Covid-19 LIVE: 3 vax candidates in advanced stage of trials, says Vardhan

Coronavirus latest update: India's total number of corona cases has surged to 5,214,677. There now are 30,333,687 cases of coronavirus globally. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Coronavirus update: India has recorded 96,424 Covid-19 cases in just 24 hours, taking its tally past the 5.2-million mark. With this, India is rapidly nearing the US tally of 6.8 million. The death toll has risen by 1,140 to 84,404. In the past seven days alone, India has recorded 652,355 coronavirus cases.

The worst-hit states are Maharashtra (1,145,840) Andhra Pradesh (600,000), Tamil Nadu (525,000), Karnataka (494,356), and UP (336,000). Delhi recorded 4,432 fresh coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 234,000. Covid cases in the national capital will show a rise in the next 10-15 days as testing capacity has been quadrupled, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday. Maharashtra recorded 24,619 news cases.

Coronavirus vaccine update: Close to Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announcing that it was partnering with Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd for distribution of Russia's covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, in India, the Soviet nation's health minister, Mikhail Murashko, in a statement to Moscow Times said that nearly 14 per cent of patients who had been administrated the vaccine had reported suffering from side-effects. "One in seven volunteers have complained of side effects, including weakness and muscle pain, after taking Russia's highly touted coronavirus vaccine," Russia's health minister said.

World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 30,333,687. While 22,019,308 have recovered, 950,132 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 6,874,006 cases. It is followed by India, which has 5,214,677. cases, Brazil (4,457,443) and Russia (1,085,281).

Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

2:22 AM

Record 3,842 Covid-19 cases in Chhattisgarh, total count over 81,000

2:21 AM

Rajasthan government allows family members to meet Covid-19 patients in hospitals

2:20 AM

HC seeks details from Tripura govt on Covid-19 preparedness

The Tripura High Court on Friday sought more detail on the states' preparedness and measures undertaken to fight the novel coronavirus.

The court also asked the state government to clarify if it has any complaint resolution system in place to address inconveniences faced while patients undergo treatment of the disease.

"The chief justice has appealed to act responsibly and also asked if there is any complaint cell to address the problems of people," Advocate General Arun Kanti Bhowmik said.

2:19 AM

Odisha reports 4,180 new Covid-19 cases, recovery of 4,101 patients

2:19 AM

Sikkim reports three more Covid-19 fatalities, 29 new cases

2:19 AM

Haryana issues new guidelines for home isolation care of Covid-19 patients

The Haryana government on Friday issued new guidelines to strengthen the home isolation care of Covid-19 patients across the state, wherein emphasis is on in-person visits by the 'district home isolation monitoring team' on every alternate day.

During a virtual meeting, Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department, Rajeev Arora, said that around 60 to 70 per cent of coronavirus infected persons are in home isolation. "Thus, we need to augment the home isolation policy providing appropriate care and treatment to the patients," he added.

2:18 AM

Expect to have enough Covid-19 vaccines for every American by April 2021: Trump

11:30 PM

Chandigarh records 4 more Covid-19 deaths, 260 fresh cases. Infection tally rises to 9,506

11:30 PM

Rajasthan government will allow coronavirus patients to meet kin with required protective measures to ease stress, loneliness: Official

10:34 PM

Rajasthan records highest single-day spike of 1,817 Covid-19 cases, toll rises to 1,308

10:33 PM

India's forex reserves surged to a high of $537 billion, which is 19-month equivalent of imports: Nirmala Sitharaman

10:25 PM

27 new Covid-19 cases reported in Andaman and Nicobar, taking the total number of active cases to 312

9:49 PM

Himachal Pradesh records 178 new Covid-19 cases today, taking the total count to 11,622 so far

9:42 PM

Some states trying to curb inter-state movement of oxygen supplies from manufacturing units; such curbs should be ended: Govt

9:40 PM

Haryana records 23 more Covid-19 fatalities, 2,488 new cases. Infection tally rises to 106,261

Connect with us on WhatsApp

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission Containment Zone Contact Tracing Community Transmission World Health Organization Coronavirus Vaccine Health Ministry

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Sep 18 2020 | 6:21 AM IST