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  • 16 more deaths as Covid cases rise by 38%, likely to peak in 10-12 days

    16 more deaths as Covid cases rise by 38%, likely to peak in 10-12 days

    NEW DELHI: India has witnessed a 38 percent jump in new Covid-19 cases, with 7,830 new infections being reported in the last 24 hours, the highest since September 2 last year.

    As many as 16 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. There were two deaths each from Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. One death each was recorded from Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Five reconciled deaths were reported by Kerala, which is seeing the highest number of Covid deaths and cases in the country.

    On April 11, 5,676 new positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours, while the country reported 21 deaths.

    According to the health ministry data, the active infections stand at 40,215. About 4,42,04,771 people have recovered, with the recovery rate rising to 98.72%. The fatality rate stands at 1.19%, the Union Health Ministry said.

    According to ministry sources, Covid cases may peak in the next 10-12 days and then gradually dip.

    The ministry said during the two-day mock drills, they also checked the infrastructure facilities, including isolation wards, oxygen-supported beds, ICUs and ICU-cum ventilators in the country in case of an emergency. A total of 1,070,765 beds are available in the country.

    According to the health ministry, of 248,683 isolation beds, 218,789 were functional. Of the 335,795 oxygen-supported beds, 304,601 were available, while of the 94,999 ICU beds, 90,785 were found to be functional. The nationwide mock drill held on April 10 and 11 also showed that of the 60,994 ICU-cum-ventilator beds in the country, 54,040 functional beds were available.

    Among logistics, 86 percent of ventilators were found to be functional, while 94 percent of oxygen cylinders were available.

    According to Krishna Prasad N C, a Covid data analyst, Delhi (102%), Maharashtra (180%), Uttar Pradesh (128%), Chhattisgarh (184%), Punjab (115%) and Goa (103%) have reported a high number of Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

    Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of the National Indian Medical Association (IMA) Covid-19 task force, said there had been a steep rise in Covid-19 cases since April, and more patients are being admitted to hospitals now in Kerala. However, severe cases remain rare.

    The current rise in Covid cases is driven by XBB.1.16, a sub-variant of Omicron. Though Covid-19 cases are rising, hospitalisation is low, officials said.

  • Delhi health minister says no need to panic amid spurt in Covid cases

    Delhi health minister says no need to panic amid spurt in Covid cases

    NEW DELHI: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj held a meeting with experts on Thursday to assess the Covid situation in the national capital and said there was no need to panic because of a spurt in cases.

    The meet came a day after Delhi’s COVID-19 cases climbed to 300 for the first time since August 31 last year, while the positivity rate rose to 13.89 per cent, according to the data shared by the health department.

    Two Covid-related deaths were also reported, it said.

    Addressing a press conference, Bharadwaj said they were getting some indicators about the spike in Covid cases but they are fully prepared.

    “Last night, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called me to discuss about the Covid situation and he asked me to convene an emergency meeting on Thursday.

    In the meeting today, epidemiologist, genome sequencing expert, special secretary (health) were present and we analysed the situation closely,” he said.

    He said there is no need to panic due to the high positivity rate.

    Sources said Bharadwaj was briefed about the hospitalisation rate and the symptoms in patients.

    He was told that the genome sequencing of samples has shown that the surge is driven by the XBB variant of the coronavirus and its sub-variants and there is no new variant.

    Delhi reported 377 cases and two fatalities on August 31 last year, while the positivity rate was 2.58 per cent.

    The city has been witnessing an increase in the number of daily Covid cases over the last few days amid a sharp rise in H3N2 influenza cases in the country.

    The number of fresh cases had seen a decline over the last few months in Delhi.

    It had dropped to zero on January 16, the first time since the pandemic broke out.

    With the fresh cases, Delhi’s infection tally has increased to 20,09,361, while the death toll stands at 26,526.