Coronavirus live updates: 94,000 fresh cases on Sunday cap worst week of pandemic

Australia secures access to AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine within months

Australia on Monday said it will receive the first batches of a potential COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021, as the country's virus hotspot said the number of new daily infections has fallen to a 10-week low. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government has struck a manufacturing deal with CSL Ltd to produce an AstraZeneca and Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine, with 3.8 million doses to be delivered in January and February 2021.

31 more people test Covid-19 positive in Mizoram, bringing state's infection count to 1,093; number of active cases stands at 361: Official

94,000 fresh cases on Sunday cap worst week of pandemic

Daily Covid-19 cases in India zoomed to another record high on Sunday with more than 94,000 fresh infections, capping the deadliest week yet of the pandemic in the country. Over 5.8 lakh coronavirus cases were recorded during the week (August 31-September 6), a 13% jump over the previous week (August 24-30), as per data collated from state governments. This was the second straight week of double-digit growth in cases as the August 24-30 week too had seen a 13% rise.

145 police personnel deployed in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar district tested positive for Covid-19 so far, 75 per cent of them have recovered: Officials

Delhi Capitals Assistant Physiotherapist has tested positive for Covid-19. He was going through his mandatory quarantine, and had tested negative for his first two tests conducted on arrival in Dubai, and tested positive for the third one: Delhi Capitals

Haryana CM Manohar Lal, admitted in Medanta on August 25, is well-rested & his vitals parameters are normal: Haryana Chief Minister's Office

23,350 new Covid-19 cases and 328 deaths reported in Maharashtra today; total in the state rises to 9,07,212 including 26,604 deaths: State health department

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Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac has tested positive for COVID-19: Office of Finance Minister, Kerala

9,319 new Covid-19 cases and 95 deaths reported in Karnataka in last 24 hrs, taking active cases to 99,266; death toll reaches 6,393, ANI reports quoting state health dept

Gujarat sees record 1,335 cases in day, taking tally to 1,04,341; 14 deaths push toll to 3,108

261 new positive cases reported in Chandigarh today taking the total number to 5,763 including 2250 active cases, 3439 cured cases and 71 deaths

Over 3,800 Punjab policemen Covid-19 infected so far

Over 3,800 Punjab policemen have tested positive for Covid-19 since the pandemic began, an official statement said on Sunday.It said senior police officials are calling up Covid-19 infected personnel to motivate them to fight the disease. The Punjab Police is also providing free health kits with a pulse oximeter, sanitisers and medicines to the infected policemen, it said.

668 new positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the state is now 24,629 including 16,573 recoveries, 7,640 active cases and 341 deaths: State Health Department

'One vaccine isn't enough': Mexico aims for its own coronavirus fix

Mexico is working to produce its own Covid-19 vaccines and could have one ready by next spring, according to a researcher coordinating local efforts amid a global race to tame a disease that has infected over 26.75 million people worldwide.

Australia’s coronavirus hot spot state of Victoria on Sunday extended a hard lockdown in its capital Melbourne until September 28, as the infection rate has declined more slowly than hoped.

Nepal's coronavirus infection tally rises to 46,257

Nepal reported 980 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide infection tally to 46,257, the health ministry said on Sunday.Nine more people died due to Covid-19 related complications on Sunday, taking the death toll to 289, it said.

1,774 fresh COVID-19 cases take Jharkhand's tally to 49,817; 7 more fatalities push death toll to 462: Health bulletin

Ensure follow up of updated advisory allowing Covid-19 testing on-demand: Centre to states

The Centre has asked all states and Union Territories to ensure necessary follow up of its updated advisory on Covid-19 testing strategy, allowing 'testing on-demand', to achieve a higher number of examination with greater flexibility and simplicity.