The Health department bulletin says that #Delhi has reported highest cases in this year crossing the 4,000 mark. The total number of cases reported since the outbreak of #coronavirus is 6,76,414 while the toll rose to 11,081 with 21 more deaths.
Wearing a face mask can protect yourself and others from Covid-19, but the type of material and how many fabric layers used can significantly affect exposure risk, found a new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
The study measured the filtration efficiency of submicron particles passing through a variety of different materials. For comparison, a human hair is about 50 microns in diameter while 1 millimetre is 1,000 microns in size.
“A submicron particle can stay in the air for hours and days, depending on the ventilation, so if you have a room that is not ventilated or poorly ventilated then these small particles can stay there for a very long period of time,” said Nga Lee (Sally) Ng, associate professor and Tanner Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, according to a report by Hindustan Times.
India reports 89,129 new Covid-19 case in a single day which is the highest spike in six and half months taking total infections to over 1.23 crore.
India reports 89,129 new Covid-19 case in a single day which is the highest spike in six and half months taking total infections to over 1.23 crore.
Highest single-day rise includes rise in 6 months
- Total cases: 1,23,92,260
- Total recoveries: 1,15,69,241
- Active cases: 6,58,909
- Death toll: 1,64,110
- Total vaccination : 7,30,54,295
Tenali: A patient of Covid-19 died on Wednesday due to medical negligence of the RMP (Rural Medical Practitioner) doctor treating him. The RMP treated the victim without sending him to the hospital.
The victim, 45, fell ill a few days ago for the treatment of which he went to the RMP. The latter refused to treat him three days after the condition became serious. The patient was rushed to a private hospital by his family members, where he was tested positive and died while receiving treatment.
The kin of the victims raised concerns in front of the clinic accusing the RMP of medical negligence. Following this, the police arrived there and ordered to close the clinic for 10 days.
Eight states have shown a steep rise in the number of Covid cases in the last 24 hours. A cumulative of 84.61% of 72,330 new cases registered in the last 24 hours are from the state of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Punjab, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. (PIB)
India’s total Active Caseload has reached 5,84,055. It now comprises 4.78% of the country’s total Positive Cases. A net incline of 31,489 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.
Five states, namely Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Punjab cumulatively account for 78.9% of the total active cases in the country. Maharashtra alone accounts for more than 61% of the active caseload of the country.
459 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
Six States account for 83.01% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (227). Punjab follows with 55 daily deaths.
Union Health Minister Rajesh Bhushan urged the officials of states and UTs to ensure timely utilization of available stocks of the Covid-19 vaccine and maintain vaccine wastage less than one per cent.
The minister along with the NITI Aayog members held a high-level meeting through video conferencing with Health Secretaries, State Mission Directors of National Health Mission (NHM) and State Immunization officers of all states and UTs to review the status, pace and issues regarding COVID vaccination across the country as well as the preparations from April 1 when vaccination would be extended to all persons above the age of 45.
Bhushan also advised the states and UTs to implement the ‘Test, Track, Treat, Vaccinate’ strategy efficiently.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain announced that Covid-19 testing will be increased to 80,000 per day in the national capital, reports ANI.
He said, “From today, we’re going to increase testing to over 80,000 tests daily. Yesterday, government issued an order for increasing 220 beds in ICU wards in private hospitals for COVID patients. There is just 25% occupancy in private & govt hospitals in Delhi.”
The national capital has been witnessing a surge in Covid-19 infections in the past few days, reporting 992 new infections on Tuesday.