Coronavirus Cases India: The number of active cases remained below 6 lakh for the tenth consecutive day.
With a jump of almost 45,000 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus tally touched the 85.5 lakh mark, government data shows. India also recorded 490 deaths linked to the viral disease in the 24-hour period taking its overall Covid death count to 1,26,611.
The 45,903 new infections in India were 0.5% higher than yesterday's. In this period, almost 48,000 people also recovered from the viral disease. With this, more than 79 lakh people have recovered from COVID-19, and there are now a little over 5 lakh active cases of coronavirus.
India's average daily case count has remained 45,000 for about two weeks now. Average daily deaths remained in the 480 to 490 range in this period with average daily testing of 8.5-9.5 lakh.
As the national case rise stagnates, the onset of winter and pollution left Delhi grappling with a third wave of coronavirus - its most severe yet.
Meanwhile, the world has reached the grim milestone of 50 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus tracker reported.
Globally, more than 1.2 million have died of COVID-19 - the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 - since the first cases were reported in China.
Here are the LIVE updates on Coronavirus cases:
Odisha reports 1,219 new COVID-19 cases, 16 fresh fatalities
Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 3,02,793 on Monday as 1,219 more people tested positive for the infection, while 16 fresh fatalities took the coastal state's coronavirus death toll to 1,441, a health official said.
The state also registered recovery of 1,521 patients taking the total number of COVID-19 cured people to 2,89,689. The recovery rate is 95.67 per cent now.
COVID-19: Mumbai records 599 new cases, 20 deaths
Mumbai recorded 599 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking its overall tally to 2,65,142 cases, informed the Municipal Corporation, Greater Mumbai.
According to the Municipal Corporation, Mumbai also reported 20 deaths and 507 recoveries on Monday. So far, there are 16,923 active cases, 10,462 deaths, and 2,37,029 discharges in Mumbai.
The recovery rate of Mumbai stood at 90 per cent.
Morocco to launch vaccination campaign against coronavirus
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday endorsed a decision by scientists to launch a nationwide vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus, an official statement said.
It was not clear however what vaccine would be used or when the campaign would start, according to the statement, which only said it would be launched in the coming weeks.
The king's decision was taken on the advise of the national scientific committee, which believes vaccination "is a real solution to put an end to the... pandemic".
The number of Covid-19 infections in Morocco has been rising steadily in the past few days, with more than 5,000 cases recorded daily.
Himachal Pradesh reports 711 fresh COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths
Himachal Pradesh reported seven more COVID-19 fatalities on Monday, taking the deaths in the state to 379, while a record 711 new cases pushed the infection count to 26,198.
Two deaths were reported from Kullu and one each from Kangra, Kinnaur, Bilaspur, Sirmaur and Solan, according to the Health Department data.
A total of 228 patients recovered from the disease on Monday, pushing the total number of recoveries to 20,603.
Eighteen people have migrated out of the state, the Health Department said. The state currently has 5,192 active COVID-19 cases.
US surpasses 10 million coronavirus cases: Report
The United States recorded its 10 millionth case of the coronavirus Monday, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University, the same day that Pfizer and BioNTech announced their vaccine showed 90 percent effectiveness.
Shortly before 1400 GMT Monday the tracker by the Baltimore-based university showed 10,018,278 cases recorded in the United States since the pandemic began, and 237,742 deaths.
Both are the highest tolls in absolute terms in the world.
Ladakh has reported four more coronavirus-related fatalities and 19 new cases, taking the number of deaths due to the infection in the Union Territory to 84.
Goa Sees 144 New COVID-19 Cases
Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 144 to reach 45,209 on Monday
Seventy-nine per cent of the 45,903 new COVID-19 cases are from ten states and Union Territories, with Delhi overtaking Maharashtra and Kerala by reporting 7,745 infections in a span of 24 hours to become the largest contributor to the single-day infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
Vaccine 90% Effective In Preventing Covid In Latest Trial, Says Pfizer
A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies announced Monday - news agency AFP reported.
COVID-19: India donates ventilators to Nepal government
India has donated 28 ICU ventilators to Nepal to support its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Embassy said on Sunday. Nepal has so far reported 194,453 cases of coronavirus and 1,108 deaths related to it, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Morocco reports 4,596 new COVID-19 cases, 75 deaths
Morocco on Sunday reported 4,596 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of infections in the country since March 2 to 256,781.The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 209,801 after 4,245 new ones were added, the ministry of health said in a statement. The death count rose to 4,272 with 75 new fatalities during the last 24 hours, while 933 people are in intensive care units. Casablanca remains the worst-hit region in the country with 1,563 newly confirmed cases and 18 deaths during the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 fatality rate in Morocco stands at 1.7 percent while the recovery rate is 81.7 percent, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Health of COVID-19-positive Algeria president "improving"
The health of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who contracted the COVID-19 disease, is "constantly improving", the presidency said Sunday in a statement.
Tebboune, who is 74 and a heavy smoker, has been treated in a specialised hospital in Germany since October 28, AFP reported.
Coronavirus news: Russia's COVID-19 tally grows by record 21,798
Russia has registered a new single-day record of 21,798 COVID-19 cases, up from 20,498 yesterday, bringing the total to 1,796,132, the federal response center said on Monday.
The previous record of 20,582 cases was reported on November 6, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Germany reports 13,363 more COVID-19 cases
Germany's COVID-19 infections increased by 13,363 within one day to a total of 671,868, official data showed on Monday.
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 in the country rose by 63 in the last 24 hours to a total of 11,352, according to Robert Koch Institute, the federal government agency for disease control and prevention.
Germany is currently in a month-long lockdown to slow the spread of the virus, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: South Korea reports 126 more COVID-19 cases, 27,553 in total
South Korea reported 126 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday (local time) compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 27,553. The daily caseload hovered above 100 for the second straight day due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province as well as imported cases. Of the new cases, 39 were Seoul residents and 21 were people residing in Gyeonggi province, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: 2,516 new COVID-19 cases in Turkey, total count at 395,255
Turkey's daily COVID-19 patients increased by 2,516 on Sunday, raising the total number in the country to 395,255, the Turkish Health Ministry announced.
Meanwhile, 84 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death count to 10,887.A total of 2,018 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, raising the total recoveries to 338,239 in Turkey since the outbreak.
The rate of pneumonia in COVID-19 patients is 4.7 per cent and the number of seriously ill patients is 2,740.
A total of 141,944 tests were conducted over the past day, with the overall number of tests reaching 15,127,811.
Turkey reported the first COVID-19 case on March 11, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Actor Chiranjeevi tests positive for COVID-19
Actor Chiranjeevi K has tested positive for COVID-19 and he is asymptomatic.
He had met Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao last week. Actor Nagarjun, TRS RS MP Santosh and Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar were also with him at the meeting held on November 7.
Chiranjeevi is currently asymptomatic and quarantined at home. He has requested all those who met him in the last five or a few days to also undergo a covid test, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: New Zealand reports 4 new Covid cases in managed isolation
New Zealand reported four new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, all detected in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities. The first case arrived on October 27 from Austria via Qatar and Australia. The second and third cases travelled together and arrived in New Zealand on November 5 from Dubai. They were detected positive at routine day three testing, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Production of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine begins in Australia
The CSL Limited company started production of the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Monday, Australian media report.
Thirty million doses of the vaccine will enter manufacturing in Victoria on Monday, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: No fresh COVID-19 fatality in Jharkhand, tally rises to 1,04,442
Jharkhand has not reported any fresh COVID-19 fatality in the past 24 hours, even as 203
fresh cases pushed the tally to 1,04,442, a health department official said on Monday.
The coronavirus death count remained at 897 in the state, PTI reported.
Coronavirus news: COVID-19 tally in Andamans rises to 4,450 with nine new cases
At least nine more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, raising the tally in the Union Territory to 4,450, a health department official said on Monday.
Of the fresh cases, five were detected during contact tracing, while four have travel history, PTI reported.
Coronavirus news: US Becomes 1st Nation To Cross 10 Million COVID-19 Cases, 3rd Wave Surges
The United States became the first nation worldwide since the pandemic began to surpass 10 million coronavirus infections, according to a Reuters tally on Sunday, as the third wave of the COVID-19 virus surges across the nation.
The grim milestone came on the same day as global coronavirus cases exceeded 50 million, Reuters reported.
Coronavirus news: Brazil sees 128 more COVID-19 deaths, 10,554 new cases
Brazil on Sunday said it registered 128 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and 10,554 new cases of infection. The latest figures brought the COVID-19 death count to 162,397 and the total number of people who have tested positive to 5,664,115 in the country.
Both of the figures released Sunday were about half as high as those presented on Saturday, when 254 deaths and 22,380 new cases were reported, possibly due to lapses in reporting over the weekends, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Global COVID-19 caseload breaches 50 million mark
The global coronavirus caseload has breached the 50 million cases mark, according to the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University on Sunday (local time).
The exact number of COVID-19 cases worldwide stands at 50,325,072 while the number of fatalities due to the disease worldwide stands at 1,255,489, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Arrangements for virtual "Deepotsav" in UP's Ayodhya
Arrangements have been made for virtual "Deepotsav" this year in Ayodhya as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic, as per the directions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
"As per the directions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deepotsav 2020 that will be held in Ayodhya, there are arrangements for virtual Deepotsav. Due to COVID-19, devotees who are unable to reach Ayodhya will be able to light a lamp in front of Sri Ram Lala Virajman through the website," a tweet from the Office of Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh said (roughly translated from Hindi), ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: 108 new coronavirus cases in Indore
Indore reported 108 new cases of novel coronavirus on Sunday, taking the district's tally to 34,725, according to the Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia.
The death count due to Covid-19 in the district now stands at 697 while 32,325 have recovered from the disease so far, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: France reports 38,619 Covid-19 cases over past 24 hours
France on Sunday registered 38,619 Covid-19 cases and 270 related deaths over the past 24 hours, data from the health authorities showed.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, a total of 1,787,324 Covid-19 infections have been confirmed, including 40,439 fatalities, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Assam records 152 new coronavirus infections
With 152 new infections reported, Assam's Covid-19 tally surged to 2,08,789 on Sunday, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The active coronavirus cases in Assam now stand at 6,512 where 943 people died due to the disease, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: UK records another 20,572 coronavirus cases with 156 deaths
Another 20,572 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,192,013, according to official figures released on Sunday.
The coronavirus-related deaths in Britain rose by 156 to 49,044, the data showed, ANI reported.
UP reports 2,247 new coronavirus cases, 26 deaths
Uttar Pradesh reported 2,247 new COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths on Sunday, according to state's government data.
1,858 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the overall recoveries count to 4,67,108.
At present, active cases in the state stand at 23,249 and death toll at 7,206.
Coronavirus: Sikkim reports 50 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Sikkim's COVID-19 tally mounted to 4,245 as 50 more people tested positive for the infection while two more fatalities pushed the deaths to 78, an official said on Sunday.
The State Information Education Communication (IEC) member Sonam Bhutia said that East Sikkim reported 40 cases, South Sikkim (9) and West Sikkim (1).
He said the state presently has 273 active COVID-19 cases, while 3,810 patients have recovered from the disease and 84 others have migrated to other states.
A total of 58,173 samples have been tested so far in the state, including 210 samples in the last 24 hours, Mr Bhutia added.