Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 245th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 91,39,865 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 1,33,738 deaths. A total of 85,62,641 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 4,43,486 active cases in the country as of date, which comprises 4.85 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. India's recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 93.68 percent. Globally, more than 5.85 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 13.86 lakh have died so far. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for all the latest updates:
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Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates
|Delhi reported 4,454 new COVID-19 cases, 7,216 recoveries, and 121 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Delhi Health Department.Total cases till date: 5,34,317, Total recoveries till date: 4,88,476. Active cases till date: 37,329 with death toll at 8,512.
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates
| The fine fornot wearing masks has been raised to Rs 200 says Goa's Chief MinisterPramod Sawant.
Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE Updates
|Haryana reports 2,633 new COVID-19 cases, 2,567 discharges, and 28 deaths, says State Health Department. Total cases at 2,19,963, Total number of discharged patients: 1,97,335, Total deaths: 2,216, Active cases: 20,214. (Source: ANI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates
|Maharashtra reported 4,153 new COVID-19 cases, 3,729 recoveries & 30 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 17,84,361 till date. There are 81,902 active cases in the state and 16,54,793 patients have recovered so far. The death toll is at 46,653.
Coronavirus in Chandigarh LIVE Updates
|Chandigarh today reported 98 newCOVID-19cases, taking the total positive cases to 16,769, says Health Department, UT-Chandigarh. A total of 15,389 patients recovered from the infection till date, death toll at 263. Active cases stand at 1,117.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates
|Rajasthan reported 3,232 new COVID-19cases, 18 deaths and 2,288 recoveries/discharges today, as per State Health Department Total cases in the state rise to 2,47,168 including 2181 deaths and 2,20,871 recoveries/discharges. Active cases stand at 24,116.
Coronavirus in Manipur LIVE Updates | Health Dept, Govt of Manipur
:Manipur reported 250 new COVID-19cases, 356 recovered cases & 2 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases stands at 23,650, including 20,374 discharged cases, 3038 active cases & 238 deaths till date. Recovery rate is 86.14 percent.
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE Updates
|1,487 new COVID-19cases, 1,234 discharges/recoveries, and 17 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, according to the State Health Department Total cases: 1,98, 899 Total recoveries: 1,81,187 Active cases: 13,836 Deaths: 3,876.
Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir LIVE Updates
|351 new Covid-19 cases, 608 recoveries & 12 deaths reported fromJammuand Kashmir today. Total positive cases now at 1,06,899, including 5,431 active cases, 99,827 recoveries & 1,641 deaths.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:Andhra Pradesh reported 545 new COVID-19cases, 1,390 recovered cases & 10 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total positive cases in the state to 8,62,758, including 13,394 active cases, 8,42,416 recovered cases & 6,948 deaths in the state.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates
|Karnataka reports 1,509 new COVID-19cases, 1,645 discharges and 24 deaths today Total cases in the state rise to 8,74,555, including 8,38,150 discharges and 11,678 deaths. Active cases stand at 24,708.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates | State Health Department, Govt of Tamil Nadu
: Tamil Nadu reported 1,624 new COVID-19cases, 1,904 discharges, and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases: 7,71,619 Total discharges: 7,47,752 Death toll: 11,622 Active cases: 12,245.
Coronavirus in Nagaland LIVE Updates | Nagaland Health Minister, S Pangnyu Phom
:75 new COVID-19cases & 38 recovered cases reported in Nagaland today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 10,852, including 1,442 active cases & 9,241 recovered cases.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Maharashtra govt failed to help people in COVID-19 pandemic: Devendra Fadnavis
SeniorBJPleaderDevendraFadnavison Monday alleged the ShivSena-ruledMaharashtragovernment has failedto provide any relief to peopleduringtheCOVID-19pandemic unlikeother states.Addressing a meeting ofBJPworkers, theLeaderofOpposition in the state Legislative Assembly said theBJPwon recent elections (in Bihar) on the goodwill of theworkdonebyNarendraModigovernment during the COVID-19 crisis."Even smaller states have helped their people, buttheMaharashtragovernment has failed on this front," theformerchief minister said.He claimed the Central government helped people in thecountry but theMahaVikasAghadi(MVA) dispensation hasnothelpedpeople "with even a single rupee"."The state government even stalled variousprojectsdeclaredearlier (when theBJPwas in power),"Fadnavissaid. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE Updates
|Himachal Pradesh Cabinet decides to keep all government educational institutions closed till December 31; online studies to commence from November 26, teachers to work from home.It has also been decided that winter closing Institutions would remain closed from January 1 to February 12, 2021. However, online studies would continue even during the winter time.(ANI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Battling second wave of coronavirus, Pakistan to close educational institutions again
A little over two months after students across Pakistan returned to classes, the authorities on Monday decided to close all educational institutions again from November 26 to January 10 to contain the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed nearly 7,700 lives and infected over 3.7 lakh people in the country.The decision was taken at a meeting of Pakistan''s education ministers. Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood chaired the meeting of education ministers of all four provinces as well as representatives of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan."It has been decided that all universities, colleges and schools will be switched to online teaching mode and all educational institutions will be closed from November 26 to December 24," Mahmood said."Winter vacations will be observed from December 25 to January 10. The institutions will reopen on January 11. But we will hold a review meeting to evaluate the situation in the first week of January," he said.Educational institutions in the country reopened on September 15, over six months after they were closed in view of the outbreak of the pandemic. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates
|With the unprecedented disruption ofCOVID-19pandemic, India & Israel joined hands to develop rapid test kits & cooperated on vaccine research: Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary (CPV, OIA & Arab), Ministry of External Affairs while addressing 13th India-Israel Forum virtually.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates |
The Technical Advisory Committee for COVID-19 in Karnataka has recommended to the state government not to reopen schools in December ahead of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's key meeting today to take a call on the matter. "After extensive deliberations, it was unanimously resolved not to reopen the schools in December," proceedings of the COVID-19 52nd Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting held yesterday said.
Read more | Karnataka COVID-19 panel against reopening schools in December
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday attributed the high COVID-19 death rate in the city to the pollution caused by stubble-burning and expected a downtrend in it in the next two-three weeks. The minister told reporters here that the pollution due to stubble-burning created a big problem in Delhi. It caused problems in breathing and those who had COVID-19 inhaled the smoke, which aggravated the seriousness, he said.
Read more | Stubble-burning led to high COVID death rate in Delhi, downtrend expected in 2-3 weeks: Satyendar Jain
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates | Odisha's COVID-19 tally climbs to 3,14,629
Odisha's COVID-19 caseload rose to 3,14,629 with 668 people testing positive, while 17 more fatalities pushed the coastal state's death toll to1,657, reported news agency PTI citing a health department official. Odisha now has 7,106 active cases, while as many as3,05,813 persons have so far recovered from the disease. The positivity rate stands at 5.61 percent.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates | Madhya Pradesh
: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan distributes masks in Bhopal & makes public wear them to raise awareness about COVID-19.
Coronavirus in Bihar LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:412 more COVID-19positive cases have been reported on 22nd November; taking total count of active cases in Bihar to 5,601.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
74.95 percent of the 511 case fatalities reported in the past 24 hours are concentrated in 10 states and union territories. Delhi with 121 reported deaths occupy 23.68 percent of new fatalities: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates |
AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine were highly effective in preventing disease. A vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70 percent of people from developing the coronavirus in late-stage trials, the team reported today. Key researcher Dr Andrew Pollard said scientists were pleased with the results. He said researchers found that if people were given a half dose followed by a full dose, rather than two full doses, protection rose to about 90 percent. These findings show that we have an effective vaccine that will save many lives," he said. Two other drugmakers, Pfizer and Moderna, last week reported preliminary results from late-stage trials showing that their COVID-19 vaccines were almost 95% effective. (AP)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and all states to file within two days status reports detailing steps taken to deal with the current COVID-19 situation, noting that the pandemic has worsened in places like Delhi and Gujarat. The court said the situation is going out of control in Gujarat. Things have worsened in Delhi especially in November. You file a status report on what steps have been taken, a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan told Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, who was appearing for Delhi government. The bench, also comprising Justices R S Reddy and M R Shah, said that all efforts shall be made by the Centre and the states to mitigate the situation and to deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates |
Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19. His report came positive today. The Congress leader is the cabinet minister of medical and health, medical education, Ayurveda andDIPRin the Rajasthan government and an MLA fromKekri.
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | MMR vaccine may protect against COVID-19: Study
The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine may provide protection against COVID-19, according to a study that could also explain why children have a much lower case rate and death rate of the disease than adults. The MMR vaccine has been theorised to provide protection against COVID-19, and now the study, published in the journal mBio, provides further proof of this by showing that mumps IgG titers, or levels of IgG antibody, are inversely correlated with severity in recovered COVID-19 patients previously vaccinated with the MMR II vaccine. MMR II contains the Edmonston strain of measles, the Jeryl Lynn (B-level) strain of mumps, and the Wistar RA 27/3 strain of rubella, the researchers said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE Updates | Fresh COVID-19 cases dip further in Puducherry; no deaths
In a further dip in fresh coronavirus cases, the Union Territory of Puducherry reportedjust 27 additions, taking the overall infection tally to 36,718 today. The toll remained at 609 as there was no fresh death due to COVID-19 in the UT. There were 527 active cases after discharge of 57 patients in the last 24 hours ending at 10 am today, whichtook the cumulative recoveries to 35,582, Director of Healthand Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a release. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
Gujarat recorded 1,495 new cases of the novel coronavirus on November 22, taking total confirmed cases in the state to 1,97,412. With over 17.8 lakh cases, Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally remains the highest among Indian states and union territories, according to the Union Health Ministry's latest update.
Read more | Coronavirus state-wise tally
Coronavirus in Mizoram LIVE Updates |
At least 13 people, including 10 policemen and one security personnel, tested positive for thenovel coronavirus in Mizoram, pushing the caseload to 3,660, an official said today.The state now has 463 active patients, while 3,192 people have recovered from the disease. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
The number of active COVID-19 cases remained below 5 lakh for the thirteenth consecutive day in the country. There are 4,43,486 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country as on date, which comprises 4.85 percent of the total caseload, the health ministry data stated. The national recovery rate was recorded 93.68 percent,while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.46 percent.
Coronavirus in Uttarakhand LIVE Updates | Uttarakhand
governor tests positive for COVID-19
Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet last evening, Maurya said, "My corona report has come out positive. I am asymptomatic and have no problems. I have isolated myself under the supervision of doctors. I request everyone who came in contact with me over the last few days to get themselves tested." A press release from the Raj Bhawan said the Uttarakhand governor had returned here from Agra on Friday after a week-long vacation. As Saturday and Sunday were holidays and the governor's residential quarters and the Raj Bhawan secretariat are quite distant from each other, she did not come in contact with any official or employee, it said. Hence, the governor's secretariat will function normally. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
COVID-19 tally of five worst-affected states (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases):
> Maharashtra - 17,80,208 cases
> Karnataka - 8,73,046 cases
> Andhra Pradesh - 8,62,213 cases
> Tamil Nadu - 7,69,995 cases
> Kerala - 5,62,695 cases
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
As many as 85,62,641 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 reported active COVID-19 cases in India stand at 4,43,486, according to the Union Health Ministry.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
The death toll in India due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has risen to 1,33,738, the Union Health Ministry has said.
Coronavirus in South Korea LIVE Updates | South Korea reports 255 new COVID-19 cases
South Korea reported another daily rise of more than 200 new coronavirus cases today, a day after it tightened social distancing rules as it battles a third wave of infection. The daily tally of 255 new cases fell from 330 reported yesterday after hovering above 300 for five straight days, a level not seen since August, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Officials have said the numbers tend to drop during the weekends due to less testing.
The government strengthened distancing rules for the capital Seoul and nearby regions yesterday, closing bars and nightclubs, limiting religious gatherings and restricting on-site dining at restaurants from tomorrow. (Reuters)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 13,25,82,730 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to November 22 with 8,49,596 samples being tested on Sunday.
Coronavirus in Telangana LIVE Updates |
Telangana reported 602 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths and 1,015 recoveries on November 22. The total cases in the state rise to 2,64,128 including 1,433 deaths and 2,51,468 recoveries. Active cases stand at 11,227. (ANI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend the virtual meeting with PrimeMinister Narendra Modi over COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategy tomorrow, a senior leader of the ruling TrinamoolCongress said. Modi is likely to hold virtual meetings with chiefministers and other representatives of states and union territories on the day to review the coronavirus situation and discuss vaccine distribution strategy. The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal till yesterday is8,025 and the total caseload is 4,56,361. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | COVID-19 will soon be past episode of 21st century: Vardhan
The rapidness at which coronavirus vaccines are being developed will have a significant effect on new technologies that will help in faster drug discoveries, lowering the cost and making it more affordable for the poor, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said yesterday. The process, which used to take 10 years to produce vaccines, is now done in almost 10 months, Vardhan said while addressing the Boston Center of Excellence (BoCE) for Health and Human Development through video conference. The health minister saluted the millions of frontline workers and elaborated India's strategy to contain the virus. (PTI)
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates |
Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said a locally-developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate could complete its final trials in a month or two, raising hopes for a rapid roll-out in a country with the world’s second-highest number of infections. The state-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and privately-held Bharat Biotech this month started third-stage trials of COVAXIN, in a process that would involve 26,000 volunteers. It is the most advanced Indian experimental vaccine.
Read more | India says local COVID-19 vaccine final trials could end within two months
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
Over 1,500 people who were found not wearing a face mask at public places were issued challans across the national capital yesterday, the police said. The Delhi Police distributed face masks across various shelter homes and residential areas in the city. According to the police, 1,501 challans were issued to people for not wearing a face mask while 33 people were fined for not adhering to social distancing norms. A total of 5,43,953 challans have been issued in the national capital since June 15, they said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Chhattisgarh LIVE Updates | Chhattisgarh reports 1,748 new COVID-19 cases
Chhattisgarh yesterday reported 1,748 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the count of infections to 2,23,436, a health official told news agency PTI. With 19 more people succumbing to the viral infection, the cumulative toll in the state mounted to 2,732. The number of recoveries rose to 1,99,311 after 92people were discharged from hospitals while 829 patients completed their home isolation stay during the day, theofficial said. The state now has 21,393 active cases.
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE Updates | Assam reports lowest daily surge in COVID-19 cases in nearly 6 months
Assam reported its lowest daily surge in new COVID-19 cases in nearly six months as 86 morepeople tested positive for the infection yesterday, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The state reported less than 100 new cases for the first time since May 28 when 73 infections were detected. The fresh infections have pushed Assam's COVID-19 tally to 2,11,513, the minister said. A 60-year-old woman succumbed to the infection, pushing the state's coronavirus death toll to 974, he said. (PTI)
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