Coronavirus live updates: India's Covid-19 case tally crosses 47 lakh mark with a spike of 94,372 new cases

Covid-19 tally in India breaches 47-lakh mark

There are 9,73,175 active cases of Covid-19 in the country which comprises 20.47 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

Covid task force recommends reopening of shrines in Maharashtra

The state’s Covid task force has recommended opening up of all religious places that have been shut since the lockdown was imposed in March. “There is no reason to not open temples as long as social distancing norms are followed,” a task force member said on Saturday. There is a growing clamour for reopening places of worship from political parties as well as religious groups. Since August, courts have allowed Jain and Parsi communities to open religious places for specific festivals.

Maharashtra: Attendant held for raping woman at quarantine centre

A 27-year-old attendant at a Covid-19 quarantine centre in Maharashtra's Thane district has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman at the facility, police said on Sunday.The incident took place in June, but came to light on Saturday when the 20-year-old woman lodged a police complaint, inspector Sampat Patil of Navghar police station said.

Seven positive Covid-19 results ahead of ACL restart

The resumption of the AFC Asian Champions League has taken a setback with seven positive results returned from COVID-19 tests conducted on all the participating teams in the West Asian 'hub' of Qatar.The Asian Football Confederation confirmed on Saturday that five players and one official from Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal and one player from Qatari side Al Duhail had tested positive for coronavirus.

The total case tally stands at 47,54,357 including 9,73,175 active cases, 37,02,596 cured/discharged/migrated & 78,586 deaths: Ministry of health

India's Covid-19 case tally crosses 47 lakh mark with a spike of 94,372 new cases & 1,114 deaths reported in the last 24 hours: Ministry of health

Over 36 lakh Covid-19 patients have recovered in India: Health ministry

India's Covid-19 recovered patients have seen a "steep exponential rise" from 50,000 patients in May to over 36 lakh patients in September which is "nearly" 3.8 times the active cases, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

Most patients rushing to hospitals in critical stage

Recently, there has been a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi and it has been found that the majority of the ICU beds in private hospitals are fully occupied, according to the order of the Delhi government’s health and family welfare department.

Read: Reserve 80% ICU beds for Covid cases, Delhi government tells 33 private hospitals

The Delhi government on Saturday directed 33 private hospitals to reserve 80% of their total ICU/HDU beds for Covid-19 patients after a surge in the number of cases and the demands for ICU beds in the city. In May, all nursing homes and private hospitals, having 50 beds or more, were told to reserve at least 20% of their total beds for Covid patients.

A total of 5,62,60,928 samples tested up to 12th September. Of these, 10,71,702 samples were tested yesterday: ICMR

Parliamentary Affairs Minister will not hold the all-party meeting before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in the wake of Covid-19.

The Monsoon Session of the Parliament is scheduled to commence tomorrow.

India added 1 million cases, 13,000 deaths in 12 days of September

India has recorded more than 1 million Covid-19 infections in the first 12 days of September amid an unprecedented surge of the pandemic in the country. The country has also reported 13,082 deaths during this period, the highest toll from the virus recorded in any country so far this month

Mask may allow small amount of virus, provide vaccine-like effect: Doctors

This possibility is consistent, according to experts, with a long-standing theory of viral pathogenesis, which holds that the severity of the disease is proportionate to the viral inoculum (infecting amount of the virus) received. Read more

With 4,321 cases, Delhi sees its highest jump

Delhi recorded its biggest single-day jump of 4,321 cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the city’s tally to over 2.14 lakh. Death toll in Delhi mounted to 4,715 with 28 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours. In the last four days when Delhi has recorded more than 4,000 new cases of Covid-19 daily, the number of tests carried out has been above 50,000.

Focussed, collaborative, responsive & effective measures of early identification through high & aggressive testing, prompt surveillance & tracking coupled with standardised high-quality clinical care have in tandem led to these encouraging outcomes: Ministry of health

India's Covid-19 recoveries have witnessed a steep exponential rise - from 50,000 in May to over 36 lakhs in September. A high level of more than 70,000 recoveries reported every day. Recoveries are nearly 3.8 times the Active Cases (under 1/4 total cases): Ministry of health

AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria to hold an awareness/ orientation programme for MPs on Monday between 1-2 pm on Covid-19 in Parliament

Read: India added 1 million cases, 13,000 deaths in 12 days

With 95,249 fresh cases reported on Saturday, India’s case count so far in September is 10,65,796, as per data collated by TOI from state governments. By contrast, India had recorded over 19.8 lakh cases in August, the highest by any country for any month. If current trends continue, India will have recorded more cases than the August tally by September 24.