India COVID-19 daily update, April 10, 2023: Coronavirus active tally jumps to 35,199 as country adds 5,800 fresh cases in last 24 hours, Delhi, Mumbai see surge
Covid-19 cases in India: According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide inoculation drive.
Covid-19 cases in India: India's overall Covid-19 tally climbed to 35,199. 5,880 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours. The death toll increased to 5,30,916 with 12 death, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 6.91 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 2.03 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide inoculation drive. A nationwide mock drill to take stock of hospital preparedness will be held for two days in which both public and private facilities are expected to participate. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit AIIMS, Jhajjar on April 10 to oversee the mock drill, officials said on Sunday.
In the meeting with state health ministers, and principal and additional chief secretaries held virtually, Mandaviya had stressed the need to identify emergency hotspots by monitoring trends of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) cases, ramping up testing and vaccination, and ensuring readiness of hospital infrastructure.
Mandaviya had said that irrespective of the new variants, the five-fold strategy of 'Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate and adherence to Covid-Appropriate Behaviour' continues to remain the tested strategy for Covid management.
States and union territories were also requested to expeditiously increase the rate of testing from 100 tests per million as on the week ending April 7. They were further advised to increase the share of RT-PCR in tests.
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are
- Fever
- Dry cough
- Fatigue
- Loss of taste or smell,
- Nasal congestion,
- Conjunctivitis (also known as red eyes)
- Sore throat,
- Headache,
- Muscle or joint pain,
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