India reported 48,648 new cases and 563 deaths in last 24-hours taking COVID-19 tally to 80,88,851 and toll to 1,21,090 on Friday, as per data shared by Union Health Ministry.
Despite 48,648 new coronavirus infections, the total active cases stand at 5,94,386 after a decrease of 9,301 and the total recovered cases are 73,73,375 with 57,386 new discharges in last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, a new study has cited genomic evidence to propose that the oral polio vaccine might be protecting young Indians from Covid-19 through a process called cross-protection.
Ladakh records 54 fresh COVID-19 cases, infection tally rises to 6,139: Officials
1,650 new COVID-19 cases and 1,179 discharges reported in Haryana today. Total cases at 1,65,467 including 11,851 active cases, 1,51,839 discharges and 1,777 deaths: State Health Department
This #Diwali2020, don't forget to light up the lives of daily-wage workers who spend time in making diyas during the #COVID19 pandemic!
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 30, 2020
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Doctors from the Tamil Nadu government-run post-Covid clinics attached to two medical college hospitals in Chennai said that a comparison of CT scan reports of the patients taken at admission and six weeks after discharge showed that infection in even patients with up to 75 per cent lung involvement resolved in that period, the lungs turning clear in many severely affected patients. (READ MORE)
Bihar reports eight more COVID-19 fatalities, taking death toll to 1,084, tally climbs to 2,15,963 with 1,018 fresh cases; active case count 8,254: Health dept
Covid positive cases have been on the decline in recent weeks in the Vellore region and Tiruvannamalai with the positivity rate coming down below 5 per cent indicating a declining trend. (READ MORE)
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Active cases 59499
Tally 820398
New +ve 3589
Discharges 8521
Death 49
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5,891 new COVID-19 cases, 4,433 recoveries and 47 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total case tally stands at 3,81,644 including 3,42,811 recoveries, 32,363 active cases and 6,470 deaths: Delhi Government
#Krishna district medical and health department officials took out a candle-light rally to spread awareness on #COVID19 in #Vijayawada.
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) October 30, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges for the healthcare system. Performing dialysis for COVID-19 patients with renal issues is one of them. Government hospitals in Chennai have conducted dialysis free of cost for a total of 757 COVID-19 patients since March. (READ MORE)
Tamil Nadu reports 2,608 new COVID-19 cases, 38 deaths and 3,924 discharges today, as per the State Health Department. The total number of cases in the state is now at 7,22,011 including 6,87,388 discharges and 11,091 deaths. There are 23,532 active cases in the state.
Social distancing goes for a toss at RR Nagar in Bengaluru during a campaign for the upcoming bypoll. KPCC President DK Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramaiah were seen campaigning for Congress candidate Kusuma.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 30, 2020
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Uttarakhand reports 349 new COVID19 cases & 2 deaths today, taking total cases to 61,915 including 3,634 active cases, 56,771 recoveries and 1,011 deaths: State Health Department
Manipur records 221 new COVID19 cases and 4 deaths today; the total number of positive cases in the state stands at 18,272 including 13,805 recoveries, 4,303 active cases and 164 deaths: State Health Department
Delhi Lt governor approves govt's proposal to raise number of passengers in buses from 20 to full seating capacity amid pandemic. He further okayed resuming inter-state bus services with SOP in place: Official: Official
Cindy Wang and Samson Ellis of the Bloomberg reported that Taiwan had last recorded local case on April 12. "Taiwan is the only major country that has so far been able to keep community transmission of Covid eliminated," Peter Collignon, professor at the Australian National University Medical School.
Rajasthan COVID19 update: 1,794 new infections reported, including 340 from Jaipur. Total cases now at 1,95,213 out of which 15,251 are active patients. Death toll stands at 1,898.
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— TNIE Kerala (@xpresskerala) October 30, 2020
Andhra Pradesh reports 2,886 new COVID19 cases taking total positive cases in the State to 8,20,565. There are 25,514 active cases and 7,88,375 recovered cases in the State; the death toll is at 6,676, as per State Health Department
According to the third round of serosurvey, antibodies against novel coronavirus is found in 50% people in Bhubaneswar. The survey was conducted between October 16-18, said ICMR, Bhubaneswar director Sanghamitra Pati.
Health workers collect swab samples of people in iMASQ buses to check for #COVID19 in Visakhapatnam.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 30, 2020
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Mizoram's COVID19 tally rises to 2,694 as 38 more people test positive; number of active cases stands at 435: Official statement
With producers unwilling to release new films in theatres due to seating restrictions amidst #COVID19, #Karnataka Film Exhibitors Federation has decided to not reopen theatres till January-2021.
— Karthik Nayaka (@Karthiknayaka) October 30, 2020
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COVID19 death toll climbs to 7,007 in UP with 24 more fatalities, 2,237 fresh cases push infection tally to over 4.8 lakh; active case count 24,431: Official
The limit of pilgrims, visiting Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has been increased from 7000 to 15000 per day, with effect from 1st November, 2020: Jammu & Kashmir Government pic.twitter.com/LGWYxscdf1
— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2020
97 more people test COVID19 positive in Tripura, pushing tally to 30,663, another death raises fatality count to 343; number of active cases stands at 1,583: Health dept official
The Health Ministry has sought constitution of committees at state and district levels which will review preparatory activities in terms of cold chain preparedness, operational planning, strategies for state-specific challenges in terms of geographical terrain and hard-to-reach areas, etc.
Maharashtra: People throng market places in Mumbai, with the onset of the festival season, amid #COVID19 pandemic; visuals from Crawford Market.
— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2020
There are 18,984 active cases in the state capital at present. pic.twitter.com/A6H6ctycYv
Bombay HC lauds Mumbai Police for 'working against odds', says police personnel are carrying out their duty under lot of pressure amid COVID19 pandemic and lockdown, and hence cooperation from public is required
Active caseload of coronavirus infection in country dropped below 6 lakh for first time in nearly three months and comprises only 7.35 per cent of total cases: Union Health Ministry
During coronavirus tests of security personnel a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here, as many as 23 policemen were found infected with the disease, officials said on Friday. Over 5,000 police and State Reserve Police (SRP) personnel from different districts have been deployed in areas surrounding the Statue of Unity in the wake of Modi's visit to the monument near Kevadiya village in Narmada district on Friday and Saturday.
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The Ministry of External Affairs was issuing approximately 10 lakh passports per month on an average before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said.
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Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami declared open an integrated, modern intensive care mobile unit for Covid treatment at KMC Hospital through video conference.
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Puducherry reports 149 new #COVID19 infections taking total cases to 34,908 out of which 3,739 are active patients.
— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2020
Total of 592 deaths reported. pic.twitter.com/WwtkNOfhag
The country confirmed 808 new cases on Thursday, bringing the cumulative COVID-19 cases to 100,334, including 712 people who were on a cruise ship that was docked off a Japanese port earlier this year.
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Preliminary experiments in the first major wave of infections earlier in the year suggested that the dogs can detect the novel coronavirus with close to 100 per cent accuracy, up to five days earlier than a PCR test. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
'If we get a vaccination campaign, and by the second or third quarter of 2021 we have vaccinated a substantial proportion of the people, I think it will be easily by the end of 2021, and perhaps even into the next year, before we start having some semblances of normality,' Fauci was quoted as saying.
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The OPD was closed from July 10 due to COVID pandemic except for day-care services, radiotherapy, dialysis, trauma and the emergency and lifesaving surgery and IPD services.
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Blind Relief Association staff and workers making candles for the upcoming Diwali festival, in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)
India saw 48,648 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day taking the COVID-19 caseload to 80,88,851, while active cases fell below 6,00,000 and the national recovery rate crossed 91 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday
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A supporter listens as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds. (Photo | PTI)
In the wake of the rising criticism over the recent notification that solo car drivers too should wear masks even with their windows rolled up, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner has written to the health department seeking clarification.
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A health worker wearing a PPE kit takes a swab sample from a man for Rapid antigen tests (RATs) for Covid-19 at a mobile medical van, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo | PTI)
According to a report, among the 23 million people, this country has had 550 confirmed cases and seven fatalities even as the virus continues to spread across the world.
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Telangana recorded 1,531 #COVID19 new cases, 1,048 recoveries and 6 deaths on 29th October, taking total cases to 2,37,187 including 2,17,401 recoveries, 1,330 deaths and 18,456 active cases: State Health Department, Govt of Telangana pic.twitter.com/GDoPI9aEpZ
— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2020
As many as 13,000 policemen were infected with Covid-19 and around 100 died of virus in the State so far, said Chief Secretary Neelam Sawhney.
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Rajinikanth has been keeping political pundits guessing about his entry, possible alignments, his ability to swing people’s choices and the impact on the vote vault of the traditional Dravidian rivals.
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Total 10,77,28,088 samples tested for #COVID19 up to 29th October. Of these 11,64,648 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/raCvZ7hAt3
— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2020
Government and private hospitals in the city are seeing patients with a history of visiting markets for festive shopping. However, the authorities maintain that it is too early to say if there has been an increase in Covid cases.
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India has exponentially scaled up its testing capacity from one in January to more than 10.65 cr at present. The very high testing has resulted in the continuously falling positivity rate. It is 7.54% presently: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/KpZlyhVxBZ
— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2020
A new study has cited genomic evidence to propose that the oral polio vaccine might be protecting young Indians from Covid-19 through a process called cross-protection.
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#UPDATE Record number of new #coronavirus cases in 24 hours recorded in the US for the first time, Johns Hopkins University tally says.
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 30, 2020
Within the same 24-hour period, 1,021 people died from Covid-19 in the US, bringing the country's total to 228,625 fatalities
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J&K: Water sports activities have resumed at Dal Lake in Srinagar after they were halted amid #COVID19 pandemic. A local, Nasir says, "As far as water sports at Dal Lake is concerned, it attracts immense youth engagement. It also attracts tourists. This is a welcome step." pic.twitter.com/kugw1PKSwD
— ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2020
Delhi witnesses steep rise in coronavirus cases after 5,739 test positive in one day and more COVID-19 updates from across India.
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