Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka govt extends guidelines for 15 more days
An increase of 3,765 cases was recorded in the active Covid-19 tally in a span of 24 hours.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai interacts with media at Parliament in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)
With a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases, India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 31,613,993 on Saturday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 423,810 with 593 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said.
The number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the fourth consecutive day, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.
The number of active cases has gone up to 408,920, accounting for 1.29 per cent of the total number of cases, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.37 per cent, the data showed.
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Mumbai's active tally dips below 5,000
Mumbai on Saturday reported 346 fresh COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, taking the tally to 7,34,781 and the toll to 15,889, in the process bringing down the active caseload of the metropolis below 5,000 after a long time, a civic official said.
The number of active cases stood at 4,972 on Saturday, as the recovery count reached 7,11,517 after 444 people were discharged, he said.
Saturday was also the 16th day in a row when the daily addition of cases was less than 500, though the fatality count during this period continued to be in the 5-14 range, he pointed out.
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Centre reviews Covid Situation in 10 states showing an upsurge in cases
Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, chaired a high-level meeting today to review the Covid situation in 10 states of Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur. The public health measures taken for surveillance, containment and management of Covid by the health authorities in these states were also reviewed. These states are either reporting a rise in new daily Covid cases or a rise in positivity rate.
All districts reporting positivity rate more than 10% in the last few weeks need to consider strict restrictions to prevent/curtail movement of people, formation of crowds and intermingling of people to prevent spread of infection, said Centre.
All districts reporting positivity rate more than 10% in the last few weeks need to consider strict restrictions to prevent/curtail movement of people, formation of crowds and intermingling of people to prevent spread of infection, said Centre.
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First Published: Jul 31 2021 | 10:13 AM IST