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Commuters get out of a taxi in front of Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple in Mumbai. (File photo| Reuters)
Commuters get out of a taxi in front of Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple in Mumbai. (File photo| Reuters)
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With new 44,684 COVID-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours, India's total cases surged to 87,73,479, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Saturday.

With 520 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the toll mounts to 1,29,188.

The total number of active cases stand at 4,80,719 after a decrease of 3,828 in the last 24 hours. Total discharged cases stand at 81,63,572 with 47,992 new discharges in the last 24 hours.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 12,40,31,230 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to November 13 with 9,29,491 samples being tested on Friday.

Tripura reports 78 new cases

Over 30 undertrial prisoners test COVID-19 positive in Mahoba jail

As many as 34 undertrial prisoners lodged in the Mahoba jail here have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Saturday.

Mahoba's Chief Medical Officer Dr Manoj Kumar Sinha said two barracks of the jail have been transformed into Level-2 COVID hospital.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Scientists decode why COVID-19 spares children

According to the researchers, including those from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in the US, children have lower levels of a receptor protein that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 needs to invade airway epithelial cells in the lung. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Uttar Pradesh reports 2361 new cases, 29 deaths

Religious places in Maharashtra to re-open for devotees from November 16

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Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world

  • India's active caseload of COVID-19 has shrunk to 4,80,719, registering a four-day streak of less than five lakh active cases, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

  • Nagaland government decides to impose Rs 100 fine on people not wearing mask.

  • India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 87.73 lakh with 44,684 new cases in a day as the death toll mounted to 1,29,188 with the pandemic claiming 520 more lives in a span of 24 hours in the country.

  • Jharkhand reports 288 new COVID-19 cases, four fresh fatalities.

  • Puducherry reports 48 fresh cases of infection; no deaths reported.

  • US President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has said that they are not getting access to real-time threat assessment and intelligence reports by the outgoing Trump administration.

  • Fifty-seven more people, including two Armymen, tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, following which the state's tally rose to 15,758, a Health Department official said.

  • US President-elect Joe Biden has described the spike in new coronavirus cases in the country as "alarming", demanding the current administration led by President Donald Trump to take urgent action.

  • US President Donald Trump has ruled out a national lockdown under his administration to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, saying such a move costs lives, impacts the economy and "the cure cannot be worse than the problem itself".

    • Andamans COVID-19 tally rises to 4,518

    The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 4,518 as 11 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Saturday. Of the 11 new cases, six have travel history, while five were detected during contact tracing, the official said.

    The Union territory has 153 active COVID-19 cases while 4,304 have recovered from the disease, he said. The archipelago has so far reported 61 COVID-19 deaths.

    Telangana reports 1,050 new cases

    India's active COVID-19 caseload has shrunk to 4,80,719: Health Ministry

    India's active caseload of COVID-19 has shrunk to 4,80,719, registering a four-day streak of less than five lakh active cases, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said the share of active cases in the total positive cases has further decreased to 5.48 per cent.

    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Odisha reports 902 new COVID-19 cases, 15 more fatalities

    Nagaland govt to impose Rs 100 fine on people not wearing mask

    The Nagaland government has decided to impose a fine of Rs 100 on people who don't wear face masks in public places and Rs 500 on institutions without handwashing facilities with immediate effect, an official said on Saturday.

    Jharkhand reports 288 new COVID-19 cases, four fresh fatalities

    Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,05,781 as 288 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Saturday. Four new fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 921, he said.

    The fresh deaths were reported from Ranchi, Bokaro, Ramgarh and East Singhbhum. Ranchi district reported the highest number of new cases at 84, followed by Bokaro (45), East Singhbhum (29) and Dhanbad (26), the official said.

    The state now has 3,291 active COVID-19 cases, while 1,01,569 people have been cured of the disease so far, he said. Jharkhand has tested 22,269 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, he added.

    With 44,684 new cases, India's total cases rise to 87,73,479

    Agra witnesses surge in new Covid cases

    The continuing surge in Covid-19 cases in Agra for the past 10 days has alarmed the district health administration which had briefly heaved a sigh of relief in October.

    In the last 24 hours, 83 fresh cases were reported. The death toll has gone up to 155. The total number of cases so far is 8,085, according to District Magistrate P.N. Singh. The number of active cases is 595.

    Mizoram reports 59 new COVID-19 cases

    Smoke from fireworks can be poisonous for vulnerable population during COVID-19: Experts

    As people are set to celebrate Deepavali, doctors warned that inhaling smoke from crackers may put people in the vulnerable section at risk. Since COVID-19 affects mainly the respiratory system, inhaling the toxic smoke may affect people who are undergoing home-quarantine as well as those who recovering from the infection.

    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Cumulative COVID-19 positivity rate in the last three weeks in the country

    Bihar reports 581 new COVID-19 cases, seven more deaths

    Bihar's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,26,080 as 581 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,174, a health department bulletin said on Friday.

    At least 870 people were cured of the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 2,18,828, it said.

    Himachal Pradesh reports 825 fresh COVID-19 cases

    Himachal Pradesh reported 11 more COVID-19 fatalities taking the death toll in the state on Friday to 417, while 825 new cases pushed the infection tally to 29,009. Of the fresh fatalities, three were reported from Shimla, two from Kullu and one each from Kangra, Chamba, Mandi, Bilaspur, Lahaul-Spiti and Hamirpur, according to the state health department data. As many as 239 patients recovered from the disease on Friday, pushing the total number of recoveries to 21,824.

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