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Coronavirus latest news: Globally, the cases from the deadly infection rose to 19,824,039 with the figures crossing 5.1 million mark in the United States. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

1:15 AM

Trump seems ready, willing to bypass lawmakers on coronavirus aid

Ready and willing to bypass elected lawmakers, President Donald Trump seemed set to claim the power to suspend payroll taxes and extend expired unemployment benefits after negotiations with Congress on coronavirus rescue money collapsed.
 

The White House signaled Saturday that the president was soon expected to sign four executive orders, contending Washington's gridlock had compelled him to act as the pandemic undermined the country's economy and the November election nears. Trump scheduled an afternoon news conference at his country club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
 

Perhaps most crucially, he intended to extend the unemployment benefits that have run out, but it was not clear whether the assistance would remain at $600 a week or where the money would come from. He also planned to defer the payroll tax until the end of the year, hold off student loan payments and enforce a freeze on evictions.

1:14 AM

Andaman & Nicobar reports 2 more deaths, 129 new Covid cases

The Covid-19 death toll in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 20 after two persons succumbed to the disease, officials said on Saturday.
 

The number of Covid-19 cases in the union territory mounted to 1,351 as 129 fresh infections were registered in the last 24 hours in the archipelago, officials said on Saturday.
 

Seventy-five patients also recovered from the disease during the period and the number of active cases in the islands is 831.
 

Meanwhile, coronavirus entered Nicobar district, comprising 22 islands including 12 uninhabited ones, as seven government employees were infected with it, they said.

1:13 AM

Coronavirus death toll crosses 2000 in West Bengal

The coronavirus toll in West Bengal crossed 2,000 Saturday and its caseload the 90,000 mark, according to a bulletin of the state health department.
 

The number of active cases in the state crossed the 25,000 mark, the bulletin said.
 

The toll reached 2,005 after 51 people succumbed to the disease during the day and the tally touched 92,615 after 2,949 people tested positive for the disease during the day, it said.
 

The number of recoveries was 65,124 people, the bulletin said.
 

During the last 24 hours, 2,064 people have been discharged from different hospitals in West Bengal taking the discharge rate to 70.32 per cent.

1:11 AM

J&K govt considering to provide additional support to corona warriors: Lt Guv

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday lauded the unwavering efforts of health workers and frontline corona warriors in the containment and management of the pandemic in the Union Territory.
 

He said the government is considering to provide additional support to these workers along with the existing insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh.
 

Sinha was chairing a meeting to review the effective measures undertaken by the administration to combat coronavirus.
 

12:01 AM

Amid Covid-19 surge, Andhra Pradesh to focus on reducing mortality rate

Observing that peaking of coronavirus cases was a natural consequence, Andhra Pradesh Special Chief Secretary (Health) K S Jawahar Reddy on Saturday said their focus was now on reducing the mortality rate.

 

"We are almost into the peak of cases. Some districts like East Godavari, West Godavari, Kurnool, Anantapuramu and Guntur have entered the peak curve while some others are midway.

 

This is a natural consequence," the Special Chief Secretary told a press conference, as the state registered 2.17 lakh coronavirus positive cases till Saturday.

11:52 PM

Odisha's Covid-19 tally crosses 44,000, recovery surpass 30,000-mark

Odishas Covid-19 tally crossed the 44,000-mark on Saturday with 1,643 fresh infection and the toll increased to 259 as the recovery figure surpassed 30,000, a health department official said.

 

Twelve persons succumbed to the contagion during the day to take the toll to 259, the official said.

 

The coronavirus tally in the state now stands at 44,193, while the recovery of 1,544 patients on Saturday took the number of those cured to 30,242, which is 68.42 per cent of the total caseload, he said.

 

The states recovery rate was 67.44 per cent on Friday, the official said adding the fatality ratio remained static at 0.58 per cent as Friday.

 

Of the fresh fatalities two each were reported from Ganjam, Kandhamal, Keonjhar and Khurda, while one each from Balasore, Bargarh, Gajapati and Sundargarh districts, he said.

11:46 PM

Bengal govt to upload health parameters of Covid-19 patients on website

The West Bengal government has decided to upload the health parameters of Covid-19 patients under treatment in state-run and private hospitals on the health department's website, so that family members are able to know their condition, a senior official said on Saturday.

 

A mechanism is being prepared for the purpose and it would start within two weeks, he said and claimed that no other state in the country has such a system now.

11:39 PM

Tamil Nadu reports 5,883 new Covid-19 cases, 118 deaths

A total of 5,883 new Covid-19 cases and 118 deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu in the last 24 hours.

 

The total count of cases now stands at 2,90,907.

 

The state health department said on Saturday that the state has 53,481 active cases, while 2,32,618 patients have been discharged. The death toll due to COVID-19 stands at 4,808.

 

With a spike of 61,537 new Covid-19 cases, India's Covid-19 tally reached 20,88,612 on Saturday.

11:38 PM

Tamil Nadu reports 5,883 new Covid-19 cases, 118 deaths

A total of 5,883 new Covid-19 cases and 118 deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu in the last 24 hours.

 

The total count of cases now stands at 2,90,907.

 

The state health department said on Saturday that the state has 53,481 active cases, while 2,32,618 patients have been discharged. The death toll due to COVID-19 stands at 4,808.

 

With a spike of 61,537 new Covid-19 cases, India's Covid-19 tally reached 20,88,612 on Saturday.

11:29 PM

Assam reported 2,218 Covid-19 cases, toll at 140

11:19 PM

Himachal Pradesh: Number of active Covid-19 cases at 1,143, state tally at 3,264

11:10 PM

Bihar Covid-19 tally crosses 75,000, death toll reaches 419

Bihar was jolted by close to 4,000 fresh Covid cases on Saturday which caused its tally to shoot past 75,000 on a day when the state also conducted a record number of tests and reported 19 casualties.

 

According to the state health departments bulletin, the number of fresh cases was 3996 which left the tally climbing to 75,786 while the death toll stood at 419.

 

Besides, 75,426 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

 

Of the new casualties, Patna accounted for six followed by two each in Gaya and Vaishali and one each in Araria, Aurangabad, Bhojpur, Kaimur, Katihar, Supaul, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda and East Champaran.

 

Patna also accounts for the maximum number of 77 Covid-19 deaths so far in the state, followed by Bhagalpur (34), Gaya (28), Rohtas (23), Nalanda (21), Munger (19), Muzaffarpur and Bhojpur (16 each) and East Champaran (15).

11:02 PM

Jharkhand reports 926 Covid-19 cases, state tally at 17,468

10:58 PM

Chhattisgarh: 324 Covid-19 cases take tally to 11,743; death toll 89

With addition of 324 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, Chhattisgarh's total count increased to 11,743 while the number of fatalities rose by two to 89, a health official said.

 

A total of 263 patients were discharged in the day, raising the number of recoveries to 8,582, he said.

 

The state now has 3,072 active cases, as 8,582 people have been discharged while 89 have died so far, he said.

 

Among the fresh cases, 109 were reported from Raipur district, 58 from Rajnandgaon, 19 from Raigarh, 18 each from Balodabazar and Sukma districts, 17 from Durg, 15 from Kabirdham, 14 from Bastar, and nine from Bilaspur.

10:51 PM

Karnataka reports biggest single-day spike of 7,178 new Covid-19 cases

Karnataka on Saturday reported the highest single-day spike of over 7,000 cases and 93 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 1,72,102 and the toll past the 3,000 mark, the Health department said.

 

The day also saw 5,006 patients getting discharged after recovery.

 

Out of the 7,178 fresh cases reported today, 2,665 were from Bengaluru Urban alone.

 

The previous single day high was recorded on August 6 with 6,805 cases.