Coronavirus live updates: Centre releases Rs 890 crore as second installment to fight Covid-19

Uttar Pradesh reported 4,658 new Covid-19 cases and 63 death in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 43,654 and death toll to 1,918. A total of 63,402 have been discharged in the state so far: State Health Department

Number of Covid-19 cases reaches 1,327 in Chandigarh; active cases and deaths stand at 529 and 20 respectively: Chandigarh Administration

Graded multi-level institutional response kept Covid-19 cases, deaths per million low: Harsh Vardhan

India's proactive and graded multi-level institutional response to Covid-19 made it possible for the country to maintain "very low cases and deaths per million" population, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday. Read more

Indians anywhere can access Covid-19 lab within three hours: Harsh Vardhan

India has ramped up its Covid-19 testing facility from one lab in January this year to 1,370 labs today and citizens anywhere can access a lab within three hours of travel time, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has said.

Madras HC censures Pathanjali Auryved for exploiting fear and panic among public by projecting a cure for Covid-19 and for infringing registered trademark 'Coronil'.

Imposes Rs 10 lakh cost payable to Adyar cancer institute and Govt Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College & Hospital, Arumbakkam.

India's Covid-19 recovery rate climbs to 67.62 per cent, CFR at 2.07 per cent

The recovery rate has reached a record high of 67.62 per cent amongst Covid-19 patients and the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 2.07 per cent , said Union health ministry on Thursday. Read more

No benefit of plasma therapy in reducing Covid-19 mortality risk, says AIIMS trial interim analysis

Convalescent plasma therapy did not show benefit in reducing mortality risk among Covid-19 patients, according to an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial done at AIIMS here to assess the efficacy of this mode of treatment.The therapy involves taking antibodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from Covid-19 and transfusing those into an active coronavirus infected patient to help kickstart the immune system to fight back the infection.

Centre releases Rs 890.32 cr as 2nd installment of Covid-19 financial package to States, UTs

The Central Government on Thursday released Rs 890.32 crores as the second installment of the Covid-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package to 22 States and Union Territories (UTs).The Covid-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March this year.The amount of financial assistance is based on the Covid-19 caseload in various States/UTs. Read more

Kolkata: Veteran CPM leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies of Covid-19

Senior CPM leader Shyamal Chakraborty died of Covid-19 at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday, party sources said. He was 76. Chakraborty, the three-time transport minister of West Bengal from 1982 to 1996, was admitted to the hospital after he tested positive for Covid-19 on July 30.

Uttar Pradesh records highest single-day spike of 4,586 Covid-19 cases and 61 deaths; tally climbs to over 1.08 lakh: Official

Delhi Government sends proposal to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal recommending to open hotels, gyms and weekly markets, citing fall in the number of Covid-19 cases in national capital: Delhi Government Sources

Centre releases Rs 890. 32 cr as 2nd installment of Covid-19 financial package to States, UTs

The Central Government on Thursday released Rs 890.32 crores as the second installment of the Covid-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package to 22 States and Union Territories (UTs).The Covid-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March this year.

WB CM Mamata Banerjee asked chief secretary Rajiva Sinha to set up a website where youngsters, students can apply to work as Covid volunteers.

The volunteers need to specify how they want to help by counseling or providing support to Covid19 patients in the website and accordingly they would be used, said CM.

Convalescent plasma therapy didn't show benefit in reducing mortality risk among Covid-19 patients, according to interim analysis of randomised controlled trial at AIIMS Delhi to assess efficacy of this mode of treatment.

Glenmark introduces higher strength of FabiFlu to reduce pill burden of Covid-19 treatment

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals will introduce a 400 mg version of oral anti-viral FabiFlu for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in India.The higher strength will improve patient compliance and experience by effectively reducing the number of tablets that patients require per day, the pharma major said on Thursday.

West Bengal: Senior CPI(M) trade union leader and former state Transport Minister Shyamal Chakraborty passed away at a hospital in Kolkata today at the age of 76. He had tested Covid-19 positive

UP CM asks officials to intensify fight against Covid-19

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked officials on Thursday to take Covid-19 as a challenge and intensify the fight against it.He also directed them to improve the health facilities in Kanpur, Varanasi, Jhansi, Gorakhpur and Prayagraj and send a team of experts from the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) and King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow to Kanpur for guidance.

Himachal Pradesh's Covid-19 case tally rises to 2,928, says state health department (ANI)

There are 1,087 active cases, 1,801 recovered cases and 12 deaths in the state.