Coronavirus live updates: A fifth of Chennai people exposed to Covid, shows sero-survey

1,470 new coronavirus cases in Rajasthan, tally 83,163, active cases 13,970; toll rises to 1,069 with 13 more deaths: Health department

Sikkim's Covid-19 cases tally rises to 1,670 with 18 fresh cases reported today. The numbers of active and recovered cases are 429 and 1,237 respectively. The death toll stands at 4: State government

States further ease restrictions as Unlock 4 commences; bars reopen, buses ply

A fifth of Chennai people exposed to Covid: Sero survey

One-fifth of the population here has been exposed to Covid, a sero survey for the transmission of the infection in Greater Chennai Corporation areas has revealed. "Overall, one-fifth of the population in Chennai was exposed to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infection," the GCC said in its preliminary finding.

Himachal Pradesh's Covid-19 case tally rises to 6,255 including 1,525 active cases, 4,647 recovered cases and 40 deaths: State health department

Railways to run 20 pairs of special trains from Sept 2- 15 for JEE, NEET, NDA exam candidates in Bihar

89 new coronavirus cases in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, active cases 720: Official

Maharashtra's Covid-19 case tally rises to 8,08,306 with 15,765 fresh cases reported today

Railways to run 20 pairs of special trains from Sept 2 to 15 for convenience of candidates of JEE Mains, NEET and NDA in Bihar: Piyush Goyal

9,058 new coronavirus cases in Karnataka, tally 3.51 lakh, active cases 90,999; toll rises to 5,837 with 135 more deaths: Health department

2,943 new Covid-19 cases, 3,346 discharges & 55 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of Covid cases stands at 1,65,721 in the state: State Health Department

Ahmedabad reports 159 new Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 31,678; four more deaths take toll to 1,735: Health department

1,694 new cases and 17 deaths reported in Haryana today. Total number of cases now at 66,426 including 53835 recoveries, 11,885 active cases and 706 deaths: State health department

Andhra Pradesh reports 10,368 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 4,45,139; toll rises to 4,053 with 84 deaths

9,058 new Covid-19 cases and 135 deaths reported in Karnataka today. Total number of cases now at 3,51,481, including 5,837 deaths: State health department

2,312 fresh Covid-19 cases, Delhi's highest single-day spike in nearly 2 months, take tally to 1,77,060; death toll 4,462: Authorities

5,571 new coronavirus cases in UP, tally 2,35,757, active cases 55,538; toll rises to 3,542 with 56 more deaths: Health official

56% of new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh: Centre

Union ayush minister Shripad Naik has been shifted out of Covid care facility. Naik who has been recovering from Covid-19 is likely to remain hospitalised for another one week.