This Article is From Aug 28, 2021

Coronavirus Highlights: India Reports 44,658 New Covid Cases, 496 Deaths In Last 24 Hours

The country added 44,658 fresh cases over the last 24 hours while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 496.

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COVID-19 in India: The daily positivity rate remains less than 3 per cent for the last 28 days.

New Delhi:

India has set a new milestone with over 50 per cent of the eligible population inoculated with the first dose of Covid vaccine. The country added 44,658 fresh cases over the last 24 hours while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 496.

The daily positivity rate remains less than 3 per cent for the last 28 days and is presently at 2.10 per cent. Active cases constitute 1.06% of total cases, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands 97.60 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said.

Meanwhile, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 61 crore landmark milestone, as per the provisional report issued on Thursday by Union Health Ministry. An official statement from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said that 61,10,43,573 vaccine doses have been administered so far.

Nearly 68 lakh (67,87,305) vaccine doses were administered on Thursday on the 223rd day of the vaccination drive, as per the 7 pm provisional report. "Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight" a release by the Health Ministry stated.

As per the statement, 47,19,00,520 doses were inoculated as first dose while 13,91,43,053 were administered as the second dose. On Thursday, 46,88,114 vaccine jabs were given as first dose to eligible beneficiaries and 20,99,191 were given as second dose.

Taking to Twitter, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed that 50 per cent of the eligible population is vaccinated with first dose of the vaccine. "India achieves unprecedented milestone! 50 per cent of the eligible population inoculated with the first dose of #COVID19 vaccine. Keep it up India. Let us fight Corona," he wrote.

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Unvaccinated US School Teacher Spreads Coronavirus To 26 People

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Aug 28, 2021 02:17 (IST)
China Still Withholding Critical Information On COVID-19 Origins: Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden said Friday that China was withholding "critical information" on the origins of Covid-19, which has brought the world to a standstill and killed almost 4.5 million people. Read Here
Aug 28, 2021 01:57 (IST)
21 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths reported in a day in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 taking the tally of infections in the state to 17,09,208 on Friday while the death toll rose to 22,796 with two more fatalities, according to a health bulletin. 

One death each was reported from Kanpur Nagar and Sambhal in a day, it said. The total number of recoveries in the state reached 16,86,083 with 27 more people getting discharged from hospitals. Uttar Pradesh now has 329 active cases. 

As many as 2.32 lakh Covid tests were done in a day. The state has so far tested over 7.15 crore samples, the bulletin added. 
Aug 28, 2021 01:10 (IST)
Nagaland reports 63 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

Nagaland's COVID-19 tally rose to 29,841 on Friday as 63 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the deaths to 614, a health bulletin said.

Dimapur district registered the highest number of new cases at 24, followed by Kohima at 14 and Mokokchung at 10.

The death of two COVID-19 patients was reported from Dimapur district.

Nagaland now has 818 active cases, while 27,535 people have recovered thus far, including 78 on Friday. As many as 874 COVID-19 patients have migrated to other states.

The recovery rate of coronavirus patients has improved to 92.27 per cent from 92.20 per cent on Thursday.

The state has tested 314,028 samples for COVID-19 and inoculated 846,130 people thus far. 
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Aug 28, 2021 00:33 (IST)
Sikkim reports 42 new COVID cases, one more fatality

At least 42 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the state to 29,639, a health department bulletin said on Friday. 

The deaths rose to 368 as one more fatality due to the infection was reported during the period, it said.  Of the new cases, 21 were registered in East Sikkim district, 14 in South Sikkim and seven in West Sikkim. 

The state now has 1,342 active cases, while 27,648 people have recovered from the disease, the bulletin said. The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in Sikkim currently stands at 94.2 per cent.
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Coronavirus: Kerala Reports Over 30,000 Covid Cases For 3rd Consecutive Day; Positivity Rate At 19.22%
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Coronavirus: Complete Recovery Of Covid Patients May Take Longer Than 1 Year: Study
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Aug 27, 2021 22:48 (IST)
COVID-19 Has More Blood Clot Threat Than Vaccines, Says UK Study: Report
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Maharashtra Reports 4,654 Covid Cases In 24 Hours With 170 Related Deaths
Maharashtra reported 4,654 cases of coronavirus and 170 reated deaths today, taking the infection tally to 64,47,442 and the death count to 1,36,900, a state health department official said, reported news agency PTI.

The official said 3,301 patients were discharged from hospitals across the state in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of recovered cases to 62,55,451. Maharashtra now has 51,574 active cases.
Aug 27, 2021 20:32 (IST)
Tamil Nadu Logs 1,542 Covid Infections, 21 Fatalities In 24 Hours
Tamil Nadu today registered 1,542 Covid cases, taking the overall case count to 26,08,748, while the death count soared to 34,835 with 21 related deaths, reported news agency PTI.

Recoveries outnumbered new infections with 1,793 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 25,56,116, leaving 17,797 active cases, a medical bulletin said.

A total of 1,62,487 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 4.16 crore.
Aug 27, 2021 20:10 (IST)
Telangana Sees 339 Covid Cases, Two Fatalities
Telangana today recorded 339 new coronavirus cases, pushing the total caseload to 6,56,794, while the death count rose to 3,867 with two more fatalities, reported news agency PTI.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 91, followed by Karimnagar 31 and Khammam 28, a state government bulletin said, providing details as of 5.30 PM today.
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Zero Deaths With 80 Covid Cases In Goa In 24 Hours
Goa's coronavirus caseload rose by 80 and reached 1,73,606 today, while no related deaths were reported in the state, a health department official said, reported news agency PTI. The death count remained unchanged at 3,191, he said.

The number of recovered cases in the state increased to 1,69,480 after 95 patients were discharged during the day, the official said.
Aug 27, 2021 18:41 (IST)

Aug 27, 2021 18:05 (IST)
Coronavirus News: Zero Covid Deaths In Delhi In 24 Hours For Second Straight Day
No Covid deaths were recorded in Delhi today for the the second consecutive day, while 46 new cases were logged, reported news agency PTI. Delhi's positivity rate stands at 0.06%, according to data shared by the city health department.

This is the 17th time since the second wave of the pandemic in the national capital that no deaths have been reported in a period of 24 hours.
Aug 27, 2021 17:20 (IST)
Pinarayi Vijayan Rejects Criticism Against Kerala's Covid Management
At a time when Kerala is facing flak for its allegedly failing to manage the Covid situation amid high test positivity rates and increased daily cases, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has rejected the criticism, calling it "unwanted" and suspected it as attempts to undermine people's support in the state's fight against the pandemic, reported news agency PTI.
Aug 27, 2021 16:51 (IST)
"Killing People With Fire": Supreme Court Raps Gujarat Over Hospital Safety Rules
Gujarat government's move to ease hospital building safety rules amid Covid was sharply criticized today by the Supreme Court, which put the order on hold and said: "To save lives in the pandemic we are killing people with fire."

A Gujarat order on July 8 had said no action would be taken against buildings without "Building Use Permission" till March next year.

The Gujarat government had clarified that this notification didn't mean that rules for fire safety clearance had been relaxed.



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