AUTO REFRESH
Jul 15, 2020 08:26 AM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Assam’s COVID-19 tally crosses 18,000; global death toll at 5.7 lakh
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Total confirmed cases in India have risen to 9.06 lakh. India’s recovery rate now stands at 63.02 percent.
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 113th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India has so far recorded 9,06,752 cases, which includes 23,727 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. However, the recovery rate is rising and now stands at 63.02 percent.
Globally, there have been over 1.3 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 5.7 lakh people have died so far. Catch the latest updates here:Read More
Read Less
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Countries with the highest confirmed cases
> United States: 34,49,710 confirmed cases (includes recoveries and deaths)
> Brazil: 19,26,824 cases
> India: 9,06,752 cases
> Russia: 7,39,947 cases
> Peru: 3,33,867 cases
> United Kingdom: 3,21,587 cases
> Chile: 3,19,493 cases
> Mexico: 3,11,486 cases
> South Africa: 2,98,292 cases
> Spain: 2,74,473 cases
(Sources: MoHFW India and Reuters tracker, as of 8.15 am IST on July 15)
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE updates | West Bengal extends total lockdown in containment zones till July 19
The West Bengal government yesterday extended till July 19 the total lockdown in containment zones to stem the spike in COVID-19 cases. The lockdown which began on July 9 was initially imposed for seven days.
The number of containment zones in the state rose to 606, with North 24 Parganas district having the maximum at 95. Howrah has 85 containment zones, Uttar Dinajpur has 61, Nadia 42, South 24 Parganas 55 and Kolkata 28. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Moderna Phase 1 results show COVID-19 vaccine candidate safe, induces immune response
Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an ongoing early-stage study, US researchers have reported.
Volunteers who got two doses of the vaccine had high levels of virus-killing antibodies that exceeded the average levels seen in people who had recovered from COVID-19, the team reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | China coronavirus cases ease, no new ones in Beijing on July 13
China reported three new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for July 13, compared with eight cases a day earlier, the health authority said. All of the new infections were imported cases, the National Health Commission said in a statement.
There were no new deaths. Beijing, which saw a surge in new coronavirus cases a few weeks ago, reported no new cases for the eighth consecutive day, Reuters reported.
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE updates | 859 new COVID-19 cases reported in Assam, tally crosses 18,000-mark
Six COVID-19 patients died and 859 new cases were reported yesterday with the infection tally crossing the 18,000-mark in Assam, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The six fatalities have been ascertained as due to COVID-19 by the Death Audit Board. The current novel coronavirus death toll in the state stands at 46.
Of the total of 18,666 positive cases, there are 6,444 active cases, 12,713 have recovered, 46 have died and three migrated out of the state, Health Minister Sarma said. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Total confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections in India stands at 9,06,752. This number includes cases related to foreign nationals, reported active cases, patients who have recovered and the COVID-19 death toll in the country.
While 5,71,459 patients have recovered, 23,727 have died. Total reported active cases in the country stand at 3,11,565. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi are the worst-affected.
While restrictions have been eased significantly in China, where the novel coronavirus outbreak as first reported in late 2019, new hotspots are now emerging across the world.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Chile, Peru, Mexico, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia are rising rapidly.