Active COVID cases lowest in 199 days in India

India added 22,842 new infections and 2,70,557 active cases in 24 hours, as per govt’s Sunday morning data

India added 22,842 new Coronavirus infections, taking the total tally to 3,38,13,903, while the active cases declined to 2,70,557, the lowest in 199 days, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Sunday morning.

Deaths up by 244

The death toll climbed to 4,48,817 with 244 fresh fatalities. A decrease of 3,332 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.80 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.87 per cent, the highest since March 2020.

Daily TPR at 1.80 per cent

The daily test positivity rate (TPR) was recorded at 1.80 per cent. It has been less than three per cent for last 34 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.66 per cent. It has been below three per cent for the last 100 days.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far has exceeded 90.51 crore.

Schools for juniors after festivals: Karnataka

Meanwhile, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Sunday said a decision regarding reopening of schools for Std I to Std V in the state will be taken after the festival season. He also said the state government has reopened educational institutions not in a “hurry” but in a phased manner after discussion with parents and experts.

First higher education institutions was reopened, then pre-university and later Std IX-XII and Std VI-VIII, Sudhakar told reporters in Delhi after meeting Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

“We will take a decision shortly after the festival season. Let the Dussehra vacation get over,” he said. Asked about a school in Bengaluru being shut after children tested COVID-19 positive, he said the government is aware of it. But that one incident cannot determine whether to reopen schools for Std I-V, Sudhakar said.

On reopening of educational institutions, Sudhakar said, “We did not take decisions in hurry. Even now if we see children are facing problems, then we will immediately take back our decision.”

Zydus Cadila proposes Rs 1,900 for 3-dose vaccine

Zydus Cadila is learnt to have proposed a price of Rs 1,900 for its three-dose COVID-19 vaccine, ZyCov-D, that can be given to those above 12 years of age. However, the Centre is negotiating for a reduction in price and a final decision is likely to be taken this week, sources told PTI. A source said ZyCoV-D has to be priced differently than Covaxin and Covishield as there is a needle-free jet injector used for administering the vaccine that costs Rs 30,000. That jet injector can be used for administering around 20,000 doses. The vaccine is to be given on days zero, 28 and 56.

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