Covid-19 fourth wave scare with 2,827 new Covid-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in India rose to 4,31,13,413. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday (May 12, 2022). The active caseload stands at 19,067.
India recorded 24 new deaths in the last 24 hours. The country also reported 3,230 recoveries in a day. The number of people who recuperated from the disease risen to 4,25,70,165. While the case fatality rate recorded at 1.22 per cent. Amidst Covid-19 fourth wave scare.
The active Covid-19 caseload has registered a reduction of 427 cases over a period of 24 hours. The ministry also informed that active cases account for 0.04 per cent of the total infections. While the national COVID-19 recovery rate recorded at 98.74 per cent.
The daily positivity rate recorded as 0.60 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.72 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive exceeded 190.83 crore on Thursday at 8 am.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,71,276 Covid-19 tests conducted in the country
Meanwhile, a new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Said that even after two years, nearly half of the patients had to be hospitalized. With at least one symptom showing.
Despite the severity of the initial illness. Covid-19 survivors had longitudinal improvements in physical and mental health. Most of which returned to their original work within two years. However, the burden of symptomatic sequelae remained significantly higher. Covid-19 survivors had a remarkably low health condition compared to the two-year general population.
The findings of the study indicate that there is an urgent need. To develop effective interventions to detect the pathogenesis of long COVID and reduce the risk of long COVID,” the study said.
A post by UN Weibo on comments from the head of the World Health Organization. That China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not permanent removed from Chinese social media platforms soon. After it published on Wednesday morning.
