India logs over 10,000 new Covid cases after 33 days, Centre urges ’heightened vigil’

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New Delhi, Dec 30, 2021: The Union Health Ministry in a press conference in Delhi said post November 26 there has been a surge in Covid-19 cases, with the number of active cases reaching over 10,000 cases. In view of the sharp increase in cases, the Centre appealed for a heightened vigil.

 

Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal in a press briefing in New Delhi said India has reported more than 8,000 cases per day last week. The case positivity rate is about 0.92%.

As many as eight districts are reporting weekly positivity rates of over 10 per cent; six in Mizoram, one in Arunachal Pradesh, and one in Bengal. While 14 districts are reporting a positivity rate between 5-10%. The positivity rate in Kolkata is at 12.5%.

The ministry said it is in touch with all states to ensure containment of these cases.

An uptick of cases has been witnessed in Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai Suburban and Gurugram.

On Thursday, India reported 13,154 new Covid-19 cases, the number of active cases stands at 82,402 cases, while the death toll rose to 4,80,860.The Omicron case tally on Thursday was 961, with Delhi reporting 263 cases and Maharashtra 252. Of the 961 cases, 320 patients have recovered.

Courtesy:India Today