Tuesday, August 5, 2025
No Result
View All Result
Sun Star TV
Read News in Odia
  • Home
  • Special
  • State
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Culture
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Health
  • Food
  • Technology
  • Politics
  • Tourism
  • Home
  • Special
  • State
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Culture
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Health
  • Food
  • Technology
  • Politics
  • Tourism
Sun Star TV
Od
Home Health

COVID third wave in India likely in August; Peak in Sept: SBI Report

4 years ago
in Health, Nation
0
India breaks world record in single day spike; records 3.14 lakh new Covid cases
0
SHARES
27
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsApp
FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedIn

New Delhi (SunstarTV Bureau): The much-feared third wave of coronavirus is likely to hit India by mid-August, while cases may peak in September, a report said on Monday, even as the second wave is not yet over in the country.

The report titled ‘Covid-19: The race to finishing line’, published by SBI Research, stated that vaccination is the only saviour as global data shows that, on an average, the third wave peak cases are around 1.7 times the peak cases at the time of second wave.

Only 4.6 per cent of the population in India is fully vaccinated, while 20.8 per cent have received one dose, much lower compared to other countries including the US (47.1 per cent), the UK (48.7 per cent), Israel (59.8 per cent), Spain (38.5 per cent), France (31.2), among others.

“India has achieved its second wave peak on May 7 and going by the current data, the country can experience around 10,000 cases somewhere around the second week of July,” State Bank of India’s Group Chief Economic Adviser, Soumya Kanti Ghosh, said in the report.

“However, based on historical trends, the cases can start rising by the second fortnight of Aug’ 21 with peak cases at least a month later,” he added.

Current cases are now hovering around 45,000 since the past week, indicating that the devastating second wave is “not yet over in the country and is exhibiting a fat tail”.

“In the first wave as well, the cases declined gradually, with cases around 45,000 for 21 days before any meaningful decline in daily cases,” Ghosh said.

Further, 51 cases of the Delta Plus variant have been detected, so far, from 12 states. New cases in the top 15 districts, which are mostly urban, increased again in June. But the good thing is that their fatality rate has been constant for three months.

On the other hand, the share of rural districts in new cases has refused to decline meaningfully since July 2020, when it breached 45 per cent and has fluctuated since then.

“Vaccination seems to be the only answer,” Ghosh said.

India has started giving more than 40 lakh vaccination doses per day. While states like Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Uttarakhand have already given both vaccine doses to a larger percentage of the population above 60 years, the overall vaccination in rural areas remains low, the report said.

Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, and Jharkhand have inoculated less proportion of those above 45 years. These states need to pick up pace, the report said.

Delta strain, which caused much havoc in India during the second way in April and May, has been detected in the US, the UK, China, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, and Switzerland. It is the dominant variant in the UK and now accounts for 95 per cent of cases being sequenced.

Citing examples of reasonably vaccinated countries like the UK and Israel, Ghosh said “one can not become complacent even after taking vaccine”. Other measures such as masks, social distancing and Covid-appropriate is a must.

(Sources: IANS)

Previous Post

Odisha records 2487 fresh new COVID cases in last 24 hours

Next Post

Centre’s PMGKAY-IV to feed around two third of Odisha polpulation

Related Posts

CM inaugurates KIMS Super Speciality Hospital & Cancer Centre
Health

CM inaugurates KIMS Super Speciality Hospital & Cancer Centre

3 years ago
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik shares Odisha’s achievements on food security at WFP headquarters in Rome
Nation

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik shares Odisha’s achievements on food security at WFP headquarters in Rome

3 years ago
CM Lays Foundation for 55 New Bus Stands
Health

55 New Doctors, 59 Paramedics Join State ESI Hospitals and Dispensaries

3 years ago
CAIT RELEASED WHITE PAPER ON E COMMERCE TODAY AT NEW DELHI
Nation

CAIT RELEASED WHITE PAPER ON E COMMERCE TODAY AT NEW DELHI

3 years ago
Rheumatology Special Clinic started at AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Health

Rheumatology Special Clinic started at AIIMS Bhubaneswar

3 years ago
State Level Training Programme at AIIMS
Health

State Level Training Programme at AIIMS

3 years ago
Next Post
Centre’s PMGKAY-IV to feed around two third of Odisha polpulation

Centre's PMGKAY-IV to feed around two third of Odisha polpulation

Puri Ratha Jatra to be under strict COVID norms

SC dismisses pleas seeking nod for Rath Yatra in other places rather than Puri

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Currently Playing

ସନଷ୍ଟାର ଟିଭି ର ସଂକଳ୍ପ , ବଦଳିବ ଖବର ପରିବେଷଣ ର ପରିଭାଷା | SUNSTARTV PROMO | #Sunstartv

ସନଷ୍ଟାର ଟିଭି ର ସଂକଳ୍ପ , ବଦଳିବ ଖବର ପରିବେଷଣ ର ପରିଭାଷା | SUNSTARTV PROMO | #Sunstartv

00:01:33

Recent News

Routes May Change, But Relationships Endure: How Bushra Khan Champions Loyalty-Driven Logistics at PPL From handling cargo to cultivating trust, Paradeep Parivahan Ltd. delivers more than just logistics

Routes May Change, But Relationships Endure: How Bushra Khan Champions Loyalty-Driven Logistics at PPL From handling cargo to cultivating trust, Paradeep Parivahan Ltd. delivers more than just logistics

May 13, 2025
Dr. Khalid Khan Is Not Just Scaling Logistics

Dr. Khalid Khan Is Not Just Scaling Logistics

May 13, 2025
Kerala News: Massive landslide in Kerala, death number reaches 36

Kerala News: Massive landslide in Kerala, death number reaches 36

July 30, 2024
Top 10 highest paid CEOs in India, earning crores of rupees

Top 10 highest paid CEOs in India, earning crores of rupees

July 29, 2024
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Developed By Ratna Technology.

© 2020 SunStarTV.

  • Home
  • Special
  • State
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Culture
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Health
  • Food
  • Technology
  • Politics
  • Tourism

© 2020 SunStarTV.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist