Coronavirus India lockdown Day 117 live updates | Two prisoners escape from care centre in Assam

An auto driver wears a protective mask and waits for commuters in front of General Hospital, Ernakulam on July 18, 2020.   | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat

India stands at the third position in number of coronavirus cases, with the U.S. leading the table followed by Brazil.

A total of 6,00,523 COVID-related deaths have been recorded globally out of 1,42,33,355 cases, according to an AFP tally. Europe, with 2,05,065 deaths is the worst-affected continent.

The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 has doubled in just over two months, and more than 1,00,000 new deaths have been registered in the three weeks since June 28.

Here is a list of State Helpline numbers. You can track coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates at the national and State levels here.

Here are the latest updates:

8.45 a.m. | Delhi

City reports more than 1 lakh recoveries from COVID-19

A total of 1,475 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Capital in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 1,21,582, according to a health bulletin released by the Delhi government on Saturday.

Also, 26 more deaths were reported, taking the toll to 3,597. Of the total cases, 1,01,274 people have recovered and there are 16,711 active cases.

8.30 a.m. | Assam

Two prisoners escape from care centre in Assam

Two prisoners escaped from a COVID care centre on the outskirts of Guwahati where they had been lodged with other inmates of the city’s central jail after testing positive for COVID-19.

The incident happened on Thursday night, hours after some 30 asymptomatic COVID-19 patients came out of another COVID care centre in Kamrup district’s Changsari and blocked the adjacent highway demanding proper food and water.

8.15 a.m. | Chhattisgarh

Russian envoy denies Moscow helped hackers target virus vaccine

Russia's ambassador to London has denied accusations by Britain and its allies of helping hackers target labs conducting coronavirus vaccine research, in a U.K. television interview to be broadcast on Sunday.

Andrei Kelin said the allegations Thursday by Britain, the United States and Canada that a hacking group called APT29 was behind the online attacks, and "almost certainly" linked to Russian intelligence, made "no sense".

8.00 a.m. | Mexico

Mexico reports more than 7,600 new daily cases

Mexico continues to register near-record levels of confirmed coronavirus infections, frustrating plans to reopen the economy. The Health Department reported 7,615 more cases Saturday and 578 more deaths. That brings Mexico to a total of 38,888 confirmed COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began and 3,38,913 cases.

- PTI

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