India today logged 41,157 new cases, 7.4% higher than yesterday. 518 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

New Delhi: India today logged 41,157 new cases, 7.4% higher than yesterday. 518 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

1. The daily positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per hundred - stands at 2.13 per cent, less than 3 per cent for 27 consecutive days.
2. The active cases have declined to 4,22,660 and comprise 1.36 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.31 per cent, the data shows. 
3. The total vaccine doses administered has reached 40.49 crore under the nationwide vaccination drive.
4. Maharashtra on Saturday reported 8,172 new COVID-19 cases and 124 deaths which took the state's infection tally to 62,05,190 and deaths to 1,26,851.
5. Kerala, one of the worst Covid-affected states in the country, opened its doors  to  Sabarimala temple for five days to allow devotees to conduct monthly rituals.
6. Tamil Nadu has reported 43 deaths and 2,205 new cases of COVID-19, the Health Department said on Saturday. Of the fresh cases, two were those of returnees from Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, said the department. The new cases pushed the tally till date to 25,33,323 and the number of fatalities so far to 33,695.
7. The Delta variant of SARS-COV-2 was behind majority of clinical cases of breakthrough infection of COVID-19 but only 9.8 per cent cases required hospitalisation and fatality was observed in only 0.4 per cent cases, according to a new study by Indian Council of Medical Research or ICMR.
8. In an alarming trend, Sikkim has reported at least 49 per cent of its COVID-19 deaths in the second wave of the pandemic that swept the country earlier this year. About 181 of the casualties reported during the period were solely due to the virus and not due to comorbidities among the patients.
9. India crossed two crore cases on May 4 and three crore cases on June 23. 

The third wave of Covid is likely to hit the country at the end of August and chances are that it will not be as intense as the second wave, Dr Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research, has told NDTV.

Daily updates 17 July 2021

India today logged 38,079 new cases, which is marginally lower than yesterday's figures. 560 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

Here are the top 10 updates on coronavirus in India:

1. The daily positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per hundred - stands at 1.91 per cent, less than 3 per cent for 26 consecutive days.
2. The active cases have declined to 4,24,025 and comprise 1.36 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.31 per cent, the data shows. It said that active COVID-19 cases have decreased by 6,397 in a span of 24 hours.
3. The total vaccine doses administered has reached 39.96 crore under the nationwide vaccination drive.
4. Maharashtra, which leads the states with the maximum number of cases in the country, added 7,761 cases and 167 deaths over a 24-hour period.
5. Kerala with 13,750 cases leads the states in most number of Covid cases in a day. It is followed by Maharashtra (7,761), Tamil Nadu (2,312) and Karnataka (1,806).
6. The Tamil Nadu government has extended the coronavirus lockdown in the state till July 31 while easing more curbs. The graded relaxations come amid a dip in the daily COVID-19 cases. Teachers have been allowed in schools for admission process and books distribution. Only 50 people will be allowed for weddings and 20 for funerals.
7. Speaking to the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala and Maharashtra - which have contributed 80 per cent of new cases and 84 per cent of deaths in the past week - PM Modi stressed the 'test, track, treat and teeka (vaccinate)' system to contain the virus.
8. The next 100-125 days are critical in the fight against COVID-19, the government said on Friday. The fall in Covid cases after the peak of the second deadly wave two months ago has slowed down, and this should be taken as a warning sign, NITI Aayog member on health Dr VK Paul told reporters.
9. The third wave of Covid is likely to hit the country at the end of August and chances are that it will not be as intense as the second wave, Dr Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research, has told NDTV.
10. Covid vaccines currently in use in India reduce chance of hospitalisation or mortality in case of breakthrough infections (or infections that occur after at least one dose of the vaccine), according to the results of an ICMR-funded study of 677 samples recorded during the second wave.

Coronavirus: 41,806 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In India, 7.7% Higher Than Yesterday

New Delhi: 

India's Covid caseload has risen to over 3.09 crore with 41,806 new cases, 7.7% higher than yesterday. 581 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

Here are the top 10 updates on coronavirus in India:

1. Maharashtra, which has the highest number of cases in the country, added 8,602 cases over a 24-hour period. The fresh cases took the number of infections to over 61.81 lakh and 170 deaths took the cumulative death count to 1,26,390.
2. Kerala with 15,637 cases leads the states in most number of Covid cases in a day. It is followed by Maharashtra (8,602), Tamil Nadu (2,458) and Karnataka (1,990).
3. The daily positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per hundred - stands at 2.15 per cent, less than 3 per cent for 24 consecutive days.
4. At a meting with his council of ministers ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, PM Modi discussed preparations being made for a possible third wave - especially the steps being taken by the government to increase oxygen supply after the devastating experience of shortage during the second wave.