Coronavirus pandemic live: Delhi logs 822 new cases, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Positivity rate climbs to 11.41 per cent, highest in 6 months

India on Monday reported 16,464 new Covid cases and 24 deaths. This takes the tally of cases reported in the country so far to 4,40,36,275. The death toll has reached 5,26,396. A total of 16,112 recoveries were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. With 4,33,65,890 patients having recovered from the disease so far, the recovery rate currently stands at 98.48 per cent. Read full story

China's capital Beijing reported one new local case found outside quarantine areas, breaking a six-day streak of zero new cases, the local government said. Shanghai reported no new local cases, compared with six a day earlier, its first day without cases since July 1, local government data showed. Read full story

The death toll has reached 5,26,396, says government.

Macau will reopen public services and entertainment facilities, and allow dining-in at restaurants from Tuesday, authorities said, as the world's biggest gambling hub seeks a return to normalcy after finding no Covid-19 cases for nine straight days. Beauty salons, fitness centres, and bars too will be allowed to resume operations, the government said in a statement on Monday. Health authorities will require residents to wear masks when they go out and must show a negative coronavirus test within three days to enter most venues.

A nationwide vaccination campaign against Covid-19 for children aged between six months to five years was launched in Israel. The vaccination will provide children "with an important protection layer against serious illness and post-Covid symptoms," said a statement issued by the Israeli Health Ministry on Sunday evening. The vaccine is especially recommended for children at risk of severe Covid-19 illness due to underlying health conditions that impair the immune system, the Ministry added.

China reported 393 new coronavirus cases for July 31, of which 84 were symptomatic and 309 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday.That compared with 541 new cases a day earlier, 116 symptomatic and 425 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.