This Article is From Sep 09, 2021

Coronavirus Live Update: 43,263 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In India

Coronavirus Live Updates: Active cases constitute 1.19 per cent of total cases, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands 97.48 per cent per cent, the Health Ministry said.

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Covid-19 Cases in India: The recovery rate is 97.48 per cent.

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India's daily Covid numbers jumped by over 14 per cent as the country reported 43,263 new cases on Thursday. 338 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. Active cases constitute 1.19 per cent of total cases.

Active cases constitute 1.19 per cent of total cases, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands 97.48 per cent per cent, the Health Ministry said. The daily positivity rate now stands at 2.38 per cent.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 71 crore. More than 73 lakh (73,80,510) vaccine doses were administered till 7 pm on Wednesday.

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said India took 85 days to touch 10 crore vaccinations, 45 days to cross the 20 crore-mark and 29 more days to reach 30 crore.

Here are the live updates on India coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:

Sep 09, 2021 23:41 (IST)
Vaccination Of Children Not A Condition For Reopening Schools: Niti Aayog
Vaccinating children is not a condition for reopening schools, Member-Health of NITI Aayog, VK Paul said on Thursday.
Sep 09, 2021 23:07 (IST)
Delhi reports 36 new Covid cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours
Delhi reported 36 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative total of Covid cases to 14,38,118 in the city a health bulletin said. In the last 24 hours, the national capital also reported zero deaths with the toll at 25,083.

The number of active cases in the city are 415 and the test positivity rate stands at 0.05 per cent.
Sep 09, 2021 22:35 (IST)
Maharashtra reports 4,219 COVID-19 cases, 55 deaths
Maharashtra reported 4,219 new coronavirus infections and 55 fatalities, the state heath department said. It took the tally of infections in the state to 64,87,025 and death count to 1,38,017.

Maharashtra's case recovery rate stands at 97.04 per cent while the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent.
Sep 09, 2021 21:50 (IST)
Goa records 79 new coronavirus cases, 57 recoveries
Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 79 and reached 1,74,725, while no fresh death due to the infection was reported in the state, a health department official said. The death count remained unchanged at 3,212, he said. The number of recovered cases in the state rose to 1,70,635 after 57 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, the official said. Goa now has 878 active cases, the official said.
Sep 09, 2021 20:58 (IST)
58% of India's adult population got least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 18 pc got both: Centre
More than half of India's adult population has received at least one dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine while 18 per cent got both the shots, the Union government said on Thursday as the total number of jabs administered in the country crossed 72 crore.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said India is still going through the second wave of COVID-19 and it is not over yet. He said 35 districts are still reporting a weekly Covid positivity rate of over 10 per cent while in 30 districts it is between five to 10 per cent.
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Sep 09, 2021 20:51 (IST)
Six COVID-19 deaths, 161 fresh cases in Himachal Pradesh
Six more people died of coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh while 161 fresh cases surfaced in the state, taking the statewide infection tally to 2,15,235, a health official said. So far, the infection has killed 3,612 people in the state. Of the fresh deaths, two each were reported from Shimla and Mandi and one each from Bilaspur and Kangra.
Sep 09, 2021 20:36 (IST)
Practice Responsible Travel Rather Than Revenge Travel: Top Medical Body
Ahead of major festivals beginning with Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri and Dusshera, the Centre has urged people to go in for low-key celebrations to prevent the spread of Covid-19, stating that the country is still struggling with the second wave.
Sep 09, 2021 19:19 (IST)
Sep 09, 2021 18:53 (IST)
11 new COVID-19 cases reported in Uttar Pradesh
Eleven more COVID-19 cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh, while the death count stands at 22,863, with no fresh fatality in the state, according to an official statement. The tally of cases has increased to 17,09,503 with the reporting of the 11 new cases, the state government said in the statement.
Sep 09, 2021 18:21 (IST)
1st Vaccine Shot 96.6% Effective In Preventing Covid Death, 97.5% For 2 Doses: Centre
One dose of vaccine is 96.6 per cent effective in preventing death and two Covid shots are 97.5 per cent effective, the government said today, citing data between April and August.
Sep 09, 2021 18:04 (IST)
Sep 09, 2021 16:36 (IST)
Sep 09, 2021 16:27 (IST)
India Still Witnessing Second Surge Of Covid Cases: Health Official
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan says a total of 43,263 new Covid cases were reported in last 24 hours in India, out of which over 32,000 cases are from Kerala. He says almost 68 per cent of total cases in last week have been Kerala.

"Overall declining trend is a little less than 50 per cent which was there in 1st wave. We're are still witnessing the second surge, it's not over," he adds.
Sep 09, 2021 16:23 (IST)
Singapore to ease COVID-19 restrictions for migrant workers
Singapore said it will start easing movement restrictions for migrant workers living in dormitories from next week, more than a year after the curbs were imposed due to a surge in infections in their often cramped quarters.

The announcement by the manpower ministry came after more than 90% of the workers in dormitories were fully vaccinated, higher than Singapore's overall vaccination rate at 81%, which is one of the highest in the world. Up to 500 vaccinated migrant workers will be allowed to visit pre-identified public locations for six hours each week.
Sep 09, 2021 15:15 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Arunachal reports 77 COVID-19 cases, 1 more dead

Arunachal Pradesh reported 77 more COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 53,551, a Health Department official said on Thursday.

One more person died of COVID-19, pushing the toll to 269, he said.

The deceased was identified as a 41-year-old woman from Changlang district. She died due to acute respiratory distress syndrome with COVID pneumonia, State Surveillance Officer Lobsang Jampa said.

There are 617 active cases in the state at present, the official said.

Seventy persons recovered from the disease. So far, 52,665 people have recovered, he said.

The Capital Complex Region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa, has the highest number of active cases at 101.
Sep 09, 2021 14:35 (IST)
Sep 09, 2021 14:11 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Andaman and Nicobar reports 3 new COVID-19 cases

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported three COVID-19 new cases, pushing the tally in the union territory to 7,576, a health official said on Thursday.

The three new cases were reported from the South Andaman district on Wednesday. The archipelago had reported just one new COVID-19 case on Tuesday and on Monday and Sunday did not record any new case.

The union territory now has nine active COVID-19 cases and all the patients are in the South Andaman district. The other two districts - North and Middle Andaman and Nicobar - are now COVID-19 free, he said.

One more person was cured of the disease, taking the total number of COVID-19 recoveries to 7,438, the official said.

The COVID-19 death toll in the archipelago remained at 129 as no new fatality due to the disease was reported in the last 24 hours, he said.
Sep 09, 2021 12:50 (IST)
Delhi: 1.8 lakh people booked, Rs 32.41 crore fine imposed in Aug for Covid norm violations

Nearly 1.8 lakh people have been booked and Rs 32.41 crore fine was imposed in August by the revenue department and the Delhi Police for not following Covid-appropriate behaviour and for violating related guidelines, officials said on Wednesday.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority(DDMA) has authorised district magistrates and deputy commissioners of police, deputy commissioners of civic bodies and other officers to enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour, guidelines and other instructions in hotspots like markets, malls, restaurants, bus and railway stations.

Over 150 teams of the Delhi government''s revenue department as well as the Delhi Police teams nabbed nearly 1.80 lakh violators in August. 
These included 1.50 lakh by the revenue department teams and over 29,000 by the police, officials said.

The revenue department collected Rs 26.74 crore in fines and got 4,818 FIRs registered in August for violations like not wearing masks, crowding, spitting in public places and other such offences, official data showed.
Sep 09, 2021 12:09 (IST)
COVID-19: RT-PCR accounted for over 70 percent tests conducted in Delhi in last five months

RT-PCR, the most recommended method for tracing coronavirus, accounted for over 70 percent of the total tests conducted to identify infected patients in Delhi in the last five months, according to government data.

Between August 1 and August 25, health authorities conducted 16.17 lakh tests, including 11.18 lakh RT-PCR ones.

In July, 21.79 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in the capital. Of this, 15.18 lakh were conducted through the RT-PCR method.

RT-PCR tests accounted for 71.42 percent of the total 21.88 lakh tests conducted in June and 75.17 percent of the 21.41 lakh tests conducted in May.

In February, March and April; 64.81 percent, 64.29 percent and 66.02 percent tests were conducted through this method.

Over 20 lakh tests were conducted in January, of which 11.78 lakh (57.65 percent) were RT-PCR tests.
Sep 09, 2021 11:50 (IST)



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