Maharashtra reports 114 new Covid-19 cases

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In the latest update on the Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra, the state reported 114 new cases today. The state's recovery rate stands impressively high at 98.17 per cent.

According to the state government bulletin 105 patients were discharged today.

According to the data released in the media bulletin, a total of 13,845 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the state today. The testing included 2,357 RT-PCR tests and 11,488 RAT tests, contributing to a comprehensive assessment of the current situation. The day's positivity rate is reported at 0.82 per cent.

Additionally, the bulletin provides insights into the prevalence of the JN.1 variant, revealing that 250 individuals in the state have been identified as being infected with this specific variant.

India has logged 475 new Covid-19 cases, while the number of active cases of the infection stood at 3,919, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

Six deaths -- three from Karnataka, two from Chhattisgarh and one from Assam -- have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.

The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, 2023 but cases began to increase after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.

After December 5, 841 new cases were reported on December 31, 2023 which was 0.2 per cent of the peak cases reported in May 2021, official sources said.

Of the total active cases, a large majority of these (around 92 per cent) are recovering under home isolation.

"The currently available data suggests that the JN.1 variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in the new cases nor a surge in the hospitalisation and mortality," the sources stated.

India has witnessed three waves of Covid-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths being reported during the Delta wave in April-June 2021.

At its peak, 4,14,188 new cases and 3,915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021.

Since the pandemic began in early 2020, more than 4.5 crore people have got infected and over 5.3 lakh have died since then across the country.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease stands at over 4.4 crore with a national recovery rate of 98.81 per cent, according to the ministry's website.

According to the website, 220.67 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines have so far been administered in the country. (With inputs from PTI)