73 persons detected with new UK mutant strain in India ANI | Updated: Jan 06, 2021 18:01 IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The total number of people who have tested positive for the new UKstrain of the Coronavirus in the country now stands at 73, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday.
Most of the samples have been detected positive at Pune s National Institute of Virology (30) and CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (20) in New Delhi, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, India reported 18,088 new COVID-19 cases, 21,314 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,03,74,932.
According to the Union Health Ministry, 264 deaths have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases stands at 2,27,546 while the total recoveries have reached 99,97,272.
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India ushered in the new year on December 31 even as the coronavirus pandemic cast a shadow over the celebrations across the country.
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India ushered in the new year on December 31 even as the coronavirus pandemic cast a shadow over the celebrations across the country.
Restrictions such as night curfew was imposed in several cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, with many people preferring to stay in their homes on the occasion. However, as the celebrations around the country remained subdued, visuals of parties at Goa paint a different picture altogether.
New coronavirus strain: India reports five new cases, tally climbs to 25
Four infections were reported by Pune’s National Institute of Virology and one was sequenced at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi. Dec 31, 2020 · 11:56 am A health worker wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit, conducts a Covid-19 test on a man in Ahmedabad. | Sam Panthaky/ AFP
India on Thursday reported five new cases of the mutant strain of the coronavirus, pushing the tally in the country to 25. The new strain of the virus, first discovered in the United Kingdom, is believed to be 70% more transmissible.
Four new cases were found by Pune’s National Institute of Virology, and one new case was sequenced at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi.