Coronavirus LIVE: Must know Covid origin to curb future outbreaks, says WHO

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,823,896, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 883,899, Andhra Pradesh 867,683, Tamil Nadu 780,505 and Kerala 599,600

2:05 AM

Americans face new Covid-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving

Americans returning home from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country Monday as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the out-of-control surge because of holiday gatherings over the long weekend. Los Angeles County imposed a stay-at-home order for its 10 million residents, and Santa Clara County, in the heart of Silicon Valley, banned high school, college and professional sports and decreed a quarantine for those who have traveled more than 150 miles outside the county.

In Hawaii, the mayor of Hawaii County said trans-Pacific travelers arriving without a negative COVID-19 test must quarantine for 14 days, and even those who have tested virus-free may be randomly selected for another test upon arrival. New Jersey is suspending all youth sports. The outbreak in Santa Clara County is like a high-speed train, health officer Dr. Sara Cody said. Our projections tell us that we are on target to derail by around the third week of December if we don't apply the brakes right now with all our collective might, Cody said. Health experts had pleaded with Americans to stay home over Thanksgiving and not gather with anyone who didn't live with them. Nevertheless, almost 1.2 million people passed through U.S. airports Sunday, the most since the pandemic gripped the country in March, and others took to the highways to be with family and friends.

2:05 AM

Assam reported 159 Covid-19 cases and 110 discharges in 24 hours

1:33 AM

8 prisoners killed, 50 injured in clashes at Sri Lankan prison: Report

At least eight prisoners were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards at a Sri Lankan prison, officials said on Monday, as authorities tried to quell a protest over rising coronavirus infections in the country’s crowded jails: Reuters

1:24 AM

Bihar reports 457 fresh COVID-19 cases, five more fatalities

Bihar's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,35,615 with 457 fresh cases, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,264, a health department bulletin said on Monday. At least 547 people were cured of the disease in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 2,28,798, it said.

The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state has improved to 97.11 per cent from 97.06 per cent recorded on Sunday, it said. Bihar currently has 5,553 active cases, the bulletin said. The state has so far tested over 1.46 crore samples, including 1,16,443 in the past 24 hours, the bulletin said. The fresh fatalities were reported from Patna, East Champaran, Kishanganj, Araria and Madhubani.

Patna reported the highest number of new cases at 154, followed by Purnea and Saharsa (29 each), Saran (22), Muzaffarpur (21), Samastipur (18), Gaya and Nawada (16 each). Patna district has recorded the maximum number of COVID-19 deaths at 326.

1:23 AM

Telangana reports 593 new COVID-19 cases

Telangana reported 593 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours taking the total count of cases in the state to 2,69,816. According to the state's Health Department, the total count of cases includes 2,58,336 discharged cases and 1,458 deaths. There are 10,022 active cases in the state.

India reported 38,772 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to Health Ministry.

12:40 AM

Odisha prepared for COVID-19 vaccine: govt

The Odisha government on Monday apprised the Centre of its preparedness for mass vaccination of health and frontline workers against COVID-19 in the first phase. The state government informed the Centre of its planning in this regard at a national level review meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba. The third phase human trial of Covid-19 vaccine candidate 'Covaxin' is underway at an institute in Bhubaneswar.

Special Secretary and Mission Director of the National Health Mission, Shalini Pandit said, "The database of the first priority group composed of health care workers (from both the Government and private health facilities) and front line workers under integrated child development scheme have been prepared and uploaded in the national Co-Win web portal." Names of nearly 3.2 lakh such health and frontline workers are in the list, Pandit said.

Additional Chief Secretary to the Health and Family Welfare Department, P K Mohapatra, said that around 8,300 vaccinators have been enlisted and 30,000 sites have been identified for administering the vaccination. Chief Secretary A K Tripathy said, "Odisha is now a step ahead in preparations for Covid vaccination in all parameters of national guideline". He said that Odisha stands prepared for COVID-19 vaccination with prioritised list and it has also designed multi-sectoral response system at different levels. The ssessment for cold chain requirement, safe storage and transportation of vaccines has already been made, he said.

10:57 PM

Delhi reports 3,726 new Covid-19 cases, 5,824 recoveries

10:55 PM

Jharkhand reported 167 new Covid-19 cases

10:05 PM

Need to know origin of coronavirus to curb future outbreaks: WHO chief

I would like to assure you that the WHO's position is very very clear. We need to know the origin of this virus because it can help us to prevent future outbreaks. We're doing everything to make sure that we know the origin. Some have been politicising this. Our position is very clear that we'll start the study from Wuhan, know what has happened there & based on findings, to explore if there're other avenues Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization

9:40 PM

West Bengal reports 2,671 new Covid-19 cases

9:01 PM

Less than 1,000 new coronavirus cases in Karnataka, 13 deaths

Karnataka reported less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases and 13 related fatalities on Monday, taking the total number of infections to 8,84,897 and the toll to 11,778, the health department said. The day also saw 2,209 patients getting discharged after recovery, while active cases touched 23,279.

 

Bengaluru Urban reported 444 cases out of the total of 998 in the state, followed by Haveri 123, Hassan 45, Tumakuru and Mysuru 43 each, Vijayapura and Mandya 30, while the remaining was scattered over various districts. Cumulatively 8,84,897 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state and these include 11,778 deaths and 8,49,821 discharges, the health department said in a bulletin.

 

Of the active cases, 22,930 patients are stable in isolation at designated hospitals. As many as 349 are undergoing treatment in Intensive Care Units. Bengaluru Urban, with six deaths, was on top of the list, followed by Bengaluru Rural (2), while Bagalkote, Ballari, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Uttara Kannada each reported one fatality.

8:50 PM

Haryana reports 27 coronavirus deaths, 1,604 fresh cases

Haryana on Monday reported 27 more COVID-19 deaths, taking the death toll to 2,428, while 1,604 fresh cases pushed the state's infection tally to 2,34,126, according to a state health department daily bulletin. The fatalities included eight from Faridabad, four each from Gurgaon, Hisar and Bhiwani and three from Panipat, it said.

 

The bulletin said that among the districts which reported a big spike in cases were Gurgaon (494), Faridabad (338), Sonipat (110) and Hisar (102). The active cases in the state currently stand at 18,362 while the recovery rate is 91.12 percent, it said.

8:42 PM

Mumbai reports 646 new coronavirus cases and 19 deaths today

8:34 PM

Rajasthan reports over 2,000 fresh coronavirus cases, 20 more deaths

Rajasthan on Monday reported 20 more deaths due to COVID-19, while 2,677 fresh cases pushed the state's caseload to 2,68,063. The state's COVID-19 death toll has reached 2,312 and the number of active cases stands at 28,653, according to a health department bulletin. So far, 2,37,098 people have been discharged after treatment, it said.

 

In Jaipur, the death toll from the coronavirus infection is 435 so far, followed by 239 in Jodhpur, 187 in Ajmer, 161 in Bikaner, 135 in Kota, 105 in Bharatpur, 95 in Udaipur and 90 in Pali.

 

On Monday, Rajasthan recorded 2,677 new cases, including 745 in Jaipur, 475 in Jodhpur, 194 in Kota, 97 in Tonk, 90 each in Alwar, Bharatpur and Nagaur, 84 in Bhilwara and 83 in Dungarpur, besides cases reported in other districts of the state.

8:13 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: 67 new Covid-19 cases in Chandigarh

Chandigarh on Monday reported 67 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the city's caseload to 17,409, while one more death pushed the toll to 277. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 1,062, according to a medical bulletin.

 

As many as 144 patients were discharged after they recovered from the infection, taking the number of cured persons to 16,070, as per the bulletin. A total of 1,42,326 samples have been taken for testing so far and of them, 1,24,109 tested negative, while reports of 82 samples were awaited, it said.