New Delhi: Coronavirus Latest Updates: With 83,809 cases has push India's coronavirus tally to 49,30,237 the Union Health Ministry data this morning showed. The death count has risen to 80,776 with 1,054 more fatalities.
38,59,400 patients have recovered from the infection in the country.
Maharashtra remains the state hit hardest by the pandemic, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. India is the country with the second-highest coronavirus caseload in the world after the United States.
The country's recovery rate now stands at 78.28 per cent, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Tuesday.
Here are the Updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases:
Sep 16, 2020 03:11 (IST)
Coronavirus update: Amma canteens running successfully amid COVID-19 pandemic
VPB Paramasivam, AIADMK MLA from Tamil Nadu's Vedasandur constituency on Tuesday said that Amma canteens in the state were running successfully amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 15, 2020 23:22 (IST)
Coronavirus News: Pune Reports 3,889 New Cases, 70 Deaths
Pune district reported 3,889 new coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking its infection count to 2,31,196, while the death count reached 5,292 with 70 deaths during this period, an official said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI. Of the new cases, 1,691 are in Pune Municipal Corporation limits, which now has 1,22,448 cases. Pimpri Chinchwad accounted for 997 cases, and its count is now 65,379. The number of cases in rural and cantonment areas is 43,369," the official said.
Sep 15, 2020 22:50 (IST)
Coronavirus News: 155 Healthcare Staff, Including 64 Doctors, Died Due To COVID-19 As On September 11, Says Centre
As many as 155 healthcare staff, including 64 doctors, have died due to coronavirus, according to ''Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19'' which provides relief in case of death of such workers, Parliament was told on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI. Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey was responding to a question on the number of healthcare staff, including doctors, nurses, support staff and ASHA workers, affected by the disease. He told Rajya Sabha that 'health' is a state subject and "such data is not maintained at central level".