India records over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

NEW DELHI,MAR 22 : India recorded over 1,000 fresh cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. According to the Health Ministry data on Wednesday, the country saw a total of 1,134 new Covid-19 cases.

With the fresh cases, the daily positivity was at 1.09 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was at 0.98 per cent.

On Tuesday, Delhi logged 83 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.83 per cent, along with one more fatality, according to data shared by the Health department.

The city has seen an increase in the number of fresh Covid cases over the last few days, amid a sharp rise in H3N2 influenza cases in the country.

The national capital on Monday recorded 34 cases with a positivity rate of 6.98 per cent.

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Delhi logged 72 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.95 per cent on Sunday.

The capital had on Saturday recorded 58 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 3.52 per cent.

The city registered 38 cases with a positivity rate of 3.13 per cent on Friday and 32 cases with a positivity rate of 2.25 per cent on Thursday.

The number of fresh cases had dropped to zero on January 16, the first time since the pandemic began ravaging countries.

With the fresh cases, the national capital’s Covid-19 case tally has risen to 20,08,087 while the death toll stands at 26,524.

A total of 1,423 tests were conducted the previous day. Only 17 of the 7,984 beds are occupied in dedicated Covid-19 hospitals while 179 patients are in home isolation. The number of active cases in the national capital currently stands at 209, the data showed.

Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj had on Friday said there are not many influenza cases in Delhi hospitals and the situation is being monitored closely.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the rise in influenza cases is due to the Influenza A subtype H3N2 virus.

The H3N2 virus is leading to more hospitalisations than other subtypes. The symptoms include a runny nose, persistent cough and fever.

-PTI