Coronavirus Live Updates: The death count increased to 4,18,987 with 507 new fatalities.
India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 3,12,57,720 with 41,383 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 3.04 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The death count increased to 4,18,987 with 507 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Meanwhile, the prevalence of the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 among specimens sequenced over the past four weeks exceeded 75 per cent in many countries worldwide, including India, China, Russia, Israel and the UK, the WHO has said.
In the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update published July 20, the World Health Organisation said that despite efforts to extend vaccination coverage, many countries across all six WHO regions continue to experience surges in coronavirus cases.
Over the past week, the highest numbers of new cases were reported from Indonesia (350,273 new cases; a 44 per cent increase), the UK (296,447 new cases; 41 per cent increase), Brazil (287,610 new cases; 14 per cent decrease), India (268,843 new cases; 8 per cent decrease) and the US (216,433 new cases; 68 per cent increase).
Here are the Live Updates on Coronavirus:
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Assam Logs 1,796 New COVID-19 Cases, 22 Fatalities
Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 5,54,221 on Thursday as 1,796 people tested positive for the infection, while 22 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death count to 5,076, a health bulletin said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: UK Reports 39,906 New COVID-19 Cases, 84 Related DeathsBritain has reported another 39,906 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,602,321, according to official figures released Thursday.
The country also recorded another 84 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now standing at 128,980.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Malaysia Reports 13,034 New COVID-19 Cases, 134 DeathsMalaysia reported 13,034 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, bringing the cumulative national total to 964,918 cases. The country reported 134 more deaths taking the death count to 7,574.
A total of 8,436 more patients have been released after recovery, bringing the total number of cured and discharged to 815,293 or 84.5 percent of all cases.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Daily Recoveries Outnumber New COVID-19 Cases In Tamil NaduTamil Nadu registered 1,872 fresh coronavirus cases, pushing tally to 25.43 lakh, the health department said on Thursday. Recoveries eclipsed new Covid infections with 2,475 patients getting discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 24,81,201.
The number of fatalities in the state climbed to 33,838 with 29 more people succumbing to the virus.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: West Bengal Reports 793 New COVID-19 Cases, 13 Deaths
West Bengal on Thursday reported 793 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths, a bulletin showed. The state recorded a positivity rate of 1.81 per cent as the new cases were detected after testing 43,809 samples. Currently, there are 12,205 active cases in the state.
Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In India Crosses 42 Crore: CentreThe cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed 42 crore, the Union health ministry said on Thursday.
More than 48.86 lakh (48,86,103) vaccine doses have been administered on Thursday, according to the 7 pm provisional report.
The ministry said 23,62,689 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 2,14,281 vaccine doses given as second dose in the age group 18-44 years on Thursday.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Telangana Logs 648 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths In Past 24 Hours
Telangana on Thursday reported 648 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to over 6.39 lakh, while the death count rose to 3,774 with three more deaths. The number of active cases stood at 9,857.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Ladakh Records 4 New COVID-19 Cases; Infection Tally Reaches 20,282
The Union Territory of Ladakh on Thursday recorded four new COVID-19 cases that took the infection tally to 20,282. Seven people were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the infection, taking the overall recoveries in Ladakh to 19,985. The total number of active cases in Ladakh has come down to 91, including 71 in Leh and 20 in Kargil district. No Covid-related death has been recorded in the region in the past 24 hours.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Uttarakhand Reports 56 New COVID-19 Cases, 48 Recoveries
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Kerala Reports 12,818 New COVID-19 Cases, 122 Deaths
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Sikkim Registers 294 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 Fatalities
Sikkim's COVID-19 tally rose to 24,341 on Thursday as 294 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the Himalayan state's coronavirus death count to 328, a health bulletin said. The positivity rate in the state stood at a high of 17.7%.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Goa Reports 97 New COVID-19 Cases, 5 Deaths
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Andhra Pradesh Logs 1,843 New COVID-19 Cases; 12 Deaths
Andhra Pradesh records 1,843 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a health bulletin showed. During the same period, 12 deaths were recorded. Active cases in the state reached 23,571.
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COVID-19 India News: Delhi Records 49 New Cases, One More DeathDelhi recorded 49 fresh cases of COVID-19 and one more death in the past 24 hours, authorities said. So far, 25,040 people have died due to the disease in the capital city. The positivity rate is at 0.08%. The active cases have declined to 585. The fatality rate stands at 1.74%.
COVID-19 News: 45,374 Black Fungus Cases, 4,332 Deaths In India So Far: Centre
As many as 45,374 cases of Mucormycosis or "Black Fungus" have been reported in the country so far, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, according to news agency ANI. It said 4,332 Black Fungus patients have died due to the disease across the country.
MoS Health, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, "Mucormycosis or Black Fungus, although not a new disease, was not a notifiable disease till May 2021 when the health ministry requested states to declare it a notifiable disease under Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 to get an objective assessment of Mucormycosis in the community."
The minister also said that "Mucormycosis cases in the country for the last two months is showing a declining trend."
COVID-19 India News: Odisha Logs 1,948 New Cases, 67 Fresh DeathsOdisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 9,61,934 on Thursday as 1,948 more people tested positive for the infection, while 67 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death count to 5,308, a health official said, according to news agency PTI. While 1,120 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, the remaining 828 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said.
Odisha now has 19,623 active cases, while 9,36,950 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 1,943 on Wednesday. Fifty-three other patients have died due to comorbidities thus far. Odisha's daily test positivity rate (TPR) stands at 2.45% as 79,372 samples were tested for COVID-19, taking the cumulative tests to over 1.53 crore. The state's cumulative positivity rate stood at 6.26%.
The state has thus far administered over 1.47 crore doses, including 1.21 lakh on Wednesday. As many as 8,699 pregnant women have been inoculated to date. The vaccination drive is underway at 1,128 centres across the state on Thursday, he added.
Coronavirus News: Arunachal Reports 418 New COVID-19 Cases
Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 44,222 on Thursday as 418 more people tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality pushed the northeastern state's coronavirus death toll to 204, a senior health official said. The Capital Complex region registered the highest number of new cases at 111, followed by Lower Subansiri (31), Papumpare and Upper Subansiri (29 each), State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
Coronavirus: Puducherry Logs 68 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Overall Tally Rises To 1,20,003
The union territory of Puducherry added 68 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 1,20,003, a senior official of the Health Department said on Thursday. Two fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours ending 10 AM Thursday as the toll rose to 1,783. Puducherry reported 59 fresh cases while Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam reported three each, Director of the Health Department S Mohan Kumar said, adding as many as 4,631 samples were examined.
Coronavirus: Jharkhand Reports 46 New COVID-19 Cases
Jharkhand reported 46 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which pushed the tally to 3,46,824, a health department bulletin said on Thursday. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 5,122 as no new fatality due to the contagion was reported in the last 24 hours, it said. Of the 46 new cases, 10 were reported from the state capital Ranchi followed by Bokaro (9) and Dhanbad (5). No new COVID-19 case was reported from Chatra, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Jamtara, Latehar, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu and Saraikela.
Coronavirus Updates: 3 Covid Strains Detected Among 75 Patients In Mizoram
At least three different COVID-19 strains have been detected among 75 patients from Mizoram whose samples were randomly selected and sent for whole-genome sequencing, a health official said on Thursday. Seventy-three cases of India's highly transmissible Delta variant (B.1.617.2), and one case each of United Kingdom's Alpha (B.1.1.7) and Eta (B.1.525) strains were found among 100 samples, state nodal officer and official spokesperson on COVID-19, Dr Pachuau Lalmalsawma, said.
Coronavirus News: 238 New Covid Cases In Maharashtra's Beed, Infections Rise For 3rd Day
Maharashtra's Beed district has reported 238 new cases of COVID-19, with the daily infection tally seeing a rise for the third consecutive day, officials said on Thursday. These new cases were reported on Wednesday, they said. Earlier, the district reported 113 fresh cases on Monday and 211 on Tuesday. Beed has so far logged 95,374 cases of the viral infection, an official said.
Coronavirus News: Andaman And Nicobar Reports 3 New COVID-19 Cases
Three more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the total caseload in the union territory to 7,521, a health department official said on Thursday. The three persons were detected with COVID-19 at the airport during testing, he said. All passengers arriving by flight have to undergo mandatory RT-PCR test before they are allowed entry into the islands, the official said. The COVID-19 death count remained at 129 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, the official said.
More Than 3.20 Crore Vaccine Doses Available with States, Private Hospitals: Centre
More than 3.20 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are currently available with states, union territories and private hospitals for inoculation, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. States and union territories have so far received a total of 43,79,78,900 vaccine doses through all channels and a further 7,00,000 doses are in the pipeline, it said. The total consumption, including wastage, so far is 40,59,77,410 doses, the ministry said, citing data available at 8 AM on Thursday.
80% People In Goa Got 1 Dose Of Vaccine: Chief Minister
Eighty per cent of people eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Goa have received their first dose, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, and also expressed hope that students of Classes 10 and 12 could have physical classes in schools before August 15. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Sawant also said his government will write to the Centre to reduce the gap between two doses of vaccines against COVID-19 for teachers in the state so that they are safe when the government decides to reopen schools.
Coronavirus Latest News: India Reports 41,383 New COVID-19 Cases, 507 Deaths In Last 24 Hours
India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 3,12,57,720 with 41,383 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 3.04 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death count increased to 4,18,987 with 507 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Coronavirus News: No Oxygen Deaths? Opposition Takes On Centre
No data was provided by states on deaths due to oxygen shortage - this statement by the Centre has led to a huge political backlash. At the peak of second Covid wave, the struggle among India's hospitals and patients had captured global attention.
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The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is expected to become the dominant strain of the virus over the coming months, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Delta, which was first detected in India, has now been recorded in 124 territories -- 13 more than last week -- and already accounts for more than three-quarters of sequenced specimens in many major countries, the WHO said.
India among World Trade Organisation's five member nations to produce 75% of world's COVID-19 vaccines
Five member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) alone will account for three-quarters of the entire global output of COVID-19 vaccines this year, said Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. "Production remains highly centralised - about 75 per cent of this year's vaccines appear set to come from five WTO members - China, India, Germany, the United States, and France," the WTO Director-General said at a high-level dialogue on "Expanding COVID-19 vaccine manufacture to promote equitable access."
France launches controversial vaccine pass as fourth Covid wave hitsFrench cinemas, museums and sports venues began asking visitors Wednesday to furnish proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test as the country, which is in the throes of a fourth wave of infections, rolled out a controversial vaccine passport system. The so-called "health pass" is required for all events or places with more than 50 people before being extended to restaurants, cafes and shopping centres in August.
Prime Minister Jean Castex defended the policy, noting that nearly all new infections are in people who have not been immunised.
The number of new infections over 24 hours shot up to 21,000 on Wednesday, the highest level since early May.