India saw another record for highest number of Covid cases in a day, 14,516, that took the country’s total to 39,5048. Chennai has been put under another spell of total lockdown till June 30, along with 3 other districts, to curb the spread of the virus.
India on Saturday reported a record single-day spike of 14,516 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,95,048. The toll from the COVID-19 outbreak rose to 12,948 with 375 new fatalities, according to Union health ministry data.
The number of recoveries also continued to rise with 2,13,830 patients cured so far, while there were 1,68,269 active cases, according to the official figures updated at 8 am. With this, around 54.13 percent of patients have recovered while one patient has migrated, said the health ministry.
According to news agency PTI, India registered over 10,000 cases for the ninth day in a row. The country has witnessed a surge of over two lakh infections from 1 June, with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh among the top five states that have seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has suspended its operations in Beijing after some of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus in the Chinese capital, where the city officials are conducting COVID-19 tests on millions, especially employees of restaurants, food delivery services and market vendors. China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday that it had reported 32 new COVID-19 cases in the country. Of the domestically transmitted cases, 22 cases were detected in Beijing and three in neighbouring Hebei Province, the NHC said.
Spain's national state of emergency has ended after three months of restrictions on movement to rein in its COVID-19 outbreak. As of Sunday, 47 million Spaniards will be able to freely move around the entire country for the first time since the government declared a state of emergency on 14 March. The lockdown measures have been rolled back gradually over recent weeks.
Covid-19 could be suspected when patients report severe reduction of taste and smell in the absence of nasal obstruction, according to a study which says the findings can help general physicians identify and quarantine potential infected individuals before confirmation of diagnosis.
Thirty-one fresh cases of COVID-19were reported in Puducherry during the last 24 hours. A 64-year-old man from neighbouring Krimambakkam village died of the infection in JIPMER hospital on Sunday.
Yoga practitioners have less chances of getting infected by coronavirus, Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik said on Sunday. Talking to PTI on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, Mr Naik also said the propagation of yoga across the country and the world during the Narendra Modi-led regime has helped in the fight against COVID-19.
Over the past 24 hours, Andhra Pradesh saw 477 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths. There are 8,929 cases, including 4,516 active cases. in Andhra Pradesh, as per the state health department
As per the Government of India, the recovery rate has improved to 55.49 percent among COVID-19 patients across the country with 13,925 being cured over the past 24 hours. In all, 2,27,755 patients have been cured.
Odisha today recorded 304 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of cases to 5,160 including 1,607 active cases, according to the state health department.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 68,07,226 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country till 9.00 am today. Of these, 1,90,730 were tested in the last 24 hours.
India reports 15,413 new cases and 306 deaths in 24 hours. This is the highest single-day rise in infections so far. The country now has 4,10,461 cases and the toll stood at 13,254.
Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 4,10,461, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. The toll in India due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has risen to 13,254 with 1,69,451 reported active cases and 2,27,755 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far.
Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal has rolled back his order making five days of institutional quarantine for all Covid-19 positive cases under home isolation — even if mild or asymptomatic — mandatory. The decision follows strong opposition from chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). The CM had said it would create chaos and people would avoid testing, leading to further spread. He explained the government’s position to the LG and clarified all the doubts the latter had about home isolation. Covid-19 positive cases have crossed the 53,000 mark in Delhi and have claimed more than 2,000 lives.
President Donald Trump said Saturday he's asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because robust testing turns up too many cases of COVID-19. Trump told supporters at his campaign rally that the US has tested 25 million people, far more than any other country. The "bad part," Trump said, is that widespread testing leads to logging more cases of the virus. "When you do testing to that extent, you're going to find more people, you're going to find more cases," Trump said. "So I said to my people, `Slow the testing down, please.' They test and they test." Trump opted to hold his first rally in 110 days despite concerns from local health officials that it could lead to further spread of the virus in Tulsa. Most of those in attendance declined to wear a mask.
President Donald Trump's campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus.
The campaign's communications director, Tim Murtaugh, said in a statement that quarantine procedures were immediately initiated and no staff member who tested positive would attend the event.
Kanwar yatra during the auspicious month of 'Shravan' will remain suspended this year in view of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official release issued on Saturday.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Assam rose to 5,255 on Saturday with 249 new instances of the viral infection, while the death toll in the state stayed at nine, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.