Coronavirus in India: The total number of cases now stand at 39,36,347 (Representational)
Coronavirus India Live Updates: A single-day spike of 83,341 cases has pushed India's coronavirus tally past the 39-lakh mark, the Health Ministry data this morning showed. The total number of cases now stand at 39,36,347. The country witnessed 1,096 Covid-related deaths during the period taking the total death count to 68,472. 30,37,151 patients have recovered from the infection in the country, pushing the recovery rate to 77 per cent. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh account for 70 per cent of the total COVID-19 deaths, according to the government.
Here are the Live Updates On Coronavirus Pandemic:
Coronavirus update: Maharashtra minister tests COVID-19 positive, hospitalised
Maharashtra minister Sunil Kedar, a Congress leader, has tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai, his party said on Friday.
Coronavirus update: Arunachal reports record spike of 214 new COVID-19 cases, 1 fresh fatality
Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday as 214 people, including 80 security personnel, tested positive for the infection, a health official said.
Coronavirus update: New Zealand Records First Covid-19 Death In Over Three Months
New Zealand recorded its first coronavirus death in more than three months on Friday when a man in his 50s died due to the virus.
Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in Auckland last month, ending a spell of 102 days free of community transmission in the South Pacific nation.
Coronavirus update: Telangana reports 10 deaths, 2,478 new COVID-19 cases
As many as new 2,478 coronavirus positive cases and 10 deaths were reported in Telangana on September 3, taking the total number of cases to 1,35,884 in the state.
According to the State Health Department, out of the total, there are 32,994 active cases, while 1,02,024 people have recovered and 866 have died after contracting the infection.
Coronavirus update: Tiny Maharashtra Village Offers Window Into India's Surging Covid CasesThe quaint, sugarcane-growing village of Rajewadi in India's west did not have a single confirmed coronavirus case until mid-August. Now one in every four people there is positive for the virus, with police blaming a local religious event for the spread.
Such spurts in cases in small towns and villages, where mask-wearing and social distancing have nearly vanished and community gatherings are back, explain why India's infections are now rising faster than anywhere else in the world and why the country is soon set to top 4 million cases.
Based on current trends, India will overtake Brazil as the second-worst affected nation after the United States in days. Reuters reported.
Coronavirus update: India's COVID-19 tally goes past 39 lakh; no. of recoveries crosses 30-lakh markIndia's COVID-19 tally went past 39 lakh on Friday with 83,341 fresh cases reported in a span of 24 hours, while the number of recoveries crossed the 30-lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate of coronavirus patients in the country to 77.15 per cent, according to the Union health ministry.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.74 per cent in the country, PTI reported.
Coronavirus update: Australia's coronavirus death count surges on aged care fatalitiesAn Australian state reported a record 59 deaths on Friday, the highest ever daily total for the country, including previously unrecorded fatalities in aged care homes over the past several weeks.
The increase fatalities in Victoria state pushed the country's death count to 737 as the national cabinet - made up of Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state and territory leaders - met to thrash out differences over internal border closures.
Coronavirus update: Brazil tops 4 million cases as probe launched into origin of virusBrazil surpassed four million coronavirus cases on Thursday, as an international panel looking into the global response to the pandemic vowed to uncover how it was able to spread worldwide.
"This is a strong panel poised to ask the hard questions," said former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, co-chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR), which will rake over the heavily criticized World Health Organization-led response.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said more than 7,000 health care workers have died of the virus worldwide, including more than 1,300 in Mexico alone, the most for any country.
Coronavirus update: Assam registers 3,054 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Assam's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,18,333 on Friday as 3,054 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed the northeastern state's death count to 330, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Coronavirus update: State president of BJP in Rajasthan, Satish Poonia tests positive for coronavirus
Coronavirus update: Pinarayi Vijayan warns of possibility of new "Covid clusters" in Kerala after Onam
With the culmination of Onam in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has warned about the possibility of the formation of "Covid clusters" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"The next two weeks period is crucial as we may see Onam clusters being formed in the State due to increased outdoor public activity and travel during the festival time. We can expect a hike in the Covid cases," he said.
Coronavirus update: Tracing apps may stem COVID-19 spread even when only a few use them, says studyContact tracing apps can sharply reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus even when only a few people use them, a study published on Thursday by researchers at Google and Oxford University showed.
An app used by 15% of the population together with a well-staffed contact-tracing workforce can lead to a 15% drop in infection rates and an 11% drop in COVID-19 deaths, according to statistical modeling by the Alphabet Inc unit and Oxford's Nuffield Department of Medicine.
Coronavirus update: COVID-19 vaccine could come in late October; White House says no pressure on timingUS public health officials and Pfizer Inc said a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for distribution as soon as late October, just ahead of the November election in which the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a major factor among voters deciding whether President Donald Trump wins a second term.
Even though the stakes are high for Republican Trump, who is squaring off against former Vice President Joe Biden on Nov. 3, there is no political pressure on the US Food and Drug Administration to quickly approve a vaccine, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Thursday.
Coronavirus update: Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson tests COVID-19 positive
Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson is said to have tested positive for COVID-19, causing filming of the much-anticipated movie "The Batman" to halt.
According to Vanity Fair, Pattinson tested positive only a few days after the shooting of the movie had resumed near London following lockdown.
Coronavirus update: Odisha reports 3,631 new COVID-19 cases, eight fresh fatalitiesOdisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,13,411 on Thursday as 3,631 more people tested positive for the disease, while eight fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death count to 522, a health department official said.
Two Eateries In Haryana's Murthal Sealed After 75 Workers Test COVID-19 Positive
Two food joints in Haryana's Murthal were sealed on Thursday after 75 workers tested positive for COVID-19, a senior official said.
According to Sonipat Deputy Commissioner Shyam Lal Poonia, majority of the workers -- 65 -- tested positive at the Amrik-Sukhdev dhaba.
Ten workers belonged to another food joint, he said.
Punjab Allows Free Walk-In Covid Test, Fights Stigma In Rural AreasAt a time when reports suggest a large number of people in rural areas are refusing to get tested for coronavirus, the Punjab government said it is trying to make the process easier. The state has decided to allow free walk-in COVID-19 testing in government hospitals and mobile vans, and similar testing for a nominal cost not exceeding ₹ 250 by private doctors and hospitals. Those who want their result immediately can also opt for rapid antigen test (RAT), while RT-PCR test will also be available.
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