Health workers arrive for a door-to-door checkup in a poor neighborhood in the Vashi Naka area of eastern Mumbai on Monday. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) India News update: India reported 18,522 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 5.66,840, including 2.15,125 active cases and 3.34,822 recoveries. Up to 418 deaths were reported on Monday. The total death toll is now 16,893.
Madhya Pradesh Covid-19 cases cross 13,000
The total positive case count in Madhya Pradesh increased to 13,420 on Monday. With seven new deaths, the number of deaths increased to 564. The number of active cases is 2,607.
A three-day curfew was imposed in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, with immediate effect on Monday night, as the city witnessed a sudden increase in COVID-19 cases. The decision to impose the curfew within the boundaries of the Morena municipal corporation came in the wake of 57 new cases on Monday, bringing the total case count to 406, with up to 192 cases reported in the past six days.
Morena SP Anurag Sujania told The Indian Express that the curfew has been imposed on municipal boundaries to contain the spread of the infection, as most cases have been reported in those areas. He said that the entire population within the municipal limits will be examined. The municipal area is densely populated and shops are nearby.
The Maharashtra blockade was extended until July 31
Healthcare personnel collect throat samples for the Covid-19 test at New Police Colony, Bhoiwada, on Monday. (Express photo of Nirmal Harindran)
Maharashtra, which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, has extended the closure until July 31. According to the latest guidelines issued Monday, shopping, outdoor exercise, and movement for all other non-essential activities should be limited to neighborhood areas.No such restrictions were announced when such activities were first allowed since 5 June as part of the “Mission Begin Again” initiative.
Non-essential markets, market areas, and stores can remain open only until 5 p.m. in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and other critical points. Shopping centers and market complexes will remain closed. Since June 5, when the first phase of the Unlock began, an increase of 92,090 infections has been reported across the state, with the satellite cities of Mumbai and a few other Tier 2 cities accounting for most of the increased burden of cases. Follow Maharashtra Coronavirus live updates
Maharashtra recorded 5,257 cases of Covid-19 on Monday, bringing its count to 1.69,883.
Meanwhile, a 139 percent increase in Covid-19 cases since closing rules in the state have been relaxed has prompted authorities to plan to impose several restrictions on the city of Thane for a period of 10 days from July 2. The nature of the restrictions, which would be effective in areas under the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), will be clarified by the civic body on Tuesday.
On June 3, when the state’s closing rules were relaxed, TMC had reported 4,019 cases and 84 deaths. Since then, the number of patients has increased by 139 percent to 9,644, while deaths have increased by 275 percent to 315.
Thane City Police tweeted Monday: “A full closure will be announced in Thane for the next 10 days starting July 2. A notice will be issued soon.”
Positivity rate in Delhi casualties, more people leaving Covid hospitals than hospitalized
A health worker is seen at a Covid-19 testing center in New Delhi on Monday. (Express photo of Praveen Khanna)
As the number of daily coronavirus tests conducted in the capital increases, from 6,070 on June 1 to 16,157 on Monday, June 29, the positivity rate has decreased.
According to data shared by the Delhi government, the city’s average weekly positivity rate has gone from its highest point of 31% in the second week of June to 18% in the previous week, from June 22 to 28. The city has managed to scale up tests in the past two weeks, especially after antigen test kits have been made available, giving results in half an hour, particularly for containment areas.
A total of 2,084 new cases and 57 deaths were reported Monday. The total number of cases in Delhi is 85,161, of which 56,235 people have recovered and 26,246 are active cases. So far 2,680 people have died: Covid’s death rate in the city is 3.1%.
According to Delhi government data, the average daily occupancy of new beds was 238 in the first week of June. While for the week ending June 28, an average of 27 more people were discharged per day compared to those who were admitted.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Monday that his government will start a plasma bank within the next two days at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS). Describing the decision as “a one-of-a-kind initiative,” Kejriwal appealed to those who recovered from Covid-19 to donate plasma at the Institute. So far, 56,235 patients have been included in Delhi in the “recovered/discharged/migrated” category.
Extensive tests in the CM constituency in Goa to contain the spread of the virus
Goa Prime Minister Pramod Sawant said extensive testing is underway in his constituency of the Sankhalim assembly, which has so far reported 24 cases of Covid-19, PTI reported. “Extensive testing has begun in Sankhalim to contain the spread of the virus, “said the prime minister.
Sawant also told reporters that a former Sankhalim MLA was receiving treatment at ESI Hospital and that his health was stable.
The Margao Assembly constituency also reported several cases of coronavirus and Moti Dongor, a slum in the constituency was declared a containment zone on Monday by the South Goa district administration.
Goa has reported a total of 1,251 coronavirus cases so far and three deaths.
Record recovery day offsets the daily increase in Uttar Pradesh cases
Even when it recorded a maximum of 695 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, bringing the state’s count to 22,841, a record number of recoveries in the last 24 hours offset the increase and active number dropped of Covid-19 patients in the state to 6,650 from 6,679 on Sunday.
A total of 698 patients recovered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the state to 15,506 with a recovery rate of close to 68 percent. Follow Delhi Coronavirus live updates
While Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) contributed 53 new cases, at least 211 people recovered in the district. Among those who tested positive in Noida is an associate collector. District administration said Deputy Collector (Jewar) Gunja Singh will be kept in isolation for treatment and that her office has been disinfected and employees are being tested. Neighboring Ghaziabad reported the highest number of cases (70) with 39 recoveries and one death.
Bangalore continues to witness spike in cases
Bangalore continued to report an increase in Covid-19 cases, as 738 people tested positive on Monday, bringing the total to 4,052.
Karnataka reported 1,105 new cases, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 14,295, with around 6,382 active cases. On Monday, 19 more deaths were reported, with a total of 230 deaths. According to the health department, the number of people in intensive care units (ICU) in Karnataka is 268.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka government held meetings with private hospitals on Monday to increase the number of hospital beds to treat Covid-19 patients.
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