Covid: India records 35,342 new cases
New Delhi: With a singleday rise of 35,342 cases, India’s Covid-19 tally climbed to 3,12,93,062 on Friday, while 483 more fatalities pushed the death toll due to the viral disease to 4,19,470. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 3,04,68,079.
Niti Aayog member V.K. Paul has told the Delhi government to remain watchful as the next three months are important and unlocking activities can lead to an increase in coronavirus cases.
At a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on July 9, he also suggested that the city government consult the Centre before imposing any travel restrictions in the capital.
Dr Paul said that “unlock activity could lead to an increase in cases, though at present the positivity rate of cases is at its lowest point”, according to the minutes of the meeting made public on July 20.
“The next three months are important; we need to be watchful,” the Niti Aayog member of health said.
Chief secretary Vijay Dev flagged the presence of the Delta Plus — a coronavirus variant of concern — in 12 states and referred to the high case positivity rate in northeast India.
He recalled that Delhi had earlier imposed some restrictive measures such as carrying negative RTPCR reports for people coming from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.
Mr Paul suggested that the “advice of the government of India should be taken before imposing any restrictions on the movement of inter-state travel with Delhi being the capital of the country”.
With a single-day rise of 35,342 cases, India’s Covid19 tally climbed to 3,12,93,062 on Friday, while 483 more fatalities pushed the death toll due to the viral disease to 4,19,470, according to the Union health ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 3,04,68,079, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent, it said. More than 2.75 crore balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered.
The national capital recorded 58 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death due to the disease on Friday, while the positivity rate slightly rose to 0.09 per cent.