India witnesses upsurge in Covid deaths (Ld)

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India witnesses upsurge in Covid deaths (Ld)

India on Monday witnessed a significant upsurge in the number of daily Covid-19 deaths as it recorded 445 fresh deaths in the past 24 hours, while Goa reported its first death, Maharashtra continued at the top of all tallies.

On Sunday, 306 people had succumbed to the deadly disease, and 375 and 336 two days prior to that.

As many as 13,699 people have succumbed to the viral infection till now. Besides this, the country recorded 14,821 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 4,252,82.

Out of the total number of confirmed cases, 1,743,87 are currently active cases and 2,371,95 have recovered. The number of patients recovering from COVID-19 continues to increase.

The recovery rate has further improved to 55.49 percent amongst COVID-19 patients. The number of government labs has increased to 722 and private labs have increased to 259.

The number of samples being tested every day also continues to grow. In the last 24 hours, the total number of tests done were 1,43,267.

Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state in the country with total cases crossing the one lakh mark — 1,320,75 cases, including 6170 deaths.

Delhi took over Tamil Nadu to become the state with second-highest cases. The national capital has 59,746 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 59,377 cases. Tamil Nadu has, however, more active cases at 25,866 than Delhi, which has 24,558 cases. The southern state also recorded its highest daily cases, the biggest jump at 2,532.

Here onwards, every single death in Delhi has to be reported to the Centre according to new guidelines that also stated new containment and survey rules for the national capital as the pandemic surge in the city refused to reduce.

An 85-year-old man from Morlem village who had tested positive for COVID passed away at a hospital on Monday, recording the first death in the coastal state.

States with more than 10,000 cases include Gujarat with 27,260 cases and 1,663 deaths, Uttar Pradesh (17,731), Rajasthan (14,930), Madhya Pradesh (11,903) and West Bengal (13,945).

The total number of global COVID-19 cases was nearing 9 million, while the deaths have increased to over 467,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.

85-year-old woman dies, becomes Goa’s first corona victim

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85-year-old woman dies, becomes Goa’s first corona victim

Goa on Monday recorded its first coronavirus death when an 85-year-old woman died at the Covid-19 hospital in the South Goa district.

“This is the first Covid-19 death in Goa. My condolences to the family. I would like to reassure the people that we are doing all it takes and follow the latest protocols to keep them safe,” Health Minister Vishwajit Rane told reporters.

Goa currently has 683 active cases.

With 445 deaths India records worst spike in daily toll, Covid tally at 4.25L

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With 445 deaths India records worst spike in daily toll, Covid tally at 4.25L

India on Monday recorded 14,821 new COVID-19 cases and 445 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 4,252,82.

Out of the total number of confirmed cases, 1,743,87 are currently active, and 2,371,95 have recovered. 13,699 people have succumbed to the deadly disease.

The country had on Sunday witnessed record 15,413 new cases compared with 14,516 a day earlier.

Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state in the country with total cases crossing the one lakh mark — 1,320,75 cases, including 6,170 deaths.

Delhi took over Tamil Nadu to become the state with second-highest cases. The national capital has 59,746 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 59,377.

Tamilnadu has, however, more active cases at 25,866 than Delhi, which has 24,558 cases.

States with more than 10,000 cases include Gujarat with 27,260 cases and 1,663A deaths, Uttar Pradesh (17,731), Rajasthan (14,930), Madhya Pradesh (11,903) and West Bengal (13,945).

The total number of global COVID-19 cases was nearing 9 million, while the deaths have increased to over 467,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

7 new corona cases in Agra, recovery rate increases further

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7 new corona cases in Agra, recovery rate increases further

Seven more coronavirus cases reported in the past 24 hours till Monday morning in Agra took the district’s total tally to 1,139 even as 937 patients have been discharged so far after recovery. The death tally has increased to 77 so far, compared with 75 till Sunday morning.

The recovery rate of 82.41 per cent is encouraging, health officials said. On Sunday, Agra’s recovery rate was 81.71 per cent.

So far, 18,797 samples have been collected from 67 containment zones for testing.

Mathura also reported 12 new cases, Firozabad 11, Mainpuri 8, and Etah six.

Officials said the COVID hospital at the SN Medical College is in the process of installing 10 more ventilators even as city philanthropists have donated more than two dozen air conditioners for the convenience of patients.

Meanwhile, a random audit of coronavirus patients’ death reports has revealed that the delay in the start of treatment for various reasons was the main cause of high mortality in Agra.

A number of lives perhaps could have been saved if the patients were admitted to hospitals on time and treatment started promptly. But delay was caused by the reluctance of family members of patients to act and delay in testing of samples that allegedly took up to five days, according to some senior doctors.

In some cases, private nursing homes shifted critical patients when things got out of their control, to the COVID hospital.

The state government has stationed Energy Secretary M Devraj as the nodal officer to oversee and coordinate work done by various state agencies to combat the pandemic.

Beijing PepsiCo factory suspends production after COVID-19 cases

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Beijing PepsiCo factory suspends production after COVID-19 cases

A PepsiCo food factory in Beijing has suspended production after eight COVID-19 cases were found, some of whom had been to the Chinese capital’s wholesale food market where a fresh coronavirus outbreak was reported last week, authorities said.

Two of the cases from the factory in Daxing district had been to the Xinfadi wholesale market, Xinhua news agency quoted Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing center for disease control and prevention, as saying to the media on Sunday.

The factory has initiated an emergency response and took measures including suspending the production and operation, sealing the products, disinfecting the environment, and quarantining the personnel, according to Fan Zhimin, an official with the PepsiCo Greater China Region.

The information at the website of the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System shows the suspended factory mainly processes grains and produces potato-related and puffed food

Beijing has reported over 200 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases since June 11, mostly in connection with the Xinfadi market.

From June 11 to 20, Beijing had reported 227 confirmed domestically transmitted cases, all of whom were receiving treatment in hospitals.

COVID-19 cases surge in several US states amid reopening

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COVID-19 cases surge in several US states amid reopening

Several US states have witnessed a surged in the number of COVID-19 cases as businesses continue to resume operations across the nation, casting a shadow over the current path to reopening economies.

Florida, for example, reported 4,049 new cases on Saturday, setting a single-day record for the third day in a row, Xinhua news agency quoted data from the state’s Department of Health as saying on Sunday.

In California, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 173,324 as it recorded its highest single-day spike on Sunday.

According to the data from the California Department of Public Health, 4,515 new virus diagnoses were identified statewide in the last 24 hours, beating the previous record of 4,317 new cases reported on Friday.

South Carolina, Missouri, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Montana also hit records on the day, according to a report from The New York Times, which noted that Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Oregon hit records earlier in the week.

More than 30,000 new infections were reported across the nation on both Friday and Saturday, indicating a nationwide uptick in COVID-19 cases, despite a downward trend in over 10 states including New York and New Jersey.

“We’re seeing a resurgence in the south and the southeast, they really never got rid of their epidemics,” Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration, told CBS News on Sunday.

Gottlieb said Texas, Arizona, and Florida could be overwhelmed as cases continue to surge.

Noting that it is a mistake that many Americans are not wearing masks, Gottlieb urged the pubic to wear masks to protect others and themselves and help reopen the economy safely.

Calling the situation “very unsatisfactory”, Jeffrey Sachs, a renowned economics professor at Columbia University, told Xinhua that as the virus continues to spread rapidly, the federal government has “basically lost interest” in controlling the virus.

“The results are likely to be very bad: a big resurgence of disease and deaths,” said Sachs, also a senior UN advisor.

Public health experts believe that states’ hasty efforts to reopen their economies, weeks of nationwide protests over the death of unarmed black man George Floyd, as well as some Americans’ unwillingness to practice social distancing or wear a mask, have all contributed to the recent surge in cases.

Since late April, US states, facing record unemployment, have gradually started to reopen their economies, despite not seeing a significant downward trend in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.

An influential COVID-19 model produced by the University of Washington raised its projections on June 18, forecasting more than 200,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 by October 1, an increase of 30,000 deaths from its projections in the prior week.

With 2,279,306 cases and 119,967 deaths, the US on Monday morning continued with the world’s highest number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Global COVID-19 cases nearing 9 mn: Johns Hopkins University

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Global COVID-19 cases nearing 9 mn: Johns Hopkins University

The total number of global COVID-19 cases was nearing 9 million, while the deaths have increased to over 467,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

By Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 8,927,195, while the fatalities increased to 467,636, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

With 2,279,306 cases and 119,967 deaths, the US continues with the world’s highest number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, according to the CSSE.

Brazil comes in second place with 1,083,341 infections and 50,591 deaths.

In terms of cases, Russia ranks third (583,879), and was followed by India (410,461), the UK (305,803), Peru (251,338), Spain (246,272), Chile (242,355), Italy (238,499), Iran (204,952), France (197,008), Germany (191,272), Turkey (187,685), Mexico (180,545), Pakistan (176,617), Saudi Arabia (157,612), Bangladesh (112,306) and Canada (103,078), the CSSE figures showed.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (42,717), Italy (34,634), France (29,643), Spain (28,323), Mexico (21,825) and India (13,254).

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Israel doubles since early June

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Hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Israel doubles since early June

The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Israel has doubled since early June, according to figures released by the Israeli Ministry of Health.

It said 209 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized in Israel, compared with 105 on June 1, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Israel increased to 20,778, with 145 new patients, while the death toll rose from 305 to 306, and the number of patients in serious condition remained 40.

The total recoveries rose to 15,694 after 35 new ones were added, while the number of active cases rose to 4,778, the highest since May 10.

Earlier on Sunday, the ministry ordered hospitals in the country to reopen coronavirus units immediately amid the new wave of cases.

Despite the rise in morbidity, Israel’s train services will resume on Monday, with a maximum of 500 passengers in each train, and body temperature measurement for each passenger using a thermal camera.

Train restrictions also include face mask obligation and a ban on eating and drinking onboard.

Kerala reports single-day high of 127 new Covid-19 cases

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Kerala reports single-day high of 127 new Covid-19 cases

Kerala reported its highest 127 new Covid-19 cases, here on Saturday, beating the previous high of 118 recorded on Friday, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

“Of the 127 new cases, 87 came from abroad, 36 from within the country, three were local infectees and there was one health professional also,” said Vijayan.

At present, Vijayan said there were 1,450 positive cases and in the past 24 hours 4,817 samples were sent for testing.

There are 1,39,342 people in isolation at homes, corona care centers and in various hospitals.

Novartis discontinues HCQ trial over enrollment challenges

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Novartis discontinues HCQ trial over enrollment challenges

Swiss drugmaker Novartis has announced to discontinue Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) clinical trial over acute enrollment challenges that have made the completion of the trial infeasible, and not because any safety issues were reported or efficacy conclusions made.

The Basel-based company said that it will, however, continue the worldwide supply of hydroxychloroquine for clinical trials and upon government requests.

“The recruitment challenge facing our HCQ trial has made it unlikely that the clinical team will be able to collect meaningful data in a reasonable timeframe to determine the effectiveness of HCQ in treating patients with Covid-19,” the company said in a statement late on Friday.

“No safety issues have been reported, and there are no conclusions on efficacy from the study,” it added.

Novartis will continue to provide a supply of HCQ for ongoing investigator-initiated trials (IITs) and upon government requests, as appropriate, where certain conditions are met and the medicine is used in accordance with a nationally endorsed treatment protocol.

“Researchers at Novartis continue to monitor ongoing guidance from health authorities on the further study of HCQ for Covid-19, as well as the decision by the US FDA to stop the emergency use authorization of HCQ for Covid-19 treatment,” said the company.

Novartis has donated up to 130 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, including millions in the US.

The World Health Organization (WHO) last week halted the testing of HCQ as a treatment for Covid-19 after new data showed no benefit.

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