This is reflected in the fact that though the daily Covid-19 cases in India have increased from about 100 to 3,000, during the same period, hospitalisation and deaths have remained largely unchanged. Its virulence (ability to cause clinical disease) has been blunted. Therefore, merely getting tested positive for SARS-CoV2 has limited relevance. Three years into the pandemic, SARS-CoV2 is now ubiquitous and will stay with humanity for long, possibly forever. The Omicron was VoC for much of 2022 and early 2023 but not anymore. On March 16, the WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution downgraded the Omicron to the same category as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta variants of the earlier variants of concern.
To start with, this is the first time since the start of the pandemic that no SARS-CoV2 variant of concern (VoC) is circulating in any part of the world.
Yet, there is enough epidemiological and scientific evidence to argue that it is not the beginning of a fresh wave of the disease. In the last few weeks, the daily reported Covid-19 cases in the country have increased by 30-fold from a low base of fewer than 100 cases. The daily positivity rate stood at 2.87 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 2.24 per cent. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,73,335, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.Īccording to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.77 per cent, according to the health ministry website. One death each was reported from Delhi, Haryana, Kerala and Rajasthan in a span of 24 hours and one was reconciled by Kerala. At 18,389, the active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections. The death toll climbed to 5,30,881 with five deaths, the data updated at 8 am stated. With the fresh infections, India's Covid-19 tally rose to 4.47 crore (4,47,22,605). India recorded a single-day jump of 3,824 Covid-19 infections, the biggest in 184 days, in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Sunday, while the number of active cases increased to 18,389, according to Union health ministry data. It further mentioned that the death toll now stands at 26,529. One Covid-related death was also reported during the day, stated the department’s latest bulletin.
On Saturday, Delhi recorded 416 fresh Covid cases, the highest in over seven months, with a positivity rate of 14.37 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 4,41,73,335, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. While the daily positivity rate stands at 2.87 per cent, the weekly positivity rate is 2.24 per cent. India’s Covid-19 tally currently stands at 4.47 crore (4,47,22,605).Īs per the Health Ministry data, the active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections. The death toll, meanwhile, climbed to 5,30,881 with five new fatalities. With the sudden spike, the number of active cases in the country increased to 18,389, according to Union Health Ministry data. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)Ĭoronavirus News Highlights, April 2: India recorded a single-day jump of 3,824 Covid-19 infections, the biggest in 184 days, in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Sunday. A health worker takes a swab sample from a woman for Covid testing in New Delhi, on Friday.
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