronavirus Omicron India Highlights | Karnataka reports 48,049 new cases last 24 hours

Nepal will impose the odd-even road rationing scheme for public and private vehicles in Kathmandu Valley from Saturday morning to curb the alarming spike in coronavirus infections in the Himalayan nation, authorities said. The nation-wide active COVID-19 caseload of Nepal touched 65,603 cases on Friday, with 10,703 new cases being reported over the last 24 hours, along with 766 recoveries and three deaths, according to data provided by the Ministry of Health and Population. Close to 50 percent of these active cases were reported in the Kathmandu Valley alone, taking the number of cases to 5,299.

Assam on Friday registered over 13 percent fall in fresh COVID-19 cases compared to the previous day, with 6,897 more people testing positive for the infection, the National Health Mission (NHM) said in a bulletin. The state's positivity rate also decreased from 12.92 percent on Thursday to 12.13 percent, as 56,849 samples were tested for COVID-19.

Tamil Nadu reports 29,870 new COVID19 cases, 21,684 recoveries and 33 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases at 1,87,358.

Andhra Pradesh reported 13,212 COVID19 cases and five deaths during 24-hour period ending on 10 a.m Friday. Visakhapatnam district accounted for three deaths while Chittoor and Nellore reported a death each. The cumulative death toll mounted to 14,532.

West Bengal reports 9,154 new COVID19 cases, 19,112 recoveries and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases at 1,34,81

Regarding data leak from CoWIN - We are getting the matter examined. However, prima facie it appears that the alleged leak is not related to Co-WIN as we neither collect any information on address or the #COVID19 status of beneficiaries. There have been several media reports claiming that the data stored in Co-WIN portal has been leaked online. It is clarified that no data has leaked from Co-WIN portal and the entire data of residents is safe and secure on this digital platform. It is also clarified that while the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare will enquire into the substance of the news, prima facie the assertion is not correct, as Co-WIN collects neither the address of the person nor the RT-PCR test results for #COVID19 vaccination: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Mumbai on Friday reported 5,008 new coronavirus cases, 700 less than the previous day, and 12 fresh fatalities linked to the infection, the city civic body said. With this, the city's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,28,715, while the death toll jumped to 16,512, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin said.This was the third day in a row when daily COVID-19 cases have dropped in the financial capital.On Thursday, 5,708 COVID-19 cases and 12 fatalities were reported in the city.

Active cases 3,23,143
Positivity rate 19.23%

Kerala on Friday reported 54 more Omicron, a variant of coronavirus, and took the total affected by the variant to 761, said the State Health Department.Of the 54, one, belonging toKarnataka, came to Kerala from theUAE.“Out of those infected today, 35 were from low-risk nations and seven from a high-risk country. One patient reached the State from outside it and 11 contracted the disease through their contacts,” the department said in a press release.Of these, eight are fromThiruvananthapuramdistrict, six each fromErnakulam,Thrissur,MalappuramandKannur, five each fromKollamandKottayam, four fromAlappuzha, three from Kozhikode, two fromPalakkadand one each fromWayanadandKasaragod, said the department.

Jammuand Kashmir on Friday recorded 5,720 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 3,84,381, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,591, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 1,890 were from theJammudivision and 3,830 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, they said.Srinagar district recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 1,341, followed by 1,306 inJammudistrict. There are 34,882 active coronavirus cases inJammuand Kashmir, while 3,44,908 patients have recovered so far, the officials said.The number ofmucormycosis(black fungus) cases in the union territory stands at 51. No fresh case has been reported since last evening, they said.

Russia on Friday reported a record number of new coronavirus infections over the previous 24 hours, a government tally showed, with officials warning of surging cases driven by the Omicron variant.A government website reported 49,513 new infections in Russia, which is already one of the world's worst-hit countries by caseload, surpassing the previous record set in November of 41,335.Cases across Russia have risen sharply in recent days, with authorities predicting an imminent surge due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant.