Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Today is the 157th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 33,10,234 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 60,472 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 76.2 percent.
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— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) August 27, 2020
27-Aug; 6:00pm
Discharged Pts. (24 hrs) - 834
Total Recovered Pts. - 1,13,577
Overall Recovery Rate - 81%
Total Active Pts. - 19,460
Doubling Rate - 86 Days
Growth Rate (20 Aug-26 Aug) - 0.81%#NaToCorona
Himachal Pradesh reports 55 new COVID-19 cases,active cases and deaths stand at 1,418 and 31 respectively.
9,386 new COVID-19 cases, 7,866 discharges & 141 deaths reported in Karnataka in last 24 hours, taking active cases to 84,987 & death toll to 5,232. Total number of positive cases in the state rises to 3,09,792, including 2,19,554 recoveries. (ANI)
The European Commission has made a 336 million euros ($396 million) downpayment to British drug maker AstraZeneca to secure at least 300 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, a spokesman said on August 27.The deal covers development, liability and other costs faced by the vaccine maker. The EU has also secured an option to buy 100 million additional doses of the vaccine under development. (Reuters)
728 new COVID19 cases detected in the state today till 8pm. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 17,277 including 5,215 active cases, 11,775 recoveries and 228 deaths. (ANI)
2,406 new COVID-19 cases, 2,067 recoveries & 10 deaths reported in Kerala today. There are 22,673 active cases and 43,761 recovered cases so far in the state. (ANI)
22 deaths and 1,840 fresh infections reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,67,604 including 13,208 active cases, 1,50,027 recoveries and 4,369 deaths.
Daily spike in number of #COVID19 cases continues in #Delhin with 1,840 fresh infections and 22 deaths reported in last 24 hrs.
— Gulam Jeelani (@jeelanikash) August 27, 2020
1,130 patients have recovered.
Total infections : 1,67,604
Total recoveries: 1,50,027
Total deaths : 4,369
Active patients: 13,208#coronavirus pic.twitter.com/6azkTb0w9Y
5,981 new COVID-19 cases, 5,870 recoveries and 109 deaths reported today in Tamil Nadu. Total tally of COVID cases rises to 4,03,242 including 52,364 active cases, 3,43,930 recovered cases and 6,948 deaths till date. (ANI)
The allegation raised in the letter of the Health Minister of Delhi Govt dated August 27, 2020, which is addressed to Union Home Secretary, to the effect that MHA is putting pressure on Delhi Govt officers not to increase testing in Delhi is false and baseless. In this context, it may be recalled that it was after the intervention of the Union Home Minister that the daily tests in Delhi, which were averaging around 4,000 per day till mid June, 2020, have gone up to around 18-20,000 per day in a calibrated manner. The marked improvement in the COVID-19 situation in Delhi has been possible due to this enhanced testing and other containment measures. The letter of the Delhi Health Minister has annexed a note of the officers of the Delhi Govt. It may be noted that this note has made no mention whatsoever of any instruction of MHA on the matter of increase in testing in Delhi. The note has only proposed that the views of an Expert Committee headed by Dr V.K Paul may be taken on the proposed enhancement in testing in Delhi, for technical guidance on various issues such as mix of RT-PCR & Rapid Antigen, categories of geographical areas & demographics etc.
As a precautionary measure, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has cancelled all pre-scheduled meetings after 10 staff of Chief Minister's Office and residence tested positive for COVID-19. (ANI)
14,718 new COVID-19 cases and 355 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases now stands at 7,33,568 including 5,31,563 recoveries and 23,444 deaths. Number of active cases 1,78,234.
