India reports 48,268 new cases and 551 deaths in last 24-hours taking COVID-19 tally to 81,37,119 and toll to 1,21,641 on Saturday, as per data shared by Union Health Ministry.
Despite 48,648 new coronavirus infections, the total active cases stand at 5,82,649 after a decrease of 11,737 and the total recovered cases are 74,32,829 with 59,454 new discharges in last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the Centre has asked states to constitute committees for coordination and overseeing COVID-19 vaccination drive while ensuring minimal disruptions in other routine healthcare services.
Assam reported 336 new COVID-19 cases and 1386 discharges on 31st October. Total cases in the state rise to 2,06,351, including 1,96,051 discharges and 930 deaths. Active cases in the state stand at 9,367.
The 72-year-old minister was admitted to the hospital on October 13 with severe breathlessness and tested positive for Covid-19.
Thoothukudi corporation staff were seen taking swab samples of people to test for #COVID19 in the city.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 31, 2020
Express Photos | @KARTHIKALAGU86 @xpresstn pic.twitter.com/7WDpRkk7BO
Jharkhand reports 474 new COVID-19 cases and 367 recoveries today. Total number of cases now at 1,01,761 including 95,575 recoveries, 884 deaths and 5,302 active cases: State Health Department
From tomorrow (November 1), all TASMAC shops in Tamil Nadu will remain open between 12 noon to 10 PM.
Delhi: Markets in the national capital witness a surge in footfall as the festive season starts; visuals from Sarojini Nagar
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2020
A local says, "There're more people in the market than in pre-COVID days. We're afraid of the virus but we had not bought anything for long so came here." pic.twitter.com/sFBB0e9OVu
Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said on Saturday that his wife and six other family members have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The 71-year-old Minister too underwent test for COVID-19 and his report came negative.
In closed spaces, a maximum of 50% of the hall capacity with a ceiling of 200 persons allowed at marriage functions in #Delhi, as per government order pic.twitter.com/1SMDaPSXJI
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2020
The Delhi government has directed all wholesale liquor vends in the city to ensure mandatory use of Aarogya Setu app by their staff, touch-free sanitizer dispenser and other measures against the novel coronavirus. (READ MORE)
Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 455 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus and seven fatalities linked to the disease, bringing the infection tally to 94,785 and the death toll to 1,478, officials said.
5,062 new COVID-19 cases, 4,665 recoveries and 41 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total case tally stands at 3,86,706 including 3,47,476 recoveries, 32,719 active cases and 6,511 deaths: Delhi Government
The INOX theatre at Urvasi Complex in Vijayawada's Gandhi Nagar is getting sanitised as it set to be reopened after eight long months.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 31, 2020
Express Photos | @prasantmadugula @xpressandhra pic.twitter.com/8aYfUaLB0R
Tamil Nadu reports 2,511 new COVID-19 infections, taking the state's total cases to 7,24,522. There are 22,164 active patients while 6,91,236 people have recovered. 11,122 deaths recorded till date.
Punjab reports 503 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths today. Total number of cases now at 1,33,658 including 1,25,198 discharges, 4,257 active cases and 4,203 deaths: State Government
Almost all the corporation zones have a discharge rate of 95 percent and above while in Sholinganallur, 97 percent of patients have been discharged. With the city now recording around 700 cases daily, corporation officials say the figure can go down further if this trend continues. (READ MORE)
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain says it is "impossible to wipe off" COVID-19 transmission through lockdown as virus has "spread through community" and people should treat wearing face mask as vaccine till real medication is made available.
- Gujarat reports 935 new cases, 5 deaths and 1,014 recoveries today. Total cases in the state now at 1,72,944 including 1,56,119 recoveries and 3,719 deaths. Active cases at 13,104.
- Uttarakhand reports 413 new cases taking the total number of cases to 62,328. Active cases at 3,883.
- Karnataka reported 3,014 new cases, 7,468 discharges, and 28 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 55,017, discharges to 7,57,208, and death toll to 11,168.
- Rajasthan detected 1,780 new cases and 9 deaths today. Total positive cases in the state stand at 1,96,993 with 1,907 deaths, 1,79,984 recoveries and 15,102 active cases.
Maharashtra reports 5,548 new #COVID19 cases, 7,303 recoveries and 74 deaths, as per State Public Health Department.
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2020
COVID19 tally of the State rises to 16,78,406 including 15,10,353 recoveries and 43,911 deaths. Active cases at 1,23,585. pic.twitter.com/mchTiToSCY
Hours after allowing the reopening of classes for students from 9th to 12th standard in schools from November 16, the Odisha government revised its Unlock 6 guidelines and announced that a decision on this may be taken by the School and Mass Education department in a graded manner after November 15 in consultation with relevant stakeholders and issue of necessary Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
#COVIDUpdates in #AndhraPradesh (#October 31)
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) October 31, 2020
In last 24 hrs till #Saturday 9 am#Tests - 82,045#Positive - 2,783#Discharged - 3,708#Deaths - 14
Overall
Tests - 80,28,905
Positive - 8,23,348#Active - 24,575
Recovered - 7,92,083#Toll - 6,690@NewIndianXpress #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/GmkJdlu99w
#tniecovidupdate
— TNIE Kerala (@xpresskerala) October 31, 2020
7,983 fresh #COVID19 cases reported in #Kerala on Saturday (test positivity rate: 13.31%). 7,330 recover. @MSKiranPrakash @NewIndianXpress @COVID19centre pic.twitter.com/S8fUrDv4K8
TN CM EPS extends lockdown till November 30 in Tamilnadu with more relaxations @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/G9AHLk1na4
— T Muruganandham (@muruga_TNIE) October 31, 2020
The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh climbed to 7,025 on Saturday with 21 more fatalities, while 1,822 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to over 4. 81 lakh, an official said. "In the past 24 hours, 1,822 fresh cases were recorded in the state while those discharged during this period were 2,426," Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal said."The number of active cases in the state stands at 23,768 while a total of 4,51,070 patients have been treated and discharged so far," he said.
UK government mulling lockdown for England
The British government is considering imposing a new national lockdown in England, after its scientific advisors warned that hospitalisations and deaths from the resurgence of the coronavirus could soon surpass the levels seen at the outbreak's spring peak.
Pakistan issues new travel advisory amid surge in COVID-19 cases globally
Authorities in Pakistan have issued a new travel advisory, reducing from 30 to 22 the number of countries from where passengers will be allowed to enter without a coronavirus test following a surge in COVID-19 cases globally.
The latest travel advisory by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday divides international travellers into two categories.
Passengers under category A will not need any negative COVID-19 report while those in category B will be required to undergo coronavirus screening 96 hours before boarding a flight to Pakistan.
TN Govt permits operation of inter-state bus transport between Tamilnadu and Puducherry without E-registration with immediate effect @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/T225uT0SQH
— T Muruganandham (@muruga_TNIE) October 31, 2020
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu, admitted for COVID-19, is extremely critical, a hospital treating him said on Saturday.
The 72-year-old Minister has "suffered a significant deterioration in vital functions.
He is extremely critical despite being on maximal life support," Kauvery Hospital's Executive Director Dr Aravindan Selvarajsaid in a bulletin.
An Indian-origin chef in Australia has been tirelessly working to deliver free food to the homeless and needy people, including international students, ever since the coronavirus pandemic broke out here and is now raising funds for a food truck to enable him deliver meals to them.
Melbourne-based Daman Shrivastav, 54, who grew up in Delhi and made his way to Australia after working in Middle East for a while in 1990s, said his drive to feed the homeless is not a new thing for him as he did similar work in Iraq during the Gulf War. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
In order to curb the increase of Coronavirus case during the upcoming festival season, the Haryana Health Department has instructed all the civil surgeons of the state to organize sample collection camps across the state in the next two weeks: State Government
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2020
Various district collectors in the state have issued orders extending the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC to prevent public congregations and gatherings.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Puducherry reports 105 new #COVID19 infections taking total cases to 35,013 out of which 3,697 are active patients.
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2020
Total of 592 deaths reported. pic.twitter.com/3EVXYzVmZ6
Wearing face masks in public places, apart from other measures such as following social distancing, is part of the guidelines by the Centre to control the spread of coronavirus.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Himachal Pradesh's COVID19 case tally stands at 21,813 including 18,797 recoveries, 2,678 active cases and 309 deaths so far: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/Etw8LqzlrP
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2020
The twin districts of Davanagere and Chitradurga are gearing up to administer the Covid-19 vaccine, starting with health workers, when it becomes available.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
A health worker collects a swab sample of a commuter on National Highway for the Covid-19 test, in Jalandhar, Punjab. (Photo | PTI)
One of India’s most prominent virologists, Dr T Jacob John, has proposed that the Covid-19 vaccine candidates already shown as safe and triggering a good immune response in humans should be rolled out for high-risk people in parallel with the phase-3 efficacy trials.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
A recent survey has revealed that 94 per cent children miss going to school, 95 per cent miss meeting friends, and 92 per cent miss going out to eat.
(READ FULL STUDY HERE)
Maharashtra: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) collected around Rs 3.5 crores fine for 1,60,279 violations of face masks norms between April 20 to October 29. pic.twitter.com/2ODZdKphGV
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2020
(Inputs from PTI)
Baliyatra, the festival central to the Millennium City’s culture, is being observed for over 1,000 years in Odisha simultaneously with Boita Bandana Utsav on the full moon day in the month of Kartik.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
28 new #COVID19 cases reported in Mizoram in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 2,722 till date.
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2020
Number of active cases is at 437 while 2,284 people have been discharged so far.
Till date, one death has been reported in the state: Govt of Mizoram pic.twitter.com/inX8K4XRli
The district administration on Friday made the COVID negative certificate mandatory for those coming to the district from other states. The decision has been taken by the Corona Core Committee headed by district collector D Sajith Babu.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
US sees a record number of new #coronavirus infections for the second day running, with more than 94,000 cases pushing the US tally past nine million cases, while Europe tops 10 million and France enters a new lockdown https://t.co/OlNDG7LsKY pic.twitter.com/V6IgJP4Hq7
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 31, 2020
In the past five days, the city has witnessed nearly 25,000 new cases. The first time Delhi had reached the cumulative 25,000-mark was on June 4 — 92 days after the city recorded its first case on March 2.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Amid growing concerns over Covid-19 reinfection, three persons from different districts of the state have been found to be infected for the second time within a period of two to four months of recovery.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
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Thousands of people standing cheek-by-jowl, most of them without masks, is what you get to see at such rallies.
(READ FULL EDITORIAL HERE)
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday emphasised the importance of wearing face masks, saying people should consider them as a ‘vaccine’ against the virus till the time one is available.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Macaques play with and attempt to eat parts of a face mask in ???????? Malaysia’s Pahang state
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 30, 2020
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With movie producers unwilling to release films in theatres due to seating restrictions amid the pandemic, the Karnataka Film Exhibitors’ Federation has decided to not reopen theatres across the state till January next.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
#BREAKING US passes nine million reported coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins pic.twitter.com/EXHy5EOlIc
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 30, 2020
Delhi records highest single-day spike in cases after 5,891 test positive for coronavirus and more COVId-19 updates from across India
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