India's COVID-19 case crossed the 55-lakh mark with a spike of 75,083 new cases and 1,053 deaths in last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
The total case tally now stands at 55, 62,664 including 9,75,861 active cases, 44,97,868 cured/discharged/migrated and 88,935 deaths, Health Ministry's latest update informed.
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan earlier assured the Lok Sabha that the Central government is not waiting for an "act of God" in fight against the virus but instead working round-the-clock to ensure that a vaccine is made available by the beginning of 2021.
The Minister's assurance came on Monday when he was speaking in the Lok Sabha in a late night discussion of the passage of the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which promises protection to frontline workers, including healthcare professionals.
Assam on Tuesday reported 2,073 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Among the latest deaths, two happened in Kamrup Metropolitan and one each in Dibrugarh, Darrang, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Jorhat and Cachar, he said.
People from other states including migrant workers who are coming to the national capital after relaxation of the lockdown have shown a lower COVID-19 positivity rate in comparison to the city's population, officials said. As per the Delhi government's health bulletin issued on Tuesday, a total of 3,816 people were found to be COVID-19 positive among the 59,013 tested for the virus in the past 24 hours.
Odisha on Tuesday issued an advisory asking all COVID-19 treatment facilities to set up help desks and provide necessary information to family members of patients, after several people complained that their requests for details were being snubbed by the centres.
Pune district reported 3,291 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 count to 2,57,797, while the death toll reached 5,870 after 96 people succumbed to the infection, an official said on Tuesday. A total of 1,614 people were discharged during the day.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital on Tuesday got the approval of the Maharashtra ethics committee for conducting phase II and III trials for the Oxford Covishield vaccine candidate, an official said. KEM Hospital Dean Dr Hemant Deshmukh said that post approval of the committee, screening of volunteers for the trials will begin from Wednesday. (READ MORE)
With 2,736 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Chhattisgarh's caseload rose to 90,917, while 28 deaths over the past few days took the toll to 718, a health official said. The day also saw the discharge of 1,313 people from various hospitals post recovery while another 1,124 completed their home isolation, taking the tally of recoveries to 52,001, he said.
A COVID-19 vaccine candidate should show at least 50 per cent efficacy during phase III of clinical trials for it to be widely deployed, according to a draft guidance document for vaccine developers issued by the central drug authority.
Nachan MLA Vinod Kumar Chauhan is among 331 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, pushing the infection count to 12,770. Meanwhile, six more people died of the disease in the state, which has so far reported 131 deaths.
Gujarat's Surat district reported 298 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking its COVID-19 tally to 25,843, the state health department said. With five more fatalities, the death toll in the south Gujarat district rose to 909, a department release said.
Maharashtra minister for school education Varsha Gaikwad took to Twitter on Tuesday to inform that she had been detected with novel coronavirus infection. The Congress MLA from Dharavi asked people who had come in contact with her over the past few days to get themselves checked for the infection.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind M Karjol on Tuesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. "The COVID-19 test has confirmed me to be positive and I have been hospitalised on the advice of a doctor even though I had no symptoms," Karjol, who holds the portfolio of public works department and social welfare, tweeted, soon after attending the assembly proceedings.
Seven volunteers selected for phase III human clinical trial of the Oxford vaccine for COVID-19 at Pune's Sassoon General Hospital were declared "ineligible" to proceed further for various reasons, including testing positive for antibodies, an official said on Tuesday.
The COVID-19 death toll in Uttarakhand rose to 512 on Tuesday with 11 more fatalities, while 874 fresh cases pushed the infection tally in the state to 42,651, a health bulletin issued said.
Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday reported 2,544 new coronavirus cases, including two state ministers, taking the overall count to 1,10,711, while 28 fresh deaths in the past 24 hours increased the toll to 2,035, an official said.
Three more coronavirus patients died in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, taking toll to 61 on Tuesday, an official said. Fifty-one new cases, including three police personnel and two medical staff, tested positive for the virus, taking the number of active cases to 1,130.
Schools for students of classes 9 to 12 in Bihar will resume from September 28, as per an official order issued on Tuesday. Attending classes will not be mandatory, as per the order issued by the state's education department.
The Karnataka assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to reduce salaries and allowances of members of the state legislature by 30 per cent for a year to augment financial resources required to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh reached 5,212 after 77 more people succumbed to the disease, while 5,722 fresh cases pushed the tally to 3,64,543, an official said on Tuesday. There are 63,148 active cases in the state, while 2,96,183 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the infection so far, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said.
Three more people died due to COVID-19 in Bihar on Tuesday, raising the death toll in the state to 873, while 1,609 fresh cases pushed the tally to 1.71 lakh, a health department official said. The state conducted record 1.94 lakh sample tests on Monday, which took the total number of such examinations carried out so far to 60,63,568 lakh, he said.
Mumbai's COVID-19 tally reached 1,87,778 on Tuesday with the addition of 1,628 fresh cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. The cumulative fatality count rose to 8,549 with 47 more people succumbing to the infection, it said.
Karnataka on Tuesday reported 6,974 new COVID-19 cases and 83 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 5,33,850 and death toll to 8,228, the Health department said. The day also saw the number of recoveries outnumbering new infections, with 9,073 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Punjab's COVID-19 tally crossed the one lakh-mark on Tuesday with 1,498 new cases, while 66 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 2,926, according to a medical bulletin. Eleven deaths were reported from Jalandhar, nine each from Ludhiana, Amritsar and Patiala, six from Gurdaspur and three each from Bathinda, Ferozepur and Rupnagar.
As many as 590 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while eight persons died of the infection in Goa on Tuesday, an official from the health department said. The addition of the fresh cases has taken the tally of the coastal state to 29,343, the official said.
Punjab's COVID-19 tally crossed the one lakh-mark on Tuesday with 1,498 new cases, while 66 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 2,926, according to a medical bulletin. Eleven deaths were reported from Jalandhar, nine each from Ludhiana, Amritsar and Patiala, six from Gurdaspur and three each from Bathinda, Ferozepur and Rupnagar.
Findings from containment zones in 10 hotspot cities were not included in the first national serosurvey study paper published recently as the sample size was very small and the zones are "dynamic and change from day to day and week to week", ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
Rajasthan reported the biggest single-day jump of 1,912 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking its infection count to 1,18,793, while 15 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,367, according to a health department bulletin. Of the total cases, 18,614 people are under treatment.
Five prison inmates who battled COVID-19 donated their plasma in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Tuesday to help patients suffering from the disease, officials said. These inmates had earlier tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Having fully recovered, they were eligible for the donation, an official of the Luksar jail said.
At least 58 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya on Tuesday, pushing the tally to 4,791, a health department official said. As many as 179 more people were cured of the disease, raising the total number of recoveries in the northeastern state to 2,706, Health Services director Aman War said.
Four more COVID-19 patients died in Chandigarh n the last 24 hours, taking the fatality toll to 127 while 266 new cases pushed the infection tally to 10,546 on Tuesday. There are total 2,622 active cases in the city as of now.
At least 62 more people died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 4,483, while 3,182 fresh cases pushed the tally in the state to 2,31,484, the health department said in its bulletin.
The UGC and CBSE have been directed to have a coordination meeting for the release of CBSE class 10 and 12 compartment exams which began on Tuesday, Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said. The directive by the Ministry came following concerns of delay in results hampering the prospects of undergraduate admissions for students.
The Punjab government on Tuesday said three government medical colleges of the state would participate in the phase 3 trials of the anti-COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' being tested by Bharat Biotech Ltd in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 12,42,770 on Tuesday with the addition of 18,390 fresh cases, state health department said. With 392 people succumbing to the infection, the cumulative toll in the state went up to 33,407, it said. A total of 20,206 patients were discharged in the day after treatment, taking the total count of recoveries to 9,36,554, it said, adding that the state now has 2,72,410 active cases.
The Supreme Court Tuesday said it had directed states to set up high powered committees (HPCs) to determine prisoners who could be released on interim bail or parole during COVID-19 pandemic, but its intention was not that ?every undertrial or convicted prisoner? is to be released irrespective of the nature and severity of offence.
Manipur reports 270 new #COVID19 cases, 49 recoveries and 1 death, taking total cases to 9,280 till date, including 6,887 recoveries, 60 deaths and 2,333 active cases so far: State Health Department, Govt of Manipur pic.twitter.com/jjwEByNbA0
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
874 new COVID-19 cases and 1107 recovered cases reported in Uttarakhand today. Total positive cases in the state now at 42,651 including 11,831 active cases, 30,107 recovered cases & 512 deaths till date: State Health Department, Govt of Uttarakhand
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh launched 'COVID Fateh Kits' today, for #COVID19 patients admitted in hospitals as well as in home isolation. (Source: Punjab Govenment) pic.twitter.com/DR7b8UA98W
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
1,402 new #COVID19 cases, 1,321 discharged cases & 16 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. Positive cases tally rises to 1,26,169 till date, including 16,402 active cases, 1,09,619 cured/discharged & 3,355 deaths: State Health Department, Govt of Gujarat pic.twitter.com/gXWbka9vco
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
Haryana reported 29 more fatalities due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 1,206, while 1,795 fresh cases pushed the state's infection tally to 1,14,870.
The COVID-19 tally in Mumbai's slum colony Dharavi rose to 3,065 on Tuesday with the addition of 15 new cases, a senior BMC official said. The official said 2,606 COVID-19 patients in the slum dominated area have already recovered from the infection and discharged from hospitals.
Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 1,235 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising its tally to 66,261, while 18 more fatalities pushed its death count to 1,042, officials said. It was for the 20th consecutive day that the number of fresh cases crossed 1,000 in a 24-hour period.
The COVID-19 caseload in Nagpur increased by 1,273 on Tuesday to reach 66,380, while 54 deaths took the toll to 2,150, an official said. He said 1,662 people were discharged during the day, taking the count of such cases to 55,212, leaving the district with 9,018 active cases.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Amravati rose by 393 to reach 11,578 on Tuesday, while eight deaths took the toll to 247, an official said. The number of people who have recovered from the infection here reached 8,689 after 179 people were discharged from hospitals during the day, he added.
Himachal Pradesh MLA Vinod Kumar Chauhan tested COVID positive on Tuesday. He is the seventh legislator in the state who has contracted the infection. The BJP MLA represents Nachan assembly segment in Mandi district.
Delhi recorded 3,816 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the tally to over 2.53 lakh, while the death toll climbed to 5,051, authorities said. The count of over 3,800 fresh cases came after 59,013 tests were done the previous day. Thirty-seven new fatalities have been recorded, taking the death toll to 5,051.
A laboratory technician of a private hospital here in Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly assaulting a COVID-19 patient's brother with a wooden rod after the latter questioned bill amount, a police officer said on Tuesday.
There was no requirement for mandatory COVID-19 testing when US President Donald Trump visited India from February 24 to 25, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, in a written reply to a query in Rajya Sabha, said the mandatory screening for COVID-19 of all international passengers arriving in India was implemented from March 4. (READ MORE)
COVID19 mortality rate in Karnataka decreasing, aim to bring it below one per cent, state govt informs Assembly; opposition Congress accuses it of suppressing figures
"COVID-19 has resulted in the migration of large number of workers from destination states to the home-states,” Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways V K Singh told Lok Sabha in a written reply. As per the data compiled by Ministry of Labour and Employment, more than 1.06 crore migrant workers, including those who travelled on foot during the lockdown, returned to their home states, he said.
Andhra Pradesh reported 7,553 new coronavirus cases, 10,555 recoveries and 51 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 6,39,302 including 5,62,376 recoveries, 5,461 deaths and 71,465 active cases: State Health Department
#COVID19 update #TamilNadu (September 22)
— S Mannar Mannan (@mannar_mannan) September 22, 2020
Today’s +ive cases 5,337 (5,334 indigenous/3 imported) Total 5,52,674
Chennai 989 Total 1,57,614
Active 46,350
Discharged 5,406 Total 4,97,377
Death 76 (32 pvt/44 govt) 69 with comorbidities Total 8,947@xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/miwAyMvtVY
559 more people test positive for COVID19 in Tripura, pushing tally to 22,834, death toll rises to 248 with three new fatalities; active case count 6,703: Official
Rajasthan reported 1,912 new COVID-19 cases, 1,528 recoveries and 15 deaths today, taking active cases to 18,614, recoveries to 98,812 and death toll to 1,367: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/EIqvIWOkfH
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
263 police personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for COVID19 & 7 died in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the state force to 21,574 including 3,548 active cases, 17,797 recovered cases and 229 deaths: Maharasthra Police
#Kerala's #CoronaVirusUpdate #Tue
— Dileep V Kumar (@dileepvk_TNIE) September 22, 2020
4125 fresh cases
3463 contact cases
412 unknown source of infection
19 deaths
3007 recovered
The state now has,
40, 382 active cases@xpresskerala @NewIndianXpress
#COVID19India #IndiaFightsCorona
The Delhi government on Tuesday said it will challenge the high court's order staying reservation of 80 per cent ICU beds for COVID-19 patients in 33 private hospitals. A Delhi government functionary said it is extremely important to reserve ICU beds in private hospitals to deal with the rising coronavirus cases in the national capital.
Goa govt says all beds reserved for COVID19 patients at state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital and sub-district hospital in Ponda are occupied and arrangements are being made to increase bed capacity
The coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating worldwide, with new cases soaring last week to a new seven-day high of almost two million, even as new deaths decreased, WHO statistics showed.
In a fresh global update, the World Health Organization said late Monday that during the week ending on September 20, 1,998,897 new cases of the novel coronavirus were registered around the world.
Bihar reported 1,609 new COVID19 cases on 21st September, taking the total active cases in the state to 14,770: State Health Department
The 61-year-old actor, best known for films "Chitchor", "Gharonda", "My Name is Khan" and "Dil Dhadakne Do", was admitted to Lilavati Hospital last week after complaints of fever and breathlessness. "She was admitted last week, around September 14-15. She was COVID-19 positive. She had fever, breathlessness. I gave her all the treatment and after five days she became well and went home. She was discharged on Sunday," said Dr Jalil Parkar, who treated Wahab.
Odisha: A day after fire broke out at a COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Cuttack,officials of fire department today conducted safety audit & mock drills at #COVID19 dedicated hospitals & COVID-19 Care Centres in the state.
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
Visuals from a COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Bhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/tubavIY1MH
With no functions and events taking place due to COVID-19 induced restrictions, banana leaf vendors in Bengaluru are going through tough times making ends meet. Madhu, a vendor, said, "No functions and events are taking place. We are struggling to survive. We used to sell at least 10,000 banana leaves, now we cannot even sell 1,000."
Jammu and Kashmir: Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) facility has been introduced at Government Medical College (GMC) in Srinagar. Dr Shazia, Incharge (NAT) says, "This facility has decreased the window period for a test to detect infections like HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C." pic.twitter.com/O5iC8Gx9MW
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
Ashalata Wabgaonkar, who was reportedly suffering from Covid-19, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a four-day battle with her illness at a private hospital in Satara. (READ MORE HERE)
A worker was seen sanitizing the examination hall before attending the final semester exam.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 22, 2020
Express Photo | @KanchiMadhav#COVID19 @xpressandhra @shibasahu2012 pic.twitter.com/bw2xKM3Ub6
To avoid financial hardship being faced by the parents due to lockdown and related factors, a full refund of fees will be made on account of all cancellation of admissions/ migration of students, up to 30.11.2020, for this very session as a special case.#UGCGuidelines
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) September 22, 2020
PM Modi to chair a high-level virtual meeting on 23rd September with CMs & Health Ministers of seven COVID19 high burden States/UT to review COVID response and management. These States/UT are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, UP, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Punjab: GoI pic.twitter.com/xfHBA385fo
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
Puducherry posted 493 fresh cases of coronavirus and six related fatalities on Tuesday, taking the overall tally of infections to 23,684. Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a release that six more people including four women died of the illness in government hospitals, pushing the death toll to 473.
India records highest single-day recoveries with over 1 lakh patients recovering in last 24 hours. With this, the total number of recoveries are nearly 45 lakh (44,97,867). This has resulted in the recovery rate touching 80.86%: Health Ministry (Representational Image) #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/zWmaJUeAyG
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
Assam: Schools and colleges reopened in the state yesterday; visuals from SB Deorah College and Guwahati Commerce College. pic.twitter.com/2G376SGb2T
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
Telangana recorded 2,166 new COVID-19 cases and 10 related deaths, pushing the tally of positive cases to 1.74 lakh. The toll rose to 1,052 as 10 more succumbed to the illness, a state government bulletin said on Tuesday, providing data as of 8 PM on September 21.
4189 new #COVID19 cases in #Odisha, 11 die, TPR 9.17%
— Hemant Kumar Rout (@TheHemantRout) September 22, 2020
Khurda 712
Cuttack 586
Puri 265
Sundargarh 201
Jajpur 187
Mayurbhanj 174
Balasore 150
Bargarh 128
Kendrapada 126
Balangir 114
Sambalpur 113
Angul 107
Kalahandi 105
Jagatsinghpur 104
State pool 243
Tally 188311
Tests 2860410 pic.twitter.com/epjQ00HpMJ
Jharkhand's COVID-19 caseload rose to 72,673 on Tuesday as 1,321 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said. Nine more patients succumbed to the infection, taking the state's coronavirus death toll to 626, he said.
India's #COVID19 case tally crosses 55-lakh mark with a spike of 75,083 new cases & 1,053 deaths in last 24 hours.
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
The total case tally stands at 55, 62,664 including 9,75,861 active cases, 44,97,868 cured/discharged/migrated & 88,935 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare pic.twitter.com/17zx2Hj4VO
Doctors and staff cheered as Sachitananda Mohanty, the oldest person in the district to beat Covid-19, walked out of the hospital after battling the virus for 13 days on Monday. (READ MORE)
6,53,25,779 samples tested up to 21st September for #COVID19. Of these, 9,33,185 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/MYsEpzixJ5
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
Out of the 49,978 coronavirus infections reported in the district till Monday, only 6,418 are active after the discharge of 43,062 patients from hospitals. (READ MORE)
With nearly half of the academic year coming to an end, schools and Intermediate colleges across the state reopened partially for students of classes 9 to 12 on Monday amid strict Covid-19 regulations. (READ FULL REPORT)
This high rate of daily recoveries has positioned India as the top country globally with maximum number of recovered cases. This has also pushed the recovery rate to a high of more than 80%: Ministry of Health https://t.co/7Bn2U8qjJt
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
107 new #COVID19 cases reported in Mizoram, taking the total tally to 1,692. The number of active cases is 680 while 1,012 people have been discharged. No death reported in the State till date: Government of Mizoram pic.twitter.com/zuc46Zts3f
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a legislation that provides for up to seven years in jail for those attacking healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus or during any situation akin to the current pandemic. (READ FULL REPORT)
