The number of new recoveries in India has exceeded the new cases for 5 consecutive days, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has said as the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic.
India's COVID tally has crossed the 57-lakh mark with a spike of 86,508 new cases. 1,129 deaths on Thursday
The total case tally stands at 5,732,519 including 9,66,382 active cases, 46,74,988 cured/discharged/migrated & 91,149 deaths, Health Ministry's latest update informed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked states to press on with full strength in opening economic activities alongside fighting the coronavirus pandemic and suggested that they should now focus on "micro-containment zones" to curb the disease.
The prime minister also questioned the efficacy of one or two-day local lockdowns imposed by certain states from time to time and asked them to reassess as to how effective they are in curbing the disease.
Madhya Pradesh on Thursday saw 2,304 new coronavirus cases being reported, which took the case count in the state to 1,15,361, the health department said. The death toll due to the pandemic went up to 2,122 with 45 fatalities during the past 24 hours, it said in a statement in the evening.
After a gap of over six months, the Telangana government has decided to resume bus services in the city from September 25. Inter-state bus services from Telangana to Karnataka and Maharashtra will also be restarted from Friday, an official release said on Thursday.
West Bengal's COVID-19 death toll jumped to 4,606 on Thursday with 62 more fatalities, while 3,196 new infections pushed the coronavirus tally to 2,37,869, a bulletin issued by the health department said.
The AAP government has challenged in the Delhi High Court its single judge order staying the reservation of 80 per cent ICU beds for COVID-19 patients. The single judge on September 22 had stayed the Delhi government's September 12 direction to 33 private hospitals to reserve 80 per cent of ICU beds for COVID-19 patients and asked whether other patients had a right to life.
Single-day recoveries outnumbered new COVID-19 cases in Nagaland on Thursday as 89 people were cured of the disease and 59 tested positive for the infection, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.
With #COVID19 cases in Kerala spiking every day, Sumangali Auditorium at Panniyankara in Kozhikode is getting converted into 206-bed #COVID19 treatment centre to treat patients.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 24, 2020
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Surat reported 278 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest for a district in Gujarat, taking its tally to 26,415, the state health department said. The district registered five fatalities, also the highest in the state, taking its death toll to 918, the department said in a release.
Karnataka on Thursday registered 7,710 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 65 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 5.48 lakh and the toll to 8,331, the health department said.
Mumbai reported 2,163 new COVID- 19 cases on Thursday, taking its tally to 1,92,301, while the death toll rose to 8,655 with 54 fresh fatalities, the city civic body said. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the number of recoveries increased to 1,55,638 with 1,550 more patients getting discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours.
Haryana on Thursday reported 22 more coronavirus deaths as 1,698 fresh cases pushed the state's infection tally to 1,18,554. So far, 1,255 people have died from the infection in the state.
Seventy-six more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Thursday as 1,793 new infections surfaced, taking the state's case tally to 1,05,220. So far, the disease has claimed 3,066 lives in the state.
Mumbai reported 2,163 new COVID- 19 cases on Thursday, taking its tally to 1,92,301, while the death toll rose to 8,655 with 54 fresh fatalities, the city civic body said. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the number of recoveries increased to 1,55,638 with 1,550 more patients getting discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours.
The Kolkata Metro Railway is planning to increase the frequency of services during peak hours from 10 minutes at present to 8 minutes, a senior official said on Thursday. It is also contemplating augmenting the number of services in a day to carry more passengers, he said.
Ahmedabad reported 183 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising the number of cases in the district to 35,671, the Gujarat health department said. The district reported three COVID-19 deaths, increasing the toll to 1,810, it said.
Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi on Thursday said disturbing recovery situation during the ongoing COVID-19 period by staging agitations would be 'highly detrimental' and 'ill timed'.
A total of 1793, COVID-19 positive cases were reported today in Punjab, taking the state’s total tally to 1,05,220 cases, while 81,475 discharged/recovered and 3066 have died till date#Pb @Newindianxpress, @SundayStandard, @TheMornStandard
— Harpreet Singh Bajwa (@Harpreet_TNIE) September 24, 2020
As many as 1,126 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while 44 died of the infection in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Thursday, an official said. With the fresh infections, the district's caseload has risen to 71,616, the official said.
Gujarat's coronavirus tally rose to 1,28,949 with the addition of 1,408 new cases on Thursday, the state health department said. With 14 more deaths, the COVID-19 toll in the state increased to 3,384, it said.
Maharashtra's coronavirus case tally rose to 12,82,963 on Thursday with addition of 19,164 cases, the state health department said. With 459 fatalities being reported during the day, the death toll in the state reached 34,345, it said.
The Ministry of Health's eSanjeevani OPD platform has completed three lakh tele-consultations within six months of its launch, with four states -- Tami Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Uttarakhand -- accounting for nearly 90 per cent of use by beneficiaries. The eSanjeevani OPD services have enabled patient-to-doctor telemedicine in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has hit its peak in the national capital with experts hinting that the cases of infection will decline in the coming days.
A coronavirus positive woman delivered four babies at BRD Medical College in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, officials said on Thursday. "While three babies are healthy, the fourth one is on a ventilator. The mother is also healthy," BRD Medical College Principal Ganesh Kumar said.
The Supreme Court Thursday asked for the credentials of a lawyers' body seeking direction to the Centre to waive interest on loan to its members and granting Rs 20 lakh credit to the association on account of financial problems faced due to the pandemic.
Coronavirus case count in Mumbai's Dharavi area rises to 3,102 with 15 new cases: civic body
Jammu and Kashmir reports 1,104 new COVID19 cases and 1,549 recoveries today, taking the total tally in the union territory to 68,614, including 48,079 recoveries and 1,084 deaths. Active cases stand at 19,451: Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Covid updates for Sept 24:
— T Muruganandham (@muruga_TNIE) September 24, 2020
Highest number of samples tested today: 90,607
After many days, new cases in Chennai gone above 1,000 today (1,089)
New cases in TN today:5,692
Active cases:46,405
Covid patients discharged today/total: 5,470/ 5,08,210
Deaths: 66/9,076@xpresstn pic.twitter.com/sKPjnP5qEE
Congress workers stage a protest outside Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Zonal Hospital in Shimla where a female COVID-19 patient died by suicide allegedly due to lack of facilities.
#COVIDUpdates in #AndhraPradesh (#September 24)
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) September 24, 2020
In last 24 hrs till #Thursday 9 am:#Tests - 76,000#Positive - 7,855#Discharged - 8,807#Deaths - 52
Overall
Tests - 53,78,367
Positive - 6,54,385
Active - 69,353
Recovered - 5,79,474
Toll - 5,558@NewIndianXpress #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/yLtGSpIYcJ
Rajasthan reported 1,981 new COVID-19 cases, 1,965 recoveries & 15 deaths today, taking total cases to 1,22,720 including 1,02,330 recoveries, 1,397 deaths & 18,993 active cases: State Health Department
#Kerala Govt is not considering options such as lockdown in the wake of the state's daily #COVID19 cases crossing the 6,000 mark. CM @vijayanpinarayi says situation can be tackled by strictly adhering to existing Covid precautions. #COVID19India @xpresskerala @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/hnoNo4zttC
— Sovi Vidyadharan (@sovividyadharan) September 24, 2020
Himachal Pradesh reports 9 more COVID19 deaths, 136 new cases. Infection tally rises to 13,192, death toll now 145. Currently, there are 3,849 active cases in the state.
#SPbalasubramanyam condition deteriated: Hospital bulletin @xpresstn pic.twitter.com/zJR2owNhbb
— Sinduja (@Sinduj11) September 24, 2020
While the Pune Municipal Corporation said the woman was discharged from the hospital on September 5, her relatives have filed a missing person's complaint at Shivajinagar police station here in Maharashtra. The woman was admitted to the hospital, located at the College of Engineering Pune (COEP) ground, on August 29 after testing positive for coronavirus, her mother told reporters.
161 police personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for COVID-19 and 1 died in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the state force to 21,988 including 3,381 active cases, 18,372 recovered cases, and 235 deaths: Maharasthra Police
Kerala #COVID19 case
— Raam Das (@PRamdas_TNIE) September 24, 2020
6324 new cases
5321 through contact
628 cases without origin
21 deaths
45,919 active cases
105 health workers
883 cases reported in Kozhikode@NewIndianXpress @xpresskerala
During Durga Puja, a pandal needs to be open from all four sides. Hand sanitisers should be placed at entry points of pandals, & wearing of masks to be mandatory. Physical distancing needs to be maintained. Organising cultural programs at pandals won't be allowed. Durga Puja committees to get Rs 50,000 each as a grant from the state government. 80,000 hawkers to receive one-time grant of Rs 2000 ahead of Durga Puja: West Bengal CM
Uttar Pradesh reports 4,674 new COVID19 cases, 67 more fatalities. Infection tally goes up to 3,84,277, death toll now 5,366. Number of active cases in the state stands at 61,300.
Domestic workers protest during the #COVID19 crisis, demanding to be treated with respect & to be paid if their employers ask them to stay away from work.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 24, 2020
Place: Karmika Bhavan in Bengaluru@XpressBengaluru
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Basvakalyan MLA Narayan Rao who was admitted to Manipal Hospital with Severe COVID-19 infection passed away at 3.55 pm. He was 65 yrs old, had multi-organ failure, was on multiple supports including ventilator in the ICU. @XpressBengaluru @NewIndianXpress
— Ranjani (@ranjanikanth_) September 24, 2020
Seventy-five per cent of the 86,508 COVID-19 cases reported in a span of 24 hours in the country are concentrated in 10 states and Union territories, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Chhattisgarh, the health ministry said on Thursday. Maharashtra continues to top this list. It has alone contributed to more than 21,000 cases, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka with more than 7,000 and 6,000 coronavirus cases, respectively.
Supreme Court seeks response from Centre and Union Public Service Commission on plea seeking postponement of civil services 2020 examination in view of floods and rise in COVID19 cases.
Tamil Nadu government permits classes X-XII students to come to #schools on voluntary basis from October1. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/shARcU1VPC
— S Mannar Mannan (@mannar_mannan) September 24, 2020
Maharashtra Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde says he has tested positive for COVID19, urges people who had come in contact with him to get themselves tested.
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A total 87,374 people have recuperated in a span of 24 hours in the country, while the number of new confirmed cases reported is 86,508, according to the data updated at 8 am.
International Film Festival of India, scheduled in Goa from November 20-28, postponed to January 16-24, 2021. IFFI to be held in hybrid format, virtual and physical; COVID-related international film festival guidelines to be followed: I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar
#WATCH Delhi: ITBP team of doctors and medical staff greeted the discharged #COVID19 patients at Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre & Hospital, Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Chhatarpur. (23/09/20)
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
(Video Source: ITBP) pic.twitter.com/Ell7wWeBM7
Delhi Police has issued more than three lakh challans between June 15 and September 23 for violation of COVID19 norms in the national capital: Officials
Veteran atomic scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr Sekhar Basu succumbs to COVID19 at a private hospital in Kolkata. He was 68.
More than 3 lakh tele-consultations completed on eSanjeevani platform of Health Ministry. Several essential healthcare services provided during COVID19 ensuring physical distancing: Ministry of Health
'My Family My Responsibility' campaign entails door-to-door survey for tracing & treating COVID-19 patients, identifying people with co-morbidities, raising awareness & educating citizens on safety measures to break the chain of transmission: Chief Minister's Office, Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/BVEj27hhQh
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
The condition of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, currently undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a state-run facility here, is stable, and he will undergo another coronavirus test in a couple of days, officials said on Thursday.
He was admitted to the LNJP Hospital on Wednesday from being under home isolation after he had contracted the infection.
"He is still in ICU since yesterday (Wednesday), but his condition is stable. The minister has been put on oxygen support, and under constant observation," a senior doctor of the hospital said.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The highest single-day spike of 668 COVID-19 cases and six deaths were reported in Puducherry in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases to 24,895, active cases to 5097, and deaths at 487 on Thursday. So far 19,311 COVID infected persons have recovered. The earlier single-day highest spike of 604 COVID cases were reported on August 28 along with nine deaths
Himachal Pradesh records 61 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total positive cases in the state to 13,110 so far, including 3,771 active cases, 9,172 recoveries & 141 deaths: State Health Department, Govt of Himachal Pradesh pic.twitter.com/CYyiF0ZwTD
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
The Delhi Police has issued more than three lakh challans between June 15 and September 23 for violation of COVID-19 norms in the national capital, officials said on Thursday.
A total of 3,54,944 challans were issued from June 15 till Wednesday, they said.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
#SocialDistancing goes for a toss in the RTC bus plying between Ibrahimpatnam and Koti in Hyderabad, even as Telangana recorded 2,176 more #COVID19 cases.@XpressHyderabad
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 24, 2020
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#SocialDistancing goes for a toss in the RTC bus plying between Ibrahimpatnam and Koti in Hyderabad, even as Telangana recorded 2,176 more #COVID19 cases.@XpressHyderabad
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) September 24, 2020
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#Odisha sees highest single day spike in death as 16 patients succumb to #COVID19
— Hemant Kumar Rout (@TheHemantRout) September 24, 2020
5 from Khurda
4 from Puri
2 from Kendrapara
1 each from Rayagada, Subarnapur, Nayagarh, Balangir, Mayurbhanj
Total death: 805
Due to Covid: 752
Other than Covid: 53@XpressOdisha @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/xMXgvpSaGK
Telangana recorded 2,176 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, of the 55,318 tests that it conducted. As on Thursday morning, reports of 1,388 tests were still awaited.
The number of active cases in the state currently stands at 30,037, of whom 23,929 are under home quarantine. The total number of COVID-19 cases detected in the state till now is 1,79,246.
#Odisha 4340 #COVID19 cases, a new high
— Hemant Kumar Rout (@TheHemantRout) September 24, 2020
Khurda 653
Cuttack 567
Puri 203
Jagatsinghpur 193
Jharsuguda 174
Balasore 162
Angul 155
Jajpur 151
Kandhamal 143
Nabrangpur 143
Sundargarh 138
Sambalpur 130
Sonepur 129
Mayurbhanj 127
Kendrapada 109
Bargarh 108
Bhadrak 105
Tally 1,96,888 pic.twitter.com/9DF9FOoXRw
A media bulletin issued by the MIOT Hospital said Vijayakant was tested positive for COVID on September 22.
"He is completely stable and admitted to MIOT Hospitals, Chennai. He is expected to make a full recovery and should be ready for discharge soon," the hospital said in its bulletin.
1/2 #COVID19 #Kerala #TestPositivityRate update
— Dileep V Kumar (@dileepvk_TNIE) September 24, 2020
-@WHO says it's ideal to keep the TPR below 5%
-State's TPR is 10.22
-In the 1st week of the month, 10 districts had a TPR above 5%
- In 2nd week it was 13
- In the 3rd week also 13 districts had a TPR above 5%@NewIndianXpress
My statement over wearing a mask appears to be a violation of law. It wasn't in line with sentiment of the PM. I accept my mistake and express regret. I'll wear mask. I also appeal to everyone to wear mask & observe social distancing: MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra (File photo) https://t.co/Lr7nerQdwt pic.twitter.com/crOoLIRkTh
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
India's #COVID19 case tally crosses 57-lakh mark with a spike of 86,508 new cases & 1,129 deaths in last 24 hours.
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
The total case tally stands at 5,732,519 including 9,66,382 active cases, 46,74,988 cured/discharged/migrated & 91,149 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare pic.twitter.com/pTxY0gg99Y
#WATCH Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra says, "I don't wear it" when asked why is he not wearing a mask at an event in Indore. (23.09.2020) pic.twitter.com/vQRyNiG3ES
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
6,74,36,031 samples tested up to 23rd September for #COVID19. Of these, 11,56,569 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/pmTtRYp7fv
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
Mizoram reports 46 new #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases in the state to 1759, including 1095 discharged. Active cases stand at 664: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram pic.twitter.com/pHLQrrMs0j
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
Asking the Centre to provide all possible help, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday that the state may face shortage of oxygen due to rising COVID-19 cases.
This request was made after PM Modi, who convened a video conference on Wednesday, addressed chief ministers of seven states, including Uddhav Thackeray, to asses COVID-19 siatuation (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Johnson & Johnson have announced that their vaccine candidate has reached final stage of clinical trials. This is the 4ht candidate in US who reached final stage of trials. We encourage Americans to enrol in vaccine trials, it'll be a terrific thing for our country: US President pic.twitter.com/K9gQMROn0Z
— ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2020
New recoveries in India have exceeded the new cases for 5 consecutive days: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/3oFTM88Fep
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
