The UK can’t even keep track of its spiralling Covid-19 case numbers
3 years, 11 months ago

The UK can’t even keep track of its spiralling Covid-19 case numbers

Wired  

Getty Images / OurWorldInData / WIRED Ten months after the first one, the UK is back where it started: stuck in a national lockdown. Taking a closer look at the test positivity rate in the UK may be the most efficient way of deciphering what exactly is going on, how virus transmission is happening – and whether enough testing is being done. Put simply, the test positivity rate is the number of tests that come back with a positive diagnosis, divided by the total number of tests done. As opposed to the actual number of confirmed cases, the test positivity rate can be used to tell how hard one has to look to find a case. According to the World Health Organisation, the test positivity rate should remain below five per cent for at least 14 days for an outbreak in a specific region to be considered under control.

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COVID positivity rate around 1%, no need to panic: Delhi Health Minister
11 months, 3 weeks ago

COVID positivity rate around 1%, no need to panic: Delhi Health Minister

The Hindu  

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday said four persons were admitted to hospitals after having tested positive for COVID-19 as of Monday, adding that there is no need to panic. We are doing about 400 tests a day and the positivity rate is around 1%, which is very low. Till last Thursday, the positivity rate in the Capital was …

Covid cases surge across UK again as one in 35 people in England now has virus
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid cases surge across UK again as one in 35 people in England now has virus

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In England, the estimated number of people testing positive was …

In HP, Covid positivity rate shoots up to 16.9%
2 years, 4 months ago

In HP, Covid positivity rate shoots up to 16.9%

Hindustan Times  

Himachal Pradesh’s Covid tally breached the three-lakh mark on Monday as 859 more people tested positive for the virus. Meanwhile, the positivity rate in the state touched 16.9% last week, with Mandi, Kangra, Shimla and Kullu among the worst-affected districts. Kangra, which was also the worst-hit district in terms of the total number of cases reported last week, clocked a …

Covid cases in UK jump by over 30% in a week | 5 points you must know
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid cases in UK jump by over 30% in a week | 5 points you must know

Hindustan Times  

Covid cases in the United Kingdom have jumped by over 30 per cent in seven days, the Office of National Statistics said amid experts' warning that the pandemic situation could worsen during the autumn months. ONS data - based on a survey that analysed the figures for the week ending June 24 - indicated the percentage of people testing positive …

Mumbai logs 1,648 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate moves closer to 30%
2 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai logs 1,648 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate moves closer to 30%

India Today  

Mumbai reported 1,648 new Covid-19 cases but the positivity rate went up from 16.88 per cent to 20 per cent on Wednesday. The financial capital currently remains the top contributor to the state’s daily Covid-19 tally with a weekly positivity rate of 16 per cent, also the highest among other districts. According to experts, the positivity rate in Mumbai is …

Covid-19 Updates on May 3, 2022: 103 new cases, zero fatality in Bengaluru
2 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Updates on May 3, 2022: 103 new cases, zero fatality in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru witnessed a hike in the daily Covid-19 caseload as the city reported 103 new cases on Monday from 93 cases reported on Sunday. The case positivity rate in the state now stands at 0.98 per cent on Sunday. As per data shared by the Karnataka Health Department, the state has administered a total of 54,911 vaccines on 2nd May …

COVID-19 | Daily cases rise to 3,157, positivity up at 1.07%
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 | Daily cases rise to 3,157, positivity up at 1.07%

The Hindu  

India’s COVID positivity rate went past 1% again after over two months as the country witnessed a single-day rise of 3,157 infections and 26 fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. At 1.07%, the daily positivity rate went past 1% again after a little over two months, the Ministry said. Positivity rate refers to percentage of all …

Mumbai’s case positivity exceeds 1%, first time since February
2 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai’s case positivity exceeds 1%, first time since February

Hindustan Times  

The city’s daily test positivity rate crossed 1% on Wednesday, first time in more than two months, with 98 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the total tally to 10,58,060. “There is a minor spike in the daily cases and this is happening due to community transmission which is the result of people not following Covid appropriate behaviour in the city,” Dr …

Covid positivity rate drops below 60% as infections, hospital cases fall
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid positivity rate drops below 60% as infections, hospital cases fall

NL Times  

For the first time in two months, fewer than 60 percent of those tested for the coronavirus infection during the last calendar week received a positive diagnosis. Last week, just 41,359 people were tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus by the GGD, or less than 6,000 per day. The number of infections was 63 percent lower compared to the previous week, …

Covid-19 case rates still matter
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 case rates still matter

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 cases in the United States have fallen more than 95% from their peak in January, and on Friday, Hawaii will become the last state to roll back its indoor mask mandate. “With an infection that can rapidly spread, where we are today in the data isn’t necessarily going to be reflective of how bad it’s going to …

Where are Covid-19 infections highest in the UK?
2 years, 9 months ago

Where are Covid-19 infections highest in the UK?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Here are the latest estimates of Covid-19 prevalence in local …

With 429 fresh Covid-19 cases, test positivity rate in Mumbai falls to 1%
2 years, 10 months ago

With 429 fresh Covid-19 cases, test positivity rate in Mumbai falls to 1%

India Today  

Mumbai reported 429 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Thursday, the city civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a release. The positivity rate has come down to one per cent, municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said. “Ever since Mumbai’s covid positivity rate increased to touch 1 per cent on December 21, 2021, today the positivity is back to …

9,398 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, positive test rate rises to 14%
3 years, 5 months ago

9,398 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, positive test rate rises to 14%

Dutch News  

A total of 9,398 new coronavirus cases were reported to public health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Sunday morning. Averaged over the past week, the number of positive tests per day has hit 5,630, which is sevenfold the average in the previous week. The percentage of positive tests at regional health board test centres has also risen sharply …

9,398 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, positive test rate rises to 14%
3 years, 5 months ago

9,398 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, positive test rate rises to 14%

Dutch News  

A total of 9,398 new coronavirus cases were reported to public health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Sunday morning. Averaged over the past week, the number of positive tests per day has hit 5,630, which is sevenfold the average in the previous week. The percentage of positive tests at regional health board test centres has also risen sharply …

India reports 43,071 new COVID-19 cases, 955 deaths today; positivity rate dips to 2.34%, says Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

India reports 43,071 new COVID-19 cases, 955 deaths today; positivity rate dips to 2.34%, says Centre

Firstpost  

The number of active COVID-19 cases, which has been falling consistently as per the Centre’s data, reduced by around 10,200 cases on Sunday India’s total COVID-19 caseload rose by 43,071 new cases to 3,05,45,433 on Sunday, the Union Health Ministry said, adding that the tally of single-day cases remained below 50,000 for the seventh consecutive day. The country’s test positivity …

India records 50,040 new COVID-19 cases, 1,258 fresh fatalities; active cases less than 2%
3 years, 5 months ago

India records 50,040 new COVID-19 cases, 1,258 fresh fatalities; active cases less than 2%

Firstpost  

India administered 64.25 lakh vaccine doses in a day, taking the cumulative number of jabs given so far under the nationwide inoculation drive to 32.17 crore, according to immunisation data published at 7 am A single-day rise of 50,040 fresh COVID-19 infections took India’s tally to 3,02,33,183, while the number of active cases dipped to 5,86,403, according to the Union …

Daily Covid-19 cases slip to 1.28 lakh, fatalites also drop
3 years, 6 months ago

Daily Covid-19 cases slip to 1.28 lakh, fatalites also drop

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The count of daily Covid-19 cases came down to nearly 1.28 lakh and fatalities to 2,795 on Tuesday while over 2.55 lakh people recovered from the virus in a single day, taking the country's recovery rate to over 92 per cent. The Centre has said that the “ferocious” second wave is abating now as more than half of …

India’s Covid-19 hot spots on recovery road: Data
3 years, 7 months ago

India’s Covid-19 hot spots on recovery road: Data

Hindustan Times  

The punishing second wave of the coronavirus disease is receding in 19 Indian states and Union territories, some of which were its early epicentres, although some new hot spots have emerged in the south and the North-East where infections continue to surge, HT’s analysis of nationwide positivity rates shows. The average weekly positivity rate – proportion of samples tested that …

Bihar Rattled by 96 Covid Deaths in a Day, Positivity Rate Continues to Fall
3 years, 7 months ago

Bihar Rattled by 96 Covid Deaths in a Day, Positivity Rate Continues to Fall

News 18  

Ninety-six fresh COVID-19 fatalities rattled Bihar on Monday, raising the death toll in the pandemic so far to 3,928 in the state which has been heaving a sigh of relief following a marked decline in its active caseload and positivity rate. The total number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic struck last year has reached …

Coronavirus | Testing and the importance of low positivity rate
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Testing and the importance of low positivity rate

The Hindu  

Early detection and isolation of potentially infectious individuals are the keys to successfully fighting a viral pandemic. However, an analysis of the progression of India’s COVID-19 cases and testing reveals that the growth of testing lagged behind that of cases during the pre-peak phase of both the first and the second wave. At the end of the first wave of …

Travellers are set to get free Covid testing kits and more countries will join our 'green list'
3 years, 8 months ago

Travellers are set to get free Covid testing kits and more countries will join our 'green list'

Daily Mail  

Travel restrictions to dozens of holiday destinations are set to be watered down in time for the summer holidays. Travel, said the report was 'an important step towards resuming international travel' but 'falls short in providing solutions', adding the current cost of Covid tests risked pricing people out of taking holidays. Health chiefs yesterday administered 408,396 second doses and 99,530 …

Monday musings: Fatal flirt with Covid-19 will bring back lockdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Monday musings: Fatal flirt with Covid-19 will bring back lockdown

Hindustan Times  

That the tally of Covid positive patients crossed the previous peak in Pune within 45 days of a surge was noticed, is indication enough a second wave of Covid-19 infections is here and likely to stay for some time. The district has once again earned a distinction of reporting the highest number of cases across India, with Pune alone accounting …

Coronavirus updates | January 6, 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus updates | January 6, 2021

The Hindu  

India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,03,74,932 with 18,088 infections being reported in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 99,97,272 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.36 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent. …

Uttarakhand: Six UK returnees test positive for Covid-19 in past month
3 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand: Six UK returnees test positive for Covid-19 in past month

Hindustan Times  

Six of the 227 people who returned from the United Kingdom in the last one month or so have tested positive for Covid-19, said senior officials of the state health department. One contact of a UK returnee from Dehradun district has also tested positive. JC Pandey, public relations officer, state health department, said, “Six UK returnees have so far tested …

These charts show how serious the fall Covid-19 surge is in the US
4 years, 1 month ago

These charts show how serious the fall Covid-19 surge is in the US

CNN  

CNN — Official Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States are piling up at record rates – and daily deaths, experts fear, may soon follow. Thursday brought the United States’ highest one-day infection total and seven-day average for new daily infections on record, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The country’s test positivity rate averaged 8.7% over seven days …

COVID-19 and the danger of complacency
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 and the danger of complacency

The Hindu  

“ The next two and a half months are going to be crucial in our fight against coronavirus because of the oncoming festival season and winter; till the time a vaccine is available, follow the social vaccine,” Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan said on October 8. There has been little reason for the government to feel jubilant …

35 States/UTs Conducting Over 140 Covid-19 Tests/day/million Population, Positivity Rate at 8.19%: Govt
4 years, 2 months ago

35 States/UTs Conducting Over 140 Covid-19 Tests/day/million Population, Positivity Rate at 8.19%: Govt

News 18  

Thirty-five states and Union territories in the country are performing more than 140 COVID-19 tests per day per million population, while 22 states and UTs have COVID-19 positivity rate less than the national average, the health ministry said on Thursday. The national average of COVID-19 tests per day per million population is 865, the ministry said, asserting that the country …

UK Raises Coronavirus Alert as Infections Rise 'Exponentially', Heightened Curbs from Thursday
4 years, 3 months ago

UK Raises Coronavirus Alert as Infections Rise 'Exponentially', Heightened Curbs from Thursday

News 18  

The UK government has raised its coronavirus alert level from three to four, which indicates that the transmission of the virus is high and rising “exponentially”. Earlier, the Chief Medical Officers of all four regions of the United Kingdom England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales issued a joint statement to confirm the change in the alert level for all parts …

Increased Testing, Opening Economy, Complacency Among People Behind Rising Covid-19 Cases: Experts
4 years, 3 months ago

Increased Testing, Opening Economy, Complacency Among People Behind Rising Covid-19 Cases: Experts

News 18  

The surge in coronavirus infections in India can be attributed to increased testing on one hand and opening of the economy on the other accompanied by complacency among people towards following COVID-appropriate behaviour, experts have said, as the country witnessed over five lakh cases in a week. A record single-day spike of 78,761 cases took India’s COVID-19 tally to 35,42,733, …

Increased testing, 'Unlock' leading to detection of more Covid-19 cases: Experts
4 years, 3 months ago

Increased testing, 'Unlock' leading to detection of more Covid-19 cases: Experts

India Today  

The surge in coronavirus infections in India can be attributed to increased testing on one hand and opening of the economy on the other accompanied by complacency among people towards following Covid-appropriate behaviour, experts have said, as the country witnessed over five lakh cases in a week. A record single-day spike of 78,761 cases took India's Covid-19 tally to 35,42,733, …

Decline in COVID-19 Positivity Rate Despite Increasing Tests Exponentially: Health Ministry
4 years, 3 months ago

Decline in COVID-19 Positivity Rate Despite Increasing Tests Exponentially: Health Ministry

News 18  

The Health Ministry on Tuesday said though testing for COVID-19 has been increased exponentially, there has been a steady decline in the positivity rate and highlighted that the number of active cases of the infection reduced by 6,423 for the first time within a span of 24 hours. The testing for the disease has been increased from 363 tests per …

Delhi's Covid-19 Positivity Rate Increases to 7.4% Stoking Concerns of a Fresh Outbreak
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi's Covid-19 Positivity Rate Increases to 7.4% Stoking Concerns of a Fresh Outbreak

News 18  

The national capital’s coronavirus positivity rate has again shot up as 7.4% of the total tests undertaken in the last week came back positive. According to a report in Hindustan Times, taking into consideration the single-day positivity rate, 8.9% of samples tested on Sunday turned out to be positive. With daily tests have reached a stage of little change, the …

Covid-19 positivity rate inching up again in Delhi, stands at 7.4%
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 positivity rate inching up again in Delhi, stands at 7.4%

Hindustan Times  

The Covid-19 positivity rate has started rising again in Delhi, with 7.4% of all tests conducted in the last week coming back positive, the highest this number has touched in over a month, suggesting that Delhi may be facing a fresh challenge to control an outbreak it had contained to a considerable extent. With daily tests hitting a plateau, the …

Coronavirus: Infection rate in England up by almost a third in one week
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: Infection rate in England up by almost a third in one week

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to new data published today, 6,616 new people …

India's COVID-19 testing rate lower compared to other nations, says WHO chief scientist
4 years, 4 months ago

India's COVID-19 testing rate lower compared to other nations, says WHO chief scientist

Firstpost  

Apart from this, Soumya Swaminathan added that so far 28 COVID-19 vaccine candidates across the world are under clinical trial Hyderabad: Noting that lockdown was a temporary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, a senior official of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday said India has a low testing rate when compared to some of the countries that are …

Wilful denial of the increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths
4 years, 4 months ago

Wilful denial of the increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths

The Hindu  

On July 23, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a press release celebrating the fact that for the second consecutive day, “recoveries in a single day continued to post a significant rise”. On the criticism that the goverment was not testing enough people, a panel of health experts and Health Ministry officials told the media on July 21 …

India's coronavirus testing rate lower than other nations, says WHO Chief Scientist
4 years, 4 months ago

India's coronavirus testing rate lower than other nations, says WHO Chief Scientist

India TV News  

Noting that lockdown was a temporary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, a senior official of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday said India has a low testing rate when compared to some of the countries that are successfully trying to curb it. So we need to have some benchmark and every public health department needs to have benchmarks …

Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-minute Coronavirus Tests to Boost Capacity
4 years, 4 months ago

Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-minute Coronavirus Tests to Boost Capacity

News 18  

Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost capacity in the coming months, the country’s health minister said on Monday. “The fact these tests can detect flu, as well as COVID-19, will be hugely beneficial as we head into winter, so patients can …

Chennai sees dip in Covid-19 positivity ratio amidst ramped up testing
4 years, 5 months ago

Chennai sees dip in Covid-19 positivity ratio amidst ramped up testing

Hindustan Times  

After clocking 37 per cent Covid-19 positivity ratio a month ago, the city has now brought it down to around 12 per cent following measures such as ramped up testing and increased surveillance, a top official of the Greater Chennai Corporation said here on Saturday. The government announcing a 12-day lockdown last month had also been largely beneficial as it …

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