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Business News/ News / India/  Covid-19 update: India reports 3,962 fresh Covid-19 cases, 26 deaths in 24 hours
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Covid-19 update: India reports 3,962 fresh Covid-19 cases, 26 deaths in 24 hours

The country's total active cases stood at 22,416 on Saturday, as per the Health Ministry data

India on Friday recorded a massive surge in the number of fresh cases of Covid-19 reporting 4,041 new infections, the highest daily tally in nearly three months. (PTI)Premium
India on Friday recorded a massive surge in the number of fresh cases of Covid-19 reporting 4,041 new infections, the highest daily tally in nearly three months. (PTI)

A day after reporting the highest daily tally in nearly three months logging 4,041 new Covid-19 infections, India on Saturday reported a mild drop at 3,962 fresh cases, as per the Union Health Ministry data. A total of 2,697 recoveries and 26 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry data further revealed. The country's total active cases stood at 22,416 on Saturday, as per the Health Ministry data.

India on Friday recorded a massive surge in the number of Covid-19 cases reporting 4,041 new infections, the highest daily tally in nearly three months.

Meanwhile, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the officials of five states including Kerala, Karanataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu to closely monitor emerging clusters of Covid-19 cases and maintain an adequate number of tests, and send samples from infected individuals for genome sequencing.

"There are few states which are reporting a higher contribution to India's cases indicating the possibility of a localised spread of infection. There is, therefore, a need to follow a risk assessment based approach on the public health responses without losing the gains made so far in the fight against the pandemic," read the letter.

The state is advised to follow a five-fold strategy i.e test - track - treat - vaccination and should also follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour, monitoring clusters of new Covid-19 cases and adequate testing as per guidelines.

Bhusan pointed out that a sustained and significant decline in the number of Covid-19 cases has been observed in India over the past 3 months. He said, in the past one week, a slight upsurge in cases is being noticed as 15,708 cases were reported in the week ending 27th May which has gone up to 21,055 cases till June 3. There is also a rise in weekly positivity from 0.52% to 0.73% during the week, he added.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Published: 04 Jun 2022, 09:57 AM IST
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