Coronavirus News highlights: Today is the 129th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 16,09,032 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 35,250 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 64.4 percent. Globally, there have been over 1.69 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 6.63 lakh people have died so far. Catch the latest updates here:
Young people letting down their guard to enjoy the summer holidays are partly driving a spike in new COVID-19 cases in some countries, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
A fresh jump in cases in parts of Europe, the United States and Asia has fuelled fears of a second wave of new coronavirus infections, and prompted some countries to impose new restrictions on travel.
2,112 new COVID-19cases detected in Assam out of 41,028 tests in the last 24 hrs. The total number of cases in the State stands at 38,407 including 27,832 recovered, 10,478 active cases and 94 deaths.
India has crossed 16 lakh cases of COVID-19, according to Worldometer.
1,156 new COVID-19cases and 13 deaths reported in Rajasthan till 8.30 pm today. The total number of cases in the state is now 40,936 including 11,038 active cases and 667 deaths.
13 deaths and 834 new COVID-19cases reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total number of cases in the State to 30,968 including 21,657 recovered cases, 8,454 active cases and857 deaths.
Unlock 3.0: Arvind Kejriwal allows re-opening of hotels, hospitality sector in Delhi
A day after the Union Home Ministry released guidelines for easing restrictions in non-containment zones as a part of Unlock 3.0, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal released rules for the national capital.
According to the order, the Delhi government has ended night curfew (10 pm to 5 am) and also allowed reopening of hotels and hospitality services.
623 new COVID-19cases reported in Haryana today; the total number of cases in the State reaches 34,254. There are 6,497 active cases; death toll stands at 417.
Maharashtra reports 266 deaths and 11,147 new COVID-19cases today. The total number of cases is now 4,11,798 including 2,48,615 recovered cases and 1,48,150 active cases.
Suspension of flights to Kolkata from six hotspotcities of Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai, Ahmedabad has been extended till August 15.
Delhi reports 1,093 COVID-19 positive cases, 1091 recovered/discharged/migrated and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total cases here rise to 1,34,403 including 1,19,724 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3936 deaths.
On Eid al-Adha, prayers can be offered in mosques with limited number of persons. Some mosque committees in Kerala have decided to cancel prayers in view of COVID-19which is a welcome step.The situation is not suited for large gatherings.
Karnataka reports 6,128 new COVID-19cases and 83 deaths today. The total number of cases in the State stands at 1,18,632 including 69,700 active cases and 2,230 deaths.
