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Delhi logs 1,417 Covid-19 cases, three deaths; positivity rate at 7.53%

Delhi on Friday recorded 1,417 fresh COVID-19 cases, with a reduced positivity rate of 7.53 per cent and three fatalities due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, Delhi's case count went up to 19,91,772 and the death toll to 26,411, according to the latest bulletin. Delhi on Thursday had recorded 1,964 fresh COVID-19 cases with a test positivity rate of 9.42 per cent, and eight deaths. The fresh cases came out of 18,829 tests conducted the previous day, the bulletin said. Eight fatalities and 1,652 cases of Covid were logged on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 9.92 per cent. It had come down to below 10 per cent after more than a fortnight. The capital had on Tuesday reported 917 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 19.20 per cent and three deaths due to the infection. On Monday, the city had logged 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent, while eight people died due to the disease. Before this, the city logged

Tamil Nadu records 639 new Covid-19 infections; no deaths in last 24 hours

Tamil Nadu reported 639 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the overall tally to 35,62,092, the health department said on Friday. There were no fresh fatalities and the death toll remained unchanged at 38,033 in the State, a medical bulletin said here. Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 810 people getting recuperated from the virus in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 35,17,830 leaving 6,229 active cases. Chennai after hovering new infections in triple digits for several weeks reported 98 cases followed by Coimbatore at 87. Perambalur and Ramanathapuram recorded the least number of infections with one each. As many as 22 districts reported new infections below 10. The State capital leads among districts with 2,479 active infections and overall 7,86,392 coronavirus cases. A total of 24,871 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of tests so far to 6,86,42,042, the bulletin said.

Maharashtra logs 2,285 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths; active tally at 11,733

Maharashtra on Friday reported 2,285 new COVID-19 cases and five fresh deaths linked to the infection, while 2,237 more patients recovered in the state, said the health department. With this, the overall tally of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra jumped to 80,80,696, while the death toll increased to 1,48,191, said the department in a bulletin. A day ago, the state had reported 2,246 COVID-19 cases and six fatalities due to the respiratory illness. As per the bulletin, of the total new cases, the highest 1,630 were registered in the Mumbai administrative circle followed by Pune (331), Nagpur (138), Nashik (60), Kolhapur (45), Latur (38), Akola (27) and the Aurangabad circle (16). An administrative circle consists of multiple districts. Of the five coronavirus-related deaths reported in the state in the last 24 hours, two occurred in the Mumbai circle and one each in Pune, Kolhapur and Aurangabad circles, said the department. The overall number of recuperated cases rose to ...

Delhi records 1,964 Covid cases, 8 deaths; positivity rate at 9.42%

Delhi on Thursday recorded 1,964 fresh COVID-19 cases with a test positivity rate of 9.42 per cent, while eight more people died of the viral disease, according to data shared

Maharashtra records 2,246 new Covid-19 infections, six deaths in 24 hours

Maharashtra recorded 2,246 new coronavirus infections and six fatalities on Thursday, the state health department said. The state's COVID-19 case tally rose to 80,78,411, and death toll reached 1,48,186. The state had recorded 1,800 new cases and six fatalities on Wednesday. Mumbai recorded 1,201 new coronavirus cases and two fatalities on Thursday. Two deaths were reported in Pune city, while one death each was recorded in Amravati and Nagpur districts. The case fatality rate stands at 1.83 per cent. There are 11,690 active patients in the state. As many as 1,920 patients recovered from the infection since previous evening, taking the total of recovered patients to 79,18,535. The recovery rate in the state stands at 98.02 per cent. As many as 33,140 coronavirus tests were conducted since previous evening, taking the tally of tests conducted so far to 8,37,34,694. Maharashtra's coronavirus figures: New cases: 2,246; Deaths: six; Active cases: 11,690; Tests: 33,140.

World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia: WHO report

New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts of Asia, according to a report Thursday on the pandemic by the World Health Organisation. The UN health agency said there were 5.4 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a decline of 24% from the previous week. Infections fell everywhere in the world, including by nearly 40% in Africa and Europe and by a third in the Middle East. COVID deaths rose in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia by 31% and 12% respectively, but fell or remained stable everywhere else. At a press briefing Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said reported coronavirus deaths over the past month have surged 35%, and noted there had been 15,000 deaths in the past week. 15,000 deaths a week is completely unacceptable, when we have all the tools to prevent infections and save lives, Tedros said. He said the number of virus sequences shared every week

Goa sees 180 new Covid-19 cases, one death; positivity rate now 14.09%

Goa on Thursday reported 180 Covid-19 cases at a high positivity rate of 14.09 per cent, which took the tally in the state to 254,531, a health official said

Death toll in Kabul mosque blast rises to 21; Taliban to issue statement

A top Islamic cleric named Amir Mohammad Kabuli was among those killed in the blast

Delhi logs 1,652 new Covid cases, 8 more deaths; positivity rate 9.92%

Delhi recorded eight more Covid-related fatalities and 1,652 new cases on Wednesday even as the positivity rate came down below 10 per cent after more than a fortnight, according to data shared by the city health department. The positivity rate in Delhi declined to 9.92 percent on Wednesday. The capital had on Tuesday reported 917 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 19.20 per cent and three deaths due to the infection. With this, Delhi's caseload went up to 19,88,391 and the death toll to 26,400, it said. The fresh cases came out of 16,658 tests, the health department's latest bulletin said. On Monday, the capital had reported 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent, while eight more people died due to the disease. Before this, the city logged more than 2,000 cases daily for 12 consecutive days. Delhi on Sunday reported 2,162 cases with a positivity rate of 12.64 per cent and five fatalities. On Saturday, it logged nine deaths due to COVID-19 and 2,031 cases w

Maharashtra records huge jump in new coronavirus cases at 1,800; 6 more die

Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 1,800 fresh coronavirus cases, more than half of them from Mumbai and a steep jump from 836 a day ago, while six more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said. With these fresh additions, the overall COVID-19 tally rose to 80,76,165, while the death toll increased to 1,48,180, said the department in a bulletin. On Tuesday, the state had recorded 836 cases and two fatalities linked to the respiratory illness. Mumbai recorded 975 fresh cases and two coronavirus-related fatalities, said the bulletin. Municipal corporations of Mira Bhayander, Nashik, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Satara district recorded one fatality each, it said. The case fatality rate in the state stood at 1.83 per cent, while the recovery rate was 98.02 per cent. It said 2,182 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 79,16,615 and leaving the state with 11,370 active cases. The department said 22,953

Mumbai reports 975 new Covid cases, highest since July 1; two more die

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 975 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily count since July 1 and a jump of 643 from the tally a day ago, while two more patients succumbed to the infection in the metropolis, the city civic body said. With these additions, the overall COVID-19 tally surged to 11,34,479, while the death toll increased to 19,668, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin. The daily coronavirus case count has jumped by 643 as compared to Tuesday, when the city had logged 332 cases, but zero fatalities. The city has reported the highest single-day cases since July 1 when it detected 978 new COVID-19 patients. As per the bulletin, the new COVID-19 cases were detected after 8,173 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 1,79,69,117. On Tuesday, 3,499 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the financial capital. Mumbai's tally of recuperated cases rose to 11,09,617 after 850 more patients recovered from the infection, ..

Covid: Delhi sees nearly two-fold rise in hospitalisations in a fortnight

Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, there has been a nearly two-fold increase in hospitalisations in over a fortnight, with officials saying those with comorbidities are getting admitted to hospitals. Even though the rise in infections and hospitalisations is not yet alarming, experts have reiterated the need to wear masks and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. Of the 9,405 available beds for coronavirus patients in Delhi, 307 (3.26 per cent) were occupied on August 1. The occupancy rate was 3.75 per cent on August 2 and four per cent the day after. It kept on rising on most days thereafter and stood at 6.24 per cent on August 16. The bed occupancy rate was five per cent on August 6 and 5.97 per cent on August 11. The occupancy rate was 6.13 per cent on August 12 and declined marginally to 5.99 per cent the next day. It rose to 6.21 per cent on August 14 and stood at 6.31 per cent on August 15. Dr Vikas Maurya, Director and HOD, Pulmonology, Fortis Hospital ...

Delhi LG says pandemic not over, urges to follow Covid-appropriate conduct

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday said the pandemic is far from over and appealed to people to adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour. Delhi on Monday reported 1,227 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent, while eight more people succumbed to the disease, according to official data. Before this, the city logged more than 2,000 cases for 12 consecutive days. "We are witnessing a rise in COVID19 infections, consistently high positivity & cases of reinfection. It is essential that we realise that the pandemic is far from over. I appeal to all to strictly adhere to COVID Appropriate Behaviour. We cannot afford to let our guards down," Saxena said in a tweet. As of Monday, Delhi's COVID-19 caseload stood at 19,85,822 and the death toll at 26,389, according to official data.

Data story: India records 8,813 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in 63 days

India has added 102,544 cases in the past 7 days

Delhi sees 1,227 new Covid cases, 8 more deaths; positivity rate at 14.57%

Delhi sees 1,227 new Covid cases, 8 more deaths; positivity rate at 14.57%

Maharashtra sees 1,189 Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally at 12,148

Mumbai accounted for 584 of the new cases, while the lone death took place in Panvel Municipal Corporation limits in the Raigad district, the official said.

Tamil Nadu records 759 new Covid-19 infections, no deaths in last 24 hours

Tamil Nadu on Sunday logged 759 new Covid cases, including a returnee from New Delhi, and pushed the overall tally to 3,558,788 while the death toll remained unchanged at 38,033 with no fatalities

Delhi logs over 2k new Covid cases for 12th consecutive day; TPR at 12.6%

Delhi on Sunday reported 2,162 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 12.64 per cent, while five more people died due to the disease, according to data shared by the city health department

Mumbai records 882 new Covid-19 cases, one death, 464 recoveries

Mumbai on Sunday recorded 882 Covid-19 cases, which took the tally to 1,132,588, while the death toll increased by one and touched 19,664, a civic official said

Maharashtra logs 2,082 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active count at 12,102

Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 2,082 new coronavirus positive cases and three deaths, which raised its overall tally to 8,072,340 and toll to 148,171, an official said