COVID-19 Cases India Updates: India's recovery rate is 73.64 per cent.
Coronavirus India Live Updates: India has logged 64,531 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours with 1,092 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday morning. The total number of cases in the country has now shot up to 27,67,273 with 52,889 deaths. A total of 20,37,870 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the infection, taking the recovery rate to 73.64 per cent, the ministry said today.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday India had set a record of conducting nearly nine lakh COVID-19 tests in a single day, which is the highest so far. 8,99,864 tests have been conducted in a single day. With this, the cumulative tests have reached 3,09,41,264, read an official statement.
Here the updates of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
JustIn| Over 64,000 coronavirus cases in India in 24 hours, 1,092 deaths; 27.67 lakh total cases, 52,889 deaths
COVID-19: Odisha Mining Corporation Donates Rs 250 Crores To Chief Minister's Relief Fund
The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has donated Rs 250 crores to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) to support state government's efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
"As a responsible PSU, the OMC contributed Rs 250 crores to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to support State Government's efforts to control the COVID-19 situation and help those affected by the pandemic," the mining corporation tweeted on Tuesday."Earlier, we had contributed Rs 500 crores to CMRF for the cause," the tweet further read.
As many as 2,239 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths were reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the state government said here on Tuesday.
Brazil Approves Final Tests Of Johnson & Johnson Virus Vaccine
Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson's experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus for the final stage of clinical trials, the fourth vaccine to receive widespread testing in the hard-hit country.
The US pharmaceutical company's subsidiary Janssen will test the vaccine on 7,000 volunteers across seven states in Brazil, part of a group of up to 60,000 worldwide, health regulator Anvisa said in a statement.
It said the test would be a randomized, controlled, double-blind Phase 3 trial, or large-scale testing on humans -- the last step before regulatory approval.
"Another vaccine study has been approved in Brazil, which is a very important development," Anvisa official Gustavo Mendes said in a video on the regulator's website.
1,266 new coronavirus cases in Jharkhand, state's tally crosses 25,000-mark
As many as 1266 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths were reported in Jharkhand on Tuesday, according to state government's data.
The total cases in the state has climbed to 25,333 including 265 deaths and 15,709 patients recovered and discharged. At present, there are 9,359 active cases in the state.
As many as 1266 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths were reported in Jharkhand on Tuesday, according to state government's data.
The total cases in the state has climbed to 25,333 including 265 deaths and 15,709 patients recovered and discharged. At present, there are 9,359 active cases in the state.
As many as 1,043 prisoners and 302 jail staff have tested positive for the coronavirus in prisons across Maharashtra so far, according to the state prison department. But over 800 of them have recovered and 18 prisons now are free of COVID-19 cases, including the cramped Arthur Road Prison, one of the most over-crowded prisons in the country. The silver lining is now that inmates have signed up to donate plasma after recovering from the disease. Read more here
For Covid Patients, Testing Negative No Clean Bill Of Health, Say DoctorsHome Minister Amit Shah who tested negative for coronavirus last week was admitted to AIIMS last night. After being discharged from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, Mr Shah was seen taking part in the Independence Day celebrations and hoisting the national flag at his official residence. But the hospital, in its statement, said he has been "complaining of fatigue and body ache for last three-four days".
