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Coronavirus Updates: 14,361 new cases reported in Maharashtra today

The total number of positive cases now stands at 7,47,995, including 1,80,718 active cases, 5,43,170 recoveries and 23,775 deaths.

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12:16 AM

Wrap Up: All you need to know about the outbreak today

  • Delhi reports 1,808 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths
  • 14,361 new COVID-19 cases and 331 deaths reported in Maharashtra
  • Andhra Pradesh crosses 4 lakh mark in COVID-19 cases; Recoveries reach 3 lakh
  • Karnataka detects 8,960 fresh COVID-19 positive cases
  • No power tariff hike in Delhi for 2020-21: DERC
  • Punjab reports 1,555 new COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths
  • H Vasanthakumar was admitted on August 10 with COVID-19 infection
  • 696 new Covid cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today
  • 1,298 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths reported in Haryana today
  • Punjab reports 1,555 new COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths
  • 2,982 new Covid cases, 3,286 recovered cases & 56 deaths reported in West Bengal
  • 7 Air India passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in New Zealand
  • Wrestler Vinesh Phogat tests positive for COVID-19
  • 1,355 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths reported in Rajasthan
  • Spain reports 3,829 coronavirus infections in past 24 hours
  • EPFO settles 46 lakh COVID-19-related claims worth Rs 920 crore
  • Punjab chief minister has decided to go into 7-day self quarantine
  • 1,355 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths reported in Rajasthan
  • 604 new COVID-19 cases & 9 deaths reported in Puducherry
  • Andaman & Nicobar reports 32 new COVID-19 cases
  • Jharkhand reports 1,137 new COVID-19 cases
  • 48 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death reported in Ladakh
  • 2560 new COVID-19 cases detected in the last 24 hours
11:35 PM

2560 new COVID-19 cases detected in the last 24 hours. Total cases in the state rise to 1,01,367, including 79,307 recovered patients and 286 deaths. Active cases stand at 21,771: Government of Assam

11:19 PM

48 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death reported in Ladakh. 74 patients cured and discharged. Total number of deaths in UT Ladakh has gone up to 28: Department of Information & Public relations, Ladakh

11:19 PM

Jharkhand reports 1,137 new COVID-19 cases, 639 recoveries and 11 deaths, taking total cases to 35,813 including 24,138 recoveries and 389 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 11,286

10:56 PM

Andaman & Nicobar reports 32 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 3,050 including 564 active cases, 42 deaths and 2,444 recoveries

10:55 PM

604 new COVID-19 cases & 9 deaths reported in Puducherry today. Total number of cases stands at 13,024, including 4,745 active cases, 8,080 recovered cases & 199 deaths till date

10:23 PM

Government of Jharkhand orders extension of lockdown related restrictions currently in place in the state within the containment zones up to September 30 due to COVID-19

10:23 PM

As per Odisha CM's direction, State Govt will provide free transport & accommodation to JEE & NEET exam candidates. Transport facilities from district headquarters to exam centre to be provided free of cost. Candidates requested to contact Nodal Officers: I&PR Department, Odisha

09:59 PM

1,355 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. Total number of cases now at 77,370 including 14,320 active cases and 1,017 deaths

09:58 PM

Passengers with negative test results will have to undergo 7 days home quarantine while those with positive results will have to undergo institutional quarantine. Symptomatic & those travelling to tribal areas continue to be tested through a free RT PCR. RAT costs Rs 500: AAI

09:56 PM

Punjab chief minister has decided to go into 7-day self quarantine, as per government protocol and the advise of his doctors, after two MLAs who met him in the Vidhan Sabha tested positive for COVID19

09:50 PM

EPFO settles 46 lakh COVID-19-related claims worth Rs 920 crore

09:44 PM

Spain reports 3,829 coronavirus infections in past 24 hours, bringing total to 439,286

09:27 PM

1,355 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. Total number of cases now at 77,370 including 14,320 active cases and 1,017 deaths: State Health Department

09:09 PM

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat (in file photo) tests positive for COVID-19. She says, "I am doing well and hoping to recover soon."

08:45 PM

7 Air India passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in New Zealand 3 days after arrival from Delhi -- PTI

08:35 PM

2,982 new Covid cases, 3,286 recovered cases & 56 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of COVID cases stands at 1,53,754

08:35 PM

Punjab reports 1,555 new COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths, taking total cases to 49,378 including 33,008 recoveries and 1,307 deaths: State Health Department

08:34 PM

1,298 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths reported in Haryana today, taking total cases to 60,596 including 49,710 recoveries and 661 deaths: State Health Department

08:34 PM

696 new Covid cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 202 from Jammu division and 494 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 35,831 including 7,781 active cases, 27,372 recoveries and 678 deaths

08:18 PM

H Vasanthakumar was admitted on August 10 with COVID-19 infection. He was treated in Critical Care Unit for severe COVID pneumonia. Despite all active medical measures his condition deteriorated gradually due to COVID complication & passed away today: Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

08:17 PM

Punjab reports 1,555 new COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths, taking total cases to 49,378 including 33,008 recoveries and 1,307 deaths

08:09 PM

No power tariff hike in Delhi for 2020-21: DERC

07:56 PM

Karnataka detects 8,960 fresh COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total positive cases to 3,18,752 including 136 deaths, 7,464 discharges and 86,347 active cases

07:55 PM

Andhra Pradesh crosses 4 lakh mark in COVID-19 cases; Recoveries reach 3 lakh

07:53 PM

14,361 new COVID-19 cases and 331 deaths reported in Maharashtra today

  • The total number of positive cases now stands at 7,47,995
  • This includes 1,80,718 active cases, 5,43,170 recoveries and 23,775 deaths
  • The number of active cases stands at 1,78,234
07:52 PM

COVID strikes IPL: CSK player, multiple staff members test positive

06:57 PM

Delhi reports 1,808 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths, taking the total number of positive cases in the national capital to 1,69,412 including 1,51,473 recoveries, 13,550 active cases and 4,389 deaths

06:29 PM

Centre's decision to hold JEE, NEET exams in Sep will expose 25L students to health risks: Partha Chatterjee

06:10 PM

Kerala recorded 2,543 new COVID-19 cases and 2,097 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 23,111 and recoveries to 45,858: State Health Department

06:10 PM

COVID-19 has posed a major challenge for the functioning of democratic institutions across the world. We hope that the members will cooperate in the smooth functioning of the (Monsson) session by following COVID-19 related guidelines: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

06:07 PM

Congress MP Vasanthkumar battling COVID-19 is 'critical': Hospital

05:59 PM

Nepal's coronavirus tally crosses 36,000-mark

05:58 PM

NEET-JEE exam: NSUI activists stage fast demanding postponement due to COVID-19

05:46 PM

Will request MPs to get tested for coronavirus 72 hours before start of Monsoon Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

05:44 PM

Total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is now 5,566 including 1,473 active cases, 4,018 recoveries and 31 deaths: Himachal Pradesh Health Department

05:19 PM

Maharashtra: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and former CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated a COVID19 Centre in Pune today

05:04 PM

Former Karnataka Minister H D Revanna tests positive for coronavirus

04:20 PM

Total COVID-19 tests near peak of 4 crore; over 1 crore samples tested in past 2 weeks

  • The cumulative tests for detection of COVID-19 have reached 3,94,77,848 in the country
  • More than one crore samples have been tested in the past two weeks
  • The Tests Per Million have increased to 28,607
03:55 PM

J&J's Janssen to begin Phase II COVID-19 vaccine trials next week in Spain

03:49 PM

NEET and JEE examinations must be conducted on time so that one year of our students doesn't get wasted. It is about their future: Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan

03:49 PM

To contain further spread of COVID19 in Haryana, shopping malls & shops, except those dealing with essential goods & services, will remain closed on Monday & Tuesday in urban areas. There is no bar on the opening of shops & shopping malls on Saturday & Sunday.

02:39 PM

Kalyan, Navi Mumbai have over 3,000 active COVID-19 cases

02:38 PM

Philippines reports 3,999 novel coronavirus cases, 91 more deaths

02:31 PM

Rajasthan reports 557 new COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths

02:29 PM

Daylong Punjab Assembly session begins under COVID-19 shadow

02:26 PM

India's COVID-19 recoveries near 26 lakhs, active cases at 22%

After 60,177 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 recoveries are nearing 26 lakh and there are only 22 per cent active cases in the country, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) informed on Friday.
02:16 PM

Second round of serological survey launched in Bhubaneswar

  • Five teams will collect 1,500 samples from various locations in the city, an official said
  • Second round of serological survey has been launched to assess prevalence of COVID-19 among people in the city as the Odisha capital is witnessing a rise in coronavirus cases this month.
02:08 PM

US-based BCM ties up with India's BE for COVID-19 vaccine production

  • Texas-based Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) has entered into a licensing agreement with Indian pharmaceutical company Biological E Limited (BE) for the development of a safe, effective and affordable vaccine.
  • According to BCM, Hyderabad-headquartered BE has licenced the recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed at Baylor.
  • The company engaged in licence negotiations with the BCM Ventures team after initial discussions on Baylor's technology and how it could possibly inform a vaccine to address the current global pandemic.
  • The company will leverage its past experience for the further development and commercialisation of the vaccine candidate, which is currently produced using a proven yeast-based expression technology, the Texas-based BCM said.
01:56 PM

Sinovac's Covid vaccine candidate approved for emergency use in China

Sinovac Biotech Ltd's coronavirus vaccine candidate CoronaVac was approved in July for emergency use as part of a programme in China to vaccinate high-risk groups such as medical staff, a person familiar with the matter revealed.
01:54 PM

-Supreme Court tags petition filed by lawyer Vishal Tiwari, with the earlier one filed by Gajendra Sharma, in connection with rate of interest in moratorium issue during COVID-19 pandemic.-Petitioners are seeking a direction to all banks to extend moratorium period till 31st Dec

01:40 PM

India's Covid recoveries are nearing 26 lakh

01:23 PM

Complete lockdown will be observed in West Bengal on 7th, 11th Sep & 12th September. As per State Government's directives, no flight operations will be scheduled on these days from Kolkata airport: Kolkata Airport

12:56 PM

346 more police personnel found COVID-19 positive & 2 died in the last 24 hours in Maharashtra.

Total number of Corona positive police personnel in the state reaches to 14,641 including 2,741 active cases, 11,752 recoveries & 148 deaths till date: Maharashtra Police
12:55 PM

Bengaluru's Covid-19 positivity rate at 15.55% : Official

12:46 PM

Punjab CM directs DGP to sternly enforce closure of liquor vends by 6:30 pm

12:46 PM

Govt permits meals on flights; airlines can put flyers on no-fly list for refusing to wear mask

  • The government has permitted the airlines to serve pre-packed snacks, meals and beverages on domestic flights and hot meals on international flights, according to an official order.
  • Any passenger who refuses to wear a face mask in a flight can be put on the no-fly list by the airline.
  • Airlines may serve pre-packed snacks/meals/pre-packed beverages on domestic flights depending on the duration of flight."
  • The ministry said only single-use disposable trays, plates and cutlery should be used while serving food or beverages in domestic and international flights.
  • "Crew shall wear a fresh set of gloves for every meal/beverage service
  • The ministry also permitted the aircraft operators to let passengers use the in-flight entertainment system on international as well as domestic flights wherever available.
  • "Disposable earphones or cleaned and disinfected headphones will be provided to passengers at the start of the journey," it noted.
  • A passenger who refuses to wear a face mask can be put on no-fly list by the airline."
12:43 PM

Telangana reports 2,932 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

12:32 PM

If we keep raising the matter, Centre will have to consider the demands of people and postpone JEE_NEET examinations.

- Sachin Pilot, Congress in Jaipur

12:31 PM

3,682 fresh positive cases reported in Odisha on August 27. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 94,668 including 65,323 recoveries and 28,836 active cases: State Government

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