2,151 new cases of corona, highest in five months

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After the arrival of 2,151 new cases of coronavirus infection in India in a day, the number of people infected so far in the country has increased to 4,47,09,676. These are the highest number of daily cases reported in the last five months. At the same time, the number of patients under treatment has increased to 11,903. Earlier on October 28 last year, 2,208 daily cases were reported. According to the updated data released by the Union Health Ministry at eight o’clock on Wednesday morning, the death toll in the country increased to 5,30,848 after the death of three patients due to infection in Maharashtra and one in Karnataka. At the same time, while re-reconciling the figures of death due to infection, Kerala has added three more names to the list of patients who lost their lives due to the global pandemic. The daily rate of infection in India is 1.51 percent and the weekly rate is 1.53 percent.

According to the latest data, 11,903 people are currently undergoing treatment for corona virus infection in the country, which is 0.03 percent of the total cases. The national rate of recovery of patients is 98.78 percent. So far a total of 4,41,66,925 people have become infection free, while the death rate from Kovid-19 is 1.19 percent. According to the website of the Ministry of Health, so far 220.65 crore doses of anti-Kovid-19 vaccines have been administered under the nationwide vaccination campaign in India. In India, on 7th August 2020, the number of coronavirus infected crossed 20 lakhs, on 23rd August 2020, 30 lakhs and on 5th September 2020, it crossed 40 lakhs. The total cases of infection crossed 50 lakh on 16 September 2020, 60 lakh on 28 September 2020, 70 lakh on 11 October 2020, 80 lakh on 29 October 2020 and 90 lakh on 20 November. On 19 December 2020, these cases had crossed one crore in the country. On May 4, 2021, the number of infected had crossed two crore and on June 23, 2021, it crossed three crore. Last year on January 25, the total cases of infection had crossed four crores.

SARS-COP virus neutralizing molecule found

A small molecule neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been discovered, according to a new study that may help in the development of drugs to treat COVID-19. COVID disease is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to researchers at the University of Houston in the US, the new molecule may provide immediate protection against infection with the virus and thus may be suitable for people of all age groups, especially those at high risk. The body does not produce enough antibodies even after vaccination.

The study says that the new molecule acts inversely to Pfizer company’s antiviral drug paxlovid. Pfizer Company’s medicine is useful only during the first three days of showing symptoms. The report of this study has been published in the journal Biomedicine. According to the study, this molecule was discovered when the pandemic was at its peak and the team of scientists screened 15,09,984 compounds. Bradley McConnell, a professor at the Houston College of Pharmacy, said his team was thrilled to discover this small therapeutic molecule. The SARS-CoV virus and its subtypes such as delta and omicron continue to pose a major threat to patients of all ages.

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