On Tuesday, India reported 124 new Covid-19 cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Currently, the active cases have decreased to 3,001 from 3,193. On Tuesday, the data also reported two deaths in the country due to Covid-19. The death toll has increased to 5,31,884 with two deaths which includes one reconciled by Kerala. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4,49,91,880. The case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,56,995. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. Meanwhile, Mumbai reported three Covid-19 cases on Monday. The Covid-19 cases tally increased to 11,63,825, while the death toll stood unchanged at 19,772, a BMC official said. The addition to the tally was a drop from seven cases detected on Sunday. The recovery count increased by six to touch 11,43,993, leaving the metropolis with 60 active cases, he said. (with inputs fro PTI)
06 June,2023 10:41 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentUnder the Aapli Chikitsa scheme, COVID tests will now be conducted at BMC dispensaries and peripheral hospitals. Patients will be required to pay Rs 50 for the test. During the pandemic, the government provided funds for free testing, but with the emergency over, the special fund allocated has been called off. During the first three waves of the highly contagious COVID-19 pandemic, BMC conducted aggressive testing on symptomatic individuals, high-risk contacts, and those seeking voluntary testing. At the time, patients only needed to pay Rs 10 for a case paper, and the COVID test was free at BMC dispensaries, maternity homes, peripheral hospitals, and tertiary care hospitals. However, now individuals must pay Rs 50 under the Aapli Chikitsa diagnosis scheme for COVID testing. While talking to mid-day, an HBT clinic doctor, who preferred to remain anonymous, mentioned that while COVID is now behaving like the normal flu, testing is still recommended for suspected cases, which can be done under Aapli Chikitsa for the nominal fee of Rs 50. Additionally, any necessary pathology tests are also covered under this amount. Dr Mangala Gomare, Executive Health Officer at BMC, said, “COVID tests will be conducted under the Aapli Chikitsa scheme. Free testing is available at tertiary care hospitals and Kasturba Hospital.” Mumbai has conducted a total of 188,79,126 COVID tests so far, with fewer than a thousand tests being conducted daily.
06 June,2023 07:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Suraj PandeyMumbai on Monday reported as many as three new cases of Covid-19. The addition of fresh cases took the total tally of infections in the city to 11,63,825, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), said in a health bulletin. No death was reported on June 5, the death toll in the city remained unchanged at 19,772, the health bulletin said. The bulletin said that the recovery count increased by six more patients to touch the total number of recoveries to 11,43,993. According to the data in the bulletin, Mumbai's overall growth rate of cases between May 29 and June 4 was 0.0008 per cent, and the recovery rate stood at 98.3 per cent. The city now has an active caseload of 60 patients, it further said. So far, 188,79,499 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the city, including 373 samples taken in the past 24 hours, as per civic data. The caseload doubling time is 94,790 days, as per civic data. Maharashtra on Sunday reported 26 fresh cases of the Covid-19 infection while 36 patients were discharged today in the state taking the total number of patients who have recovered from the virus to 80,20,637. The recovery rate in the state is 98.18 per cent, a state health department media bulletin said. No Covid-19 death was reported in the state on Sunday. Case fatality rate in the state is 1.81 per cent. Since Jan 1, 2023, 122 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded. 72.95 per cent of these deaths have occurred in individuals above 60 years of age, 84 per cent of the deceased had comorbidities, 16 per cent did not have any comorbidity. India logged 174 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally to 4.49 crore, while the active cases decreased to 3,193, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. According to news agency PTI, the death toll rose to 5,31,882 with two more fatalities, which includes one reconciled by Kerala, data stated. The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry's website.
05 June,2023 08:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Bombay High Court on Monday said content posted by two individuals and their organisations against vaccine manufacturing major Serum Institute of India (SII) was "prima facie defamatory" and directed them to delete it, reported news agency PTI. A single bench of Justice R I Chagla also temporarily restrained them from posting any content against the company. According to PTI, the SII filed a defamation suit in December 2022 seeking damages to the tune of Rs 100 crore from the two individuals and their organisations for allegedly posting erroneous content against the company and its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield. The high court on Monday in its interim order said it was of the prima facie view that the SII has satisfied that the contents and accusations made by the two persons were defamatory, reported PTI. "I am of the prima facie view that the contents are per se defamatory. The vaccine is not banned. No case is made out by the defendants," the judge said in the interim order. The court will at a later date take up the company's suit for final hearing. The HC directed the defendants to delete all their posts and content against the company and temporarily restrained them from posting any such content further until the suit is heard and decided. The SII in its suit claimed the defendants -- Yohan Tengra, his organisation Anarchy for Freedom India, and Ambar Koiri and his organisation Awaken India Movement -- had been posting and circulating defamatory content against the company and its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield. The suit said the defendants had also been posting incorrect information that implied the Covishield vaccine was the cause of deaths of multiple persons due to side-effects. The posts released were not only targeting the SII, but also its Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla, it said. The plea sought the HC to restrain the defendants from publishing, circulating any content against the SII or its employees. (With inputs from PTI)
05 June,2023 01:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIndia logged 174 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally to 4.49 crore, while the active cases decreased to 3,193, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. According to news agency PTI, the death toll rose to 5,31,882 with two more fatalities, which includes one reconciled by Kerala, data stated. The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry's website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,56,681. The case fatality rate was 1.18 per cent. So far, India had recorded a total of 4.49 crore (4,49,91,756) Covid cases. According to the website, as many as 220.66 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide inoculation drive. Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Sunday reported 26 fresh cases of the Covid-19 infection while 36 patients were discharged in the state taking the total number of patients who have recovered from the virus to 80,20,637. The recovery rate in the state is 98.18 per cent, a state health department media bulletin said. Out of 8,72,04,465 laboratory samples 81,69,365 have been tested positive (9.37 per cent) for Covid-19 until today. 4613 tests were conducted in the state today out of which 3309 were conducted in government laboratories, 1293 were conducted in private Laboratories and 11 by self-test. At present dominant variant of Covid is Omicron XBB.1.16. Total 1685 cases were found to be infected with this variant. There were 19 deaths reported among the cases of this variant. Since Jan 1, 2023, 122 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded. 72.95 per cent of these deaths have occurred in individuals above 60 years of age, 84 per cent of the deceased had comorbidities, 16 per cent did not have any comorbidity. (With inputs from PTI)
05 June,2023 11:44 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentMaharashtra on Sunday reported 26 fresh cases of the Covid-19 infection while 36 patients were discharged today in the state taking the total number of patients who have recovered from the virus to 80,20,637. The recovery rate in the state is 98.18 per cent, a state health department media bulletin said. No Covid-19 death was reported in the state on Sunday. Case fatality rate in the state is 1.81 per cent. Out of 8,72,04,465 laboratory samples 81,69,365 have been tested positive (9.37 per cent) for Covid-19 until today. 4613 tests were conducted in the state today out of which 3309 were conducted in government laboratories, 1293 were conducted in private Laboratories and 11 by self-test. At present dominant variant of Covid is Omicron XBB.1.16. Total 1685 cases were found to be infected with this variant. There were 19 deaths reported among the cases of this variant. Since Jan 1, 2023, 122 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded. 72.95 per cent of these deaths have occurred in individuals above 60 years of age, 84 per cent of the deceased had comorbidities, 16 per cent did not have any comorbidity. Meanwhile, India has recorded 202 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have decreased to 3,343 from 3,502, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. Also read: Maha: NCP leader accused of ransacking ashram in Thane convicted for rioting, voluntarily causing hurt The death toll has increased to 5,31,880 with two deaths, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,91,582). The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44, 56,359 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
04 June,2023 08:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMaharashtra on Saturday reported 20 fresh cases of Covid-19, the state health department bulletin said. No death was reported on June 3, the health bulletin issued by state health department said on Saturday. The fresh cases took the overall infection tally to 81,69,339, as per the bulletin. Maharashtra now has a case fatality rate in the state at 1.81 per cent, the bulletin said. The state currently has 186 active cases, the state health department said in the bulletin. 43 patients discharged on June 3. 80,20,601 Covid-19 patients were discharged after full recovery until Saturday. The recovery rate in the state is now 98.18 per cent, the bulletin said. Maharashtra had on Maharashtra on Friday reported 25 Covid-19 cases, which took the tally to 81,69,319, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,552, a health official said, reported the PTI. On Thursday, Maharashtra had seen 36 cases and zero death, he pointed out. Mumbai circle led with 19 cases, followed by four in Pune circle and two in Kolhapur circle. The recovery count increased by 39 to touch 80,20,558, leaving the state with 223 active cases, he added. At present the dominant variant of Covid is Omicron XBB.1.16 and a total 1,685 cases were found with this variant. There were 19 deaths reported due to this variant. Since 1st Jan 2023, 122 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded. 72.95% of these deaths have occurred in individuals above 60 years of age, 84% of the deceased had comorbidities, 16% did not have any comorbidity. Meanwhile, Mumbai on Saturday reported as many as five new cases of Covid-19. The addition of fresh cases took the total tally of infections in the city to 11,63,815, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), said in a health bulletin. No death was reported on June 3, the death toll in the city remained unchanged at 19,772, the health bulletin said. The bulletin said that the recovery count increased by seven more patients to touch the total number of recoveries to 11,43,963. According to the data in the bulletin, Mumbai's overall growth rate of cases between May 27 and June 2 was 0.0010 per cent, and the recovery rate stood at 98.3 per cent. So far, 188,78,389 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the city, including 810 samples taken in the past 24 hours, as per civic data. The caseload doubling time is 77,432 days, as per civic data. (with PTI inputs)
03 June,2023 08:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMumbai on Saturday reported as many as five new cases of Covid-19. The addition of fresh cases took the total tally of infections in the city to 11,63,815, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), said in a health bulletin. No death was reported on June 3, the death toll in the city remained unchanged at 19,772, the health bulletin said. The city now has an active caseload of 67 patients, it further said. The bulletin said that the recovery count increased by seven more patients to touch the total number of recoveries to 11,43,963. According to the data in the bulletin, Mumbai's overall growth rate of cases between May 27 and June 2 was 0.0010 per cent, and the recovery rate stood at 98.3 per cent. So far, 188,78,389 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the city, including 810 samples taken in the past 24 hours, as per civic data. The caseload doubling time is 77,432 days, as per civic data. Mumbai had on Friday reported as many as eight new cases of Covid-19. The addition of fresh cases took the total tally of infections in the city to 11,63,810, the BMC, said in a health bulletin. Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Friday reported 25 Covid-19 cases, which took the tally to 81,69,319, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,552, a health official said, reported the PTI. On Thursday, Maharashtra had seen 36 cases and zero death, he pointed out. Mumbai circle led with 19 cases, followed by four in Pune circle and two in Kolhapur circle. The recovery count increased by 39 to touch 80,20,558, leaving the state with 223 active cases, he added. The recovery rate is 98.18 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.81 per cent, as per official data. The recovery rate is 98.18 per cent, the fatality rate is 1.81 per cent and the total number of coronavirus tests conducted stood at 8,71,57,153, including 5,849 in the last 24 hours. At present the dominant variant of Covid is Omicron XBB.1.16 and a total 1,685 cases were found with this variant. There were 19 deaths reported due to this variant, the bulletin said. Since 1st Jan 2023, 122 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded. 72.95% of these deaths have occurred in individuals above 60 years of age, 84% of the deceased had comorbidities, 16% did not have any comorbidity, it said. (with PTI inputs)
03 June,2023 07:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIndia recorded a single-day rise of 237 fresh Covid-19 cases even as the number of active cases declined to 3,502, according to the Union health ministry. According to news agency PTI, the death toll due to the viral disease has risen to 5,31,878 with four more fatalities, including two reconciled by Kerala, according to the ministry's data. The tally of Covid-19 cases was recorded at more than 4.49 crore (4,49,91,380). The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections while the national recovery rate has been recorded at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone past 4.44 crore (4,44,56,000) while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Friday reported 25 Covid-19 cases, which took the tally to 81,69,319, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,552. Mumbai circle led with 19 cases, followed by four in Pune circle and two in Kolhapur circle. The recovery count increased by 39 to touch 80,20,558, leaving the state with 223 active cases. The recovery rate is 98.18 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.81 per cent, as per official data. So far, 8,71,94,424 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the state, including 5,241 in the last 24 hours, comprising 4,003 in government laboratories, 1,223 in private ones and 15 through self test kits. As per the state health department's report, since January 1 this year a total of 122 deaths have been reported, of which 72.95 per cent were of people above the age of 60. It said 84 per cent of the deceased had comorbidities. Maharashtra logged 209 cases between May 27 and June 2, down from 373 between May 20 and 26, the report pointed out.
03 June,2023 09:44 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentMaharashtra on Friday reported 25 new Covid-19 cases, the state health department bulletin said. No death was reported on June 2, the health bulletin said. The fresh cases took the overall infection tally to 81,69,319, as per the bulletin. Maharashtra now has a case fatality rate in the state at 1.81 per cent, the bulletin said. The state currently has 209 active cases, the state health department said in the bulletin. 39 patients were discharged on Friday. 80,20,558 Covid-19 patients were discharged after full recovery until June 2. The recovery rate in the state is 98.18 per cent, the bulletin said. Maharashtra had on Thursday reported 36 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 81,69,294, while no fresh death linked to the infection was registered in the state, said the health department. On Wednesday, Maharashtra detected 26 cases. According to a health department bulletin, 5,001 coronavirus tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, pushing up their cumulative count to 8,71,89,183. The Mumbai administrative circle reported the highest 24 cases followed by six in the Pune circle, two each in Kolhapur and Nagpur, and one each in Nashik and Akola circles, it said. An administrative circle consists of multiple districts. Mumbai city recorded 14 cases, taking the total tally to 11,62,879, while the death toll remained static at 19,772, said the bulletin. Since January 1, 2023, as many as 122 Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded in the state, and 72.95 per cent of these have occurred in individuals above 60 years of age, while 84 per cent of the deceased had comorbidities (more than one disease or health condition), said the bulletin. Meanwhile, Mumbai on Friday reported as many as eight new cases of Covid-19. The addition of fresh cases took the total tally of infections in the city to 11,63,810, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), said in a health bulletin. No death was reported on June 2, the death toll in the city remained unchanged at 19,772, the health bulletin said. The city now has an active caseload of 75 patients, it further said. The bulletin said that the recovery count increased by seven more patients to touch the total number of recoveries to 11,43,963. According to the data in the bulletin, Mumbai's overall growth rate of cases between May 26 and June 1 was 0.0010 per cent, and the recovery rate stood at 98.3 per cent. So far, 188,77,579 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the city, including 766 samples taken in the past 24 hours, as per civic data. The caseload doubling time is 77,432 days, as per civic data.
02 June,2023 09:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMumbai on Friday reported as many as eight new cases of Covid-19. The addition of fresh cases took the total tally of infections in the city to 11,63,810, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), said in a health bulletin. No death was reported on June 2, the death toll in the city remained unchanged at 19,772, the health bulletin said. The city now has an active caseload of 75 patients, it further said. The bulletin said that the recovery count increased by seven more patients to touch the total number of recoveries to 11,43,963. According to the data in the bulletin, Mumbai's overall growth rate of cases between May 26 and June 1 was 0.0010 per cent, and the recovery rate stood at 98.3 per cent. So far, 188,77,579 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the city, including 766 samples taken in the past 24 hours, as per civic data. The caseload doubling time is 77,432 days, as per civic data. Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Thursday reported 36 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 81,69,294, while no fresh death linked to the infection was registered in the state, said the health department, according to the PTI. The death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,552. On Wednesday, Maharashtra detected 26 cases, but no fatality. According to a health department bulletin, 5,001 coronavirus tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, pushing up their cumulative count to 8,71,89,183. The Mumbai administrative circle had reported the highest 24 cases followed by six in the Pune circle, two each in Kolhapur and Nagpur, and one each in Nashik and Akola circles, it said. An administrative circle consists of multiple districts. Mumbai city recorded 14 cases, taking the total tally to 11,62,879, while the death toll remained static at 19,772, said the bulletin. Since January 1, 2023, as many as 122 Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded in the state, and 72.95 per cent of these have occurred in individuals above 60 years of age, while 84 per cent of the deceased had comorbidities (more than one disease or health condition), said the bulletin. As per the department, Maharashtra logged 223 infections between May 26 and June 1 as compared to 415 from May 19 to May 25. (with PTI inputs)
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