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.
According to officials, all restrictions will remain the same as lockdown under the weekend curfew.
Prof (Dr) Jagat Ram, director of the apex institute, told The Statesman that genome sequencing of 60 samples sent by the PGI revealed that 70 per cent carried the UK variant, 20 per cent had 681 H mutant while one sample was found to be infected with the double mutant of the coronavirus.
As of the second week of April, with a whopping number of over 1.35 crore cases and 170k deaths, the country is wobbling on the edge of an unruly outbreak in its tussle with the fatal disease.
One victim already is the Sheroes Cafe run by 15 acid attack victims. The Cafe pulled its shutters down two days ago as no guests were coming and losses were mounting, said the survivors. The movie Chhapaak with Deepika Padukone had highlighted the Cafe and the life of the survivors.
Meanwhile, the opposition parties too contended that lockdown was not a solution to prevent Covid-19 infection as it would only make lives more difficult.
