2,151 New COVID-19 Cases In India In The Past 24 Hours, Number Of Infections Doubled In A Week
India is heading towards what appears like another wave of COVID-19 as the number of new infections in the country has touched a five-month high.
In the past 24 hours, India added 2,151 new COVID cases, the highest since October 2022.
Highest in five months
On October 28 last year, a total of 2,208 cases were recorded in 24 hours in the country.
On March 22, the number of daily COVID-19 infections has crossed the 1000 mark for the first time in 2023.
According to the Union health ministry data, active cases in India have now increased to 11,903.
Seven COVID-19 deaths
The COVID-19 death toll has increased to 5,30,848 with seven latest fatalities -- three reported by Maharashtra, one by Karnataka and three reconciled by Kerala.
According to the data updated at 8 am, the daily positivity was recorded at 1.51 per cent, while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.53 per cent.
The total tally of COVID cases was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,47,09,676)
The active cases now comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.78 per cent, according to the ministry website.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,66,925, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
450 COVID cases in Maharashtra??
Maharashtra, the worst-affected state since the start of the pandemic, recorded 450 new cases of COVID and 3 deaths in the last 24 hours.
According to official figures, a new COVID-19 sub-variant XBB 1.16 is on the rise. 230 patients of the XBB 1.16 variant were found in the State.
Of these, 151 are from Pune, 24 are from Aurangabad, 23 are from Thane, 11 are from Kolhapur, 11 are from Ahmednagar, 8 are from Amravati, and one is from Mumbai and Raigad each.
214 new cases in Delhi
National capital Delhi reported 214 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, marking a sharp uptick in infections over the last 24 hours.
However, according to a bulletin issued by the Delhi Health department, the Capital did not register a single death from COVID over the last 24 hours.
The national capital currently has 671 active COVID cases, with the infection rate at 11.88 per cent, the bulletin stated.
Health ministry cautions states
On Monday, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness status of the entire spectrum of management of the COVID-19 pandemic, given the upsurge in cases, with States and UTs through Video Conference.
Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog and Dr Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Dept. of Health Research, were also present in the review meeting.
He cautioned States and UTs against any complacency and advised them to follow up on the priorities listed in the joint advisory issued today by the Department of Health Research and the Department of Health and Family Welfare on March 25 2023.
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