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India COVID-19 update | Mizoram reports first death in 6 months

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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India has recorded 3,720 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases to 44.9 million, according to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry. The count of active cases of the disease in the country stands at 40,177.

The data, which was updated on Wednesday at 8 am, also revealed that the death toll due to the viral disease has increased to 5,31,584 with 20 new fatalities, including five reconciled by Kerala.

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.73 percent, while active cases now comprise 0.09 percent of the total infections. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,43,84,955 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 percent.

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Delhi on Tuesday reported 289 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 9.74 percent. It added one more COVID-related fatality, bringing the total case count to 20,39,270 and the death toll to 26,633.

The Union Health Ministry’s website shows that India has administered over 2.2 billion doses of the coronavirus vaccine under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive. According to the Press Information Bureau, 2,459 doses of the vaccine were administered in the last 24 hours.

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India has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020, and despite several waves, has been able to keep the spread of the virus under control. The country has been ramping up its vaccination booster drive to protect its citizens against the virus.

Mizoram reports first death in over 6 months

Mizoram reported its first COVID-19 death in over six months after an elderly man died due to the virus in Aizawl. The 63-year-old man was admitted to a private hospital in the city and passed away on Monday. The last coronavirus-related death in Mizoram was reported on October 29, 2022.

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The state’s health department announced that 34 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, raising the number of active cases to 78. The total number of coronavirus infections in Mizoram has reached 2,39,086, with 727 fatalities and 2,38,281 recoveries.

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Active COVID-19 cases in India slip to 44,175, Health Ministry reports 3,325 new infections

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday reported that India registered 3,325 fresh cases of coronavirus and a dip in the number of active cases to 44,175. The data was updated at 8 am on May 2. The country’s COVID-19 case tally stands at 44.9 million (44,952,996).

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.71 percent, while the active cases now account for 0.11 percent of the total infections. The daily positivity rate in India stands at 2.29 percent.

The ministry stated that the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,43,77,257.

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According to the latest data, the death toll has increased to 5,31,564, with 17 new deaths. Of the 17 deaths, seven were reconciled by Kerala. The case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 percent.

India has administered 2.2 billion doses of the coronavirus vaccine so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. In the last 24 hours, 2,180 doses were administered.

Delhi, in the meantime, reported 259 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday along with two new deaths. The positivity rate in the national capital stands at 14.36 percent. On Sunday, the city had reported 405 new cases and three deaths.

No more COVID vaccine requirement for US travel

The Biden-Harris administration on Monday announced that it will end COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international air travellers, Federal employees and Federal contractors effective May 11.

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The announcement stated that vaccination remains one of the most important tools in advancing the health and safety of employees and promoting the efficiency of workplaces, but the decision to end the vaccination requirements for certain groups was made as the country is now in a different phase of its response, and the measures are no longer necessary.

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US ends COVID-19 vaccine requirement for international travellers effective May 11

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The United States government has announced that it is ending its COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international travellers, effective today, May 11. This comes as the COVID-19 public health emergency in the nation also comes to an end on Thursday.

US President Joe Biden’s administration had initially implemented vaccination requirements for federal employees, contractors and international air travellers in a bid to promote the health and safety of individuals and the efficiency of workplaces.

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The Biden-Harris Administration announced on May 2 that the requirements will end on May 11, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. Further details related to ending these requirements will soon be provided.

The announcement followed a successful vaccination campaign that saw almost 270 million Americans receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The vaccination requirements helped ensure the safety of workers in critical workforces, such as healthcare and education, and protected the populations they serve, enabling them to provide services without disruptions to operations.

The Federal government implemented requirements for its workforce in a way that increased vaccination to achieve 98 percent compliance, reflecting employees who had received at least one dose of a vaccine or had a pending or approved exception or extension request filed by January 2022.

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The administration also put in place vaccination requirements for certain international travellers to slow the spread of new variants entering the country and to allow the healthcare system time to manage access to care if faced with an increase in cases and hospitalizations.

The announcement stated that vaccination remains one of the most important tools in advancing the health and safety of employees and promoting the efficiency of workplaces, but the decision to end the vaccination requirements for certain groups was made as the country is now in a different phase of its response, and the measures are no longer necessary.

The announcement also included HHS and DHS’s decision to start the process to end their vaccination requirements for Head Start educators, CMS-certified healthcare facilities, and certain noncitizens at the land border. The administration will provide further details in the coming days related to ending these requirements.

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As of May 2, over 147 million people in the United States have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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COVID-19 in India: Over 140 students infected in Jharkhand girls’ school

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The Union Health Ministry reported 9,355 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, with a decrease in active cases to 57,410. However, the death toll has risen to 5,31,424, with 26 new deaths, including six fatalities reconciled by Kerala, according to the updated data at 8 am.

India’s daily positivity rate has been recorded at 4.08 percent, while the weekly positivity rate stands at 5.36 percent. The total tally of COVID-19 cases stands at 44.9 million.

The active cases now comprise 0.13 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.69 percent, as per the ministry’s website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,43,35,977.

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The case fatality rate stands at 1.18 percent. India has administered 2.2 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

Maharashtra, in the meantime, has reported 784 new cases and one death on April 26. Out of those, 185 new cases but zero deaths were reported in Mumbai. The active caseload in the western state stands at 5,233.

Delhi, on Wednesday, reported seven deaths — the highest so far — and 1,040 fresh coronavirus cases. The positivity rate in the national capital is at 21.16 percent and the active caseload stands at 4,708.

This news comes as India faces a surge in cases and deaths, with the government taking several measures to curb the spread of the virus, including booster and vaccine drives.

Jharkhand: Over 140 students test positive in four girls’ residential schools

According to an official statement, 148 students from four Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) schools in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district have tested positive for COVID-19.

After 69 students tested positive on Monday, all KGBV schools in the district were directed to carry out COVID-19 testing. Three other KGBV schools in Dumaria, Potka, and Jamshedpur blocks of the district had 79 more students test positive for the virus.

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The students were isolated and the school premises were sanitized as per coronavirus protocol.

The deputy commissioner has also ordered health officials to conduct COVID-19 tests in public places like railway stations, bus stands, schools and colleges to contain the spread of the virus.

Mexican President briefly blacked out due to COVID-19 complications

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador revealed in a video message that he had briefly blacked out during a meeting in Yucatan state last Sunday due to complications with a COVID-19 infection. Despite rumours about his health, he clarified that his heart and brain were not affected.

Lopez Obrador said he was treated on the spot by doctors and refused to be taken to a hospital nearby. The president, who has not resumed official duties, is doing well and keeping busy writing speeches ahead of upcoming events.

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Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez said the President may return as soon as this week.

With agency inputs.

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India reports 11,692 new COVID-19 cases; active cases rise to 66,170

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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India on Friday reported 11,692 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. The country’s total case count has now reached 44.8 million (4,48,69,684), with active cases increasing to 66,170.

The death toll has risen to 5,31,258, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala.

The national COVID-19 recovery rate remains high at 98.67 percent, with 4,42,72,256 people having recovered from the disease.

Meanwhile, the case fatality rate stands at 1.18 percent.

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According to the Health Ministry’s website, over 2.2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in India so far as part of the nationwide vaccination drive.

Haryana reports over 1,000 fresh cases, three deaths

Haryana’s state health department has reported 1,059 new COVID-19 infections and three deaths, according to its bulletin.

Nearly half of the new cases were recorded in Gurugram district, which reported 513 cases. Faridabad and Panchkula districts reported 108 and 87 cases, respectively. Karnal and Ambala districts reported 52 cases each.

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The number of active cases in Haryana now stands at 5,099, and the state has seen a surge in new infections in the past two weeks.

Delhi records 1,603 new COVID-19 cases with 26.75% positivity rate

Delhi reported 1,603 new COVID-19 cases and three fatalities on Thursday, according to the health department. The positivity rate stands at 26.75 percent, a decrease from the previous day.

The city has witnessed a surge in cases over the past two weeks, with medical experts attributing the spike to the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16.

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The number of active cases currently stands at 6,120, with 4,131 patients in home isolation.

However, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj has reassured that XBB.1.16 is not causing severe infections among children and urged people to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and get their booster shots.

Mumbai reports over 200 cases for third consecutive day

Mumbai on Thursday reported over 200 COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day with 207 new infections and one death. The total cases in the city have reached 11,61,343, with 19,756 fatalities.

The recovery count of the city grew to 11,40,063, with the active COVID-19 count at 1,524. The city’s recovery rate stands at 98.2 percent, and the overall growth rate of positive cases between April 13 and 19 was 0.0180 percent.

The city’s COVID-19 case doubling rate is 3,732 days, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin.

With agency inputs.

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Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Ministry of Defence officials said he is under home quarantine with mild symptoms.

A team of doctors examined him and advised him rest, the defence ministry said.

Singh was photographed yesterday at the first Army Commanders’ Conference amongst senior Indian Army leadership without a mask on.

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Singh was scheduled to attend the Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference in Delhi on Thursday, but had to skip it after testing positive for the virus, it said.

Singh attended the Army Commanders’ Conference in Delhi yesterday and was videographed whilst unmasked, shaking hands with several leaders of the Indian Army.

#WATCH | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends the Army Commanders’ Conference in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/ifkMTyUyFO

— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2023

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COVID-19 hampered childhood vaccination rollout, may lead to increase in preventable diseases: UNICEF

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on almost every aspect of life, including healthcare. One of the most significant impacts of the pandemic has been the disruption of routine vaccination programs, leading to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.

According to a new report by UNICEF, people all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rising childhood vaccines hesitancy

The report, UNICEF’s flagship annual State of the World’s Children, surveyed 55 countries and found that public perception of vaccines for children declined between 2019 and 2021 in 52 of them.

This trend was a “worrying warning signal” of rising vaccine hesitancy amid misinformation, dwindling trust in governments and political polarisation, said Catherine Russell, UNICEF executive director.

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The change in perception is particularly worrying as it comes after the largest sustained backslide in childhood immunisation in a generation during COVID disruptions. In total, 67 million children missed out on one or more potentially lifesaving vaccines during the pandemic, and efforts to catch up have stalled despite increasing outbreaks.

The data was collected by the Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which found that the picture of vaccine confidence varied globally.

In countries including Papua New Guinea and South Korea, agreement with the statement “vaccines are important for children” declined by 44 percent, and more than a third in Ghana, Senegal, and Japan.

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In the United States, it declined by 13.6 percentage points. In India, China, and Mexico, confidence remained broadly the same or increased.

Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases

The consequences of vaccine hesitancy are becoming increasingly evident, with outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases being reported in many countries – mostly in Africa but also in the United States of America and India (of measles), the report said.

In India, about 5.7 million children, about ten percent of those to be vaccinated, were left out because of COVID-related logistical problems. While over 46 million children in India have been vaccinated, the 2022 results, still being tabulated, will only be available in June.

UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children Report says the percentage of infants left behind is high in many countries, including Myanmar, where it’s 55 percent, Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil, and Afghanistan. In all these countries, the backlog is roughly between 25 and 30 percent.

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With one in five children not fully vaccinated and preventable illnesses beginning to happen, the UNICEF report stressed the importance of all countries having the funds for vaccines, new vaccines being developed quickly, supply chains being efficient, and digital technologies helping ensure the data regarding immunisation schemes are accurate and up to date.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccines in protecting individuals and communities. It is essential to continue to promote vaccination as a vital public health intervention and address vaccine hesitancy through education and communication. Failure to do so risks undermining the significant gains made in public health over the last few decades.

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India records highest daily COVID-19 cases in 8 months

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India has recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in eight months, with 12,591 new cases reported in a single day. According to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the country’s active caseload has now reached 65,286.

The Health Ministry also reported 40 new COVID-related fatalities, bringing the death toll to 5,31,230. This includes 11 fatalities that were reconciled by the southern state of Kerala. The total number of coronavirus cases in India now stands at 44.8 million.

The daily positivity rate was reported to be 5.46 percent, while the weekly positivity rate was 5.32 percent. Active cases now comprise 0.15 percent of the total infections, and the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.67 percent.

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The Health Ministry’s website also reported that 4,42,61,476 people have recovered from COVID-19 in India, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 percent. In addition, the country has administered 2.2 billion doses of the coronavirus vaccine so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

The recent surge in COVID cases in India has led to concerns about a possible third wave of the pandemic. Several states have already imposed restrictions and lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus.

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The Indian government has also ramped up its vaccination efforts in recent weeks to try to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.

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People with long COVID smell loss have reduced brain activity, study finds

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A recent study published in EClinicalMedicine has discovered that people with long COVID who suffer from loss of smell experience different patterns of brain activity.

The research used MRI scanning to compare brain activity in three groups: people with long COVID who lost their sense of smell, those whose sense of smell had returned to normal after COVID infection, and people who had never tested positive for COVID-19.

The study revealed that people with long COVID smell loss had reduced brain activity and impaired communication between two parts of the brain responsible for processing important smell information: the orbitofrontal cortex and the pre-frontal cortex.

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However, this connection was not impaired in people who had regained their sense of smell after contracting the coronavirus. The findings suggest that long COVID-related anosmia is linked to a change in the brain that prevents smells from being processed properly.

The study’s lead author, Dr. Jed Wingrove from the UCL Department of Medicine, noted that persistent loss of smell is just one way that long COVID is still impacting people’s quality of life. However, the study provides reassurance that, for most people whose sense of smell returns, there are no permanent changes to brain activity.

The study’s joint senior author, Professor Claudia Wheeler-Kingshott from the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, said the findings raise the intriguing possibility that olfactory training, or retraining the brain to process different scents, could help people with long COVID recover their sense of smell.

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Additionally, the research suggests that the brains of people with long COVID smell loss might be compensating for their lost sense of smell by boosting connections with other sensory regions. Their brains showed increased activity between the parts of the brain that process smell and areas that process sight, such as the visual cortex.

“This tells us that the neurons that would normally process smell are still there, but they’re just working in a different way,” explained Dr. Wingrove.

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The study, the first of its kind, builds on previous work undertaken during the first wave of the pandemic, which was one of the first to describe the link between COVID-19 infection with both losses of smell and taste.

Professor Rachel Batterham from the UCL Division of Medicine, who was also a joint senior author of the study, emphasized the significance of the research, stating that it “provides further evidence of the wide-ranging and long-lasting impact of COVID-19 on health.”

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India records 10,542 new COVID-19 cases, report claims hospitals running at full capacity

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Daily COVID-19 cases in India have again spiked to 10,542 in the past 24 hours after dipping down to 7,000 yesterday. The active caseload in the nation now stands at 62, 562.

The death toll rose to 5,31,190, including 38 deaths, with 11 deaths reconciled by Kerala, as per the 8 am update.

The daily positivity rate was 4.39 percent, and the weekly positivity rate was 5.1 percent. The national COVID-19 recovery rate is at 98.67 percent, with 4,42,50,649 recoveries. The case fatality rate was 1.18 percent.

As a part of the total 2.2 billion vaccine doses administered in India so far under the nationwide vaccination drive, 487 doses were administered in the last 24 hours.

Amid the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases, hospitals in major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Gurugram have reported a significant influx of patients.

According to a Mint report, medical professionals are confirming that COVID-19 wards are running at full capacity, contrary to the government’s claims.

Doctors are also noticing “unusual” symptoms in some cases such as eye redness and itching, which were not previously associated with the coronavirus and its earlier variants.

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“Our COVID-19 wards are running at full capacity. In the last month, we’ve admitted over 40 patients, including children and adults diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. Among them, three exhibited conjunctivitis symptoms, which we haven’t seen in past surges,” said Dr Dhiren Gupta, senior consultant for COVID-19 patient management at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi.

Dr Gupta also told Mint that in the last 10 days, the hospital’s admissions have been primarily for COVID-19 patients.

A top government epidemiologist told Mint that since infection is present in the community, hospitalisations will increase but the nature of the infection remains mild.

Delhi records 1,537 new cases, positivity rate at 26.54%

According to the city government’s health department, Delhi reported 1,537 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 26.54 percent. This brings the total number of cases in Delhi to 20,25,781.

The city also reported five new deaths, raising the death toll to 26,572. Two of the deaths were caused primarily by COVID-19, according to the health department.

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On Monday, Delhi recorded 1,017 new cases with a positivity rate of 32.25 percent, the highest in more than 15 months. The city last recorded a COVID-19 positivity rate of 30.6 percent on January 14, 2022.

The health department said that the new cases emerged from 5,791 tests conducted to detect the infection the previous day.

No deaths in Mumbai, but daily cases reach 220

Mumbai reported 220 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, crossing the 200-mark after a gap of two days, taking the overall tally to 11,60,902, according to a bulletin by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The city did not report any new deaths linked to the infection, and the death toll remained unchanged at 19,754.

Mumbai’s coronavirus recovery rate stands at 98.2 percent, with the number of recoveries rising to 11,39,471 after 242 patients recuperated from the respiratory illness in the last 24 hours.

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The metropolis currently has an active caseload of 1,677. The growth rate of cases between April 11 and 17 was 0.0194 percent, and the case doubling rate was 3,486 days, the bulletin said.

After a gap of two days, Mumbai reported more than 200 fresh infections. On Monday, the city registered 131 cases, while the daily tally was 181 on Sunday.

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