India records 122 fresh COVID-19 cases
The total COVID-19 caseload of the country has risen to 4,50,26,261. These also include the JN.1 Covid variant cases.
The total COVID-19 caseload of the country has risen to 4,50,26,261. These also include the JN.1 Covid variant cases.
According to the ministry, Karnataka reported 61 cases, followed by Maharashtra 35 and Kerala 25 cases.
The Covid caseload rose to 4,50,21,383 with the addition of the new cases of infections.
National capital Delhi on Wednesday reported its first case of JN.1 coronavirus sub-variant, Health Minister Sourabh Bhardwaj said. The health…
Odisha logged two fresh cases of COVID-19 infections, taking the coronavirus tally to five in the current month, health authorities informed on Wednesday.
Prof Santosh Kumar, respiratory medicine department KGMU, said, "In every viral infection, platelet count drops. Therefore, one should not ignore fatigue and exhaustion and get themselves tested for Covid-19."
The Centre said that prompt and targeted action needs to be focused on specific districts/cities/areas in order to flatten the current curve of the epidemic which may be identified by States as per the parameter -- where test positivity is of 10 per cent or more in the last one week or bed occupancy is of more than 60 per cent on either oxygen supported or ICU beds.
He urged Indians to consult their family doctor or any doctor in their neighbourhood before taking any kind of medication to treat COVID-19.
The committee's chief, Professor Mohammad Shahidullah, warned about a 'definite risk' of the infection spreading further in the country unless travel to and from India is not regulated.
It is to be noted that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier announced a six-day lockdown till Monday considering that the health care infrastructure at the national capital was crippled as COVID-19 cases began to spike at an alarming rate in the national capital.
