Covid-19 3rd Wave

Seventy per cent of people who received a booster dose of Covid vaccine did not get infected during the third wave, according to a new study that covered around 6,000 people in India.

Delhi on Friday reported 977 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest since December 29, and 12 more deaths while the positivity rate dropped to 1.73 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

India reported a total of 58,077 new coronavirus cases on Friday. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases declined to 6,97,802.

A comparatively younger population with an average age of 44 years has been infected more in this Covid wave, the government said on Thursday, highlighting there was significantly less use of drugs for treatment this time.

COVID-19 has had a considerable impact on economies around the world. In India, the first two waves of the pandemic left several families staring at a financial crunch. Now, with the rise in the number of Omicron cases, things have again begun to get difficult.

The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to peak much earlier than anticipated and may take a maximum of three more weeks, even though the share of rural districts in new caseloads has increased significantly since December, says a report.

Mr Manindra Agrawal, Professor of IIT Kanpur, said that the third wave of COVID-19, which is caused by Omicron, has reached its peak in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata as predicted by IIT's Sutra model.

At least 120 districts in 29 states and Union Territories have reported a weekly positivity rate of 10 per cent in the third wave of the pandemic, driven by the highly transmissible variant Omicron, latest government data shows.

"Just some good things to keep me company as I fight the 3rd wave," wrote Drashti Dhami

Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday chaired an emergency meeting and asked district level authorities to increase testing and also impose restrictions on major public events to prevent crowding.

Vaccination opened for teens in the 15 to 18 age group today amid the third Covid wave in India as cases surge in multiple cities. Over 40 lakh teens got their first dose on Day 1, Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked people to be extra cautious as the "third COVID-19 wave has come". He told reporters it is necessary to fight the pandemic with people's active participation and cooperation.

A day after Bihar reported its first Omicron case, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that the third wave of COVID-19 has begun in the state and urged people to remain vigilant.

Omicron, a new Covid variant said to be "highly transmissible", has spread to at least 59 countries.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said today that the third wave of COVID-19 is expected in December but it will be mild in impact.

Seventy per cent of people who received a booster dose of Covid vaccine did not get infected during the third wave, according to a new study that covered around 6,000 people in India.

Delhi on Friday reported 977 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest since December 29, and 12 more deaths while the positivity rate dropped to 1.73 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

India reported a total of 58,077 new coronavirus cases on Friday. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases declined to 6,97,802.

A comparatively younger population with an average age of 44 years has been infected more in this Covid wave, the government said on Thursday, highlighting there was significantly less use of drugs for treatment this time.

COVID-19 has had a considerable impact on economies around the world. In India, the first two waves of the pandemic left several families staring at a financial crunch. Now, with the rise in the number of Omicron cases, things have again begun to get difficult.

The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to peak much earlier than anticipated and may take a maximum of three more weeks, even though the share of rural districts in new caseloads has increased significantly since December, says a report.

Mr Manindra Agrawal, Professor of IIT Kanpur, said that the third wave of COVID-19, which is caused by Omicron, has reached its peak in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata as predicted by IIT's Sutra model.

At least 120 districts in 29 states and Union Territories have reported a weekly positivity rate of 10 per cent in the third wave of the pandemic, driven by the highly transmissible variant Omicron, latest government data shows.

"Just some good things to keep me company as I fight the 3rd wave," wrote Drashti Dhami

Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday chaired an emergency meeting and asked district level authorities to increase testing and also impose restrictions on major public events to prevent crowding.

Vaccination opened for teens in the 15 to 18 age group today amid the third Covid wave in India as cases surge in multiple cities. Over 40 lakh teens got their first dose on Day 1, Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked people to be extra cautious as the "third COVID-19 wave has come". He told reporters it is necessary to fight the pandemic with people's active participation and cooperation.

A day after Bihar reported its first Omicron case, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that the third wave of COVID-19 has begun in the state and urged people to remain vigilant.

Omicron, a new Covid variant said to be "highly transmissible", has spread to at least 59 countries.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said today that the third wave of COVID-19 is expected in December but it will be mild in impact.