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Kool_SRG Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 New double mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 found in 18 states, says Health Ministry The ministry, however, said it could not be sufficiently established yet if these new variants were behind the recent spike in cases in India. A new "double mutant variant" of SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in India in addition to the several "variants of concern" that have already been found in at least 18 states, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Some of these "variants of concern" had earlier been detected abroad. The ministry, however, said it could not be sufficiently established yet if these variants were behind the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in some states. It said genome sequencing by Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) has identified variants of concerns (VOCs) in several states and a new double mutant variant. Genomic sequencing and epidemiological studies are continuing to further analyse the situation. The Ministry of Health had established on December 25 INSACOG which is a grouping of 10 national laboratories for carrying out genomic sequencing and analysis of circulating COVID-19 viruses, and correlating epidemiological trends with genomic variants. Genomic variants of various viruses are a natural phenomenon and are found in almost all countries, the ministry highlighted. "Since INSACOG initiated its work, 771 variants of concerns (VOCs) have been detected in a total of 10,787 positive samples shared by states and UTs (union territories). "These include 736 samples positive for viruses of the UK (B.1.1.7) lineage. Also,34 samples were found positive for viruses of the South African (B.1.351) lineage. One sample was found positive for viruses of the Brazilian (P.1) lineage. The samples with these VOCs have been identified in 18 states of the country," the ministry said. Genome sequencing and analysis have been carried out on samples from arriving international travellers, contacts of those positive for VOC and community samples from most of the states at INSACOG partner laboratories, it stated. The analysis of samples from Maharashtra has revealed that compared to December 2020, there has been an increase in the fraction of samples with the E484Q and L452R mutations, the ministry said. Such mutations confer immune escape and increased infectivity. These mutations have been found in about 15-20 percent of samples and do not match any previously catalogued VOCs, the ministry said. "These have been categorized as VOCs but require the same epidemiological and public health response of increased testing, comprehensive tracking of close contacts, prompt isolation of positive cases and contacts as well as treatment as per National Treatment Protocol by the states and UTs," the ministry stated. From Kerala, 2032 samples (from all 14 districts) have been sequenced. The N440K variant that is associated with immune escape has been found in 123 samples from 11 districts. This variant was earlier found in 33 per cent of samples from Andhra Pradesh, and in 53 of 104 samples from Telangana. This variant has also been reported from 16 other countries, including the UK, Denmark, Singapore, Japan and Australia. "As of now these can be at best said to be variant under investigation," the ministry said. "Though VOCs and a new double mutant variant have been found in India, these have not been detected in numbers sufficient to either establish or direct relationship or explain the rapid increase in cases in some States," the ministry said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AIeale Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said: New double mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 found in 18 states, says Health Ministry The ministry, however, said it could not be sufficiently established yet if these new variants were behind the recent spike in cases in India. A new "double mutant variant" of SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in India in addition to the several "variants of concern" that have already been found in at least 18 states, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Some of these "variants of concern" had earlier been detected abroad. The ministry, however, said it could not be sufficiently established yet if these variants were behind the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in some states. It said genome sequencing by Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) has identified variants of concerns (VOCs) in several states and a new double mutant variant. Genomic sequencing and epidemiological studies are continuing to further analyse the situation. The Ministry of Health had established on December 25 INSACOG which is a grouping of 10 national laboratories for carrying out genomic sequencing and analysis of circulating COVID-19 viruses, and correlating epidemiological trends with genomic variants. Genomic variants of various viruses are a natural phenomenon and are found in almost all countries, the ministry highlighted. "Since INSACOG initiated its work, 771 variants of concerns (VOCs) have been detected in a total of 10,787 positive samples shared by states and UTs (union territories). "These include 736 samples positive for viruses of the UK (B.1.1.7) lineage. Also,34 samples were found positive for viruses of the South African (B.1.351) lineage. One sample was found positive for viruses of the Brazilian (P.1) lineage. The samples with these VOCs have been identified in 18 states of the country," the ministry said. Genome sequencing and analysis have been carried out on samples from arriving international travellers, contacts of those positive for VOC and community samples from most of the states at INSACOG partner laboratories, it stated. The analysis of samples from Maharashtra has revealed that compared to December 2020, there has been an increase in the fraction of samples with the E484Q and L452R mutations, the ministry said. Such mutations confer immune escape and increased infectivity. These mutations have been found in about 15-20 percent of samples and do not match any previously catalogued VOCs, the ministry said. "These have been categorized as VOCs but require the same epidemiological and public health response of increased testing, comprehensive tracking of close contacts, prompt isolation of positive cases and contacts as well as treatment as per National Treatment Protocol by the states and UTs," the ministry stated. From Kerala, 2032 samples (from all 14 districts) have been sequenced. The N440K variant that is associated with immune escape has been found in 123 samples from 11 districts. This variant was earlier found in 33 per cent of samples from Andhra Pradesh, and in 53 of 104 samples from Telangana. This variant has also been reported from 16 other countries, including the UK, Denmark, Singapore, Japan and Australia. "As of now these can be at best said to be variant under investigation," the ministry said. "Though VOCs and a new double mutant variant have been found in India, these have not been detected in numbers sufficient to either establish or direct relationship or explain the rapid increase in cases in some States," the ministry said. Lock down started ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kool_SRG Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 COVID-19 INDIA as on : 26 March 2021, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30) [↑↓ Status change since yesterday] S. No. Name of State / UT Active Cases* Cured/Discharged/Migrated* Deaths** Total Change since yesterday Cumulative Change since yesterday Cumulative Change since yesterday 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 6 4974 1 62 2 Andhra Pradesh 3469 523 885209 231 7201 4 3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 16785 56 4 Assam 1736 17 215299 22 1104 1 5 Bihar 925 198 261706 58 1567 2 6 Chandigarh 2286 108 22702 115 368 3 7 Chhattisgarh 13318 1384 314769 1020 4026 15 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 92 22 3442 4 2 9 Delhi 5497 607 636267 903 10978 5 10 Goa 1278 122 55070 66 822 1 11 Gujarat 9372 549 280285 1405 4473 7 12 Haryana 7229 484 273276 562 3117 7 13 Himachal Pradesh 1903 249 58684 64 1029 2 14 Jammu and Kashmir 1593 80 125627 92 1983 15 Jharkhand 1175 206 119698 72 1100 16 Karnataka 18226 1321 947781 1192 12471 10 17 Kerala 24690 112 1082668 1865 4539 12 18 Ladakh 105 4 9713 2 130 19 Lakshadweep 111 7 596 4 1 20 Madhya Pradesh 11004 957 267242 919 3928 9 21 Maharashtra 264001 15397 2283037 20444 53795 111 22 Manipur 57 4 28936 1 374 23 Meghalaya 23 1 13849 1 150 1 24 Mizoram 24 6 4425 11 25 Nagaland 4 2 12133 92 1 26 Odisha 1132 142 336409 72 1919 27 Puducherry 540 95 39521 679 28 Punjab 21405 883 195015 1735 6517 43 29 Rajasthan 5149 477 319933 238 2808 30 Sikkim 40 3 6037 5 135 31 Tamil Nadu 10487 741 850091 1027 12641 11 32 Telengana 3995 311 299631 204 1683 3 33 Tripura 44 1 33046 1 392 34 Uttarakhand 1150 38 96215 153 1707 1 35 Uttar Pradesh 5049 661 596451 165 8773 4 36 West Bengal 3950 168 568115 344 10316 4 Total# 421066 25874 11264637 32987 160949 257 *(Including foreign Nationals) **( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities ) #States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation #Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kool_SRG Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 COVID-19 INDIA as on : 13 April 2021, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30) [↑↓ Status change since yesterday] S. No. Name of State / UT Active Cases* Cured/Discharged/Migrated* Deaths** Total Change since yesterday Cumulative Change since yesterday Cumulative Change since yesterday 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 89 1 5050 10 62 2 Andhra Pradesh 23115 2161 898238 1091 7311 11 3 Arunachal Pradesh 41 5 16791 1 56 4 Assam 3734 485 216041 98 1118 5 Bihar 17053 2357 267559 636 1616 6 6 Chandigarh 3355 48 27412 375 400 1 7 Chhattisgarh 98856 8579 352986 4865 5031 132 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 501 107 3706 19 2 9 Delhi 38095 3754 687238 7665 11355 72 10 Goa 4565 243 57365 231 850 2 11 Gujarat 30680 3112 317981 2854 4855 55 12 Haryana 22487 1506 294930 2298 3282 14 13 Himachal Pradesh 6069 700 63582 380 1124 9 14 Jammu and Kashmir 7908 573 129439 418 2034 15 Jharkhand 15343 1410 125175 937 1232 19 16 Karnataka 76004 6760 985924 2767 12941 52 17 Kerala 47914 3207 1120174 2474 4794 11 18 Ladakh 721 109 10053 16 131 19 Lakshadweep 75 13 737 1 1 20 Madhya Pradesh 38651 3335 301762 3117 4221 37 21 Maharashtra 566278 819 2834473 52312 58245 258 22 Manipur 103 4 29035 22 376 23 Meghalaya 193 4 13956 23 151 24 Mizoram 175 32 4468 4 12 25 Nagaland 167 10 12156 1 93 26 Odisha 8774 1201 340600 538 1928 2 27 Puducherry 2594 278 41268 232 693 2 28 Punjab 27866 8 240798 3407 7559 52 29 Rajasthan 36441 4455 330172 1291 2951 25 30 Sikkim 161 8 6113 13 136 31 Tamil Nadu 46308 4353 880910 2339 12927 19 32 Telengana 24131 2267 306678 778 1772 7 33 Tripura 298 55 33113 7 394 34 Uttarakhand 7846 523 100533 804 1767 7 35 Uttar Pradesh 81576 10335 614819 3197 9224 72 36 West Bengal 26531 2550 582462 1947 10414 14 Total# 1264698 63689 12253697 97168 171058 879 *(Including foreign Nationals) **( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities ) #States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation #Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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perugu_vada Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 TG lo erripu gadu asalu real Covid numbers release cheyatledu .. veediki gattiga oka debba padakapothe inka aapaleru .. vaadu em ante adhe right la saaguthondi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, perugu_vada said: TG lo erripu gadu asalu real Covid numbers release cheyatledu .. veediki gattiga oka debba padakapothe inka aapaleru .. vaadu em ante adhe right la saaguthondi Aalladhemundhi GUJ kuda super level lo under reporting...Also Vaccine wastage lo TG & AP are top two states till date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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