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Coronavirus daily update: 1,213 new cases, 8 deaths reported in Telangana

A total of 1,213 new COVID-19 cases and eight fatalities were reported in Telangana on Thursday.Among 5,356 samples tested, 1,213 resulted in COVID-19 positive on Thursday.So far, the total number of fatalities reported were 275, said the state government.According to the Telangana Government's Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, the total number of positive cases recorded in the state is 18,570.A total of 9,069 people have been Cured/Discharged from hospitals and 275 Deaths due to coronavirus in the State. At present, 9,226 COVID-19 patients are isolated and being treated in different hospitals.

Coronavirus daily update: 28 ITBP personnel test positive for Covid-19

A total of 28 personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were tested positive for Covid-19, an official said on Thursday.

Covid-19:Is RAT testing hiding Delhi's true pandemic story?

After rapid antigen tests (RATs) adoption, Delhi's positivity rate has come down. Earlier WHO had warned that RAT might not detect more than half the positive cases

Weak evidence for accuracy of coronavirus antibody tests, finds study

A review of studies has found major weaknesses in the evidence base for diagnostic accuracy of Covid-19 antibody tests, particularly for point-of-care tests performed directly with a patient

Coronavirus update: 183 more test positive in Nashik; two patients die

Maharashtra's Nashik district registered two more coronavirus deaths, taking the toll to 240 on Wednesday, while 183 more persons tested positive, pushing up the count to 4,453, officials said.

Coronavirus update: Pune reports highest single-day spike of 1,251 cases

Pune recorded the highest single-day rise of 1,251 new coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking its count of patients to 23,680, a health official said.

Health experts slam US mass purchase of licensed virus drug for Covid-19

Public health experts on Wednesday criticised the US for securing for itself a large supply of the only drug licensed so far to treat Covid-19.

Coronavirus daily updates: 251 fresh cases in Odisha; tally now 7,316

Odisha recorded 251 fresh Covid-19 cases, including that of 43 frontline health workers and an NDRF personnel, taking the state's tally to 7,316, a health department official said.

Jio requested to augment data connectivity at 10,000-bed Covid-19 centre

The South Delhi district administration requested Reliance Jio to augment data connectivity at the 10,000-bed Sardar Patel Covid-19 Centre in Radha Soami Satsang Beas campus in Chattarpur area here.

2,442 fresh Covid-19 cases take tally to over 89K in Delhi; toll at 2,803

Delhi recorded 2,442 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the infection tally in the city to over 89,000, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 2,803,the authorities said.

Coronavirus daily update: Jharkhand reports 35 new cases, tally at 2,525

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 2,525 with 35 more people testing positive on Wednesday, a government bulletin said.

Coronavirus daily update: Assam reports 548 cases; total count 8,955

Assam reported 548 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the total number of infections in the state to 8,955, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.

Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in US: Health experts

There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's death caused a significant increase in US coronavirus infections, according to public health experts. If the protests had driven an explosion in cases, experts say, the jumps would have started to become apparent within two weeks -- and perhaps as early as five days. But that didn't happen in many cities with the largest protests, including New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. In what's considered the first systematic look at the question, a team of economists determined that only one of 13 cities involved in the earliest wave of protests after Memorial Day had an increase that would fit the pattern. It was Phoenix, where experts say cases and hospitalizations surged after a decision by Gov. Doug Ducey to end Arizona's stay-at-home order on May 15 and eased restrictions on businesses. Arizona residents who were cooped up for six weeks flooded Phoenix-area bar districts, ignoring social ...

World Bank approves US $500 mn budgetary support for Pak to tackle Covid-19

World Bank has approved US $500 mn in budgetary support for Pakistan to address the immediate impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, achieve macroeconomic stability and support reforms, local media said.

Team of AIIMS doctors, IIT-Delhi students launch app to track plasma donors

AIIMS doctor along with a team of IIT-Delhi students have developed an app -- COPAL-19 -- that enables users to track willing plasma donors who have recovered from coronavirus.

Coronavirus updates: 21 new cases in Nagaland, state tally reaches 480

As many as 21 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Nagaland on Wednesday, taking the total number of positive cases to 480.

Govts trying to give sense that COVID-19 problem not as bad: Rahul Gandhi

Govts are trying to manage perception about coronavirus infections and give a sense that problem is not as bad, Rahul Gandhi said asserting that it is important to accept the problem and fight it.

Coronavirus daily updates: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rises to 7,316

Odisha reported 251 new Covid-19 patients, including an NDRF personnel, taking the state's tally to 7,316, a health department official said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus updates: 78 new cases reported in Rajasthan; tally at 18,902

Rajasthan recorded 78 fresh cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 18,092, according to an official report here.

Coronavirus update: Jharkhand reports 60 fresh cases; tally rises to 2,490

Sixty more people, including three CISF jawans, were tested positive in Jharkhand, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 2,490 in the state, a government bulletin said.