Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 136th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 20,19,930 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 41,573 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Assam and Karnataka. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 67.6 percent. 'Unlock 3.0' is underway. Globally, there have been over 1.87 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 7.05 lakh people have died so far. Catch the highlights here:
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Ministry of Health:
India has substantively ramped up its testing infrastructure from one lab in January2020 to 1,370 labs today. Expanded diagnostic lab network andfacilitation for easy testing across the country has given a boost and India has done more than 2 crore tests presently.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | ICMR seeks participation of hospitals to set up registry of hospitalised COVID-19 patients
The ICMR sought participation of institutions and hospitals identified as dedicated coronavirus hospitals or health centres as part of its project to establish 'National Clinical Registry of COVID-19' to help improve treatment outcomes and analyse trends in the progression of the pandemic.
The aim is to develop a registry to collect data regarding clinical and laboratory features, treatments, and outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in India.
The objective is also to study the frequency, clinical and laboratory features, treatments, and outcomes of COVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory disorder in children and adolescents by analyzing the national COVID-19 registry, the ICMR said.
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE Updates |
2,372 COVID-19cases detected out of 55,671 tests in the last 24 hours. Positivity rate is at 4.25 percent. Total cases stand at 52,817, of which 35,892 are recovered cases and 16,796 are active cases. The death toll is at 126.
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates | Goa reports 191 new COVID-19 cases; two more die, 166 recover
Goa reported a rise of 191 coronavirus positive cases on Thursday, which increased its count of patients to 7,614, an official said.
With the virus claiming two more lives, the death toll reached 66, he said.
Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE Updates |
755 COVID-19cases, 680 recovered/discharged and3 deaths reported in Haryana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 39,303, including 32,640 recovered/discharged, 6,205 active cases and458 deaths.
Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE Updates |
Sukhram Chaudhary, Himachal Pradesh Power Minister has testedpositive for COVID-19.He took oath as state minister in Shimla on July 30, news agency ANI has reported.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates | State Health Dept:
1,151 new COVID-19positive cases and12 deaths reported in Rajasthan. A total of positive cases in the state rises to 48,996. Death toll mounts to 757 & 35,131 recovered in the state so far.
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE Updates | Biggest one-day spike of 2,954 COVID-19 cases in Bengal pushes tally to 86,854; 56 deaths reported
West Bengal recorded the highest single-day spike of 2,954 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, which pushed the tally to 86,854, the health department said.
As many as 56 people succumbed to the infection since Wednesday evening, raising the death toll to 1,902, it said.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates |
Mumbai reports 910 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 57 deaths. Over 988 total patients have also been discharged after recovering from the disease today.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
India crossed 2 million COVID-19 cases, taking the countrywide figure to 20,06,760, news channel NDTV has reported.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates | State Health Dept:
6,805 new COVID-19cases (including 2,544 in Bengaluru Urban), 93 deaths, 5,602 recoveries reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases rises to 1,58,254, including 75,068 active cases, 80,281 discharged, and2,897 deaths till date.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | State Health Dept:
11,514 COVID-19cases and316 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 4,79,779, including 1,46,305 active cases, 3,16,375 recovered and16,792 deaths.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates |
Punjab reports1049 new COVID-19cases and 26 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state now stands at 20,891, including 6,715 active cases, 13,659 recoveries and 517 deaths.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates | State Home Minister Narottam Mishra:
It has been decided that lockdown will be in place on Sundays only in Bhopal andsome other districts. Hotels and restaurants can now function till 10 pm. The curfew will remain in place between 10 pm and 5 am.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates | State Health Dept:
10,328 new COVID-19cases, 72 deaths and 8516 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh. Total cases rise to 1,96,789 including 1,12,870 recoveries and 1,753 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 82,166.
Coronavirus in Hyderabad LIVE Updates | Hyderabad varsity to resume classes online from Aug 20
University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Thursday said it has decided to resume classes in online mode for about 2,000 ongoing post-graduate students in various programmes from August 20.
The university had suspended classes for all batches on March 15 and has since completed the evaluation process of final semester students, allowing them to graduate, a press release from the varsity said.
Based on projections about the continuing COVID-19 epidemic, a task force headed by senior professor Vinod Pavarala recommended that the university start online teaching, the release said.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates |
5,684 COVID-19cases, 6,272 discharged, and110 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2,79,144, including 2,21,087 discharged, 53,486 active cases and4,571 deaths.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Telangana govt asks Centre to come out with guidelines on COVID-19 vaccine development
The Centre should formulate clear guidelines on the development of vaccines for COVID-19 besides decentralising the authority for fast-tracking testing and approvals, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao said.
In a letter to Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan, he also said as the whole world waits for the first vaccine to get approved, a robust procurement policy should be formulated in consultation with the industry to ensure vaccine availability and its equitable distribution.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and WHO (World Health Organisation) have already published guidelines on the development and the process for issuing licenses for COVID vaccine.
"There is a need for similar guidelines in India to help facilitate the timely development of safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19. These guidelines shall also remove subjectivity and allow all manufacturers to adhere to common guidelines and standards," he said in the letter.
Coronavirus in J&K LIVE Updates | J&K Administration:
499 COVID-19cases (73 from Jammu & 426 from Kashmir), 464 recoveries and10 deaths reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours. With this, total cases have risen to 23,454, including 15,708 recoveries and 436 deaths.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates | State Health Minister:
1,298 new COVID-19positive cases, 3 deaths & 800 recoveries reported in Kerala today. The number of active cases now stands at 11,983, total death toll at 97.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
1,299 COVID-19cases, 1,008 recovered, and 15 deaths reported in Delhi today. Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 1,41,531, including 1,27,124 recovered, 10,348 active cases and4,059 deaths.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates | State Health Dept:
Uttar Pradesh reported 4,658 new COVID-19 cases and 63 death in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 43,654 and death toll to 1,918. A total of 63,402 have been discharged in the state so far.
Coronavirus in Germany LIVE Updates | Germany orders tests for all travelers from 'risk areas'
Germany will require people arriving from countries deemed high risk, such as the United States, to take coronavirus tests starting this weekend, the health minister said Thursday, as the country recorded its highest daily tally of new infections in three months.
German officials have voiced alarm over a steady upward creep in the number of new infections over recent weeks. The national disease control center, the Robert Koch Institute, said 1,045 cases were recorded on Wednesday,the first time since May 7 that it has counted more than 1,000 new cases in a day.
Last Saturday, the government started offering free tests for people returning to the country, a move thatHealth Minister Jens Spahn said likely contributed to the increase in recorded cases.
Coronavirus in Nepal LIVE Updates | Nepal coronavirus tally jumps to 21,390
Nepal on Thursday reported 381 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total count to 21,390.
Jageshwar Gautam, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), said that the new cases were detected during 6,359 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests conducted in various laboratories across the nation.
Nepal has reported 60 deaths due to COVID-19.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
Now get COVID-19 medical insurance cover along with new house booking
To attract homebuyers during the pandemic, a real estate developer from South India,AkshayaPvt Ltd, has announced a medical insurance scheme up to Rs 20 lakh that provides a COVID-19 cover for all new customers.
The medical insurance scheme is valid for three years and the premium amount would be paid by the developer upfront. It is expected to cover a family of four,including two adults and up to two children, the company said.
Coronavirus in Meghalaya LIVE Updates | 44 more COVID-19 cases in Meghalaya push tally to 983
At least 44 more people,including 14 BSF personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, raising the tally in the state to 983, officials said.
Six persons were discharged from hospitals, pushing the number of recoveries in the northeastern state to 345, Health Services Director Aman War said.
Of the 44 fresh cases, 10 were reported from East Khasi Hills and 19 from Ri-Bhoi. Fourteen BSF personnel, all from West Garo Hills district, were also = diagnosed with the disease
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Delhi govt sources to ANI:
Delhi Government sends proposal to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal recommending to open hotels, gyms and weekly markets, citing fall in the number of COVID-19cases in national capital.
Coronavirus in Japan | Central Japan region put under virus emergency
A governor in central Japan announced a state of emergency Thursday due to rising virus cases and asked businesses and people to curb their activities, especially during an upcoming holiday.
Aichiprefecture has been seeing more than 100 new infections reported daily since mid-July after an extended period of zero new daily cases.
The prefecture includes the major city of Nagoya and the headquarters of Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's top automaker.
Gov.HideakiOhmuratold reporters businesses are being asked to close altogether or close early, and people are being asked to stay home at night, to prevent infections from spreading.
Coronavirus News LIVE updates | Confirmed cases in ASEAN countries
> Brunei: 141 cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> Cambodia: 243 cases
> Indonesia: 1,16,871 cases
> Laos: 20 cases
> Malaysia: 9,023 cases
> Myanmar: 357 cases
> Philippines: 1,15,980 cases
> Singapore: 54,255 cases
> Thailand: 3,328 cases
> Vietnam: 717 cases
(Source: News reports and Reuters tracker, as of 3.25 pm IST on August 6)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
India’s case fatality rate has continued to slide and has improved to 2.07 percent, the Union Health Ministry has said.
Case fatality rate is the proportion of deaths caused from a disease compared to the total number of people diagnosed with the disease during a certain period.
Coronavirus News LIVE updates | Confirmed cases in SAARC countries
> India: 19,64,536 confirmed cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> Afghanistan: 36,782 cases
> Bangladesh: 2,46,674 cases
> Bhutan: 105 cases
> Maldives: 4,446 cases
> Nepal: 21,390 cases
> Pakistan: 2,81,863 cases
> Sri Lanka: 2,839 cases
(Source: MoHFW India, news reports and Reuters tracker, as of 3.00 pm IST on August 6)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Centre releases Rs 890 crore as 2nd tranche of package for COVID-19 health system preparedness
The Centre has released Rs 890.3 crore as the second instalment of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness package to 22 states and Union Territories, the Health Ministry said today.
The amount of financial assistance to each state and Union Territories is based on their COVID-19 caseload.
Coronavirus in Vietnam LIVE Updates | Vietnam reports 9th death, says peak in 10 days
A health official saidVietnam's COVID-19 outbreak could peak in the coming 10 days as the country reported another death and scores of new infections.
Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son, who is in hot spot Da Nang to oversee the fight against the virus, says new infections have been found every day and therefore, we have to continue keeping guard up.
Since the outbreak returned to Vietnam two weeks ago after more than three months, 270 local infections have been confirmed, most of them traced to a cluster of hospitals in Da Nang. Among the new cases are six in a high-tech industrial park in the city.
Among measures to curb the outbreak, the government is encouraging the use of a smart phone app that alerts clients if they had come into contact with a person who tested positive.
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
As countries consider back-to-school strategies for the fall, a coronavirus outbreak at a high school in Jerusalem, Israel offers a cautionary tale.
Read: When COVID-19 subsided, Israel reopened its schools. It didn’t go well
Coronavirus impact | Protracted spread of COVID-19 poses downside risk to economy: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sounded a note of caution saying that protracted spread of the COVID-19 pandemic poses "downside risk" to the domestic economy which is expected to remain in the negative zone in the current fiscal.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, while unveiling the bi-monthly monetary policy, also said that early containment of the pandemic could impart an "upside" to the economic growth outlook.
Also read: 10 key highlights from RBI’s monetary policy announcement
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates | Odisha's COVID-19 tally rises to 40,717
Odisha's COVID-19 tally surged past the 40,000-mark today with the biggest single-day spike of 1,699 cases, even as 10 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 235, a health department official said.
The state’s active case count stood at 14,699, while 25,738 patients have so far recovered from the disease, the department said. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus vaccine LIVE updates | AstraZeneca in deal with Kangtai Bio to supply potential COVID-19 vaccine in China
AstraZeneca has signed an exclusive framework agreement with China's Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products to supply its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in mainland China, the British pharmaceutical giant said today.
To meet market demand in China, Shenzhen Kangtai is obliged to make sure it has an annual production capacity of at least 100 million doses of the experimental shot AZD1222, which AstraZeneca co-developed with researchers at Oxford University, by the end of this year, and a capacity of at least 200 million doses by the end of next year, Reuters quoted AstraZeneca as saying.
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE updates | UT government:
Five deaths and 195 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Puducherry today till 10.00 am. Total confirmed cases in the Union Territory now stand at 4,621, including 2,808 recoveries and 70 deaths.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 2,21,49,351 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country till yesterday (August 5). Of these, 6,64,949 were tested yesterday.
Coronavirus in Telangana LIVE updates | Telangana reports 2,092 new COVID-19 cases; 13 more deaths push toll to 589
The surge in COVID-19 cases continued in Telangana, with 2,092 new cases being reported, the highest single day spike so far, while the death toll mounted to 589 after 13 more people succumbed to the virus. The state's tally jumped to 73,050.
The total number of people who recovered from the infection stood at 52,103, while 20,358 were under treatment. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh LIVE updates | 65 new cases take Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally to 1,855
Arunachal Pradesh has reported 65 new COVID-19 patients, including 22 security personnel, taking the state's total count to 1,855, an official said.
The northeastern state is witnessing an encouraging trend in the recovery rate since July 15. It stands at over 61 percent at present, he said. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus vaccine LIVE updates | Moderna vaccine candidate protects mice from COVID-19: Study
Moderna’s vaccine candidate protected mice from infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study published in the journal Nature yesterday.
The findings by scientists, including those from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the US, show that the vaccine, known as mRNA-1273, induced neutralising antibodies in mice when given as two intramuscular injections of a 1-microgramme (mcg) dose three weeks apart. (Input from PTI)
Follow our other LIVE blog for the latest updates from that front
Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be announcing its decision on the repo rate shortly. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will also be addressing a press conference.
Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE updates |
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan have risen to 2,81,528, according to Dawn. This figure includes patients who have recovered (2,54,286) and the death toll in the country which stands at 6,030.
While Punjab province has reported 93,571 cases so far, Sindh has reported 1,22,373 cases.
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
Average distance travelled by airborne droplets with and without a face cover (Image: News18 Creative)
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE updates | Health Department:
539 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Rajasthan today till 10.30 am. Total confirmed cases in the state have risen to 48,383, including a death toll of 753 and 34,318 recoveries.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | How to prevent COVID-19 infection by taking simple precautions
Nearly five months after the World Health Organization (WHO) categorised the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a ‘pandemic’, the count of people infected by COVID-19 globally stands at 1.8 crore.
Yet, people can significantly reduce the chances of getting infected by taking simple precautions.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Australia's Victoria state reports 471 new COVID-19 cases
Australia's second most populous state of Victoria has said that eight people have died from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, after reporting its deadliest day of the pandemic yesterday with 15 deaths.
The state reported 471 new cases of the virus compared with a record 725 a day earlier. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
India’s COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 67.6 percent.
