India witnessed a single-day spike of 52,509 COVID-19 cases and the total cases in the country crossed 1.9 million, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
The death toll mounted to 39,795 with 857 new fatalities were reported on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, gyms across the country reopened today after several months under the 'Unlock 3.0' guidelines and people practised social distancing and other precautionary measures while heading back to their workout spaces.
Earlier today, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was also discharged from a Bhopal hospital after recovering from coronvirus.
2,284 COVID-19 cases detected out of 59,162 tests in the last 24 hrs. Positivity rate is at 3.86%. Total cases stand at 50,445 including 34,421 recoveries, 15,900 active cases and 121 deaths: #Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pic.twitter.com/709dSUqXFR
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
Earlier, Nagapattinam MP M Selvaraj and Mayiladuthurai MP S Ramalingam had tested positive after attending the opinion hearing event. The meeting was about the bifurcation of Nagapattinam district and the formation of the Mayiladuthurai district. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The study, published in The Journal of Internal Medicine, included 87 patients with severe COVID-19 in intensive care at Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
978 #COVID19 cases, 584 recovered & 7 deaths reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 15,048, including 9,086 active cases, 5,826 recovered & 136 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/OKiPkSues1
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
Eighty-year old Purohit was on self isolation since July 29 after three Raj Bhavan staff tested positive for the virus earlier. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
2,331 #COVID19 cases and 46 deaths reported in Pune today. Total number of cases in the district is now at 97,309, including 68,775 recovered, 26,274 active cases & 2,231 deaths: District Health Department #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/PFe81ZvgzD
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
Stressing that Patanjali Ayurved had priced it only at Rs 500, Ramdev said, "Had we put a higher price of even Rs 5,000, in this COVID-19 times, we could have easily earned up to Rs 5,000 crore from this. But we have not done so." (READ FULL STORY HERE)
#TNIECovidBulletin
— TNIE Kerala (@xpresskerala) August 5, 2020
While the fresh cases show no let up, the improving rate of recovery provides some relief for Kerala. @martin_josephp brings today's #COVID19 update.@MSKiranPrakash @NewIndianXpress #COVID19 #COVIDUpdates pic.twitter.com/LxrvBvswyq
#APFightsCorona: 10,128 new cases take #COVID19 tally to 1,86,461 positive cases. 8,729 recoveries, 77 deaths in 24 hours. #EastGodavari yet again records more than 1000 new cases @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/wzyNsFbgd7
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) August 5, 2020
5,619 COVID-19 cases in Karnataka. PM @narendramodi gets wooden statue of Lord Shrirama from Kannadiga artist. @BSYBJP health condition is stable. @preejap13 gives more details
— TNIE Karnataka (@XpressBengaluru) August 5, 2020
Editing by @MeghanaSastry @NewIndianXpress @santwana99 pic.twitter.com/UBvAceVIvn
348 new #COVID19 cases and 173 recoveries reported in Goa today. Total number of cases is 7,423, out of which 2,072 are active cases, 5,287 are recovered cases and 64 deaths: Directorate of Health Services, Goa pic.twitter.com/cZqz8yKOAk
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
All passengers arriving in Goa are required to go for 14 days of home quarantine or they can opt for 14 days of paid institutional quarantine. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/R7YR8OMj6T
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
The total number of #COVID19 positive cases is 504 in Mizoram including 286 discharged cases and 218 active cases: Department of Information and Public Relations, State Govt pic.twitter.com/LhxOUN2Xfr
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
The recruitment process for 1,356 posts of BSF & CISF for J&K youth started in 2019. However, due to outbreak of #COVID19, the written test could not be conducted. It will be conducted when the pandemic situation in Jammu and Kashmir is better: SS Deswal, DG of ITBP and BSF pic.twitter.com/KxeNAVOEJt
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
Passengers who will be able to produce a COVID-19 negative certificate issued by ICMR recognized lab, not older than 48 hours prior to the arrival in Goa, will be exempted from home quarantine.
559 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir; 96 from Jammu division and 463 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 22955 including 7285 active cases and 426 deaths: J&K Govt pic.twitter.com/4WdDJ8ZW71
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
246 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Uttarakhand today, taking the total number of cases to 8254: State Control Room COVID19 pic.twitter.com/5RAhrIg502
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
10,309 #COVID19 cases, 6,165 discharged & 334 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 4,68,265, including 1,45,961 active cases, 3,05,521 recovered & 16,476 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/Vlw8QKMU2Z
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
In the last late 24 hours, 75 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state. Total number of cases now at 3093 including 1224 active cases, 1862 recovered cases and 7 deaths: Manipur Govt pic.twitter.com/QGRVNzwzoG
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
1,125 #COVID19 cases, 711 recovered/discharged & 42 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 1,19,255 including 91,673 recovered/discharged, 20,697 active cases & 6,588 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation pic.twitter.com/URI8PwdQnK
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
5619 #COVID19 cases & 100 deaths reported in Karnataka till Wednesday evening. 5407 persons discharged. 1848 cases from Bengaluru.
— Anusha Ravi Sood (@anusharavi10) August 5, 2020
State's tally- 1,51,449
Active cases - 73,958
Deaths- 2804
Discharges - 74,679@XpressBengaluru @NewIndianXpress @santwana99 pic.twitter.com/OawbnY50Xy
Health workers are seen sorting the samples collected at a #COVID19 test camp in Chinna Waltair in Visakhapatnam.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) August 5, 2020
Express Photos | @Gsn_tnie @xpressandhra pic.twitter.com/Iw0QE1lHmH
A total of 894, COVID-19 positive cases were reported today in Punjab, taking the state’s total tally to 19,856 cases, while 12,943 patients discharged/recovered and 491 have died till date#Pb @Newindianxpress, @SundayStandard, @TheMornStandard
— Harpreet Singh Bajwa (@Harpreet_TNIE) August 5, 2020
According to protocol, family members of COVID-19 victims cannot attend the cremation and thus they are not able to collect the ashes at that time, said Atin Ghosh, a member of the KMC Board of Administrators.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
All Non Resident Keralites ( NRKs) who reached Kerala & are unable to return to their respective working places abroad due to #COVID19 will be provided Rs 5000 each. For this, the cabinet today sanctioned Rs 50 crore from CM Distress Relief Fund: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
1,195 fresh cases vs 1,234 recoveries in Kerala on Wednesday @COVID19centre #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/cYhiC7pS6J
— TNIE Kerala (@xpresskerala) August 5, 2020
A total of 3.2 lakh people, including the migrant workers, arrived in Jammu and Kashmir from outside since the nationwide lockdown came into effect on March 25, and all of them were subjected to COVID-19 tests.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
"With an increasing number of COVID-19 patients recovering, there has been a 63.8 per cent increase in the recovered cases in the last 14 days, indicating that the COVID-19 response and management driven by the Centre's 'test, track, treat', strategy is yielding the desired results," the health ministry said in the statement.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
A day after active cases turned 4 digit figure, it is again back to above 10K.
— Somrita Ghosh (@Somrita_Ghosh) August 5, 2020
After a long gap, new #COVID19 cases more than recovered patients. 1076 fresh cases.
11 more deaths.
Around 16K tests done. @NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/PtpVvaJYlO
Kerala #COVID case update
— Raam Das (@PRamdas_TNIE) August 5, 2020
1195 new cases
1234 recovered
07 deaths
971 local transmission
(79 cases without origin)
66 from abroad
125 other states
13 Health Workers
274 cases reported in Thiruvananthapuram
94 total deaths@NewIndianXpress @xpresskerala
South Africa has 521,318 confirmed coronavirus cases, the fifth highest in the world and more than half of all reported cases in Africa, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far South Africa has recorded 8,884 COVID-19 deaths, although studies of excess mortality rates indicate the actual toll could be higher.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
#COVID19 update #TamilNadu (August 5)
— S Mannar Mannan (@mannar_mannan) August 5, 2020
Today’s +ive cases 5,175 (5,135 indigenous/40 imported) Total 2,73,460
Chennai 1,044 Total 1,05,004
Active 54,184
Discharged 6,031 Total 2,14,815
Death 112 (28 pvt/84 govt) 104 with comorbidities Total 4,461@xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/8cPTcib3e2
Total number of recoveries crosses 25,000 mark in #Odisha after 1255 more #COVID19 patients discharged from Covid Hospitals & Care Centres.
— Hemant Kumar Rout #JayShreeRam (@TheHemantRout) August 5, 2020
Total cases: 39,018
Recovered: 25,738
Death: 269
Active cases: 13,011@XpressOdisha @NewIndianXpress
Touted as a first of its kind in the nation, a mobile COVID-19 lab was inaugurated on Wednesday by the Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar
The lab, approved by the (ICMR can do 9,000 RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) tests per month, an official press release
'This is a unique lab having all safety features and capable of producing 100% accurate results within four hours,' Dr Sudhakar was quoted as saying in the press release.
(Inputs from PTI)
After Delhi, India’s second national-level plasma bank was opened at Chennai's Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital at a budget of Rs 2.34 crore. @xpresstn @shibasahu2012 #coronavirus #PlasmaBank
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) August 5, 2020
Express photos | @haisat2005 pic.twitter.com/uPLrZpbkYJ
Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, currently admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi, was shifted to the official residence of RIMS director, also known as Kelly Bungalow located inside the hospital campus.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The survey estimated that 31.5 per cent of the population had contracted the virus, with the highest infection rate in Kabul where more than half of the city's five million population were thought to have been infected. But the country of around 32 million people has only limited testing capacity and has officially declared just 36,000 cases and more than 1,200 deaths.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
. @CMofKarnataka works from hospital room and watch Ram Mandira ceremony on TV. HC restricts MOEFCC from publishing final notification of EIA draft 2020. More updates by @ranjanikanth_
— TNIE Karnataka (@XpressBengaluru) August 5, 2020
Editing: @MeghanaSastry@NewIndianXpress @santwana99 pic.twitter.com/2tShnNQzFs
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is undergoing treatment for coronavirus, is now stable and has no fever, the hospital where he is admitted said on Wednesday. Siddaramaiah was admitted on Monday night after having fever in the morning, according to his son Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
NEWS ALERT: Entrance exam for admission to #MCA courses in AICTE-recognised educational institutions in #Kerala for 2020-21 cancelled in the wake of #Covid19. Rank list will be prepared on the basis of marks scored in qualifying examination. @xpresskerala @NewIndianXpress
— Sovi Vidyadharan (@sovividyadharan) August 5, 2020
Several AIADMK cadres, media persons in #Dindigul, who underwent #COVID19 test at Collectorate yesterday ahead of CM's visit, have been found positive. @xpresstn @VinodhArulappan
— Jegadeeswari Suganthi Pandian (@Jegadeeswari_IE) August 5, 2020
The infection tally climbed close to 40,000 after 1337 new cases were detected from 28 of the 30 districts. According to the Health and Family Welfare Department, the deceased included two women, aged 52 and 60 from Ganjam and Khurda respectively. Of the 11 deaths, nine persons, including five from Ganjam and one each from Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Gajapati and Khurda succumbed to novel coronavirus.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
#TNIENewsBulletin@TheKeralaPolice arrest Jasmin Sha and 3 others in financial misappropriation case; Main accused Bijulal taken in custody in Tpuram treasury fraud case and other news updates from #Kerala. Azmia brings the updates. @MSKiranPrakash @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/1hzFDAkd49
— TNIE Kerala (@xpresskerala) August 5, 2020
A cruise ship with 123 passengers on board and a crew of 85 docked Wednesday in the Norwegian harbour of Bodoe but no one could disembark after a former passenger from Denmark tested positive for the coronavirus upon returning home.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
TN CM EPS allows functioning of gyms (stand-alone only) in Tamil Nadu from August 10 with customers less than 50 years of age; Standard Operation Procedure will be issued separately @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress @indraneel0
— T Muruganandham (@muruga_TNIE) August 5, 2020
“I was advised to quarantine at home and take medications but I didn’t want to do it so I got myself admitted to the hospital. I will be discharged in two days,” Singer SP Balasubrahmanyam added.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it incurred a loss of around Rs 42 lakh as most of the Shramik Special trains arranged in the last month to ferry stranded migrant workers to their native states amid the COVID-19 pandemic went empty.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Let the gains begin | Fitness enthusiasts were seen 'pumped' with energy as #Gyms in Vijayawada reopened as part of #unlock3guidelines.@xpressandhra @shibasahu2012 #Unlock3
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) August 5, 2020
Express photos | @prasantmadugula pic.twitter.com/mSwd07c6go
Odisha's COVID-19 caseload crossed the 39,000-mark with the detection of 1,337 fresh infections, while nine more fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 225 on Wednesday, a health official said. The fresh infections reported in 28 districts took the state's tally to 39,018, he said.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
A statement from Manipal Hospital, where the 69-year-old legislator was admitted for treatment, said that he was suffering for a long time from chronic liver disease.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
TN governor Banwarilal Purohit continues to be asymptomatic, active and doing well, says @kauveryhospital . @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/nzcYvOye13
— Omjasvin M D (@omjasvinMD) August 5, 2020
#Thread
— 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐢 (@Lalitha_Ranjani) August 5, 2020
Acc. to data obtained by @NewIndianXpress from #Madurai dist. administration, no. of samples tested for #COVID19 in the last 1 week were:
Jul 29 - 3,511
Jul 30 - 3,855
Jul 31 - 4,084
Aug 1 - 3,567
Aug 2 - 3,110
Aug 3 - 4,160
Aug 4 - 4,172@xpresstn @VinodhArulappan
Punjab: Fitness enthusiasts express happiness over opening of gyms in Amritsar as part of #Unlock3.
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
"I'm happy to be back in gym after months of #Covid19 lockdown. Every hour sanitisation is being done. We've been asked to keep a towel & sanitiser bottle handy,"says a customer. pic.twitter.com/qzAwGGOALu
With fitness centres in Bengaluru reopened as part of #unlock3guidelines, strict precautionary measures were being followed and only select equipment was permitted for use.@XpressBengaluru @shibasahu2012 #Gyms
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) August 5, 2020
Express photos | @MeghanaSastry pic.twitter.com/8rwB8sF1mG
#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Hanuman Garhi Temple in #Ayodhya ahead of ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ of #RamTemple pic.twitter.com/yq2XsUlGKo
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
PM Modi along with UP CM Yogi Adityanath has reached the 10 century Hanumangarhi temple where are taking part in rituals
#WATCH live: PM Narendra Modi in Ayodhya for #RamTemple foundation stone laying ceremony. https://t.co/yo5LpodbSz
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
593 #COVID19 cases reported in Rajasthan today; 10 deaths and 68 recovered cases. Total COVID tally in the state rises to 47,272 including 742 deaths and 32,900 recovered cases: Government of Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/vQHrknL5q5
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
1337 new #COVID19 cases detected, 11 die in #Odisha
— Hemant Kumar Rout #StayHomeStaySafe (@TheHemantRout) August 5, 2020
815 in quarantine
522 local contacts
Samples tested: 14915
Positivity rate: 8.96%
District wise cases
🔹Ganjam 201
🔹Khurda 196
🔹Cuttack 168
🔹Sundargarh 83
Total cases: 39018
Samples: 585505@XpressOdisha @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/octfrDP5k8
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday issued an order asking tea and tiffin centers, juice stalls and the roadside food joints, vans and kiosks serving gupchup, chaat and dishes to stick to takeaways only.
कोरोना के प्रारंभिक लक्षण लगने पर डॉक्टरों के परामर्श पर कराई गई कोविड-19की जाँच में मेरी रिपोर्ट positiveआयी है।अतःविगत दिनों मेरे संपर्क में आने वाले लोगों से अनुरोध है कि कृपया सरकार द्वारा निर्धारित कोविड-19की गाइडलाइंस के अनुसार स्वयं को क्वारंटाइन कर जाँच कराने का कष्ट करें
— Brajesh Pathak (@brajeshpathakup) August 5, 2020
"After symptoms of coronavirus, I got tested on the advice of doctors. I tested positive for COVID-19. Those who came in contact with me in past few days are requested to follow government guidelines and quarantine themselves and get themselves tested," Uttar Pradesh Law minister Pathak said in a tweet.
https://twitter.com/brajeshpathakup/status/1290840171064123392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1290840171064123392%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newindianexpress.com%2Fnation%2F2020%2Faug%2F05%2Fup-cabinet-minister-brajesh-pathak-tests-positive-for-covid-19-2179365.html
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan discharged from Bhopal's Chirayu Hospital after recovering from #COVID19.
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
He had tested positive for the disease on 25th July. The hospital has advised him to isolate himself at home and self monitor his health for a further 7 days. pic.twitter.com/quacfT4f3g
With the arrival of monsoon in the national capital, there is likely to be an increase in seasonal influenzas such as fever, cough and cold and vector-borne diseases which several health experts fear might clash with curning the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as both tend to share similar symptoms. (READ HERE)
India's #COVID19 tally crosses 19-lakh mark with single-day spike of 52,509 new cases & 857 deaths in the last 24 hours.
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2020
The total number of positive cases is 19,08,255 including 5,86,244 active cases, 12,82,216 cured/discharged/migrated & 39,795 deaths: Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/JbTtxwbD2y
"A total of 28 states and UTs are conducting more than 140 COVID-19 tests per day per million population. India is conducting 479 tests per day per million population for the detection of the disease," Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Telangana reports 2012 cases of Coronavirus, taking overall caseload beyond 70k
— TNIE Telangana (@XpressHyderabad) August 5, 2020
13 reported deaths. Active cases now at 18,568
Recoveries cross 50k pic.twitter.com/IPN94yWTsC
Strict security measures in Bengal amid row over Wednesday's lockdown While security will be tight to enforce the lockdown to combat COVID-19, extra precautions will be taken to thwart any attempt to disrupt the law and situation "anywhere by anyone be it any political or non-political body," the official said hinting at the Ram Mandir bhumi pujan.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)