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This Article is From Sep 15, 2020

Coronavirus Live: COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 48 Lakh-Mark

Covid-19 Cases in India: 37,80,107 patients have recovered from the infection in the country.

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Updated : September 15, 2020 6:13 am IST

Coronavirus cases in India: The recovery rate now stands at 77.99 per cent.

New Delhi:

Coronavirus Latest Updates: With 92,071 cases has push India's coronavirus tally to 48,46,427 the Union Health Ministry data this morning showed. The death count has risen to 79,722 with 1,136 more fatalities.

37,80,107 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 77.99 per cent, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Monday.

Here are the Updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases:

Sep 15, 2020 06:13 (IST)
Coronavirus update: Private hospitals in 5 cities asked to reserve 50 per cent beds and 80 per cent ICUs for COVID-19 patients in Odisha

The Odisha Government on Monday asked all the private hospitals with bed strength of 30 or more to reserve 50 per cent of the beds and 80 per cent of intensive care units (ICUs) for treatment of COVID-19 patients.

State Health and Family Welfare Department has issued an official notification in this regard.
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Coronavirus update: Increase in testing a reason for rise in COVID-19 cases, says Dr AK Rana
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"We can see the rising number in different ways. One way is to look is that now the testing is done at a very large scale in the country due to which more cases are coming to light. If the testing was lesser, the absolute number would have been lesser," Dr Rana told ANI.
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Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, PK Mohapatra in an official letter to all Collectors, District Magistrates and all Municipal Commissioners stated that "The occupancy in TMCs and CCHs is virtually nil. Hence, these facilities should be immediately closed down."
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Coronavirus update: Odisha reports record 4,198 new COVID-19 cases, 11 fresh fatalities

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more people, including state BJP chief Samir Mohanty, tested positive for the infection, a health official said.
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Sep 15, 2020 02:13 (IST)
Coronavirus update: Jharkhand MLAs being tested for COVID-19 ahead of monsoon session
COVID-19 tests are being held in Jharkhand assembly ahead of monsoon session which is slated to start from September 18, ANI reported. 

Assembly Speaker Ravindranath Mahto has called for mandatory coronavirus test. Only those with negative test result will be able to attend the session
Sep 15, 2020 01:14 (IST)
Coronavirus update: Several South Central Railway headquarters employees test positive for COVID-19

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Sep 15, 2020 00:48 (IST)
Coronavirus update: Pune district records 2,481 new COVID-19 cases; 79 more die

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patients died due to the infection during the same period, he said. 
Sep 15, 2020 00:26 (IST)
Coronavirus update: Assam's COVID-19 death count mounts to 482 with 13 more fatalities

Assam reported 13 more COVID-19 fatalities on Monday, pushing the death count to 482, even as the coronavirus tally surged to 1,44,166 with 2,403 fresh cases, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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The scientist also offered scientific evidence to back her claims.

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Sep 14, 2020 22:34 (IST)
Andhra Pradesh's fresh COVID-19 cases dip to 7,956, count crosses 5.75 lakh

Fresh COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh slumped below the 8,000 mark after about three weeks on Monday, taking the tally to 5.75 lakh, but the number of tests too came down by more than 10,000.

As many as 9,764 patients got cured and discharged from hospitals, while 60 more died to the pandemic as the deaths mounted to 4,972, a government bulletin said.
Sep 14, 2020 22:16 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh reports record 2,483 COVID-19 cases

Madhya Pradesh on Monday recorded the highest single-day spike of 2,483 coronavirus cases, taking the statewide count to 90,730, health officials said.

With 29 more fatalities, the deaths went up to 1,791, they said. Of them, five patient each died in Indore and Bhopal, four in Neemuch, three each in Gwalior and Jabalpur, two in Sagar and one each in Khargone, Morena, Betul, Rewa, Jhabua, Dewas and Tikamgarh, the officials said.

Also, 1,713 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the count of recoveries in the state to 67,711, they said.
Sep 14, 2020 21:48 (IST)
1,137 new COVID-19 cases, 1,966 more recoveries in Bihar

The COVID-19 recovery rate in Bihar rose to 90.91 per cent on Monday from 89.99 per cent just two days ago, with 1,966 more people having been cured of the disease in the state, a health department official said. 
The total number of recoveries currently stands 1,45,019, the official said.

At least 1,137 more people tested positive for COVID- 19 in the state, pushing the tally to 1,59,526.

Bihar, at present, has 13,675 active coronavirus cases, while 831 people have succumbed to the infection.

As many as 1,02,330 samples have been tested for COVID-19 since Sunday, raising the total number of such examinations to 49,86,747, the official added.
Sep 14, 2020 21:24 (IST)
1,334 new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat

Gujarat on Monday reported 1,334 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total count of infections to 1,14,996, state health department said. 

At the same time, 1,255 patients were discharged after treatment in the day, taking the number of recoveries to 95,265, the department said in a release.

Gujarat's case recovery rate now stands at 82.84 per cent, it stated. A total of 71,507 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, at the rate of 1,100.10 tests per day per million population.
Sep 14, 2020 21:11 (IST)
Don't delay hospital admission: Goa Chief Minister tells people

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday expressed worry over deaths due to COVID-19 infection in the state and appealed to people to not ignore symptoms.

"Get yourself tested, if there are signs. It is sad that people are brought in dead to hospitals," Mr Sawant said in a video message.

At 14, Goa on Monday reported its highest single-day deaths due to the infection.

Sep 14, 2020 20:57 (IST)
Coronavirus: Delhi Reports 3,229 COVID-19 Cases, Total Count Crosses 2.21 Lakh

The national capital recorded 3,229 COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the tally to over 2.21 lakh, while the deaths mounted to 4,770, authorities said. 
Sep 14, 2020 20:25 (IST)
COVID-19: Goa BJP MLAs Tony Fernandes, Dayanand Sopte test positive

Goa BJP MLAs Antonio alias Tony Fernandes and Dayanand Sopte have tested positive for novel coronavirus infection, a senior state health department official said on Monday.

St Cruz MLA Fernandes is in a private hospital since Sunday while Mandrem legislator Sopte has opted for home isolation after exhibiting mild symptoms, the official said.

Over the past two months, several MLAs, including Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, were detected with the infection.
Sep 14, 2020 20:00 (IST)
Ex-UP Chief Minister Kalyan Singh tests positive for coronavirus

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh has contracted coronavirus and undergoing treatment at the Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences hospital, his grandson and state minister Sandeep Singh said on Monday.

The UP Technical and Medical Education disclosed this on his Twitter handle and prayed for the 88-year-old BJP leader''s recovery.

"I pray to Lord Ram for your speedy recovery. Our best wishes are with you," Sandeep tweeted referring to the former state chief minister.
Sep 14, 2020 19:25 (IST)
2,540 COVID-19 cases, 15 more deaths in Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala reported 2,540 COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection tally to 1,10,818, while 15 more deaths took the number up to 454, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

As many as 2,110 people recovered from the virus today and 30,486 people are presently under treatment for the infection, he told reporters. So far, 79,813 people have recovered.

Of the positive cases, 34 had come from abroad and 73 from other states, while 2346 people were infected through contact and the source of infection of 212 people was not known, he said.
Sep 14, 2020 19:11 (IST)
141 new COVID-19 cases in Noida, tally climbs to 10,332

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Monday recorded 141 new COVID-19 patients and the infection tally reached 10,332, official data showed.

The number of active cases stood at 1,979, down from 2,008 on Sunday, according to the data released by the UP Health department for a 24-hour period.

On the brighter side, 169 more patients got discharged during the period and the total number of recoveries in the district reached 8,305, the data showed.



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