LIVE: Kerala sees over 42k Covid cases; Delhi, Maha see dip in infections

Recoveries eclipsed fresh infections as daily Covid cases in Kerala decreased on Thursday with the state recording 42,677 new cases

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Maharashtra records 15,252 coronavirus cases, 75 deaths

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 15,252 new coronavirus cases and 75 fatalities, the state health department said.

 

No Omicron infection was reported during the day. The state has so far reported 3,334 infections of the Omicron variant. The COVID-19 caseload rose to 77,68,800, and death toll to 1,42,859.

 

On Wednesday, the state had recorded 18,067 cases and 79 fatalities. Pune recorded 2,156 new cases on Thursday, followed by Nagpur (1,420), Pimpri-Chinchwad (1,012), Mumbai (834) and Nashik (474). Of the eight administrative circles (each comprising several districts), the Pune circle recorded 4,758 new cases, Nagpur 3,292, Mumbai 2,037, Aurangabad 946, Akola 831, Latur 776 and Kolhapur 659.

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Covid cases declining across India, except in two states: Centre

The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that most states and UTs across the country are reporting now a decline in daily Covid cases, but two states - Kerala and Mizoram - remain major concerns.

 

"Declining trend in daily Covid cases are being noticed on continued basis in last some days. The active cases have reduced to 15.33 lakhs in the country,", Joint Secretary, Health, Lav Agarwal, told a press briefing on the current Covid situation.

 

He said that 34 states and UTs in the country are recording a decline in Covid cases and positivity rate, but Kerala and Mizoram are witnessing an increase on both counts.

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Over 168.40 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 168.40 crore with over 50 lakh vaccine doses being administered on Thursday, the Union health ministry said. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night, it said.

 

A total of 50,11,156 vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm.

 

More than 1.38 crore (1,38,82,262) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 years and above with comorbidities.

9:26 PM

Tamil Nadu Covid aggregate touches 33.87 lakh

Tamil Nadu on Thursday added 11,993 fresh infections to its COVID-19 caseload, which touched 33,87,322, while 30 more fatalities took the toll to 37,666.

 

Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 23,084 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours aggregating to 31,82,778 leaving 1,66,878 active infections, a medical bulletin said.

 

Chennai accounted for the majority of new cases with 1,751 followed by Coimbatore 1,426, Chengalpet 1,097, and Tiruppur 1,017 while the remaining was scattered across other districts.

 

Perambalur recorded the least with 30 cases.

9:09 PM

Safe for Covid patients to undergo surgery: Centre

The Centre on Thursday asserted that coronavirus patients requiring surgery need not be denied surgical intervention, saying present data indicates that such procedures are safe and not associated with higher chances of complications or deaths with the current variant. At a press conference, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal, presented an "Analysis of Surgeries during the current surge Covid OT cases in AIIMS, Delhi" from December 20, 2021 January 20, 2022 at a press conference.

 

According to the study, a total of 53 Covid cases underwent surger, of which 32 (60 per cent) were given regional anaesthesia and 21 (40 per cent) were given general anaesthesia. Of the 32 cases, 26 cases were Lower segment Cesarean section (LSCS).

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Maharashtra records 15,252 new Covid cases

Maharashtra records 15,252 new COVID-19 cases, 75 deaths, 30,235 recoveries; no new Omicron cases.

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Biden says US raid in Syria targeted the leader of ISIS

US President Joe Biden said a US special forces counter-terrorism to conduct a raid in northwest Syria on Thursday targeted the leader of ISIS, adding he would address the operation in remarks later on Thursday.

 

"Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi—the leader of ISIS. All Americans have returned safely from the operation," Biden said in a statement.

6:35 PM

Covid: Decline in daily cases in Kerala, 42,677 new infections

Recoveries eclipsed fresh infections as daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala decreased on Thursday with the state recording 42,677 new cases which raised the caseload to 61,72,432.

 

With 50,821 more people recovering from the virus since Wednesday, the total recoveries reached 57,45,912.

 

As the number of recoveries were more than the new COVID-19 cases, the active cases in the state went down to 369,073, a government release said.

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