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India Coronavirus Updates: About 18.62 lakh Covid patients in India have recovered so far.
New Delhi:
Coronavirus Live Updates: India has logged over 50,000 deaths linked to coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. The country’s Covid tally crossed the 26 lakh-mark today with about 58,000 fresh infections and 941 deaths registered in the last 24 hours.
The third worst-hit country by the pandemic, India has been reporting the highest number of daily cases across the world for the last 13 days, surpassing the United States and Brazil that have a higher caseload, according to the data by the World Health Organization.
Here are the updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
The condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical and he is on ventilator support, the Army’s Research and Referral hospital said on Monday. Doctors attending on him said that his “vital and clinical parameters” are stable and he is being closely monitored, reports PTI.
894 new #COVID19 cases, 2,006 recoveries & 10 deaths reported in Telangana on August 16, taking the total number of cases to 92,255 in the state.
The total number of cases includes 21,420 active cases, 70,132 recoveries & 703 deaths so far: State Health Department, Telangana pic.twitter.com/5ARoMRQBXZ– ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2020
An MLA from West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died this morning. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has tweeted on this death, expressing condolences to the MLA’s family. Samaresh Das was the MLA from Egra assembly constituency in East Midnapore district. Read Here
693 new #COVID19 cases and 10 deaths reported in Rajasthan. Total number of cases now at 61,989 including 14,451 active cases, 46,652 recoveries and 886 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/ikkzekdhvN
– ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2020
India has logged over 50,000 deaths linked to coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. The country’s Covid tally crossed the 26 lakh-mark today with about 58,000 fresh infections and 941 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Read Here
3,00,41,400 samples tested up to 16th August for #COVID19. Of these, 7,31,697 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/2HPc53EYb6
– ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2020
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday delayed New Zealand’s looming election by four weeks to October 17 after a renewed coronavirus outbreak hampered campaigning, reports AFP
Coronavirus-linked deaths in India have crossed 50,000 and almost 58,000 fresh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally to 26.47 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.
Liquor shops in Chennai will reopen on Tuesday after nearly five months since the lockdown was imposed. A statement from the state government said the shops will remain open from 10 am to 7 pm and only 500 people will be served at each shop every day through a token system. Read Here
With 3,066 new COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal on Sunday, the total number of cases rose to 1,16,498 including 86,771 discharges, 27,299 active cases and 2,428 deaths, the State Health Department said, reports ANI.
Odisha conducted more than 1 lakh COVID-19 tests within the last two days as the state government continues to focus on improving the testing rate in the state to control COVID-19, reports ANI.
The highest single-day spike of 1,165 Coronavirus cases and a record 41 fatalities pushed the COVID-19 tally in Punjab to 31,206 and the death count to 812 on Sunday, according to a bulletin by the state government, reports PTI.
Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan, one of Indian cricket’s most well-known openers, died on Sunday from COVID-19 related complications after being put on life support for nearly 36 hours. Read Here
With 546 new COVID-19 cases reported in Jharkhand on Sunday, the total number of coronavirus cases reached 23,224, the State Health Department said.
In a COVID-19 bulletin, the state government informed that 14 people died due to the virus on Sunday.
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