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India's daily fresh COVID-19 fatality count was reported below 300 after over six months, taking the death count to 1,47,343, while the infection tally rose to 1,01,69,118, according to the Health Ministry.
251 more deaths and 22,273 infections were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the latest data.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 97,40,108, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.78 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The active caseload remained below three lakh for the fifth consecutive day. There are 2,81,667 active coronavirus infections in the country, constituting 2.77 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Meanwhile, France has confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain, its health ministry said.
The new strain of the virus, which experts fear is more contagious, has prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK, AFP reported.
Here are the live updates on Coronavirus Cases:
Dec 26, 2020 23:35 (IST)
Tamil Nadu reports 1,019 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
A total of 1,019 new coronavirus cases, 1,098 recoveries and 11 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu in last 24 hours.
According to the state Health Department, the total count of cases stands at 8,13,161 which includes 9,039 active cases.
While 7,92,063 people have recovered from the virus, 12,059 persons have lost their lives.
India''s total count of cases has gone up to 1,01,69,118 with 22,272 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
A total of 1,019 new coronavirus cases, 1,098 recoveries and 11 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu in last 24 hours.
According to the state Health Department, the total count of cases stands at 8,13,161 which includes 9,039 active cases.
While 7,92,063 people have recovered from the virus, 12,059 persons have lost their lives.
India''s total count of cases has gone up to 1,01,69,118 with 22,272 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
Dec 26, 2020 23:16 (IST)
Chhattisgarh see 1,045 COVID-19 cases, 3 UK returnees test positive
"Raipur district reported 173 new cases, taking its total count to 51,801, including 704 deaths. Durg witnessed 97 new cases, Rajnandgaon 91 and Raigarh 80. Of the 12 deaths recorded during the day, six took place on Saturday, five on Friday and one earlier," he said.
With 1,045 new cases, the COVID-19 tally in Chhattisgarh reached 2,74,324 on Saturday, and 12 deaths took the count to 3,275, an official said.
The number of people who have recovered from the infection reached 2,57,021 after 115 people were discharged from hospitals and 1,455 completed home isolation, leaving the state with 14,208 active cases, he said.
Three of 65 United Kingdom returnees to the state have tested positive and their samples have been sent to Pune for further examination, the official said.
"Of the 65, we have tested 51 samples and three reports have returned positive, 19 negative and the rest are awaited," he said.
Dec 26, 2020 23:04 (IST)
Rajasthan sees 785 new coronavirus cases
A total of 785 new coronavirus cases were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday.
According to State Health Department, seven deaths were also recorded due to the disease and the toll has gone up to 2,664.
The total count of cases stands at 3,04,517 including 11,488 active cases.
The Health Department said 990 more people recovered from the virus taking total recoveries to 2,90,365.
A total of 785 new coronavirus cases were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday.
According to State Health Department, seven deaths were also recorded due to the disease and the toll has gone up to 2,664.
The total count of cases stands at 3,04,517 including 11,488 active cases.
The Health Department said 990 more people recovered from the virus taking total recoveries to 2,90,365.
Dec 26, 2020 22:57 (IST)
16 UK returnees test positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra since screening began
As many as 1,222 passengers who had arrived in Maharashtra from the UK were tested using RT-PCR kits in the last few days and reports of 16 returned positive.
Sixteen people who had recently returned from the UK and two family members of such returnees have tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra so far, a health official said.
"Their samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune to find out if they are carrying the new strain of the virus that was detected in the UK," he said.
Screening of passengers arrived from the UK began after a new variant of the coronavirus was detected in that country. Flights from the UK were barred earlier this week.
Dec 26, 2020 22:42 (IST)
Centre shares with Chandigarh admin details on 132 UK returnees
"All 132 have been followed-up by combined efforts of the Union Territory Health and Police departments. Out of these, 95 have been verified and an undertaking of self-quarantine for 14 days has been taken. All are asymptomatic and RT-PCR negative," it said.
The Centre has shared with the Chandigarh administration information on 132 travellers who arrived recently from the UK, where a new and more contagious strain of coronavirus has been detected.
"Information about 132 travellers has been received from GOI (Government of India)," an official statement issued here on Saturday said.
India has suspended all passenger flights from the UK till December 31 in the wake of the emergence of the mutated variant of coronavirus. Moreover, passengers coming from the UK through flights till Tuesday midnight were tested for COVID-19 at airports.
Dec 26, 2020 22:21 (IST)
Rajasthan prepared for vaccination drive, says Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan is all geared up for the Covid-19 vaccination drive under the government's protocol and guidelines, according to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
"The preparations of Covid vaccination are going well in the state. We have prepared the state under the protocol and the guidelines of the government," Mr Gehlot tweeted in Hindi.
The Chief Minister also said that Congress MLA Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya has volunteered to get himself vaccinated in a trial of Covid vaccine, and now senior IAS officer Dr Prithviraj is getting himself vaccinated.
This will encourage other people to get themselves volunteering for the vaccination, he tweeted.
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Dec 26, 2020 22:02 (IST)
Coronavirus News: Two more UK returnees test Covid positive in Telangana
Two United Kingdom returnees and three of their contacts, tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the tally for such cases in the state to 18.
Director of the State Department of Public Health and Family Welfare, Dr G Srinivasa Rao told reporters, "Two more of the UK returnees who underwent Covid tests have been confirmed positive. Both are from Malkajgiri district. A total of 18 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus so far. Among the positive candidates, four were from Hyderabad, six from Medchal Malkajgiri district, two from Jagityal district, one each from Manchiryala, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Siddipet and Warangal urban districts."
Dec 26, 2020 21:45 (IST)
Six Out Of 1,214 UK Returnees To Andhra Pradesh Test Positive For Coronavirus
Six out of 1,214 people who returned from the UK to Andhra Pradesh in recent days tested positive for coronavirus but it has not yet been established whether or not they contracted the new strain that was detected in that country.
State Health Commissioner Katamaneni Bhaskar said in a release on Saturday that two persons in Guntur and one each in East Godavari, Krishna, Anantapuramu and SPS Nellore districts tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return from the UK.
"Till date, 1,214 persons returned to the state and we have so far traced 1,158 of them.Another 56 remain to be traced," Mr Bhaskar said.
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Dec 26, 2020 21:25 (IST)
COVID-19: Delhi records 655 fresh cases, lowest since Aug 16; positivity rate 0.98 pc
Delhi recorded 655 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest in over four months, and 30 more fatalities due to the disease on Saturday, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.98 per cent, authorities said.
The case tally mounted to over 6.22 lakh in the city and the deaths due to the coronavirus rose to 10,437, they said, adding that over 67,000 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Friday.
From December 21-23, the count of daily cases was below the 1,000-mark in the city. On Monday, 803 cases were reported, the lowest since August 17, 939 cases were recorded on Tuesday and 871 on Wednesday.
The 655 fresh cases came out of the 67,115 tests conducted the previous day, including 40,138 RT-PCR tests and 26,977 rapid antigen tests, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
Dec 26, 2020 21:08 (IST)
Nagaland's COVID-19 recovery rate higher than national average
Nagaland is currently clocking a COVID-19 recovery rate more than the national average of 95.75 per cent, a health official said. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the northeastern state stands at 95.94 per cent since Friday, the official said.
The state's coronavirus tally rose to 11,897 on Saturday as two more people tested positive for the infection. Kohima and Peren reported one infection each, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.
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Dec 26, 2020 20:40 (IST)
Coronavirus News: Rajasthan sees 7 more COVID deaths, 785 new cases
Seven more people died due to COVID-19 in Rajasthan, taking the deaths from the pandemic to 2,664 on Saturday, while 785 new cases brought the infection tally to 3,04,517, according to a health department bulletin.
The state has 11,488 active cases of the novel coronavirus, it said.
According to the bulletin, 2,90,365 people have recovered from COVID-19 in the state.
The deaths from the pandemic stands at 496 in Jaipur, followed by 284 in Jodhpur, 218 in Ajmer, 165 in Bikaner, 164 in Kota, 118 in Bharatpur, and 109 each in Udaipur and Pali.
Dec 26, 2020 20:25 (IST)
Charges against 200 for flouting COVID-19 norms during Christmas party in Kerala
Paying scant regard to the COVID-19 health protocol, hundreds of people gathered at nearby Pozhiyoor beach for a Christmas party on the night of December 25, following which a casewas registered against 200 people, police said. The DJ party was organised by some locals.
Though no permission was granted, they went ahead and conducted the event which lasted from 9.30 pm to 1 am on Saturday, they said.
A case has been registered against the organisers and some of the participants under the Kerala Epidemic Disease, COVID-19 regulation.
The video of the event, which has gone viral, shows several men and women dancing.
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Dec 26, 2020 19:47 (IST)
374 test COVID-19 positive in Uttarakhand
The COVID-19 deaths in Uttarakhand rose to 1,476 on Saturday with 13 more fatalities, while 374 new cases pushed the infection tally to 89,218, a health bulletin issued here said.
Dehradun district reported the highest 152 cases, followed by Nainital 53, Haridwar 42, Uttarkashi 36, Udham Singh Nagar 20, Pithoragarh 29, Bageshwar 15, Pauri 11, Champawat nine, Rudraprayag seven, Chamoli six, Almora three and Tehri three, it said.
Meanwhile, 13 more COVID-19 patients died in the state, taking the toll so far to 1,476, the bulletin said.
Dec 26, 2020 19:20 (IST)
Coronavirus News: Kerala logs 3,527 new cases, 3,752 recoveries
Kerala recorded 3,527 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, while 3,782 people have been cured of the infection, as the deaths inch towards the 3,000-mark with 21 more deaths being added, Health Minister KK Shailaja said.
While the total virus caseload has touched 7,35,611, recoveries went up to 6,68,733 and at least 63,752 people are undergoing treatment for the infection.
Dec 26, 2020 18:52 (IST)
Guidelines to prevent, contain spread of mutant variant of coronavirus soon: Karnataka Health Minister
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday said that the state Health Department will discuss matters concerned with prevention and containment of new variant of coronavirus and come up with the guidelines regarding the same.
Dr Sudhakar said that third stage trials are being conducted including in Karnataka. "Anyone can volunteer to take the vaccine at this stage. I have personally appealed to many frontline warriors, especially, medical students to volunteer for trials," he added.
"A total of 1,638 out of 2,500 returnees from the UK have been tested and 14 of them have been found positive. Their swab samples have been sent to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) for gene-sequencing to find out whether it is a new strain of the virus.
Dec 26, 2020 18:39 (IST)
COVID-19 news: Second UK returnee tests positive in Madhya Pradesh's Indore
A 39-year-old man, who recently returned to Indore in Madhya Pradesh from the UK, on Saturday became the second such person to be found infected with coronavirus in the last two days, an official said. However, it was not yet clear if the strain he is carrying is the same as the one detected in the European nation, he added.
The man, who returned from the UK on December 6, is fine and is being closely monitored, while his family has been placed under isolation at their home in Rau, said Indore district COVID-19 prevention nodal officer Amit Malakar.
Dec 26, 2020 18:17 (IST)
UK Scientists Begin Trial Instant Immunity Antibody Drug Treatment For COVID-19
Scientists in the UK have begun trials of innovative antibody drug treatments that they hope could provide instant protection against COVID-19.
The University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) said that the researchers in the Storm Chase study believe a Long Acting AntiBody (LAAB) known as AZD7442, developed by AstraZeneca, may offer immediate and long-term protection to people who have been recently exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and prevent them developing COVID-19.
"We know that this antibody combination can neutralise the virus, so we hope to find that giving this treatment via injection can lead to immediate protection against the development of COVID-19 in people who have been exposed - when it would be too late to offer a vaccine," said Dr Houlihan.
Dec 26, 2020 17:52 (IST)
Dec 26, 2020 17:24 (IST)
Coronavirus Cases Updates: Russia registers 29,258 COVID-19 cases within 24 hours, total tops 3 million
Russia has registered 29,258 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to over three million, the federal response centre said on Saturday.
"Over the past 24 hours, 29,258 coronavirus cases were confirmed in 85 regions, including 4,571 cases (15.6 percent) without clinical symptoms," the centre said, adding that the cumulative case count has now reached 3,021,964, with the rate of increase at 1 per cent.
Moscow confirmed 7,480 new coronavirus cases over the given period, followed by St. Petersburg with 3,755 cases, and the Moscow region with 1,615 new cases.
Dec 26, 2020 16:52 (IST)
Coronavirus News Updates: China reports 20 new COVID-19 mainland cases
Mainland China recorded 20 new COVID-19 cases on December 25, compared with 14 cases the previous day, the country's health authority said on Saturday.
The National Health Commission said in its daily bulletin that 12 of the new cases were imported. Of the eight locally transmitted cases, six came from the northeastern province of Liaoning and two from the capital Beijing.
The new Beijing cases were from its Shunyi district, which has entered a "wartime state" requiring all residents to undergo testing, the state-owned China Daily reported on Saturday.
The People's Daily reported five people had tested positive after nucleic acid tests were carried out across Beijing's districts of Chaoyang, Shunyi and Tianzhu on Saturday.
Dec 26, 2020 16:29 (IST)
Tokyo sets new daily record with 949 Covid-19 cases amid holidays
The Japanese capital city of Tokyo on Saturday reported a record 949 coronavirus cases amid a surge in infections during the New Year holidays, the NHK broadcaster reported, citing the metropolitan government.
According to the media outlet, the figure surpassed the previous record of 888 cases registered on Thursday and exceeded 800 cases for the third consecutive day.
Dec 26, 2020 16:10 (IST)
COVID-19 News Updates: Puducherry reports 33 new cases
Puducherry has reported 33 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Saturday, while 36,962 patients have recovered so far, the health department said. As per it, the total number of active cases in the Union Territory currently stood at 355.
"Puducherry reported 33 new Covid-19 cases and one death today, taking active cases to 355 and deaths to 630. A total of 36,962 patients have recovered so far," the department said in a statement.
Dec 26, 2020 15:24 (IST)
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Russia Tops 30 Lakh COVID-19 Infections
Russia on Saturday passed 30 lakh confirmed coronavirus infections, as authorities hold out against reimposing a national lockdown while the country is battered by a second wave.
Official figures showed that a total of 3,021,964 cases have been detected, with 54,226 deaths.
In the past 24 hours, 29,258 new infections and 567 deaths were registered in Russia, fourth on the list of hardest-hit countries worldwide.
Russia on Saturday passed 30 lakh confirmed coronavirus infections, as authorities hold out against reimposing a national lockdown while the country is battered by a second wave.
Official figures showed that a total of 3,021,964 cases have been detected, with 54,226 deaths.
In the past 24 hours, 29,258 new infections and 567 deaths were registered in Russia, fourth on the list of hardest-hit countries worldwide.
Dec 26, 2020 13:35 (IST)
Covid Latest News: Jagannath Temple In Puri Reopens For Local Residents
Puri District administration said that till December 31, locals will be allowed to enter the temple ward-wise after showing their voter card or Aadhaar card.
People from other parts of states and countries will be allowed to visit the temple from January 3 with a COVID-19 negative report, not more than four days old.
As per COVID-19 guidelines issued by Puri District administration, old persons above 65 years and children below 10 years will be not allowed to enter the temple premises.
After remaining closed for nearly nine months due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Jagannath Temple in Puri was reopened for local residents on Saturday.
Puri District administration said that till December 31, locals will be allowed to enter the temple ward-wise after showing their voter card or Aadhaar card.
People from other parts of states and countries will be allowed to visit the temple from January 3 with a COVID-19 negative report, not more than four days old.
As per COVID-19 guidelines issued by Puri District administration, old persons above 65 years and children below 10 years will be not allowed to enter the temple premises.
Dec 26, 2020 13:07 (IST)
Coronavirus Live News: Telangana Reports 317 New Cases, 536 Discharges And 2 Deaths
Dec 26, 2020 12:29 (IST)
Coronavirus Latest News: 8 UK Returnees Test Covid Positive In Kerala
Surveillance at the four international airports in the state have been further strengthened.
Eight people who recently returned from the UK to Kerala, have tested positive for coronavirus and their samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune for genomic analysis, PTI reported quoting Health Minister KK Shailaja on Saturday.
Surveillance at the four international airports in the state have been further strengthened.
Dec 26, 2020 11:03 (IST)
Coronavirus Latest News: UK Returnee Tests COVID-19 Positive In Maharashtra's Aurangabad
The woman is among the 44 persons who arrived in the district from the UK after November 25, they said.
"Eleven of these UK returnees underwent RT-PCR test, in which the woman was found infected with COVID-19. She is asymptomatic," Aurangabad Municipal Corporation's health officer Dr Neeta Padalkar said.
A woman, who had returned to Aurangabad in Maharashtra from the UK in the last few weeks, has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Saturday.
The woman is among the 44 persons who arrived in the district from the UK after November 25, they said.
"Eleven of these UK returnees underwent RT-PCR test, in which the woman was found infected with COVID-19. She is asymptomatic," Aurangabad Municipal Corporation's health officer Dr Neeta Padalkar said.
Dec 26, 2020 10:45 (IST)
Coronavirus Live Updates: India's Total Cases Rise To 1,01,69,118 With 22,272 New Infections
Dec 26, 2020 09:49 (IST)
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Telangana Adds 317 New Cases, Death Count Rises To 1,529
Over 2.76 lakh people have recovered from the disease so far.
As many as 6,618 patients are under treatment and 30,376 samples were tested on Friday. Cumulatively, over 66.86 lakh samples have been tested.
Telangana reported 317 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to over 2.84 lakh while two fatalities pushed the death count to 1,529, the state government said on Saturday.
Over 2.76 lakh people have recovered from the disease so far.
As many as 6,618 patients are under treatment and 30,376 samples were tested on Friday. Cumulatively, over 66.86 lakh samples have been tested.
Dec 26, 2020 09:31 (IST)
COVID-19 Live News: 16,71,59,289 Samples Tested Till December 25, Says Indian Council Of Medical Research
Dec 26, 2020 09:01 (IST)
Boston Doctor Has Severe Allergic Reaction To Moderna Covid Vaccine: Report
Dr Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, said he had a severe reaction almost immediately after being vaccinated, feeling dizzy and with a racing heart.
It is the first severe reaction publicly linked to Moderna's vaccine, which is in its first week of a nationwide rollout.
A doctor in Boston with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna's coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing the doctor.
Dr Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, said he had a severe reaction almost immediately after being vaccinated, feeling dizzy and with a racing heart.
It is the first severe reaction publicly linked to Moderna's vaccine, which is in its first week of a nationwide rollout.
Dec 26, 2020 07:34 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Assam reports lowest coronavirus cases since May 23
conducted during the day with a positivity rate of 0.52 per cent, PTI reported.
Assam reported 61 new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, the lowest since May 23, with the
total cases so far rising to 2,15,836 ande no deaths were reported, state Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The 61 new cases were detected out of 11,757 testsconducted during the day with a positivity rate of 0.52 per cent, PTI reported.
Dec 26, 2020 07:33 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Tripura reports nine more COVID-19 cases
Nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Friday, pushing the tally
to 33,225, a Health Department official said. The death count remained at 381, PTI reported. 
