India saw a record single-day surge of 24,879 coronavirus infections which pushed the nationwide COVID-19 caseload to 7,67,296 on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 21,129 with 487 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The number of recoveries stands at 4,76,377, while there are 2,69,789 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country, the updated data at 8 am showed.
"Around 62.08 per cent of patients have recovered so far," an official said.
The total number of confirmed cases included foreigners.
Of the 487 deaths, 198 are from Maharashtra, 64 from Tamil Nadu, 54 from Karnataka, 48 from Delhi, 23 from West Bengal, 18 from Uttar Pradesh, 16 from Gujarat, 12 from Andhra Pradesh, 11 from Telangana, 10 from Rajasthan, seven from Madhya Pradesh, six each from Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha, three each from Bihar, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana and two from Assam.
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura conducted the first ever Plasma for COVID patients—a medical procedure, doctors are using to treat novel Coronavirus diseases across the globe: SKIMS, Srinagar
In order to prevent black-marketing and overpricing of COVID-19 drugs such as Remdesivir, India's drugs regulator DCGI has asked manufacturers to set up a helpline for patients and also put on their websites details of distributors and supply chain.
The COVID-19 situation in the national capital has shown improvement in recent days in both recovery and doubling rates, the Union Home Ministry said on Thursday, while 2,187 fresh cases were reported and the city's coronavirus tally rose to 1,07,051.
Hospitals in Delhi have been directed to appoint nodal officers for requisition, coordination and issuance of plasma from the 'plasma bank' recently set up at a state-run facility here, officials said. Delhi Chief Arvind Kejriwal on July 2 had inaugurated a first-of-its-kind 'plasma bank' at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) for the benefit of COVID-19 patients and urged those who have recovered from this disease to donate plasma for other patients.
Gujarat reported its highest single-day spike of 861 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, which pushed its overall tally beyond the 39,000-mark, the state health department said. The case count in the state now stands at 39,280, it said. Fifteen patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, that took the state's death toll to 2,010, the department said in a statement.
The Tamil Nadu government informed the Madras High Court on Thursday that it has allowed self-financing colleges to collect fees for the present academic year in three instalments. Private schools and colleges in the state had challenged the government order that prohibited them from collecting fees due to the pandemic lockdown. (READ MORE)
Fresh COVID-19 cases again breached the 4,000 mark in Tamil Nadu after a gap of three days and 65 deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the tally to 1.26 lakh and the toll to 1,765. Though the state's daily count of fresh cases soared to 4,231, the downtrend in the fresh infections in the state capital continued with the addition of only 1,216 cases.
Assam reported two more COVID-19 fatalities on Thursday, pushing the death toll due to the infection in the state to 24, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The Telangana government on Thursday announced cancellation of the intermediate second year supplementary exams and declared every student passed. Education Minister PSabitha Indra Reddy said as many as 1.47 lakh students, who were supposed to appear for the exams, are considered passed and they can now collect their marksheets at their respective colleges by July 31.
The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that it was in the process of taking a decision on conducting final year exams for the post-graduate MD and MS courses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to 76 foreign nationals from 8 countries who were chargesheeted for attending Markaz at Nizamuddin here by allegedly violating visa conditions, indulging in missionary activities illegally and violating government guidelines, issued in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. (READ MORE)
The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has increased to 62.09% today: Government of India
The number of recovered cases has overshot the number of COVID19 active cases by 2,06,588. The number of recovered cases is 1.75 times (almost twice) the number of active cases: Government of India
15th meeting of India-EU summit will be held in virtual mode on 15 July. It'll be co-chaired by PM, President of European Council&President of European Commission. summit will review India-EU cooperation, also expected to discuss developments around COVID: Anurag Srivastava, MEA
The TDB suffered losses worth Rs 200 crore since March 25. Following the relaxation of lockdown measures, 1,248 temples under the board had allowed entry of devotees for a brief period starting from June 9. However, a week later, the ban was reinstated following criticism from various quarters. (READ MORE)
Amid a spurt in coronavirus cases, the government on Thursday said India has not yet reached the community transmission stage of COVID-19 and asserted that there have been localised outbreaks in some geographical areas. The Centre's assertion came on a day India registered a record single-day surge of 24,879 COVID-19 cases, taking the caseload to 7,67,296.
The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for "The Karnataka Contingency Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2020" to enhance the contingency fund limit to Rs 500 crore in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a survey, 26% boys in Mysuru, 29% in Dharwad (including 9% girls) and 13% in Bengaluru (including 4% girls) have been employed as daily wage labourers during the period of the lockdown (March to June). The children employed as daily wage labourers were high school students. (READ MORE)
India and the UAE have agreed to allow their airlines to carry eligible passengers on both legs of their charter flights between the two countries to be operated from July 12 to July 26, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday.
Chief Minister said he will seek revocation of the July 6 MHA orders on compulsory conduct of final terms exams in the universities/colleges by September, and withdrawal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines accordingly: Punjab Chief Minister's Office
Terming the COVID situation in the state non-conducive to conduct of exams, Punjab CM Capt Amarinder said that he will write to PM Modi & Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking cancellation of exams in universities & colleges in the interest and safety of the students: Punjab CMO
Nine new COVID19 positive cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today; the total number of positive cases in the area is now 2347 and 86 deaths: BMC
Air pollution in Bengaluru is linked to the loss of an estimated 6,300 lives in the first half of 2020 and 3.7 per cent decline in the city's annual GDP despite strictly enforcing COVID-19 related lockdown, a study has revealed.
Till 8th July, 6,79,831 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Delhi, that means 35,780 tests per 10 lakh people. Over 20,000 tests are being conducted daily: Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secy, Home Ministry
Uttar Pradesh reported 17 more deaths and over 1,200 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the state's infection tally to 32,362. So far, 862 deaths have been reported in the state, Additional Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said.
The Supreme Court Thursday refused to entertain a plea which claimed that Soap Aroma Aerosol Action Preventive Therapy (SAAPT) mask was useful and would help in saving the world from COVID-19 pandemic.
Bringing to the fore the dangers frontline workers face in combating the deadly coronavirus, 395 policemen have tested positive for the infection since the outbreak of the pandemic in Bengaluru. This includes five deaths, Inspector General of Police and Additional Commissioner of Police (Administration) Hemant Nimbalkar told.
A central team led by a senior official of the Union Health and Family Welfare department reviewed the pandemic situation in the city on Thursday. Led by Additional Secretary of union health and family welfare department Aarti Ahuja, the team held discussions with state Health Minister Dr C Vijaya Baskar and senior officials.
Meghalaya's COVID-19 caseload crossed the 100-mark on Thursday with five more persons testing positive for the infection, officials said. Two of the new patients are BSF personnel. The northeastern state's virus count now stands at 104, they said.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district rose to 5,043 after 45 more people tested positive for the disease in last 24 hours, a health official said on Thursday.
With a recovery rate of over 72 per cent and doubling rate of nearly 30 days, the COVID-19 situation in the national capital has shown remarkable improvement in recent days, the Union Home Ministry said Thursday.
District and Sessions Judge of Karkardooma District courts complex has tested positive for COVID-19, said a circular on Thursday. According to the circular issued by Administrative Officer Renu Sharma, District Judge Deepak Jagotra tested positive for COVID-19 contagion on July 8 and has gone into home quarantine for 14 days.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said all cities in the state should set up 'corona vigilance committees',to involve participation of citizens in the fight against COVID-19 and help the local administration in monitoring the ground situation.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a Southern Railway Signal & Telecommunication engineer has developed a device to remind people to maintain at least a three metre distance from each other. The device can fit into a pocket or a small purse, can be attached with ID cards and can also be used along with a wristwatch.
Tripura reported 57 fresh cases of COVID-19, raising the state's tally to 1,774, officials said on Thursday. Of the fresh cases, 22 were reported from Gomati district, 10 each from Sepahijala and Tripura West, nine from Khowai, five from Tripura North and one from Tripura South, they said. (READ MORE)
An octogenarian woman in Delhi and her 90-year-old husband suffering from Alzheimer's disease have recovered from the coronavirus infection and discharged from hospital. Doctors at a city hospital where the elderly couple were treated said that their recovery from COVID-19 in the face of high mortality rate in the older population globally due to the infection is a ray of hope to other patients.
The Karnataka High Court has stayed the Karnataka government's order banning conduct of online classes by schools stating that banning it encroaches upon the Fundamental Right to Life and Education.
Amid spike in COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday decided to appoint ministers as in-charge for each zone in the city, aimed at effectively managing the pandemic.
The number of tests has increased, on an average, we are testing more than 2.6 Lakhs of samples per day. We hope to see a further rise by the use of the antigen test: ICMR Senior scientist Nivedita Gupta
Today we have 538 cases per mn population, it's as per WHO situation report. Case per mn population in some countries are at least 16-17 times more than what it is in India. We have 15 deaths per mn population whereas we have countries where it is 40 times as much: Rajesh Bhushan
We are the second-most populous country of the world. Despite a population of 1.3 Billion people, India has been able to manage COVID-19 relatively well. If you look at cases per million population it still remains amongst lowest in the world: Rajesh Bhushan, OSD, Ministry of Health
Two BSF jawans have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram's Serchhip district in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally in the state to 203, an official said on Thursday. The jawans had recently returned from Dholcherra in neighbouring Assam. (READ MORE)
In the last 24 hours, 1,248 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported. Active cases in the State stand at 10,373. A total of 21,127 have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The death toll stands at 862: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad
Bihar reports 704 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 13,978. Number of recovered cases stand at 9,541: State Health Department
Covid-19 pandemic seems to have derailed the dreams of thousands of Indians looking to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate degrees abroad this year. (READ MORE)
In a major development that will help Telangana increase its COVID-19 testing capacity which is one of the lowest in the country, the state has started using Rapid Antibody Test (RAT) kits. (READ MORE)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed that 40,000 tests should be conducted in the state per day to trace the spread of coronavirus. Around 35,000 tests are being conducted per day in the state till now. With COVID-19 cases rising in Jhansi, Kanpur and Varanasi, the chief minister said a team of specialists doctors should be sent to the three districts.
A 53-year-old assistant sub-inspector of Delhi Police died on Thursday morning at a hospital here, weeks after he tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. Jeevan Singh, posted at Delhi Police's Special branch, was attached with the Motor Transport section of the department, they said.
Odisha on Thursday reported its highest single-day spike of 577 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the state to 11,201, while four more deaths pushed the toll to 52, a health department official said. Ganjam district reported three deaths and Bhadrak one, he said.
Eight states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka and Telangana, account for around 90 per cent of the active COVID-19 cases in the country and 80 per cent of the active cases have been reported from 49 districts, the Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was informed on Thursday.
The Assam government has decided to impose a "total lockdown" in Golaghat town from Thursday evening for eight days to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. The restrictions in Golaghat Municipal Board area will be in place from 7 pm on Thursday to prevent further spread of the virus, he said.
The Delhi High Court Thursday directed Delhi University to file an affidavit detailing the schedule of final year undergraduate exams which have been postponed from July 10 to beyond August 15. (READ MORE)
The global comparison between the five most affected countries clearly depicted that India has one of the lowest cases per million (538) and deaths per million (15) compared the global average of 1453 and 68.7, respectively: Government of India.
Judicial and administrative works at Calcutta High Court to remain suspended from 10th July to 13th July, to conduct sanitisation in the three buildings of the Court.
People resorted to panic buying in several markets of West Bengal on Thursday disregarding social distancing norms, ahead of the imposition of a total lockdown in the containment zones in the state.
Rajasthan reported seven more COVID-19 deaths and 149 fresh cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday, taking the death toll to 489 and total tally to 22,212, officials said. There are 4,846 active cases in the state. While three deaths were reported in Pali, two were in Jodhpur, one each in Nagaur and Udaipur.
The ITDC has signed an MoU with the AIIMS to strengthen health protocols and monitor the COVID-19 preventive practices across all its properties, including hotels, a statement from the PSU under the tourism ministry said on Thursday.
The number of coronavirus cases rose to 7,504 in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Thursday after 166 more people tested positive for the disease, officials said. Among the fresh cases, 101 were reported from the city and 65 from rural parts of the district.
Arrested Assam activist Akhil Gogoi has tested positive for COVID-19, his legal counsel Santanu Barthakur said on Thursday. “He has tested positive. I just received the news that he has tested positive for COVID-19,” Barthakur told The New Indian Express. It, however, could not be officially confirmed. (READ MORE)
Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1101 in Himachal Pradesh, active cases stand at 256. Total 821 patients have recovered so far. Death toll stands at nine.
All the 49 new cases are in Puducherry region, said Minister for Health Malladi Krishna Rao. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Health Minister Maddi Krishna Rao said, 'COVID-19 tests were done for 37 people in the Raj Nivas out of which one person working in the IT wing has tested positive.' (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The decision was communicated to states. However, the process to collate data from states has been challenging so far and the progress on it has been slow, said an official of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
India reports the highest single-day spike of 24879 new COVID-19 cases and 487 deaths in the last 24 hours. Positive cases stand at 767296 including 269789 active cases, 476378 cured/discharged/migrated & 21129 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
FIR registered against Pune Sanjeevani ambulance services at Bibvewadi police station on a complaint by RTO (Regional Transport Office), Pune for overcharging a patient. Case registered under section 420 of IPC: Pune City Police.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attributed the surging coronavirus cases to the rise in the number of laboratories testing samples of suspected COVID-19 patients. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Pune district reported 1,618 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours - highest single-day spike - taking the count to 32,596 on Wednesday, while 25 more patients died due to the infection, a health official said. The death toll reached 944 with 25 more patients succumbing to the infection during the same period, he said.
Neurological complications of COVID-19 may include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke, and nerve damage, according to a study which says some of these symptoms may not be a direct consequence of the novel coronavirus infection but due to the immune system acting on healthy cells. (READ MORE)
The Indian Navy on Wednesday said it has completed Operation Samudra Setu, which began on May 5, by bringing nearly 4,000 Indians back home from three countries amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Pune district administration on Wednesday filed a case against an ambulanceservice provider in the city for overcharging a COVID-19 patient. The ambulance service charged a patient Rs 8,000 for a seven-km ride on June 25, said District Collector Naval Kishore Ram.
Assam on Wednesday reported its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a single day as six people succumbed to the disease, taking the coronavirus toll to 22 while the tally reached 13,336, Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Moments before the body of 35-year-old Anjum was to be buried, Sharif Khan decided to have one last look at his sister who succumbed to the novel coronavirus. However, he received a rude shock when the corpse lying in a body bag beside the freshly dug grave turned out to be someone else's. (READ MORE)
The data on the doubling time for COVID-19 cases in the city, especially in the zones including Royapuram and Tondiarpet, may indicate that the transmission is low in several areas in the city which were earlier considered a challenge by the state government and the city corporation.
Gujarat reported 783 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest single-day spike, taking the count to 38,419, while the death toll inched towards the 2,000-mark, the state health department said. The state reported the death of 16 coronavirus patients, taking the total fatalities to 1,995, it said.
The sharp spurt in the number of coronavirus cases in Bengaluru and Hyderabad since relaxations in lockdown curbs last month is causing concern for managers of the two southern cities. In the first seven days of this month alone, Bengaluru has added over 6,800 cases while the Telangana capital more than 9,000 infections with officials attributing it largely to movement of people consequent to easing of restrictions.
A sweet shop selling 'special mysurpak' with 19 herbal ingredients claiming that it would cure coronavirus in just three days was sealed on Wednesday by Food Safety Department officials. The shop owner had put out advertisements through pamphlets, saying that the 'photo speed corona cure mysurpak' with 19 herbs would cure COVID-19 patients in three days and a daily consumption by others would boost their immunity. (READ MORE)
The pandemic has most definitely brought hardships to the unorganised sector in Karnataka -- and that includes sex workers. With no help from the state government, sex workers are now looking at other means of sustaining themselves. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The pandemic has most definitely brought hardships to the unorganised sector in Karnataka -- and that includes sex workers. With no help from the state government, sex workers are now looking at other means of sustaining themselves. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Keeping in view the growing number of coronavirus cases, the Bihar government has announced a seven-day lockdown in the capital city from July 10. The district administration took this decision after 235 Covid-19 positive cases reported from the city on Wednesday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
A 15-year-old boy from Gundmi near Saligrama in Udupi district who was under home quarantine allegedly killed himself on Monday. He was found hanging from the ceiling in his house.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Hemant Soren is under scanner for Covid-19 as one of his Cabinet colleagues Mithlesh Thakur and JMM MLA Mathura Mahto were tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. Soren, along with his Principal Secretary and Press Advisor, has put himself in home quarantine as they had come in contact with Thakur and Mahto recently. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The doctor was working at the a government hospital in the district and tested positive one week ago. Officials said a resident of the apartment complex where the doctor was staying tested positive recently. Tests of the resident's contacts were conducted during which the doctor also tested positive. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The number of recoveries stands at 4,56,830, while there are 2,64,944 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country, the updated data at 8 am showed. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has directed state Health Secretary to share a detailed analysis of factors behind all COVID-19 deaths in the capital in the last two weeks. The objective is to take measures to further reduce deaths in the national capital.
After getting permission from the ICMR, all mandatory preparation to begin the human-trials have been completed within a very short time frame at the Patna –AIIMS. Speaking to TNIE, Superintendent of AIIMS Dr CM Singh said that the human-trails will begin here from July 10 under the constant monitoring of doctors following the guidelines of ICMR. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
India reports a spike of 22,752 new COVID-19 cases and 482 deaths in the last 24 hours. Positive cases stand at 7,42,417 including 2,64,944 active cases, 4,56,831 cured/discharged/migrated and 20,642 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Gujarat High Court to remain closed from today till 10th July for sanitisation of the entire premises after six staff members of the High Court registry and one constable from Vigilance Department were found COVID-19 positive.
On June 1, five states — Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh — together reported nearly 63% of the total active Covid-19 cases in the country. By the end of Unlock-1, the percentage had gone up to 70. (READ THE FULL STORY HERE)
Patna Medical College has withdrawn the order that stated deployment of six doctors, three nurses, and a ventilator at the official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Out of 1378 samples tested for COVID-19, 24 people have tested positive in the state: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
There are rumours and fake news that there is a lockdown in Shillong from July 10th; I would like to clarify that the Government of Meghalaya has taken no such decision: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
Kalaburagi district administration restricted marriages at public places, convention halls and at homes, in view COVID-19. Deputy Commissioner issued a notification that no permission should be given to marriages except at sub-registrar office in presence of only five signatories.
A 47-year-old Assistant Sub Inspector of the Government Railway Police, working at the KSR Bengaluru railway station tested COVID-positive on Tuesday. The railway police station on Platform 6 of the station was sealed for sanitization on Tuesday and all 60 cops asked to remain home quarantined. He is the first railway cop to test positive for the virus. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The Delhi government on Tuesday directed state-run and private hospitals in the national capital to put up flex boards to encourage people who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma to help other patients. The boards have to be put up at the gate of all hospitals, the city government said in an order. (READ THE FULL HIGHLIGHTS HERE)