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COVID-19 HIGHLIGHTS | India's caseload races past 50 lakh eleven days after crossing 40-lakh mark

In terms of recoveries, India is in the pole position, followed by Brazil and the US, according to the Johns Hopkins University which has been compiling COVID-19 data from all over the world.
People watch as health workers take swab sample to test for COVID-19 outside a residential building in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Photo | AP)
People watch as health workers take swab sample to test for COVID-19 outside a residential building in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Photo | AP)
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India's novel coronavirus tally crossed 49 lakh on Tuesday with 83,809 new cases, while 38.59 lakh people have recuperated so far, taking the recovery rate to 78.28 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

The death toll rose to 80,776 with 1,054 more people succumbing to the infection.

The case fatality rate stands at 1.64 per cent, according to the ministry data.

There are 9,90,061 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), comprising 20.08 per cent of the total 49,30,236 cases, it said.

Over 1700 new cases in Jharkhand

155 healthcare staff, including 64 doctors, died due to COVID-19 as on September 11: Government

Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey was responding to a question on the number of healthcare staff, including doctors, nurses, support staff and ASHA workers, affected by the disease. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

17 including staff, family members residing inside Delhi BJP office test COVID-19 positive

Seventeen people, including staff and their family members living inside the Delhi BJP office, have tested positive for COVID-19 following which the premises will remain closed for sanitisation on Wednesday, party leaders said. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

COVID-19: 'Distributed curve' due to 'very effective' lockdown, says government

Asserting that India has one of the largest number of COVID-19 recoveries, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said there are 14 states and union territories (UTs) in the country where the number of active cases are less than 5,000. Bhushan said there are 18 states and UTs in the country where the total number of active cases are between 5,000 and 50,000, while there are only four states with more than 50,000 active cases. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

Durga Pujo: Open-air pandals will be the new normal amid COVID-19

Most members of Forum for Durgotsav, an association of 350 award-winning Durga Puja committees, said they will adhere to the new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while celebrating Bengal's biggest festival. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

India's COVID-19 caseload races past 50 lakh eleven days after crossing 40-lakh mark

The Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday 8 am showed single-day spike of 83,809 infections, taking the country's COVID-19 tally to 49,30,236, while the death toll climbed to 80,776 with 1,054 people succumbing to the disease in a day. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

Jharkhand caps COVID-19 test rates at private hospitals

Asymptomatic patients can now stay in home isolation in Mizoram

  • With majority of the COVID-19 patients in Mizoram showing no symptoms for the virus, the state government has framed guidelines to place asymptomatic people under home isolation in view of shortage of hospitals to treat rising number of infected citizens,a health department official said on Tuesday.

  • The rules issued during the day by the government said that COVID patients showing no symptoms and with mild or very mild symptoms will be allowed to stay in home isolation under strict monitoring by the health officials. Home isolation guidelines have been brought following the surge in novel coronavirus cases in the state and to ease shortage of COVID-19 Care Centres to treat the mounting number of positive patients, officials said.

  • Mizoram has only one dedicated COVID hospital- Zoram Medical College (ZMC)- where symptomatic patients and those with co-morbid conditions are being treated. The government has so far set up 35 makeshift COVID-19 Care Centres, which can accommodate about 1,700 patients. Mizoram on Tuesday reported 40 new cases, taking the states coronavirus caseload to 1,468.

  • Health secretary H. Lalengmawia was among the new patients, according to health officials. Lalengmawia told reporters that he was asymptomatic and has no complaint of any health issue. According to the rules framed, the person allowed home isolation should be clinically assigned as a very mild or pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic case by the treating medical officer.

  • However, persons suffering from immuno compromised status such as HIV, transplant recipients, cancer therapy are not eligible for home isolation, said the advisory. Elderly patients aged above 60 years and those with co- morbid conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung/liver/kidney disease among others will only be allowed home isolation after proper evaluation by registered doctor or medical practitioner.

  • Persons seeking for home isolation should have the requisite facilities at their residences like isolated room and bathroom so as to avoid contact with other family members. They should also get permission from village or local level task force of their village or locality, said the rules.

  • According to the precept, a caregiver should be available to provide care on 24x7 basis and the patients will be monitored by the health department. Caregiver will keep monitoring the health condition of the patient and seek immediate medical attention in case the patient develop serious signs or symptoms.

  • These include difficulty in breathing, dip in oxygen saturation ((SpO2 < 95%), persistent pain/pressure in the chest, mental confusion or inability to arouse, Slurred speech/seizures, weakness or numbness in any limb or face and developing bluish discolorations of lips or face among others.

  • The officials said that the state government is making massive efforts to set up more COVID-19 care centres to treat the positive patients as it is bound to create crisis if the number of infected persons keeps increasing at a higher rate.

    • Over 2400 new cases in Assam

    Nagaur MP questions his test report for COVID-19 after testing negative in Jaipur

    Beniwal, who was first infected with coronavirus in July but recovered a few days later, gave his sample in the Lok Sabha premises on September 11 for the test before the Parliament session and was informed telephonically on September 13 that he has been found positive for the infection. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    Insurance scheme for frontline COVID-19 warriors extended for six months

    As many as 156 claims are under examination by the New India Assurance (NIA) Company Limited, and in 67 cases claims forms are yet to be submitted by the states, it said. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    COVID-19 reinfection 'very rare' occurrence, not a matter of concern: ICMR DG

    The remarks come amid suspected cases of COVID-19 reinfection being reported from abroad and from Indian states like Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Punjab and Maharashtra. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    Over 1700 new cases in Rajasthan

    Over 3000 new cases in Bengal

    Nearly 3000 new cases in Punjab

    Absolutely 'no shortage' of medical oxygen at national level: Health Secretary

    Asked if there was an acute shortage of oxygen in different states and there had been deaths due to it, Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the country's current daily capacity of oxygen production as on date is slightly more than 6,900 metric tonne. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    National Task Force, JMG will decide on continuing plasma therapy for treatment of COVID patients: ICMR

    Addressing a press conference, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said a randomised controlled trial, including 464 patients in 39 hospitals in 25 districts across 14 states and UTs, has shown that plasma therapy does not reduce mortality or prevent progression from moderate to severe disease. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    Over 1500 new cases in Mumbai

    Over 7,500 new cases in Karnataka

    Over 20,000 new cases in Maharashtra

    News from Himachal

    Himachal Pradesh Government allows inter-state movement without an e-pass. However, the state cabinet has decided to not start interstate movement of buses.

    Panel formed to cap charges for CT scans for COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra

  • Maharashtra Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday announced that a committee has been appointed to cap charges for CT scans for COVID-19 patients.

  • The four-member committee headed by Dr Sudhakar Shinde, the chief executive officer of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana, will submit its report in the next seven days.

  • "Some patients need to undergo CT scans but there have been complaints that private hospitals were charging exorbitantly for such tests. To address these concerns, the government decided to set up a committee," an official from the state health department said.

    • COVID-19 infected Kalyan Singh's condition stable: Hospital official

    "The condition of Singh is stable. He is afebrile and maintaining 100 per cent oxygen saturation on room air. He is not having fever and his BP is also normal. He has been shifted to a private room and is under observation due to comorbidities," a health bulletin released by Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) said on Tuesday evening. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    Rajasthan to conduct sero survey as Covid-19 cases shoot up alarmingly

    Gehlot's decision came after he held ‘Corona Awareness Dialogue’ with distinguished doctors of the country including the Chairman of the Narayana group of hospitals Dr. Devi Shetty, Chairman of Medanta-The Medicity Dr. Naresh Trehan, and Director, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences Dr. SK Sareen. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    Madhya Pradesh numbers

    Uttarkhand defers decision to permit students to attend schools

    In view of COVID-19, the decision on permitting students of class 9-12 to visit their schools on voluntary basis for taking guidance from teachers has been deferred till 30th September: Uttarakhand Government.

    Arunachal CM Pema Khandu tests COVID-19 positive, goes into home isolation

    "I have undergone Covid test RT-PCR and have tested positive for Covid19. I am asymptomatic and feeling healthy," Khandu wrote in his official Twitter handle. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    100 CAPF personnel died due to the pandemic: Centre

    Arunachal CM tests positive

    Over 1300 new cases in Uttarakhand

    Clone trains to run from next week

    India received USD 20 billion in FDI during COVID-19 pandemic: Foreign Secretary

    India has received over USD 20 billion in FDI amid the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Tuesday, showcasing the country as one of the most attractive destinations for investment globally.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Covid updates from states

    Manipur

    New cases: 239, 1 death
    Total cases: 8210
    Active cases: 1745
    Recoveries: 6418
    Total deaths: 47

    Jammu and Kashmir

    New cases: 1329
    Total cases: 56,654
    Active cases: 18,678
    Recoveries: 37,062
    Total deaths: 914

    Chandigarh

    New cases: 347
    Total cases: 8592
    Active cases: 2991
    Recoveries: 5502
    Deaths: 96

    Himachal Pradesh

    New cases: 143
    Total cases: 10,059
    Active cases: 3610
    Recoveries: 6332
    Deaths: 88

    4263 new cases, 36 deaths in Delhi

    3215 new cases in Kerala

    TN reports 5697 new cases, 68 deaths

    Salem police commissioner tests positive

    Uttarakhand govt asks Centre to provide 10,000 oxygen cylinders

    Re-purposed hydroxychloroquine being used for mild, moderate COVID-19 cases: Health minister

    Re-purposed hydroxychloroquine is being used for mild but high risk and moderate COVID-19 cases, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. According to the data shared by the minister, the Department of Pharmaceuticals has increased the production of hydroxychloroquine manifold and the health ministry has issued 10. 84 crore tablets of the drug to states and union territories as on September 11.

    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    No oxygen shortage, only problem of inventory management at hospital level: Health Ministry

    India's average positivity rate is 8.4%

    Maharashtra tops average deaths in top 5 states

    Plasma therapy has been used for more than 100 years: ICMR DG

    India has prevented 14 lakh-29 lakh cases, 37,000-78,000 deaths by lockdown decision, MHA tells Lok Sabha

    India's role in production of COVID-19 vaccine critical in containing pandemic: Bill Gates

    Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said India's willingness to play a "big role" in manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine and allow it to supply to other developing countries will be a critical part in containing the pandemic globally.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Former UP CM Kalyan Singh's condition is stable: Hospital

    The 88-year-old BJP leader was admitted to the hospital on Monday after complaints of fever, dry cough and breathlessness.

    Senior citizens don’t require e-pass to board the Kolkata Metro

    40 lakh people kept under surveillance as part of COVID contact-tracing: Centre

    Around 40 lakh people have been kept under surveillance as a part of the contact-tracing efforts in the country and 5.4 crore samples were tested for coronavirus till September 10, Union minister Ashwini Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The minister of state for health said there were 15,290 COVID-treatment facilities with 13,14,171 dedicated isolation beds till September 10. There are also 2,31,269 oxygen-supported isolation beds and 62,694 ICU beds (including 32,241 ventilator beds). (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    40 lakh people kept under surveillance: Centre

  • Around 40 lakh people have been kept under surveillance as a part of the contact-tracing efforts in the country and 5.4 crore samples were tested for coronavirus till September 10, Union minister Ashwini Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

  • The minister of state for health said there were 15,290 COVID-treatment facilities with 13,14,171 dedicated isolation beds till September 10.

  • There are also 2,31,269 oxygen-supported isolation beds and 62,694 ICU beds (including 32,241 ventilator beds).

  • Guidelines on clinical management of COVID-19 have been issued and are being updated regularly.

    • Tripura tally rises to 19,718

    At least 531 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Tuesday, pushing the tally in the state to 19,718, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 207 with seven more fatalities, he said.

    More Maharashtra policemen test positive

    Karnataka minister Basavaraj tests positive

    India to return to pre-Covid aviation figures: Puri

    In a significant statement Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha that by the time its Diwali and towards the end of the year, India would have pre-Covid aviation figures of 3,00,000 passengers a day

    380 fresh cases in Puducherry

    The Puducherry government tested 5,496 blood and swab samples, the highest ever in the union territory, and identified 380 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the tally of infections to 20,601.

    Over 20 private oxygen cylinder banks set up in Bihar

    When Bihar faced a shortage of oxygen cylinders due to the growing positive cases of COVID-19, some good samaritans opened more than 20 private oxygen cylinder banks to provide free services to the people tested positive with the infection. (READ HERE)

    Testing update

    Mizoram Health Secretary tests positive

    Mizoram's COVID-19 tally increased to 1,468 as 40 more people, including state health secretary and a 10-year-old girl, have tested positive for the disease, an official said on Tuesday. Of the fresh cases, 35 were reported from Aizawl, two from Hnahthial and one each from Lunglei, Khawzawl and Lawngtlai districts, he said.

    Telangana update

    Telangana reports 2058 fresh COVID -19 cases during last 24 hrs taking number of cases reported so far in state to 1,60,571.

    Odisha tally

    Thane tally crosses 1.47 lakh

    The district also reported 28 deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday, pushing the toll to 3,949, they said.

    Rajasthan tally

    Madhya Pradesh MLA succumbs

    Global tally crosses 29.1 million

  • As of Tuesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 29,182,198 and the fatalities rose to 927,015, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering revealed in its latest update.

  • The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,553,303 and 194,489 respectively.

  • India is currently in the second place in terms of cases at 4,846,427, while the country's death toll stood at 79,722. In terms of cases,

  • Brazil ranks third (4,345,610), and is followed by Russia (1,064,438), Peru (729,619), Colombia (716,319), Mexico (671,716), South Africa (650,749), Spain (593,730), Argentina (565,446), Chile (436,433)

    • 111 fresh cases in Agra

    Agra's tally for coronavirus cases now stands at 4,153. So far 3,223 have recovered and the number of active cases is 815.

    Uttarakhand update

    Arunachal tally at 6,298

  • The COVID-19 tally in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 6,298 as 176 more people, including nine security personnel, have tested positive for the disease, an official said on Tuesday.

  • The death toll rose to 11 in the northeastern state after a 50-year-old man, who was working at a primary health centre near here, succumbed to the infection, State Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa said.

    • Psycho-social help needed to tide over pandemic anxiety

    A recent study about the pandemic’s impact on mental health claims that around 40 per cent people are suffering from mild to severe depression. Out of this, 18 per cent are tackling moderate to severe depression triggered by the pandemic. (READ HERE)

    Kerala plans to reopen tourist destinations

    According to a proposal submitted to the state government by the tourism secretary, around 160 destinations are ready to be reopened once the Southwest Monsoon withdraws, which traditionally marks the onset of the foreign tourist season in the state. (READ HERE)

    National tally crosses 49 lakh-mark

    OPINION | How Covid hits the heart

    The ‘respiratory’ virus is not confined to the nose, throat and lungs that form the initial landing bay. It spreads soon thereafter via the blood vessels to reach different parts of the body. (READ HERE)

    Testing update

    Citizen group helps those who need oxygen

    Amid concern over skyrocketing prices and shortage of oxygen, so crucial for Covid-19 patients, some citizens of Mysuru have been delivering oxygen cylinders free, for needy patients. (READ HERE)

    Kerala: Rajaji Nagar residents caught between pandemic and hunger

    Onam accelerated the Covid-19 spread at Rajaji Nagar with the daily count moving into double digits after the festival season. Now families with Covid patients in the huge slum pocket are facing uncertainty as the ration goods are proving insufficient for survival. (READ HERE)

    Odisha hospital update

    Government Medical College, Baramulla gets more ventilators

    Ladakh MP tests positive

    BJP leader and Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal tested positive for coronavirus on Monday on a day he took part in a series of activities, including a 25-km cycling event led by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.

    Building portfolio of therapeutic options for COVID-19 patients: Vardhan

    Making a statement in Lok Sabha on the COVID-19 pandemic and the steps taken by the central government, Vardhan said in India, a major focus has been on facilitating the development of COVID-19 vaccine and more than 30 vaccine candidates have been supported which are in different stages of development.

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