Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 16,906 New Covid Cases, 45 Deaths In 24 Hours

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Nagaland logs 11 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 35,566

Gujarat reports 742 new COVID-19 cases, zero death; active tally at 4,225

Jammu and Kashmir's daily COVID-19 tally almost doubles in a day to 140

Madhya Pradesh sees 171 new COVID-19 cases; active tally at 901

COVID-19: Maharashtra records 2,575 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths; active tally below 17,000

Tamil Nadu records 2,269 new COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus Updates: Mumbai sees 383 COVID-19 cases, one death; active count 3,006

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Himachal Pradesh records 358 fresh COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Delhi logs 490 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in a day; positivity rate 3.16 per cent

COVID-19: Goa logs 130 new COVID-19 cases, one death; active tally at 813

Coronavirus Updates: Mizoram logs 142 new COVID-19 cases, highest single-day spike in three months

Coronavirus India Updates: Odisha reports 743 new COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Puducherry witnesses rise in new COVID-19 cases

Arunachal Pradesh Reports 35 New Coronavirus Cases In 24 Hours

Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 64,747 as 35 more people tested positive for the infection today six more than the previous day, a senior health department official said.

This is the highest number of single-day cases reported in the northeastern state in the last fortnight.

The COVID-19 death count remained at 296, with no new fatality recorded in the past 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Lobsang Jampa said.

The northeastern state, which remained virus-free for the last couple of months, has been witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases since July 1, much like some other parts of the country, the SSO said.

Among the new cases, 12 were reported from the Capital Complex Region, followed by eight in Lohit district, four each from Namsai and West Kameng, two each from Leparada and Upper Siang and one each from Lower Dibang Valley, Lower Subansiri and East Siang district respectively.

Arunachal Pradesh currently has 211 active COVID-19 cases, while 64,240 patients have recuperated from the disease thus far including, eight on Tuesday, the official said.

The COVID-19 recovery rate now is 99.22 per cent, while the active ratio is 0.32 per cent, Mr Jampa said.

Lohit district has the highest number of active cases at 83, followed by West Kameng (30), Namsai (24) and Papum Pare at 15 cases.

The Capital Complex Region comprising - Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has also 27 active coronavirus cases.

More than 12.77 lakh samples have been tested thus far, including 187 on Tuesday, Mr Jampa added.

Odisha Reports 743 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

Odisha recorded 743 new coronavirus cases today, the highest in nearly five months, pushing the tally to 12,95,328, the health department said.

The test positivity rate jumped to 4.03 per cent from 3.48 per cent as the cases were detected out of 18,442 samples. Eighty-seven children were among those afflicted with the disease, according to a bulletin.

Khurda district of which the capital Bhubaneswar is a part reported the highest number of 303 infections, followed by 115 in Cuttack.

On Tuesday, the state had logged 509 cases. On February 17, there were 886 infections.

The COVID-19 death count remained at 9,127 as there were no more deaths. Fifty-three more Covid patients had died due to comorbidities so far, it said.

The active COVID-19 cases climbed to 3,878, of which 1,566 are in Khurda district.

As many as 404 more people recuperated from the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 12,82,270, it added.

Ladakh Reports 5 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

Ladakh has reported five fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall infection tally of the Union territory to 28,578, officials said today.

All positive cases were reported in Leh.

So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh.

Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, according to the officials.

They said there are 51 active cases in Ladakh - all of them in Leh.

A total of 199 samples were tested in Ladakh, out of which, 161 samples in Leh and 33 samples in Kargil, were found to be negative, they said.

Eight patients were discharged from hospitals in Leh when they were found to be no more infected with the virus, officials said.

With this, the total number of recoveries rose to 28,299, the officials said.

To curb the spread of the virus, authorities screened 1,969 passengers at the Leh Airport, and 1,567 passengers including the drivers and helpers of trucks, and light motor vehicles at Khaltse, they said.

Another 315 people were screened at Upshi check post on the highway, they added.

8 More COVID-19 Cases In Andamans In 24 Hours

Eight more people were afflicted with Covid-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, six less than the previous day, taking the tally to 10,261 on Wednesday, a health bulletin stated.

The test positivity rate was 1.97 per cent as 407 samples were tested in the previous day, it added.

There are 43 active cases and nine more patients recuperated in the past 24 hours, taking the recoveries to 10,089.

The death count remained at 129 as there were no more deaths.

Maharashtra's Thane Records 169 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 169 new COVID-19 cases, raising its infection count to 7,31,747, a health official said today.

With the addition of the new cases on Tuesday, the district currently has 1,920 active COVID-19 cases, he said.

No death was reported on Tuesday and the death count in the district stood at 11,915. The COVID-19 recovery count in Thane has reached 7,17,743, the official added.

434 New Covid Cases In Assam Today, Highest Since February 7

Assam registered 434 more coronavirus cases today, an over 26 per cent rise since the previous day and the highest in over five months, a bulletin stated.

The test positivity rate decreased to 10.44 per cent from 11.58 as 4,157 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, the National Health Mission said.

Kamrup Metropolitan district, which primarily comprises Guwahati, reported 65 cases, followed by 41 in Dibrugarh, 40 in Kamrup and 35 in Nagaon, it said.

The state had recorded 344 cases on Tuesday. On February 7, there were 557 new infections.

There are 2,185 active cases and 107 more patients have recuperated. The infection tally rose to 7,27,319, including 7,17,143 recoveries, according to the bulletin.

The death count stands at 7,991, including 1,347 with comorbidities, as there were no new Covid-19 deaths As many as 45,208 more people were administered the coronavirus jabs, including the first, second and third doses, it added.