Ensure safety steps to curb COVID cases , MHA to states

The Home Ministry has instructed all the States and Union Territories to take necessary steps to promote COVID-19 appropriate behaviour among people and ensure strict enforcement of safety measures to curb the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country.In a letter written to all the Chief Secretaries of States and Administrators of Union Territories by the Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, has  stressed that guidelines for surveillance, containment and caution must be strictly followed. It is also asked to ensure wearing of masks, hand hygiene and social distancing.

Meanwhile, the country's COVID-19 recovery rate reached 96.12 per cent with a total recovery of 23,653 patients within 24 hours. The Health Ministry said more than 1.11 crore patients have already been recovered from this disease. However, the active caseload is continuously rising in the country due to a sudden spike in the cases reported from various States. On the other hand, more than 4,20,63000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered to the beneficiaries in the country so far. A total of 27,23,575 doses of vaccines have been administered to the beneficiaries in the last 24 hours. 
At present, there are 2,88,394 active cases in the country which comprises 2.49 per cent of the total positive cases. Amid the rising new cases, a total of 40,953 new cases have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative positive cases to over 1,15 crore. The Health Ministry said, 188 deaths have been reported within a day taking the toll to over 1,59,000 across the country. Various laboratories have conducted more than 10,60 lakh tests of corona virus samples in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative testing to more than 23, 24 crore.