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Adopt proactive approach in dealing with coronaviurs: J-K official

Amid rise coronavirus cases in Jammu, a top government official directed heads of departments to adopt proactive approach in dealing with COVID-19, besides monitoring the situation round-the-clock

Covid-19 Factoid: India records 90,000 recoveries, third day in a row

While the US crosses the 7 million mark in total cases, in India recoveries cross 4.4 million and Satara has the highest test positivity rate in India

Covid-19 in numbers: Here's the Latest data on cases and deaths globally

Refer to the following tables for data on confirmed coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries in India and across the world

Delhi coronavirus update: 4,071 fresh virus cases, 38 deaths reported

Thirty-eight more people died from coronavirus in Delhi on Saturday as 4,071 fresh infections surfaced, pushing the number of cases to over 2.42 lakh in the city, according to a Health Department bulletin. So far, the city has reported 4,945 deaths and 2,42,899 infections, the bulletin said, adding that the authorities conducted more than 61,000 tests the previous day. The Saturday bulletin said the active cases tally on Saturday stood at 32,064. The number of containment zones in Delhi jumped to 1,820 from 1,751 the previous day. The number of tests conducted and corresponding fresh cases reported ranged from 24,198 (2312) on September 1 to 61,037 (4,071) on September 18. The number of rapid antigen tests stood at 51,292 while the RT-PCR, CBNAAT and True NAAT tests figures were 10,681 in all, according to the Saturday bulletin. The total number of tests stood at over 24.92 lakh. The positivity rate stood at 6.57 per cent while the recovery rate was over 84 per cent, the bulleti

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: 2,617 COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths on Saturday

Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 count rose to 84,234 after 2,617 people were detected with the infection on Saturday

Ladakh coronavirus update: 73 new cases and one more death reported

The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 73 new coronavirus cases and one more death on Saturday, taking the cumulative figures to 3,708 infections and 49 fatalities, according to an official bulletin

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 21,907 new cases, 425 deaths; 23,501 recover

Maharashtra, the most affected state, has reported 21,907 new coronavirus cases, taking the case tally to 11,88,015

Chandigarh coronavirus update: Six more deaths, 290 more cases reported

Total death toll in Chandigarh has reached 116

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 286 fresh cases, 5 more deaths

Himachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally climbed to 11,909 on Saturday, while the death toll mounted to 114

Punjab coronavirus update: 49 deaths take toll to 2,757; case tally at 95,529

49 more coronavirus-related fatalities and 2,696 new cases were reported in Punjab on Saturday

Noida coronavirus update: 174 new cases recorded, recovery rate at over 83%

UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Saturday recorded 174 new Covid-19 cases that pushed the district's infection tally to 11,217

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: 5,569 fresh cases and 66 fatalities recorded

Tamil Nadu on Saturday registered 5,569 new coronavirus cases, taking the aggregate to 536,000, while the toll mounted to 8,751 with 66 more deaths

J&K coronavirus update: 1,492 new Covid cases take state tally to 62,533

As many as 1,492 more people tested coronavirus positive in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the tally in the Union Territory to 62,533, health officials said

Does a Bayesian approach allow us to understand the trajectory of Covid pandemic?

In tackling the pandemic, India followed an approach similar to the Barbell strategy in finance - hedging for the worst outcome initially, and updating its response step by step via feedback

Karnataka coronavirus update: Recoveries outnumber new Covid-19 cases

With 8,865 persons getting discharged on Monday, recoveries outnumbered 8,244 new Covid cases across Karnataka, while 119 succumbed to the dreaded virus in the last 24 hours

World Lymphoma Awareness Day: Covid-19 can be fatal for lymphoma patients

No study has exactly pinpointed the exact adverse impact of Covid-19 virus on lymphoma/cancer patients but it is widely accepted that they are among high-risk groups

More than 3/4th of India's Covid-19 cases have recovered, discharged: MoHFW

Over three-fourth of reported COVID-19 cases in India have either recovered or been discharged, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Saturday.In a tweet, Union Heath Ministry shared a picture which showed the country's recovery rate at 77.65 per cent while the percentage of active cases stands at 20.7 per cent."The gap between the percentage of Recovered Cases and percentage of Active Cases progressively growing wide. More than 3/4 of total cases (more than 36L) recovered & discharged," the tweet also read.The active cases in the country are known to be only a "small portion", which is less than one-fourth of total cases, according to MoHFW."Centre-led COVID management strategies have focused on early detection through widespread, easy and aggressive testing; standardised quality and effective treatment in hospitals and supervised home/facility isolation; and reducing mortality," the Health Ministry said in a subsequent tweet.With the highest single-day .

Mizoram coronavirus update: State's infection count stands at 1,114

With 382 active cases in Mizoram, the total number of coronavirus cases stand at 1,114 in the state, informed the Department of Information and Public Relations of Mizoram on Monday

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: State reports 5,976 new Covid-19 cases

Tamil Nadu has reported 5,976 new Covid-19 cases, 6,334 discharges and 79 deaths in the last 24 hours, State Health Department said on Friday

Manipur coronavirus update: State reports 90 news cases of Covid-19

Manipur reported 90 new Covid-19 cases taking the total count of cases to 6,699, State Health Department said on Friday