Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 117th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India has so far recorded 10,77,61 cases, which includes more than 10,77,61 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Karnataka have reported the highest number of cases. However, the total number of recoveries increased to 6,77,422.
Globally, there have been over 1.42 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than six lakh people have died so far. Catch the highlights here:
Coronavirus in Pune LIVE Updates | Ganesha idols to be home-delivered after COVID-19 halts festivities in Pune
Pune is gearing up for "Bappa at home" as public festivities surrounding Ganesh Chaturti comes to a halt to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the city.
The first day of the 10-day long festival is usually celebrated as Ganesh Chaturti and involves the setting up of mandaps, setting up of extensive decor for the public to see. However, all of this has now been drawn to a halt and is unlikely to happen.
Coronavirus in Jharkhand LIVE Updates |
153 new COVID-19positive cases have been reported in Jharkhand today, taking total number of cases to 5552. Death toll rises to 49 after 1 death was reported today.
Coronavirus in Telangana LIVE Updates |
Telangana recorded 1,296 new COVID-19positive cases and 6 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 45,076 including 12,224 active cases, 415 deaths and 32,438 recovered cases.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates |
934 new COVID-19 caseshave been reported in Rajasthan till 8:30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 29434 including 7145 active cases. Death toll rises to 559 after 6 deaths were reported today.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates | State Health Dept:
4,120 new COVID-19positive cases have been reported in Karnataka today, of which 2156 cases are from Bengaluru. Total number of cases rise 63772 including 39370 active cases. Death toll rises to 1331 after 91 deaths were reported today.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates |
Mumbai has reported 1,046 fresh COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths. The recovery rate in Mumbai district stands at 70 percent while the doubling rate of the city is now at 55 days.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates |
9,518 new COVID-19positive cases, 258 deaths and 3,906 discharged in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 3,10,455 including 1,69,569 discharged and 11,854 death.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates |
In last 24 hours, 5041 new COVID-19positive cases and 56 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of cases rise to 49650 including 26118 active cases, 22890 discharges and 642 deaths.
Coronavirus in Turkey LIVE Updates | Turkey suspends flights to Iran, Afghanistan due to coronavirus outbreak
Turkey has suspended flights to Iran and Afghanistan as part of measures against the coronavirus outbreak, the Transport Ministry said on Sunday.
Turkish Airlines had gradually restarted international flights as of June 11.
Iranian Presiden Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that 25 million people may have been infected with the coronavirus in Iran, although health officials later sought to play down the estimate.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates |
310 new COVID-19positive cases have been reported in Punjab today, taking the total of cases to 10,100. Number of active cases stand at 3311. Death toll rises to 254 after 8 deaths were reported today.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Maharashtra govt procures 60,000 vials of Remdesivir for COVID-19 patients
Amid reports that COVID-19 drug Remdesivir is being black-marketed at almost four times its retail price, the Maharashtra government has placed an order for 60,000 vials of the medicine. The government has also placed an order for six lakh tablets of Favipiravir and 20,000 vials of Tocilizumab.
The Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) placed the order for theRemdesivir vials at Rs 3,392.48 per vial, while Tocilizumab was acquired at Rs 30,870 per vial, and Favipiravir at Rs 1999.20 per strip.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
1,211 new COVID-19positive cases, 1,860 recovered/discharged/migrated and31 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total number of positive cases now rises to 1,22,793 including 1,03,134 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,628 deaths.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates |
821 new COVID-19positive cases have been reported in Kerala today. There are 7063 active cases and 5373 patients have recovered till date.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates |
4,979 new COVID-19positive cases and 78 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases rise to 1,70,693 including 50,294 active cases and 2,481 deaths.
Coronavirus in Iran LIVE Updates | Iranian health officials play down president's figure of 25 million people infected
Iranian health officials sought on Sunday to play down the president’s estimate that some 25 million people have been infected with the coronavirus, saying it was based on serological blood tests that measure exposure to the illness and that cannot be relied on to show the current state of disease.
The 25 million figure put forward by Rouhani on Saturday is nearly a third of the population and massively higher than the official number of COVID-19 cases. Official case numbers rose to 273,788 on Sunday, with 14,188 deaths, Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said. A Health Ministry statement carried by Iranian news media said the figure given by the president was based on numbers produced by a deputy in the ministry.
Coronavirus in Bihar LIVE Updates | State Health Dept:
1,412 new COVID-19positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 26,379.
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE Updates |
The West Bengal government has added 63 areas to the list of 'broad-based' containment zones in the state, increasing the count to 739, amid the strict lockdown clamped in all such places to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease, a senior official said on Sunday.
Currently, North 24 Parganas district has the highest number of containment zones at 113 with the addition of 18 more areas, while South 24 Parganas has 67, up by 12, according to the state government's website 'Egiye Bangla'.
Coronavirus in Dharavi LIVE Updates |
36 new COVID-19positive cases have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2,480 including 143 active cases and 2088 discharges.
Coronavirus in Bengaluru LIVE Updates |
There was no question of extending the ongoing week-long lockdown here set to end on July 22, newly appointed commissioner of the city civic body N Manjunatha Prasad said on Sunday, amid speculations it may be continued for another fortnight in view of rising cases.
"The Chief Minister has made it clear that the lockdown will not be extended for any reason, after Tuesday there will not be any lockdown. We will follow the government's orders. There is no question of lockdown," Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad said.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Dr Arvind Kumar, Chairman, Centre for Chest Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital:
Community transmission has been there from quite some time. It was localised to pockets, for instance- in Dharavi and several areas of Delhi. I 100 percentagree with IMA that there is community transmission in India.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates | PM Modi speaks to TN CM over COVID scenario
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on theCOVID-19 preventionmeasures and aspects related to treatment in the state, where the infection count has crossed 1.65 lakh, the government said.
During the phone conversation, Palaniswami apprised Modi that 48,000 coronavirus tests - a national high - were being done daily (average) in Tamil Nadu, an official release said here.
The state government has been taking all steps for prevention of virus spread and to facilitate an early return to normalcy, the statement quoted Palaniswami as having told Modi.
Coronavirus in Hong Kong LIVE Updates | Hong Kong tightens anti-coronavirus measures
Hong Kong is tightening anti-coronavirus measures following a recent surge in cases.The wearing of masks will be mandatory in all public places and nonessential civil servants will again work from home.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam introduced the measures on Sunday, saying the situation in the Asian financial hub is really criticaland that she sees no sign that it's under control.
Travellers flying to Hong Kong from areas where the risk of infection is considered particularly severe will have to show a negative coronavirus test before boarding their flight, undergo another test upon arrival and undergo a 14-day quarantine in a hotel. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updates |
2,250 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours. Total active cases now stand at 18,256. A total of 19,845 people have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The death toll is at 1,146: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad (ANI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Coronavirus is not transmitted by mosquitoes, study shows
Scientists have confirmed for the first time that the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be transmitted to people by mosquitoes, a finding that adds evidence to WHO's claim that the disease is not mosquito-borne.
The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, provided the first experimental evidence on the capacity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, to infect and be transmitted by mosquitoes.
"Here we provide the first experimental data to investigate the capacity of SARS-CoV-2 to infect and be transmitted by mosquitoes," the study noted. (PTI)
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Exposure to SARS, other coronaviruses may make some people immune to COVID-19: Report
A study by Singapore-based researchers have found that some individuals may have developed immunity to the novel coronavirus – scientific name SARS-CoV-2– due to exposure to other coronaviruses.
As per the study, published in Nature journal on July 15, a few people may have developed an immunity to COVID-19 even without being exposed to it due to having been previously infected by other coronaviruses.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates | State Government:
Plasma therapy has brought great relief to serious COVID-19 patients in Odisha. Out of 6 critical patients, who are now under plasma therapy, as many as 4 are responding very well and they are now not in need of oxygen support, and will soon be discharged.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan:
2,532 personnel of Delhi Police got infected with COVID-19while dozen died due to it. Those recovered have donated their plasma here. I thank these Corona Warriors, they have now become 'Plasma Warriors'. A COVID recovered person can donate plasma twice a month.
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Coronavirus pandemic:Your ancestors knew death in ways you never will
Nearly 140,000 Americans have been lost to the coronavirus, and many experts fear that the deaths will only accelerate in the fall as cold weather forces us indoors. By year’s end, half as many Americans may have died as did in the four years of World War II.
And yet we are still arguing over how to prevent this — each state struggling over how much lockdown to impose and what its governor can make its citizens do.
Coronavirus in Bihar LIVE Updates |
Bihar Health Department writes to all chief medical officers, asking them to arrange paid isolation facilities at hotels for frontline workers including doctors (asymptomatic patients) if they don't have a proper facilities for home isolation.
Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir LIVE updates |
A 50-year-old woman died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Jammu today, taking the total number of fatalities due to the infection in Jammu and Kashmir to 237, officials said. This will be the 19th death in the Jammu region, which has recorded a total of 2,687 COVID-19 cases as compared to 10,511 cases in Kashmir with 218 deaths.
Of the total 13,198 cases in the entire Jammu and Kashmir till Saturday evening, 7,165 patients -- 1,709 in the Jammu region and 5,456 in Kashmir -- have been cured of the infection, bringing down the number active cases in the union territory to 5,797. They included 4,837 in Kashmir and 960 in the Jammu region. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE updates | Pak's COVID-19 tally reaches 2,63,496
Pakistan's coronavirus tally reached 263,496 with the detection of 1,579 new cases in the last 24 hours, reported news agency PTI citing the health ministry. Of the total COVID-19 infections, 2,04,276 patients have recovered so far, it said. Forty-six more fatalities were recorded overnight, taking the nationwide coronavirus death toll to 5,568. Pakistan's total coronavirus tally now stands at 263,496, the ministry said.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE updates | Indore COVID-19 case count crosses 6,000-mark
As many as 129 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Indore in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in Madhya Pradesh's worst-hit district to 6,035, an official said today. There has been a rapid rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state's industrial hub during the last 10 days. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE updates |
Puducherry recorded 109 new COVID-19 cases today, taking total cases to 1,999 including 1,154 discharges and 28 deaths: Puducherry Health Department (ANI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases at 3,00,937 followed by Tamil Nadu at 1,65,714, Delhi at 1,21,582, Karnataka at 59,652, Gujarat at 47,390, Uttar Pradesh at 47,036, Andhra Pradesh at 44,609 and Telangana at 43,780, according to union health ministry data released on July 19.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
The Union Ministry of Health said the 11 most COVID-19 affected countries in the world --the US, Brazil, Russia, Peru, Chile, Mexico, South Africa, the UK, Iran, Pakistan, Spain --together reported 8 times more cases and 14 times more deaths than India.
Coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh LIVE updates |
Arunachal Pradesh today reported 41 new cases of COVID-19, taking the state's tally to 650, a senior health official said. Most of the new cases were detected in the Capital Complex with 18 people testing positive, followed by 10 in Lower Siang, six in Papum Pare, three in Lower Dibang Valley and two cases each in West Kameng and Lower Subansiri districts, he said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Meghalaya LIVE updates |
Two more COVID-19 patients, including a BSF jawan, die in Meghalaya, taking teh death toll in state to four, officials told news agency PTI.
Coronavirus in Uttarakhand LIVE updates |
It has come to our knowledge that some tourists have come to our state with fake coronavirus-free certificates. All officers are directed to ensure proper checking of the certificates of all tourists while also seeing that no tourist faces problems, Uttarakhand Chief Minister TS Rawat tells news agency ANI.
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE updates |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the contemporary situation regarding floods, COVID-19 and Baghjan Oil Well fire scenario over the phone this morning, tweets Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates |
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has started free ambulance service for COVID-19 patients in need of mobility support in the national capital.
In the first phase, 12 ambulances equipped with "ultra-modern medical facilities" have been rolled out for this purpose, the Sikh body said.
DSGMC President, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, said more ambulances will be made available as and when required.
At present, the ambulance service is available in north, south, east, west and central Delhi. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE updates |
193 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 10.30 am today, taking total cases to 28,693 including 21,266 recoveries and 556 deaths: State Health Department (ANI)
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
Countries from the US to South Africa to Australia were struggling to hold down rising rates of the coronavirus, as global deaths from COVID-19 surged past 600,000 in a sign of how far off the world remains from a return to normalcy.
While the US leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with 350,879 cases, roughly half of all those confirmed on the African continent.
China confirmed 13 new cases in the northwestern city of Urumqi on Sunday, while South Korea reported less than 40 additional cases for a second straight day. (AP)
Read more: Older children spread the coronavirus just as much as adults, study finds
Coronavirus LIVE updates | In the heated debate over reopening schools, one burning question has been whether and how efficiently children can spread the virus to others. A large new study from South Korea offers an answer: Children younger than age 10 transmit to others much less often than adults do, but the risk is not zero. And those between the ages of 10-19 can spread the virus at least as well as adults do.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
FMCG companies, which saw sales recovering to pre-COVID-19 levels in June, are uncertain if the same momentum could be maintained in July due to intermittent and localised lockdowns in several parts of the country which have impacted manufacturing and supply chains.
As the industry oscillate between lockdown and reopening in various states, companies such as Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) and ITC are banking on inventories stocked up to maintain supplies to the market. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates |
Odisha reported 736 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking total cases to 17,437 including 11,937 recoveries. Number of active cases stood at 5,381: State Health Department (ANI)
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE updates |
With the city witnessing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the past few days, the Karnataka government holds inter-state travellers responsible for the spurt in infections, saying those from hot spot states like Maharashtra could have brought the infection. State Minister for Medical Education K Sudhakar said there was no community transmission of the pandemic, adding if it were to be the case, the number of infections would be running into 'lakhs.' (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
With the novel coronavirus infection surging past 10 lakh in India, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said the country now shows community transmission of COVID-19 has started and the situation looks bad.
Read more: COVID-19 situation looks bad as community spread has started in India, says IMA
