With a single-day spike of 69,239 infections, the country's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 30,44,940, while the death toll climbed to 56,706 with 912 fatalities.
Published: 23rd August 2020 08:26 AM | Last Updated: 24th August 2020 08:19 AM | A+A A-
A doctor wearing PPE kit. (Photo| ANI)
India's COVID-19 tally sprinted past the 30-lakh mark, just 16 days after it crossed 20 lakh, while 22,80,566 people have recuperated in the country so far pushing the recovery rate to 74.90 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
With a single-day spike of 69,239 infections, the country's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 30,44,940, while the death toll climbed to 56,706 with 912 fatalities being reported in a span of 24-hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.86 per cent.
There are 7,07,668 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 23.24 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India is the third worst-hit nation in terms of COVID-19 cases after the US and Brazil.
India’s total recoveries now exceed the total active cases (7,07,668) by nearly 16 lakhs (1,572,898):
A consistently increasing number of recoveries has pushed India's Recovery Rate amongst the #COVID19 patients to nearly 75%. With the recoveries of 57,989 COVID patients in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has reached 22,80,566 today: Ministry fo Health pic.twitter.com/T4lvzO2J3a
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Family members and locals staged a flash protest against the district administration and demanded that the DC arrive at the spot. (READ MORE)
While the recovery rate has shot up to 68.23 per cent, the mortality rate has dipped to 1.68 per cent, according to the state war room. (READ MORE)
Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sudhakar K has said the government will make arrangements to supply liquid oxygen to all hospitals in the state. (READ MORE)
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The ban, introduced as a COVID-19 precautionary measure in April, hit senior citizens who needed to transact their properties. (READ MORE)
According to bus owners, even the institutional lenders were not keen to seize the buses for causing loan arrears. (READ MORE)
Among the fresh cases, 309 persons contracted the disease through local transmission with the sources of infection of 56 persons remaining unknown. (READ MORE)
The department will investigate cases in which healthcare workers and patients get infected on a case-to-case basis. (READ MORE)
Using throat-wash sample and saliva to detect the novel coronavirus are among the innovative solutions scientists are working on globally to speed up testing. (READ MORE)
My uncle had suggested me to develop a game on COVID. So I became interested. Development of the game completed last week & it was launched day before yesterday. It's new to me, so I browsed through YouTube & read articles for 3-4 weeks to fully understand it: Baldeep Ningthoujam https://t.co/wcIjMpbT4y pic.twitter.com/fK0euYk0Pc
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Claiming that the Chennai model would help control the spread of Covid-19 in Coimbatore, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar on Sunday said that the district administration would go for aggressive testing strategy. (READ MORE)
Nearly three months after the government dumped American company 'Sprinklr' over the data breach controversy, the state-owned Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) has come up with its own application called 'Koode' to collate the details of people under observation for Covid-19 on a daily basis. (READ MORE)
China has authorised emergency usage of COVID-19 vaccines developed by some select domestic companies, a Chinese health official has said. An emergency use authorisation, which is based on Chinese vaccine management law, allows unapproved vaccine candidates to be used among people who are at high risk of getting infected on a limited period. (READ MORE)
Days after pigs were seen roaming in a hospital in Karburgi, another incident of pigs roaming around in Raichur district hospital has come to light. (READ MORE)
West Bengal Environment Minister Soumen Mahapatra on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. Stating that he is asymptomatic, the minister urged people who had come in contact with him recently to be in home isolation. (READ MORE)
West Bengal on Sunday recorded 3,274 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 1,38,870 including 28,069 active cases and 2,794 deaths. The state now has 1,08,007 recoveries, the state health department said.
Maharashtra: A #COVID19 hospital themed Ganesh pandal has been set up in Nagpur, as part of #GaneshChaturthi celebrations. pic.twitter.com/qKGIMJBwoC
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Rajasthan on Sunday reported 1,345 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths, taking the state's tally to 70,609.
#Doctors & #paramedical staff #dance at #Paderu #COVID19 Centre in #Vizag to boost morale of #patients.@NewIndianXpress @Kalyan_TNIE #APfightsCorona #pandemiclife #fightagainstcoronavirus #coronavirus #pandemic pic.twitter.com/B2ApfiTlfX
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) August 23, 2020
Many Goans on Sunday bid adieu to Lord Ganesh, as many households follow the tradition of immersing the idols one-and-a-half-day after Ganesh Chaturthi, which marks the beginning of the annual 10-day festival. (READ MORE)
209 new #COVID19 cases & 4 deaths reported in Goa today, taking the total number of positive cases in the State to 13,999 including 3,383 active cases, 10,472 recovered cases and 144 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/nnmvaGQsMj
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Even as more than 80 percent of people infected by Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu have been discharged, not everyone has fully ‘recovered’. Several patients continue to suffer from brain fog, giddiness and ever serious complications like lung fibrosis and vascular problems. (READ MORE)
A COVID-19 Hospital in Dhanbad has hit the headlines once again on Sunday after photographs of a small time criminal celebrating and taking liquor inside the ward with handcuffs on his hands went viral on social media on Sunday. (READ MORE)
Students from across the country have demanded that CBSE compartment exams be cancelled and entrance exams such as UGC-NET, CLAT, NEET and JEE be postponed in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. (READ MORE)
Karnataka reports 5,938 cases (2,126 in Bengaluru), 4,996 discharges and 68 deaths, taking total cases to 2,77,814 including 1,89,564 discharges and 4,683 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/ZNOfy0Wbqi
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Nilekani said that during the ongoing crisis, digital and medical technologies stood out, which enabled people to work from home, among other things, and helped in dealing with the virus by developing better tests, drugs, and vaccines. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
1,136 new #COVID19 cases reported in Punjab today. Total number of cases rises to 41,779 including 14,165 active cases, 26,528 recovered cases & 1,086 deaths so far: State Health Department, Government of Punjab pic.twitter.com/0JBc6SYlmT
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
1,908 new COVID-19 cases and 1,110 recoveries reported in Kerala today, taking active cases to 20,330 and recoveries to 37,649: Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja (file photo) pic.twitter.com/VEFoYOCbaf
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Around 18K tests done in Delhi.
— Somrita Ghosh (@Somrita_Ghosh) August 23, 2020
1450 new #COVID19 cases.
1250 patients recovered.
16 more fatalities.
Containment zones increased to 627.@NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard #CoronaUpdatesInIndia pic.twitter.com/977utuqrJQ
Valasaravakkam, along with Ambattur and Adyar zones, has the maximum number of active cases as on Sunday, each zone having 15% active cases out of the total reported Covid 19 cases. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
#COVID19 update #TamilNadu (August 23)
— S Mannar Mannan (@mannar_mannan) August 23, 2020
Today’s +ive cases 5,975 (5,942 indigenous/33 imported) Total 3,79,385
Chennai 1,298 Total 1,25,389
Active 53,541
Discharged 6,047 Total 3,19,327
Death 97 (21 pvt/76 govt) 87 with comorbidities Total 6,517@xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/PspNjAPIkL
Himachal Pradesh reports 13 new COVID-19 cases, taking total positive cases to 4,936 out of which 1,493 cases are active: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/jCCkvB5GWF
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
We have requested Centre to allow re-opening of Delhi Metro in a phased manner, on a trial basis, as #COVID19 situation in Delhi is under control now. I hope the Centre will take a decision soon: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/wFYeaR9OXo
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
#covidupdates: 7,895 samples, of 46,712 tested in last 24 hrs till #SundayMorning 9, tested positive in #AndhraPradesh. Toll at 3,282 with 93 more #deaths reported.#active - 89,742#recovered - 2,60,087@NewIndianXpress @Kalyan_TNIE #apfightscorona #coronavirus #pandemic pic.twitter.com/pgyuKhxMAl
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) August 23, 2020
Last year, while the Railways had refunded Rs 3,660.08 crore for the April 1-August 11 period, it also earned Rs 17,309.1 crore in the same period. This is the first time when the refunds were more than the amount earned by the Railways from sale of tickets. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
In its presentation made before the World Health Organisation on August 20 on Gujarat's COVID-19 prevention strategy, the health department said it distributed Arsenicum Album-30 to 3.48 crore people, which is more than half of the state's population of 6.6 crore. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The state government has planned to send #COVID19 test results through SMS soon, said Health Minister C Vijayabaskar during a press meet after a high level review meeting in #Coimbatore on Sunday. @Neethu0807 @xpresstn @Vijayabaskarofl
— 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐤 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡 (@deepaktnie) August 23, 2020
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, writes to PM Modi for deferment of JEE & NEET exams till COVID-19 situation stabilises. "Aspirants are under tremendous mental pressure as to how they could be remained immune while attending exams physically," he writes. pic.twitter.com/dgMpXRiUPO
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Serum Institute of India clarifies that the current claims over COVISHIELD's availability, in the media are completely false and conjectural. Presently, government has granted us permission to only manufacture the vaccine and stockpile it for future use: Serum Institute of India pic.twitter.com/hMyCrwzXON
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
People gather at RK beach in Visakhapatnam for #GaneshChathurthi idol immersion.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) August 23, 2020
Express photos | @Gsn_tnie.@xpressandhra pic.twitter.com/qNv5712Z12
Now Madhya Pradesh health minister Dr Prabhuram Choudhary tests COVID positive. Seventh minister of Shivraj Singh Chouhan government to test positive. A ruling BJP MLA from Hoshangabad district also tests COVID positive.@NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard
— Anuraag Singh (@anuraag_niebpl) August 23, 2020
Three people who tested COVID-19 positive in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district cannot be traced as they provided fake information and phone numbers during sample collection, officials said on Sunday. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
412 new #COVID19 cases, 350 discharged cases & 8 deaths reported in Puducherry today. Total number of cases in the state stands at 10,522, including 3,706 active cases, 6,657 recovered cases & 159 deaths till date: State Health Department, Government of Puducherry pic.twitter.com/z8i2gEdhoq
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar hoped that the release of the SOPs will not only lead to resumption of shooting of films and TV serials, but also generate employment. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Also, 1,841 more cases were reported as recovered, by the state government in its medical bulletin, taking the total number of recovered cases in the state to 80,586. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
#Odisha reports 2993 new #COVID19 cases, biggest single day spike
— Hemant Kumar Rout (@TheHemantRout) August 23, 2020
1879 in quarantine
1114 local cases
10 die
Tests: 68906
Khurda 606
Ganjam 271
Cuttack 158
Puri 156
Nayagarh 153
Rayagada 137
Jajpur 121
Mayurbhanj 120
Balasore 115
Sambalpur 104
Total cases: 78530
Tests: 1302711 pic.twitter.com/WxSsoy2xm5
Today @MIB_India have released a detailed SOP for resuming work in the media production industry. The general principles behind the SOP will help create a safe working environment for cast and crew in the industry. pic.twitter.com/UU0NbqONeO
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) August 23, 2020
Assam: Weekend lockdown being observed in Guwahati to control the spread of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/yhEPWKlCvq
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Rajasthan reports 697 new #COVID19 cases and 6 deaths today, taking the total cases to 69,961 including 950 deaths, 54,252 recoveries and 14,759 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/gr4k8lCXqK
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
#Telangana recorded a spike in Covid-19 cases on Saturday, mainly due to increase in cases in districts.
— TNIE Telangana (@XpressHyderabad) August 23, 2020
The state recorded 2,384 positive cases, as it conducted 40,666 tests in a single day.
This increases total number of Covid-19 cases in the state till now to 1,04, 249. pic.twitter.com/cVGkAtRlQO
With a single-day spike of 69,239 infections, the country's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 30,44,940, while the death toll climbed to 56,706 with 912 fatalities being reported in a span of 24-hours, the data updated at 8 am showed. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The total number of samples tested up to 22nd August is 3,52,92,220 including 8,01,147 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/GpJ7l9hwqQ
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
Weekend lockdown being observed in Lucknow, visuals from Hazratganj area. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/3tZBHvehti
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) August 23, 2020
India's #COVID19 case tally crosses 30 lakh mark with 69,239 fresh cases and 912 deaths in the last 24 hours.
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
The #COVID19 case tally in the country rises to 30,44,941 including 7,07,668 active cases, 22,80,567 cured/discharged/migrated & 56,706 deaths: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/28wnEi7y5n
Weekend lockdown being observed in Prayagraj, to curb the spread of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/fjj4uHqCXG
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) August 23, 2020
Accordingly, persons desirous to travel to India on Vande Bharat flights, will register themselves with the Indian missions in the country where they are stranded or residing, along with necessary details as prescribed by Ministry of External Affairs. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
1,560 COVID-19 cases reported in Assam in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 89,468 including 65,596 recoveries and 234 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 23,635: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pic.twitter.com/rs32OmWvNn
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2020
Jharakhand reported 872 new COVID-19 cases, 814 recoveries and 13 deaths today, taking total cases to 29,103 including 19,186 recoveries and 310 deaths. Active cases stand at 9,607: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/X1EgFGGDnj
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2020
Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh says, he has tested positive for #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/edh95W48jA
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020
The Union health ministry on Saturday said the total number of recoveries has surged to 22,22,577 pushing the recovery rate to 74.69 per cent while the case fatality rate has further declined to 1.87 per cent. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
After reporting more than 100 fatalities daily since August 3, the fresh death cases in the state was in double digits on Saturday. Active cases stood at 53,710 with 5,603 discharges from various health care facilities and in total 3,13,280 have recovered, a health department bulletin said. (READ FULL HIGHLIGHTS HERE)
