Coronavirus updates | India’s daily COVID-19 deaths rise by 723, says health ministry

India reported 39,796 new COVID-19 circumstances within the final 24 hours, health ministry information confirmed on Friday, with energetic circumstances at 482,071.

You can monitor coronavirus circumstances, deaths and testing charges on the nationwide and State ranges right here. A listing of State Helpline numbers is on the market as nicely.

Here are the most recent updates:

COVID affected person with extreme issues recovers after 50 days in ICU

A 38-year-old affected person, who had developed extreme issues because of COVID, recovered after 50 days in ICU and was discharged from a personal hospital right here, mentioned authorities on Sunday.

The affected person, an government in a multi-national firm was diabetic, and had been admitted to the Moolchand Hospital on May 7, when town was battling a fierce second COVID wave.

He had extreme bilateral pneumonia and had additionally developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), mentioned Surabhi Awasthi, Director of Critical Care on the hospital.

Pandemic fallout: BMRCL suffers ₹904-crore loss

Mass transit techniques throughout India had been badly hit by the pandemic and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has been no exception. In the monetary 12 months 2020-21, BMRCL suffered a lack of ₹904 crore – round 41% greater than the earlier 12 months. In FY 2019-20, it recorded a lack of ₹641 crore.

Due to lockdown restrictions in the course of the first wave of COVID-19, BMRCL couldn’t function trains for over 5 months. After the nationwide lockdown on March 22, 2020, Namma Metro providers resumed solely on September 7, however in a staggered method to restrict the variety of commuters. This resulted in lowered ridership and a subsequent drop in fare field income.