Coronavirus Updates: Maharashtra reports 23, 350 COVID-19 cases in single day, total cases surge to 9,07,212

Coronavirus in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi reports 3,256 new cases

 Delhi recorded 3,256 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest single-day spike in 72 days, taking the tally to over 1.91 lakh. Twenty-nine fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 4,567, said a state government bulletin.

Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LATEST Updates

Madhya Pradesh to start online lessons for Class 11, 12 from tomorrow

The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education will begin the academic session for Classes IX to XII through online mode from Monday, chairperson

Radheshyam Julaniya said. The board will telecast audio-visual lessons on Doordarshan from 7am to 10am, and students and teachers will have to register through a mobile app called ‘MASHIM’ for access, an order from the board said.

PTI

Coronavirus in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra records highest-single day spike of 23,350 new cases

Maharashtra on Sunday recorded the highest single-day spike of 23350 cases, taking the state’s COVID-19 tally to 9,07,212, an official said. The toll in the state reached 26604 after 328 fresh fatalities were reported in the day, the official said. The number of discharged patients in the state stands at 6,44,400, while there are 2,35,857 active patients. The number of tests is 4647742, he added. 

PTI

Coronavirus in Haryana LATEST Updates

Haryana records 25 deaths in a day

Haryana  reported the highest single-day spike in its COVID-19 death toll on Sunday with 25 more people succumbing to the disease even as 2,277 fresh cases pushed its coronavirus tally to 76,549, according to the state health department’s daily bulletin.On Saturday, the state had reported a record 2,289 cases and 22 fatalities. With 25 deaths, the number of fatalities rose to 806 in the state on Sunday.

Coronavirus in Kerala LATEST Updates

Kerala Finance minister tests positive

Kerala Finance Minister Dr Thomas Issac tested positive for COVID-19 in an anti-body test that was conducted on Sunday evening, reports India Today. He is the first minister in the state to have contracted the infection. Though his office staff has tested negative, those who came in direct contact with him will be in quarantine.

Coronavirus in Punjab  LATEST Updates

Over 3,800 Punjab cops have tested positive till date

Over 3,800 Punjab policemen have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, an official statement said on Sunday. It said senior police officials are calling up COVID-19 infected personnel to motivate them to fight the disease. The Punjab Police is also providing free health kits with a pulse oximeter, sanitisers and medicines to the infected policemen, it said. According to the statement, 3,803 policemen in the state have tested positive for the disease so far. Twenty of them have died, while 2,186 cops have fully recovered.  At present, 1,597 policemen are COVID-19 positive, it said.

Coronavirus in Karnataka LATEST Updates

Bangalore Metro to start operations from tomorrow

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd will resume its services from Monday in a phased manner, after remaining suspended for almost 6 months in view of national lockdown imposed due to coronavirus pandemic.The first run will start on the Purple Line from Monday while the trains on Green Line will operate from 9 September.

Coronavirus in Gujarat LATEST Updates

Gujarat records 1,335 fresh cases, 14 deaths in 24 hrs

Gujarat logs record 1,335 COVID-19 cases in day, taking tally to 1,04,341 while 14 deaths push toll to 3,108, reports PTI quoting the state health department.

Coronavirus in Australia LATEST Updates

Lockdown to continue in Melbourne till 26 Oct with relaxations

The premier of Australia’s Victoria state announced a slight easing of restrictions in Melbourne but the country’s second-largest city will remain in lockdown until at least 26 October, reports news agency AP.  Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said that from 13 September, the nightly curfew will start an hour later at 9 pm and continue till 5 am. People living alone can nominate a friend or family member who can visit them. Two hours of daily exercise will be allowed, including social interactions such as a picnic at a park or reading a book at the beach. He said further restrictions could be eased from 28 September and the government will consider lifting the curfew entirely from 26 October.

“We can’t run out of lockdown. We have to take steady and safe steps out of lockdown to find that COVID normal,” Andrews said.

On Sunday, health officials said Victoria recorded 63 new cases and five more deaths, taking the state’s total fatalities to 666 and the nationwide toll to 753.

Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir LATEST Updates

Cases in Jammu and Kashmir surge by 1,316 to 43,557

Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded the highest single-day spike of 1,316 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 43,557, while 14 more fatalities pushed the toll to 784, officials said.  “There were 1,316 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. This is for the fourth time in as many days that the number of fresh cases has crossed 1,000 in a 24-hour period, while it is also the highest single-day spike in the union territory so far,” they said. Among the new cases, 668 were from the Jammu region and 648 from the Kashmir Valley, the officials said.

Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LATEST Updates

Tamil Nadu records 5,783 new cases, 88 deaths

Tamil Nadu registers 5,783 new COVID-19 cases, 5,820 discharges and 88 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the number of active cases to 51,458, discharges to 4,04,186 and toll to 7,836, reports ANI quoting the state health department. The cumulative total of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 4,63,480.

Tamil Nadu reported 5,783 new COVID-19 cases, 5,820 discharges and 88 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 51,458, discharges to 4,04,186 and death toll to 7,836: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/FzMG0x6zLr

— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2020

Coronavirus in Delhi  LATEST Updates

In 16 days,Delhi sees 80 percent rise in COVID-19 patients under home isolation

There has been a rise of 80 percent in the number of home isolation cases of COVID-19 in the National Capital in the last 16 days, and parallely the number of containment zones too has spiralled up to 976 over the same period, according to official data. Amid steady rise in fresh and active coronavirus cases in the last several days, the number of people in home isolation here on Saturday reached the five-figure mark again after over a month’s time. The number of home isolation cases of COVID-19 on 5 September stood at 10,514. The corresponding figure a day before was 9,822, according to the Delhi health department. On 21 August, the home isolation cases count was 5,818, so from that date, the rise is of 80 percent in 16 days. Parallely, the number of containment zones too have multiplied from 589 on 21 August to 976 on 5 September, according to official figures.

PTI

Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LATEST Updates

Andhra Pradesh reports 10,794 new cases, active cases fall below one lakh

Active COVID-19 cases fell below one lakh in Andhra Pradesh even as the infection surge continued with 10,794 positive cases being recorded in a day, reports PTI quoting a government bulletin.  With the addition of 10,794 in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday, the aggregate Covid-19 cases now reached 4.98 lakh. The latest bulletin said 11,915 patients had recovered from the infection and walked home but another 70 succumbed in 24 hours. A total of 3.94 lakh coronavirus patients had so far been
cured while 4,417 died and the state now has 99,689 active cases.

Coronavirus in Delhi LATEST Updates

Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah reopens, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi visits shrine

Immense self-discipline and caution were exercised at places of worship in India during the coronavirus pandemic, setting an example for the entire world, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday.He said followers of almost all religions of the world reside in India and various festivals and other auspicious occasions were observed during the coronavirus crisis. “The people of the country displayed restraint, caution, sensibility, and celebrated all the festivals taking all precautions and followed the guidelines of social distancing to help to curb the coronavirus infection,” Naqvi said after paying obeisance at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah where he prayed for the health and well-being of the people of the country.

The dargah in south Delhi opened on Sunday after over five months, but there will be no Qawwali evenings at the shrine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delhi: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Union Minister of Minority Affairs visits Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah. The shrine reopened for devotees today as part of #Unlock4 . pic.twitter.com/lvKRfUhmU1

— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2020

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

Uttar Pradesh reports record surge of 6,777 new cases

 Uttar Pradesh on Sunday reported its highest single-day spike of 6,777 COVID-19 cases and 77 deaths, the state health department said.  With this, the state’s infection tally has reached 2,66,283 and the death toll mounted to 3,920. Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said 6,777 fresh COVID-19 cases were registered in the state. The state now has 61,625 active COVID-19 cases, Prasad said. Till now, 2,00,738 patients have been discharged after recovering from the disease.

PTI

Coronavirus in UK LATEST Updates

UK speaker calls for daily COVID-19 testing of parliamentarians

The Speaker of the House of Commons on Sunday called for daily COVID-19 tests on lawmakers in order for Parliament to resume its sessions with a full House. Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he and the Leader of the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, had ruled out the use of face masks during sessions to further cut down on the social distancing requirements within the Commons but he was keen to see daily tests as a means of encouraging greater participation in person by members of Parliament (MPs). Under current social distancing rules in place, the number of people allowed in both the House of Commons and Lords is strictly limited to control the spread of coronavirus, with some members joining in sessions remotely via video conference.

“To be quite honest with you, I’d like to do it daily, not weekly. The problem is weekly testing doesn’t tell you anything,” Hoyle told Times Radio’ in an interview.

PTI

Coronavirus in Tripura LATEST Updates

Centre asks states to ensure follow up of advisory on COVID-19 testing on demand

The Centre has asked all states and Union Territories to ensure necessary follow up of its updated advisory on COVID-19 testing strategy, allowing ’testing on-demand’, to achieve a higher number of examination with greater flexibility and simplicity. The ‘Advisory on Strategy for COVID-19 Testing in India’ (version VI) lists the scope for testing in containment zones, non-containment areas, in hospitals, and also for the first time provides for testing on-demand with simplified modalities to be decided by the states and Union Territories. It also indicates the choice of testing in order of priority for each of the settings.

Coronavirus in Tripura LATEST Updates

Tripura records 604 new cases, eight deaths

At least 604 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Sunday, raising the tally in the state to 15,130, reports PTI quoting a health department official said. The toll rose to 144 after eight more people succumbed to the infection, the official said. West Tripura district, of which state capital Agartala is a part, has reported 77 of the total 144 COVID-19 deaths. The state currently has 6,220 active cases, while 8,745 people have recovered from the disease.

Wrestler Deepak Punia discharged, advised home isolation

World championship silver-medallist wrestler Deepak Punia, who tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival at the national camp, has been discharged from hospital and advised home isolation. Besides the Olympic-bound Punia (86kg), the other two wrestlers who tested positive for the virus were Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg).  All three are part of a national camp at the SAI Centre in Sonepat ahead of which the wrestlers are in quarantine.

Wrestler Deepak Punia tested Covid positive during the test given by SAI upon arrival at the National Camp in Sonepat, and was in hospital. Now he's been advised home quarantine by doctors as he's stable & asymptomatic. His home stay is approved by District Covid Nodal Officer. pic.twitter.com/v86f2yoFRL

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 6, 2020

Coronavirus in Chhattisgarh LATEST Updates

Chhattisgarh fixes cost for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals

The Chhattisgarh government has fixed the cost of COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals in the wake of a rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the state, an official said on Sunday.

Patients will have to bear the cost of treatment in the private hospitals, which have been classified in A, B and C categories in various districts, based on the medical facilities available there, he said.

The order was issued on Saturday under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897, the Chhattisgarh Public Health Act, 1949, and the Chhattisgarh Epidemic Diseases COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, the public relations department official said.

-PTI

Coronavirus in West Bengal LATEST Updates

Kolkata now has only one containment zone, says govt

The number of containment zone in Kolkata has come down to one, according to the latest list released by the West Bengal government. The previous list of 23 August had 17 containment zones for Covid-19 prevalence in the city.

The city at present has only one containment zone at Umesh Datta Lane in Girish Park area of north Kolkata, according to the list released on Saturday.

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Five states, one UT with high COVID-19 caseload asked to scale up testing

The Centre has asked 5 states and one UT from where 35 districts have been reporting high active COVID-19 caseload and fatality rate to strengthen containment measures and scale-up testing to bring down positivity rate below five percent.

These 35 districts comprise all 11 districts in Delhi, Kolkata, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and 24 South Parganas in West Bengal; Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Kolhapur, Sangli, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Raigad, Jalgaon, Solapur, Satara, Palghar, Aurangabad, Dhule and Nanded in Maharashtra; Surat in Gujarat; Pondicherry in Puducherry and East Singhbhum in Jharkhand.

-PTI

Coronavirus in Karnataka LATEST Updates

Bengaluru reports first case of reinfection

According to reports , a 27-year-old female found to be the first confirmed case of Covid-19 reinfection in Bengaluru. She tested positive in July and was discharged after testing negative. However, in a month she developed mild symptoms and confirmed to have transmitted COVID again, the Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru said in a statement to ANI

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor tests positive for COVID-19

Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor on Sunday announced that he has tested positive for coronavirus. He took to Instagram to inform his fans about the same. The actor wrote, “It is my duty to inform all of you that I have tested positive for coronavirus. I’m feeling ok and I’m asymptomatic. I have isolated myself at home under the advice of doctors and authorities, and will be under home quarantine.”

Coronavirus in Odisha LATEST Updates

Record 3,810 new cases take Odisha’s COVID-19 tally to 1.2 lakh

Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday as 3,810 more people tested positive for the infection, while eight fresh fatalities pushed the state’s coronavirus death toll to 546, a health official said.

The new infections have taken the state’s caseload to 1,24,031, he said. As many as 2,286 new cases were detected in quarantine centres, while 1,524 people tested positive for the infection during contact tracing, the official said.

-PTI

Coronavirus in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

8 more people succumb to COVID-19 in Rajasthan; toll now at 1,130

Rajasthan recorded eight fresh fatalities due to COVID-19 and 726 new cases of the virus on Sunday, according to an official report. With this, the cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths and cases in the state has climbed to 1,130 and 90,089 respectively.

-PTI

Coronavirus in Karnataka LATEST Updates

Karnataka Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar tests positive for COVID-19

Karnataka Labour Minister A Shivaram Hebbar on Sunday said he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus and would be under treatment in their home itself being asymptomatic. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa wished the 63-year old leader a speedy recovery and prayed that he continued with his good works.

ಇಂದು ನಾನು ಹಾಗೂ ನನ್ನ ಧರ್ಮಪತ್ನಿ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗಿದ್ದು,ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ವರದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ಸಹ ಪಾಸಿಟಿವ್ ಎಂದು ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಯಾವುದೇ ಹಿಚ್ಚಿನ ರೋಗಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು ಇಲ್ಲದ ಕಾರಣ ವೈದ್ಯರ ಸಲಹೆಯಂತೆ ಹೋಮ್ ಕ್ವಾರಂಟೈನ್ ನಲ್ಲಿದ್ದುಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

ನಿಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ,ಹಾರೈಕೆಯಿಂದ ಶೀಘ್ರ ಗುಣಮುಖವಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವಿದೆ

— Shivaram Hebbar (@ShivaramHebbar) September 5, 2020

Coronavirus in Pakistan LATEST Updates

Pakistan registers 484 new COVID-19 cases

Pakistan’s COVID-19 tally reached 298,509 on Sunday after 484 coronavirus cases were recorded across the country, according to the official data.

Another two patients died in the last 24 hours, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 6,382, the Ministry of National Health Services said.

A total of 285,898 people have recovered including 3,345 in the last one day. Another 532 are still in critical condition, it said, adding that there are just 6,229 active patients in the country.

-PTI

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

PVR defers capex plans to control costs amid COVID-19 disruptions

Multiplex major PVR has deferred its capital expenditure plans in a bid to control costs as the company braces for a significant impact on its profitability in the current fiscal due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, reports PTI.

Cinema halls in India have remained shut since March this year, after the government imposed nationwide lockdown to check the spread of COVID-19.

Coronavirus in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda tests positive for Covid-19

I have come to know, Rajya Sabha MP @DeependerSHooda ji has tested positive for #Covid19. I wish him a speedy recovery.

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) September 6, 2020

Coronavirus in Telangana LATEST Updates

Monsoon session of Telangana Legislature to begin from Monday amid COVID-19 rules

The monsoon session of Telangana Legislature commencing on Monday with preventive measures for COVID-19 will debate various issues, including measures taken to contain the spread of the pandemic, GST compensation and recent fire accident at Srisailam Hydel project.

All members, including ministers, Telangana legislature employees and mediapersonnel will have to undergo COVID-19 test and only those found negative would be allowed to enter the assembly or the Legislative Council premises, a senior state government official said on Sunday.

Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LATEST Updates

MP govt allows water tourism to resume with 50% capacity

The Madhya Pradesh government on Sunday allowed the resumption of water tourism in the state with 50 per cent capacity and asked boat and cruise operators to strictly follow COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

Water tourism activities in the state were shut since March when the lockdown was enforced to curb the spread of the deadly viral infection.

Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LATEST Updates

Erode PMK leader dies of COVID-19

Senior PMK leader and Deputy Chairman of the Erode District Panchayat Council Velusamy died of coronavirus here, the Health department said on Sunday.

The 48-year old leader from Anandam Palayam village in Bhavani was admitted to the Perundurai IRT Government Medical College Hospital recently after testing positive for the virus and his end came on Saturday, officials said. Velusamy was also a former state Deputy General Secretary of PMK.

-PTI

Coronavirus in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi: Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah reopens for devotees

Delhi: Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah reopens for devotees today.

The shrine was closed from mid-March, after the outbreak of #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/mwX5E2utzW

— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2020

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

54 jail inmates test positive for COVID-19 in UP’s Banda

Fifty-four inmates of the district jail here have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Sunday. Banda’s Chief Medical Officer Dr ND Sharma said so far, 500 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the jail.

“In Banda district jail, 54 inmates were found COVID-19 positive. This was confirmed in the test report on Saturday,” he said. On Saturday, 41 new COVID-19 cases were reported from the district.

-PTI

Coronavirus in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi airport’s COVID testing facility can be ramped up to 15,000 samples per day: Genestrings

The COVID-19 testing facility at the Delhi international airport will initially handle up to 2,500 samples per day in mid-September and if required, the capacity can later be ramped up to 15,000 samples per day, a top official of Genestrings Diagnostic Center stated.

The Delhi Airport International Limited (DIAL) on Friday said it has set up a COVID-19 testing facility at the multi-level car parking area of Terminal 3, in collaboration with Genestrings Diagnostic Center, for arriving international passengers who have to take connecting domestic flights.

“We’ve equipped the lab to handle up to 2,500 samples per day in the initial days. We’re ready to quickly ramp-up our testing capacity multiple folds of up to 15,000 tests per day in this 3,500 Sq. Ft. facility,” said Dr Rajat Arora, Director, Genestrings Diagnostic Center. The test will cost a passenger Rs 2,400, as mandated by the Delhi government, he told PTI.

Coronavirus in Kerala LATEST Updates

Female COVID-19 patient sexually abused by ambulance driver in Kerala

A 19-year old woman COVID-19 patient was allegedly sexually abused by an ambulance driver while shifting her to first-line treatment centre, police said on Sunday.

The ambulance driver Noufal (29) was taken into custody on Sunday based on a complaint by the victim’s mother to the hospital authorities and the police. He was dismissed from service, the Kanivu 108 Ambulance Services said in a release.

According to police, the incident occurred at Aranmula on Saturday. “We were informed by the hospital authorities after the victim told them about the incident and we took him into custody. We will take the statement of the girl later as she is not a position to explain her ordeal,” the investigating officer told PTI.

The girl was admitted to a hospital at Adoor on Saturday after she and her mother tested positive for coronavirus. While she was being shifted to the First-Line Treatment Centre (CFLTC) later, the driver sexually abused her.

Coronavirus in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra Police register over 500 new cases in past 24 hrs

511 more COVID-19 cases and seven deaths were reported in the Maharashtra Police department in the last 24 hours. Total confirmed cases in the police force stand at 16,912, including 3,020 active cases, 13,719 recoveries and 173 deaths.

Coronavirus in Telangana LATEST Updates

With 2,574 new cases, overall total rises to 1.4 lakh in Telangana

Telangana reported 2,574 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall infection tally to 1,40,969 while nine more deaths pushed the toll to 886 on Sunday, the state government said.

The active cases under treatment stood at 32,553 after cumulative recoveries of 1,07,530, a bulletin providing data as of 8 pm on September 5 said. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of fresh cases at 325, followed by Rangareddy (197), Medchal Malkajgiri (185) and Nalgonda (158) districts.

-PTI

Coronavirus in Puducherry LATEST Updates

Puducherry’s COVID-19 recovery rate now at 68.2%

A total of 478 fresh COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths took the infection count to 17,032 and the toll to 314 in the union territory on Sunday, the government said.

The 16 people who succumbed included five women and were in the age group ranging from 54 to 85. Most of the deceased had comorbidities, a release from the Health department said.

A total of 1,701 samples were tested, taking the total number of specimens examined so far to 83,142, Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said. The overall COVID-19 cases in the union territory stood at 17,032 (after transfer of 12 cases to Tamil Nadu), he said.

The fatality and recovery rates were 1.84 percent and 68.29 percent respectively.

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Central teams to assist Punjab, Chandigarh in strengthening containment measures

The Union Health Ministry has decided to deploy central teams in Punjab and Chandigarh to assist them in strengthening public health measures for containment, surveillance, testing and efficient clinical management of COVID patients with an aim to reduce the mortality rate.

Punjab’s COVID-19 tally is 61,527, while it has 15,870 active cases as on date. The state has registered 1,808 deaths.

“The testing per million figure for the state is 37,546 (India’s average figure is 34593.1 at present). With 4.97 percent, it hovers at the lower spectrum of cumulative positivity,” the ministry said.

The UT of Chandigarh has 2,140 active cases, while its cumulative cases stand at 5,502. Testing per million and cumulative positivity rate stand at 38,054 and 11.99 per cent, respectively.

-PTI

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

India’s recovery rate rises to 77.32%; case fatality at 1.72%

India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 41 lakh with a record 90,632 people being infected in a day, while 31,80,865 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 77.32 percent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 41,13,811, while the death toll climbed to 70,626 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 1,065 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection has further declined to 1.72 percent. There are 8,62,320 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 20.96 percent of the total caseload, the data stated.

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

COVID-19 toll in UP’s Muzaffarnagar reaches 31

One more person succumbed to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, taking the death toll to 31 in the district, an official said on Sunday. The superintendent of the District Jail and his father had tested positive for the infection two days ago, Chief Medical Officer Dr Praveen Chopra said.

The jail superintendent’s father died at Begrajpur on Saturday evening, he said

-PTI

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 41 lakh mark; toll at 70,626

India’s COVID-19 total crosses 41 lakh mark on Sunday, with a single-day spike of 90,633 new cases and 1,065 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total case tally stands at 41,13,812 including 8,62,320 active cases, 31,80,866 cured/discharged/migrated & 70,626 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

Coronavirus in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

August sees fastest growth of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra

Maharashtra reported the fastest growth is coronavirus infection in August, registering over 3.70 lakh cases, a senior state health official said. According to data of the Maharashtra health department, the state reported 3,76,587 COVID-19 cases last month, 2,41,820 cases in July and 1,04,748 cases in June.

“On 1 August, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state was 4,31,719, which jumped to 8,08,306 on 1 September. This is probably the fastest growth of cases in the state since January,” the health official said.

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Update

Lucknow observes weekend lockdown today

Lucknow observes weekend lockdown today in the wake of #COVID19 pandemic. Visuals from Hazratganj. pic.twitter.com/cuBhBoYDky

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 6, 2020

Coronavirus in Andaman and Nicobars LATEST Updates

35 new cases push COVID-19 tally of Andamans to 3,292; toll mounts to 50

The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 3,292 on Sunday as 35 more people tested positive for the infection, while one more fatality pushed the Union territory’s coronavirus death toll to 50, a health official said.

Three new patients have travel history, while 32 fresh cases were detected during contact tracing, he said. The new infections have pushed the number of active COVID-19 cases in the archipelago to 338, the official said.

-PTI

Coronavirus in US LATEST Updates

Harris wouldn’t trust Trump on pre-election virus vaccine

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said in comments released Saturday that if a coronavirus vaccine is available before November’s election, she would not take President Donald Trump’s word on its safety and efficacy.

Trump faces intense pressure to curb the contagion that has clouded his re-election prospects, sparking worries his administration could rush vaccine research to fit a political timetable.

“I would not trust Donald Trump and it would have to be a credible source of information that talks about the efficacy and the reliability of (a vaccine),” Harris told CNN. “I will not take his word for it.”

Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates

WHO tempers quick vaccine hopes, says no immunisation against COVID-19 until mid-2021

The World Health Organization says it does not expect widespread immunisation against Covid-19 until mid-2021, despite growing expectations in the United States, the worst-hit nation, that a vaccine could be released within weeks.

The Geneva-based WHO also insisted it would never endorse a vaccine that has not proven safe and effective, amid concerns over the rush to develop a jab for Covid-19.

The disease has killed nearly 870,000 people and infected more than 26 million others worldwide as well as upended hundreds of millions of lives and wreaked havoc on the global economy.

-AFP

Coronavirus in US LATEST Updates

US unemployment rate drops to 8.4% but recovery slows

The US economy added 1.4 million jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent as the country emerged from pandemic lockdowns, but the data shows the recovery is losing steam.

The drop in the unemployment rate from 10.2 percent in July as reported by the Labor Department on Friday was welcome news for President Donald Trump, who called it “an incredible number” as he faces a tough fight for a second term in the November election.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell also called the report “a good one” in an interview with National Public Radio, but said it would not shake the central bank from its strategy of keeping interest rates lower for longer since the recovery will take time.

-AFP

Coronavirus in Assam LATEST Updates

Assam reported 2,698 new COVID cases, 7 deaths yesterday

Assam’s COVID-19 caseload went up to 1,23,922 after 2,698 more people tested positive for the virus, while seven fresh fatalities took the death toll to 352 on Saturday, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Two of the seven deaths were reported from Darrang while Kamrup Metropolitan, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Hailakandi and Jorhat registered one casualty each. The death rate in the state is currently 0.28 percent, the minister said.

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

India records 10 lakh new cases in last 13 days

India’s coronavirus count on Saturday rose to 40,23,179 with a record rise of 86,432 new cases. The toll increased by 1,089 to 69,561.

India’s tally jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh in 21 days. It took 16 more days to surpass 30 lakh and only 13 more days to cross the 40-lakh mark. As many as 31,07,223 people have recovered from the infection in India, pushing the recovery rate to 77.23%. The fatality rate has declined to 1.73%

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

India tops four million virus cases as pandemic rages

India has become the third country to pass four million coronavirus infections, setting a new record daily surge in cases on Saturday as the pandemic showed no sign of peaking.

The new cases took India to 4,023,179 infections, third behind the United States which has more than 6.3 million and just trailing Brazil on 4.1 million.

The growing caseload comes after the World Health Organization said it did not expect widespread immunisation against Covid-19 until mid-2021.

The WHO also ruled out endorsing a vaccine that has not been proven safe and effective, over concerns around the rush to develop a jab for the virus.

-AFP