Coronavirus cases in India: Around 70,16,046 people have so far recovered from the disease. (File)
New Delhi:
India’s coronavirus count has crossed 78 lakh with a jump of 53,370 cases in the past 24 hours, according to government data. And 650 deaths in the past 24 hours brought the total death toll to 1.17,956.
The country has reported a steady decline in its daily coronavirus infections after peaking at around 90,000 cases per day in September. India, which reported its first case on January 30, is the second most affected country in the world by the pandemic after the United States.
About 61% of the total recovered cases of COVID-19 come from six states and UTs of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. Union health.
About 7,016,046 people have so far recovered from the disease, bringing the national cure rate to 89.78% on Saturday, according to the newspaper.
“About 61 percent of the total recovered cases of COVID-19 come from six States and Union Territories (UT) of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, ”the ministry said.
While Maharashtra recorded 20.6% of total recoveries, 10.9% of cases recovered were from Andhra Pradesh, 9.9% from Karnataka, 9.4% from Tamil Nadu, 6.1% from Uttar Pradesh and 4.1% of Delhi, he said.
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Assam: Sanjib Basak, an artist from Dhubri made an idol of Goddess Durga using outdated medicine.
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West Bengal reported the highest one-day leave of 3,753 COVID-19 patients on Saturday, bringing the total number recovered to 3.02,340, the health department said in a bulletin.
The rejection rate is now 87.49%.
The state’s coronavirus tally rose to 3.45,574 after 4,148 people tested positive for the disease, while 59 new deaths brought the death toll to 6,427, he said.
The number of active cases is now 36,807.
The 4,148 new cases included 896 from North 24 Parganas district, 895 from Kolkata, 229 from South 24 Parganas and 224 from Howrah, according to the bulletin.
Of the new deaths, 19 were recorded in Kolkata and 14 in Hooghly. The remaining remaining deaths have been reported in various other districts.
The bulletin said 44 of the 59 deaths were due to co-morbidities where COVID-19 was accidental.
In the past 24 hours, 44,724 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in West Bengal, bringing the total number of such tests to 42.55,801, the bulletin added.
Due to adverse economic conditions and restrictions amid COVID, the artist involved in making effigies of Ravan in Chhattisgarh has witnessed a drop in demand for effigies for the Dusshera festival.
Artisan said they haven’t received as many orders as they did last year. This year, they mostly prepared 10 foot tall effigies to sell to customers.
Speaking to ANI, a craftsman said, “All the boys in this area would gather at one place and make effigies, but this year because of COVID-19, no one has come forward to help us. The company has also affected as there is very low demand for the effigies this year. “
“By selling 20 foot effigies, we made around 10,000 rupees. This year we have made 10 foot effigies and buyers are unwilling to pay more than 4,000 rupees per piece, ”he added.
The 10th day of Sharad Navratri is celebrated under the name of Dussehra or Vijay Dashami. It is celebrated with great joy and fervor across India by burning the effigies of Ravan in open fields to symbolize the victory of “good” over “evil”.
This year, the spirit of the festival has been dampened by COVID-19 which has spread around the world.
The national capital recorded 4,116 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the highest single-day peak in 35 days, as the death toll from the disease rose to 6,225, according to a Delhi government bulletin .
It is the second day in a row that more than 4,000 cases have been recorded in the city. As of Friday, 4,086 cases have been recorded.
With the 4,116 fresh infections, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi has risen to 3.52,520, according to the bulletin.
A section of more than 2,000 healthcare workers, including doctors from three hospitals run by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation – Hindu Rao (a former COVID-19 facility), Rajan Babu TB Hospital and Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Women – have triggered indefinite hunger strikes against non-payment of wages since July.
Amid the pandemic, five doctors – Dr Siddharth Taara, Dr Manish Chaudhary, Dr Nilchakra Sahu, Dr Mayur and Dr Tejas Chaudhary, all from the Hindu Rao – stopped eating and drinking water to lobby for the regular payment of salaries on a fixed date by the municipal company. Other protesting doctors said they would take turns fasting with these five people.
