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Coronavirus Updates: Maharashtra remains the hardest-hit in the pandemic, accounting for 7,03,823 cases.
New Delhi:
67,151 new coronavirus cases and 1,059 new deaths were recorded in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The fresh numbers have pushed the national total since the start of the pandemic to 32,34,474 cases, including 59,449 deaths. 24,67,758 patients have recovered from the infection in the country, pushing the recovery rate to 76.29 per cent.
Maharashtra remains the hardest-hit in the pandemic, accounting for 7,03,823 cases.
In a worrying indication that the COVID crisis in Delhi is far from over, the capital on Tuesday saw the highest spike in cases in the last 40 days, with 1,544 fresh cases. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a high-level meeting today to discuss the situation.
Here are the LIVE Updates Coronavirus Pandemic:
Thiruvananthapuram: Padmanabhaswamy temple opens for devotees from today since it was closed in March due to #COVID19 induced lockdown.
Devotees will be allowed inside the temple from 8 am to 11 am in the morning & from 5 pm till the time of Deep Aradhana in the evening. #Keralapic.twitter.com/GmMdc6G35h
– ANI (@ANI) August 26, 2020
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has on Wednesday called a review meeting to discuss the coronavirus situation in the national capital. Delhi government Health Minister, Chief Secretary and all top officials of the Health Department will be present at the meeting, reports ANI.
A fresh surge of 67,151 new infections registered in the last 24 hours has taken India’s coronavirus tally to 32,34,474, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. The number of fatalities linked to the outbreak rose to 59,449 after 1,059 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate stood at 76.29 per cent this morning.
The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 2,945 on Wednesday as 41 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the Union territory”s coronavirus death toll to 37, a health official said.
Owners of over 1,700 vehicles were issued challans across Noida and Greater Noida on Monday over alleged violation of the curbs imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Gautam Buddh Nagar police said, reports PTI.
Haryana Assembly Session to begin today; Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar not to attend the session as he had tested positive for COVID-19.
In a significant development related to the COVID-19 vaccine, Russia has expressed its willingness to the Indian government for collaboration in the manufacturing of COVID vaccine – Sputnik V, a government official said on Tuesday, reports ANI.
India has exponentially scaled its testing from one in January to 10 lakhs/day in August 2020. With Positivity Rate progressively falling, testing has worked as an effective tool to limit the spread of COVID-19 infection: Ministry of Health, Govt of India
Bihar: People make purchases at a crowded market in Patna, amid #COVID19 pandemic. Social distancing norms flouted. (25.08.2020) pic.twitter.com/FIzV7zFeHV
– ANI (@ANI) August 25, 2020
14 new #COVID19 cases reported in Mizoram taking the total cases in the state to 967, including 464 cured/discharged. Active cases stand at 503: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram pic.twitter.com/esJj4bnyt4
– ANI (@ANI) August 26, 2020
There has been a steady decline in the positivity rate of COVID-19 despite an exponential increase in testing, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday, underlining that the number of active cases of the infection have reduced by 6,423 in a day for the first time.
Presenting a mortality analysis on the basis of age and gender, Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said COVID-19 fatalities include 69% male and 31% female.
As many as 1,056 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths were reported in Jharkhand on Tuesday, said State Health Department in a bulletin. According to the bulletin, the total number of cases now stands at 32,174 including 10,077 active cases, 21,750 recoveries and 347 deaths, reports ANI.
As many as 1,973 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Assam on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 94,592, reports ANI.
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