India's COVID-19 tally rose to 87.28 lakh on Friday with a single-day increase of 44,879 cases, while the recoveries surged to 81,15,580, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry.
The death count reached 1,28,668 after 547 more fatalities were reported in the country in a span of 24 hours and the total coronavirus cases mounted to 87,28,795, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.47 per cent.
There are 4,84,547 active cases in the country which comprise 5.55 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 12,31,01,739 samples have been tested so far with 11,39,230 samples being tested on Thursday.
Here are the LIVE updates on Coronavirus Cases:
Nov 13, 2020 20:55 (IST)
Andhra Pradesh reports 1,593 new COVID-19 cases
As many as 1,593 new coronavirus cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh, taking the tally of total positive cases to 8,51,298, as per the State Health Department on Friday.
According to figures given by the state government, a total of 8,24,189 people have recovered from coronavirus while the number of fatalities stands at 6,847. The active cases in the state stand at 20,262.
Nov 13, 2020 19:50 (IST)
Gujarat: No leave for govt doctors, healthcare staff in Diwali
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the state government doctors and healthcare staff in Gujarat will not get leave during Diwali, an official release said on Friday.
The directive came from Commissioner of Health Jai Prakash Shivahare.
During the current festival season, leave should be granted to government doctors and healthcare staff only in the case of illness or unavoidable circumstances, and that too after ensuring replacement, it said.
Nov 13, 2020 18:55 (IST)
Coronavirus update: 4 New Coronavirus Cases Found In Dharavi
With four new cases, the tally of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai's Dharavi area increased to 3,615 on Friday, the officials.
The slum-dominated area had reported three new infections on Thursday.
As many as 3,272 patients have recovered so far while there are 32 active COVID-19 cases in the area considered to be the largest slum in Asia with a population of over 6.5 lakh.
Nov 13, 2020 18:03 (IST)
Coronavirus lockdown in France to remain in effect until December: Prime Minister
France has announced that the nationwide stay-at-home regime will remain in effect amid still disturbing indicators of the COVID-19 virus'' evolution in the country.
"Together with the President of the Republic [Emmanuel Macron], we decided this morning in the Council of defense and national security to keep unchanged, at least for the next fifteen days, the rules of lockdown intended to fight against COVID-19," French Prime Minister Jean Castex tweeted late on Thursday.
Nov 13, 2020 16:00 (IST)
Coronavirus Live: World Intensive Care Body Advises Against Remdesivir For Sickest COVID Patients
Antiviral remdesivir should not be used as a routine treatment for COVID-19 patients in critical care wards, the head of one of the world's top bodies representing intensive care doctors said, in a blow to the drug developed by US firm Gilead.
Remdesivir, also known as Veklury, and steroid dexamethasone are the only drugs authorised to treat COVID-19 patients across the world. But the largest study on remdesivir's efficacy, run by the World Health Organization (WHO), showed on Oct. 15 it had little or no impact, contradicting previous trials.
Nov 13, 2020 15:31 (IST)
COVID-19 Live Updates: Russian cases hit record as Moscow overnight closures begin
Russian COVID cases hit record as Moscow overnight closures begin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported a record 21,983 new coronavirus infections on Friday as Moscow prepared to close restaurants and bars overnight in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite a recent surge, Russian authorities have resisted imposing lockdown restrictions as they did earlier this year, stressing instead the importance of hygiene, social distancing and bringing in targeted measures in certain regions
Moscow, which reported 5,974 new cases in the past 24 hours, has ordered bars, restaurants and nightclubs to close between 11 p.m and 6 a.m from Friday until mid-January.
Nov 13, 2020 14:43 (IST)
Coronavirus Live Updates: New York rolls out curbs as virus grips US, Europe
Bars and restaurants in America's biggest city will close early from Friday as the coronavirus outbreak surges across the United States and Europe, where Greece is being forced into a nighttime curfew.
It comes as the US, already the world's hardest-hit country, experiences its third and worst-by-far spike in infections, and large parts of Europe shut down again to tackle the illness.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that all establishments licensed to sell alcohol, including bars and restaurants, should close at 10 pm.
Also launching new restrictions is Greece, which begins a nighttime curfew Friday after its leader said the country had been overwhelmed by a "tsunami" of infections.
New York was the early epicenter of America's coronavirus pandemic, but hotspots have since popped up across the country, leaving practically no region in the US unaffected.
Nov 13, 2020 12:39 (IST)
COVID-19 situation in Delhi should come under control in 7-10 days; we are considering taking several steps next week, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
