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Sub-variant Omicron BA.2 is more common in India: Government

Sub-variant Omicron BA.2 is more common in India: Government
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New Delhi: The Union of the Ministry of Health, at the Briefing on Thursday said, “There are initial indications of the highlands in Covid-19 cases in certain regions,” adding that the need for trends to be observed, and precautions need to be followed.
Let’s see what the Ministry of Health Union Briefing: * The government also said that Omicron Sub-variant BA.2 is more common in India now.
* On January 26, 551 districts reported a positive level of the case of more than 5%, the Union Ministry said.
* The government said that 400 districts had reports more than 10% of the positive Covid weekly, and 141 districts have registered 5-10% positive in the week ended January 26 * Ten countries, in terms of active Covid cases, have contributed to more than 77% of The total active infection in the country, the Ministry of Health said.
* Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Odisha, Haryana, West Bengal recording swimming in Covid case, a positive level, the Ministry of Health also said.
* This notes that Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan still reported a very high number of new cases.
* Speaking of vaccination from people in the age group 15-18, the government said 59% of these adolescents had received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far.
* The government also attracts a comparison between vaccination coverage recorded during the peak of the last wave and that the third wave is ongoing.
“On May 7, 2021, during the covid second wave peak, 4,14,188 new cases and 3,679 deaths were reported, and only 3% of people were fully vaccinated.
On January 21, 2022, 3.47,254 new cases and 435 deaths were reported, and 75 % fully vaccinated now “.
* In the past week, on average around 3 cases of lakh have been reported in the country every day.
The positive case in the country in the past week is around 17.75%.
* Clear trends in terms of fewer cases Covid requires oxygen beds supported or ICU beds have been observed, the ministry also said.
* In accordance with government data, the active number of Covid-19 cases, and the corresponding death that decreases a lot during the ongoing third wave, compared to the previous surge.
* The government adds that in 16 countries / UTS, the coverage of vaccination from those aged 15-18, more than the national vaccination average.
* India has completed the first dose vaccination of 95% and the second dose of 74% so far, he said, adding that 97.03 people have the right to lakh have received ‘dose prevention measures’.
* Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala currently have more than 3 active cases of lakh now, the ministry notes.
As on Thursday, 11 states in India have more than 50,000 active cases, he said.

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