Over 45,000 Coronavirus Cases, 1,129 Deaths: India's Biggest 1-Day Jump

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Over 45,000 Coronavirus Cases, 1,129 Deaths: India's Biggest 1-Day Jump
Coronavirus India updates: India reported the highest one-day spike of 45,720 coronavirus cases and 1,129 deaths this morning, government data shows. The total number of cases has crossed 12 lakh now.

All IndiaReported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Debanish AchomUpdated: July 23, 2020 10:24 am IST

New Delhi: India reported the highest one-day spike of 45,720 coronavirus cases and 1,129 deaths this morning, government data shows.

The total number of cases has crossed 12 lakh now and stands at 12,38,635. So far 7,82,607 people have recovered, while 29,861 have died. The recovery rate is 63.18 per cent and positivity rate is 13.03 per cent.

The highest number of samples were tested on Wednesday, with 3,50,823 samples collected. The total samples tested till now is over 1.5 crore, government data shows. Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases in India, followed by Tamil Nadu and Delhi.

Maharashtra has been grappling with a shortage of life saving drugs like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab. The state government says they are addressing the shortage and have been in touch with suppliers to boost supplies.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cor...y-jump-total-cases-cross-12-lakh-mark-2267352

 

[beijingwalker]

India coronavirus numbers explained: Virus is now widespread in smaller states
July 23, 2020

India Coronavirus Cases: Goa, Tripura, Manipur, Puducherry, Ladakh, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Daman and Diu, all have significantly large number of Coronavirus cases, and in some of these, the numbers are rising at rapid pace.

India Coronavirus Cases: While most of the attention India’s fight against novel Coronavirus is understandably directed at states like Maharashtra, Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh, which have very high caseloads, what has been of equal concern is the fact that the disease has become quite widespread in the relatively smaller states as well.

Goa, Tripura, Manipur, Puducherry, Ladakh, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Daman and Diu, all have significantly large number of Coronavirus cases, and in some of these, the numbers are rising at rapid pace. Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the least number of cases in India, and there too, 221 people have so far been infected. Lakshadweep is the only region now that still does not have a single infected person.

Goa now has over 4,000 cases, while Tripura has close to 3,500. Manipur and Puducherry have more than 2,000 each, while Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh have about a 1,000 each. Even Daman and Diu has close to 800 cases.

None of these states have crowded metropolises which are considered fertile grounds for the spread of novel Coronavirus. Most of them have low population and population densities, and very few urban centres. The reasons for the spread of the disease here are therefore slightly different from those that triggered it in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and other big cities. The first phase of spread in these states was blamed on migrant workers coming in when the movement restrictions were relaxed in the first week of May. There is a lot of lateral spread happening after that.

While their caseloads still look insignificant in front of the big states, it can be overwhelming for their limited health infrastructure. The silver lining, however, is that except for a few states like Goa and Puducherry, the number of Coronavirus-related deaths in these regions has been quite low. Goa has seen 28 deaths till now, while Puducherry has had 31. Chandigarh, which has 780 cases, has seen the deaths of 13 people. But the death figures in Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Mizoram are all in either single digits or none at all.

The number of new cases every day since July 1.

Meanwhile, the number of new infections from across the country jumped to almost 46,000 on Wednesday. That means more than 12.38 lakh people have so far been found to be infected with the virus in India, out of which 7,82 lakh have already recovered. The actual number of infections, including those who have been detected, could be much higher, as recent serological surveys in Delhi and Mumbai have indicated.

Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported more than 6,000 new cases to take its total caseload to over 64,000 now. Only Maharashtra has ever reported more than 6,000 cases in a single day. Even Tamil Nadu or Karnataka, two states with large caseloads and a recent history of big surges, have never crossed that number. The case number in Andhra Pradesh is now growing at almost 9 per cent every day.

Tamil Nadu did come close on Wednesday, though, with over 5,800 new cases, a big jump from the numbers it had been reporting in recent days. For close to a month, Tamil Nadu had been detecting between 3,500 and 4,800 new cases every day. As a result, its growth rate (seven-day compounded daily growth rate) had fallen below three per cent. Wednesday’s jump could a result of data reconciliation exercise happening in the state. At least, that is what led to the addition of 518 deaths to the state tally on Wednesday. The state said 400 of these were unreported deaths from previous days that have been discovered due to an ongoing exercise to match and clean up data.

Tamil Nadu has recorded the third highest number of Coronvirus-related deaths in the country, after Maharashtra and Delhi. Maharashtra has registered over 12,500 deaths till now, while Delhi has had more than 3,700. The overall death toll in the country is close to 30,000 now.

Another state that contributed to Wednesday’s sharp rise in India’s numbers was Assam which reported more than 2,600 new cases, which is quite high by its standards. Along with Bihar and Kerala, Assam is one of the fastest growing states outside the top ten.

https://indianexpress.com/article/e...virus-numbers-explained-small-states-6519537/

 

[Valar.]

No. of total cases don't matter, number of active cases do because they overwhelm the medical facilities. India's active cases are now soaring at 425K. Keeping in mind their 4th world medical infrastructure, this is a disaster. Hope it gets better.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

What's going on?

I thought the Hindu Extremists here said their Government had it all under control.

 

[beijingwalker]

No. of total cases don't matter, number of active cases do because they overwhelm the medical facilities. India's active cases are now soaring at 425K. Keeping in mind their 4th world medical infrastructure, this is a disaster. Hope it gets better.

I can see they had long given up. This guys didn't have to die if treated in other countries.

India's coronavirus cases are like spot fires around the country. And experts warn COVID-19 cases will climb further
By South Asia correspondent James Oaten and Som Patidar
Posted Yesterday at 10:01pm, updated 11hhours ago

As he lay dying on his hospital bed after contracting coronavirus, Ravi Kumar recorded a final message for his family in Hyderabad, in India's south.

"I can't breathe. They removed the ventilator," he says in the video, as he gasps for breath.

"It's been three hours. It's like my heart has stopped beating."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1277494148115738629

The video ends with words that continue to haunt his family: "Bye, Daddy, bye. Bye everyone."

Mr Kumar died just hours later. He was only 34 years old.

But the hospital treating Mr Kumar said he died from a cardiac complication, and stated his video showed he was being provided oxygen.

Hospital superintendent Mahboob Khan has since clarified that the patient was not put on a ventilator, and hence it was incorrect to say it was removed.

Mr Kumar's father, Vadlakonda Venkatesh, said the video was traumatising and something "not even his worst enemies should experience".

"Why did God punish us like this?" Mr Venkatesh said.

Mr Kumar's death follows a narrative that has become all too common as India grapples with a surging number of coronavirus cases.

His family members said Mr Kumar started feeling breathless one day in late June.

However, they said he was denied access to multiple hospitals because he did not have a coronavirus test.

He was eventually admitted to a general ward in the Chest Hospital, which specialises in respiratory problems, after getting a test for COVID-19 at a private clinic.

The result did not come back until after he died. It was positive.

"We rushed to the hospital after he called us," his wife Jyoti told the ABC.

"I begged with the nurses to do something. They said his condition is such that we can't do anything about it and that we should lose all our hopes.

"Why would they keep a patient with such severe issues in a general ward? He should have been moved to the ICU [intensive care unit]."

Coronavirus spot fires have emerged in a number of cities
India's early nationwide lockdown provided states with some much-needed time to prepare for the pandemic.

But since such restrictions have been lifted, hospitals in major cities have been overwhelmed by a surging number of cases, exposing a lack of preparedness.

The worst-hit city has long been Mumbai, but coronavirus spot fires have emerged in other major hubs — including Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai.

"We have started surging," Giridhar R Babu, the head of epidemiology at the Public Health Foundation of India, said.

"We are still in the ascending phase. Once we touch the peak it will be plateau for some time."

In major cities, patients have waited hours or even days for a chance of being admitted to hospital.

A lack of personal protective equipment has forced doctors and nurses to stay in the same safety gear for an entire shift, leaving them drenched in sweat due to the hot and often humid conditions.

"It's horrible," Sujatha Rathode, a nurse at Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital, said.

"[Nurses are] getting dehydrated and exhausted, not getting any drinking water or snacks.

"They cannot even go to the toilet or washroom."

At least 99 doctors have died, and the Indian Medical Association recently issued a "Red Alert" warning members about the rate of infection within the profession.

The situation in some cities has become so bad even healthcare workers who get infected have to wait to get admitted into a special hospital set up for medical experts.

"There are 60, 70 patients in ICU. And only 10 staff," Ms Rathode said.

"We have to run around. If the [patient] needs a ventilator, it is very, very, very horrible."

Such pressures on health professionals and stories like Mr Kumar's have spread far across the subcontinent, leading to distrust in the public health system and fear that hospital admission can actually make things worse.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07...merge-across-india-as-cases-escalate/12478324

 

[vi-va]

India test rate is much lower than Number One US, Number Two Brazil.
India will surpass US and Brazil in 3 month.

 

[beijingwalker]

India test rate is much lower than Number One US, Number Two Brazil.
India will surpass US and Brazil in 3 month.

Instead of focusing on saving their own people's lives, India is so eager to be an US pawn to fight China, so much for their so called democratic government.

 

[Pakistani sipahi]

And they Laughed At IK when he offered assistance , such a shame this nation is even used humanitarian gesture for public point scoring .

 

[Jackdaws]

And they Laughed At IK when he offered assistance , such a shame this nation is even used humanitarian gesture for public point scoring .

Charity begins at home.

It is a sad state of affairs. Very unfortunate.

 

[Baby Leone]

Where is the cartoon arnab and his likes? Why didn't he blamed Pakistan for that yet and force Indian army to attack the whole Pakistan, China Russia and what not and after beating them in few hours focus on Corona and beat coronavirus within few seconds?

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

"Hospital superintendent Mahboob Khan has since clarified"

Hehe cute name.

 

[Pakistani sipahi]

Charity begins at home.

It is a sad state of affairs. Very unfortunate.

What do you mean ?
Situation in Pakistan is very much under control .

 

[srshkmr]

Thanks to china

 

[Type59]

Modi is immune to criticism.

Poverty has increased under modi due to poor policies but he still is very popular.

 

[bolo]

Thanks to china

Blaming others is a sign of a loser.