Coronavirus LIVE: Wearing masks mandatory for next 6 mnths, says Thackeray

Coronavirus live updates: Kerala reported the maximum number of new cases in the country on Saturday with 6,293 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours.

8:31 PM

Goa sees 127 coronavirus cases on Saturday; 110 recover

Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 127 and reached 49,976 on Saturday, a day which saw no deaths from the infection, while 110 people were discharged, an official said.

 

The state now has 978 active cases as 48,280 people have recovered and 718 have died, he said. A total of 1,609 samples were tested during the day, he added. Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 49,976, new cases 127, death toll 718, discharged 48,280, active cases 978, samples tested till date 3,80,426.

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1,026 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, seven deaths; 1,252 recover

Gujarat recorded 1,026 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the total of COVID-19 cases in the state to 2,34,289, the health department said. With seven fatalities, the COVID-19 death toll in the state reached 4,227. A total of 2,17,935 patients have recovered from the viral infection so far, with 1,252 persons discharged from hospitals on Saturday.

 

With this, the state's recovery rate stands at 93.02 per cent, said the health department in its release. There are now 12,127 active cases in the state. As many as 54,365 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 2,34,289, new cases 1,026, death toll 4,227, active cases 12,127 and people tested so far 89,99,087.

8:02 PM

Karnataka reports 1,152 new Covid-19 cases, 2,147 discharges and 15 deaths today

Karnataka reports 1,152 new Covid-19 cases, 2,147 discharges and 15 deaths today

7:59 PM

Delhi reports 1,139 new Covid-19 cases, 2,168 recoveries and 32 deaths in the last 24 hours

Delhi reports 1,139 new Covid-19 cases, 2,168 recoveries and 32 deaths in the last 24 hours

7:47 PM

Maharashtra reports 3,940 new coronavirus infections; state tally 1,892,707

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Rajasthan reports 989 new Covid-19 cases and 1,259 recoveries in last 24 hours

Rajasthan recorded nine more fatalities due to COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the death toll due to the disease to 2,608 in the state, according to a health department bulletin. The state also reported 989 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 2,98,018. Of these, 12,779 are under treatment.

 

According to the bulletin, 2,83,631 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals after treatment in Rajasthan.

 

Jaipur has accounted for the highest number of COVID fatalities at 488, followed by Jodhpur (278), Ajmer (213), Bikaner (165), Kota (162), Bharatpur (118), Udaipur (108) and Pali (105). Of the 989 fresh coronavirus cases, 205 were reported in Jaipur, 102 in Jodhpur, 89 in Kota, 64 in Udaipur, besides cases reported from other districts of the state.

7:18 PM

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij undergoing Covid-19 treatment at Medanta hospital in Gurugram

7:02 PM

China gears up to vaccinate key groups with Covid-19 shots

China will start inoculating some key groups with Covid-19 vaccines in this winter-spring period before expanding the vaccination drive to a wider population, said a National Health Commission (NHC) official in Beijing on Saturday. China's Covid-19 vaccine development has entered the "final sprint", with five vaccines undergoing phase-3 clinical trials, Xinhua news agency reported.

 

In a two-step vaccination drive, the vaccines will be first given to priority groups, including those engaged in handling imported cold-chain products, and people working in sectors such as port inspection and quarantine, aviation, public transport, fresh market, medical treatment and disease control, Cui Gang, an official with NHC's disease control department, said at a press conference.

 

The vaccination programme will also cover those who plan to work or study in countries and regions with medium or high risks of exposure to the virus. This will help relieve the pressure on China in preventing and controlling imported Covid-19 cases, and lower the risks of domestic outbreaks of the epidemic.

6:49 PM

Andhra Pradesh reports 479 new Covid-19 cases, 497 recoveries, and four deaths

Another 479 new cases were reported in a day, taking Andhra Pradeshs COVID-19 tally to 8,78285 on Saturday. The latest bulletin said 497 patients recovered and four more succumbed in 24 hours ending 9 am today. The states COVID-19 chart now showed 8,66856 total recoveries and 7,074 deaths, leaving 4,355 cases active.

 

Krishna and Chittoor districts reported 92 and 87 fresh cases. while the remaining districts added less than 50 each. Chittoor, Krishna, Guntur and West Godavari reported one fresh COVID-19 fatality each in 24 hours.

6:40 PM

Rajasthan reports 989 new Covid-19 cases and 1,259 recoveries in last 24 hours

6:23 PM

Around 30,000 infected, Railways lost 700 frontline workers to Covid-19 in last 9 months

The Railways has lost around 700 frontline workers, among the 30,000 infected with COVID-19 in the last nine months, according to sources who said that most of those who lost their lives were working amid the general public to facilitate the running of trains during the pandemic. Railway Board Chairman, in a press briefing on Friday, had said that around 30,000 railway employees have been infected with coronavirus so far and hailed their sacrifice for the public during the pandemic.

 

"It is true that around 30,000 railway employees were infected with COVID. However, the way that we have developed and provided treatment to our employees, most of them have recovered. However, there have been some unfortunate deaths. Railway has opened COVID care centres and COVID care facilities in every zone and division and we have taken care of each one of our employees.

 

"In the beginning we had dedicated 50 hospitals for COVID care now there are 74 such hospitals," Yadav had said on Friday.

 

Sources on Saturday said that the death toll is around 700.

6:12 PM

India's Covid-19 recovery rate improves to 95.46%: Health Ministry

5:50 PM

Indian community NGO distributes free food to needy in Myanmar amid Covid-19 outbreak

An NGO formed by the Indian community is providing free food and medical aid to those affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Yangon and other parts of Myanmar. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 many people, especially daily wage earners, have lost their jobs and businesses in Myanmar.

 

Dr Ram Niwas, convener of Hindu-Buddhist Samanvaya, South-Eastern Countries and other members of the Indian community formed 'COVID-19 Hindu families Relief Group' to help the needy.

 

"We have been in social service since the outbreak of COVID-19. We created an organisation called COVID-19 Hindu families Relief Group and have been providing medical aid and food items including grocery to the needy across the country", Dr Ram Niwas said. "Besides helping the Indians living in Myanmar, we are even helping the locals who are in the need during this crisis," he added.

 

In Yangon, there are 42 townships where quarantine centres have been established.

5:45 PM

Andhra Pradesh reports 479 new Covid-19 cases, 497 recoveries, and four deaths

Andhra Pradesh reports 479 new Covid-19 cases, 497 recoveries, and four deaths

5:24 PM

LIVE: Third wave of Covid-19 brought under control in Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal

The national capital fought a war against COVID-19 pandemic and it appears to have cleared the third wave of the coronavirus as the city reported 1,133 new cases and a positivity rate of less than 1.5 per cent on Saturday, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

 

The first wave of this pandemic came to Delhi in the month of June when the number of cases started increasing and the number of deaths also increased, while in the month of August and September, the national capital witnessed the second wave of the pandemic. The city witnessed the third wave of COVID-19 in the month of October.

 

"Delhi fought a war against COVID-19 pandemic and today the third wave of Coronavirus is under control," Kejriwal said in a statement.

 

Citing the example of New York, he said that when New York reached its peak the patients were lying on the streets and corridors of hospitals, but it was not the case in Delhi as 7,000 beds were lying vacant when the highest number of corona cases in a day were reported in the city due to good management.