COVID-19 Updates: 28,204 New Cases, Schools, Colleges To Reopen, 51 Crore Vaccines Given So Far

India has reported 28,204 new Covid cases, 373 deaths. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a total of 48,32,78,545 samples tested up to 9th August, of which, 15,11,313 samples were tested yesterday.?

13,049 New COVID-19 Cases, 105 Deaths In Kerala

Kerala on Monday reported 13,049 fresh COVID cases pushing the total infection caseload to 35,65,574, with the number of people succumbing to the virus rising to 17,852 after 105 more deaths.

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As many as 20,004 people have been cured of the infection since Sunday, taking the total recoveries to 33,77,691 and the number of active cases in the state to1,69,512, a state government release said.

COVID-19 Task Force Member Suggests Maharashtra-Specific Sero Survey

Maharashtra COVID-19 task force member Dr Shashank Joshi on Monday said it is necessary to conduct a state-specific sero survey to assess the presence of anti-bodies among people as the state is still reporting a high number of coronavirus cases.

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He said Maharashtra, which has reported 63,57,833 coronavirus cases as on August 9, is faced with a "thick tail" of COVID-19 though the second wave of the pandemic has ebbed but has not gone away completely.

Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In India Cross 51 Crore

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed the landmark of 51 crore, the Union health ministry said on Monday.

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More than 49 lakh (49,06,273) doses have been administered on Monday, according to the 7 pm provisional report.

Schools, Colleges Across Several States To Reopen

As the Covid scenario remains under control, several states/UTs have announced the reopening of schools for offline classes. Schools in Delhi reopened for classes X to XII from Monday.?

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The Maharashtra government has also announced the reopening of physical classes in schools in both rural and urban areas from August 17; Uttar Pradesh to reopen schools for intermediate students from August 16. The Odisha government had already reopened schools for students of classes 10-12 on July 26 after a gap of more than three months.?

Delta Variant Detected In 80% Samples In Delhi In Last 3 Months

The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which led to a massive number of viral infections during the second Covid-19 wave, remains the dominant strain in circulation in the national capital.?

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It has been detected in at least 80% of the samples sent for genome sequencing by Delhi government in the last three months.?