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Coronavirus LIVE updates: Kerala reported 12,294 new infections, Maharashtra 4,145, Andhra Pradesh (909), Tamil Nadu (1,851), Karnataka (1,065) and Delhi (27). Stay tuned for corona-related news

9:34 AM

Coronavirus in India: Latest update by MoHFW

Summary of MoHFW data (August 17)

Active cases: 369,846 (Net decrease: 12,101)

Deaths: 432,079 (Net increase: 437)

Cured: 31,448,754 (Net increase: 36,830)

Total cases: 32,250,679 (Net increase: 25,166)

Total vaccination: 554,730,609 (Increase over previous day: 8,813,919)

9:01 AM

Ten new cases of Delta Plus variant found in Maharashtra, tally rises to 76

As many as ten new cases of Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 has been detected in Maharashtra, according to the state health department.

 

Among the new cases include six from Kolhapur, three from Ratnagiri and one from Sindhudurg, taking the total number of cases in the state to 76.

 

Five of these 76 patients, have died, the state health department said.

9:00 AM

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 207.7 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 207.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.37 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.70 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

 

In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and vaccination tally stood at 207,798,567, 4,370,447 and 4,703,578,751, respectively.

 

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 36,884,777 and 622,292, respectively, according to the CSSE.

 

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 32,225,513 cases.

8:37 AM

World coronavirus update: Brazil reports 434 more Covid-19 deaths

Brazil registered 434 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 569,492, the health ministry said on Monday.

 

The ministry said that the total caseload rose to 20,378,570 after 14,471 new cases were detected.

8:26 AM

US eases travel advisory for India

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eases travel advisory for India; issues "a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for India due to COVID-19, indicating a moderate level of COVID-19 in the country."

8:10 AM

Germany's cases up by 3,912

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 3,912 to 3,827,051, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported death toll rose by 28 to 91,899, the tally showed. Reuters reported this.

7:54 AM

Union Health Minister to visit Assam today to review Covid-19 situation in north-eastern states

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit Assam on Tuesday to review the COVID-19 situation in north-eastern states.

 

He will also review construction works at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Changsari.

 

Earlier, on Monday, Mandaviya visited Kerala to discuss the COVID-19 situation and assured the complete help from the Centre.