Covid-19: India logs 19,406 fresh cases in 24 hours
New Delhi, August 6: India reported 19,406 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
With the newly reported Covid cases, India's active caseload reached 1,34,793 while the country witnessed 19,928 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
The daily Covid-19 positivity rate was recorded at 4.96% on Saturday. Furthermore, the death toll in the country rose to 5,26,649.
Meanwhile, a senior Pulmonologist at Apollo Hospital in Delhi, Dr Nikhil Modi on Thursday stated that the Coronavirus cases are definitely rising however symptoms are mild.
"The Covid cases are definitely on the rise, Delhi also reported more than 2000 cases yesterday. But most of the patients are having very mild symptoms," Modi stated.
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Concerning the risk to those with comorbidities, Dr Modi remarked, "Patients with 80 to 90 years of age with diabetes and other issues have been reporting to us but all of them have mild symptoms."
Dr Dhiren Gupta, a senior consultant at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, added that people who don't get tested themselves timely and don't follow Covid-appropriate behaviour land up with trouble.
"Some of the people don't follow Covid appropriate behaviour, people get them tested only when they land up in trouble," Dr Gupta stated.
"The reasons for rising Covid numbers are reckless behaviour of people and not wearing masks. The changes in the weather also can be a reason," he added.
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-PTC News
