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Coronavirus live updates: Bihar becomes 8th state to cross 1L Covid case tally
India’s Covid-19 caseload crossed 25 lakh on Friday, just eight days after going past the 20-lakh mark, even as more than 65,000 fresh infections were reported for the third straight day while the daily death toll from the virus remained close to 1,000. Stay with TOI for live updatesRead Less
Biggest single-day spike of 8,818 new cases in Karnataka, reports PTI.
Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC Indrajit Mahanty tests positive for Covid-19.
Utpal Parrikar tests positive for Covid-19, goes into home isolation.
12,614 new Covid-19 cases, 6,844 recoveries & 322 deaths reported in Maharashtra today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 5,84,754: State health Department
Punjab records 1,033 new Covid-19 cases today, taking the total number of cases to 30,041 including 10,407 active cases and 771 deaths: State health department
Ahmedabad's coronavirus tally rises to 28,840 with 162 new cases, death toll in district rises to 1,655: Gujarat health department
Bihar Covid-19 tally crosses one lakh, death toll rises to 515, reports PTI.
Bihar on Saturday became the eighth state in the country to have reported more than one lakh COVID-19 cases. The state's COVID-19 death toll rose to 515 after 15 people succumbed to the disease, a bulletin issued by the department said. With 3,536 fresh infections, the total caseload of Bihar has gone up to 1,01,906, it said. The state also conducted record 1.61 lakh sample tests in the last 24 hours.
Delhi reports 1276 new Covid-19 positive cases, 1,143 discharges/recoveries and 10 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 1,51,928: Delhi govt
Once we get vaccine, Covid warriors will be first ones to get dose: MoS Health
"Our scientists are working very hard on it. Three vaccines against Covid-19 are in various stages of testing. And, if we do succeed in getting a vaccine, our Covid warriors will be the first one to receive the dose," the minister of state for health said.
Tracing the spread of Covid-19
1,608 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Kerala today. Number of active cases now at 14,891, so far 27,779 patients have recovered: Health Department, Kerala
Govt taking all measures to contain Covid-19 spread. There's no dearth of medicine and PPE kits in Tripura: CM Biplab Kumar Deb
Delhi HC plans to open courts from September 1, subject to complete availability of public transport and subject to Covid-19 situation in Delhi: Delhi HC official (ANI)
Government of Manipur extends complete lockdown in the state till 31st August.
I would appeal people to donate oximeters to Aam Aadmi Party and we will send these oximeters to the villages where locals can use them as per need: Delhi CM
In case of Delhi, home isolation was a measure that helped us in fighting the battle against Covid-19. For instance, if there are 10,000 cases, only 1,000 are severe and taken to hospitals, the remaining get cured at home. It saves 9000 beds, this can be followed in villages.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Three officials and 50 prisoners in Central Jail tested Covid positive today. Total 266 prisoners lodged in Thiruvananthapuram Central Jail and Kollam district jail have tested positive so far: DIG, Prisons (Headquarters), Kerala
Delhi is presently in a far better situation than we were 2 months ago. However,over 60,000 cases being reported daily in the country. There are few steps that we need to take now to further control the pandemic.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Russia has started manufacturing its new vaccine for Covid-19, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing the health ministry
