Coronavirus Updates: After Bengal, MP announces two-day lockdown every week in districts with high caseload
23:23 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Goa Latest Updates
Karnataka minister rules out possibility of community spread
Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar on Monday ruled out the possibility ofcommunity spread in the state and said an expert committee is
undertaking a study on it."There is a larger spread in containment zones. We accept that reality, but that cannot be termed as community spread. We have already formed an expert committee to study about it. Once their report comes, I can say something," he said.
23:01 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Goa Latest Updates
Human trials of Covaxin begin in Goa
22:46 (IST)
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Serum to apply for local trials on Oxford's vaccine in a week: CEO
With the trials of COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University showing encouraging results, Serum Institute of India (SII) on Monday said it will apply for licence from the Indian regulator to start clinical trials of the shot in a week's time. SII, the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, has been chosen by Oxford and its partner AstraZeneca to manufacture the vaccine once it gets ready.
"The trials have shown promising results and we are extremely happy about it. We will be applying for the licensure trials to the Indian regulator in a week's time. As soon as they grant us permission, we will begin with the trials for the vaccine in India. In addition, we will soon start manufacturing the vaccine in large volumes," SII Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said.
22:36 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Updates
Cases can further rise in Bihar in days to come: Central team
A visiting three-member Central team on COVID-19 Monday expressed apprehension that Bihar could see a further rise in coronavirus cases in days to come, and recommended ramping up of the state's medicare facilities.Winding up its two-day visit to the state during which the health ministry team inspected some containment zones and dedicated COVID-19 hospitals in Patna and Gaya, the team assured all assistance to the state in fighting the virus, spreading fast in Bihar. As per the latest official count, Bihar has a total of 27,455 confirmed coronavirus cases while the death toll stands at 187. A total of 17,535 patients have recovered.
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22:21 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in UK Latest Updates
Step in the right direction, says Boris Johnson on Oxford University vaccine trial result
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose government helped fund the Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine research, termed the results from the early human trials of the vaccine as "very positive news" but struck a note of caution by saying that there are no guarantees yet and further trials need to be carried out.
21:57 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates
MP CM announces two-day lockdown every week in districts with high caseload
There will be lockdown for two days consecutive days every week, including Sundays, in districts with high incidence of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday. The government has also decided to enforce the night curfew in every district from 8 pm to 5 am in view of rising cases."All activities, except essential services, will be restricted during this period," Chouhan said in a review meeting. The two-day lockdown will include Sundays, but another day, either Saturday or Monday, will be decided by the district crisis management group, he said.
21:34 (IST)
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West Bengal reports record spike of 2,282 new cases
West Bengal recorded a new high of 2,282 COVID-19 cases, pushing the total in the state to 44,769, the health department said on Monday. At least 35 people succumbed to the infection, raising the death toll to 1,147, it said. The number of active cases climbed to 17,204.
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21:25 (IST)
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Human trials of COVAXIN likely to begin in Bhubaneshwar from Wednesday: Report
Human clinical trials of the country's indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine is set to begin this week at a Bhubaneswar-based institute— one of the 12 centres selected by the ICMR for conducting phase one and two of the process, a senior official told PTI.The human trials of BBV152 COVID Vaccine or Covaxin will begin on Wednesday in a special laboratory set up at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM (IMS & SUM) Hospital, in accordance with the protocols laid down by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), said the official, "All necessary arrangements have been made for conducting the human trials. We expect to start from Wednesday," Dr E Venkat Rao, the principal investigator of the trial process and professor of community medicine at the hospital, told PTI.
21:20 (IST)
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Must continue to accelerate vaccine research, says WHO chief
World Health Organisation's (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a daily briefing said that the research for a COVID-19 vaccine need to be sped up, even while working with existing tools to prevent the further spread of the disease.
21:09 (IST)
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Centre asks states to ramp up testing
20:50 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharahstra Latest Updates
Mumbai's case count up by 1,043 to 1,02,267
Mumbai's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,02,267 on Monday with addition of 1,043 new cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The death toll has mounted by 41 to 5,752, it said, adding that 36 of them were suffering from co-morbidities. With 965 more patients being discharged from hospitals during the day, the number of recoverved cases in Mumbai has increased to 72,650, the BMC said. The city now has 23,865 active cases, the BMC said, adding that 841 new suspected patients were admitted in hospitals in the day.
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20:35 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharahstra Latest Updates
Maharashtra records 8,240 new cases, 176 deaths
Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 3,18,695 on Monday with the addition of 8,240 new cases, while the toll crossed the 12,000-mark, the state health
department said. With 176 new deaths in a day, the state's fatality count increased to 12,030, the department said. A total of 5,460 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered persons to 1,75,029, the department said in a statement. There are 1,31,334 active cases in the state at present, it added.
20:30 (IST)
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ICC announces new calendar for next three years
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be held October –Nov 2021 with the final on 14 Nov 2021.ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be held Oct –Nov 2022 with the final on 13 Nov 2022. ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held in India Oct-Nov 2023 with the final on 26 Nov: ICC
19:59 (IST)
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T20 World Cup in Australia postponed
The International Cricket Council has postponed this year's T20 World Cup which was scheduled to be held in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
19:55 (IST)
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CanSino COVID-19 vaccine shows immune response in human trial: Report
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics Inc (6185.HK) and China’s military research unit has shown to be safe and induced immune response in most of the recipients, researchers said on Monday.While CanSino’s vaccine has yet to start late-stage large-scale clinical trials to assess how well it works to prevent people from becoming infected, it has received the greenlight to be used in China’s military.The results from the mid-stage study, published in the medical journal Lancet, supports the testing of the vaccine candidate in a large trial, the study authors said.
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19:35 (IST)
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Oxford University's vaccine trials shows protective immune response in participants: Report
An experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in people, news agency AP quotes scientists at Oxford University as claiming. According to the BBC, the injection was trialed on 1,077 and showed the shot led to them making antibodies and white blood cells that can fight coronavirus. In research published Monday in the journal Lancet, scientists said that they found their experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a dual immune response in people aged 18 to 55 that lasted at least two months after they were immunized. The experimental COVID-19 vaccine caused minor side effects like fever, chills and muscle pain more often than in those who got a control meningitis vaccine. Larger trials to evaluate the vaccine's effectiveness are underway, said the scientists.
19:14 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates
Andhra Pradesh records 4,074 cases, 54 deaths in 24 hrs
In the last 24 hours, 4,074 fresh infection and 54 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh, taking the state's tally to 53,724 and toll to 696, reports ANI quoting the state's COVID-19 Nodal Officer Over 24,000 persons have been discharged till date and the state now has 28,800 active cases.
19:03 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates
Odisha reports 673 new cases, six fatalities
The COVID-19 tally in Odisha climbed to 18,110 with 673 more people testing positive for coronavirus, while six fresh fatalities pushed the state's toll to 97, a Health Department official said on Monday. Of the six new fatalities, five were reported from Ganjam, the worst-hit district by the COVID-19 pandemic, and one from Gajapati, the official said.
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18:45 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Sikkim Latest Updates
Seven-day total lockdown in Sikkim from tommorow
The Sikkim government on Monday decided to impose a complete lockdown in the state from 21 July to 27 July in view of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, reports new agency PTI., There shall be complete lockdown in Sikkim from 6 am on 21 July to 6 am on 27 July, said a notification issued by Chief Secretary SC Gupta said.
Government offices, shops, commercial establishments, institutions, markets and factories will remain closed except where a specific exemption is granted, the notification said. It also said that all activities, congregations, movement of people and goods, passenger vehicles will remain prohibited or restricted except for exemptions granted by authorities. Educational, training and coaching institutions will remain closed till 31 August, it said.
18:37 (IST)
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IndiGo to lay off 10% of workforce
IndiGo has decided to lay off 10 percent of its workforce due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, its CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on Monday. "From where things stand currently, it is impossible for our company to fly through this economic storm without making some sacrifices, in order to sustain our business operations," Dutta said in a statement. "Therefore, after carefully assessing and reviewing all possible scenarios, it is clear that we will need to bid a painful adieu to 10 per cent of our workforce. It is for the first time in the history of IndiGo that we have undertaken such a painful measure," he added. As on 31 March, 2019, the airline had 23,531 employees on its payroll.
18:19 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates
Dharavi's case count up by 12 to 2,492
With 12 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection, the tally of cases in Dharavi slum sprawl in Mumbai has reached 2,492, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Dharavi now has 147 active cases. The BMC said 2,095 of 2,492 patients have already been discharged from hospitals. The civic body has stopped sharing the latest death toll, if any, from Dharavi.
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18:07 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Updates
Assam MLA Atul Bora tests positive
The BJP MLA from Assam's Dispur constituency has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to a hospital here for treatment, officials said on Monday.The MLA, Atul Bora, is the fifth from the ruling party to have tested positive for the contagious disease. Bora tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday night and was admitted to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday morning for treatment, a senior official of Kamrup Metropolitan district told news agency PTI.
On Sunday, BJP's Sonari MLA Nabanita Handique had tested positive for COVID-19. Previously, BJP MLAs Krishnendu Paul (Patharkandi), Naryan Deka (Barkhetry) and Bolin Chetia (Sadiya) had tested positive for COVID-19. Paul and Deka have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
17:55 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates
Delhi reports 954 new cases, 35 deaths
954 new coronavirus positive cases, 1,784 recoveries and 35 deaths were reported in Delhi on Monday The total number of cases has risen to 1,23,747 including 1,04,918 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,663 deaths, reports ANI, quoting a state governemnt bulletin.
17:33 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Updates
West Bengal announces two days total lockdown every week
The West Bengal government has announced a total lockdown across the state for two days every week amid a spike in COVID-19 cases According to reports, the lockdown will be implemented on Thursday and Saturday this week. Community transmission has been recorded in a few areas of the state, news agency PTI quotes Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay as saying.
16:54 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates
Not much evidence to support claim of community transmission, says AIIMS director
AIIMS director Randeep Guleria on Monday refuted the possibility of community transmission at the national level as there is "not much evidence". He said that there are however certain hotspots where cases are rapidly increasing and it is very likely that local community transmission is taking place in those areas. His statement comes a day after a senior doctor at Delhi's Gangaram hospital said that he "100 percent" agreed with the Indian Medical Association's stance that community transmission of the coronavirus infection was taking place in the country. According to reports, the IMA on Saturday had said that the COVID-19 situation in India was “really bad” and the fact that the infection was now spreading to rural areas pointed to community transmission. The Centre has repeatedly denied the community transmission of the disease.
16:14 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates
Allow home quarantine only if coronavirus protocols followed: UP CM to officials
Stressing that a large number of asymptomatic coronavirus patients are still hiding their infection, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday asked officials to allow home quarantine only if all protocols related to the disease are followed.At a meeting with senior officials, the chief minister directed that home quarantine permission should be given only on compliance of the already set protocol for it, an official release said. This decision comes in stark contracts to the CM's earlier stand where he had insisted that all patients must be kept in insitutional quarantine as family members at home remain at risk of contracting the infection if discipline is not followed.
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15:54 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates
Indore's case count surges to 6,155
Indore has seen COVID-19 case jumps of over 100 for the past five days, taking the count in Madhya Pradesh's worst-hit district to 6,155, an official said on Monday. Between July 15 and 19, the number of cases detected per day was 136, 129, 145, 129 and 120 respectively, he said, adding that the infection count was once again on the rise. So far, 295 people have died and 4,292 have been discharged following recovery. The health department is expecting that the caseload will peak by July-end or the beginning of August.
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15:41 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Updates
Kerala augments health care facilities to treat COVID-19 patients
Kerala has made arrangements to treat around 50,000 COVID-19 patients at a time, doubling the first line treatment centres (FLTC) to 56 as it battles the third wave of the infections that has pushed the active cases to over 7,000 in the last over two months, reports news agency PTI. State Health Minister KK Shailaja said experts have forecast a surge in the number of cases next month and listed the measures taken by the state government. "We already have two COVID hospitals in each district. Then as the numbers increased, we opened one FLTC for each COVID hospital. Thus we already have 28 FLTCs. Now we have given direction to increase the number to 56. That is one COVID hospital will have two FLTCs," Shailaja told PTI adding that the government had already given directions to open in each of the 941 panchayats at least one FLTC where to attend to asymptomatic and less complicated cases.. Some FLTCs have up to 500 beds and at least 2,000 people can be accommodated in each of the 14 districts.
15:29 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates
No decision yet on reopening schools in Karnataka, says education minister
The Karnataka government has refuted claims that schools are reopening on 1 September. It has clarified that what was said during the HRD ministry meeting on 15 July was an opinion and not the final decision.
Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar on Sunday said that schools would be reopened only after making the atmosphere safe for students, reported The New Indian Express.
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14:33 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates
Pune registers over 50,000 coronavirus cases, 1,343 deaths
As many as 473 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Pune district on Monday, taking the overall count over 50,000, ANI reported quoting an official.
The district now has total 51,885 COVID-19 cases, while the toll due to the disease has reached 1,343, the official said.
14:26 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates
There is COVID-19 community spread: Delhi health minister
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Monday confirmed that there is COVID-19 community spread. "There is spread in community, now it's very technical to say either it's local or community spread. Source of many (COVID-19 positive patients) remains unknown after test. Let's leave the technical battle on Center to decide over community spread," said Jain.
14:05 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates
18 inmates test COVID-19 positive in Cuddalore Central jail
As many as 18 inmates, including three life convicts, who were transferred from various sub-jails in Villupuram and Cuddalore districts to the Cuddalore Central Prison, have tested positive for COVID-19, reported The Hindu.
The inmates have been accommodated in a hostel facility in Devanampattinam.
14:02 (IST)
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135 more contract COVID-19 in Coimbatore
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Coimbatore district increased to 1,193 with 135 more people testing positive on Sunday. While 297 people were discharged after treatment, 172 continue to undergo treatment.
13:02 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Nagaland Latest Updates
Nagaland reports 33 new COVID-19 infections
Thirty-three more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Nagaland. Of the total fresh COVID-19 infections, 16 were reported in Dimapur, 12 in Mon and five in Kohima, said the Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland.
12:39 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Chhattisgarh Latest Updates
Week-long lockdown in Raipur, Birgaon municipal limits from 22 July
A seven-day lockdown will be enforced in municipal limits of Raipur and Birgaon beginning 22 July in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, an official said on Sunday.
The lockdown will stay effective till 28 July in both the areas, according to the order issued by the Raipur District Administration. Essential services, however, will be exempted during this phase.
Chhattisgarh has so far recorded 5,407 COVID-19 cases.
12:33 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates
Odisha registers over 18,000 COVID-19 cases
With 673 new coronavirus cases being reported in Odisha, the overall count climbed to 18,110 on Monday, said the state health department. Six more patients succumbed to the viral infection.
12:26 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Arunachal Pradesh Latest Updates
90 fresh coronavirus cases in Arunachal Pradesh for first time
For the first time, Arunchal Pradesh reported 90 COVID-19 infections in single day, taking the overall count to 740, a senior Health Department official said.
Capital Complex reported the maximum number of the new cases at 56, followed by 14 in Papum Pare district.
12:17 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Update
Tejashwi Yadav alleges state govt fudging COVID-19 data
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took a swipe at the Bihar government over irregular data on coronavirus cases in the state. Demanding a "clear picture" from the Centre and the state government, Yadav alleged that there was inconsistency on the number of cases being reported.
"Different COVID-19 numbers are being given for Bihar by Centre and state. People are receiving test report even when they have not given any sample for test. Medical staff at COVID centres do not have PPE kits. We demand that state govt must give a clear picture, "said Yadav.
11:55 (IST)
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Odisha reports 673 new cases, 6 deaths today
Odisha reports 673 new COVID-19 positive cases and 6 deaths, taking the total number of positive cases to 18,110 including 5,533 active cases, 12,452 recoveries and 97 deaths.
11:44 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Update
Rajasthan reports 401 new cases, takes total to 29,835
Rajasthan records 401 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the state’s total to 29,835. With four more deaths, the toll stands at 563.
11:40 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update
Health minister Satyendar Jain to resume work after recovering from COVID-19
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who has recovered from COVID-19, will resume work from Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. Jain will be resuming work after a month.
The minister had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on 17 June. In his absence, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was looking after the health and home departments, and PWD headed by Jain.
11:03 (IST)
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India's COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 62.6%
India’s COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 62.6 percent. As many as 7,00,086 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far and the reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 3,90,459, according to the Union Health Ministry.
10:53 (IST)
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Former head priest of TTD succumbs to COVID-19
The former head priest of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that manages the famous Lord Venkateswara temple at nearby Tirumala, died due to coronavirus at a COVID care facility in Tirupati on Monday, a hospital official said.
Srinivasamurthy Dikshitulu, the former Pradhana Archaka of TTD, succumbed to the virus in the wee hours today, the official told PTI. He was 73. He had served the TTD for more than three decades.
10:38 (IST)
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Centre seeks feedback from states and UTs on reopening of schools
The Union education ministry has asked states and union territories for parent's feedback on a likely period when they will be comfortable with reopening of schools, reports NDTV.
A circular sent by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), has also asked for parent’s expectations from schools as and when they reopen. The education secretaries of all states and union territories have been asked to revert with the feedback by 20 July (today).
10:25 (IST)
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Over 2.5 lakh samples tested yesterday, says ICMR
India tested 2,56,039 samples on Sunday, says the Indian Council of Medical Research. 1,40,47,908 samples tested for COVID-19 up to 19 July, the ICMR adds
10:23 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update
Jack Nicklaus says he tested positive for COVID-19
American professional golfer Jack Nicklaus has revealed during the CBS telecast of the Memorial that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus at the onset of the pandemic. Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, turned 80 a month apart at the start of the year.
10:01 (IST)
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Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu remain worst-hit
With 3,10,455 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (1,70,693) and Delhi (1,22,793).
09:53 (IST)
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India's COVID-19 caseload crosses 11-lakh mark
India's COVID19 case total crosses 11 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 40,425 new cases and 681 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total cases stand at 11,18,043 including 3,90,459 active cases, 7,00,087 cured/discharged/migrated & 27,497 deaths, said health ministry.
09:18 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update
Maharashtra Cabinet minister Aslam Shaikh tests positive
09:00 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update
FDA approves Quest COVID-19 test for 'pooled' sample use
The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches instead of running them one by one, speeding up the process.
The FDA said that it reissued an emergency use authorization to Quest Diagnostics to use its COVID-19 test with pooled samples. It is the first test to be authorized to be used in this way.
Coronavirus LATEST Updates: There will be lockdown for two days every week, including Sundays, in districts with high
incidence of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday.
The International Cricket Council has postponed this year's T20 World Cup which was scheduled to be held in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The IBC Board will also continue to evaluate the situation with regards to the 2021 women's World Cup in New Zealand in February. In the meantime, planning for this event continues as scheduled.
Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot.
Stressing that a large number of asymptomatic coronavirus patients are still hiding their infection, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday asked officials to allow home quarantine only if all protocols related to the disease are followed.
Pune district now has total 51,885 COVID-19 cases, while the toll due to the disease has reached 1,343, the official said.
The lockdown will stay effective till 28 July in both the areas, according to Raipur District Administration. Essential services, however, will be exempted during this phase.
India's COVID19 case total crosses 11 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 40,425 new cases and 681 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total cases stand at 11,18,043 including 3,90,459 active cases, 7,00,087 cured/discharged/migrated & 27,497 deaths, said health ministry.
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aslam Shaikh has tested positive for COVID-19. 'I’m currently asymptomatic and isolating myself. I request all those who have come in close contact with me to get themselves tested,' Shaikh said in a tweet.
India's COVID-19 case fatality rate is "progressively falling" and is currently at 2.49 percent, which is one of the lowest in the world, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. This statement came even as coronavirus cases in the country rose by more than 30,000 for the fourth consecutive day.
The focused efforts of the Centre and state and UT governments on efficient clinical management of hospitalised cases have ensured that India's case fatality rate has fallen below 2.5 percent, the ministry said.
The country reported 38,902 COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing its tally to 10,77,618 on Sunday, while the total number of recoveries increased to 6,77,422, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The toll due to the disease rose to 26,816 with new 543 fatalities even as 23,672 patients have recuperated in the past 24 hours, the highest so far in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed.
There are 3,73,379 active cases presently in the country. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners.
Case fatality rate falling, says govt
From 2.82 percent over a month earlier, India's COVID-19 case fatality rate declined to 2.72 percent on 10 July and has further reduced to 2.49 percent presently.
Under the guidance of the Centre, the state and UT governments have ramped up testing and hospital infrastructure by combining public and private sector efforts, the ministry said.
Many states have conducted the population surveys to map and identify the vulnerable population like the elderly, pregnant women and those with co-morbidities.
This, with the help of technological solutions like mobile apps, has ensured keeping the high-risk population under continuous observation, thus aiding early identification, timely clinical treatment and reducing fatalities, the ministry said.
"At the ground level, frontline health workers like ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) and ANMs (Auxiliary Nursing Midwives) have done a commendable job of managing the migrant population and to enhance awareness at the community level.
"As a result, there are 29 States and UTs with CFR lower than India's average. This shows commendable work done by the public health apparatus of the country," the ministry said.
Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands have zero case fatality rate.
States and Union Territories having a CFR below the national average include Tripura (0.19 percent), Assam (0.23 percent), Kerala (0.34 percent), Odisha (0.51 percent), Goa (0.60 percent), Himachal Pradesh (0.75 percent), Bihar (0.83 percent), Telangana (0.93 percent), Andhra Pradesh (1.31 percent), Tamil Nadu (1.45 percent), Chandigarh (1.71 percent), Rajasthan (1.94 percent), Karnataka (2.08 percent) and Uttar Pradesh (2.36 percent).
State-wise cases and deaths
Of the 543 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 144 are from Maharashtra, 93 from Karnataka, 88 from Tamil Nadu, 52 from Andhra Pradesh, 27 from West Bengal, 26 from Delhi, 24 from Uttar Pradesh, 17 from Haryana, 16 from Gujarat and nine from Madhya Pradesh.
Bihar, Punjab and Rajasthan have reported seven fatalities each followed by Telangana with six deaths, Jammu and Kashmir five, Odisha and Puducherry three each, Assam, Tripura and Kerala two each, while Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand have registered a fatality each.
Of the total 26,816 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra accounted for the highest with 11,596 fatalities followed by Delhi with 3,597 deaths, Tamil Nadu 2,403, Gujarat 2,122, Karnataka 1,240, Uttar Pradesh 1,108, West Bengal 1,076, Madhya Pradesh 706 and Andhra Pradesh 586.
So far, 553 people have died of COVID-19 in Rajasthan, 409 in Telangana, 344 in Haryana, 246 in Punjab, 236 in Jammu and Kashmir, 208 in Bihar, 86 in Odisha, 53 in Assam, 52 in Uttarakhand, 46 in Jharkhand and 40 in Kerala.
Puducherry has registered 28 deaths, Chhattisgarh 24, Goa 21, Chandigarh 12, Himachal Pradesh 11, Tripura 5, Arunachal Pradesh 3, Meghalaya and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu two each, while Ladakh has reported one fatality.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases at 3,00,937 followed by Tamil Nadu at 1,65,714, Delhi at 1,21,582, Karnataka at 59,652, Gujarat at 47,390, Uttar Pradesh at 47,036, Andhra Pradesh at 44,609 and Telangana at 43,780.
The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 40,209 in West Bengal, 28,500 in Rajasthan, 25,547 in Haryana, 25,136 in Bihar, 22,918 in Assam and 21,763 in Madhya Pradesh.
Odisha has reported 16,701 infections, Jammu and Kashmir 13,198, Kerala 11,659, while Punjab has 9,792 cases.
A total of 5,342 have been infected by the virus in Jharkhand, 5,233 in Chhattisgarh, 4,276 in Uttarakhand, 3,484 in Goa, 2,654 in Tripura, 1,894 in Puducherry, 1,891 in Manipur, 1,457 in Himachal Pradesh and 1,159 in Ladakh.
Nagaland has recorded 978 Covid-19 cases, Chandigarh 700, Arunachal Pradesh 650 and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu together have reported 602 cases.
Meghalaya has reported 418 cases, Mizoram 284, Sikkim has registered 275 infections so far, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has recorded 198 cases.
COVID-19 cases may rise in monsoon, winter: study
A study conducted jointly by researchers at IIT-Bhubaneswar and the AIIMS has shown that the spread of COVID-19 may pick up pace during peak monsoon and winter with a fall in the mercury.
The rainfall, decrease in temperatures and cooling of the atmosphere coupled with progression towards winter may environmentally favour the spread of COVID-19 in the country, according to the study led by V Vinoj, Assistant Professor of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climatic Sciences at IIT-Bhubaneswar.
The report titled "COVID-19 spread in India and its dependence on temperature and relative humidity" took into account the pattern of the coronavirus outbreak and the number of such cases in 28 states between April and June.
The study revealed that the rise in temperatures leads to a decline in the transmission of the virus, Vinoj said.
"The study, which is in its pre-print stage, shows that the temperature and relative humidity have a significant impact on the disease growth rate and doubling time.
"It suggests that a one-degree-Celsius rise in temperature leads to a 0.99 per cent decrease in cases and increases the doubling time by 1.13 days, implying a slowdown of the virus spread," he told PTI.
The study also found that an increase in relative humidity tends to decrease the growth rate and doubling time of coronavirus cases by 1.18 days.
The researchers, however, said since the study was not conducted during the period of high humidity starting from the monsoon and the onset of winter, more research needs to be undertaken to establish its exact impact.
Over 3.5 lakh samples tested in past 24 hours
The country's testing infrastructure has been substantially ramped up. The testing strategy prescribed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) allows all registered medical practitioners to recommend testing.
The Rapid Antigen Point of Care (POC) Test, coupled with the facilitation of widespread gold-standard RT-PCR based testing by states and UTs, has resulted in a surge in the number of samples tested. A total of 3,58,127 samples were tested on Saturday.
With a total of 1,37,91,869 samples tested so far, the testing per million (TPM) for India has reached 9994.1, the health ministry said.
With inputs from PTI
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