The daily and weekly positivity rates are both skewed and currently stand at 2.29 per cent and 3.87 per cent, respectively. In addition to this, 17 new fatalities have been reported nationwide, bringing the total death toll to 5,31,564 since the onset of the pandemic.
The two deceased at SPS Hospital have been identified as Naveent Kumar (39) and Neetu Devi (39), they said. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed deep sorrow and anguish at the gas leakage.
Recently, the Prime Minister’s office also stepped in to access COVID-19 preparedness. While there were reportedly 89 deaths in March, that number has increased to 201 as of April 16, 2023, and has been refusing to settle down since then. To get to the bottom of this and perhaps understand potential reasons behind the rising death toll, ETHealthworld spoke with medical specialists who highlighted various aspects of the rising number of mortalities due to the novel coronavirus and also whether it is an alarming situation or not.
According to the bulletin, the fresh cases emerged out of 5,505 tests conducted the previous day.
A total of 1,071 fresh cases were reported in the county in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 5,30,802 with three latest fatalities, one each reported in Rajasthan and Maharashtra and one reconciled in Kerala. According to the ministry data updated at 8am, the infection tally stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,95,420).
The number of active cases has increased to 5,026, comprising 0.01 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, the ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,53,343, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.80 per cent. A decrease of 134 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the ministry website. A decrease of 89 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The death toll has climbed to 5,25,168 with 29 new fatalities, data updated by the ministry at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.25 per cent of the total infections.
The death toll has climbed to 5,24,157 with 54 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.74 per cent, it said.
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