After Union Ministers Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan, Arjun Ram Meghwal has also tested positive for Covid-19. The MoS for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and Parliamentary Affairs has been admitted to AIIMS-Delhi for treatment.
The coronavirus cases in India crossed the 20 lakh mark on Friday. India recorded more than 60,000 positive cases for the second straight day on Saturday as 61,537 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 20.88 lakh, according to health ministry data.
The death toll of the nation reached 42,518 as 933 deaths were reported in the last one day.
The ten states with the highest number of coronavirus cases in India are Maharashtra (4.9 lakh cases, Tamil Nadu (2.85 lakh cases), Andhra Pradesh (2.06 lakh cases), Karnataka (1.64 lakh cases, Delhi (1.42 lakh cases), Uttar Pradesh (1.13 lakh cases), West Bengal (89.66 thousand cases), Telangana (77,513) cases), Bihar (71,304 cases) and Gujarat (68,0000 cases).
In Maharashtra, flying squads will inspect if hospitals and ambulances are taking exorbitant charges from COVID-19 patients, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Friday.
“To check if the decisions are being implemented, flying squads have been set up. Divisional commissioners, district collectors and municipal commissioners have been told that inspection reports should be submitted in three days,” Tope said.
Meanwhile, Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, has set a ceiling price of $3 per dose for the proposed Covid-19 vaccine for India and low-and middle-income countries.
India has become the third country in the world to cross 20 lakh coronavirus cases after the United States and Brazil. The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 19.2 million, while the deaths have increased to over 7,19,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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After Union Ministers Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan, Arjun Ram Meghwal has also tested positive for Covid-19. The MoS for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and Parliamentary Affairs has been admitted to AIIMS-Delhi for treatment.
Kerala recorded 1,420 new cases, 1,715 recoveries & 4 deaths in the last 24 hours. 485 cases reported in Thiruvananthapuram today, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said today.
Maharashtra (4.9 lakh cases), Tamil Nadu (2.85 lakh cases), Andhra Pradesh (2.06 lakh cases), Karnataka (1.64 lakh cases), Delhi (1.42 lakh cases), Uttar Pradesh (1.13 lakh cases), West Bengal (89.66 thousand cases), Telangana (77,513) cases), Bihar (71,304 cases) and Gujarat (68,0000 cases).
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary has tested positive for coronavirus, he said in a tweet on Saturday.
Flights have no problem and the mission will continue, says Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). The Air India Express flight that crashlanded at Kozhikode Airport in Kerala, in which 18 people lost their lives, was part of the Vande Bharat Mission.
Abhishek Bachchan has been tested negative for coronavirus this afternoon. The actor shared this information via Twitter.
Kerala government has announced Rs 10 lakh compensation to families of those who lost their lives in the Air India Express flight crash at Karipur airport in Kozhikode.
According to the Odisha health department, 1,643 new positive cases, 1810 recoveries, and 12 deaths were reported in Odisha on 7th August, taking the total number of cases in the state to 44,193 including 15,189 active cases, 28,697 recovered cases and 259 deaths till date.
One of the 18 passengers who died when the Air India Express flight from Dubai crash landed at the airport in Kozhikode, has tested positive for coronavirus. 18 people, including two pilots of the flight were killed in the crash.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurates the 400-bedded Covid-19 hospital in Sector 39, Noida (Gautam Buddha Nagar).
Rajasthan records 499 new coronavirus positive cases and 9 deaths, taking the total positive cases and deaths to 50,656 and 776 respectively. Active cases stand at 13,570, according to the State Health Department.