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COVID-19 HIGHLIGHTS | Delhi records 3,797 fresh cases, 99 fatalities take toll to 7,713

These relatively low number of fresh cases came out of the 29,871 tests conducted the previous day, which was a Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at 12.
People give nasal swab tests for COVID-19. (Photo | Meghana Sastry, EPS)
People give nasal swab tests for COVID-19. (Photo | Meghana Sastry, EPS)
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India has reported 30,548 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours taking the country's total caseload to 88,45,127, according the Health Ministry's Monday morning update.

With 435 new deaths, the death toll has mounted to 1,30,070.

Total active cases is at 4,65,478 after a decrease of 13,738 in the last 24 hours while total discharged cases is at 82,49,579 with 43,851 new discharges in same time period.

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Mizoram reports fifth death

Mizoram's COVID-19 death toll reached five on Monday as a 79-year-old man succumbed to coronavirus infection at the Zoram Medical College (ZMC), an official said. Rengchhuana, a resident of Seling village in Saitual district, was undergoing treatment at the ZMC after being diagnosed with COVID-19, said Pachuau Lalmalsawma, the state nodal officer of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP).

Chhattisgarh records 1,110 new cases

  • With 1,110 new COVID-19 cases and 26 more deaths, Chhattisgarh's infection count rose to 2,11,644 and the toll to 2,604 on Monday, a health official said.

  • The number of people who have recovered increased to 1,90,463 after 140 people were discharged from hospitals, while 1,174 patients completed their home isolation during the day, he said.

  • The state now has 18,577 active cases, the official said.

  • Raipur district reported 79 new cases, taking its total count to 43,457, including 634 deaths.

  • Korba district recorded 163 new cases, Janjgir-Champa 136, Raigarh 126 and Rajnandagon 103, among other districts, he said.

    • Himachal update

    443 new cases in Himachal

    99 deaths in Delhi

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    Chandigarh update

    Ahmedabad sees 225 fresh cases

    Ahmedabad reported 225 COVID- 19 cases on Monday, the highest for any district in Gujarat, taking its count to 45,568, an official said. It also accounted for three of the five COVID-19 deaths that took place during the day in the state, he added. The toll in Ahmedabad district is now 1,935, while the number of people discharged is 40,286, including 225 on Monday, the official said.

    445 fresh virus cases in Punjab

  • Twenty-three more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Monday as 445 new cases pushed the state's infection tally to 1,42,082, according to a medical bulletin.

  • So far, 4,480 people have succumbed to the infection in the state.

  • There are 5,601 active cases in the state as of now, according to the bulletin.

  • A total of 570 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovering from infection on Monday, taking the number of cured persons to 1,32,001, the bulletin said.

  • Eighteen critical patients are on ventilator while 156 are on oxygen support, it said.

    • Rajasthan tally

    Another Kolkata Police officer succumbs

    Another officer of the Kolkata Police died of COVID-19 on Monday, taking the total number of deaths in the force due to the virus to 11, officials said. Manab Bandyopadhyay, a sub-inspector in the Special Branch, was recently hospitalised after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a senior police officer said. Bandyopadhyay, who was in his early 40s, died at the hospital in the morning, he said.

    Haryana crosses 2 lakh-mark

    Haryana on Monday reported 2,153 fresh novel coronavirus cases taking the caseload in the state to 2,02,027 and with 19 more fatalities the COVID-19-related death toll in the state rose to 2,038, according to a state health department's daily bulletin.

    Tally crosses 10k mark in Nagaland

  • Nagaland's COVID-19 tally on Monday crossed the 10,000-mark as 140 more people tested positive for the infection, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.

  • Forty-six more patients were cured of the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 8,860, he said.

  • However, the recovery rate in the state has fallen to 88.37 per cent from 89.16 per cent on Sunday, Director of Health Department, Dr Denis Hangsing said in the daily COVID- 19 bulletin.

  • The state's COVID-19 caseload has increased to 10,025 and at present there are 1,009 active coronavirus cases, he said.

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    Gujarat adds 926 fresh cases

  • Gujarat on Monday reported 926 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the total count of infections to 1,89,236, the state health department said.

  • With five more persons succumbing to the viral infection, the cumulative toll mounted to 3,808, it said.

  • At 1,040, recoveries exceeded fresh cases in the day.

  • The count of recovered people has reached 1,72,972 in the state, which has improved the case recovery rate to 91.41 per cent, the department said in a release.

    • Goa reports 125 new cases

    Goa on Monday reported 125 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the count of infections to 46,028, a health department official said. With one more person succumbing to the viral infection, the cumulative toll mounted to 663, he said. A total of 285 patients were discharged in the day, raising the count of recoveries to 43,941, the official said, adding that the state now has 1,424 active cases.

    409 new cases in Mumbai

    53 deaths in West Bengal

    Mobile swab collection teams to be deployed near Bengaluru colleges

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    Congress MP Manish Tewari tests positive

    The former Union minister for Information and Broadcasting said "all those who have been in contact with me over the past few days are advised caution."
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    Maharashtra reports 2,535 new COVID-19 cases

    Tamil Nadu records 1,721 infections, active cases fall below 16,000

    Kerala adds 2700 new cases, over 6,500 recoveries

    After Jharkhand, Odisha bans congregation at river banks during Chhath Puja

    Vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, says Moderna

    For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges around the world.

    Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from the company’s still ongoing study. (READ MORE)

    Haryana Governor tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to hospital

    Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali in Punjab.

    The 81-year-old Governor is currently admitted in the ICU, hospital sources said. (READ MORE)

    Tamil Nadu preparing database of healthcare workers who will get vaccine priority

    Director of Public Health Dr T S Selvavinayagam said a communication in this regard has been sent to 2,500 government healthcare facilities and 25,000 private healthcare facilities across the state.

    “We have asked the healthcare facilities to provide details of the doctors, nurses and technicians and the process is expected to be completed soon. Healthcare workers would be the first priority for vaccine administration,” he told The New Indian Express. (READ MORE)

    Air travel will return to pre-COVID levels by end of December: Minister

    Air travel will return to pre-COVID levels by the end of December or by the beginning of 2021, Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said during the Indian School of Business's Deccan Dialogue event on Monday.

    Puri who was giving the valedictory dialogue at the event said, "We opened civil aviation on May 25 -- 2 months and 2 days after the complete lockdown -- with 30,000 passengers a day. Two days back, just before Diwali, we carried 2.25 lakh passengers." (READ MORE)

    India's daily COVID-19 recoveries more than daily fresh infections for 44 days in a row

    India's trend of registering daily COVID-19 recoveries outpacing the daily infections continued for the 44th day as 43,851 patients recuperated in a span of 24 hours as against 30,548 newly detected cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

    This translates to a net reduction of 13,303 in the active COVID-19 caseload which now stands at 4,65,478 and accounts for 5.26 per cent of the total cases. (PTI)

    Young adults not spared from the lingering effects of COVID-19

    Narrating his experience, Ranjan, a Chennai-based communication executive, who had 50 percent lung involvement and was in oxygen for seven days, said he had severe knee-pain and joint pain, which made it impossible for him to walk, post discharge.

    “It felt like my knees were jammed and for weeks, I couldn’t stretch them also, said Ranjan, adding that he also developed forgetfulness. (READ MORE)

    India's COVID-19 response should give people confidence in future, says S Jaishankar

    Speaking at the third edition of Deccan Dialogue, Jaishankar said: "A nation that had no preparedness for an enormous crisis, responded in a way that it should give us all confidence in our future."

    The minister said during the onset of pandemic, India was not able to provide enough PPEs and ventilators. Even N-95 masks were assembled in small quantities and testing kits were not produced in the country. "We should ask ourselves why not earlier, today not only (India) meets its national needs but helps beyond." (READ MORE)

    Odisha reports 749 new COVID-19 cases, 16 more deaths

    At least 749 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the tally to 3,09,408 on Monday, while 16 fresh fatalities pushed the toll in the state to 1,543, a health department official said.

    Of the 749 cases, 437 were reported from quarantine centres, and the remaining detected during contact tracing. (PTI)

    After 7 months, retail and semi-wholesale shops reopen at Koyambedu market

    After a gap of seven months, retail and semi-wholesale shops reopened amid the rain at the Koyambedu market but without the usual hustle and bustle.

    "We have a total of 1860 shops of which 800 were allowed to open. Of these, only 500 shops are functioning, while 300 remain shut as the workers who had gone to their hometowns to celebrate Deepavali are yet to return," says S S Muthukumar, head of the small and semi-wholesale vegetable shop owners association. (READ MORE)

    Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech begins Phase III trials of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin

    Bharat Biotech has begun phase III trials of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, said chairman and managing director of the company Krishna Ella, while participating in the Indian School of Business's Deccan Dialogue on Monday.

    "As we speak today, Covaxin has entered Phase III trials," Ella, who was accompanied by officials from the Ministry of External Affairs in the panel titled "India's Critical Role in Healthcare Diplomacy", said. (READ MORE)

    Virus easier to spread indoors, winter perfect set-up: Indian-American doctor

    "What's happening now in particular is that with winter, as people move indoors, this is actually the perfect set up for the virus because we know it's easier to spread indoors than outdoors," Murthy said.

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    Virus easier to spread indoors, winter perfect set-up: Indian-American doctor

    "What's happening now in particular is that with winter, as people move indoors, this is actually the perfect set up for the virus because we know it's easier to spread indoors than outdoors," Murthy said.

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    No lockdown as third wave of COVID-19 crossed peak in Delhi, says Health Minister

    Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said there is no chance of reimposition of lockdown in the national capital since the third wave of coronavirus has peaked out in the city.

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    No Covid-related mortality in Gadag for last 28 days

    The administration has said that it's due to early detection and timely treatment by the team of doctors and officials on Covid19 duty the mortality rate has come down. (READ MORE)

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    India's recoveries outpace new cases for 44th day

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    Chhath puja in water bodes shall not be permitted: Jharkhand govt

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    Telangana reports 502 new cases, 3 deaths

    Fifteen States and Union Territories have cases per million lower than the national average: Union Health Ministry

    Devotees visit Siddhivinayak Temple as religious places open in Maharashtra

    More deaths in West Bengal

  • The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal rose to 7,661 on Sunday with 51 more people succumbing to the disease, the health department said in a bulletin.

  • Altogether 3,053 fresh cases of infection reported from different parts of the state took the tally to 4,31,551, it said.

  • After 4,480 patients recovered from the disease during the day, the discharge rate went up to 91.43 per cent.

  • The state now has 29,314 active cases.

    • 19,557 active cases in Haryana

    Assam tally

    Chhattisgarh reports 530 new cases

  • With 530 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths, Chhattisgarh's total count rose to 2,10,534 and toll to 2,578 on Sunday, a health official said.

  • The number of people who have recuperated so far increased to 1,88,869 as 44 of them were discharged from various hospitals, while 579 patients completed their home isolation during the day.

  • The state now has 19,087 active cases, the official said.

  • Raipur district reported 50 new cases, taking its total count to 43,378, including 633 deaths.

    • Bihar reports 247 new cases

  • Bihar's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,26,915 as 247 more people tested positive for the infection, while five fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,184, a health department bulletin said on Sunday.

  • At least 614 people were cured of the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 2,19,864, it said.

  • The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state currently stands at 96.89 per cent, up marginally from 96.73 per cent on Saturday.

  • Of the fresh fatalities, four were reported from Patna and one from Araria, it said.

    • Jharkhand reports 129 new cases

    Bengal reports 51 more deaths

  • The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal rose to 7,661 on Sunday with 51 more people succumbing to the disease, the health department said in a bulletin.

  • Altogether 3,053 fresh cases of infection reported from different parts of the state took the tally to 4,31,551, it said.

  • After 4,480 patients recovered from the disease during the day, the discharge rate went up to 91.43 per cent.

  • The state now has 29,314 active cases.

    • Surat adds 187 cases

  • Surat district on Sunday reported187 new coronavirus positive cases, taking its tally to 38,659, Gujarat health department said.

  • With one death, the toll rose to 1,037, it said.

  • Recoveries outnumbered new cases, with 208 patients getting discharged during the day.

  • While the city reported 146 recoveries against144 new cases, 62 people recovered against 43 new cases in rural areas,the department said in its release.

    • Noida tally

  • Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 182 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday that pushed the district's infection tally to 20,336, official data showed.

  • Active cases rose to 1,221, the fourth highest in the state, from 1,164 the previous day, according to the data released by the UP Health Department for a 24-hour period.

  • On the bright side, 125 more patients got discharged during the period in Gautam Buddh Nagar with the overall recoveries reaching 19,042, the sixth highest in the state, the data stated.

  • With a death toll of 73, Gautam Buddh Nagar now has a mortality rate of 0.35 per cent.

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    More deaths in Mumbai

    Nagaland reports 135 new cases

  • Nagaland's COVID-19 tally rose to 9,885 on Sunday as 135 more people tested positive for the infection, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.

  • Twenty more patients were cured of the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 8,814, he said.

  • Two fresh fatalities from Dimapur pushed the death toll to 56, health department's director Dr Denis Hangsing said.

  • Six of the 56 deaths are not related to COVID-19, he said.

    • Ladakh tally

  • The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 65 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the infection count to 7,356 on Sunday, while 76 patients recovered during the same period, officials said on Sunday.

  • A total of 89 people have died of COVID-19 in the twin districts of Leh and Kargil.

  • While 49 deaths have been reported from Leh, 40 have succumbed to the disease in Kargil since the outbreak of the pandemic, officials said.

  • Out of the 65 new cases, 56 were in Leh and nine in Kargil.

  • They said 76 patients have been cured of the infection in Leh and subsequently discharged, bringing down the active cases in the region to 978.

  • Leh has 869 active cases and Kargil 109.

    • Ahmedabad reports 229 recoveries

  • Ahmedabad district on Sunday reported 219 new COVID-19 cases, taking the count of infections to 45,343, the Gujarat health department said.

  • The districthas been reporting the highest number of new cases in the state and has overtaken Surat that topped the tally of new infections earlier.

  • With three deaths, the COVID-19 toll in Ahmedabad districtrose to 1,932, it said.

  • Meanwhile, 229 patients were discharged in the day, exceeding the new cases.

    • 168 more cases in Chandigarh

  • The deadly coronavirus claimed two more lives in Chandigarh, pushing the death toll due to the pandemic in the Union Territory to 248 while 168 more people were tested positive for the infection in the last two days, a medical bulletin said on Sunday.

  • With the discovery of new COVID-19 patients, the total number of cases rose to 15,804 in two days, said the medical bulletin.

  • There are 1,088 active cases as of now, it said.

  • A total of 87 patients were discharged after they recovered from infection on Saturday and Sunday, taking the number of cured persons to 14,468, as per the bulletin.

    • 1,054 new cases in Punjab

  • Thirty more people died of coronavirus in Punjab in the past two days, raising the toll to 4,458, while 1,054 new cases pushed the infection count to 1,41,658, a health department medical bulletin said on Sunday.

  • Eight fatalities were reported on Saturday while 22 deaths took place on Sunday, it said.

  • There are 5,769 active COVID-19 cases in the state as of now, according to the bulletin.

  • A total of 1,025 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovering from the infection, taking the number of cured persons to 1,31,431, it stated.

  • Eighteen critical patients are on ventilator support while 140 are on oxygen support, the bulletin said.

    • Karnataka reports 21 deaths

    2,544 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, death toll rises by 60

    Maharashtra reported 2,544 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, which took the state's infection tally to 17,47,242, the health department said. The death of 60 patients took the fatality count in the state to 45,974, it said. A total of 2,707 patients were discharged during the day, it said.

    Dedicated multi-department teams to visit all Delhi private hospitals

    RT-PCR tests to be doubled in Delhi

    J-K reports 460 new COVID-19 cases, nine fatalities in a day

    Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 460 new COVID-19 cases taking the infection tally to 1,02,619, while nine fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,589, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 189 were from Jammu division and 271 from the Kashmir Valley, they said.

    Dharavi reports one COVID-19 case

    Dharavi slum colony here on Sunday reported one new COVID-19 case, the second time in the last four days, a Mumbai civic body official said. The tally of cases now stands at 3,620, he said, adding that Dharavi had reported a single COVID-19 case on November 10.

    Normalcy may return by winter 2021, says Covid-19 vaccine co-creator

    Prof Ugur Sahin said he was confident the vaccine would reduce transmission between people as well as stop symptoms developing in someone who has had the vaccine. (READ MORE)

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    Andhra Pradesh COVID-19 tally touches 8.54 lakh with 1,056 new cases

    Andhra Pradesh added 1,056 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the cumulative to 8.54 lakh on Sunday. In 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday, 2,140 patients got cured while 14 others succumbed in the state.

    Mumba Devi temple prepares to open for devotees

    Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel in ICU weeks after contracting COVID-19

    Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who tested positive for COVID-19 a few weeks ago, has now been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon for further treatment, his family said on Sunday.

    India reports under 50,000 new daily COVID-19 cases since eight days; active caseload contracts further

    India has reported less than 50,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 for the eighth continuous day, a trend which assumes wider significance as many countries in Europe and America continue to see a surge in their daily numbers, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

    26 new cases take Tripura's COVID-19 tally to 31,945

    At least 26 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Sunday, pushing the tally in the state to 31,945, a health department official said. The coronavirus death toll remained at 359 as no patient has succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, he said.

    COVID: Nearly 160 tonnes of biomedical waste generated during Bihar polls

    Nearly 160 tonne of biomedical waste in the form of gloves, face masks and empty sanitiser bottles used by polling personnel and voters was generated during the Bihar assembly polls held amid the COVID-19 pandemic, poll authorities in the state have said.

    95 more die of COVID-19 in Delhi; positivity rate over 15 per cent

    Delhi recorded 3,235 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.85 lakh on Sunday, while the positivity rate climbed to 15.33 percent. Ninety-five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 7,614, authorities said.

    Mizoram reports 25 new COVID-19 cases; tally mounts to 3,393

    Mizoram's COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,393 with 25 more people testing positive for the virus, an official said on Sunday. The COVID-19 death toll in the state rose to four with one more person succumbing to the disease, the official said.

    No decision so far on reopening monuments in Maharashtra: Minister of State for Tourism Aditi Tatkare

    The Maharashtra government has not taken a decision so far on reopening monuments for tourists, Minister of State for Tourism Aditi Tatkare said on Sunday. An association of tourist guides in Aurangabad on Friday wrote to CM Uddhav Thackeray, demanding that monuments, like the world famous Ajanta and Ellora caves and others, here be reopened for visitors as the shutdown due to COVID-19 has brought many to the brink of "starvation".

    Manipur CM Biren Singh tests positive for COVID-19

    First batch of Sputnik V vaccine to arrive in Kanpur medical college for Phase 2, 3 trials

    The first batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 is likely to reach Kanpur's Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College by next week wherein the vaccine's Phase 2 and Phase 3 human clinical trials will be conducted.

    Amit Shah to hold meeting today to discuss increasing COVID-19 cases in Delhi

    As the National capital of Delhi reports record-high COVID-19 cases with each passing day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called for a meeting on Sunday evening to take stock of the COVID-19 situation in Delhi.

    The meeting will be held in the North Block and will be attended by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and CM Arvind Kejriwal. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee dies after battling multiple ailments post Covid infection

    Odisha reports 753 new cases, 17 deaths

    Telangana reports 661 new cases

    India's case tally crosses 88 lakhs

    8.05 lakh samples tested on Saturday

    TN reports 1,912 new COVID-19 cases,2,494 recoveries .

    Tamil Nadu on Saturday recorded 1,912 new coronavirus cases and 12 deaths, pushing the cumulative tally of infections to over 7.56 lakh and total fatalities to 11,466.

    The active cases stood at 17,154, even as discharges outnumbered new cases.

    Mizoram reports 25 new cases

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