Coronavirus India News Highlights: Usain Bolt tests positive for COVID-19, goes into self isolation

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West Bengal records 2,967 new COVID-19 cases and 57 deaths on August 24, taking the total tally to 1,41,837. The total number of cases includes 27,694 active cases, 1,11,292 recoveries and 2,851 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department

Hong Kong reports first confirmed COVID-19 re-infection

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong on August 24 claimed to have proved that a Hong Kong man was infected with COVID-19 for the second time in a first such documented case. The 33-year-old IT worker was discharged from a hospital in April after he recovered from an initial bout. He tested positive for the virus again after returning from Spain earlier this month.

| Usain Bolt tests positive for COVID-19

Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt hastestedpositive for COVD-19 days aftercelebrating his 34th birthday at a party in Jamaica, reported Daily Mail.

| As the state records 1,516 fresh COVID-19 cases, the total tally jumps to 43,284. The total cases include 13,798 active cases, 28,357 recoveries and 1,129 deaths, the state's health department said, reports ANI.

| Karnataka government issues fresh guidelines for inter-state travelers

Karnataka government issues revised guidelines for the inter-state travellers; discontinues registration on Seva Sindhu portal, hand stamping, 14-day quarantine and medical check-up at State borders, bus stations, railway stations and airports, reports news agency ANI.

:1074 new COVID-19positive cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 55460.

11,015 new COVID-19cases and 212 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases now stands at 6,93,398 including 5,02,490 recoveries and 1,68,126 active cases.

:1,292 new COVID-19cases and 17 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today. The total number of cases now at 54,421 including 11,944 active cases, 41,231 recoveries and 1,246 deaths.

A luxury resort in southern India has turned its swimming pool into a fish farm to stop the business sinking amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Normally the 150-metre (500-feet) pool at the Aveda Resort in Kerala state is packed with European tourists. Now thousands of pearl spot fish are causing the splash.

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:Delhi reports 1,061 new COVID-19cases, 1,200 discharges/recoveries/migrated and 13 deaths today. Total number of cases now at 1,62,527 including 1,46,588 recovered cases, 11,626 active cases & 4,313 deaths.

Mizoram government on Monday lifted the eight-day complete lockdown in the state capital area to contain the spread of novel coronavirus and the restrictions on movement of goods carrying vehicles. The complete lockdown in Aizawl municipal area had been imposed from 8 pm of August 16 to expedite contact tracing and facilitate random sample testing of persons who have high risk of exposure to COVID-19 infected patients. This was done after a sizeable number of local transmission cases were reported in the state with majority cases being found in the state capital. The government order issued late Sunday night said the after the lifting of the lockdown on August 24 the guidelines issued on July 31 will be reinstated in the entire state. (PTI)

|Uttarakhand reports 412 new COVID-19positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 15529.