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India Covid Cases Updates: Maharashtra reports 43,697 new COVID-19 cases; 214 Omicron infections
19 Jan, 2022 | 11:56:50 PM IST
Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 43,697 cases, 10 per cent more than the previous day, including 214 new Omicron infections, and also saw 49 fatalities linked to the infection, the health department said. A total of 46,591 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the state's overall recovery count to 69,15,407. The COVID-19 recovery rate of Maharashtra stands at 94.4 per cent, it said. Currently, there are 23,93,704 people in home quarantine and 3,200 people in institutional quarantine.
Here are other top stories from the day:
Here are other top stories from the day:
- BharatPe MD Ashneer Grover set to take leave of absence
- India extends international flight ban till February 28; bubble flights unaffected,
- Active COVID-19 cases have increased to 18,31,000, the highest in 232 days.
- India reports 282,970 new Covid cases, 441 deaths, and 1,88,157 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
- 8,961 total Omicron cases detected so far
- BJP to finanlise candidates for Goa, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
- Congress' list coming up for Uttarakhand Assembly poll
- Kejriwal to declare AAP's CM candidate for Goa
- WHO panel to meet on Covid booster dose recommendation
- India vs South Africa first ODI today
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Wrap Up: All you need to know
- Govt expert panel recommends regular market approval for Covishield, Covaxin
- Maharashtra reports 43,697 new COVID-19 cases, including 214 Omicron infections; 49 die
- COVID-19: Delhi registers 13,785 fresh cases, 35 deaths; positivity rate 23.86 pc
- Assam logs highest single-day spike of 8,339 COVID cases; 15 more die
- Congress wins 23 of 68 seats in four nagar panchayats in Latur district
- COVID-19: Pune sees 12,633 new cases, 885 more than a day ago; 12 die
- Chhattisgarh records 5,625 new cases, 9 deaths; active tally at 32,021
- Covid: 27 more deaths in Punjab, 7,849 cases
- Bihar records 4,063 new Covid cases, 11 deaths
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- Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta
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Today, 214 patients with Omicron infection have been reported in Maharashtra
Maharashtra, COVID-19 | 43,697 new cases, 49 deaths and 46,591 recoveries today
2,64,708 active cases
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- Active cases 75,282
- Cumulative positivity rate 5.11%
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- Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Hassan
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Active cases 2,67,650
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Active cases 1,70,661
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- Health Minister Keshab Mahanta
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- Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
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Inmate of Tihar Jail swallows mobile phone out of fear of getting caught by prison officials during checking; device removed from his body after endoscopy: Police
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COVID-19: Mumbai reports 6,032 new cases, 12 deaths and 18,241 recoveries
Karnataka: CM to review Covid-19 situation with experts on Friday, to decide on easing curbs
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Delhi Police: In view of Republic Day, the Red Fort shall remain closed for public and general visitors from January 22, 2022 to January 26, 2022
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Karnataka Govt revises guidelines for testing, isolation & quarantine
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Kuldeep Sharma resigns as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer: Jet Airways
Report Agencies
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UK PM Johnson says lifting most Covid restrictions in England
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Kerala reports 34,199 new COVID19 cases, 8,193 recoveries and 49 deaths in last 24 hours
Active caseload at 1,68,383
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Macron calls for new European security framework with NATO, Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Europeans needed to build a new "security and stability framework" that would require "strategic rearmament" as well as "frank and demanding" talks with Russia.
Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax and other agencies are being used by Central government [...] Be it West Bengal or Punjab, revolution started in these states. Delhi is trying to suppress (us) but Punjab will hit back.
- Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi
