India on Thursday added 47,905 fresh cases to its COVID-19 tally and 550 deaths to its toll, as per the data shared by the Union Health Ministry.
With this addition of fresh cases, the case-load in India surged to 86,83,917 while the toll reached 1,28,121.
Meanwhile, the total active cases in the country are 4,89,294 after a decrease of 5,363 in the last 24 hours and total cured cases are 80,66,502 with 52,718 new discharges.
The increasing COVID-19 cases in the national capital has become a big concern as Delhi has now become the largest contributor of fresh coronavirus cases in the country.
Five more persons died of COVID-19 in Bihar on Thursday, raising the death toll to 1,167, while 523 fresh cases took the tally to 2,25,499, the health department said in a bulletin.
Altogether 536 patients also recovered from the disease, taking the total number of cured people to 2,17,958, the bulletin said.
West Bengal on Thursday reported the highest single-day recovery of 4,453 COVID-19 patients, taking the total number of cured people to 3,81,149, the health department said in a bulletin.
Himachal Pradesh reported six more COVID-19 fatalities on Thursday, taking the death toll in the state to 406, while 765 new cases pushed the infection count to 28,184. Three deaths were reported from Shimla, two from Mandi and one from Hamirpur, according to the Health department data issued here.
Pune district reported 622 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 3,30,112 on Thursday, a health official said. With 19 fresh fatalities, the death toll in the western Maharashtra district rose to 8,141, he added.
Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 infection count surged to 2,07,740 on Thursday after 1,817 people tested positive for the viral infection, an official said. With 20 new fatalities, the death toll climbed to 2,527, he said.
Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported 2,112 new COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths, taking the tally to 7,52,521 and the toll to 11,440. Of the fresh infections, Chennai reported 565, Coimbatore 190, Chengelpet 148, Tiruvallur 120 and the remainder was scattered across the state, a health department bulletin said.
Ahmedabad recorded 199 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest for a district in Gujarat on Thursday, while 160 patients recovered from the infection, said the state Health Department. With this, Ahmedabad district's tally of positive cases rose to 44,690, said a release by the department.
With the addition of 107 fresh cases of COVID-19, the tally of infections in Goa reached 45,605 on Thursday, an official from the health department said. While the coastal state did not report any casualties during the day, 192 patients recovered from the infection, the official said.
Rajasthan reported 13 more COVID-19 fatalities on Thursday, taking the death toll to 2,032 as 2,176 new cases pushed the state's infection tally to 2,19,327.
According to a Health department bulletin, 17,352 patients are currently undergoing treatment in the state, and the number of recoveries stands at 1,99,943.
617 new COVID19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 226 from Jammu division and 391 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 1,00,968 including 5,578 active cases, 93,824 recoveries, and 1,566 deaths: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir
Rajasthan reports 2,176 new COVID19 cases, 13 deaths and 1,804 recoveries today. Total cases in the state rise to 2,19,327 including 2,032 deaths and 1,99,943 recoveries/discharges. Active cases stand at 17,352
Karnataka reports 2,116 new COVID19 cases, 3,368 discharges and 21 deaths. Total positive cases in the State rise to 8,55,912 including 8,14,949 discharges and 11,474 deaths. Active cases stand at 29,470: State Health Department
523 new COVID19 positive cases reported in the state on 11th November. The total number of active cases in Bihar is 6,915: State Health Department
Himachal Pradesh reports 170 new COVID19 cases & 185 cured cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 27,588 so far, including 5,586 active cases, 21,571 recoveries & 403 deaths till date: Department of Health, Govt of Himachal Pradesh
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while making new stimulus announcements under Atmanirbhar 3.0 on Thursday, declared the launch of a new scheme to incentivse the creation of new employment during COVID-19 recovery phase. Talking at a press conference at the National Media Centre, Delhi, the Finance Minister said that there were "quite a few indicators showing a distinct recovery in the economy,"
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India saw a single-day increase of 47,905 infections taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to 86,83,916, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease have surged to 80,66,501, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,28,121 with 550 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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After several weeks of rapidly rising coronavirus cases, hospitals around the United States are once again overwhelmed, forcing local authorities to take new measures to cope with the pandemic.
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The Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter also withdrew permission given to religious gatherings, social, political, entertainment, cultural and educational functions, and the meetings related to these events, to start from November 16 with not more than 100 participants.
A thick blanket of smog enveloped Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore on Wednesday, prompting officials to warn that tens of thousands of the city's residents risk respiratory disease and eye-related problems while doctors urged people to stay at home.
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The Delhi High Court noted that the daily number of new COVID-19 cases received for November 10 was at 8,593 and 'still counting' and the number of containment zones in the city were 4,016.
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A small dip in cases was registered under GHMC limits as only 192 cases were reported on the day, as opposed to over 200 cases in the past six-seven days.
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The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths. Figures from the British government showed that 595 more people in the country died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus, the highest daily number since May.
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