Over 12,000 cases in last 24 hours
India recorded a big jump in daily Covid-19 count as cases crossed the 12,000 mark on in the last 24 hours on Thursday. This is the highest single day count in the number of cases in 111 days.
The country saw around a 38.4 per cent surge compared to the previous day when 8,822 cases were logged. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the country’s active caseload currently stands at 58,215 — accounting for 0.13 per cent of the total cases. The daily positivity rate stands at 2.35 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate is at 2.38 per cent.
However, experts have said there is a need to be alert but not panic as there are low hospitalisation cases and death figures. A large population of the country is already vaccinated fully but States have been told to remain alert.
On Thursday, India reported 12,213 Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the daily positivity rate stood at 2.35 per cent.
Maharashtra, Delhi and Kerala are witnessing the highest surge in the country. While Maharashtra recorded 4,024 new cases, Kerala saw 3,488 new infections. Four new cases of B.A.5 variant of coronavirus have been detected in the State. New B.A.5 cases were reported from Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune, and all four patients were in the age group of 19 to 36 years, according to an official release.
The States also have the highest overall cases. Delhi too has been witnessing a worrying surge. The national Capital’s Covid-19 tally rose by more than 1,000 fresh infections for a second straight day on Wednesday, with as many as 1,375 people testing positive in 24 hours.
Across India, a total of 11 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the total deaths recorded since the start of the pandemic to 5,24,803. Out of the total deaths, 1,47,877 were reported from Maharashtra, 69,845 from Kerala, 40,109 from Karnataka, 38,026 from Tamil Nadu, 26,223 from Delhi, 23,525 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,207 from West Bengal.
A total of 85.63 crore samples have been tested so far for coronavirus, with 5,19,419 tests being conducted in the last 24 hours. India’s vaccine coverage has reached 195.67 crore doses. Over 3.54 crore first doses and over 2.02 crore second doses have been administered for the age group of 12 to 14. Over 5.99 crore first doses and more than 4.73 crore second doses have been given to the 15 to 18 age group. Meanwhile, over 3.64 crore precaution doses (booster shots) have been given to people above 60 years of age, healthcare workers, and frontline workers.