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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 16, 2020, 21:55:54 IST

Coronavirus live updates: Lockdown in Maharashtra to be lifted in phases, says Uddhav Thackeray

India's Covid-19 tally increased to 25,89,682 with a single-day spike of 63,490 cases, while the total number of recoveries rose to 18,62,258 pushing the recovery rate to 71.91 per cent on Sunday. The death toll due climbed to 49,980 with 944 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours. Stay here for all live updates

21:55 (IST), Aug 16

3,066 new Covid-19 positive cases, 2,935 discharges and 51 deaths reported in West Bengal today

Total number of cases rise to 1,16,498 including 86,771 discharges, 27,299 active cases and 2,428 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department

21:26 (IST), Aug 16

1,120 new Covid-19 cases take tally to 78,783; 20 die

The number of Covid-19 cases in Gujarat rose by 1,120 to 78,783 on Sunday, state Health department said. With 20 more patients succumbing to the infection, including eight in Surat, the cumulative toll went up to 2,787 in the state, it said. A total of 959 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recoveries to 61,496, the department said. Gujarat is now left with 14,500 active cases, out of which the condition of 82 patients is critical, the department said.

21:07 (IST), Aug 16

Chandigarh records 93 new Covid-19 cases, one more death, reports PTI quoting officials

20:56 (IST), Aug 16

Madhya Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike of 1,022 coronavirus cases on Sunday, pushing the state's overall count to 45,455, state health officials said. The death toll rose to 1,105 as 11 patients succumbed to the infection, the officials said.

20:46 (IST), Aug 16
 
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I'm deeply anguished to learn of the passing away of Chetan Chauhan. I've spent so much time with him when he was Indian Cricket Team’s manager. Not only was he a tough opening batsman but was a person with tremendous sense of humour & attachment to Indian cricket

Sourav Ganguly, BCCI President 
20:38 (IST), Aug 16

BCCI expresses grief on the passing away of Shri Chetan Chauhan

20:32 (IST), Aug 16

7040 new Covid-19 positive cases (including 2131 cases from Bengaluru Urban), 6680 discharges and 124 deaths reported in Karnataka today. Total number of cases rise to 226966 including 81512 active cases, 141491 discharges and 3947 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department

20:15 (IST), Aug 16

Lockdown in Maharashtra to be lifted in stepwise manner: Uddhav Thackeray

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has said the process of lifting the lockdown in the state would be done in a stepwise manner.

20:14 (IST), Aug 16

The Covid-19 toll in Goa has crossed the 100 mark with 5 more deaths taking the count to 104 on Sunday. As many as 300 new cases have been detected while recoveries for the day were 287.

19:58 (IST), Aug 16

11,111 new Covid-19 positive cases, 8,837 discharges and 288 deaths reported in Maharashtra today

Total number of cases now at 5,95,865 including 1,58,395 active cases, 4,17,123 discharges and 20,037 deaths, reports ANI quoting public health department, Maharashtra

19:51 (IST), Aug 16

37 more people test positive for Covid-19 in UP's Muzaffarnagar; number of active cases in district now 292, reports PTI quoting officials

19:31 (IST), Aug 16

Union home minister Amit Shah condoles Chetan Chauhan's demise

19:28 (IST), Aug 16

Chauhan distinguished himself as a wonderful cricketer and diligent political leader: PM Modi

Condoling the demise of Uttar Pradesh minister and former cricketer Chetan Chauhan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that he distinguished himself as a wonderful cricketer and diligent political leader.

19:03 (IST), Aug 16

449 new Covid-19 cases take J-K's tally to 28,470; 15 fatalities push death toll to 542

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 449 new instances of the coronavirus infection, taking the total number cases reported in the Union Territory to 28,470 on Sunday, while 15 Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, officials said. According to them all the 15 deaths were from the Kashmir Valley. With this, the death toll in the Union Territory has risen to 542, of which 501 were from the Valley and 41 from the Jammu region, they said.

18:58 (IST), Aug 16

Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu discharged from Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College & Research Institute, Bengaluru after recovering from Covid-19

18:57 (IST), Aug 16

5 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2668, reports ANI quoting Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

18:42 (IST), Aug 16

Himachal Pradesh records 64 new Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 4,058; number of active cases now 1,358, reports PTI quoting officials

18:37 (IST), Aug 16
 
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It is unbelievable that Chetan Chauhan ji is not among us now. He was a very good person besides being a cricketer and politician

Anurag Thakur, Union minister and former BCCI President (As told to ANI) 
18:36 (IST), Aug 16
 
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My colleague and former cricketer Chetan Chauhan ji has passed away. This is an irreparable loss for people of Uttar Pradesh and the world of cricket. His last rites will be performed tomorrow

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath 
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