Covid LIVE: Staff shortage affected patients most, says Maharashtra survey

Maharashtra says 'slight increase' in Covid-19 cases is worrying; Japan investigates deaths of two people who had been administered Moderna's vaccines.

Coronavirus updates: India reported 45,083 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, according to data from the health ministry, driven by surging cases in Kerala.

Nationwide Covid-19 cases stood at about 32.7 million, with deaths rising by 460 to 437,830. In Kerala, where cases have spiked in the wake of a major festival, the state government reported 31,265 new infections late on Saturday-- comprising nearly 70% of the country's total new daily cases, said Reuters. Kerala will be under curfew 10 pm to 6 am from next week to slow down the spread of infections.

People in Maharashtra should celebrate festivals at home as a "slight increase" in Covid-19 cases in the past few days is worrying, said a state minister. Maharashtra reported on Saturday 4,831 new coronavirus cases and 126 deaths, taking the infection tally to 64,52,273 and death toll to 1,37,026.

Delhi’s government said on Saturday it did not find a death due to Covid-19 for the third consecutive day, as it found 29 new cases of the disease.

World coronavirus updates: Thousands of demonstrators gathered in French cities for a seventh consecutive weekend to protest against the government’s health pass system, which makes access to restaurants, cafes and other venues conditional on proof of vaccination or a recent negative Covid-19 test.

Japan said it’s investigating the deaths of two people who had been administered Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines.

Russia reported 19,492 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, according to the government’s virus response center. Total cases have reached 6.86 million, Bloomberg reported.

10:35 PM

One more death, 11 fresh cases in Haryana

Haryana reported one more COVID-19-related fatality on Sunday, taking the death toll to 9,674, while 11 new cases pushed the infection count to 7,70,456. According to the health department's daily bulletin, the latest death was reported from Jhajjar district.

 

Among the new cases, two were reported from Gurgaon and three from Yamunanagar district.

 

The total active cases in the state stands at 646. The overall recoveries so far have reached 7,60,136, while the recovery rate was 98.66 per cent, the bulletin added.

9:40 PM

Maharashtra's Covid tally grows by 4,666, death toll by 131

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 4,666 new coronavirus positive cases, which increased its tally to 64,56,939, while 131 deaths pushed the toll to 1,37,157, the health department said.

 

A total of 3,510 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, which took the state's recovery count to 62,63,416.

 

Maharashtra's recovery rate is 97 per cent and fatality rate is 2.12 per cent. There are 52,844 active cases at present.

 

So far, 2,03,210 tests have been carried out in the state for COVID-19 detection, which took the overall test count to 5,36,59,613.

 

Jalna, Akola, Yavatmal, Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia districts and Parbhani city did not report a single infection case on Sunday, while there was no death due to the virus in Nagpur and Akola divisions of Vidarbha region during the day, the department said.

9:05 PM

Kerala records 29,836 new infections, 75 deaths

Kerala confirmed 29,836 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the state health ministry department said in a bulletin. The spike in cases came even as the state observed a complete lockdown on Sunday. With the 75 deaths, the COVID death toll of the state rose to 20,541. The test positivity rate is 19.67 per cent was recorded out of 1,51,670 samples were tested during the last 24 hours.

 

At present, 22,088 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, with 2,12,566 in treatment and a total number of recoveries in the state now stand at 37,73,754.

 

According to the health department, Kerala also reported Covid cases to district wise Thrissur reported 3965, Kozhikode 3548, Malappuram 3190, Ernakulam 3178, Palakkad 2816, Kollam 2266, Thiruvananthapuram 2150, Kottayam 1830, Kannur 1753, Alappuzha 1498, Pathanamthitta 1178, Wayanad 1002, Idukki 962 and Kasaragod 500.

9:02 PM

People thronged in huge numbers to Mumbai's Marine Drive after Covid-19 guidelines

8:53 PM

Nagaland reports 52 new Covid-19 cases, 3 fresh fatalities

Nagaland's Covid-19 tally rose to 29,972 on Sunday as 52 more people tested positive for the infection, while three fresh fatalities pushed the northeastern state's coronavirus death toll to 617, a health bulletin said.

Dimapur district registered the highest number of new cases at 16, followed by Kohima (15) and Mon (seven). The fresh fatalities were reported in Kohima.

8:50 PM

70% of Nepal's population developed Covid antibodies, finds study

Almost 70 per cent of Nepal's population have developed Covid antibodies, a large-scale seroprevalence study carried by the Ministry of Health and Populations has found.

"As per our findings, around 68. 6 per cent of the total population have developed Covid antibodies," the ministry said in a statement on Sunday, noting that means out of 30 million total population, 20 million have already developed the antibodies.

8:44 PM

Nashik reports 90 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths

The coronavirus infection count in Nashik district of Maharashtra on Sunday rose to 4,05,252 with the addition of 90 cases, health officials said.

The virus claimed two lives in the district in the last 24 hours, which took the death toll to 8,574, they said.

8:33 PM

Jammu and Kashmir reports 169 Covid-19 cases, one death

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 169 fresh Covid-19 cases and one fatality on Sunday, taking its infection tally to 3,25,148 and the death toll to 4,407, officials said.

Twenty-four of the new infections were reported in Jammu division and 145 in Kashmir division, they said.

8:24 PM

Maharashtra wants to vaccinate teaching, non-teaching staff by Sep 5, says Tope

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday said the state government plans to fully vaccinate all teaching and non-teaching staff against COVID-19 by September 5, and this would be the first step towards reopening of schools.

Speaking to reporters in Jalna, the minister said a special drive was being conducted for this, adding that a state task force was of the view that schools in districts where there were no positive cases can be reopened.

8:08 PM

Delhi reports 31 new Covid-19 cases

7:56 PM

Self-help book to combat negativity among youngsters during Covid-19 released

A self-help book to combat negative energy among those hit by the coronavirus pandemic was released here on Sunday.

Authored by Gohan Kumar, a public speaker, youth personality development coach and banker, the book titled "Instant Positivity" is aimed at providing a tool to those whose lives have been affected by the pandemic.

7:44 PM

Bengal logs 650 new Covid-19 cases, 6 fresh fatalities

West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 15,47,548 on Sunday as 650 more people tested positive for the infection, while six fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 18,423, a health bulletin said.

North 24 Parganas district registered the highest number of new cases at 88, followed by Kolkata (87) and South 24 Parganas (59).

7:36 PM

Recruitment of volunteers for trial of Covid vaccine Covovax on children begins

Recruitment of volunteers for the phase 2/3 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax among children aged 2 to 17 years began on Sunday at the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research here.

The trial would be held across 10 sites and would cover 920 children -- 460 each in the age groups of 12-17 and 2-11 -- according to official sources.

7:23 PM

Mumbai reports 345 new Covid-19 infections

7:10 PM

1,262 Covid-19 cases, 17 deaths in Karnataka

Karnataka reported 1,262 fresh Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of infections to 29,47,255 and the toll to 37,278.

The day also saw 1,384 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 28,91,193.