3 years ago
New Delhi:
India on Saturday recorded 14,313 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total tally to 3,42,60,470, according to the data released by the Union health ministry.
The active cases in India currently stand at 1,61,555.
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 36 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 125 consecutive days now.
Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus Cases In India:
Turkey reports 23,096 daily COVID-19 cases, 203 related deaths
Turkey on Saturday confirmed 23,096 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 8,009,040, according to its health ministry.
The death count from the virus in Turkey rose by 203 cases to 70,410, while 28,632 more people recovered in the last 24 hours.
A total of 344,163 tests were conducted over the past day, it said.
Turkey started mass COVID-19 vaccination on January 14 after the authorities approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine.
Singapore reports 3,112 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday
Singapore reported 3,112 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally in the country to 195,211, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release.
A total of 1,627 COVID-19 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 267 cases requiring oxygen supplementation in the general ward, 69 cases being unstable and under close monitoring in the ICU, and 60 cases being critically ill and intubated in the ICU.
Bypolls See Mixed Turnout, No Major Violence Amid Covid Shadow: 10 PointsBypolls to three Lok Sabha and 29 assembly seats - across 13 states and the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli - were held today. Moderate to high turnout was recorded in most seats and voting was largely peaceful amid worries of Covid protocol not being followed. Votes will be counted Tuesday.
US Vice President Kamala Harris Gets Covid Booster Shot, Says Vaccines "Safe, Free"US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and urged Americans to follow suit.
"I got the booster shot, and I want to encourage everyone to do the same when you are eligible," Harris said after receiving her third dose of the Moderna vaccine at the White House.
"What we have said from the beginning: It's safe and free," she said.
Harris said that over 90 per cent of Americans in intensive care units or who have died of Covid were unvaccinated.
COVID-19 India News: Maharashtra Reports 1,130 New Cases, 26 Deaths
Maharashtra on Saturday reported 1,130 new coronavirus infections and 26 deaths, taking its caseload to 66,09,906 and death count to 1,40,196, a health department official said, reported news agency PTI. With 2,148 patients discharged from hospitals, the number of recovered cases in the state rose to 64,49,186. There are 16,905 active cases in Maharashtra now.
Maharashtra's coronavirus recovery rate stands at 97.57 per cent, while the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent. The total of coronavirus tests conducted in the state increased to 6,25,59,171 with 1,19,271 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Mumbai district reported the highest 307 new infections, followed by Ahmednagar at 123.
COVID-19 India News: Punjab Reports 27 New Cases, 1 Death
Punjab recorded 27 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday that took the infection tally to 6,02,375, according to a medical bulletin, reported news agency PTI. One Covid-related fatality was reported from Hoshiarpur which took the death count to 16,558, the bulletin said. Of the new cases, four each were reported from Fazilka and Rupnagar followed by three each in Faridkot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Pathankot, it said. The number of active cases stood at 251, according to the bulletin.
COVID-19 India News: J&K Reports 101 New Cases
Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 101 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the total infected number of people to 3,32,154 while no fresh death due to the virus was reported from the Union territory in the past 24 hours, officials said, reported news agency PTI. Of the 101 fresh cases, 11 were from Jammu division and 90 from Kashmir division of the UT, the officials said.
They said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 42 cases followed by 25 cases in Baramulla district. There are 886 active cases in the UT, while the number of recovered patients was 3,26,836, the officials added. The death count in the UT due to the pandemic was 4,432 as no fresh death was reported in the past 24 hours.
COVID-19 News: Centre Allotted 1.40 Crore Vaccines To Tamil Nadu For November: Minister
Tamil Nadu Minister Ma Subramanian on Saturday said the Centre has allotted 1.40 crore Covid-19 vaccines to the state for November and appealed to members of the public to take part in the vaccination camps being conducted by the Health Department, reported news agency PTI. The increase in the monthly allotment by the Centre follows the performance of the department in vaccination over the last few months, the Minister for Medical and Family Welfare said.
COVID-19 India News: Gujarat Reports 31 New Cases, 1 Death
Gujarat recorded 31 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking its tally to 8,26,557, while one death, in Surat, took the death count to 10,089, an official said, reported news agency PTI. The recovery count reached 8,16260 after 14 people were discharged during the day, leaving the state with 208 active cases, including five patients on ventilator support, he said.
Surat led with six cases, followed by five each in Jamnagar and Vadodara, four in Valsad, among other districts, he added. A release said 3.64 lakh people were inoculated against COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the total number of doses administered in Gujarat to 7.06 crore.
COVID-19 India News: Goa Reports 22 New Cases, 1 Death, 50 Recoveries
Goa on Saturday reported 22 fresh coronavirus positive cases and one fatality, taking the tally to 1,78,085 and the death count to 3,364, a health department official said, reported news agency PTI. With 50 patients getting discharged during the day, the number of recoveries in the coastal state rose to 1,74,339, leaving Goa with 382 active cases, he said. "With 2,655 new tests, the total number of samples examined in Goa so far went up to 14,66,038," he added.
COVID-19 News: India's Vaccination Coverage Crosses 106 Crore Doses
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 106 crore on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said, according to news agency PTI. Almost 62 lakh (61,99,429) vaccine doses were administered on Saturday till 7 pm and this number is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night, the ministry said.
COVID-19 India News: Telangana Reports 168 New Cases, One Death
Telangana on Saturday added 168 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,71,342, while the death count rose to 3,955 with one more fatality, reported news agency PTI. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 62, followed by Karimnagar and Ranga Reddy (12 each) disricts, a state government bulletin said, providing details as of 5.30 PM today.
With 191 people recovering from the virus, the cumulative number of recoveries now was 6,63,315, leaving 4,072 active cases. The bulletin said 37,882 samples were examined today and the total number tested till date was 2,75,44,810. The samples tested per million population were 7,40,054. The case fatality and recovery rates were at 0.58 per cent and 98.80 per cent compared to the national average of 1.3 per cent and 98.17 per cent, respectively.
COVID-19 News: Maharashtra's Nashik Records 43 New Cases, 1 Death
The count of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Nashik district rose to 4,10,815, after 43 persons tested positive for the infection on Saturday, an official said, according to news agency PTI. As many as 48 patients were discharged from hospitals, while one died of the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,01,506 and death count to 8,679, the official said. Of the cases reported so far, 2,31,277 were from Nashik city, 1,57,010 from other parts of the district, 12,675 from Malegaon and 5,937 from outside the district, it was stated. As many as 27,35,688 swabs have been tested till date, of which 3,587 were examined on Saturday.
Tamil Nadu reports 1,021 fresh COVID cases, 1,172 discharges, and 14 deaths today.
- ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021
Active cases: 11,685 pic.twitter.com/4bEnXONTN8
COVID-19 India News: Andhra Pradesh Reports 339 New Cases, 2 More Deaths
Andhra Pradesh on Saturday registered 339 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,66,065, while the death count rose to 14,369 with two more fatalities, reported news agency PTI. With 535 people being cured, total recoveries stood at 20,47,047, leaving 4,649 active cases. Chittoor district accounted for the highest number of new cases with 67 followed by East Godavari at 48, a state government bulletin said, providing details during the last 24 hours ending 9 AM today. Krishna and Nellore districts reported one death each. East Godavari district topped the chart with 970 active cases followed by Chittoor-868. Over 35,000 samples were examined today and cumulatively more than 2.94 crore samples have been tested.
Kerala reported 7,427 new COVID cases, 7,166 recoveries, and 62 deaths today
- ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021
Active cases: 78,624
Total recoveries: 48,50,742
Death toll: 31,514
COVID-19 India News: Delhi Reports 37 New Cases, Zero Death
Delhi recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases and zero fatality on Saturday, while the positivity rate was 0.06 per cent, according to data shared by the health department, reported news agency PTI. Delhi has recorded only four Covid-related deaths in October so far. Last month, five people had succumbed to the infection. Twenty-two patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, the latest bulletin said. The infection tally in the city climbed to 14,39,825. Of this, over 14.14 lakh patients have recovered from the disease. The death count stands at 25,091, it added.
COVID-19 News: Fresh Guidelines For Travellers Entering Tripura From Other States
Taking note of the rise in coronavirus cases in some parts of the country, the Biplab Deb government has issued fresh guidelines, making COVID-19 tests mandatory for people willing to enter Tripura from any state that has more than one district with over 5% positivity rate, reported news agency PTI.
In an official order, the government said that people coming from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland would have to undergo sample test at Tripura's entry point, if they fail to produce COVID-negative report not older than 48 hours.
"Negative test report for COVID-19 done by RTPCR or True NAT or CBNAAT, 48 hours prior to the journey, is required for entry into the state through airport, railway stations from those states of the country where more than one district have positivity rate of 5% or more, as on 26.10.2021," a notification issued on Friday by Directorate of Family Welfare and Preventive Medicines said.
Centre's Warning To Assam, Bengal As Covid Cases Rise, Tests DeclineIn view of rising coronavirus cases, weekly positivity rates and decreasing testing figures in Assam and West Bengal, the Centre has asked the state governments to undertake a review of these parameters. Read here.
COVID-19 India News: Odisha Reports 374 New Cases, 4 More Deaths
Odisha on Saturday reported 374 new COVID-19 cases, nine more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 10,40,969, a health department official said, reported news agency PTI. The death count rose to 8,329 as four more persons succumbed to the disease, he said.
Sixty-five children and adolescents are among the new patients, the official said, adding that the daily COVID-19 caseload in the state remained below 400 for the second consecutive day. The single-day rate of infection among people below 18 years of age rose to 17.37% from Friday's 15.34%, he said.
Coronavirus Updates: India's positivity rate
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.22 per cent. It has been less than 2 per cent for the last 26 days.
The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. It has been below 2 per cent for the last 36 days, according to the health ministry.
