Coronavirus India News highlights: Today is the 174th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 47,54,356 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 78,586 deaths. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu 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 77.9 percent. 'Unlock 4.0' is underway. Globally, there have been over 2.88 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 9.2 lakh people have died so far. Catch the latest updates here:
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates |
Madhya Pradesh reports 2,281 new COVID-19cases and 34 deaths today. Total cases now at 88,247 including 1,762 deaths and 20,487 active cases.
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE Updates | 1,326 new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, death count rises by 15
With the addition of 1,326coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, Gujarat's overall tallywent up to 1,13,662, the state health department said.
With 15 deaths, the fatality count reached 3,213, itsaid.
A total of 1,205 patients were discharged fromhospitals during the day, taking the number of recovered casesin the state to 94,010, the department said in its release.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates |
Mumbai has reported 2,085 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 41 deaths. The doubling rate in Mumbai is now at 56 days while the recovery rate is at 77 percent.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates |
9,894 new COVID-19cases and 104 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours. There are 4,59,445 cases in the State now, including 3,52,958 discharges and 99,203 active cases.
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates |
The total number of confirmed COVID-19cases in Goa now stands at 24,592, with 407 fresh positive cases reported today. The total number of positive cases includes 5,173 active cases, 19,129 recoveries and 290 deaths.
Coronavirus in UK LIVE Updates | Experts warn of second wave as COVID-19 cases rise in UK
Scientific experts have warned of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and another complete nation-wide lockdown in the UK unless stricter measures are adhered to amid a rising number of infections in the country over the past week.
Peter Openshaw, a professor of experimental medicine and an expert respiratory medicine at Imperial College London, said the new rule of six restrictions on large gatherings which comes in force from Monday is extremely crucial.
"I think everyone is in agreement that we really need to act very quickly now in order to prevent this from growing exponentially and that's the main point, is that we must act fast because it is so much harder to get this sort of thing under control if you delay even a few days, Openshaw told Sky News'.
Sir John Bell, Oxford University's Regius Professor of Medicine and member of the UK's Vaccine Taskforce, welcomed the resumption of the Oxford vaccine trials after a brief pause but warned that a COVID-19 vaccine is unlikely to be ready in time for a second wave.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Parliament all geared up for holding Monsoon Session
Parliament is fully prepared for the 18-day Monsoon Session from Monday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic with many firsts, including sitting of the two Houses in shifts without any off day, entry only to those having a negative COVID-19 report and compulsory wearing of masks.
In run-up to the session, while over 4,000 people including MPs and staff have been tested for COVID-19, most parliamentary operations have been digitalized, entire premises sanitised and doors made touch-free.
The first-of-its-kind Monsoon Session will see Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha sitting in two different shifts, while special seating arrangements have been made for MPs in adherence to social distancing guidelines.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
Delhi reports 4,235 new COVID-19cases and 29 deaths in last 24 hours; 3403 recovered/discharged/migrated. The total cases in the national capital rise to 2,18,304, including 4,744 deaths and 1,84,748 patients recovered/discharged/migrated. Active cases stand at 28,812.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates |
6,239 new COVID-19cases, 5,958 recoveries and80 deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hrs. Total number of cases in the state stands at 3,12,036 till date, including 68,122 active cases, 2,39,485 recoveries and4,429 deaths so far.
Coronavirus News LIVE updates | Confirmed cases in ASEAN countries
> Brunei: 145 cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> Cambodia: 274 cases
> Indonesia: 2,14,746 cases
> Laos: 23 cases
> Malaysia: 9,868 cases
> Myanmar: 2,595 cases
> Philippines: 2,61,216 cases
> Singapore: 57,397 cases
> Thailand: 3,473 cases
> Vietnam: 1,060 cases
(Source: News reports and Reuters tracker, as of 3.40 pm IST on September 13)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Philippines reports 3,372 new COVID-19 cases, 79 more deaths
The Philippines today recorded 3,372 new COVID-19 cases and 79 more deaths. In a bulletin, the Department of Health said the Southeast Asian country's confirmed cases of infections had risen to 2.6 lakh, the highest in the region, while its death toll had climbed to 4,371. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus News LIVE updates | Confirmed cases in SAARC countries
> India: 47,54,356 confirmed cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> Afghanistan: 38,641 cases
> Bangladesh: 3,36,044 cases
> Bhutan: 244 cases
> Maldives: 9,052 cases
> Nepal: 53,120 cases
> Pakistan: 3,01,481 cases
> Sri Lanka: 3,169 cases
(Source: MoHFW India, news reports and Reuters tracker, as of 3.25 pm IST on September 13)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
India’s case fatality rate has fallen to 1.65 percent. Case fatality rate is the proportion of deaths caused by a certain disease compared to the total number of people diagnosed with the disease during a particular period.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Countries with the highest confirmed cases
> United States: 65,00,589 confirmed cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> India: 47,54,356 cases
> Brazil: 43,15,687 cases
> Russia: 10,57,362 cases
> Peru: 7,22,832 cases
> Colombia: 7,08,964 cases
> Mexico: 6,63,973 cases
> South Africa: 6,48,214 cases
> Spain: 5,84,180 cases
> Argentina: 5,46,481 cases
(Sources: MoHFW India and Reuters tracker, as of 3.10 pm IST on September 13)
Coronavirus in Czech Republic | Czech Republic sees record rise in virus cases for third day
The Czech Republic reported its biggest single-day increase in new coronavirus infections for a third straight day on Sunday, recording 1,541 cases as the country battles a surge in the virus in recent weeks.
It was the fifth day in a row with new infections above 1,000 for the country of 10.7 million after cases began to accelerate in August.
Adjusted for population, the country has reported 94 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the last 14 days, according to European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control data. Only Spain and France have seen a bigger spike in that time.
Coronavirus in Singapore LIVE Updates |
Eight of 10 imported COVID-19 cases in Singapore came from India
Eight of the 10 imported COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore came from India, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Two of those eight were Singaporeans and five permanent residents who returned on August 30-31. The other one was a short-term visit pass holder and a spouse of a Singaporean, who arrived from India on September 5.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | South Korea eases social distancing for two weeks ahead of major holiday
South Korea has eased its tough social distancing policy for the next two weeks in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, with new daily novel coronavirus cases hovering stubbornly within triple digits.
The government has lifted a ban on onsite dining after 9.00 pm though still requires restaurants and cafes to restrict seating and record patrons' names and contact details. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE updates | Health Department:
388 new COVID-19 cases, 342 discharges and 15 deaths have been reported in Puducherry today, taking the total confirmed cases to 19,821. This includes 14,580 discharges, 4,856 active cases and 385 deaths.
Coronavirus impact | Retail inflation to come down with easing of lockdowns: CEA KV Subramanian
Attributing the rise in inflation to supply-side frictions, Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian has exuded confidence that retail inflation will come down in the days ahead with the easing of lockdowns.
According to the government data, retail inflation rose to 6.93 percent in July, mainly driven by rising prices of food items like vegetables, pulses, meat and fish. However, wholesale price-based inflation declined 0.58 percent in July, even as food items turned costlier.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray:
We had roughly 7,500 hospital beds in the state when the first COVID-19 case was reported here. Today we have around 3 lakh hospital beds.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray:
We are trying to reopen gyms and restaurants in the state.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray:
This is a war that can be only won with people’s participation and support.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray:
I urge people to provide a detailed list of those you had met and places you had visited, in case you test positive for COVID-19.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray:
Under the ‘My family, My responsibility’ campaign, we are trying to ensure that a team visits every house in the state at least twice. I am calling on all legislators and authorities to help us in this initiative. This team will carry out a survey. The aim is to reach people before the virus and help them.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray:
We are all hoping that a vaccine against COVID-19 will be available by December or January. Until then, we have to continue to take precautions. We are increasing capacity of our hospitals.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray:
We all need to take precautions and responsibilities. We are beginning a new campaign ‘Maze Kutumba, Majhi Zavabdari (My family, my responsibility)’ from September 15. I request all to participate in it.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray:
There is a fear that the world could face a second wave of COVID-19 cases. In Maharashtra, this surge comes amid monsoon and festivals.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray:
We are taking steps to return to normalcy by reopening industries, malls, etc. and allowing in-office attendance to increase in a staggered manner.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates |
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will be addressing the state shortly. With over 10 lakh COVID-19 cases reported so far, the state is the worst-affected in India.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Pfizer, BioNTech propose expanding COVID-19 vaccine trial to 44,000 volunteers
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE has proposed to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand their Phase 3 pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial to about 44,000 participants while increasing the diversity of the trial population.
The initial target figure for the trial was up to 30,000 participants, which the companies said they expect to reach by next week.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Health Ministry issues post-COVID protocol for recovered patients; here are the details
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued a management protocol for patients who have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The document, published by the Health Ministry, provides an approach for managing patients who have recovered from COVID-19 for care at home.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Restaurants in Maharashtra may be allowed to reopen with conditions
The Maharashtra government is planning to allow reopening of restaurants for the first time since they were ordered to close in March, even as COVID-19 cases in the state continue to surge.
A news report cites senior officials as saying that restaurants could be allowed to resume operations on the condition of utilising only 20 percent of their capacity. This would be increased gradually by October-end.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Health Ministry:
Nearly 57 percent of the new COVID-19 cases have been reported from five states (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh). These five states have also contributed to 58 percent of the new recoveries.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | UN steps up COVID-19 measures at Syrian refugee camps in Jordan
The United Nations refugee agency is stepping up efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 among tens of thousands of Syrians in camps in Jordan after the first cases were confirmed last week, the head of the agency in the country said yesterday. The UNHCR confirmed three cases in the country's largest camp for Syrian refugees, Zaatari, near the border with Syria, and two cases in a smaller camp, Azraq.
The infections in the two camps that house a total of around 1.2 lakh refugees were the first confirmed cases since the pandemic was first reported in the kingdom last March. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Over 10 lakh cases, 13,300 deaths in first 13 days of September
India recorded 10.6 lakh COVID-19 in the first 13 days of September, making it the country with the world’s fastest-growing caseload. During the same period, India’s death toll from the disease, caused by the novel coronavirus, surged by 13,298.
The country recorded a single-day spike of over 90,000 COVID-19 cases almost every day in the last week.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Maharashtra’s COVID-19 task force discusses plans to reopen places of worship: Report
The Maharashtra government is planning to allow reopening of religious places for the first time since they were ordered to close in March, even as COVID-19 cases in the state continue to surge.
The plan reportedly involves temples, mosques, churches and other places of worship open 24 hours and allowing them to offer virtual and in-person darshan. Booking process for in-person darshan could be taken online in some cases.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 5,62,60,928 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country till yesterday (September 12). Of these, 10,71,702 were tested yesterday.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | India’s 5 worst-affected states:
Maharashtra: 10,37,765 (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
Andhra Pradesh: 5,57,587
Tamil Nadu: 4,97,066
Karnataka: 4,49,551
Uttar Pradesh: 3,05,831
(Source: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as of 9.35 am on September 13)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
As many as 94,372 new COVID-19 cases and 1,114 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. India’s COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 77.9 percent.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
Reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 9,73,175. As many as 37,02,595 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far, the Union Health Ministry has said in its latest update.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
The death toll in India due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has risen to 78,586, the Union Health Ministry has said.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 47,54,356, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. This number includes cases involving foreign nationals, patients who have recovered and the death toll.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Brazil reports 814 COVID-19 deaths
Brazil registered 814 coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 33,523 additional cases, the nation's health ministry said last evening. The South American country has now reported 1.3 lakh total deaths and 43.1 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. Brazil ranks third in the world after the United States and India in terms of total coronavirus cases, and it is second only to the United States in terms of deaths. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
Parliamentary Affairs Minister will not hold an all-party meeting tomorrow before the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The session will be held with strict COVID-19 protocols in place.
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
At this very moment a vast world exists that’s free of the novel coronavirus, where people can mingle without masks and watch the pandemic unfold from thousands of miles away.
That world is Antarctica, the only continent without COVID-19. Now, as nearly 1,000 scientists and others who wintered over on the ice are seeing the sun for the first time in weeks or months, a global effort wants to make sure incoming colleagues don’t bring the virus with them.
Coronavirus in Mizoram LIVE updates | Information and PR Department:
35 more COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday, taking the state’s tally to 1,414, including 823 recoveries and 591 active cases. No person has died due to the disease in Mizoram so far.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Bharat Biotech says Covaxin generated robust immune response in monkeys
Bharat Biotech has announced that its potential COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin was found to generate robust immune responses in rhesus macaques or monkeys, preventing infection and disease even upon high amounts of exposure to live SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The Hyderabad-based firm said data from the study on primates substantiate the immunogenicity of the vaccine candidate.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates | Delhi reports record single-day jump of 4,321 COVID-19 cases
Delhi recorded its biggest single-day jump of 4,321 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking the national capital’s tally to over 2.14 lakh, authorities said. This is the fourth successive day when over 4,000 new cases have been recorded in Delhi.
Twenty-eight fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 4,715, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Principal Secretary to PM Modi reviews COVID-19 response, calls for evidence-based preparedness
PK Mishra, the principal secretary to the prime minister, yesterday called for building on the knowledge and analysis of the pandemic developed over the last few months to work out a detailed action plan for the coming days.
Reviewing the country’s COVID-19 response, the principal secretary directed all concerned to develop an evidence-based preparedness on all aspects of the disease with the active participation of districts and states for effectiveness, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement.
