Coronavirus: Now a shocking news has come out regarding the presence of deadly corona virus. There is a apprehension that the virus may also be present in sewage ie gutter water. According to a report by news agency ANI, the Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG) has also started its investigation. INSACOG has started monitoring sewage water at 19 different sites in 15 states to detect the presence of Sars-CoV-2 virus.
Dr. NK Arora, chairperson of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) COVID Working Group, told ANI, “Sewage water surveillance started at 19 different sites in more than 15 states in India.”
Meanwhile, INSACOG has also clearly said that no case of XE variant of Covid-19 has been reported in India so far.
Dr. Arora told ANI, “When the cases go down, the sensitivity increases, because most of the Covid-19 cases are asymptomatic. Even if a new variant comes up, the sensitivity goes up.” . Even if the number of cases is less.”
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Environmental monitoring also helps in detecting the spread of any mutations or new variants in the population and any geographic trends during infection.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has also given some new indications. “To date, there is no evidence that the Covid-19 virus is transmitted through sewerage systems with or without wastewater treatment,” the WHO said.
condition of corona in the country
At the same time, 1,109 more people have been found infected with the corona virus in the last 24 hours in the country. The total number of cases of infection has reached 4,30,33,067. The number of patients undergoing treatment has come down to 11,492.
According to the updated data of the Union Health Ministry till 8 am on Friday, the death toll has increased to 5,21,573 with 43 more patients losing their lives. The number of patients undergoing treatment is 0.03 percent of the total cases of infection, while the national rate of recovery from Covid-19 is 98.76 percent.
How many deaths in a state?
According to the ministry, a decrease of 147 cases was registered in the number of patients undergoing treatment for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The daily rate of infection was recorded at 0.24 percent and the weekly infection rate was 0.23 percent. The number of people who have been cured of this disease has increased to 4,25,00,002, while the death rate is 1.21 percent. Under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign, 185,38 crore doses have been given so far.
According to the data, out of 43 more patients who have lost their lives in the country, 36 people are from Kerala. So far 5,21,573 people have died due to this epidemic, out of which 1,47,806 in Maharashtra, 68,264 in Kerala, 40,056 in Karnataka, 38,025 in Tamil Nadu, 26,155 in Delhi, 23,498 in Uttar Pradesh and 21,200 in West Bengal. Death happened.
The Health Ministry said that out of those who have died due to corona virus infection so far, more than 70 percent of the patients also had other diseases. The ministry said on its website that its figures are being matched with the figures of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).