This Article is From Aug 15, 2021

Coronavirus Highlights: India Reports 38,667 New Cases In Last 24 Hours

Covid Highlights: With 20,452 fresh cases, Kerala leads the states in the most number of Covid cases in a single day. The state also reported 114 deaths, the most in any state after Maharashtra.

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Coronavirus cases: Kerala leads the states in most Covid cases in a day

New Delhi:

India today reported 38,667 fresh COVID-19 cases, which is 3.6 per cent lower than yesterday's cases. The daily test positivity rate was at 1.73 per cent, which has been less than 3 per cent for the last 19 days.

With 20,452 fresh cases, Kerala leads the states in the most number of Covid cases in a single day. The state also reported 114 deaths, the most in any state after Maharashtra.

Meanwhile, the Canadian government announced Friday it will require all federal workers and most commercial rail, air and ship passengers to get vaccinated against Covid-19, amid a surge in virus cases due to the Delta variant.

"We know that vaccines are the best way to end this pandemic," said Dominic LeBlanc, a government minister in charge of Canada's federal bureaucracy.

Here are the highlights on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:

Aug 15, 2021 05:00 (IST)
5 COVID-19 Delta+ Deaths In Maharashtra, 66 Cases So Far, Many Vaccinated
Five people, including one from Mumbai, have died and as many as 66 people have been found infected with the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 in Maharashtra so far. Some of them are fully vaccinated, the state health department said on Friday.

Seven of these patients were aged under 18, they added.

The COVID-19 Delta Plus variant, considered highly infectious, was detected during genome sequencing of swab samples sent from different parts of the state.

Aug 15, 2021 03:15 (IST)
Full Vaccination Or Negative Covid Report A Must For Entering Punjab
Only those who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus or have a negative RT-PCR test report will be allowed to enter Punjab from Monday, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today. People coming from neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Jammu will be strictly monitored.

In schools and colleges in Punjab, only fully vaccinated teaching and non-teaching staff, or those recently recovered from COVID-19, can physically be present to teach even as online classes remain an option for students.

Aug 15, 2021 02:39 (IST)
Kerala Reports 19,451 Fresh COVID-19 Cases; Positivity Rate At 13.97%
Kerala logged 19,451 new positive cases and 105 COVID-19-related deaths on Saturday taking the tally to 36,51,089 and the death count to 18,499.

State Health Minister Veena George said the state has tested 1,39,223 samples in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was 13.97 per cent. Till now, 2,93,34,981 samples have been tested.

Aug 15, 2021 01:24 (IST)
Assam Reports 755 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 More Deaths
Assam on Saturday reported 11 more COVID-19 deaths, which took the count to 5,482, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission.

The coronavirus caseload in the northeastern state mounted 5,79,488 as 755 more people tested positive for the infection, it said.

Three fresh fatalities were registered in Nalbari and one each in Barpeta, Charaideo, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Kamrup Metro, Kamrup Rural and Sivasagar.

Aug 15, 2021 00:19 (IST)
Maharashtra Reports 5,787 New Covid Cases, 134 Deaths
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Aug 14, 2021 23:32 (IST)
Assam Reports 755 New Covid Cases, 11 Deaths
Aug 14, 2021 22:36 (IST)
Chhattisgarh Reports 83 New Covid Cases, 1 Death
Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 case count reached 10,03,697 today with the addition of 83 cases, and one death took the death count to 13,546, a health official said, according to a PTI report.
Aug 14, 2021 21:52 (IST)
Mumbai Reports 262 New Covid Cases, 6 Deaths
Mumbai today reported 262 new coronavirus positive cases and six deaths, taking the count of infections to 7,39,069 and the death count to 15,985, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said, according to a PTI report
Aug 14, 2021 21:23 (IST)
54 Lakh Covid Vaccine Doses Administered In Country So Far, Says Centre
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 54 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Nearly 52 lakh doses were administered on Saturday, according to a provisional report till 7 pm.
Aug 14, 2021 20:22 (IST)
Delhi Reports 50 Fresh Covid Cases, 1 Death
Fifty fresh cases of COVID-19 and one death due to the infection were recorded in Delhi on Saturday. The positivity rate stood at 0.07 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. The death toll due to the coronavirus has reached 25,069 in the national capital.
Aug 14, 2021 19:23 (IST)
Schools In Karnataka Districts With Positivity Below 2% To Open For Classes 9-12
Aug 14, 2021 18:34 (IST)
Karnataka Reports 1,632 Fresh Covid Cases, 25 Deaths
Aug 14, 2021 17:28 (IST)
UK Cuts Covid Testing Cost For Global Travellers, Including From India
The UK today reduced the cost of Covid tests for international travellers from Amber list countries like India from 88 pounds to 68 pounds (USD 122 to USD 94), after many representations over the high charges of the mandatory testing, PTI reported.
Aug 14, 2021 16:45 (IST)
No New Case Of Covid Reported In Mumbai's Dharavi Today
Aug 14, 2021 13:41 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Guatemala declares state of emergency over Delta Covid surge
Guatemala has declared a new state of emergency and will impose an overnight curfew from Sunday to contain a surge in Covid infections due to the Delta variant, President Alejandro Giammattei said.

The 30-day state of emergency is being implemented due to a rebound in cases attributed to the "more aggressive" Delta variant, Giammattei said in a televised address on Friday.
Aug 14, 2021 13:02 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Ladakh reports 9 new coronavirus cases
Ladakh recorded nine fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,436 while the active cases in the Union territory has gone up to 73, officials said on Saturday.

Ladakh has registered 207 COVID-related deaths -- 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil -- since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. A total of 20,156 patients have recovered till date.
Aug 14, 2021 10:51 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: No new COVID-19 case in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

The union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not record any new COVID-19 case in the last three days, a health official said on Saturday.

The COVID-19 tally in the archipelago remained at 7,548, PTI reported.
Aug 14, 2021 10:41 (IST)
India reports 38,667 new cases in last 24 hours
Aug 14, 2021 09:58 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Canada to mandate Covid vaccine for government workers
The Canadian government announced Friday it will require all federal workers and most commercial rail, air and ship passengers to get vaccinated against Covid-19, amid a surge in virus cases due to the Delta variant.

"We know that vaccines are the best way to end this pandemic," said Dominic LeBlanc, a government minister in charge of Canada's federal bureaucracy.
Aug 14, 2021 09:29 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Argentina confirms 8,472 new daily COVID-19 cases, 246 deaths
Argentina confirmed on Friday 8,472 new COVID-19 infections in one day, bringing the total to 5,074,725 cases, the Ministry of Health reported, adding that there were also 246 more deaths, for a total of 108,815.

The number of active COVID-19 cases was 240,484, while 4,725,426 people have recovered from the disease, ANI reported.



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