India's COVID-19 case tally went past the 70 lakh mark, while the death toll stood at over 1 lakh on Saturday. The number of recoveries surged beyond 60 lakh.
Meanwhile, Kerala reported its highest single-day spike ever with 11,755 new cases. Twenty-three people succumbed to the virus in the state today and currently 95,918 people are undergoing treatment.
Andaman and Nicobar reported 16 new COVID-19 cases and 20 recoveries today, taking total cases to 3,992 including 193 active cases, 55 deaths and 3,744 recoveries: Andaman and Nicobar Administration
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
Assam reported 971 new #COVID__19 cases (out of 27,491 tests) today, taking number of active cases to 30,672: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pic.twitter.com/cRBp5LyBed
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
Gujarat: Cinema halls in Ahmedabad gear up to resume operations as per the new guidelines issued by the central government amid #COVID19.
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
Cinema halls have been allowed to operate in the country with 50% seating from 15th October. pic.twitter.com/red6qGLdxg
Not wearing a mask? Pay fine! BBMP Marshals were seen stopping people and asking them to pay a fine of Rs 250 for not wearing a facemask to prevent the spread of #COVID19.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 10, 2020
Express Photos | @MeghanaSastry @XpressBengaluru pic.twitter.com/Ygf2PYRzed
Karnataka reports 10,517 new COVID-19 cases, 8,337 discharges and 102 deaths today, taking total cases to 7,00,786 including 5,69,947 discharges and 9,891 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 1,20,929: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/tNq0Pz9Vnx
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
Maharashtra reports 11,416 new #COVID19 cases, 308 deaths and 26,440 discharges today. Total cases in the state rise to 15,17,434, including 40,040 deaths and 12,55,779 discharges. Active cases stand at 2,21,156: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/NaXQ4E3goe
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
Rajasthan records 2,123 new #COVID19 cases and 15 deaths today. The total cases in the state rise to 1,56,908, including 1,636 deaths, 1,33,918 recoveries and 21,354 active cases: Government of Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/JQVZQ35B2l
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
Manipur records 282 new #COVID19 cases and 2 deaths today.
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
The total number of cases in the State rises to 13,092 including 10,306 recoveries, 2,698 active cases and 88 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/1WWaTlyKRB
As "symbolic indefinite strike" by doctors & nurses at the #HinduRaoHospital continues for the sixth day over non-payment of salaries for months, Delhi govt ordered shifting of all #COVID19 patients from the hospital.@khogensingh1
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 10, 2020
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#COVIDUpdates in #AndhraPradesh (#October 10)
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) October 10, 2020
In last 24 hrs till #Saturday 9 am:#Tests - 73,625#Positive - 5,653#Discharged - 6,659#Deaths - 35
Overall
Tests - 64,94,099
Positive - 7,50,517#Active - 46,624
Recovered - 6,97,699#Toll - 6,194@NewIndianXpress #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/pJIbZmsmxR
While Tamil Nadu is ranked second among the top 10 states which have attracted a large number of investments, sources told Express that Chhattisgarh rose above TN due to public sector investments. (READ FULL REPORT)
Jammu and Kashmir record 635 new #COVID19 cases and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours.
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
Total positive cases in the UT rise to 83,064 including 10,796 active cases, 70,955 recoveries and 1,313 deaths: Government of Jammu and Kashmir pic.twitter.com/iJgtWeLCCQ
#COVID19 update #TamilNadu (October 10)
— S Mannar Mannan (@mannar_mannan) October 10, 2020
Today’s +ive cases 5,242 (5,234 indigenous/8 imported) Total 6,51,370
Chennai 1,272 Total 1,80,751
Active 44,150
Discharged 5,222 Total 5,97,033
Death 67 (31 pvt/36 govt) 65 with comorbidities Total 10,187@xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/8ENWEGslBT
In the last 24 hours, as many as 66,228 samples were tested in Kerala. Raising concerns, the test positivity rate has gone up in the state and stood at 17.74 per cent. (READ MORE)
316 new cases reported in #Bhubaneswar in the last 24 hours, pushing the #COVID19 tally of the city to 24,853. Death toll mounts to 111 with two more fatalities.@NewIndianXpress @XpressOdisha pic.twitter.com/2uEvhpdmtX
— Sudarsan Maharana (@Sud_TNIE) October 9, 2020
#COVID19 cannot come in the way of humanity! On #worldmentalhealthday2020, social activists at Tirunelveli are seen giving a haircut and bath to mentally challenged people.#MentalHealth @xpresstn @shibasahu2012
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 10, 2020
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India's active COVID-19 cases remained below the nine-lakh mark for a second consecutive day and now constitute merely 12.65 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said Saturday.
The total COVID-19 recoveries have gone nearly up 60 lakhs (59,88,822) now, further increasing the difference with respect to the active cases, it highlighted.
#Karnataka puts a temporary stopper on #Vidyagama programme in which teachers go to the vicnity of the students to continue their schooling. This comes after 25 students and six teachers tested COVID19 positive @NewIndianXpress @XpressBengaluru @santwana99
— Pearl Dsouza (@pearl_tnie) October 10, 2020
127 police personnel tested positive for #COVID19 in the last 24 hours, taking total positive cases to 24,862 in the force, including 22,300 recoveries, 2,303 active cases, and 259 deaths: Maharashtra Police pic.twitter.com/r599OKgy3h
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
At least 171 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Saturday, pushing the tally in the state to 28,153 a health department official said. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 310 with two more people succumbing to the infection, he said.
West Tripura district, of which state capital Agartala is a part, has accounted for 168 of the 310 COVID-19 deaths, the official said Tripura currently has 4,042 active coronavirus cases, while 23,778 people have recovered from the disease and 23 patients have migrated to other states, the official said.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday sealed the office of BJP national spokesperson and MP Aparajita Sarangi at Palaspalli here, a day after the Odisha government wrote to the Centre alleging violation of COVID-19 guidelines by her. (READ MORE)
A 46-year-old COVID-19 patient allegedly jumped to death from the second floor of a government-run hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district, an official said on Saturday. This is a second such incident reported from Netaji Subhash Chandra Medical College and Hospital since last month.
| @bmcbbsr seals office of BJP national spokesperson and #Bhubaneswar MP @AprajitaSarangi for 15 days over alleged violation of #COVID19 regulations. Also seeks name and address of those present during a function there for #Covid testing.@NewIndianXpress @XpressOdisha pic.twitter.com/INUXLOD28k
— Sudarsan Maharana (@Sud_TNIE) October 10, 2020
Does wearing #facemask solve all our problems? People throng temple at Tirupati wearing masks while forgetting other #COVID19 protocols. @xpressandhra
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 10, 2020
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2854 new #COVID19 cases in #Odisha, 15 die
— Hemant Kumar Rout (@TheHemantRout) October 10, 2020
Quarantine 1659
Local cases 1195
Khurda 393
Cuttack 244
Sundargarh 143
Angul 131
Mayurbhanj 127
Balasore 116
Puri 114
Kalahandi 105
Sambalpur 105
Jajpur 99
Balangir 97
Bargarh 95
Kendrapada 91
Nabarangpur 92
Tally 249693
Tests 3710592 pic.twitter.com/MI9csOF6ol
Puducherry registered one more death due to coronavirus on Saturday, raising the toll to 559 in the union territory. Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a release that a 62 year old woman hailing from neighbouring Vanrapet village succumbed to the infection.
A case was filed against BJD MLA Umakanta Samantray after he attended the funeral of party leader Pradeep Maharathy despite testing positive for COVID- 19, police said on Saturday.
The case was registered at the Sea Beach Police Station in Puri on Friday night under IPC sections 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act.
Mizoram has reported five new COVID-19 cases, pushing the state's coronavirus caseload to 2,162, an official said on Saturday. Two new cases were reported from Aizawl district, one from Lawngtlai district and two from Kolasib district, he said.
The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 85 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the virus caseload to 4,987, an official bulletin said on Saturday.
With 346 more patients cured of the infection, the number of active cases in the region dropped to 1,038 -- 772 in Leh district and 266 in Kargil district, the bulletin released by the directorate of health services said.
Telangana recorded 1,811 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection count to 2.10 lakh even as the recovery rate in the state climbed to over 87 per cent.
The toll mounted to 1,217 with nine more fatalities, a state government bulletin said on Saturday, providing data as of 8 PM on October 9. The recovery rate stood at 87.01 per cent, while it was 85.7 per cent in the country, the bulletin said.
Though Kerala is witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases of late, there is a silver lining as the mortality rate was only 0.36 per cent, Health Minister K K Shailaja said as she praised the tireless efforts of Health workers and urged people not to overwhelm the healthcare system by their negligence.
Chhattisgarh: COVID isolation ward, Ambikapur Medical College flooded after rain(09.10.2020)
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
"The drainage system can handle regular water flow & operates very systematically. But the ward simply got flooded for a while due to heavy rain," says Ajay Tirkey, Ambikapur city Mayor. pic.twitter.com/kMCuimCaDx
India reports a spike of 73,272 new #COVID19 cases & 926 deaths in the last 24 hours.
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
Total case tally stands at 69,79,424 including 8,83,185 active cases, 59,88,823 cured/discharged/migrated cases & 1,07,416 deaths: Union Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/U98L9xhHH8
11,64,018 samples tested for #COVID19 yesterday. Total 8,57,98,698 samples tested in the country up to 9th October: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/JdTnRd9Veb
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2020
Many post graduate doctors and senior residents of SCB Medical College and Hospital who were engaged in Covid duty in different districts have not received salary for the last four months. The doctors alleged despite instructions from the Health and Family Welfare department to not delay salary payment, some clerks in the accounts section of the hospitals where they have been deployed continued to play mischief and harass them for no reason.
Sources said 111 senior residents were directed to report to chief district medical and public health officers and join duty immediately after their recruitment following the outbreak of novel coronavirus. Most of the doctors who have been working relentlessly putting their and family members’ lives in danger have not been paid salary since June.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched 'home isolation kit' in the presence of Health Minister Vishwajit Rane in Panaji yesterday. pic.twitter.com/8iai2f8bcB
— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020
In his statement at the 75th United Nations General Assembly Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, Muraleedharan said that the strength of the NAM "family lies in its diversity", its shared developmental experience, and its youthful populations brimming with hope and aspirations.
"Today, as we contend with yet another grave challenge, it is these very principles of solidarity and cooperation that will guide the way. COVID-19 has reminded us of our interconnectedness, and dependence on each other. We cannot fight this adversary alone," he said.
He called for a coordinated fight against the pandemic.
