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Nashik sees 59 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths, 63 recoveries
The Covid-19 tally in Nashik reached 4,04,663 on Sunday after 59 cases were detected, while the day also saw two deaths and 63 people getting discharged from hospitals, an official said.
The district's toll stands at 8,561 and the recovery count is 3,95,100, he said.
With 4,841 samples being examined on Sunday, the number of tests in Nashik went up to 24,09,469, he added.
Karnataka reports 1189 new Covid-19 cases
Goa govt extends Covid-induced curfew till August 30
BJP MLA asks CM not to impose Covid restrictions on Ganesha festival
Senior BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Sunday urged Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai not to impose restrictions on the celebration of Ganesha chathurthi or any other Hindu festival citing COVID-19.
Tamil Nadu reports 1,630 fresh Covid-19 cases
Active Covid-19 cases take further dip in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh reported 1,085 fresh cases of coronavirus, 1,541 recoveries and eight deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday.
Consequently, the state's Covid-19 chart now showed a gross of 20,02,340 positives, 19,73,940 recoveries and 13,723 deaths.
Puducherry CM Rangasamy receives first dose of Covid vaccine
Covid-recovered Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Sunday received the first dose of the vaccine at his official residence.
A team of doctors, nurses, and paramedics from the Department of Health were present, a statement from the Chief minister's Office said.
Rangasamy had contracted Covid-19 shortly after he was sworn in as Chief Minister in May and underwent treatment at a private hospital in Chennai.
Kerala reports 10,402 new Covid-19 cases
Russia registers 20,564 daily Covid infections
Russia confirmed 20,564 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 6,747,087, the official monitoring and response centre said on Sunday.
The nationwide death toll grew by 762 to 176,044, and the number of recoveries increased by 15,414 to 6,019,466, the centre said, Xinhua news agency reported.
Pakistan reports 3,842 new Covid-19 cases, 75 deaths
As many as 3,842 fresh COVID-19 infections and 75 deaths were reported in Pakistan on Saturday.
With this, the death toll in the country due to COVID-19 has reached 24,923. The cumulative caseload is now over 11 lakh positive cases. Meanwhile, the overall recoveries have mounted to 10,09,555, reported News International.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre, 53,527 tests were conducted while the positivity ratio remained 7.1 per cent, reported Radio Pakistan.
Delhi records 24 new Covid-19 cases, zero death
The national capital reported 24 new COVID-19 cases and zero death due to the infection for the third consecutive day on Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.04 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.
This is the 13th time since the start of the second Covid wave that Delhi logged zero fatality in a day.
On Saturday, the capital had reported 19 COVID-19 cases, the lowest since April 15 last year, when 17 people were diagnosed with the infection.
Africa's Covid-19 cases surpass 7.46 million
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 7,466,187, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
The Africa CDC said the death toll from the pandemic stood at 187,969 on Saturday. Some 6,578,403 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far, reports Xinhua news agency.
South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases in the continent, according to the agency.
South Africa has recorded the most Covid-19 cases in Africa with 2,666,964 cases, while the northern African country Morocco reported 799,775 cases.
Cannot enforce COVID guidelines at gunpoint: Experts on rising infection rate in Kerala
Relaxations in movement during the festival season coupled with people not following COVID guidelines are behind Kerala's rising TPR and the state accounting for more than half of the country's virus caseload, medical experts said on Sunday and added that people cannot be made to follow the norms at gunpoint, rather they need to modify their behaviour on their own.
As the festival season has not yet ended, the effect of the relaxations and non-COVID appropriate behaviour by people who ventured out for celebrations and shopping would be seen in the test positivity rate (TPR) which, according to the experts like Dr Amar Fettle and Dr Kannan, is expected to rise further from Saturday's 17.73 per cent.
From 14.03 per cent on August 16, the TPR has risen steadily to 17.73 on Saturday, August 21.
On Saturday, the number of fresh cases in Kerala were 17,106, almost half of the national total of 34,457 which was reported by the Union Health Ministry on August 21 morning.
Iran reports new record for daily Covid-19 deaths
Iran has reported its highest single-day COVID-19 death toll of the pandemic, according to state media.
The official IRNA news agency said Sunday that 684 people had died of the disease since Saturday, while more than 36,400 new cases were confirmed over the same 24-hour period.
Iran's previous daily record for COVID-19 deaths was recorded August 16.
The country reported its highest number of daily cases the next day, with more than 50,000.
Mumbai mayor ties rakhi to Covid warriors at Kasturba Hospital
Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar on Sunday tied rakhi to COVID-19 frontline workers and thanked them for their selfless work done during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She visited Kasturba Hospital and celebrated Raksha Bandhan by tying the sacred thread to doctor, nurse, and other health care workers.
"There is a need to be cautious to avoid a third wave of the pandemic," she said while speaking to reporters.
Pednekar also urged people not to flock while celebrating the festival and follow COVID protocols.
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First Published: Aug 22 2021 | 6:43 AM IST
