Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi reports lowest daily cases in nearly a month

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,339,232 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 675,674, Tamil Nadu 580,000, Karnataka 576,000, and UP 387,000. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

8:41 AM

Kerala coroanvirus update: State reports 7,445 new Covid-19 cases

As many as 7,445 persons were tested positive for Covid-19 in Kerala on Sunday, said state Health Minister KK Shailaja.

 

"Covid-19 was confirmed in 7,445 persons in Kerala today while 3,391 patients under treatment for the same have recovered. Of the cases detected today, 6,965 were infected through contact out of which the source of infection was unknown in 561 cases," Shailaja said. Read on...

8:38 AM

Global coronavirus cases past 33 million

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has crossed the 33 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than one million.

 

8:34 AM

Pandemic dampens spirits in Agra on World Tourism Day

Amid the growing socio-economic uncertainties and health concerns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new tourist season has begun in Agra but without the fervour and hopes of a revival of the hospitality industry.

 

The customary celebrations on the World Tourism Day are missing, though after a long break, the Mughal monuments including the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort are now open to tourists.

 

Hoteliers in the city are hoping for a turnaround in late October, if air connectivity and train mobility normalise. "Right now the international traffic is negligent. Over a dozen five-star hotels in the city depend on the international clientele. The bookings continue to remain dismal," founder president of Agra Hotels and Restaurants Association Surendra Sharma said.

8:11 AM

Signs of falling coronavirus numbers may be deceptive, warn experts

The seven-day rolling average of daily Covid-19 cases in India has declined from the peak of around 95,000 in mid-September to below 85,000 towards the end of the month, according to data maintained by COVID19India, an independent data repository.
 

This gives a sense that the epidemic is coming under “control” in India.
 

The same period shows another positive trend: The rate at which new infections spread has also declined below 1, implying that 100 infected people now infect less than 100 new uninfected ones. This is so if one goes by the parameter R — the dynamic reproductive rate — formulated by University of Chicago-led researchers. However, data across most affected states shows that this positive turn has happened when testing has been slowing down in the country. Read on...

8:09 AM

Virtual AGMs see lower shareholder representation amid Covid-19 pandemic

More shareholders attended their companies’ annual ge­neral meetings (AGMs) during the pandemic as video conferencing became the norm. However, the paradox is that these higher numbers translate into lower representation.

 

Business Standard checked the attendance numbers for the 30 companies comprising the Sensex. Data was available for 24 of them, some were yet to hold their meetings or make data available. The companies saw a median increase of 54 attendees. The number of attendees as a percentage of the total shareholding, however, fell from 0.08 per cent of the shareholding base last year to 0.06 per cent now. Read on...

8:07 AM

Coronavirus impact: 6 months on, migrants caught between hope and despair

Government data shows that about one-third of the migrant workers who went back to their villages, belong to Uttar Pradesh. The Prayagraj district saw the highest reverse migration in the state — 104,009, after Siddharth Nagar (161,796).

 

Six months after the lockdown was imposed, Business Standard interviewed over two dozen migrant workers across five villages of Prayagraj. As the economy opens up, most of them are either hunting for a job or desperately waiting for a phone call from their previous employers.

 

But the bruises of the lockdown are still fresh in their minds. Read on...

8:02 AM

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 2,272 new Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths

With 2,272 new Covid-19 cases and 19 more deaths, Chhattisgarh's total count rose to 104,733 and toll to 848 on Sunday, a health official said.

 

A total of 519 people were discharged from various hospitals following their recovery, while 441 patients completed their home isolation during the day, taking the recovery count to 72,224.

 

The state now has 31,661 activecases, he said. Read on...

7:52 AM

Odisha coronavirus update: 3,922 new Covid-19 cases, 14 fresh fatalities

Odisha's Covvid-19 tally rose to 2,09,374 on Sunday as 3,922 more people tested positive for the infection, while 14 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 797, a health official said.

 

As many as 2,309 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 1,613 people tested positive for the infection during contact tracing, he said.

 

Khurda district, under which Bhubaneswar falls, reported the highest number of new cases at 818, followed by Cuttack (380), Keonjhar (212) and Angul (200), the official said. Read on...

7:38 AM

Pune coroanvirus update: District reports 3,313 new cases; 80 die

The COVID-19 tally in Maharashtra's Pune district rose to 2,76,325 with addition of 3,313 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, a health official said on Sunday.

 

With 80 more patients succumbing to the infection, the overall toll in the district mounted to 6,300, he said.

 

1,599 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, the official said. Read on...

7:32 AM

Andhra Pradesh reports 6,923 new cases, 45 deaths in last 24 hours

7:32 AM

Delhi records over 40 Covid-19 deaths for second straight day

7:32 AM

Covid-19 count in Tamil Nadu rises to 580,000 with 5,791 fresh cases

7:32 AM

Citi helps Covid-struck Indians in kind, pumps in Rs 75 crore for pandemic-related aid

7:21 AM

Sikkim reports 38 new Covid-19 cases, one fresh fatality

7:18 AM

BMC collected over Rs 52 lakh fine for violation of face masks norms since April 20