Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's active tally dips to 3.62% of total cases

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,872,440, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 899,011, Andhra Pradesh 874,000, Tamil Nadu 796,475, and Kerala 658,683

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Uttar Pradesh reports 1,520 new Covid-19 cases, 1,761 discharges, and 32 deaths

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Fear of contracting Covid-19 led to Sri Lanka prison riot: Probe panel

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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 28,438

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 28,438 to 1,300,516, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The reported death toll rose by 496 to 21,466, the tally showed

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Indonesian cleric turns himself in for Covid-19 violation

A firebrand Indonesian cleric turned himself in to authorities Saturday after he was accused of inciting people to breach pandemic restrictions by holding events with large crowds.

 

Rizieq Shihab, leader of the Islamic Defenders Front, arrived at Jakarta police headquarters a day after police warned they would arrest him after he ignored several summonses.

 

Wearing a white robe, turban and face mask, Shihab told reporters that he never ran away or hid from police.

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World Bank approves $300 million loan to fight poverty amid Covid-19 in Ukraine

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Puducherry reported 38 fresh coronavirus cases and 59 discharges today

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Peru temporarily suspends clinical trials of a Covid vaccine made by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm after detecting neurological problems in one of its test volunteers

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India's active Covid-19 caseload continues to decline, drops below 360,000: Health ministry

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Italy's staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions

Italy could soon reclaim a record that nobody wants the most coronavirus deaths in Europe after the health care system again failed to protect the elderly and the government delayed imposing new restrictions.

 

This wasn't supposed to happen. Italy was the first country in the West to be slammed by Covid-19 and, after suffering a huge wave of death in spring, brought infections under control.

 

Italy then had the benefit of time and experience heading into the fall resurgence because it trailed Spain, France and Germany in recording big new clusters of infections. Yet the virus spread fast and wide, and Italy has added 28,000 dead since Sept. 1.

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In Pics | Covid-19 tests and trials across India

A health worker wearing protective gear collects swab samples during a campaign to detect Coronavirus spread, at Sadar Bazar market in Gurugram on Saturday.

A health worker in a PPE kit collects swab samples from a man to conduct tests for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at New Delhi Railway Station in New Delhi.

Coronavirus COVAXIN trials in Ahmedabad.

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As he rails on election, Trump largely mum on toll of virus

President Donald Trump has been highlighting lots of really big numbers this week: New highs for the stock market. The 100-plus House members backing a lawsuit challenging his election loss. The nearly 75 million people who voted for him. All the while, he's looked past other staggering and more consequential figures: The record numbers of coronavirus deaths, hospitalizations and new cases among the citizens of the nation he leads. On Friday, Trump's team blasted out a text with this strong, high-minded presidential message: We will not bend. We will not break. We will never give in. We will never give up. But it was not a rallying cry to help shore up Americans sagging under the toll of a pandemic that on Wednesday alone killed more Americans than on D-Day or 9/11. It was part of a fundraising pitch tied to Senate races in Georgia and to Trump's unsupported claims that Democrats are trying to steal the presidential election he lost.

 

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India’s sustained decline of active caseload continues: Health Min

India’s sustained decline of active caseload continues, drops below 3.6 lakhs. India’s present active caseload consists of just 3.66% of total #COVID19 positive cases. New recoveries of 33494 in last 24 hours led to a net decline of 3,930 in total active cases: Ministry of Health

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7 new Covid-19 cases in Andamans; tally rises to 4,798

Seven more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the tally in the Union Territory to 4,798, a health department official said on Saturday. Of the fresh cases, five were detected during contact tracing while two have travel history, he said. Seven more people were cured of the disease on Friday, taking the total number of recoveries in the archipelago to 4,659, the official said.

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38 more fresh cases of coronavirus in Pondy, tally rises

Puducherry posted 38 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total number of those infected by the virus to 37,444. The toll remained 619 as no related deaths were reported in the union territory in the last 24 hours ending 10 am on Saturday. Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a release that Puducherry region registered 17 new cases of infection out of the total 38 cases followed by Karaikal (six) and Mahe (15). Yanam region did not report any fresh case of infection. The Director said 59 patients were discharged during last 24 hours.

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Arunachal Pradesh reports 424 recoveries, 18 new Covid-19 cases

Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest-ever single day recovery of COVID-19 patients as 424 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the total number of cured persons to 16,163, a senior health department official said here on Saturday. Eighteen more people tested positive for the infection, pushing the COVID-19 tally in the northeastern state to 16,497, the official said. Of the 18 new cases, six were reported from the Capital Complex region and three each from Changlang and Anjaw, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.