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This was the country s lowest rise in daily new cases in almost two months.
New Delhi: India added 1,20,529 new COVID-19 and 3,380 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Saturday (June 5, 2021). This was India s lowest rise in daily new cases in almost two months.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated that India s weekly positivity rate is currently at 6.89% while the daily positivity rate stands at 5.78%. It has remained less than 10% for 12 consecutive days now, it said.
With this, the total number of cases in the country increased to 2,86,94,879, while the death toll mounted to 3,44,082. India now has 15,55,248 active cases.
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India recorded over 2.57 lakh new COVID-19 cases and 4,194 deaths in the last 24 hours.
The country now has 29,23,400 active cases.
New Delhi: India recorded over 2.57 lakh new COVID-19 cases and 4,194 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry s data on Saturday (May 22, 2021).
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country has now increased to 2,62,89,290, of which, 2,95,525 people have succumbed to the virus, while 2,30,70,365 have recovered.
This was India s sixth day when the country observed less than 3 lakh cases, whereas, the daily recoveries outnumbered the daily new COVID-19 cases for the 9th consecutive day.
The country saw a decline in the number of new cases and coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. Earlier on Friday, there were 2,59,591 infections alongside 4,209 fatalities.
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The new kit is based on multiplex Taqman chemistry, amplifying all three genes in a single reaction.
The amplification time for the assay is 45 minutes, apart from the time required for the RNA isolation from nasopharyngeal swab samples.
New Delhi: Amid the second wave of coronavirus in India, the Centre has come up with a new RT-PCR kit to strengthen the country s fight against COVID-19.
The new multiplex RT-PCR kit will help in detecting SARS-CoV-2 mutations and is developed by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), an Institute of National Importance (INI) under the Department of Science and Technology (Government of India).
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It said that the only way forward is the vaccination.
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday (May 29, 2021) warned of the possible third wave of COVID-19 and said that the only way forward is the vaccination. Only way forward is vaccination. If we re not pushing for mass vaccination, it s not safe to face the third wave that is bound to occur. Mass vaccination has to be done. Centre must procure maximum vaccines, decentralise and even to the level of the door to door vaccination, IMA President Dr JA Jayalal was quoted as saying by ANI.
Dr Jayalal added that India should expedite the process and within a few months, it should complete the target of 60-70% vaccination.