Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 134th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 18,55,745 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 38,938 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 66.31 percent. 'Unlock 3.0' is underway.
Globally, there have been over 1.8 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 6.9 lakh people have died so far. Catch the highlights here:
Coronavirus in J&K LIVE Updates | Rohit Kansal, J&K Principal Secretary (Information):
All religious places and places of worship to open in Jammu & Kashmir from August 16, 2020. Religious processions and large religious gatherings remain strictly prohibited.
Coronavirus in Mizoram LIVE Updates | Mizoram bans entry of paramilitary personnel till Aug 15 as COVID-19 cases spike
TheMizoramgovernment has decidednot to allow paramilitary personnel enter the state tillAugust 15 in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases among theforces, an official said on Tuesday.
The decision was taken at a meeting between officialsof the state government and the paramilitary forces on Monday,he said.
It was agreed at the meeting, which was chaired byChief SecretaryLalnunmawiaChuaungo, that a decision onallowing the security personnel to enter thestate would betaken after August 15 based on the prevailing coronavirussituation, the official said.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates |
1,124 COVID-19cases, 781 recovered and13 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 8:30 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 46,679, including 32,832 recovered, 13,115 active cases and732 deaths.
Coronavirus in Thane LIVE Updates | Thane dist sees sub-1000 case spike after long time
Thane district reported 947 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a welcome dip from four-figure spikes during earlier days, taking the infection count to 91,102, while 35 deaths took the toll to 2,516, an official said.
Among the deaths was that of a 46-year-old policeman, the 13th in the force in Thane so far, he added.
Neighbouring Palghar's count reached 16,282 as 344 cases were detected on Tuesday, while six deaths increased the toll to 315.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates |
Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Rajendra KV orders that all liquor shops in the district will remain closed from 6.00 pm of 4th August to 9.00 AM of 6th August.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates |
Mumbai has reported 709 fresh COVID-19 cases and 56 deaths. The recovery rate in Mumbai now stands at 77 percent while the overallgrowth rate ofCOVIDcases in Mumbai from July 28 to August 3 stands at 0.87 percent. The doubling rate of the city is now at 80 days.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates | Andhra Pradesh reports 9,747 COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths
Andhra Pradesh's COVID-19 tallymounted to 1,76,333 on Tuesday as 9,747 cases were added as districts like East Godavari, Anantapuramu and Kurnool continued to report peak load of infections.
The state also registered 67 coronavirus casualties while another 6,953 patients got cured in the last 24 hours, a government bulletin said.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates |
Maharashtra has reported 7,760 fresh COVID-19 cases and 300 deaths. Over 12,326 people have also been discharged after recovering from the disease.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates |
Donald Trump says coronavirus under control, 'It is what it is'
President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States, where at least 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis that has failed to stem a rise in cases.
The Republican president continued to press for US schools to reopen in an overnight Twitter post, and defended his administration's response to the virus in an interview with the Axios news website released late on Monday.
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates |
259 new COVID-19cases and 238 recovered cases reported in Goa today. Total number of cases till date is 7,075, out of which 1,901 are active cases, 5,114 are recovered cases and 60 deaths.
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE Updates |
West Bengal Health Dept requests ICMR to change guidelines on COVID-19 retests
The West Bengal Health department has written to theICMRrequesting it to change its guidelines on "immediate retest" of a person who has tested negative in antigen test for COVID-19, a senior official said on Tuesday.
In this season of flu, there are people who are negative in antigen tests at several fever clinics but as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines they should be sent for theRT-PCRtest immediately, he said.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | 674 fresh COVID cases take Delhi tally to 1,39,156; death toll mounts to 4,033
Delhi recorded 674 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.39 lakh while the death toll from the disease climbed to 4,033, authorities said.
The three-figure count for new cases was recorded on a day when the total number of tests conducted stood at 9,295, according to the bulletin released by the Delhi health department.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates | State Health Dept:
5,063 COVID-19cases, 6,501 discharged and108 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2,68,285, including 2,08,784 discharged, 55,152 active cases and4,349 deaths.
Coronacirus in India LIVE Updates |
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted to Medanta Hospital.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | With oximeters, temperature guns and more, gyms ready to welcome ‘fitness in corona era'
Gyms and fitnesscentreson Tuesday geared up to open their doors after almost five months with managements busy fine-tuning operational details such as hourlysanitisation, spacing out equipment to ensure social distancing andminimisingstaff in accordance with government guidelines.
Thousands of small gyms and bigger chains will welcome customers to ‘fitness in theCOVIDera' on Wednesday though outlets in states where lockdown rules have not been relaxed will continue to be closed.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | LNJP records 'zero death' from COVID on two days in a week: Medical director
LNJP Hospital, the Delhi government's biggest COVID-19 treatment facility, did not report any death due to the disease on two days in a week, signalling improvement in the pandemic situation.
The 2,000-bed hospital's medical director Suresh Kumar said on Tuesday the number of people on ventilator at the facility has come down by nearly 25 percent, compared to the figure a month ago.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on July 28 that LNJP Hospital had not reported any death on July 27, a feat, doctors said, recorded for the first time in the last couple of months.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Only
36%travellers willing to go on family holiday this year: Survey
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to severely impact the travel and tourism sector, a survey has showed that just 36 per cent respondents are willing to go on a family holiday while about 43 percent have decided to skip holidaying this year.
"A mere 36 percent people would like to go on a family holiday this year, while 43 percent have no plans to holiday this year due to the fear of the COVID-19 pandemic," according to a survey by BOTT Travel Sentiment Tracker.
The survey was done online with over 5,000 travellers, who were over 21 years, on the BOTT platform between July 1 and July 28. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates | Odisha's COVID-19 caseload may increase by 50,000 in August: Official
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Odisha with over 1,000 new cases being reported daily since July 21, the state's caseload may increase by 50,000 in August, a senior official said.
However, the director of a prominent research laboratory said, considering the rising number of positive cases now, the pandemic will be stable in Odisha by the last week of August after reaching its peak.
"At this stage of the pandemic, numbers will rise. We may add another 50K cases in August with around another 200 deaths," Prof Jayant Panda, technical advisor to the Health and Family Welfare department, said.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry during briefing earlier:
Share of 'Make in India' ventilators, in 60,000 ventilators which we'll get, is 96 percentby volume and over 90 percentby value. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) andAndhra Med-Tech Zone (AMTZ) played major role. BEL giving 30,000 andAMTZ giving 13,500 ventilators.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
India's testing rate lower than other nations, says WHO Chief Scientist
Noting that lockdown was a temporary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, a senior official of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday said India has a low testing rate when compared to some of the countries that are successfully trying to curb it.
"India as a whole, the testing rates are much lower compared to some of the countries, who have done well like Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan. Even the United States is testing a huge number of people. So we need to have some benchmark and every public health department needs to have benchmarks on what is the rate of testing per lakh or per million, what is the test positivity rate," theChief Scientist of WHO, Soumya Swaminathan, in an interactive session through video conference said.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research:
Oxford vaccine, being manufactured by Serum Institute of India got approval for phase 2 and 3 clinical trials, which are starting within a week at 17 sites.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
Cumulative positivity of India is 8.89 percent. States with positivity less than 10 percentare Punjab, Rajasthan, MP, UP, Haryana, Assam, West Bengal and Karnataka. Last week's positivity of India was 11 percentwhich means a few states are showing rise in COVID-19 cases.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
This is the first time after the first lockdown that the fatality rate is at the lowest, at 2.10%. Fatality rate has seen a progressive decline and it is continuing, which is a good sign.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
Many states have increased their testing capacity, both RT - PCR andRapid Antigen tests. 28 states andunion territories performing more than 140 tests per day per million population. Goa, Delhi, Tripura, andTamil Nadu have increased their testing capacity.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Players to be tested every 5th day during IPL, seven-day quarantine for kin who breaches bio-bubble
Indian players and support staff will have to return negative for COVID-19 at least five times before they start training in the UAE and subsequently will be tested every fifth day during the IPL, according to a draft prepared by the BCCI. A BCCI official told news agency PTI that all Indian players and support staff will have to undergo two COVID-19 RT-PCR tests, 24 hours apart, a week before joining the 14-day quarantine period with their respective teams in India.
If any individual tests positive, he will go into a 14-day quarantine. After the quarantine, he will be required to undergo two more COVID-19 RT-PCR tests within a space of 24 hours and if they come negative, that person will be cleared to fly to UAE for the IPL beginning November 19.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
More than 2 crore COVID-19tests have been conducted, including more than 6.6 lakh tests in the last 24 hours. Recovered cases are now double of the active cases. The case fatality rate is lowest since the first lockdown.
Coronavirus in Jharkhand LIVE Updates | Swab samples of Jharkhand CM, his family members, CMO officials collected for COVID-19 test
A team of health workers on Tuesday collected swab samples of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his family members for COVID-19 tests, the second time in a month, after several employees at his office were found to have contracted the disease, an official said.
Other staff members at the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) have also given their samples for examination, he said.
Abhishek Prasad, the chief minister's press adviser, said 17 officials at the CMO were diagnosed with the disease on August 2. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
After deadline controversy, ICMR chief hopeful of COVID-19 vaccine by year-end
Balram Bhargava, Director-General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said he is hopeful of a COVID-19 vaccine by 2020-end or early 2021.
The target time period for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine by the DG looks more realistic after the controversial August 15 deadline set by him, according to reports.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates:
Yoga institutes and gymnasiums will be allowed to function from August 5, 2020.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates |
Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is asymptomatic. His condition is stable and he is responding to the treatment. Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah has high fever and doctors are treating him. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Nepal LIVE Updates |
Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli along with other opposition leaders holds consultation meeting with health experts on COVID-19 situation in the country. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
We will have to extend the serological survey in Delhi by two more days. Around 15,000 samples to be collected during the survey: Satyendar Jain, Delhi Health Minister (ANI)
How to reduce Stigma related to COVID-19?
# Share positive stories of those recovered
# Celebrate recovered persons as Winners
# Support and cooperate with the family of the affected person
(Source: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)
Coronavirus in Tripura LIVE Updates | 1,384 new COVID-19 cases push Odisha's tally to 37,681, death toll mounts to 216
Tripura's COVID-19 caseload increased to 5,523 today with the detection of 131 fresh infections, while one more fatality pushed its coronavirus death toll to 28, an official told news agency PTI.
The fresh infections have pushed the number of active cases in Tripura to 1,802, while 3,675 people have recovered from the disease and 18 patients have migrated to other states, he said.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates | 1,384 new COVID-19 cases push Odisha's tally to 37,681, death toll mounts to 216
Odisha's COVID-19 death toll mounted to 216 as nine more patients succumbed to the infection, while 1,384 new cases pushed its tally to 37,681 today, a health official said.
Ganjam district, Odisha's COVID-19 hotspot, reported six of the nine fatalities due to the coronavirus, while Puri, Khurda and Jajpur registered one death each, he said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE Updates |
A 55-year-old woman died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Puducherry while 168 fresh cases were reported, pushing the aggregate in the union territory to 4,146.
A release from Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar today said the woman patient was admitted to JIPMER hospital in Puducherry at 5.10 am yesterday with progressive onset of breathlessness and she had pulmonary embolism.
The woman died four hours later, the official said adding she had no co-morbidity.
The Director said the overall active cases in the Union Territory was 1,552 and the total number of people who tested positive for the virus were 4,146. (PTI)
Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world:
> Novel coronavirus strains show little variability, study finds.
> US President Donald Trump says compared to big countries, America is doing "very well" in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while India is having a "tremendous problem" battling the disease, and China is witnessing a "massive flare up" in infections.
> COVID-19 tally rises to 18,55,745 in India.
> Patients with neuromuscular disease are at high risk of severe COVID-19, says study.
> Bank and postal employees can deliver cash to the doorsteps of elderly and differently-abled persons in Odisha after receiving phone calls from them seeking assistance in this regard, officials say.
> COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education in history, affecting 1.6 billion students, UN SG Antonio Guterres says.
> Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tests positive for COVID-19 and is admitted to hospital.
> Citizens must maintain vigilance on non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent COVID spread, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says.
(Source: PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates |
In some "good news" for scientists working on a viable vaccine for COVID-19, a latest study has found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus behind the disease shows little variability, despite having at least six strains.
Published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, the "most extensive" study ever carried out on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing drew from the analysis of 48,635 coronavirus genomes, which were isolated by researchers in labs all over the world.
The researchers at the University of Bologna in Italy mapped the spread and the mutations of the virus during its journey to all continents.
The findings show that the novel coronavirus presents little variability, approximately seven mutations per sample. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | US doing 'very well' against COVID-19, India has a 'tremendous problem': Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has said that as compared to big countries, America is doing "very well" in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while India is having a "tremendous problem" battling the disease and China is witnessing a "massive flare up" in infections.
India's COVID-19 tally increased to 18,55,745 today with 52,050 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day.
China reported 36 new cases across the country today, down from 43 the previous day. The country's COVID-19 cases crossed the 100-mark on July 29, for the first time in over three months, sparking the fear of a rebound.
"I think we're doing very well. I think that we have done as well as any nation. If you really look, if you take a look at what's going on, especially now with all these flare ups and nations that they were talking about," Trump told reporters at a news conference. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates |
Three deaths and 231 fresh COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra Police in the last 24 hours. So far, 7,950 police personnel have been discharged after recovery. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh LIVE Updates | 60 new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal; tally rises to 1,752
Sixty more people, including 13 security personnel and four health workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the northeastern state's caseload to 1,752 today, a senior health official said.
Arunachal Pradesh now has 692 active cases, while 1,063 people have recovered from the disease and three have died.
The state government has so far tested 91,227 samples for COVID-19, including 2,196 yesterday, he said.
Arunachal Pradesh reported its first COVID-19 case on April 2 and the patient recovered from the disease on April 16. The state registered its second case on May 24. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Tripura LIVE Updates |
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has tested negative for COVID-19 even as two members of his family have contracted the disease. Deb, however, has quarantined himself at his residence for the next seven days.
"Two of my family members found COVID-19 positive. Other family members found negative..." he tweeted late on Monday.
Both the infected family members have been placed under home quarantine, Deb said.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates |
1,384 new COVID-19 cases reported in Odisha, taking the total tally to 37,681 in the state. (CNN News18)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Patients with neuromuscular disease at high risk of severe COVID-19: Study
COVID-19 can bring on neuromuscular complications in patients who previously had none, and exacerbate symptoms in those with preexisting conditions on therapies to stimulate the immune system, according to a new research.
The review of studies, published in the RRNMF Neuromuscular Journal, assessed research mentioning COVID-19 and neuromuscular conditions, published since the beginning of the pandemic through June 18, 2020 -- a total of 547 publications.
It analysed cases of serious neuromuscular complications and outcomes associated with the viral infection, and management considerations for patients on therapies to boost their immune system function during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates |
551 new COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths reported in Rajasthan today till 10.30 am, taking the total number of cases to 46,106; death toll 727. 107 patients discharged from hospitals after being cured today. Total active cases now stand at 13,222: State Health Department (ANI)
Coronavirus in United States LIVE Updates | Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests
The Trump administration's plan to provide every nursing home with a fast COVID-19 testing machine comes with an asterisk: The government won't supply enough test kits to check staff and residents beyond an initial couple of rounds.
A program that sounded like a game changer when it was announced last month at the White House is now prompting concerns that it could turn into another unfulfilled promise for nursing homes, whose residents and staff represent a tiny share of the US population but account for as many as 4 in 10 coronavirus deaths, according to some estimates. (AP)
Coronavirus in Telangana LIVE Updates |
1,286 COVID-19 cases, 1,066 recovered and 12 deaths reported in Telangana yesterday, as of 8 pm. Total number of cases in the state at 68,946, including 49,675 recovered, 18,708 active cases, and 563 deaths: State Health Department (ANI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates |
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion students in all countries and continents and an additional 23.8 million children and youth could drop out or not have access to school next year due to the pandemic's economic impact alone, the UN Secretary General's policy brief on education said.
"Education is the key to personal development and the future of societies. It unlocks opportunities and narrows inequalities. It is the bedrock of informed, tolerant societies, and a primary driver of sustainable development. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education ever," Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video statement launching his policy brief on 'Education and COVID19' today. (PTI)
