In a span of 24 hours, between Friday and Saturday, Vizag witnessed
289 fresh coronavirus cases and 3 more deaths due to the infection
caused by the dreaded virus. As per the coronavirus update received this
morning, the tally in the Vizag district rose to 52,838. Of these, 2824
cases are active while 49,575 have been marked discharged and 439
patients passed away. The latest coronavirus update, issued by
Special COVID-19 Officer, PV Sudhakar, revealed that Vizag currently has
8 very active clusters, 64 active clusters, 245 dormant clusters, and
627 de-notified clusters. Vizag recorded its first coronavirus
case on 19 March. While the numbers seemed to be on the lower side
initially, cases soon began to spike in the subsequent months. It may be
recalled that the district even reported over 1200 positive cases in a
single day, raising serious concerns among citizens. While October has
once again been witnessing the numbers come down, experts have cautioned
against letting the guard down. With more relaxations coming into
effect with the recently announced Unlock 5.0,
citizens have been urged to continue wearing masks, maintain physical
distancing, and follow stringent hygiene measures to minimise the risk
of contracting coronavirus. Meanwhile, India recorded 73,272 confirmed cases of coronavirus in
the past 24 hours. 79% of these are from 10 States and UTs. Maharashtra
is still reporting a very high number of new cases with more than 12,000
cases followed by Karnataka with nearly 11,000 cases. Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi,
and Odisha are among the other states that have contributed the majority
to the cases reported across the country in the said period. The
country reported 926 deaths in a single day, with Maharashtra accounting
for 302 of them. To the brighter side, the active cases have
maintained a downtrend. “India continues to report a trend of steadily
declining active cases. For the second day after the active cases
dropped below the 9L mark after a month, the progressive decline
continues. India’s active caseload stands at 8,83,185 today. Presently
the active cases comprise merely 12.65% of the total positive cases of
the country. These are nearly 1/8th of the total cases in the country,” the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. |
