Coronavirus live: India logs 41,831 new cases, doc warns about 'R-value'

Coronavirus live updates: Karnataka makes negative RTPCR result mandatory for those entering from Kerala and Maharashtra

1:44 PM

Pondy logs 90 new cases

Puducherry reported 90 fresh cases of coronavirus on Sunday, taking the total caseload to 1,21,005. No new fatality was reported from any of the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam during last twenty-four hours. The fatalities thus remained 1,795.

12:38 PM

Kolkata civic agency to visit elderly for vaccination

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will visit old and ailing residents to vaccinate them, its chief Firhad Hakim told PTI. Residents older than 80 and those who are above 60 and have serious illness would be considered for vaccination for the vaccination campaign.

 

12:22 PM

CBSE gets more time to respond to court plea on exams

The Delhi High Court has given the Central Board of Secondary Education more time to respond to a plea asking the board to explain the method it used to assess Class 10 students of private schools after cancelling exams due to Covid-19. The court will hear the matter on August 23, PTI reported.

12:05 PM

Arunachal logs 266 new cases

Arunachal Pradesh logged 266 new Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 48,122. Deaths from the disease amounted to 229 after three more persons succumbed to the infection on Saturday, PTI reported.

10:39 AM

India's cases rise to 410,952

India's active Covid-19 cases—infections being treated—have climbed to 410,952 and comprises 1.30 per cent of the total infections, PTI reported quoting health ministry data. The national recovery rate is 97.36 per cent.

10:01 AM

Sri Lanka gets 728,460 doses of AstraZeneca

 Sri Lanka received 728,460 doses of AstraZeneca from the COVAX programme on Saturday, the AP reported. The consignment was flown as part of the total contribution of more than 1.4 million doses provided by Japan through the COVAX's dose sharing, said UNICEF in a statement.

9:37 AM

India reports 41,831 new cases

India reports 41,831 new cases and 541 deaths in 24 hours, says the health ministry on Sunday. The country’s recovery rate is 97.36 per cent

9:26 AM

India's 'R-Value' rising, matter of concern: AIIMS chief

India's 'R-Value' is inching up and that should be a matter of concern, a top government doctor has said, referring to a measure tracking the number of people infected by any single case. "Starting from .96, and going all the way up to 1, the rise in R-Value is a cause of concern. Simply put, this means that the chances of infection spreading from a person, who has Covid, to others have gone up. The areas which are witnessing this surge should bring in restrictions and employ 'test, track, and treat' strategy to break the chain of transmission," said Randeep Guleria, chief of AIIMS in Delhi, in an interview to NDTV channel.

9:08 AM

Govt health data go offline: Report

Government data that pointed to excess mortality and disrupted health services during the Covid-19 pandemic have suddenly gone offline, an IndiaSpend investigation shows. The National Health Mission's Health Management Information System (HMIS) is a public portal where data from over 200,000 public health facilities--most of them government-run and rural--across India are uploaded every month. More here

8:39 AM

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 197.7 million

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 197.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.21 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.07 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

 

8:12 AM

Germany cases increase by 2,097

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 2,097 to 3,771,262, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll rose by 1 to 91,659, the tally showed, according to Reuters.

7:23 AM

Centre warns 10 states about positivity rate

Districts reporting a Covid-19 positivity rate of more than 10 per cent need to consider strict restrictions, the Centre told 10 states on Saturday. As many as 46 districts have recorded more than 10 per cent positivity rate and another 53 between five and 10 per cent, it said. More here

 

6:30 AM

English deaths undercounted: Report

The death toll from Covid in care homes in England was probably about 4,000 higher than reported, the Sunday Telegraph said citing unidentified care providers. The official count of 39,017 covered elderly people who died between April 10, 2020, and March 31 this year.

 

 

 

6:12 AM

Maharashtra finds Zika case

Maharashtra, the state with the most number of coronavirus cases, on Saturday said it had found Zika virus infection in from Pune district. The woman who was diagnosed with the infection has recovered completely, the state health department said.