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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | Delhi's COVID-19 peak over, cases declining now: Arvind Kejriwal tells PM Modi
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Total COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 91 lakh. There are 4,38,667 active cases in the country.
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 246th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 91,77,841 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 1,34,218 deaths. A total of 86,04,955 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 4,38,667 active cases in the country as of date, which comprises 4.78 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. India's recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 93.76 percent. Globally, more than 5.87 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 13.95 lakh have died so far. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for all the latest updates:
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COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 93.76%
Total COVID-19 recoveries surge to 86,04,955
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 91,77,841
$169 bn for 29,000 lives? Study calculates cost of US shutdowns
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Global COVID-19 statistics
India has 4,43,486 active cases of coronavirus infection
Coronavirus in Philippines LIVE updates | Philippines targets 60 million for vaccination
Philippine officials say about 60 million Filipinos are being targeted for vaccination against the coronavirus next year at a cost of more than 73 billion pesos (USD 1.4 billion) to develop considerable immunity among a majority of Filipinos. Carlito Galvez Jr., who oversees government efforts to secure the vaccines, said late Monday that negotiations were underway with four Western and Chinese pharmaceutical companies, including U.S.-based Pfizer Inc. and China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd., to secure the vaccines early next year.
The Philippines has had more than 420,000 confirmed cases, the second-most in Southeast Asia behind Indonesia, and 8,173 deaths. (AP)
Coronavirus in India LIVE udpates | COVID-19 India statistics as on November 24:
> Confirmed cases: 91,77,840
> Recovered: 86,04,955 (93.76%)
> Active cases: 4,38,667 (4.78%)
> Deaths: 1,34,218 (1.46%)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal sought PM Narendra Modi’s intervention to get rid of pollution due to stubble burning from adjoining states especially in view of recent bio decomposer. CM sought reservation of additional 1000 ICU beds in central govt hospitals till the third wave lasts (ANI)
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tells PM Narendra Modi that city saw a peak of 8,600 COVID cases on November 10. The number of cases and positivity rate steadily decreasing since. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | PM Modi holds virtual meet with states over COVID-19 situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 24 interacted via video conferencing with chief ministers of states that are witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases to review the COVID-19 situation.
The leaders attending the meeting include Home Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
The prime minister, till now, has held several virtual meetings with states over the coronavirus situation. Read more here..
Explained: Maharashtra’s new rules for inter-state travel amid COVID-19 resurgence
The Maharashtra government on November 24 issued fresh guidelines for people travelling to the state from Delhi, Goa, Gujarat and Rajasthan where cases of the novel coronavirus are on the rise.
Maharashtra has made RT-PCR test mandatory for people entering the state by air, train or by road from Delhi, Rajasthan, Goa and Gujarat. RT-PCR (real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) is considered the gold standard for COVID-19 testing. Here are some key queries answered
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel attends meeting with PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other chief ministers over COVID-19 situation.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | COVID-19 cases cross 50,000-mark in Thane city
The COVID-19 tally in Thane district of Maharashtra has gone up to 2,24,222 with the addition of 634 new cases, an official said on Tuesday. The total number of coronavirus cases in Thane city has crossed the grim margin of 50,000 and its tally now stands at 50,131, he said.
The death toll in the district has risen to 5,609 after 10 more fatalities were reported on Monday, he said. As of now, there are 6,548 active infection cases in the district, while 2,12,065 patients have recovered.
COVID-19 vaccine | Serum Institute can apply for emergency use if AstraZeneca gets UK nod, says Dr Guleria
The Serum Institute of India (SII) can apply for emergency use authorisation (EUA) of the AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine in India once it is approved in the UK,since it is a partner developer, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS, has said.
A member of the Centre’s taskforce on vaccines, Dr Guleria said if the vaccine candidate was approved by UK authorities, SII could also apply for emergency use in India based on the same data. “The SII will have to wait for data to be authorised in the UK; based on that SII can approach Indian authorities for EUA. We can’t do that unless UK regulatory approves,” Dr Guleria told News18.
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE updates | Puducherry records 52 new COVID-19 cases, tally touches 36,769
Puducherry registered 52 fresh cases of coronavirus taking the aggregate to 36,769, while no death due to the infection was reported for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday. The new cases were detected at the end of examination of 4,236 samples.
The fatality and recovery rates were 1.66 percent and 96.88 percent respectively. There were 539 active cases while 35,621 patients recovered and were discharged so far from health facilities. The toll in the union territory remained 609 as no fresh fatalities were reported today.