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Coronavirus Highlights: India Records 50,356 Fresh Cases, 577 Deaths In 24 Hours

Coronavirus India Highlights: There are now a total of 84,62,080 Covid cases in India where 1,25,562 people have lost their lives to the coronavirus disease since January 30, when the country reported its first COVID-19 case.

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India News Posted by Ridhima Shukla

Updated : November 08, 2020 5:58 am IST

Coronavirus Cases in India: The total number of recoveries has surged past the 78 lakh mark. (File)

New Delhi:

India recorded 50,356 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours and 577 deaths linked to COVID-19, government data released this morning shows. There are now a total of 84,62,080 Covid cases in India where 1,25,562 people have lost their lives to the coronavirus disease since January 30, when the country reported its first COVID-19 case.

With 53,920 people having fought off the highly contagious disease there were 5,16,632 active coronavirus cases, data shows. The total number of recoveries has surged past the 78 lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate to 92.4 per cent. '

Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus cases:

Nov 08, 2020 05:58 (IST)

COVID-19 crisis raised questions on global governance system: Rajasthan Governor

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra said the COVID-19 crisis has raised questions on the global governance system and the United Nations should do introspection of its work.

The Governor also demanded a decisive role for India in the global governance system under the UN. In the era of coronavirus crisis, not only human values are threatened but questions have been raised on global governance, he said.

Nov 08, 2020 05:41 (IST)

Maharashtra reports 3,959 new COVID-19 cases, 150 deaths

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 3,959 new COVID-19 cases and 150 deaths.

The state's count of coronavirus cases has gone up to 17,14,273. The state has reported 99,151 active cases and 45,115 persons have died due to the disease.

"Maharashtra reports 3,959 new COVID-19 cases, 150 deaths, and 6,748 discharges today. Total cases in the state rise to 17,14,273, including 15,69,090 recoveries and 45,115 deaths. Active cases stand at 99,151," State Health Department said.

Nov 08, 2020 05:13 (IST)

Hospital Beds Fill Up Fast Due To COVID-19, Pollution Surge In Delhi
The twin factors of rising air pollution and a surge in COVID-19 cases have increased the burden on Delhi's hospitals - with the number of vacant beds shrinking fast and out patient departments (OPDs) witnessing a spike in footfall, doctors said on Saturday.

Nov 08, 2020 04:25 (IST)

Uttar Pradesh reports 1,901 new COVID-19 cases

A total of 1,901 new COVID-19 cases, 2,010 discharges and 25 deaths were reported on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh.

The state Health Department said the active cases in the state stand at 22,991. A total of 4,65,250 patients have been discharged and 7,180 have died due to the virus. The number of active cases stands at 22,991.

Nov 08, 2020 02:59 (IST)

France virus death count tops 40,000: Official

The number of people in France who have died from coronavirus topped the 40,000 mark on Saturday after 306 new fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours, the health authorities said.

According to Public Health France (SpF), the overall death count in France since the start of the pandemic now stands at 40,169.

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Nov 08, 2020 02:23 (IST)

WHO Says 6 Countries Reported Coronavirus On Mink Farms
Denmark and the United States are among six countries that have reported new coronavirus cases linked to mink farms, the World Health Organization said.

Nov 08, 2020 01:48 (IST)

Himachal Pradesh reports 573 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths

Himachal Pradesh reported six more COVID-19 fatalities on Saturday, taking the death count in the state to 366, while 573 new cases pushed the infection count to 24,813, officials said.

Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur was admitted to the IGMC Hospital after he tested positive for coronavirus, Manali SDM said.

Of the 573 new cases, the highest 187 were reported from Mandi district and 92 of them are from a Tibetan school at Chauntra in Joginder Nagar, a district official said.

Nov 08, 2020 01:21 (IST)

Joe Biden vows coronavirus action

The United States reported record new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row, as new president-elect Joe Biden vowed to act against the pandemic on "day one" in the world's worst-hit nation. Global infections have surged past 49 million and Europe has become the new pandemic epicentre in recent weeks with more than 300,000 deaths -- nearly a quarter of the global total.

More than 127,000 new infections were reported in the US on Friday, the third straight daily record. As Biden finally emerged as the winner of Tuesday's US presidential election, he promised he would not waste time in addressing the pandemic. "I want everyone, everyone to know on day one we're going to put our plan to control this virus into action," said the Democrat president-elect who won't take office until January.

Nov 08, 2020 01:05 (IST)

Himachal Pradesh reports 573 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths

Himachal Pradesh reported six more COVID-19 fatalities on Saturday, taking the death count in the state to 366, while 573 new cases pushed the infection count to 24,813, officials said.

Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur was admitted to the IGMC Hospital after he tested positive for coronavirus, Manali SDM said.

Of the 573 new cases, the highest 187 were reported from Mandi district and 92 of them are from a Tibetan school at Chauntra in Joginder Nagar, a district official said.

Nov 08, 2020 00:52 (IST)

Kerala reports 7,201 new COVID-19 cases, 28 deaths

Kerala on Saturday reported 7,201 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths. A total of 7,120 recoveries were reported today and the total recoveries have gone up to 3,95,624.

According to the Kerala Government, the death count has gone up to 1,668. The total numbers of active cases stand at 83,261.

Nov 08, 2020 00:04 (IST)

Delhi reports 6,953 new cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours
Delhi on Saturday reported 6,953 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the number of cases in the national capital to 4,30,784.

According to a Health Bulletin from the Delhi government, Delhi reports 6,953 fresh positive cases and 79 deaths today. The total number of cases in Delhi rises to 4,30,784. The total numbers of active and recovered cases are 40,258 and 3,83,614, respectively.

The Cumulative positivity rate is 8.53 per cent. The case fatality rate is 1.61 per cent. The number of containment zones in Delhi as of date are 3857.

Nov 07, 2020 23:29 (IST)

Odisha reports 1,372 new COVID-19 cases, 17 fresh fatalities
Odisha's COVID-19 tally crossed the three lakh-mark on Saturday as 1,372 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

Seventeen fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death count to 1,410, he said.

The fresh infections reported in all the 30 districts pushed Odisha's COVID-19 caseload to 3,00,140, the official said.

As many as 1,683 more people were cured of the disease, taking Odisha's recovery count to 2,86,857 and improving the recovery rate among the COVID-19 patients in the state to 95.57 per cent, he said.

The state's case fatality ratio stands at 0.46 per cent, one of the lowest in the country, the official said.

As many as 796 new cases were detected in quarantine centres, while the rest were found during contact tracing, he said.

Nov 07, 2020 22:20 (IST)

Bengal reports 3,928 new COVID-19 cases, record 4,339 recoveries
West Bengal's COVID-19 tally crossed the four lakh-mark on Saturday as 3,928 more people tested positive for the infection, the health bulletin said.

The fresh infections pushed the state's coronavirus caseload to 4,01,394, it said.

The state's COVID-19 recovery count rose to 3,59,071 as a record 4,339 more people were cured of the disease, the bulletin said.

The recovery rate among the COVID-19 patients in West Bengal improved to 89.46 per cent, it said.

Fifty-eight more people succumbed to the infection, pushing the state's coronavirus death count to 7,235, the bulletin said.

Nov 07, 2020 21:20 (IST)

COVID-19 news: 1,046 fresh coronavirus cases, five deaths in Gujarat
The COVID-19 tally in Gujarat rose to 1,79,679 on Saturday with the addition of 1,046 new
cases, the state health department said.

With the death of five patients, including two in Ahmedabad and one each in Banaskantha, Surat and Vadodara, the cumulative count in the state went up to 3,756, it said.

A total of 931 patients were discharged during the day, which took the total number of recoveries to 1,63,777, the department said, adding that the state's recovery rate now stands at 91.15 per cent.

51,761 tests were conducted in the state in the last 24 hours, at the rate of 796.32 tests per day per million population.

This took the total samples tested for the virus in the state so far to 64,16,963.

Nov 07, 2020 21:11 (IST)

COVID-19 : 159 new cases in Maharashtra's Nagpur; 8 deaths, 308 recover
Nagpur on Saturday reported 159 COVID-19 cases, taking the district's tally to 1,04,668, while eight deaths took the toll to 3,464, an official said.

So far, 97,806 people have been discharged, including 308 on Saturday, leaving the district with 3,398 active cases, he added.

Nov 07, 2020 20:42 (IST)

COVID-19: 241 new cases detected in Maharashtra's Nashik; 3 more die
The COVID-19 caseload in Maharashtra's Nashik district rose to 95,351, after 241 persons tested positive for the infection on Saturday, an official said.

With three more casualties during the day, the count in the district rose to 1,699, the official said, adding that no fresh fatalities were reported from the Nashik Municipal Corporation limits.

Of the cases reported so far, Nashik city accounts for 63,077 infections, while 27,362 were from other parts of the district, 4,186 from Malegaon and 726 from outside the district, it was stated.

Nov 07, 2020 19:50 (IST)

Gujarat reports 1,046 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 1,79,679; death count reaches 3,756 with five new fatalities: PTI news agency quoting Health Department.

Nov 07, 2020 19:17 (IST)

COVID-19 news: UK bans travel from Denmark over new Coronavirus strain among minks
The United Kingdom has prohibited entry into the country from Denmark starting Saturday following an outbreak of a new coronavirus strain at Danish mink farms, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has said.

Earlier in the week, Denmark decided to cull all its mink population after a mutated strain of the novel coronavirus was found in these animals. The new strain, which can be transmitted to humans, causes weak antibody production potentially undermining the global efforts to develop a vaccine. Some 214 people in northern Denmark were reported to carry the mutation of the coronavirus.

"The [UK Home Office] is also announcing that from 0400, Saturday 7th November, visitors arriving into the UK from Denmark will not be permitted entry into the UK. This means all non-British national or resident travellers who have been in or transited through Denmark in the last 14 days will be denied entry by Border Force upon arrival," Mr Shapps tweeted.

Nov 07, 2020 18:15 (IST)

COVID-19: 532 new cases, 5 deaths in J&K

Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 532 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths, raising the tally to 98,337 and the number of fatalities to 1,528, officials said.

Out of the fresh cases, 208 were from the Jammu division and 324 from the Kashmir Valley, they said.

The officials said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 132 cases, followed by 96 in Jammu.
There are 5,584 active cases as of now in the UT, while 91,225 patients have recovered, the officials said.

Nov 07, 2020 18:04 (IST)

Andhra Pradesh reports 2367 fresh COVID-19 cases, 11 more fatalities
Andhra Pradesh reported 2,367 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the caseload to 8,40,730 while 11 more fatalities pushed the toll to 6,779.

Three people in Krishna, two each in Chittoor and Anantapur and one each in East Godavari, Kadapa, Visakhapatnam and West Godavari districts died due to the virus, a health department bulletin said.

So far 85,87, 312 samples have been tested and the state currently has 21,434 active cases after 2,747 patients were discharged after treatment, it said.

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