Covid case update: Uptick in infections as tally nears 4,000; Kerala, Delhi worst hit
PTC News Desk: The number of active corona cases are rapidly surging as the tally stood at 3,961 on Monday morning with Kerala reporting highest number of infections followed by Delhi which witnessed highest single day jump.
Kerala reported 1435 cases while Delhi reported 483 infections with one more death linked to Corona virus. In addition to Delhi, one Covid-related death each was reported in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra in the past 24 hours.
A 22-year old woman with pre-existing lung condition succumbed to the infection in national capital while a 25-year-old man with similar bronchial issues died in Tamil Nadu. A 44-year-old man in Maharashtra died due to severe ARDS who tested positive for Covid-19 and details of the fatality in Kerala are awaited.
According to the officials, the situation pertaining to Covid-19 is closely being monitored by the authorities. The severity however remains low.
Dr Rajiv Bahl, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said that genome sequencing of samples from the western and southern regions of the country has revealed that the variants driving the current surge in cases are subvariants of Omicron and are not associated with severe illness.
- PTC NEWS
