Coronavirus Highlights: India's Daily Covid Cases Below 1 Lakh (83,876) After A Month

COVID-19 India News: Haryana Reports 1,231 New Cases, 21 More Deaths
Twenty-one more Covid deaths were reported in Haryana on Monday as 1,231 fresh cases surfaced, pushing the state's infection count to 9,66,094, according to a Health Department bulletin. So far, 10,416 people have died from the infection in the state. Gurugram district reported 478 fresh cases while 126 and 114 infections were from Yamunanagar and Faridabad, respectively. Seven people died in Sonipat and three in Hisar districts, as per the bulletin. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Assam Reports 557 New Cases, 10 More Deaths
Assam on Monday registered an over two-fold increase in fresh COVID-19 cases in a day, as 557 more people tested positive for the infection, the National Health Mission (NHM) said. It said in a bulletin that 10 more people died due to the virus during the day. The state's positivity rate decreased to 1.55 per cent as 35,952 samples were tested for COVID-19. Kamrup Metropolitan district, which primarily comprises Guwahati city, reported 116 fresh cases, four more than the previous day's figure. In Assam, 7,06,931 COVID-19 patients have so far recovered. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Gujarat Reports 2,909 New Cases, 959 From Ahmedabad
Gujarat today reported 2,909 fresh coronavirus cases and 21 deaths due to the infection, taking the tally to 12,03,150 and the total death count to 10,688, the state health department said. The state is now left with 38,644 active cases, the department said, adding that 215 patients are in critical condition. Ahmedabad district reported 959 new cases, Vadodara 603, Rajkot 185, and Gandhinagar 161. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Tamil Nadu Reports 5,104 New Cases, 839 From Chennai
Tamil Nadu continued to record a decline in fresh coronavirus cases, registering 5,104 new infections on Monday, taking the caseload to 34,15,986, while the death count went up to 37,772 with the addition of 13 more deaths. The total active cases as of today further decreased to 1,05,892 from 1,21,828 yesterday. Fresh Coronavirus cases fell further in the districts and Chennai with 839 cases and Coimbatore 807 saw the maximum number of cases. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Schools Reopen In Bihar With Full Capacity For Classes 9-12
Schools reopened for offline classes for Classes 9 to 12 with full capacity across Bihar on Monday in the wake of the decline in COVID-19 cases in the state, officials said. Physical classes resumed with 50% attendance up to Class 8 and strict adherence to COVID-19 standard operating guidelines issued by the State Disaster Management Authority in all schools of the state, they said. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: J&K Reports 686 New Cases, 6 More Deaths
Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 686 new Covid cases, dipping below the 1,000-mark in the last four weeks and taking tally of infected people to 4,47,334, officials said. The union territory also reported six deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, they added. Out of the fresh cases, 312 were reported from the Jammu division and 374 from Kashmir, the officials said. There are 14,924 active cases in the union territory at present while the number of cured patients was 4,24,521, the officials said. The death count due to the pandemic rose to 4,721 after six fresh deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Telangana Reports 1,380 New Cases; 350 In Hyderabad
The number of recoveries continued to eclipse new COVID-19 cases in Telangana today with 3,877 people recuperating from the disease, as the state recorded 1,380 new cases taking the total tally to 7,78,910. The cumulative number of recoveries till date was 7,50,809, a health department bulletin said. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) reported the highest number of new cases with 350, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri (105) and Ranga Reddy (69) districts. The death count increased to 4,101 with one more fatality. Active cases stood at 24,000, the bulletin said. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Tripura Reports 13 New Cases, 2 More Deaths
Tripura's total Covid-19 cases increased to 1,00,663 after 13 more people tested positive for the virus on Monday, a senior health department official said. The state had reported the same number of fresh infections and no Covid deaths on Sunday. It, however, registered two fresh deaths on Monday, taking the death count to 915. The state's positivity rate has dipped to 0.91 per cent on Monday from 1.29 per cent the previous day, said Dr Deep Debbarma, the state surveillance officer. Tripura currently has 748 active cases, while 98,932 Covid patients have recovered so far. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Madhya Pradesh Reports 3,945 New Cases, 2 More Deaths
The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,09,698 on Monday after the detection of 3,945 cases, while the death count increased to 10,664 with two more deaths reported in the last 24 hours, a health department official said. The positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, dipped to 5.5 per cent on Monday from 6.7 per cent on the previous day, he said. The recovery count stood at 9,58,443 after 8,130 people were discharged during the day, leaving the state with an active tally of 40,591, the official said. (PTI)

COVID-19 News: Kerala Sees Drop In New Cases, Records 22,524 Fresh Infections
Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala dropped further today with the state recording 22,524 fresh cases which raised the total tally to 62,93,907. The state had reported 26,729 COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Today the state also reported 860 deaths that raised the death count to 59,115, according to a government release. With 49,586 more people recovering from the virus since Sunday, the total recoveries reached 59,32,609. As the number of recoveries were more than the new COVID-19 cases, the active cases in the state went down to 3,01,424, the release said. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Sikkim Reports 33 New Cases, One More Death
Sikkim on Monday reported 33 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed the tally to 38,709, the health department said in its bulletin. Sikkim's death count rose to 436 as a patient died due to the infection in last 24 hours. The state currently has 539 active cases, according to the bulletin. Altogether 37,005 people have recovered from the disease, while 729 others have migrated out. The daily positivity rate stood at 3.6 per cent and the daily recovery rate at 97.4 per cent. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Rajasthan Reports 2,298 New Cases, 12 More Deaths
Twelve more people died due to COVID-19 in Rajasthan, raising the death count to 9,391, while 2,298 fresh infections were reported on Monday, official data showed. According to Health Department data, 7,299 more people recovered from the infection, while the count of active COVID-19 cases stands at 40,880 in the state. Of the 12 new coronavirus-related deaths, two each were in Jaipur-Jhalwad-Sikar and one each in Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Kota. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Karnataka Reports 6,151 New Cases; 2,718 In Bengaluru
Daily COVID-19 infections in Karnataka declined to 6,151 on Monday, taking the total positive cases to 39,02,309, according to the health department. The cumulative deaths stood at 39,396 as the state reported 49 deaths, the health department said. In its daily bulletin, the department said active cases stood at 87,080. Bengaluru urban district reported 2,718 infections and 15 deaths. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: 6,436 New Cases In Maharashtra, 24 Deaths; Positivity 6.42%
Maharashtra reported 6,436 new cases of coronavirus and 24 deaths today. The positivity rate is at 6.42 per cent. The active caseload stands at 1,06,059. Till date, a total of 3334 patients infected with Omicron variant have been reported in the state.

COVID-19 India News: Mumbai Reports 356 New Cases, 5 Deaths; Positivity 1.19%
Mumbai reported 356 new cases of coronavirus today, the lowest single-day tally since December 21 when the city had reported 327 infections. The city also reported five new deaths today. The positivity rate stands at 1.19 per cent. Currently, there are 5,139 active cases in the city.

COVID-19 India News: Delhi Reports 1,151 New Cases, 15 Deaths; Positivity Rate 2.62%
Delhi reported 1,151 new coronavirus cases and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate stands at 2.62%.

COVID-19 India News: Andhra Pradesh Reports 1,597 New Cases, 8 Deaths
Andhra Pradesh reported 1,597 fresh cases of Covid-19, 8,766 recoveries and eight deaths in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Monday. The state Covid-19 chart now showed a total of 23,05,052 positives, 22,27,985 recoveries and 14,672 deaths, according to the latest bulletin. The active caseload decreased to 62,395 it said. On Sunday, the active cases were at 69,572. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Odisha Reports 1,497 New Cases, 20 More Deaths
Odisha recorded 20 more COVID-19 deaths today, while 1,497 people tested positive for the pathogen, the Health Department said. The daily positivity rate dropped to 3.18 per cent from 3.48 per cent the previous day, a bulletin stated. Bhubaneswar reported five new deaths, it said. The COVID-19 death count mounted to 8,754 and these are confirmed as deaths to the disease after an audit. Fifty-three other COVID-19 patients have died due to comorbidities so far, according to data. The active COVID-19 cases declined to 21,525. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Schools For Classes 1-9 Reopen In Gujarat
Schools reopened for offline sessions for classes 1 to 9 across Gujarat on Monday in the wake of a decline in COVID-19 cases in the state. The physical sessions for classes 1 to 9 were suspended on January 8 in view of the then rising COVID-19 cases in the state, but schools for classes 10 to12 and colleges were not closed. On Monday, schools reopened across the state with students appearing happy and excited to be back to their classrooms. They were seen wearing face masks and adhering to other COVID-19 guidelines. Parents were required to submit consent letters for sending their children to schools. (PTI)

COVID-19 India News: Ladakh Reports 121 New Cases, No More Death
Ladakh reported 121 more coronavirus cases, taking the overall tally in the Union Territory to 26,942, while the active cases have gone down to 987, officials said on Monday. Ladakh has recorded 226 Covid-related deaths -- 167 in Leh and 59 in Kargil -- since the outbreak of the Covid in 2020, they said. No death was reported from the UT on Sunday, they said. As many as 153 patients were cured and discharged from hospitals in Ladakh on Sunday. Of these, 102 were discharged in Leh and 57 in Kargil, they said. With these, the total number of cured patients is 25,729, they said. The total number of COVID-19 active cases in Ladakh is 987 including 580 cases in Leh and 407 cases in Kargil district. (PTI)

Aadhaar Not Mandatory For COVID Vaccination: Centre Tells Supreme Court
After the Central government told the Supreme Court on Monday that submitting Aadhaar card details is not a mandatory pre-condition on the CO-WIN portal for the COVID-19 vaccination, the top court asked the authorities not to insist on asking people for Aadhaar card for vaccination.

While disposing of a PIL claiming some centres insist on a Aadhaar card for vaccination, a Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant asked the authorities to not insist on the production of the Aadhaar card as the only proof of identification for the purpose of administering COVID-19 vaccination.

Inside China's Olympic Bubble: Sleeping Pods, Meals Served By Robots
To wall off nearly 22 million Beijing residents from the risks of Covid-19 that Winter Olympics athletes may bring with them, China has built a city within a city where no one can interact with those living outside, but where there is unrestricted internet access and meals served by robots.

Over the course of two months, tens of thousands of athletes and support personnel are expected to enter the bubble for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which spans parts of central Beijing, the capital's outer Yanqing district and Zhangjiakou city in neighboring Hebei province. They'll move around in the "closed-loop" system between competition venues, hotels and even bars connected by a dedicated transportation network.

No Covid Restrictions In Assam From February 15: Details Here
Assam will withdraw all Covid-related restrictions from February 15 as the pandemic situation has improved with the number of cases declining, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.

School board examinations, municipal elections, and the by-elections to the Majuli assembly constituency will be held in the next two months, Mr Sarma announced at a press conference.

Mizoram Reports 658 Fresh COVID-19 Cases
Mizoram reported 658 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, 1,096 less than the previous day, taking the state's tally to 1,85,885, a health department official said.

The COVID-19 death toll remained at 623 as no new fatality was reported, he said.

The single-day positivity rate increased to 30.50 per cent from 26.45 per cent the previous day as the fresh cases were detected from 2,157 samples tested, he said.

Single-Day Recoveries Outnumber Fresh COVID-19 Cases In Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh reported more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases as 259 people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours while 58 new infections pushed the tally to 63,479, a senior health department official said here on Monday.

A total of 61,589 have been cured of the disease so far, the official said.

The COVID-19 recovery rate marginally improved to 97.02 per cent from 96.70 per cent the previous day, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

China Locks Down City Of 3.5 Million Near Vietnam Border
A Chinese city of 3.5 million near the border with Vietnam was on lockdown Monday after more than 70 coronavirus cases were discovered there over the past three days.

China, the only major world economy still sticking to a staunch zero-Covid policy, is on high alert for any outbreaks as it hosts the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Local officials in the city of Baise in the southern Guangxi region announced Sunday that no one would be allowed to leave the city, while residents of some districts would be confined to their homes.

Mizoram Reports 1,507 Recoveries, 2 Deaths In Last 24 Hours
With 13,348 active COVID-19 cases reported in Mizoram, the state logged 1,507 recoveries in the last 24 hours, informed the state Department of Information and Public Relations on Sunday.

With the addition of new recoveries, the recovery tally in the state mounted to 1,71,256.

Mumbai Sees 536 New Covid Cases, 3 Deaths; 82% Infections Asymptomatic
Mumbai on Sunday reported 536 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally in the metropolis to 10,51,373, while three deaths put the death count at 16,661, a civic official said.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, in a statement, informed that 82 per cent of the cases detected during the day were asymptomatic.

Coronavirus India Updates: Daily COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 30,000 In Kerala
Kerala saw a drop in daily coronavirus cases with 26,729 fresh infections being reported on Sunday, taking the total number of those affected by the disease to 62.71 lakh.