Madhya Pradesh reports 27 new positive cases, 2 deaths, and 44 recoveries in the last 24 hours.Active cases at 447 and total positive cases at 7,90,042.
Coronavirus Highlights: India saw a single day rise of 34,703 coronavirus infections, the lowest in 111 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,06,19,932, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,03,281 with 553 daily fatalities, the lowest in around 91 days. The active cases have further declined to 4,64,357, the lowest in 101 days, and comprise 1.52 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 97.17 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed. A net decline of 17,714 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. Also, 16,47,424 tests were conducted on Monday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 42,14,24,881, while the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.11 per cent . It has been less than three per cent for 15 consecutive days, the ministry said, adding the weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.40 per cent, according to the ministry. Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far has reached 35.75 crore under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.
Madhya Pradesh reports 27 new positive cases, 2 deaths, and 44 recoveries in the last 24 hours.Active cases at 447 and total positive cases at 7,90,042.
Assam reports 2,433 new positive cases, 34 deaths, and 1,745 recoveries. Active cases at 22,848 and total positive cases at 5,22,267.
Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 count rose to 9,96,359 on Tuesday with the addition of 322 cases, while the death toll increased by five to touch 13,462, an official said. (PTI)
Haryana reports 73 new positive cases, 94 recoveries, and 10 deaths today.
Active cases: 1,082
Total positive cases: 7,69,030 as per state reports.
Bangladesh on Tuesday registered its highest-ever single-day COVID-19 cases as the infection rate rose to 31.46 per cent despite a nationwide lockdown. (PTI)
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed its regional offices to conduct a surprise inspection at schools preparing class 10 and 12 results to ensure the assessment policy issued by it is implemented effectively. With the board exams being cancelled in view of the aggressive second wave of COVID-19, schools have been tasked with tabulation of results using separate alternative assessment policies announced by the CBSE for the two classes.
(With inputs from PTI)
TheOdishagovernment Tuesday decided to close all COVID-19 CareCentres(CCCs) given the decrease in the number of daily cases, officials said. However, treatment of the existing patients will continueintheCCCstill their discharge. (PTI)
Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 231 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the infection tally to 3,17,481, while two deaths raised the toll to 4,345, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 83 were from the Jammu division and 148 from the Kashmir division, the officials said. (PTI)
A day after Rajasthan Chief MinisterAshokGehlotsaid that COVID-19 vaccination has stopped in many districts due to a shortage of doses, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday noted that the state has received over 8.89 lakh free vaccine doses between July 1 and 6 from the Centre.In addition, Rajasthan would receive an additional 39.51 lakh doses during the remaining part of July, the ministry said.On July 1, Rajasthan had over 1.69 lakh 'unutilised' balance doses of vaccines available with it.Under the NationalCOVIDVaccination Program, the state has received over 8.89 lakh doses of vaccines between 1st and 6th July 2021 free of cost from the Government of India, the ministry said in a statement referring to reports of shortage of vaccines in the state.'In addition, Rajasthan would receive an additional 39 lakh 51 thousand doses during the remaining part of July 2021,' the ministry said.'Hence in the entire month of July 2021, Rajasthan will receive more than 50 lakh 90 thousand vaccine doses. This quantity may increase further depending on the production and availability of the vaccine doses,' the ministry said.Gehlothad on Monday urged the Centre to provide the state sufficient quantity of the vaccines.“Vaccination work has stopped in most of the districts today due to lack of vaccines. Rajasthan is not getting vaccines as per its requirement from the central government, due to which the vaccination work has stopped,” he had said.The Union Health Ministry said that the state shave also been requested to indicate to it in case more doses of COVID-19 vaccine are required by them, the statement said. (PTI)
"Restaurants, bars & eateries are allowed to open from 10 am to 10.30 pm. Guests allowed for special gatherings would be increased to 100 (persons) or 50% capacity of the banquet hall etc., whichever is less," says Chandigarh Administration in a fresh order."Order will come into force with effect from July 7th and will be applicable until further orders," the administration adds.
States/ UTs had been informed adequately in advance about vaccine doses that will be made available to them in July and they have been advised to inform if more doses of vaccine are required.
TheOdishagovernment Tuesday decided to close all COVID-19 CareCentres(CCCs) given the decrease in the number of daily cases, officials said. However, treatment of the existing patients will continue in theCCCstill their discharge.New patients of the locality will be referred to nearby government facilities, a letter sent to all the district collectors, municipal commissioners, chief district medical officers and public health officers said.At least 83CCCsacross the state are almost empty following a reduction in the number of COVID-19 patients who requirehospitalisation.Mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases are in home isolation.Currently, there are 28,730 active COVID-19 cases in the state. officials said.About 1,000 patients are still inICUsor ventilators, they said.As per the decision, all DedicatedCOVIDHealthCentres(DCHCs), DedicatedCOVIDHospitals (DCHs) run by the government andCOVIDfacilities in Government Medical Colleges will continue to function, the letter said.
