Trending Stories

Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home From Uttarakhand Hospital, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP

Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP

This US City Has Been Declared America's Least Desirable, Survey Finds

This US City Has Been Declared America's Least Desirable, Survey Finds

"Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool

Rahul Gandhi's Seat At Red Fort Triggers Fresh Congress Attack On BJP

"Took Advantage Of His Addiction": 5 Charged Over Matthew Perry's Death

CBI Summons 5 Doctors For Questioning In Kolkata Rape-Murder Case

Ayatollah Khamenei Warns Of "Divine Wrath" If Iran Backs Down Against Israel

Woman Shares Series Of Harassment Incidents On Delhi-NCR Streets

Tear Gas Fired After Kolkata Protest Against Doctor's Rape-Murder Turns Violent

Alaska Airlines Flight Diverted After Pilot Says He Isn't Certified To Land

View More Stories

This Article is From Aug 27, 2020

Coronavirus Cases Highlights: As Covid Cases Rise In Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal Says Testing To Be Doubled

India COVID-19 Cases: Insisting that his government's primary strategy to contain the Covid outbreak - to test and isolate - had not changed, the Chief Minister also declared that the Covid situation in the city - once the worst-affected in the country - is "fully under control".

Advertisement

India News Posted by Aditi Ghosh

Updated : August 27, 2020 5:55 am IST

Coronavirus Updates: Maharashtra remains the hardest-hit in the pandemic, accounting for 7,03,823 cases.

New Delhi:

There has been a "marginal increase" in coronavirus cases in Delhi over the past few days, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday afternoon, adding that testing rates in the national capital would be doubled as a precautionary measure. Insisting that his government's primary strategy to contain the Covid outbreak - to test and isolate - had not changed, the Chief Minister also declared that the Covid situation in the city - once the worst-affected in the country - is "fully under control".

67,151 new coronavirus cases and 1,059 new deaths were recorded in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The fresh numbers have pushed the national total since the start of the pandemic to 32,34,474 cases, including 59,449 deaths. 24,67,758 patients have recovered from the infection in the country, pushing the recovery rate to 76.29 per cent.

Maharashtra remains the hardest-hit in the pandemic, accounting for 7,03,823 cases.

In a worrying indication that the COVID crisis in Delhi is far from over, the capital on Tuesday saw the highest spike in cases in the last 40 days, with 1,544 fresh cases. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a high-level meeting today to discuss the situation.

Here are the Highlights Coronavirus Pandemic:

Aug 27, 2020 04:25 (IST)

Odisha Chief Minister approves package of Rs 200 crore for poor families affected due to COVID-19

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved a special assistance package of Rs 200 crore for the poor and extremely poor families in the State affected due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr Patnaik approved the package while reviewing the COVID-19 situation and its management in the state with senior government officials and Collectors through Video Conferencing.

"Chief Minister Patnaik emphasizing upon the revival of the rural economy, approved a special assistance package of Rs 200 crore for the poor and extremely poor families in the State affected due to COVID-19 pandemic. The special package will help the development of livelihood activities of rural poor, very poor and the migrants," said an official release.

Aug 27, 2020 03:40 (IST)

Delhi reports 1,693 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths

As many as 1,693 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths were reported in Delhi on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 1,65,764 in the national capital.

According to the official data, a total of 1,154 people were discharged/recovered/migrated in Delhi on Wednesday, taking the total number of such cases to 1,48,897.

A total of 4,347 deaths were reported due to coronavirus including 17 deaths on Wednesday.

There are currently 12,520 active cases in Delhi. There were 11,998 active cases on Tuesday.

Aug 27, 2020 03:12 (IST)

Assam reports its highest 24-hour jump in COVID-19 deaths

Assam Wednesday reported its highest single-day spike of 14 COVID-19 deaths, taking the overall toll to 274, while 2,179 new infections pushed the total cases to 96,771, as four MLAs including former chief minister Tarun Gogoi tested positive.

Of the 14 deaths, two each were reported from Karimganj, Cachar and Nalbari, and one each from Sivasagar, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Nagaon, Golaghat, Hojai and Kamrup Metropolitan districts.

"Very sad and anguished to inform that 14 more COVID-19 patients have succumbed to the disease. My condolences to the families. We stand by you in this hour of grief", Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.

Aug 27, 2020 02:45 (IST)

West Bengal reports 55 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,974 fresh cases

The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal rose to 2,964 on Wednesday after 55 people died due to the disease, a bulletin issued by the health department said. The state's coronavirus tally went up to 1,47,775 with 2,974 fresh cases, it said.

Aug 27, 2020 02:01 (IST)

3,244 new coronavirus cases in Pune district, 62 deaths

Pune district reported 3,244 new coronavirus cases since previous evening which took its case count to 1,53,141, a health official said on Wednesday. The deaths reached 3,804 with 62 patients who died to the infection, he added.

Advertisement

Aug 27, 2020 01:04 (IST)

Religious places in Rajasthan to reopen from September 7

All religious places in Rajasthan will reopen for public from September 7, months after they were closed due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, an official statement said on Wednesday.

The decision was taken during a review meeting on the coronavirus situation in the state chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Social distancing norms will have to be followed and all religious places will be sanitised from time to time, the statement said. District collectors and superintendents of police will carry out inspections and ensure all safety measures are taken, it said.

Aug 27, 2020 00:52 (IST)

Bihar's COVID-19 tally rises to 1,26,989; deaths mount to 653

Bihar's COVID-19 caseload rose to over 1.26 lakh on Wednesday as 2,163 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus deaths to 653, a health bulletin said.

The fresh infections have taken the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 1,26,989, it said. Patna district reported the highest number of new cases at 339, followed by East Champaran (132), Muzaffarpur (124), Araria (117) and Saran (97). All the fresh COVID-19 fatalities were reported from Patna district, taking its death toll 144.

Aug 27, 2020 00:27 (IST)

Two more die due to COVID-19 in Himachal; infection tally at 5,322

Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday recorded 167 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising the infection tally to 5,322, while the deaths from the disease climbed to 31 with two more fatalities.

The total number of active cases in the state stands at 1,428, Shimla Additional Chief Secretary (Health) RD Dhiman said. Of the latest fatalities, one each was reported from Kangra and Chamba districts.

A 45-year-old woman in Palampur tehsil died due to the virus in Kangra's Tanda medical college Wednesday morning, a district official said.

Aug 26, 2020 23:37 (IST)

Health ministry recommends COVID tests for all tuberculosis patients and vice versa

Tuberculosis is associated with a 2.1-fold increased risk of a severe COVID-19 disease, the health ministry said on Wednesday, recommending that all newly-diagnosed tuberculosis patients or those currently on treatment should be tested for COVID-19 and vice versa.

The prevalence of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients has been found to be 0.37 to 4.47 per cent in different studies, the ministry said and highlighted that there has been an overall decline in tuberculosis notification by 26 per cent during January to June, as compared to the previous year, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In its "Guidance note on Bi-directional TB-COVID screening and screening of TB among ILI/SARI cases" issued on Wednesday, the ministry said studies have shown that a history of active as well as latent tuberculosis is an important risk factor for the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Aug 26, 2020 23:14 (IST)

COVID-19 can affect almost all organs, say experts at AIIMS

Not just the lungs, COVID-19 can affect almost all organs and the initial symptoms may be totally unrelated to chest complaints, experts at AIIMS here said on Wednesday.

They stressed that classification of cases into mild, moderate and severe categories based just on respiratory symptoms should be relooked to include other organ involvement.

Experts from the institute, including its director Dr Randeep Guleria, Dr MV Padma Srivastava, head of department of Neurology, Dr Ambuj Roy, Professor of Cardiology and Dr Neeraj Nischal, Associate Professor in the department of Medicine during their their weekly ''National Clinical Grand Rounds'' organised in collaboration with NITI Aayog discussed various possible extra-pulmonary complications of COVID-19.

Aug 26, 2020 22:54 (IST)

COVID-19: Delhi Government Launches Fitness Campaign For Students Restricted To Homes

The Delhi government on Wednesday launched ''Healthy Body, Healthy Mind'' campaign for students confined to their homes as schools remain closed in view of coronavirus pandemic.

"We have started a YouTube channel on which every Wednesday, a video will be uploaded which the students can practice for the week to maintain fitness and make up for the loss of physical activity during the pandemic," a government official said.

Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16, when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of measures to contain the pandemic.

Aug 26, 2020 22:34 (IST)

COVID-19 recoveries 3.5 times more than active cases in India

In the fight against COVID-19, the number of patients recovering from the coronavirus in India has exceeded the active cases by 3.5 times. While 63,173 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries reached 24,67,758.

The single-day recovery figure has been more than 60,000 for many days. The recovery of 63,173 COVID-19 patients in the last 24 hours has resulted in the cumulative recoveries of 24,67,758 people.

This has contributed to the rapidly widening chasm between the number of the percentage recovered and percentage active cases further.

Aug 26, 2020 22:22 (IST)

530 Fresh COVID-19 Cases Take Uttarakhand's Tally To 16,549

Uttarakhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 16,549 on Wednesday with 530 more people testing positive for the disease, while the state's toll climbed to 219 as six more patients died, a health department bulletin said.

Of the latest fatalities, four were reported from AIIMS, Rishikesh, and two from Sushila Tiwari Government Hospital, Haldwani, it said.

Dehradun reported the maximum number of fresh cases at 170, followed by 81 in Nainital, 80 in Haridwar, 64 in Udham Singh Nagar, 36 in Tehri, 25 in Pauri, 20 in Champawat, 17 in Chamoli, 15 in Uttarkashi, 13 in Bageshwar, seven in Pithoragarh, and two in Rudraprayag, according to the bulletin.

Aug 26, 2020 22:22 (IST)

Early Detection Through Timely Tests Played Pivotal Role In Fighting Covid: Centre
Early identification of the COVID-19 infections through timely and aggressive testing has played a pivotal role in India's strategy to fight the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said today as the cumulative testing reached 3,76,51,512. Read more

Aug 26, 2020 20:54 (IST)

Nagpur Sees Highest Single-Day Spike Of 1,270 COVID-19 Cases

With the detection of 1,270 new cases, Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Wednesday recorded the highest single-day spike that took its COVID-19 tally to 23,495, an official said.

Apart from this, the district also registered 45 casualties that raised the toll to 859, of which 648 deaths were reported from Nagpur and 211 from rural areas and outside the district, the official said.

As many as 641 patients were discharged from various hospitals on Wednesday and the number of recoveries stood at 13,709, he said.

The district now has 8,927 active cases, he added.

Aug 26, 2020 20:39 (IST)

Gujarat's COVID-19 Cases Go Past 90,000; 17 Die

Gujarat's COVID-19 tally crossed the 90,000-mark and rose to 90,139 on Wednesday with addition of 1,197 new cases, the state health department said.

With 17 fatalities, the total count mounted to 2,947, it said.

A total of 1,047 patients were discharged in the day, taking the overall count of recoveries in the state to 72,308, the department said in its release.

The state's recovery rate now stands at 80.22 per cent, it said.

Aug 26, 2020 20:06 (IST)

Kerala reports record single day high of 2,476 COVID-19 cases

Kerala on Wednesday added 2,476 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest ever single day surge, taking the total infection count to 64,354.

The state recorded 13 deaths as the number of deaths rose to 257, Health minister K K Shailaja said.

As many as 69 healthcare workers were among the fresh cases of whom 2,243 were infected through contacts while the source of infection of 175 was not traceable, she said.

At least 1,351 people were discharged from various hospitals following recovery while 22,344 patients were undergoing treatment, the Minister said in a release.

Aug 26, 2020 19:39 (IST)

Bengal Extends Lockdown, Flights Banned From 6 Cities Allowed From Sept 1
Bengal has extended the ongoing general coronavirus lockdown in the state to September 20, with "hard lockdowns" scheduled for September 7, 11 and 12. However, in a significant relaxation of existing restrictions to fight the virus, the Mamata Banerjee government has partially eased its July 6 ban on flights to Kolkata from six metros, including Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. Read more

Aug 26, 2020 19:07 (IST)

Rise In COVID-19 Case Count In Rural Maharashtra: Official

In a worrying trend, coronavirus infections are steadily moving towards rural areas of Maharashtra, reflected in rise in number of fresh cases as well as deaths from these regions, said a senior health department official on Wednesday.

In initial months of the pandemic, most COVID-19 cases were being reported from big cities, large urban and semi- urban centres, but this is slowly changing now.

At the end of the fifth month of lockdown in the state, rural areas have reported a rise in number of fresh COVID-19 cases as well as deaths, the official said.

Aug 26, 2020 18:48 (IST)

Fair Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccine A Big Challenge: WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan

Distributing COVID-19 vaccine around the world fairly without letting the rich countries corner the limited doses is going to be a big challenge, the World Health Organisation's Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Wednesday.

On vaccine development for the novel coronavirus, she said: "By early 2021, we should have some good news."

Then, there is the big challenge of being able to scale, distribute and allocate fairly around the world without letting the rich countries corner the limited doses, Ms Swaminathan said.

Advertisement

MORE

Next