Coronavirus live updates: India's Covid tally crosses 19-lakh mark; 52,509 new cases reported in last 24 hours

52,509 new Covid cases and 857 fatalities reported in last 24 hours: Health Ministry

Total cases in India now stands at 1,908,254

There are 5,86,244 active cases. 1,28,2215 have been discharged; death toll at 39,795

PM-Cares funds 50,000 of the 60,000 ventilators bought

Of the 60,000 ventilators being procured by the government, 50,000 ventilators worth around Rs 2,000 crore are funded through the PM Cares fund, the health ministry said underlining that 96% of the ventilators being procured are locally made.

US adds 1,300 virus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 741 to 212,022

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 741 to 212,022, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The reported death toll rose by 12 to 9,168, the tally showed.

Covid-19 protocols in place as Ayodhya gets ready for grand Ram Temple ceremony

In wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, sanitisation work has been done at the Hanuman Garhi temple in the morning ahead of the Prime Minister's visit. Strict security and Covid-19 protocols will be followed at the temple.

Covid-19 deaths in Brazil top 95,000 with 2.8 million infections

Hong Kong sees 80 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

Hong Hong has reported 80 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths, while new cases in mainland China fell to just 27.

Odisha CM calls for one-minute prayer today for Covid warriors, reports ANI

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called on people of the state to join him in one-minute prayer at 6 pm on Wednesday for the Covid warriors who lost their lives in the State.

Those above 60 account for 50% of Covid deaths: Data

Even as deaths due to Covid-19 continue to be higher in the elderly with those above 60 accounting for 50% of total mortalities, those in the relatively younger age band of 45-60 years are also appearing increasingly vulnerable — accounting for 37% of fatalities.

Chances of a person testing -ve in RT-PCR is equally high: Govt

Amid rising concerns about false negatives in results of rapid antigen tests to detect Covid-19, leading to asymptomatic cases being missed, the Centre on Tuesday said chances were high that such a person would also test negative if subjected to an RT-PCR test. This reduces the scope of a significant number of infections being undetected.

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 18.41 million, death toll at 695,172

More than 18.41 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 695,172? have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

India’s new cases & deaths world’s highest on Monday

India recorded the highest count of fresh Covid-19 cases in the world for the second day running while also reporting the most daily deaths from the virus on Monday. India’s death toll, at 814, was way higher than the fatalities reported in the day in Brazil (572) and the US (568), the two countries worst hit by the pandemic, as per data from worldometers.info.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal says he will not play at 2020 US Open, cites Covid-19 pandemic: AP

Defending champion Rafael Nadal says he will not play at 2020 US Open, cites Covid-19 pandemic.

Death toll from Covid-19 mounts to 349 in Bihar with 13 new fatalities, infection tally now 62,031 with 2,464 fresh cases; active case count 20,921: Health department bulletin

Assam reports highest single-day spike of 2,886 Covid-19 cases as tally rises to 48,161; six more deaths take toll to 115: Health minister

Mizoram govt decides not to allow paramilitary personnel enter state till August 15 in the wake of surge in Covid-19 cases among the forces: Official

Haryana reports 8 more deaths due to Covid-19, taking toll to 448; infection tally now 37,796 with 623 fresh cases; number of active cases 6,122: State health department