Coronavirus cases in India:The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 54,00,619.
A fresh spike of 92,605 new cases in the last 24 hours took India's coronavirus tally to 54,00,619 cases, the Health Ministry data showed this morning. About 43 lakh Covid patients have recovered so far; 94,612 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, the government said.
Twelve lakh samples- the highest in a day so far- were tested since yesterday, the Health Ministry said in a tweet. This takes the total number of samples collected to 6,36,61,060.
1,133 deaths linked to Covid registered since yesterday has taken the number of fatalities to 86,752.
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh are the worst-hit states by the outbreak.
Meanwhile, the ongoing monsoon session of Lok Sabha will be curtailed by several days, the government decided on Saturday after consulting with the opposition at the Business Advisory Committee meeting this evening. The Centre is concerned for the safety of MPs after three of them - who had attended the session - tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week, days after their mandatory test reports turned out negative.
The government had earlier held a discussion with the opposition as it had been trying to build a consensus. Many opposition parties were also in favour of winding up the session.
The session in Lok Sabha is likely to wrap up by Wednesday next week. Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament, is expected to follow suit.
Here are the highlights on Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases:
Odisha Sees Record One-Day Spike Of 4,330 Covid Cases, Death Count Crosses 700Odisha on Sunday registered its highest single-day spike of 4,330 COVID-19 cases, which pushed the state's infection count to 1,79,880, a health department official said.
The death count rose to 701 with 10 more people succumbing to the infection, he said, adding that the case fatality ratio (CFR) stands at 0.38 per cent.
"Regret to inform the demise of Ten #COVID19 positive patients while under treatment in hospitals," the state''s Health and Family Welfare Department said on Twitter.
According to the official, 4,018 patients were cured of the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,45,675, which is 80.98 per cent of the state's caseload.
Of the 4,330 new cases, 2,556 were reported from various quarantine centres, while the rest were detected during contact tracing, the official said.
Bengal Reports 61 Covid Deaths, 3,177 New CasesThe COVID-19 count in West Bengal rose to 4,359 on Sunday after 61 more patients died due to the disease, the health department said in a bulletin.
The case tally went up to 2,25,137 as 3,177 more people tested positive for the virus, it said.
The bulletin issued Sunday evening said 2,958 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the discharge rate of the state to 87.05 per cent.
Altogether 1,95,972 people have been cured of COVID-19 so far, it said. The number of active cases is now 24,806, the bulletin said.
59 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In NagalandNagaland reported 59 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday taking the state's infection tally to 5,451.
"Out of 562 (test) results received, 59 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed -- 45 in Dimapur and 14 in Kohima," Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said on Twitter.
Seventy-eight people recovered from the disease on Sunday, he said. The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state currently stands at 77.56 per cent.
The active cases in the state stood at 1,184.
Fifteen people have died of the disease in Nagaland so far, while the fresh cases pushed the state's infection tally to 5,451.
Of the total coronavirus cases in Nagaland, 2,550 are armed force personnel and 1,444 are people who returned to the state from outside, an official said.
The state has so far tested 73,611 samples for COVID- 19, the official added.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Launches New COVID-19 ApplicationUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched a unified COVID-19 application which will help in better tracking of the pandemic in the state.
Speaking at the launch of labreports.upcovid19tracks.in app here, the Chief Minister said, "While tracing the pandemic in the state, we faced a number of problems as many patients, whose reports came positive, gave their wrong addresses and wrong contact numbers. Due to this, we faced a lot of problems controlling COVID-19 in the state."
"Till the time any treatment or vaccine comes for COVID-19, the only way to control the infection is by taking preventive measures. I am told that with this application, people can have a number of advantages like COVID call centre platform, integration with the Centre's app among others. I hope people will be benefitted with this new application."
1,492 new COVID-19 cases and 1235 recoveries and discharges reported in Jharkhand on Sunday. Total cases in the state rise to 71,352, including 56,944 recoveries and discharges and 617 deaths: State government
COVID-19: Stubble Burning Can Exacerbate Coronavirus Crisis , Says Expert
The stubble burning which is likely to start later this month ahead of the Rabi crop sowing season can exacerbate the Coronavirus crisis, an agricultural-cum-environment expert has cautioned.
"If alternate arrangements to stubble burning are not made, pollutants like particulate matters and toxic gases like Carbon Monoxide and Methane could give rise to severe respiratory problems, which will further worsen the COVID 19 situation, as the Coronavirus also impacts the respiratory tract," Sanjeev Nagpal, also an advisor to the Union and the Punjab governments on the crop residue management, told PTI on Sunday.
"Last year, nearly 50,000 cases of stubble burning were reported in Punjab. Stubble burning contributes about 18 to 40 per cent of particulate matter to atmosphere in northern plains. It also emits large amounts of toxic pollutants like Methane, Carbon Monoxide and carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons," said Mr Nagpal, also the MD of Sampurn Agri Ventures Pvt Ltd (SAVPL).
Coronavirus: Four vaccines in advanced stages of pre-clinical trial, says Centre
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday informed that over four coronavirus vaccines are in advanced stages of pre-clinical trial in India.
"145 vaccine candidates across the world are under pre-clinical evaluation, around 35 under clinical trials. In India, we gave all support to 30 vaccine candidates -3 of these are in advanced trials of phases 1, 2, and 3. Over 4 in advanced stages of the pre-clinical trial," Harsh Vardhan said in the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic
The Minister also said that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare received Rs 893.93 crores from PM-CARES Fund for 50,000 made in India ventilators.
"On January 30, World Health Organisation (WHO) warned the world about such disease. But we had started work from January 8. By January 17, we had issued a detailed health advisory and started point of entry surveillance and community surveillance. On January 30, when the first case in India was reported, authorities did 162 contact tracing," he said.
Coronavirus: Four vaccines in advanced stages of pre-clinical trial, says Centre
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday informed that over four coronavirus vaccines are in advanced stages of pre-clinical trial in India.
"145 vaccine candidates across the world are under pre-clinical evaluation, around 35 under clinical trials. In India, we gave all support to 30 vaccine candidates -3 of these are in advanced trials of phases 1, 2, and 3. Over 4 in advanced stages of the pre-clinical trial," Harsh Vardhan said in the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic
The Minister also said that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare received Rs 893.93 crores from PM-CARES Fund for 50,000 made in India ventilators.
"On January 30, World Health Organisation (WHO) warned the world about such disease. But we had started work from January 8. By January 17, we had issued a detailed health advisory and started point of entry surveillance and community surveillance. On January 30, when the first case in India was reported, authorities did 162 contact tracing," he said.
Air India Flights To Hong Kong Barred Till October 3 Over Covid+ve Passengers
Hong Kong has banned Air India flights from Sunday to October 3 after a few passengers on its flight on Friday tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival, a senior government official said on Sunday.
Air India passenger flights were barred from landing in Hong Kong between August 18 and August 31 after 14 passengers on its Delhi-Hong Kong flight of August 14 tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival.
Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test done within 72 hours prior to the journey, according to rules issued by the Hong Kong government in July.
Moreover, all international passengers are required to undergo a post-flight COVID-19 test at the Hong Kong airport.
COVID-19: Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland Issue SOPs For Partial Re-Opening Of SchoolsAssam and Nagaland are set for a phased re-opening of schools, which have been shut since the nationwide coronavirus lockdown began five months ago, from Monday in line with "Unlock" guidelines issue by the centre earlier this month.
In Assam teachers and non-teaching staff will be allowed to work from schools. Students above Class 9 will be allowed to attend on voluntary basis. Classes for other students (including those who opt not to attend) will continue online.
The Assam government has released a list of guidelines and SOPs (standard operating protocols) to be followed. These will come into effect from tomorrow and will be operative for the next 15 days.
COVID-19: Bihar reports 1,555 fresh cases; record 1.76 lakh samples tested in a dayThe coronavirus caseload in Bihar went up to 1,68,541 after 1,555 new infections were detected, while the state tested a record 1.76 lakh samples for COVID-19 in a single day, the health department said in a bulletin on Sunday.
Three fresh fatalities were reported -- one each from Patna, Begusarai and Samastipur districts -- in the past 24 hours that took the death toll due to the disease to 864, the statement issued this evening said.
The bulletin said that 1,487 patients recovered from COVID-19, and the number of people who have recuperated so far is 1,54,443. The recovery rate in Bihar is 91.63 per cent now.
The state presently has 13,234 active cases.
A record 1,76,511 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of tests so far to over 57 lakh in the state.
The 1,555 new cases included 209 from Patna district, 101 from Muzaffarpur, 93 from Supaul and 73 each from East Champaran and Purnea, the bulletin said.
Meanwhile, the Muzaffarpur district administration and the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) urged people to get themselves treated at a COVID-19 hospital set up recently by the defence agency.
COVID-19: Maharashtra reports 20,598 new cases, death count up by 455Maharashtra recorded as many as 20,598 new coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, which took
the state's overall tally to 12,08,642, the health department said.
With the death of 455 patients, the state's fatality count mounted to 32,671, it said.
A total of 26,408 patients were discharged during the day, the department said in a statement.
So far, 8,84,341 patients have recovered in the state. There are 2,91,238 active cases in Maharashtra at present.
COVID-19: 2,305 new cases, record 29 deaths in one day in HaryanaHaryana on Sunday reported 29 more fatalities, its highest single-day toll linked to COVID-19, pushing the count to 1,149 while 2,305 fresh cases raised the infection tally to 1,11,257 in the state, according to a bulletin.
Of the fresh fatalities, three each were reported from Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Karnal and Ambala; two each from Faridabad, Sonipat, Hisar, Panchkula and Yamunanagar while a death each was recorded in Rohtak, Gurugram, Mahendragarh, Kaithal, Fatehabad, Nuh and Bhiwani districts, according to the state health department's daily bulletin.
Among the districts which reported a big spike in cases included Gurugram (405), Hisar (257), Sonipat (234), Faridabad (203), Amala (180), Panipat (141), Panchkula (133) and Yamunanagar (110).
The number of active cases in the state stands at 21,411 while a total of 88,697 people have been discharged after recovering from the infection.
Coronavirus news: Delhi records less than 4,000 daily COVID-19 cases after 5 days
The national capital's COVID-19 case count went past 2.46 lakh on Sunday with 3,812 more people contracting the viral disease, while 37 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,982, officials said.
Before this, the city recorded over 4,000 cases for five consecutive days.
The capital recorded 4,071 cases on Saturday, 4,127 on Friday, 4,432 on Thursday, 4,473 on Wednesday and 4,263 on Tuesday.
Of the total 2,46,711 cases reported in Delhi so far, 2,09,632 have either recovered, been discharged or migrated out.
As many as 52,405 tests were conducted on Saturday to detect COVID-19 infection, of which 11,322 were RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 41,083 rapid antigen tests.
COVID-19: Ahmedabad adds 183 cases; four dieThe number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district rose to 34,941 on Sunday with addition
of 183 new patients, Gujarat health department said.
With four deaths, the count went up to 1,798, it said.
A total of 145 patients were discharged during the day, taking the total count of recoveries in the district to 29,121, the department said in its release.
Of the 183 fresh cases, 161 were reported from Ahmedabad city and 22 from rural areas.
All the four fatalities occurred in the city, it said.
COVID-19: Virtual arrangements made for MLAs for one-day session in Madhya PradeshArrangements have been made in all districts of Madhya Pradesh for legislators who want to
attend Monday's one-day session of the Legislative Assembly virtually, Protem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma said on Sunday.
He said MLAs have been given an option to attend virtually in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Arrangements have been made at the National Informatics Centre (NIC) offices in every district," Mr Sharma told reporters.
Earlier in the day, Mr Sharma, Congress chief whip Govind Singh and officials of the Assembly secretariat took stock of the arrangements at the Vidhan Sabha premises.
Mr Sharma directed officials to ensure that COVID-19 protocol was followed.
About 40 MLAs had tested positive for coronavirus, Mr Sharma had said.
Record over 12 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted in 24 hours, says CentreCrossing a crucial milestone in the battle against COVID-19, a record number of over 12 lakh tests were conducted in the country for the detection of the disease in a span of 24 hours, taking the total number of such tests performed so far to more than 6.36 crore (6,36,61,060), the Centre said on Sunday.
This strongly demonstrates a substantial strengthening of the COVID-19 testing infrastructure in the country, the health ministry said, underlining that India's daily testing numbers are among the highest in the world.
From conducting merely 10,000 tests per day on April 8, the average daily number has crossed 12 lakh with 12,06,806 tests conducted on Saturday.
The last one crore tests were conducted in merely nine days and the Tests Per Million (TPM) have been boosted to 46,131, the ministry highlighted.
Maharashtra records one-day spike of 20,598 COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 12,08,642; death count rises to 32,671 as 455 succumb to infection: News agency PTI quoting health department.
COVID-19: Goa adds 407 new cases; 537 recover, nine dieGoa's COVID-19 count reached 28,429 on Sunday with addition of 407 cases, a state health department official said.
With nine deaths, the cumulative toll went up to 351 in the state, he said.
A total of 537 people were discharged after treatment during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 22,297, the official said.
Daily Covid Deaths In Delhi Stood In Range Of 30-40 In Last 5 Days: DataThe number of deaths from COVID-19 recorded daily in the national capital has hovered in the range of 30-40 from September 15-19, during which daily fresh cases were reported in excess of 4,000 on all five days, according to official data.
In this five-day period, however, the number of tests conducted every day have seen record numbers, ranging between 60,000 and over 62,000.
COVID-19 cases have shown a surge since the beginning of this month with September 16 recording 4,473 cases, the highest single-day spike here till date. On that day, 33 fatalities were recorded, taking the total number of deaths to 4839, according to official figures shared by the Delhi health department.
The daily cases and daily death counts recorded from September 15-19 stood at: 4263 (36 deaths); 4473 (33); 4432 (38); 4127 (30); and 4071 (38) respectively, according to official data.
: COVID-191,865 fresh cases in Rajasthan; 14 more dieFourteen more people died of coronavirus in Rajasthan on Sunday, raising the death count to 1,336, while 1,865 fresh cases pushed the infection count in the state to 1,14,989.
Two COVID-19 patients died in Jaipur, while one death each was reported in Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Sirohi and Udaipur, according to official data.
The maximum of the fresh cases on Sunday were reported from Jaipur, where 328 persons tested positive for the virus.
Other cases were reported in Ajmer (101), Alwar (114), Banswara (26), Baran (10), Barmer (14), Bharatpur (37), Bhilwara (104), Bikaner (58), Bundi (22), Chittorgarh (29), Churu (30) and Dausa (22).
Dholpur reported 20 cases, Dungarpur (17), Ganganagar (29), Hanumangarh (34), Jaisalmer (10), Jalore (4), Jhalawar (21), Jhunjhunu (31), Jodhpur (301), Karauli (10), Kota (62), Nagaur (42), Pali (125), Pratapgarh (6), Rajsamand (11), Sawaimadhopur (11), Sikar (39), Sirohi (16), Tonk (41) and Udaipur (140).
"India At Multiple Trajectories": Harsh Vardhan On Coronavirus PeakUnion Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has played down fears the Covid outbreak in India has reached community transmission stage, pointing out that "only 10 states are reporting maximum cases" and that the bulk of these are in "few districts".
During an hour-long social media interaction on Sunday, the minister also turned away questions about the pandemic peaking in India, stating that different parts of the country were "at multiple trajectories".
"Large outbreaks in certain districts indicate an acute spread... only 10 states are contributing 77 per cent of active cases. If you see state-specific data, you will find that these cases are concentrated in few districts," Dr Vardhan said.
"India is at multiple trajectories across the urban, semi-urban and rural populations," he added.
The Health Minister's comment comes a day after his Delhi counterpart, Satyendar Jain, took a swipe at the centre over its insistence that India has still not entered the community transmission stage.
COVID-19 tally in Andhra Pradesh touches 6.25 lakhThe coronavirus tally touched 6.25 lakh in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday as 7,738 more cases were reported even as 10,608 more patients got cured.
In the 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday, the state recorded 57 fresh fatalities, taking the gross count to 5,359, according to the latest bulletin.
After a sum of 51,04,131 sample tests, the state saw a total of 6,25,514 coronavirus positives so far, the overall positivity rate being 12.26 per cent.
In all 5,41,319 patients have recovered, leaving 78,836 active cases in the state, the bulletin added.
The two Godavari districts, East and West, added 1,260 and 1,005 cases afresh, while Prakasam reported 869 anew. Krishna reported eight new COVID-19 casualties, Anantapuramu and Chittoor seven each and Prakasam and Visakhapatnam six each in 24 hours,the bulletin added.
COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh records 94 more deaths, 5,809 new casesThe death frocount m COVID-19 crossed the 5,000-mark in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday with 94 more fatalities while 5,809 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 3,54,275, officials said.
The new deaths brought the fatality count to 5,047 in the state, while the number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 65,954, they said.
Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said 5,809 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in the state.
Thirteen of the new deaths linked to the infection were reported from Kanpur, followed by 7 in Prayagraj and 6 in state capital Lucknow. Four fatalities each were reported from Meerut, Jhansi and Deoria, while three deaths each were reported from Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Saharanpur, Barabanki, Unnao and Bijnor, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a bulletin issued here.
Of the fresh novel coronavirus cases, state capital Lucknow reported 874 cases, followed by 394 in Kanpur and 302 in Prayagraj. Meerut recorded 230 new patients, while Gorakhpur reported 210 cases.
Britain is at COVID-19 tipping point, UK health minister says
Britain is at a tipping point on COVID-19, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, warning that a second national lockdown could be imposed if people don't follow government rules designed to stop the spread of the virus.COVID-19 cases have risen sharply in recent weeks to more than 4,000 per day.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called it a second wave and stricter lockdown measures have been introduced in areas across the country - with London possibly next in line.
"The nation faces a tipping point and we have a choice," Hancock told Sky News
"The choice is either that everybody follows the rules ..or we will have to take more measures."Hancock later told the BBC that a second national lockdown was possible option."I don't rule it out, I don't want to see it," he said.
COVID-19: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister tests negative for second time
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, who was infected with COVID-19 recently, tested negative for the virus for the second time on Sunday.
Mr Khandu had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 15.
Taking to Twitter, the chief minister who is currently in home isolation in New Delhi, informed that he has tested negative for coronavirus for the second time after a repeat RT-PCR test.
"Today my repeat RT-PCR test for COVID-19 came negative for second time. #WearMask #StaySafe," Mr Khandu wrote on his official twitter handle.
The 41-year-old chief minister had tweeted on Sepember 15, "I had undergone Covid test RT-PCR and have tested positive for Covid19. I am asymptomatic and feeling healthy.
However, as per SOP and safety of others, I am self isolating myself and request everyone who came in contact with me to adhere to the SOP."
COVID-19: 5 states account for 60% active cases, 52% new cases, 60% fresh recoveries in India
With 94,612 people recuperating from COVID-19 in a span of 24 hours, the total number of recoveries in the country has surged to 43,03,043, taking the national recovery rate to 79.68 per cent, the health ministry said on Sunday.
As many as 60 per cent of the new recoveries were reported from five states -- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu -- which also accounted for 52 per cent of the new cases, the ministry highlighted.
Maharashtra continued to top the chart with more than 23,000 new recoveries, while both Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh accounted for over 10,000 single-day recoveries, it said.
The country has reported more than 94,000 recoveries for two successive days, the ministry said.
COVID-19: Business as usual in Nagpur despite Mayor's call for Janata curfew
Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Nagpur, residents continued business as usual on the second day of the voluntary janata curfew.
Nagpur Mayor Sandip Joshi had appealed to the public to observe Janata curfew on Saturday and Sunday in order to control the spread of the coronavirus in the city.
Visuals from the area showed normal traffic conditions while several thronged the streets of the city.
COVID-19: Over 12 lakhs tests conducted in last 24 hours
For the first time, India conducted over 12 lakhs COVID-19 tests in 24 hours, amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country.
Higher testing forms an integral part of ''chase the virus'' strategy which aims to catch every missing person to curb the spread of the coronavirus infection, informed the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.
The ministry said that India has crossed a crucial milestone in the fight against COVID-19. In a landmark achievement, for the first time, a record number of more than 12 lakh COVID tests (12,06,806) have been conducted in a single day, while the cumulative tests have crossed 6.36 crore (6,36,61,060).
COVID-19: Odisha records 4,330 new cases
As many as 4,330 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Odisha, taking the state's coronavirus count to 1,79,880, informed Information and Public Relations Department, Odisha on Sunday.
There are 37,469 active cases in the state while 1,41,657 cases have recovered. A total of 701 people in Odisha have died due to the infection.
India's COVID-19 case tally crossed the 54-lakh mark with a spike of 92,605 new cases and 1,133 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
COVID-19: Disposal of PPE kits, other biomedical waste challenge during pandemic, says Centre
Disposal of biomedical waste including PPE kits worn by healthcare professionals and public became a challenge during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Health Ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Sunday.
"As informed by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), disposal of bio-medical waste including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit worn by healthcare professionals as well as general public became a challenge during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said.
The minister was responding to a query by BJP MP Mahesh Poddar in the Upper House over the disposal of biomedical waste during the coronavirus crisis in the country.
On being asked whether COVID-19 cases increased among individuals employed in garbage collection and disposal, the minister said the data is not maintained by the Centre.
COVID-19 recoveries continue to rise, cross 43 lakh
India has reported high COVID-29 recoveries of over 43 lakh (43,03,043) till September 20. According to the government, at least 94,612 people have recovered from the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, resulting in the Recovery Rate touching 79.68 per cent.
"At least 60 per cent of the new recovered cases are being reported from five states.i.e. Maharashtra, Karnataka Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Maharashtra continues to lead with more than 23,000 new cases of recovered patients. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh both have contributed more than 10,000 to the single-day recoveries," the health ministry further informed.
A total of 92,605 new confirmed cases (active cases) have been reported in the last 24 hours in the country, taking the cumulative cases to over 54 lakh so far.
The Central government also informed that about 52 per cent of the new cases (active cases) are concentrated in five states, however, these are also the states contributing maximum to the new recoveries.
52% Of New Cases From Five States: Health Ministry
"52% of the new cases are concentrated in five states. These are also the States contributing maximum to the new recoveries. Maharashtra contributed more than 20,000 to the new cases. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka both have contributed more than 8,000," the Health Ministry said in a tweet. Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are the other two states on the list.
5 States Contribute To 60% Of Covid Recoveries: Health Ministry
BJP MP Gives Zero Hour Notice In Rajya Sabha Over Uniform Implementation Of Covid Vaccine A zero hour notice was give in Rajya Sabha by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Vivek Thakur over the need for clarity on the uniform implementation of the proposed COVID-19 vaccine in all states, news agency ANI reported. Zero Hour is the time when MPs can raise issues of urgent public importance. For raising matters during the Zero Hour, MPs must give the notice before 10 am to the Speaker or the Chairman on the day of the sitting.
The Raipur district administration has announced to impose lockdown from 9 PM on September 21 till September 28 midnight amid covid surge, news agency ANI reported.
India has been recording the highest daily caseload since August.
A total of 94,612 people recovered from coronavirus in a span of 24 hours, taking the national recovery rate to 79.68 per cent, while 92,605 people tested positive for the disease during the period, taking the total COVID-19 cases to 54,00,619, the government data showed this morning.
With 54 lakh cases, India is just 13 lakh cases behind the United States, which has recorded the highest number of cases in the world - 67,64,916.
Centre To Monitor Covid Situation In Jammu On Daily Basis: Union Minister Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh reviewed COVID-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Expressing concern over Jammu recording one of the lowest COVID recovery rate of 43 per cent in the country, he announced centre will monitor Jammu COVID situation on daily basis.
Low Cost Covid Test- FELUDA- Approved By Drug Controller The Drugs Controller General of India has approved the commercial launch of "Feluda", the Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) COVID-19 test. "The Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test, powered by CSIR-IGIB(Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) FELUDA, received regulatory approvals today from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for commercial launch, as per ICMR guidelines, meeting high quality benchmarks with 96% sensitivity and 98% specificity for detecting the novel coronavirus. This test uses an indigenously developed, cutting-edge CRISPR technology for detection of the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 virus.CRISPR is a genome editing technology to diagnosing diseases," read a press statement on Saturday.
"While the number of daily tests has increased as integral part of 'CHASE THE VIRUS' strategy, states have been advised that all symptomatic negatives of Rapid Antigen Tests are mandatorily subjected to RT-PCR," tweets Health Ministry.
Record 12 Lakh Tests Conducted In 24 Hours: Health Ministry
The Health Ministry this morning said that a record 12 lakh tests were conducted in the last 24 hours
4,090 recoveries reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases rise to 1,75,550 including 1,41,657 recoveries, 33,149 active cases and 691 deaths: State Health Department, Government of Odisha
COVID-19: 1,58 Cases, 39 Deaths In Pune, Count Crosses 1.3 LakhPune city reported 1,658 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 count to 1,30,0081, while 39 deaths increased the count to 3,046, an official said on Saturday.
A total of 1,248 persons were discharged during the day, he added.
4,644 new COVID-19 cases, 2,862 recoveries and 18 deaths reported in Kerala today, taking active cases to 37,488 and death count to 519: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Assam's Covid Death Count Climbs To 548, Tally Soars To 1,55,453Eight more COVID-19 patients died due to the virus in Assam on Saturday, pushing the death count to 548, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The state's coronavirus tally soared to 1,55,453 with 2,595 new cases, he said.
The deaths were reported from Majuli, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Kamrup Rural, Chirang and Goalpara districts, Mr Sarma said.
The fresh cases include 553 from Kamrup Metropolitan, 205 from Jorhat, 199 from Lakhimpur and 173 from Golaghat.
Assam has conducted 28,71,017 tests so far and 35,175 since Friday, he said.
The recovery rate is 80.90 per cent with 1,23,684 patients having been cured.
The state now has 31,218 active cases, while three have migrated out.