Coronavirus live updates: India's Covid positivity rate stands at 6.73%, says govt

Tamil Nadu reports 61 deaths and 3,827 new Covid-19 positive cases today

The total number of positive cases now stands at 1,14,978 including 46,833 active cases and 1,571 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department

IIT Ropar develops ventilation support for Covid-19 patients

The design of the Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) machine is such that it is easy to operate and can be assembled with ease in remote areas, villages or at home, it said. iPAP is a mode of ventilation that maintains positive pressure for air intake and low pressure for expiration. The machine is made of readily available electronic and mechanical parts and a single unit can support multiple patients, provided the airflow is sufficient, it said. It can be used for the less critical cases where patients do not require intubation by specialized staff, the statement by the institute said.

12 Covid-19 patients injured after ambulance overturns while on way to Covid care facility near Bavdhan in Pune, reports PTI quoting Police

Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally breaches 20,000 mark with record 1,322 cases in a day. Seven deaths take toll to 239, reports PTI quoting government.

Qutub Minar, Humayun's Tomb and a host of other centrally-protected monuments in Delhi reopened for visitors after being shut for over 3 months due to Covid-19 pandemic, reports PTI quoting officials

Mylan gets DCGI nod for remdesivir in India, to launch at Rs 4,800 per vial

Pharmaceutical major Mylan NV on Monday said it has received approval from Indian drugs regulator DCGI to manufacture and market its remdesivir for restricted emergency use in the country for the treatment of Covid-19. Read full story

Covid-19 positivity rate has declined from 30% to 10% in Delhi: Centre

The Centre on Monday said the average number of samples being tested per day for Covid-19 has gone up in Delhi from 5,481 to 18,766 in about a month and in spite of increased testing, the positivity rate has declined from around 30 per cent to 10 per cent in the last three weeks.

Maharashtra government to allow hotels outside containment zones to operate at 33 per cent of capacity from July 8, reports PTI quoting order

Average number of samples being tested per day for Covid-19 has gone up in Delhi from 5,481 to 18,766 in about a month, reports PTI quoting Centre

279 police personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours

It takes the total number of infections in the force to 5,454 out of which 1,078 cases are active. A total of 70 police personnel have died so far, reports ANI quoting Police

Central efforts lead to big jump in Covid-19 testing in Delhi while the positivity rate declines. Hike in per day tests from 5481 in 1st week of June 2020 to 18,766 in 1st week of July 2020, reports ANI quoting ministry of health and family welfare

Many states report lower Covid-19 positivity rate than the national average of 6.73%. Their tests per million also higher than the national average, reports ANI quoting ministry of health and family welfare

All people arriving in Karnataka from other states, including Maharashtra to be placed in 14 day quarantine, reports ANI

Former deputy mayor Lucknow Abhay Seth died of Covid pneumonia at SGPGI Lucknow today. The patient went into a state of respiratory shock due to the pandemic infection, says medical superintendent Dr RK Singh.

Hyderabad-based Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS), a sports facility that has been converted into a Covid-19 hospital by the state government, is ready to serve patients, reports PTI quoting health minister E Rajender

In the last 24 hours, 933 new Covid-19 positive cases and 24 deaths have been reported in Uttar Padesh

There are 8,718 active cases, 19,109 discharges so far and 809 patients have succumbed to the infection, reports ANI quoting UP additional chief secretary (home), Awanish Awasthi.

Union government has emphasized on increasing testing, prompt contact tracing and timely clinical management of the Covid-19 cases. The national Positivity Rate stands at 6.73%, reports ANI quoting ministry of health and family welfare

Pakistan's health minister tests positive for Covid-19

Pakistan's health minister Dr Zafar Mirza said on Monday that he was tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the latest senior minister in the country to be hit by the deadly virus. Mirza, the special assistant to the prime minister on health services, said that he was experiencing "mild symptoms" and was taking all precautions.

Private hospitals in Bihar not admitting patients with Covid-19 symptoms: NTPC

The NTPC has shot off a missive to the Bihar government complaining about the reluctance of private hospitals in state capital to admit patients testing positive for, or showing symptoms of, Covid-19, and sought intervention in the matter. A letter to this effect, addressed to the Principal Secretary (Health), was written on July 3 by the state-run power giants Regional Executive Director (East II) Asit Kumar Mukherjee.