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Covid-19: India records 2,35,532 new cases in last 24 hours, deaths soar by 871

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Covid-19: India records 2,35,532 new cases in last 24 hours, deaths soar by 871

India continued its downward trend on the Covid-19 chart, recording 2,35,532 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours, while the death toll surged by 871, the Union Health Ministry bulletin showed on Saturday morning. The cumulative caseload surged to 40,858,241.

The positivity rate for daily infections in the country fell from 15.8% to 13.39% today.

The number of active cases in India now stands at 20,04,333, down by 1,01,278 in one day. Active cases now account for 4.91% of total infections.

As many as 3,35,939 people have recovered from the viral illness in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to more than 38 million. The recovery rate soared to 98.89%.

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A total of 1.6 billion doses have been administered so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination programme, the ministry’s figures show. This includes 56,72,766 doses of the vaccine in the past 24 hours, including 6,74,623 booster doses for eligible people and 5,84,492 first doses for the 15-18 age group.

On December 19, 2020, India crossed the 10 million mark in Covid-19 cases. It crossed the grim milestone of 20 million on May 4 last year, followed by 30 million on June 23.

Complete News Source : Hindustan Times

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Covid infection linked to more type 1 diabetes in kids and teens: Study

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Covid infection linked to more type 1 diabetes in kids and teens: Study

Two studies that did not definitively resolve the question of whether the coronavirus can cause the chronic disease of diabetes found that Covid-19 in children and adolescents appeared to increase the chance of acquiring diabetes. Over two years after the pandemic’s commencement, researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health looked at new type 1 diabetes diagnoses using national health registries. They discovered that type 1 diabetes was roughly 60% more likely to develop in children who had tested positive for the coronavirus.

The risk within 30 days of a Covid infection confirmed by a PCR test was examined by the researchers. Young adults were also included in a Scottish study that was presented at the European Link for the Study of Diabetes meeting. This study indicated an increased risk one month following the viral sickness, but the researchers said they discovered no association after that point.

The authors of both studies emphasised that their findings do not necessarily imply a causal link between diabetes and the coronavirus. Other potential causes were emphasised, such as delays in seeking medical attention during the epidemic, the introduction of other diseases, and alterations in way of life brought on by lockdowns.

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, an associate professor at the Nuffield department of primary care health sciences at the University of Oxford, stated: “There are a lot of plausible reasons that Covid-19 might lead to development of type 1 diabetes, but this remains in no way proved.”
According to a paper earlier this week in the medical journal The Lancet, the number of people with type 1 diabetes, in which the pancreas fails to generate the hormone insulin, may increase from 8.4 million to 17.4 million by the year 2040.

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The illness, which has no known treatment and is most frequently diagnosed in children, is thought to be caused by a combination of genetics and exposure to particular pathogens, including SARS-Cov-2 as well as a larger family of viruses known as enteroviruses. Type 2 diabetes, which is more prevalent, typically appears later in life as sedentary habits and weight increase mess with the body’s ability to manage sugar.

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