Coronavirus live updates: India’s Covid cases world’s second highest

Nine more deaths raise Covid-19 toll to 750 in Bihar, caseload jumps to 1,45,860 with 1,727 new infections; number of active cases stands at 16,734: Health Department

Assam's Covid-19 tally climbs to 1,23,922 after detection of 2,698 new cases, 7 fresh fatalities push death toll to 352; active case count 28,507: Health and family welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

November 1 could be the scientific date to fully open up Mumbai’s offices and transport networks. This is the crux of a mathematical projection on the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic worked out by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and submitted to the BMC.

French health authorities reported 8,550 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, down from Friday's 8,975.

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 26.75 million, death toll at 875,419, reports Reuters

The Centre on Saturday pressed Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka — accounting for about 46% of active Covid-19 cases and 52% of deaths on Friday — to focus on aggressive measures to break the chain of transmission and keep mortality rate below 1%

India’s Covid cases world’s second highest

In another grim milestone, Covid deaths in India crossed 70,000, having risen by more than 10,000 in 10 days. India’s case count crossed the 41 lakh mark late on Saturday, going past Brazil’s tally of 40,93,586 cases at 11pm, as per worldometers.info.