Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Registers Over 11,000 New Cases, 256 Deaths in 24 Hours

Rajasthan Covid-19 Cases | A total of 1,217 new Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths reported in Rajasthan today taking the total number of cases in the State to 54,887 including 811 deaths and 13,677 active cases: State Health Department.

India Expresses Interest in Obtaining Russian Vaccine | India is among the 20 countries that have expressed interest in obtaining the new coronavirus vaccine announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Putin declared Russia the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, but scientists and the World Health Organization (WHO) said it still needed a rigorous safety review. The vaccine has been named 'Sputnik V'. Read full report here

Goa Covid-19 Cases | At least 415 persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in Goa, taking the coastal state's tally to 9,444, an official from the health department said. With the death of a 45-year-old man and five senior citizens, the toll in the state now stands at 86, the official said.

Southern States Continue Reporting High Caseloads | Southern states continued reporting high Covid-19 caseloads, the numbers being close to 25,000, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation with four of the most affected ones from the region - Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.

BJP State Gen Sec Tests +ve | BJP state General Secretary Bhajan Lal Sharma has tested positive for coronavirus, and has been admitted in RUHS Hospital in Jaipur.

Uttarakhand Covid-19 Cases | A total of 411 new Covid-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today taking the total number of cases to 10,432. There are 3,787 active cases: State Health Department

Nagaland Covid-19 Cases | Nagaland's Covid-19 tally rose to 3,031 as 20 more people tested positive for the infection, health officials said. Ten new cases were detected in Kohima district, nine in Dimapur and one in Tuensang, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom tweeted.

Gujarat Covid-19 Cases | Gujarat on Tuesday reported 1,118 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total count to 73,238 in the state, Health department said. The number of fatalities increased by 23 to 2,697, it said.

917 New Cases in Mumbai | 917 new Covid-19 cases and 48 deaths were reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases now at 1,25,239 including 99,147 recovered/discharged cases, 18,905 active cases and 6,890 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Religious Places to Reopen in J&K | Religious places and places of worship within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to open from August 16. Installation and use of Aarogya Setu App is mandatory for all visitors. Touching statues, idols or holy books is not permitted: J&K Government

Punjab Covid-19 Cases | Punjab records 1,002 new Covid-19 cases and 32 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 25,889 including 8,483 active cases and 636 deaths: State Health Department.

11,088 New Cases in Maharashtra | 11,088 new Covid-19 cases reported in Maharashtra taking the total number of cases in the State to 5,35,601. There are 1,48,553 active cases and the death toll is at 18,306: State Health Department.

Manipur Covid-19 Cases | 88 new Covid-19 cases reported in Manipur including 13 personnel from CAPF. The total number of cases in the State stands at 3,941 including 889 central security personnel. The recovery rate is 54.68%: State Health Department

Madhya Pradesh Covid-19 | Madhya Pradesh reports 843 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 40,734 including 1,033 deaths and 9,105 active cases: State Health Department

Karnataka Covid-19 Cases | A total of 6,257 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in Karnataka today, according to a daily bulletin. A total of 1,610 cases were reported from Bengaluru alone.

Kerala Covid-19 Cases | Kerala continued to witness a spike in Covid-19 infections reporting 1,417 cases, including 36 health workers, as the death toll climbed to 120 with five more fatalities. As many as 1,426 people recovered from the infection today, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters.

Mankind Pharma Ties up with S Korean Co for Clinical Trials of Drug | Mankind Pharma said it has collaborated with South Korean firm Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co for conducting phase-I clinical trial of a novel formulation of Niclosamide for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in India. The trial is designed towards addressing the need for an investigation on this new formulation based on encouraging preclinical evidence for the treatment of Covid-19, Mankind Pharma said in a statement.

Covid-19 Patient in Hyderabad Kills Self | A 60-year old man undergoing treatment for Covid-19 in a private hospital in Hyderabad allegedly ended his life out of fear about the disease, police said. The man from Karimnagar district hanged himself in the washroom attached to his room in the hospital between 1 am and 2 am, a police official said.

Delhi Covid-19 Cases | Delhi reports 1,257 Covid-19 cases, 727 recoveries/discharged/migrated cases and eight deaths today. The total positive cases here rose to 1,47,391 including 1,32,384 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 4,139 deaths. 5,356 RT-PCR, CBNAAT and TrueNat tests and 14,084 Rapid antigen tests were conducted today. 12,23,845 tests have been done so far: Delhi Government

Tamil Nadu Covid-19 Cases | As many as 5,834 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Tamil Nadu today. A total of 6,005 patients were discharged and 118 died. Of the state's total cases today, 986 were reported from Chennai.

'States Must Not Get Overawed by Increase in Daily Cases' | The Health Ministry said states should not get overawed by a "mere increase" in daily positive cases of Covid-19 and should keep pursuing the policy of aggressive testing, comprehensive tracing and tracking and efficient treatment of cases. Addressing a press briefing, Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the active cases of COVID-19, which comprised 88.83 per cent of the total caseload on March 31, have reduced to 28.21 per cent as on date.

4,071 New Cases in Bihar | 4,071 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in Bihar on yesterday. The total number of active cases in the state at 32,222: State Health Department

Karnataka to Work Towards Bringing Down Death Rate | Karnataka will take all steps to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestions to bring the Covid-19 spread under control, Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said. The state has also placed several requests before the the Prime Minister including doubling of graduate and post graduate medical seats and setting up of liquid oxygen plants as part of Covid-19 management.

J&K Covid-19 Count | 564 Covid-19 cases, 604 recoveries, and 12 deaths were reported in Jammu and Kashmir today. The total number of cases in the Union Territory is now at 25,931 including 17,979 recovered/discharged patients, 7,462 active cases, and 490 deaths.

India's Single-day Count More than US, Brazil's in Last 7 Days: WHO | For the past seven days, India's single-day count of Covid-19 cases has been more than that of the US and Brazil, the two worst-hit nations in terms of infections, according to an analysis of WHO data. India, the third worst-hit nation in terms of infections, has also accounted for over 23 per cent of the cases and more than 15 per cent of the deaths reported worldwide between August 4-10, the data shows.

191 Jail Inmates Test +ve in UP's Basti | As many as 191 inmates of the district jail here were found Covid-19 positive, a senior official said. According to Ramesh Chandra, 374 inmates of the jail were tested through rapid antigen tests in a camp organised here on Monday, and of these 191 were found positive though they did not show any symptoms.

Efforts on to Prevent Second Wave: Thackeray | The Maharashtra government is striving to see there is no second wave of Covid-19 in the state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said during a meeting held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Thackeray also said hospitals will be set up in all districts of the state to control the epidemic, according to an official statement.

Mizoram Covid-19 Cases | Three more persons have tested positive for Covid-19 in Mizoram, taking the northeastern state's tally to 623, an official said. The new Covid-19 cases were reported in the last 24-hours and they include a frontline worker, a trucker and a state resident, the official said.

National Expert Group on Vaccine Admin to Meet Tomorrow | The government has constituted a National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration, which will meet tomorrow. Their terms of reference constitute all matters related to logistics of vaccines, ways to address issues of equity etc.This expert group will continue its engagement with all state governments and vaccine manufacturers in India: Health Ministry, on if there is a plan to tie-up with Russia to get vaccine.

A group of experts in Health Ministry is presently seized with this issue and working on a guidance note for recovered people and possible complications that may afflict them, says Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary about reports of lung ailments in some recovered patients.