A reduction of 10,409 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
With 10,273 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,29,16,117, while the active cases further declined to 1,11,472 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.
The death count climbed to 5,13,724 with 243 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
With this, the country recorded its daily COVID-19 cases under one lakh for the 20th consecutive day.
The active cases comprise 0.25 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.54 per cent, the health ministry said.
A reduction of 10,409 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Here are the updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
Maharashtra Records 782 COVID-19 Cases
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 782 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 78,65,298 while two deaths, in Navi Mumbai and Solapur, pushed the deaths to 1,43,697, an official said.
So far, 77,10,376 people have been discharged post recovery, including 1,361 during the day, leaving Maharashtra with an active tally of 7,228 cases, he said.
With 80,275 samples being examined on Sunday, the total number of tests in the state went up to 7,78,24,854, the official added.
He said the Omicron tally in Maharashtra stood at 4,629, with 4,456 people already having been discharged post recovery. Mumbai city reported 103 cases, taking the tally to 10,55,481, while the deaths remained unchanged at 16,691, whereas Mumbai region saw its tally rise by 185 to touch 22,29,032 and toll by one to reach 36,874.
Data from the state health department showed Nashik division reported 141 cases , Pune division 276, Kolhapur division 21, Aurangabad division 10, Latur division 18, Akola division 47 and Nagpur division 84.
366 New COVID-19 Cases In Karnataka
Karnataka on Sunday registered 366 fresh coronavirus cases and 17 virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,40,795 and the deaths to 39,936. There were 801 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,94,333, a health bulletin said.
Of the new cases, 224 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 326 people being discharged and 11 virus-related deaths. The total number of active cases across the state is now 6,488.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.69 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 4.64 per cent.
Telangana Records 151 New COVID-19 Cases
Telangana added 151 COVID-19 cases afresh on Sunday taking the total number of those infected by the deadly virus to 7,88,775. On Saturday, the state saw 241 new infections.
The deaths remained 4,111 as no fresh fatalities due to the virus were reported today. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) logged the highest number of 68 fresh cases, followed by 13 in Ranga Reddy district, a state government bulletin said, providing details as of 5.30 PM today.
A total of 453 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative number of recoveries till date to 7,81,427.
The active cases stood at 3,237, the bulletin said.
Kerala Records 2,524 New COVID-19 Cases Kerala on Sunday recorded 2,524 fresh COVID-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 64,97,204 in the state.
The southern state also reported 62 deaths which raised the total fatalities to 65,223, according to a government release.
Of the deaths, 3 were reported in the last 24 hours, 13 were those which occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 46 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the release said.
With 5,499 more people recovering from the virus since Saturday, the total recoveries in the state reached 64,01,236 and the active cases dropped to 29,943, the release said.
Mumbai Reports 103 COVID-19 Cases, No Death
Mumbai on Sunday reported 103 COVID-19 cases, taking the city's tally to 10,56,399, while the deaths remained unchanged at 16,691, a civic official said.
A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation statement said 87 out of the 103 new cases were asymptomatic.
The recovery count increased by 165 during the day to reach 10,35,991, leaving the city with an active caseload of 838, the official said. He said 18,367 samples were examined in the last 24 hours, which took the number of tests conducted to 1,61,71,892.
Civic data showed that the recovery rate stood at 98 per cent and the caseload doubling time was 4,895 days.
Nagaland Records One New COVID-19 CaseNagaland on Sunday reported only one new COVID-19 case, five less than the previous day, taking the tally in the state to 35,402, a health department official said.
The state's coronavirus death counts remained at 756 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, he said.
Nagaland now has 119 active COVID-19 cases, while 33,050 people have recovered from the disease, including 10 in the last 24 hours, the official said.
The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state is 93.35 per cent.
Nagaland had reported six new COVID-19 cases and one death on Saturday.
2 Deaths, 360 New Covid Cases In Haryana
Two more Covid deaths were reported in Haryana on Sunday as 360 fresh cases surfaced, pushing the state's infection count to 9,81,444, according to a Health Department bulletin. So far, 10,557 people have died from the infection in the state.
Gurugram district reported 172 fresh cases while 33 infection cases were from Faridabad.
Covid-19 Recoveries Cross 23 Lakh in Andhra Pradesh
The total coronavirus recoveries in Andhra Pradesh crossed 23 lakh on Sunday even as the state registered 136 fresh cases in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday. The latest bulletin said 803 more infected people got cured while another died in the state.
The state Covid-19 chart now showed a gross of 23,17,741 positives, 23,00,165 recoveries and 14,726 deaths till date.
The number of active cases dropped below 3,000 to 2,850, the bulletin said.
Chittoor district became the first in the state to log a total of 2,000 Covid-19 deaths as it reported one fresh fatality today.
In 24 hours, Guntur district logged 26, East Godavari 25 and Krishna 21 fresh cases. Anantapuramu reported 15, Visakhapatnam 12 and West Godavari 11.
Classes 1-7 Will Reopen On Monday in Odisha
Schools for classes 1 to 7 will open in Odisha on Monday after nearly two years with a week-long rapport building exercise.
The government had announced earlier that the schools would open from February 14, but various district collectors sought additional time for undertaking cleaning, bush cutting and minor repairs.
They cited the rural elections, due to which many schools would be used as polling stations. Most of the polling personnel consisted of teaching and non-teaching staff of the School and Mass Education (SME) Department.
Therefore, the department announced the students would attend physical classes from February 28. Teachers had to come to school from February 14 to ensure proper cleaning and sanitization.
The schools were closed in March 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic struck. Physical classes for higher classes and other educational institutions had begun earlier.
Decision on face mask rule will be taken carefully though COVID-19 wave almost flattened: Maharashtra Health Minister
Though the curve of the third COVID-19 wave almost flattened, the decision regarding the face mask rule will be taken carefully, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Sunday.
Mr Tope's comments come a day after Maharashtra reported 893 COVID-19 cases and eight fatalities due to the infection.
"The peak of the third wave had seen 48,000 cases per day in Maharashtra. Now the number of fresh cases is not even ten per cent (as compared with the peak). The number of active cases is around 9,000 now," Mr Tope told reporters in Jalna.
When asked about further relaxation of COVID-19 norms, including doing away with the face mask rule, Mr Tope said, "Chief Minister (Uddhav Thackeray) is constantly saying that we cannot assume that that COVID pandemic is over. So the decision on mask liberty will be taken after careful consideration".
Coronavirus Updates: Ladakh reports 21 fresh COVID-19 cases
Twenty one people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the overall virus tally to 27,992, while 44 recoveries brought down the active cases to 207, officials said on Sunday.
The COVID-19 death toll, however, remained unchanged at 228 with 168 fatalities in Leh and 60 in Kargil.
Of the new cases, 18 were detected in Leh district and three in Kargil district, the officials said.
They said 41 patients were discharged in Leh and three in Kargil after undergoing successful treatment for COVID-19, taking the total number of recoveries to 27,557.
UAE drops face masks outdoors, quarantine for COVID contact cases
The United Arab Emirates, the Middle East tourism and commercial hub, over the weekend ended a requirement to wear face masks outdoors and obligatory quarantine for COVID-19 contact cases.
Fully-vaccinated passengers arriving in the country will no longer require PCR tests, said the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority in updated guidance that went into effect on Saturday.
"For economic and tourist sectors, physical distancing has been cancelled while mask-wearing in closed places is still mandatory," it said.
The capital Abu Dhabi also dropped a border entry requirement for a negative PCR test for those coming from other UAE emirates.
90 per cent adolescents in 15-18 age group administered first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi: Data
Ninety per cent of adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 years in the national capital have been administered the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 since the launch of the drive on January 3, according to official data.
Until February 24, 54 per cent of them have even received the second dose of the vaccine, the data presented during a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) earlier this week mentioned.
This means 9.13 lakh adolescents have been administered the first dose of the vaccine while 5.44 lakh of them have received the second dose.
According to the data, vaccination in this age group has been the highest in Southwest district of Delhi with 1,22,717 adolescents having received the first dose, followed by Northwest (1,17,560) and West (93,251).
The Southwest district again leads the tally in the administration of the second dose with 74,881 adolescents having received the jab, followed by Northwest (65,617) and Northeast (61,674), the data mentioned.
Coronavirus Updates: Active coronavirus cases in Puducherry down to 142Puducherry witnessed a further dip in new COVID-19 cases with only 10 new infections reported on Sunday taking the overall tally to 1,65,711.
In a press release, Director of Health G Sriramulu said the fresh cases identified at the end of examination of 1,302 samples were reported from Puducherry (five), Karaikal (four) and Mahe (one).
Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh, reported no fresh case, the Director said.
The Director said the active cases in the Union Territory were 142 that comprised 13 patients in hospitals and 129 patients in home quarantine.
Coronavirus Updates: Shruti Haasan tests positive for COVID-19Actor Shruti Haasan on Sunday said she is "on the mend" after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.
The 36-year-old actor took to Instagram to share her health update with fans and followers.
"Hi everyone! A quick not so fun update. Despite all safety measures I have tested positive for Covid.
"I'm on the mend and can't wait to be back very soon! Thank you and see you soon lovelies (sic)" she wrote in note.
In the new phase of the universalisation of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Central Government will procure and supply (free of cost) 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination started on January 16, 2021. The new phase of universalisation of COVID-19 vaccination had commenced on June 21, 2021.
The vaccination drive has been ramped up through the availability of more vaccines, advanced visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
"More than 12.68 Cr (12,68,63,307) balance and unutilised Covid vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs to be administered," the government said.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 1,75,63,31,180 vaccine doses have been provided to States and UTs so far through free of cost channel and through the direct state procurement category.
COVID-19 Vaccine Supply To States and Union Territories
The Central government today stated that it has provided more than 175.63 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to states and Union Territories so far.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 1.26 per cent and the daily positivity rate is reported to be 1 per cent.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 10,22,204 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 76.67 crore (76,67,57,518) cumulative tests.
As per the ministry, 20,439 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,22,90,921.
India Covid Vaccine Coverage
With the administration of more than 24.05 lakh (24,05,049) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 177.44 crore (1,77,44,08,129) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,03,29,297 sessions, said the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,22,90,921, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 177.44 crore.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.00 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.26 per cent, according to the health ministry.
A reduction of 10,409 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 21 consecutive days. The active cases comprise 0.26 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.54 per cent, the health ministry said.
The number of deaths climbed to 5,13,724 with 243 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
With 10,273 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,29,16,117, while the active cases dipped to 1,11,472, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.
India Records Over 10,000 Covid Cases In Last 24 Hours
10,273 new Covid cases in India today, 10% lower than yesterday
Assam logs 11 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 7,24,099
Assam on Saturday registered a decrease in fresh COVID-19 cases with 11 more people testing positive for the infection, seven less than the previous day, the National Health Mission (NHM) said.
During the day, the state tested 2,358 samples for COVID-19, the NHM bulletin said.
Assam had recorded 18 cases against the testing of 3,763 samples on Friday.
One person had succumbed to the infection on Friday while no fresh fatality was recorded during the day.
Delhi reports 440 new COVID-19 casesDelhi reported 440 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday taking the total number of active cases in the city to 2,063.
The city had reported 460 cases on Friday.
The positivity rate is 0.83 per cent. Two people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government said in its health bulletin.
With 460 more recoveries in the last 24 hours, the total COVID-19 recoveries in the national capital have gone up to 18,30,872. The bulletin said 131 patients are admitted to the hospital.