Coronavirus Highlights: India Reports 2,706 New Covid Cases, 25 Deaths In A Day

Telangana Reports 42 New Covid Cases
Telangana on Monday recorded 42 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,93,218 so far.

Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 33.

A Health Department bulletin said 45 people recuperated from the infection, raising the cumulative number of recoveries till date to 7,88,691.

The recovery rate stood at 99.43 per cent.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Delhi Records 212 Covid Cases; Positivity Rate At 2.42%

Madhya Pradesh Reports 45 New Covid Cases
The COVID-19 caseload in Madhya Pradesh rose to 10,42,563 on Monday after 45 persons were detected with the infection, while the death toll stood without change at 10,736, an official said.

The positivity rate was 0.6 per cent, while the recovery count increased by 32 to touch 10,31,509, leaving the state with 318 active cases, he said.

With 7,443 samples examined during the day, the number of coronavirus tests carried out in Madhya Pradesh went up to 2,92,99,693, the official added.

Gujarat Reports 34 Covid Cases
Gujarat reported 34 COVID-19 cases on Monday, which took its tally to 12,25,157, while the death toll stayed unchanged at 10,944, a state health department official said.

So far, 12,13,997 persons have been discharged post recovery, including 26 during the day, leaving the state with an active caseload of 216, he said.

Coronavirus: Mumbai Records 318 Covid Cases, No Related Deaths
Mumbai on Monday reported 318 COVID-19 cases, the fifth day in a row when the addition to the tally was above 300, taking the infection caseload here to 10,65,296, while the death toll stood unchanged at 19,566.

23,512 People Died Due To Covid In UP: State Government

A total of 23,512 people died due to COVID-19 in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government told the assembly on Monday.

The government's reply came during the Question Hour after Samajwadi Party (SP) member Manoj Paras sought to know from the government the number of casualties during the pandemic.

Earlier in the day, SP member Ravidas Mehrotra had claimed that 18.17 lakh people had died in the state due to the infection.

Refuting this, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the health portfolio, said 23,512 people died in hospitals, home isolation and in quarantine centres since the outbreak of the pandemic till May 12 this year.

Thousands In Quarantine After Man Breaks Covid Rules In China's Beijing
A Beijing man has landed thousands of his neighbours in quarantine after he ignored an order to stay at home and later tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a police investigation.

US Food And Drug Administration Lifts Hold On Covaxin's Clinical Trials In US
The US Food and Drug Administration which has put on hold phase 2/ 3 clinical trials of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, in USA, has lifted pause, according to a statement issued by Ocugen Inc, Bharat Biotech's partner for jab in US, Canada

Covid Hasn't Gone Away, Continue To Wear Masks: Maharashtra Chief Minister
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday appealed to the people of the state not to lower their guard against COVID-19 in view of the rise in cases, and said they should continue to wear face masks to prevent the spread of infection.

Active cases in India comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.74 per cent, the Health ministry said. An increase of 611 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

Mizoram logs 7 fresh Covid cases, tally at 2,28,298

2,706 New COVID-19 Cases In India, 25 Virus-Related Deaths In A Day
With 2,706 new coronavirus infections being recorded in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,55,749, while the active cases increased to 17,698, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

India Reports 2,706 New Covid Cases, 25 Deaths In A Day

Thane logs 64 new COVID-19 cases

Centre To Release Benefits Under 'PM CARES For Children'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release benefits under the 'PM CARES for Children' on Monday via video-conferencing, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Sunday.

In Bid To Boost Economy, Shanghai To Ease Covid Restrictions
Shanghai authorities will cancel many conditions for businesses to resume work from Wednesday, a city official said on Sunday, easing a city-wide lockdown that began some two months ago, and will also introduce policies to support its battered economy.

Now, the city government will revise guidelines for epidemic prevention and control of returning to work, cancel "unreasonable restrictions" on the resumption of work and production for enterprises and remove a "white-list", Vice Mayor Wu Qing told a news briefing, referring to a list of companies that are allowed to resume work.