Health workers in a temporary isolation ward for COVID-19 patients assigned to LNJP Hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) India News update: India reported 18,653 new cases of coronavirus and 507 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to 5.85,493 with around 17,400 deaths, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
There are 2,20,114 active cases and around 3.47,978 people have recovered from the disease. About 59.43 percent of people have recovered so far, PTI He quoted an official as saying.
A BJP MLA from Goa has positive for coronavirus, said a senior state health official on Wednesday.
The lawmaker was admitted to Margao-based ESI Hospital, a center specially designated for COVID-19 patients, after his test came back positive Tuesday, the official said.
As of Tuesday, Goa reported 1,315 cases of COVID-19 and three deaths from the disease, according to official data.
The count of Arunachal Pradesh Covid-19 rises to 191
Arunachal Pradesh recorded four new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state’s total count to 191, an official quoted by PTI
The four new cases were reported from West Kameng district among military personnel who returned from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjan and Maharashtra. They are housed in a quarantine facility and are asymptomatic, surveillance officer Dr. L Jampa said.
The state now has 128 positive cases and 62 people have so far recovered. The surveillance officer said reports of 1,759 people are expected.
Maharashtra registers 4,878 new cases
In Maharashtra, 245 deaths were recorded, bringing the total deaths to 7,855. (File photo)
Maharashtra engraving 4,878 Covid-19 cases on Monday taking his account to 1.74,761. Of these, around 90,911 people have recovered from the infection. Mumbai registered 893 new cases of Covid-19 touching the 77,658 marks. At least 93 people succumbed to the infection in Mumbai. So far, the city has recorded 4,556 Covid-19 deaths.
In Maharashtra, 245 deaths were recorded, bringing the total deaths to 7,855. Of the 245 deaths reported in the state on Tuesday, 95 occurred in the past 48 hours and 150 deaths are from the previous period.
Meanwhile, in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday launched a nine-point protocol to be followed under the new ‘Save Lives Strategy’ initiative to reduce Covid-19 deaths in Mumbai hospitals, BMC noted that many hospital deaths occur when patients remove oxygen to go to the bathroom, especially between 1 A.M and 5 a.m.
Under the new protocol, it will now be mandatory for each bed to have a frying pan. It will also be mandatory for junior and senior physicians to hold meetings twice a day to receive updates on patients, either via video conference or telephone conversation.
Bihar Covid-19 death toll rises to 68
With five more deaths in the past 24 hours, the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Bihar increased to 68, while the total number of cases in the state approached the 10,000 marks, with 370 new cases, PTI He quoted the health department saying. The number of confirmed cases in the state has reached 9,988.
The Patna district represents the maximum number of six victims and also tops the state in terms of the number of confirmed cases. Up to 713 people have tested positive for the infection.
State Health Secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh said that despite a large number of new cases, Bihar’s recovery rate of 77 percent is significantly higher than the national average of 59 percent. He said 8,231 samples were analyzed in the last 24 hours, while the total number of samples analyzed to date was 2.20 lakh.
2,200 new COVID cases reported in Delhi
The city’s recovery rate has been recorded at 66.8%, with 58,348 people recovering so far. (Express photo by Amit Mehra)
The reported capital 2,199 new Covid-19 cases and 62 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases and death toll to 87,360 and 2,742, respectively. In the last 24 hours, 2,113 more people have recovered.
The city’s recovery rate has been recorded at 66.8%, with 58,348 people recovering so far. The national recovery rate is 59.06%. On June 19, Delhi’s recovery rate was 44.37 percent, while it rose to 55.14 percent the following day.
Since then, the recovery rate has been increasing even on days when the daily case count exceeded the 3,000 marks. On June 23, when Delhi reported the highest single-day peak of 3,947 cases, the recovery rate was 59.02 percent. Between June 15 and 29, a total of 40,012 patients recovered, and 7,725 patients only recovered on June 20. During this time, Delhi added 44,015 cases to its case count.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Medical Council has collaborated with New Delhi authorities to train community health workers in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, PTI reported.
The DMC said in a statement that it will provide motivated and committed physicians to train community-based health care workers under the Swasthyadhoot scheme. “The training will make them aware of the basic healthcare needs of COVID-29 patients. This collaboration will try to overcome the shortage of health professionals with better use of limited resources, “he said.
Tamil Nadu reports more than 3,900 cases
Tamil Nadu posted its highest peak to date with 3,942 new cases reported on Tuesday, bringing the state count to 90,167.
Among these, Chennai reported 2,393 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 58,327. Tamil Nadu recorded 60 deaths on Tuesday, putting the number of victims at 1,201. Fifty-seven of them had succumbed due to comorbidities.
As of Tuesday, the number of active Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 38,889. To date, 55,502 men, 34,644 women, and 21 transgender have tested positive for the virus in the state.
According to a bulletin published by the Tamil Nadu Department of Health and Family Welfare, 11.70,683 samples have been sent from the state for analysis to date, with 30,242 samples sent today.
The state discharged 2,325 patients after treatment today, bringing the total number of discharged patients to 50,074.
Gujarat: Health Secretary visits Surat, helpline launched for information on bed availability in Ahmedabad
Principal Secretary (Family Health and Welfare) Jayanti Ravi visited Surat Tuesday when the district reported 199 new Covid-19 cases, beating the number of new cases reported in Ahmedabad, where 197 people tested positive.
The total number of positive cases reported in Gujarat approached 32,700 with 618 new cases. Valsad saw an increase in new cases with 20 people testing positive.
Ravi will be camping in Surat until the situation returns to normal. Surat saw a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases since June 1, when the sidewalk was eased. He also held meetings with the Covid-19 nodal officer and the municipal authorities and evaluated the situation. This is Jayanti Ravi’s second tour in Surat.
The City of Surat will obtain two new 1,000-bed COVID care facilities at the South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) Cum Exhibition International Convention Center and the Surat Municipal Corporation Community Hall ( SMC) in one week.
The Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (AHNA) in association with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) launched a 24-hour helpline on Tuesday to inquire about the availability of beds for Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals. from the city.
The helpline will also provide information on the availability of the Covid-19 patient ambulance service along with information on home care centers for them.
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