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India reported 7,447 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, said a health ministry update on Friday morning. Besides, 391 related fatalities took the death count to 4,76,869 in the country. The active cases currently stand at 86,415, which account for 0.25% of the total cases.
With 7,886 recoveries recorded over the 24-hour period, the total recovery count has increased to 3,41,62,765. The recovery rate currently stands at 98.38%.
So far, 135.99 crore vaccine doses have been administered.
On Thursday, India had reported 7,974 new coronavirus infections besides 343 fresh fatalities. Delhi on Thursday recorded 85 new cases, the highest in over four months. Meanwhile, Delhi recorded 12 new Omicron cases on Friday, pushing its tally of the new variant to 22 in the city. The total Omicron count in the country has crossed 100, with Maharashtra - at 40 cases - having the highest Omicron case count of all states.
Here are the highlights on Coronavirus cases in India:
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Omicron Covid Variant, Omicron Covid Variant In Maharashtra: 8 New Omicron Variant Cases In Maharashtra, 6 Of Them Are In Pune Gujarat logs two new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, tally reaches 7
Two new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been reported from Vadodara in Gujarat on Friday, taking the total number of patients in the state to seven. Dr Devesh Patel, medical officer of Vadodara Municipal Corporation said that both have returned from Zambia and are admitted to a private hospital.
Apart from Vadodara, the Omicron cases are in the Jamnagar, Surat and Mehsana districts of the state.
Last week, Gujarat reported its first case of new COVID 19 variant Omicron in Jamnagar, informed the state's health department. Notably, the State have reported 60 new COVID-19 cases and one death during the 24-hours.
The State has a total of 581 active cases as on Friday.
COVID-19: Delhi records 69 new cases; positivity rate 0.12 pc
Delhi recorded zero death due to COVID-19 and 69 fresh cases of the infection with a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent on Friday, according to data shared by the city health department.
On Thursday, the national capital logged 85 cases, its highest in over four months, with a positivity rate of 0.15 per cent. The number of cumulative cases of the disease now stands at 14,42,004. Over 14.16 lakh patients have recovered from the infection.
The deaths due to the coronavirus infection in Delhi stands at 25,100.
Meanwhile, the Centre on Friday said 101 positive cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected across 11 states and union territories so far, and advised people to keep new year celebrations at low intensity.
According to the government, 22 cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in the national capital till date.
Protection Against Omicron Reinfection May Be As Low As 19%, No Milder Than Delta, Says StudyThe risk of reinfection with the Omicron coronavirus variant is more than five times higher and it has shown no sign of being milder than Delta, a study by Imperial College London showed, as cases soar across Europe and threaten year-end festivities.
"We find no evidence (for both risk of hospitalisation attendance and symptom status) of Omicron having different severity from Delta," the study said, although it noted that data on hospitalisations remains very limited.
"Controlling for vaccine status, age, sex, ethnicity, asymptomatic status, region and specimen date, Omicron was associated with a 5.4-fold higher risk of reinfection compared with Delta," the study, which was dated Dec. 16, added.
"This implies that the protection against reinfection by Omicron afforded by past infection may be as low as 19%," Imperial College added in a statement, noting that the study had not yet been peer reviewed.
"Controlling for vaccine status, age, sex, ethnicity, asymptomatic status, region and specimen date, Omicron was associated with a 5.4-fold higher risk of reinfection compared with Delta," the study, which was dated Dec. 16, added.
"This implies that the protection against reinfection by Omicron afforded by past infection may be as low as 19%," Imperial College added in a statement, noting that the study had not yet been peer reviewed.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Delhi Logs 69 New Covid Cases Day After Sharpest Covid Spike In 4 MonthsDelhi on Friday recorded no deaths due to COVID-19 and 69 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
On Thursday, 85 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 0.15 per cent. On Wednesday, 57 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 0.10 per cent.
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8 new cases of Omicron in Maharashtra; state's overall tally at 40
Maharasthra reported eight new Omicron cases today, taking the state's Omicron tally to 40.
Maharashtra currently has the highest number of cases of the new Omicron variant out of all states in India. India's total Omicron tally has crossed 100 cases.
What Omicron's Rapid Spread In UK Could Mean For India. Centre ExplainsOmicron is spreading at a very fast pace in India and the scale of infections in the UK and France could translate to lakhs of cases a day in the country, the government's Covid task force chief said today.
"If we look at the scale of spread in the UK and if there is a similar outbreak in India, then given our population, there will be 14 lakh cases every day. France is reporting 65,000 cases. If an outbreak of a similar scale takes place in India, then given our population it will mean 13 lakh cases every day," VK Paul said in a grim warning as cases rise.
In the UK, which has reported the highest ever daily rise of 88,042 cases, 2.4% of the cases are Omicron infections.
In the UK, which has reported the highest ever daily rise of 88,042 cases, 2.4% of the cases are Omicron infections.
Coronavirus, Omicron Cases India: Omicron Spreading Very Fast Worldwide, 101 Cases In India: GovernmentThe omicron variant of the coronavirus is "spreading rapidly" - there are now 101 cases in the country - the Health Ministry said Friday evening, warning that the more infectious strain already accounted for 2.4 per cent of Covid cases globally.
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COVID-19 India News: Puducherry Reports 7 New Cases, Zero Death
The union territory of Puducherry logged seven fresh COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 1,29,292, a senior official of the Department of Health said on Friday, according to news agency PTI. The union territory had added 24 new infections on Thursday.
Director of Health Department G Sriramulu said in a release that Puducherry accounted for six out of the seven new cases while Mahe recorded one. The Karaikal and Yanam regions did not not report any fresh infections.
The number of active cases stood at 177 which included 31 patients undergoing treatment in hospitals and remaining 146 in home isolation. As many as 16 patients recovered and were discharged during the last 24 hours ending 10 AM Friday as the overall recoveries rose to 1,27,236.
No fresh fatality was reported from any of the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam and the death count remained at 1,879.
COVID-19 India Cases: 10 New Omicron Cases In Delhi
Ten new cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus were reported in Delhi on Friday. A day earlier, four cases had taken the national capital's Omicron tally to 10. The overall Omicron count now stands at 20 in Delhi, of which 10 patients have been discharged. The 10 new Omicron cases were detected during the genome sequencing of 40 samples.
Ten new cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus were reported in Delhi on Friday. A day earlier, four cases had taken the national capital's Omicron tally to 10. The overall Omicron count now stands at 20 in Delhi, of which 10 patients have been discharged. The 10 new Omicron cases were detected during the genome sequencing of 40 samples.
COVID-19 India News: 3 Passengers From UK Test Positive In Goa: Minister
Three passengers, who arrived in Goa from the UK on Friday morning, tested positive for coronavirus and their samples were sent for genome sequencing to know whether they are infected with the Omicron variant, said Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane in a tweet.
"Three patients tested positive from a flight that arrived today morning from the UK. Their samples have been sent for genome sequencing, reports awaited," the tweet read.
These three passengers arrived in the state in the 101st flight under the government's Vande Bharat Mission from London's Heathrow Airport, the Goa airport authorities said.
Over 82% Eligible Population In Madhya Pradesh Fully Vaccinated: Chief Minister
More than 82% of the eligible population in Madhya Pradesh has received both the doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines so far, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday, according to news agency PTI. Mr Chouhan, in a statement, congratulated the people of the state, social workers, institutions, crisis management panel members, health staff and public representatives for this achievement. So far, 5,18,05,926 eligible individuals were vaccinated with the first dose, while 4,52,42,372 have been given both the jabs, a public relations department official said.
COVID-19 India News: Thane Reports 97 New Cases, One Death
With the addition of 97 new coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 5,70,891, an official said on Friday, according to news agency PTI. These new cases were reported on Thursday, he said. As the virus claimed the life of one person during the day, the death count in the district rose to 11,597. Thane's COVID-19 mortality rate stands at 2.03 per cent, he added.
In neighbouring Palghar district, the caseload has gone up to 1,38,878, while the death count is 3,305, another official said, according to PTI.
COVID-19 India News: India Reports 7,447 New Cases In last 24 Hours
India reported 7,447 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, said a health ministry update. The active cases currently stand at 86,415, which account for 0.25% of the total cases. With 7,886 recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours, the total recovery count has increased to 3,41,62,765. The recovery rate currently stands at 98.38%. So far, 135.99 crore vaccine doses have been administered.
India reported 7,447 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, said a health ministry update. The active cases currently stand at 86,415, which account for 0.25% of the total cases. With 7,886 recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours, the total recovery count has increased to 3,41,62,765. The recovery rate currently stands at 98.38%. So far, 135.99 crore vaccine doses have been administered.
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The announcement was made by Bharat Biotech Joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella at a function hosted by Vuong Dinh Hue, President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
This donation represents a gesture of goodwill to provide access to Bharat Biotech's WHO approved, indigenously developed Covaxin to fight the COVID-19 pandemic across borders. Covaxin has received an Emergency use listing (EUL) in Vietnam, the company said in a statement.
113 countries accept India's Covid vaccination certificate: Centre in Rajya Sabha
A total of 113 countries accept India's Covid vaccination certificate with some of them having explicitly reached agreements for mutual recognition of certificates with India, while others have their own protocols which apply to all inoculated travellers, the government informed the Rajya Sabha.
In a written reply to a question in the Upper House, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the government assigns high priority to smooth travel abroad of Indian nationals and noted that quarantine stipulations as well as entry conditions of other nations have emerged as obstacles in that regard.
"Recognising the necessity of facilitating travel especially of workers, professionals, students, business people, tourists and those with families abroad has been a focal point of our diplomacy in recent months," he said.
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