India's COVID-19 case tally on Friday crossed the 45 lakh mark with a spike of 96,551 new cases and 1,209 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
The total case tally stands at 45,62,415 including 9,43,480 active cases, 35,42,664 cured/discharged/migrated & 76,271 deaths, as per the latest Ministry of Health data.
Meanwhile, Delhi Metro's Magenta Line and Grey Line resumed operations on Friday after being closed for 173 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.
Services started at 7 AM as part of the second stage of the graded reopening of Delhi Metro, which was closed on March 22 to check the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In this stage, trains will operate in two batches of six-hour each from 7 AM to 1 PM and 4-10 PM.
Services on other lines which had reopened under stage one from Monday through Thursday will now also follow the stage two schedule.
The Pune Police has fined as many as 27,989 people between September 2 and September 10 for not wearing face masks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and collected over Rs 1 crore as fine, informed Bachhan Singh, DCP Crime Branch, Pune.
Uttarakhand records 995 #COVID19 cases, taking the total tally of the state to 29,221, including 388 deaths and 19,428 recoveries: Uttarakhand State Control Room pic.twitter.com/rMhNqMlxBt
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Five more people died due to COVID-19 in Meghalaya, raising the death toll in the northeastern state to 24, a senior official said on Friday. At least 250 people tested positive for the disease since Thursday, which pushed the tally to 3,447, he said.
As many as 174 new coronavirus cases emerged in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district in the last 24 hours, said a release by the state Health Department on Friday evening. With the addition of 174 cases, Ahmedabad's tally of COVID-19 cases reached 33,378.
Chhattisgarh reported 2,438 new coronavirus cases and 25 deaths on Friday, taking the statewide case tally to 58,643 and death toll to 518, a health official said. The day saw discharge of 1,138 patients from hospitals following recovery while 130 patients completed home isolation, taking the total number of recoveries to 27,123.
Odisha's Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain Friday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
29 new #COVID19 cases reported in Andaman and Nicobar taking the total number of cases to 3,494 including 51 deaths and 286 active cases: Andaman and Nicobar Administration pic.twitter.com/ENl8VIs2It
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
With 555 new #COVID19 cases detected today, Goa's total case tally rises to 23,445 including 5,104 active cases, 18,065 recovered cases and 276 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/N5raKB4SM5
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Jharkhand reports 961 new #COVID19 cases and 15 deaths, taking total cases to 59,040 including 43,328 recoveries and 532 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 15,180: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/UzsaiyS1z9
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Battling #COVID19 with a smile? While selling plastic products in a roadside footpath in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, this woman finds respite in her child. @XpressOdisha @Siba_TNIE
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 11, 2020
Express Photos | @Biswanath_TNIE pic.twitter.com/MiS3lb62nP
At least 15 doctors on Covid-19 duty at a private hospital in the city were allegedly issued termination notices, and a few others contract closure notices, after they protested a management decision to cancel their quarantine leave. (READ HERE)
The number of COVID-19 cases in Surat district in Gujarat increased by 275 in the last 24 hours to reach 23,886, while three deaths in city limits and two in the rural parts took the toll to 860, an official said on Friday.
The tally of COVID-19 cases in the financial capital of the county increased to 1,65,287 with 2,172 new cases being reported on Friday, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The death toll in the city reached 8,064 with 44 new fatalities, it said.
Haryana reports 2,388 new #COVID19 cases and 25 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 88,332 including 932 deaths. There are 18,875 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/UOR0rt7fVF
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Himachal Pradesh's COVID19 case tally rises to 8,784 with 318 fresh cases and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total numbers of active and recovered cases are 2,874 and 5,824, respectively: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/mbpnyiWLGm
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Ahmedabad: A visually impaired man, Thakkar Ashwin, & his wife Geeta have started selling home-made savoury snacks, after he lost his job during #COVID19 lockdown
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
He says, "I've learnt how to be 'Aatmanirbhar'. I was determined to not depend on others. Many people supported me." pic.twitter.com/TISmgDG1FO
Covid updates for Sept 11:
— T Muruganandham (@muruga_TNIE) September 11, 2020
6,006 Covid patients discharged today taking the total so far to 4,35,422
Active cases below 50,000 (47,918)
New cases in Chennai continues to be below 1,000 (987)
Total positives so far: 4,91,571
New cases: 5,519
Deaths: 77/8,231@xpresstn
#Maharashtra: 27,989 cases of violating mask-wearing norms registered in Pune from Sep 2- 10.
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
"The only aim of this rule is to encourage people to wear masks in public places. The enforcement has been carried out by the PMC & the Pune Police," says B Singh, DCP Crime, Pune City. pic.twitter.com/VckAG72XPq
Manipur's tally has gone up to 7,579 after 109 people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, an official said on Friday. The new cases included 59 from Imphal West district and 12 from Imphal East.
Chandigarh reported three more COVID-19 fatalities on Friday, taking their number to 83, while 305 new cases pushed the infection tally in the Union territory to 7,292. An 83-year-old woman was among the fresh fatalities recorded on the day, a medical bulletin issued here said.
Delhi reports 4,266 new #COVID19 cases and 21 deaths in last 24 hours; 2754 recovered/discharged/migrated. Total cases in the national capital rise to 2,09,748 including 4,687 deaths and 1,78,154 recovered/discharged/migrated. Active cases 26,907: Government of Delhi pic.twitter.com/rXhJZTvnJA
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
12,545 #COVID19 discharges in Karnataka till Thursday evening bringing active cases under 1 lakh.
— Anusha Ravi Sood (@anusharavi10) September 11, 2020
9464 new cases & 130 new deaths.
State's tally- 4,40,411
Active cases - 98,326
Deaths - 7067
Discharges - 3,34,999@NewIndianXpress @XpressBengaluru @santwana99 pic.twitter.com/zEVSg49LR6
200 years old Pallavaram market has reponed after five months of #COVID19 #lockdown. #Unlock4 @xpresstn @shibasahu2012
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 11, 2020
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#COVID19 death toll in UP rises to 4,282 with 76 more fatalities, 7,016 fresh cases push infection tally to over 2.99 lakh; active case count 67,321: Officials
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 11, 2020
Manipur
New cases: 109
Total cases: 7579
Total recoveries: 6002
Active cases: 1533
Deaths: 44
Jammu and Kashmir
New cases: 1578
Total cases: 50,712
Total recoveries: 34,689
Active cases: 15,169
Deaths: 854
Chandigarh
New cases: 305, 3 deaths
Total cases: 7292
Totol recoveries: 4600
Active cases: 2606
Deaths: 83
#Kerala's total #COVID19 case tally crosses 1 Lakh
— Dileep V Kumar (@dileepvk_TNIE) September 11, 2020
Total deaths cross 400 mark
2988 new cases on #Fri
14 deaths
1326 recovered
+++
(Total)
1, 02, 254 cases
27, 877active cases
73, 904 recovered
410 deaths@xpresskerala @NewIndianXpress #COVID19Update
COVID-19 LIVE | Union MoS Railways Suresh Angadi tests positive
9,999 new #COVID19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, along with 77 deaths due to the infection.
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Total cases in the state rise to 5,47,686, out of which 96,191 are active. Total recoveries stand at 4,46,716; death toll at 4,779. pic.twitter.com/o943kp8GGR
Union Minister of State for Railways, Suresh Angadi, tests positive for #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/63E3T5EHyX
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel and other members of the legislative assembly undergo RT-PCR test for #COVID19, ahead of a one-day session of the assembly on 14th September pic.twitter.com/MaWKYwgDC9
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
While acknowledging that there is a shortage of medical oxygen for Covid-19 patients in some states, the Centre on Friday put the onus of ensuring its availability solely on states. The directive came amid reports of acute shortage of oxygen supply in hospitals in several states including the worst-hit Maharashtra where the official tally of cases is nearing 1 million-mark. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Health workers collect swab samples of people to test for the presence of #COVID19 in iMASQ buses at ENT hospital in Visakhapatnam.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 11, 2020
Express Photos | @Gsn_tnie @xpressandhra pic.twitter.com/6kw5u8f3zk
"Without a vaccine, the only prevention is taking precautions. Most #COVID19 related deaths here are caused by comorbidities & other lifestyle diseases," says Balbir Singh Sidhu, Health Minister of Punjab on being asked that the state records highest COVID mortality rate in India pic.twitter.com/O97iwnqEQQ
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
This is very strange. In the name of COVID, they should reduce the fees, not levy more. I am going to take adequate actions against it: Karnataka Education Minister S Suresh Kumar on private schools to charge COVID fees pic.twitter.com/euuH8hvE7T
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Workers paint the roof of #KoyambeduMarket as Tamil Nadu government is gearing up to open the complex for the public from September 18.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 11, 2020
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In an effort to deter the public from thronging railway stations in COVID-19 times, the Bengaluru Railway Division has effected a five-fold hike in the cost of a platform ticket at KSR (Bengaluru City), Bengaluru Cantonment and Yesvantpur railway stations. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
This Sunday, 13th September, Metro operations will start at 6 AM on all sections. Starting next Sunday, 20th September, regular timings as per earlier time table with services starting at 8 AM on Phase 3 sections (on Sundays) will continue: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) pic.twitter.com/vaCfEedY0R
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Twenty-four doctors working in hospitals run by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) have tested coronavirus positive in the last three days,officials said on Friday. At Karai near Gandhinagar, 38 trainee policemen were also found infected, they said. "Of the 24 doctors who tested positive, four are senior doctors or faculty members of affiliated medical colleges. All others are junior doctors," AMC's deputy municipal commissioner O P Machra said.
Supreme Court directs states to fix reasonable prices for ambulance services to #COVID19 patients; expresses concern over inflated charges.
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Puducherry Congress Vice President K Vinayaga moorthy passed away due to Covid-19 at a private hospital in Chennai today. @NewIndianXpress @xpresstn
— Debjani Dutta (@Debjani_TNIE) September 11, 2020
189 more Maharashtra police personnel tested COVID-19 positive while 1 died, in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases in the police force rise to 18,405 including 3,612 active cases, 14,608 recoveries & 185 deaths till date: Maharashtra Police.
Himachal Pradesh records 22 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total cases in the state to 8,512 including 2,706 active cases, 5,726 recoveries and 66 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/UNjHhHdr7d
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
In a letter written to the States/UTs, Union Health Secretary has emphasised that availability of adequate and uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen is an important pre-requisite for managing moderate and severe cases of COVID-19: Ministry of Health.
In view of difficulties regarding cremation of COVID positive patients, it's decided that expenditure up to Rs 5000 will be allowed in case of death of COVID patients, towards cremation expenses, if relatives don't receive body or can't bear cremation expenses: Assam Govt pic.twitter.com/m9QwdJZXcl
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
The minister and his wife PK Indira who also turned positive were shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital at Pariyaram on Friday. Their condition is reported to be stable. Four of his office staff have been quarantined. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Nearly 74% of the total active cases are in the nine most affected States. Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh contribute more than 48% of the total active cases: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/nbBlM0RA2p
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Asserting that a court is more of a service than a place, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice in its report said it is time that the court room, regarded as the "last bastion of antiquated working practices", opens its doors to the latest technology. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Police have arrested a man and launched a search for at least nine others for allegedly manhandling a few doctors at a private hospital in Murbad town of Maharashtra's Thane district over a COVID-19 patient's treatment, an official said on Friday. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Chahar has got an all-clear not just from the CSK side but also from the BCCI medical team and is ready to hit the ground running, after recovering from COVID-19. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
3996 new #COVID19 cases, a new high, in #Odisha
— Hemant Kumar Rout (@TheHemantRout) September 11, 2020
Khurda 606
Cuttack 354
Puri 279
Balasore 209
Mayurbhanj 160
Nabarangpur 151
Angul 138
Kendrapada 130
Balangir 124
Jagatsinghpur 122
Jajpur 119
Bhadrak 112
Rayagada 105
Nuapada 103
State pool 206
Total cases: 143117
Tests: 2323641
A symptomatic candidate should be referred to the nearest health centre and given an opportunity to undertake the examination through other means, or the university or educational institution shall arrange for taking the exam at a later date when the student is declared physically fit. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Rajasthan detects 740 new #COVID19 positive cases and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 98,116 including 1,199 deaths, 80,490 recoveries & 16,427 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/LfeH5cAU9p
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 45,62,414, while the recoveries surged to 35,42,663, the data updated at 8 am showed. The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.67 per cent while the recovery rate was recorded at 77.65 per cent. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
West Bengal: Shops closed and streets deserted in Midnapore as the state observes complete lockdown today, in view of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/eARwnD86FX
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
He also said that although there were only a handful of testing laboratories in the state when the outbreak began, their number has now grown to 550. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Corona has gone. Didimoni (Mamata Banerjee) is acting and imposing lockdown so that BJP can't organise meetings and rallies in the state. No one can stop us: Dilip Ghosh, BJP President, West Bengal at a public rally in Dhaniakhali (9/9/2020) pic.twitter.com/VVSJ0mSBCg
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
India's #COVID19 case tally crosses 45 lakh mark with a spike of 96,551 new cases & 1,209 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
The total case tally stands at 45,62,415 including 9,43,480 active cases, 35,42,664 cured/discharged/migrated & 76,271 deaths: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/cAnTFUvmnq
Delhi: Magenta Line of the #DelhiMetro is operational from today; Visuals from Botanical Garden metro station. pic.twitter.com/4JbkBrnasd
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 11, 2020
While Delhi and Congress-ruled Punjab turned it down, southern states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Telangana appear to be sitting on the fence for now. According to TN school education minister K A Sengottaiyan, any decision on reopening shall be taken only after there is some relief from the pandemic. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The findings of the trial carried out in 39 hospitals across 14 states and Union Territories, showed that plasma did not benefit moderately-ill Covid-19 patients either in terms of reducing mortality or progression. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Kolkata: Streets wear a deserted look as complete lockdown is being observed in West Bengal today amid #COVID19 pandemic.
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Visuals from Dhakuria crossing, Gariahat crossing and Park Circus crossing in Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/iw8b0Vi9Nt
The study participant in late-stage testing reported symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord, said company spokesman Matthew Kent. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
A total of 5,40,97,975 samples tested up to 10th September 2020. Of these, 11,63,542 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/1Rv75ir30X
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Microbiologist from the University of Hong Kong, Yuen Kwok-yung, said the vaccine stimulates the natural infection pathway of respiratory viruses to activate the immune response. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,353 in Mizoram including 750 discharges: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/7pYkQPn8LA
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
A flight carrying 212 Indians, few foreign & Chinese nationals landed in Ningbo, China from Delhi last night. The flight carried back 54 Indians to the motherland: Consulate General of India in Shanghai, China pic.twitter.com/2qxrvCJGi9
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
There has been an unprecedented surge in #COVID19 recoveries in India. There is more than 100% increase in patients recovered and discharged in the past 29 days: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/SiNwykQdTp
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
With the people of Delhi-NCR efficiently following our safety guidelines, we have successfully begun operations on the magenta and grey lines today: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation pic.twitter.com/2749drCA90
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2020
Services on other lines which had reopened under stage one from Monday through Thursday will now also follow the stage two schedule. Yellow Line and Rapid Metro were the first ones to be reopened on Monday, followed by Blue Line and Pink Line resuming services on Wednesday. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
