US reports over 1 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases, highest since Feb

Amid a resurgence the US has registered the highest number of singleday Covid19 cases since February the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC said in its latest updateAccording to the update on Saturday a total of 101171 new cases were reported across the country on July 30 reports Xinhua news agency The new figure brought the sevenday average daily increase of cases to 72493 also the highest since midFebruaryAs of Sunday morning the countryrsquos overall infection tally has increased to 34974823 while the death toll stood at 613133 Covid19 cases hospitalisations and deaths are once again increasing in nearly all US states fuelled by the Delta variant which is much more contagious than past versions of the virusThe current sevenday average of daily new cases increased 641 per cent compared with the previous sevenday data according to the CDC update The current sevenday average of new hospitalised cases which stood at 5475 is a 463 per cent increase from the previous week according to the CDC The sevenday average for new Covid19 hospital admissions has consistently increased since June 25Meanwhile the average daily new deaths have also increased 333 per cent compared with the previous week according to the CDC The recent surge was driven by the Delta variant AgenciesAlso read Active Covid19 cases climbing up steadily in IndialsquoLetrsquos not politicise Covid origin tracingrsquoMember states of the WHO agree that the Covid19 origin tracing should not be politicised Sputnik reported citing Mike Ryan Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program ldquoThe one consistent thing wersquove heard from all countries has been lsquoletrsquos not politicise the sciencersquo and the next thing that happens is the science is politicisedrdquo Ryan saidlsquo7237 adults in Ireland vaccinatedrsquoOver 72 per cent of adults in Ireland have been fully vaccinated against Covid19 Irish PM Micheal Martin said ldquoThe vaccine rollout is continuing at great pace Today we edged ahead of our nearest neighbours a brilliant effort by everyone involvedrdquo he saidPeople get inoculated against Covid19 in Colombo PicAFPSL lifts travel banSri Lanka on Sunday lifted its threemonthlong interprovincial travel ban as the Coronavirus vaccination drive picks up pace in the country However the travel permission as of now will only be extended to government employees on official duty While public buses resumed services on Sunday public trains will resume services on Monday Officials said overcrowding in the services will be strictly prohibited ldquoWe will allow buses to take passengers strictly limited to their seating capacityrdquo said State Public Transport Minister Dilum AmunugamaUK to launch lsquovouchers for vaccinesrsquo schemeFrom shopping vouchers and pizza discounts to Uber reminders the UK is planning a socalled lsquovouchers for vaccinesrsquo scheme to encourage greater uptake of Covid19 vaccines among the younger age groups of the country A number of ridehailing and food delivery apps will be offering discounted travel and meals to people who get vaccinated623707No of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours198099521Total no of cases worldwide4221709Total no of deaths worldwideSource WHOJohns HopkinsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever