29,616 Fresh COVID-19 cases in India, 5.6% lower than yesterday

Mangalore Today News Network / NDTV

New Delhi, Sep 25, 2021: India today recorded 29,616 fresh Covid cases, which is 5.6 per cent lower than yesterday figures (31,382). The country also reported 290 deaths.

 

The daily positivity rate - number of positive cases identified per 100 - stands at 1.86% per cent.

Kerala, the state with most number of daily cases, reported 17,983 cases and 127 Covid deaths - the most number of deaths in a day.

Neighbouring Karnataka reported 789 new cases and 23 Covid deaths. The state government has announced that 100 per cent occupancy will be allowed in theatres and pubs in districts having less than 1 per cent positivity rate. Separate guidelines will be issued for Dasara festivities and a strict vigil would be kept in border areas, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Top medical body, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), on Friday informed that even if the third wave comes in the country, its intensity will be low. The government has allowed door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for people belonging to the differently-abled category and those with restricted mobility.Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drugs have been dropped from the revised clinical guidelines for the management of adult COVID-19 patients, said Indian Council of Medical Research. However, the new guidelines mention the use of Remdesivir and Tocilizumab in specific circumstances. Among the key guidelines which are routinely stressed include--wearing masks, physical distancing and hand hygiene.