Central health authorities have asked states and union territories to undertake genome sequencing of positive samples and track variants of the virus through the government's COVID network.
New Delhi: India reported 131 fresh Covid infections in the last 24 hours, pulling down the country's active caseload to 3,408, according to Union health ministry data on Wednesday. Total reported cases stand at 4,46,76,330, and the death toll stands at 530,680.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is holding a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in view of the fresh surge in cases in other countries, especially China.
Central health authorities have asked states and union territories to undertake genome sequencing of positive samples and track variants of the virus through the government's COVID network.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday directed all States/UTs to ensure that as far as possible samples of all positive cases are sent to designated INSACOG laboratories on a daily basis. He said that the Operational Guidelines for Revised Surveillance Strategy in the Context of COVID-19 issued by the Ministry of Health in June for early detection of suspected and confirmed cases for detection and containment of the outbreak of the new SARS-CoV, calls for isolation, testing and timely management. -2 types. Therefore, it is important to monitor the trends of the existing variants.
However, top government scientists from NTAGI, INSACOG and the National Institute of Virology said that India's Covid cases are low and the country is in a comfortable position due to widespread vaccination and herd immunity in the population.
Mandaviya has also written to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to follow proper Covid behavior during the Bharat Jodo Yatra or call off the march in public interest.
As of now, Karnataka has 1,272 active cases, Kerala has 1,436 cases, Maharashtra has 132 active cases, Odisha has 98 cases, Rajasthan has 53 cases, Tamil Nadu has 47, Uttar Pradesh has 95 and West Bengal has 43 active cases.
India has conducted more than 1,15,734 tests in the last 24 hours.
So far, more than 220 crore vaccine doses have been given to people across the country under the Covid vaccination campaign. In the last 24 hours, around 53,872 doses were administered.
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