Coronavirus India News Highlights: India's COVID-19 death toll climbed to 2,78,719 with a record 4,329 fresh fatalities, while the single day rise in coronavirus cases stood at 2.63 lakh, the lowest in 28 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The country reported 2,63,533 new cases in a span of 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,52,28,996, the data updated at 8 am showed. A total of 2,59,170 cases were reported in a span of 24 hours on April 20. The active cases further reduced to 33,53,765 comprising 13.29 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 85.60 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,15,96,512, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.10 per cent, the data stated.
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Case tally 5,11,652
Total discharges 4,27,058
Death toll 12,317
Active cases 72,277
Total cases 6,64,115
Active cases 64,698
7,774 new COVID19 cases, 14,897 recoveries and 124 fatalities reported in Haryana
Total cases 7,09,689
Active cases 75,914
Total cases 6,90,889
Death toll 14,352
Total recovered cases 6,41,598
Active cases 32,925
Total cases 11,71,861
Total recoveries 10,26,492
Death toll 13,576
Active cases 1,31,793
Total cases 54,33,506
Total recoveries 49,27,480
Death toll 83,777
Active cases 4,19,727
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage surpasses the 18.44-crore mark (18,44,53,149). More than 66 lakh beneficiaries aged between 18 to 44 years have been vaccinated so far.
I appeal to civil society to lend helping hand in fight against COVID-19. If interested to volunteer for setting up/operating an existing govt set-up COVID Care Center in state, you may approach respective District Collector & apply for the same.
States like Tamil Nadu, Assam and Punjab may see the peak of second wave of coronavirus cases in the next two weeks, the SUTRA model that charts the trajectory of COVID-19 suggests.However, the relief is that Delhi and states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh have well passed their peak, the model further suggests.It also says that the country reached its peak by May 4 and then the daily cases have seen downward trend. However, on May 7, the country recorded 4,14,188 cases, the single highest in any day.
"Big states like Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Assam are yet to see their peak," said Prof. M Vidyasagar of IIT-Hyderabad, one of the three scientists working on the modelling.The models suggest Tamil Nadu may see a peak by May 29-31 while Puducherry may witness a peak on May 19-20.States in east and northeast India are yet to see their peak. Assam may see a peak by May 20-21, the model suggests.On Monday, the state detected 6,394 new cases, which is also the highest on a single day. Chief minister Himanta Biswas Sarma said the state also recorded 92 more COVID-19 deaths on Monday, its highest single-day fatality.
Models predicted a dip in infection in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and the cases in these states did record a decline but they have started increasing marginally. Meghalaya could see a peak on May 30-31, while Tripura could see a peak on May 26-27, the model suggests.In the north, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are witnessing a surge in the cases. Himachal Pradesh may see a peak in the cases by May 24 and Punjab by May 22.Odisha was to peak by May 16-17. (PTI)
Action taken against 2.99 lakh people so far, in nearly 2 months amid 2nd wave, for violating COVID protocols incl 1.20 lakh fined for not wearing masks, 1.68 lakh for defying social distancing & over 800 booked for violating Disaster Management Act.
Total cases 22,72,374
Total recoveries 16,74,487
Death toll 22,838
Active cases 5,75,028
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar has come out with a white paper to help educational and other institutions establish in-house COVID care facilities to tackle the surge in cases.According to officials, the COVID-19 care facility was set up by the institute in the campus last month to tackle the rising number of cases inside the premises and among the local community amid the second wave of the pandemic."We are experiencing an unprecedented global health crisis that demands unconventional and urgent action to support and care for each other. At our institute, we did not have the benefit of a guiding document or a Standard Operating Procedure that we could follow at the start. We evolved with every challenge and learnt lessons during the process," said Sudhir Jain, Director, IIT Gandhinagar."The white paper has been prepared with the hope that our experience and lessons can inform other institutions and organisations interested in developing similar facilities to support their communities during the pandemic," he added.The Union Health Ministry has advocated for the creation of 30-bed COVID care centres in schools, community halls, panchayat buildings, educational institutions, housing societies and other communities."IITGN converted its newly-built guest house to a COVID care facility that served not only to provide relief to hundreds of infected members of the community but contributed in a small way to relieving the added burdens these COVID positive patients would have otherwise imposed on Ahmedabad’s and Gandhinagar’s health infrastructure.
