COVID-19 LIVE: Total no. of recovered cases in India nearly 11 lakh: Health Ministry

23:07 August 01

738 new COVID19 cases reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases rises to 12,104 including 7,477active cases, 4,513 recovered and discharged cases and 114 deaths: State Health Department

23:07 August 01

193 new COVID19 cases and 1 death reported in Chhattisgarh today. Total number of cases now at 9,385 including 2,720 active cases, 6,610 discharged cases and 55 deaths: State Health Department

23:07 August 01

2,589 new COVID19 cases and 48 deaths reported in West Bengal today. The total number of cases now stands at 72,777 in the state including 20,631 active cases, 50,517 discharged cases and 1,629 deaths: State Health Department.

20:10 August 01

Arunachal Guv undergoes test after COVID-19 case found in Raj Bhavan

Arunachal Pradesh Governor BD Mishra underwent a test for COVID-19 on Saturday after a policeman posted at the Raj Bhavan was found to be positive for coronavirus infection. His wife and the Raj Bhavan employees also underwent RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 at a health kiosk here.

20:10 August 01

Kerala's COVID-19 tally is inching towards the grim milestone of 25,000 with 1129 cases on Saturday as the toll climbed to 82 with nine more fatalities.

19:06 August 01

613 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours. With this, total cases has risen to 20,972 including 12,871 recoveries and 388 deaths: Jammu and Kashmir Administration

19:06 August 01

Inspected the facilities, including the availability of beds &  medicines for COVID patients as part of my visit to Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad. Interacted with patients, doctors & nursing staff to know more about the current state of affairs at the centre: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy

19:05 August 01

5,172 new COVID19 cases and 98 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 1,29,287 including 53,648 discharges and 2,412 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 73,219: State Health Department

19:05 August 01

5,879 new COVID-19 cases and 99 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 2,51,738 including 1,90,966 discharges and 4,034 deaths. 60,580 samples were tested for the disease in the last 24 hours: State Health Department

19:05 August 01

1,136 COVID19 cases and 24 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 62,574 including 14,327 active cases, 45,782 cured/discharged and 2,465 deaths: State Health Department
 

18:05 August 01

Andhra Pradesh reported 9,276 new Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. Total cases rise to 1,50,209 including 76,614 discharges and 1,407 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 72,188: State Health Department

17:08 August 01

BJP Senior leader Manikyala Rao dies of COVID

BJP Senior leader Manikyala Rao dies of COVID

Vijayawada:The senior BJP leader and former minister of Andhra Pradesh Pydikondala Manikyala Rao (59) died of coronavirus in Vijayawada on Saturday.  The former minister tested positive for COVID-19 on July 4 following which he was placed under home quarantine. Later he was admitted to the hospital as the symptoms did not subside. His condition deteriorated recently and he succumbed to the disease this afternoon. His last rites would be performed according to Covid-19 norms, doctors said.  

17:04 August 01

Delhi reports 1,118 new COVID19 cases, 1,201 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 26 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases rise to 1,36,716 including 1,22,131 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 3,989 deaths. There are 10,596 active cases: Government of Delhi

17:02 August 01

47 deaths, 3,807 new coronavirus cases in UP; total count 89,068

Lucknow:Forty-seven more people died from coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday as 3,807 fresh cases took the state’s infection tally to 89,068.

So far, the infection has claimed 1,677 lives in the state, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad told reporters on Saturday.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 89,068, up from Friday’s 85,261, Prasad added.

Prasad further said 51,354 patients have been discharged after treatment, bringing the number of active cases to 36,037 in the state.

He said 93,381 samples were tested on Friday. Till now, over 24.18 lakh samples have been tested in the state, he said. 

16:11 August 01

Total no. of recovered cases in India nearly 11 lakh: Health Ministry

New Delhi:At 2.15%, fatality rate lowest since lockdown, nearly 11 lakh people recovered,  informed Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.

With 36,569 patients discharged in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries have jumped to 10,94,374. The recovery rate stands at 64.53% amongst COVID-19 patients,  according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

16:11 August 01

4 new cases of coronavirus reported in Mumbai's Dharavi today. Active cases in the area now stand at 72. Total number of positive cases in Dharavi is 2560: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

15:07 August 01

Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil, wife and son-in-law test positive for COVID-19

Bengaluru: Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil on Saturday said he and his wife have been under home quarantine after they were tested positive for coronavirus.

In a video message posted on Twitter, the Minister said he and his wife Vanaja were asymptomatic and there was no need for anyone to panic.

He was confident that both of them would recover and would be back to work soon.

Patil had tweeted on Friday night that his son-in-law too has been found infected by the virus.

Prior to Patil, Forest Minister Anand Singh and Tourism Minister C T Ravi had tested positive for COVID-19.

The independent MP from Mandya Sumalatha Ambareesh recovered from coronavirus recently.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa too was under self- isolation for some time a couple of weeks ago after a few staff at his office-cum-residence-''Krishna'' were found infected by the virus.

As on Friday, 1.24 lakh people were found COVID positive of which 2,314 people lost their lives and 72,005 are recovering.

14:24 August 01

Telangana reports 2,083 new COVID-19 cases in record single-day spike

Hyderabad: Telangana reported 2,083 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike so far, breaching the two thousand mark for the first time, taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 64,786.

With 11 more deaths, the COVID-19 toll in the state rose to 530, a state government bulletin said on Saturday, providing data as of 8 pm on July 31.

14:21 August 01

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus cases climb to 2,574

According to the State Health Department, Himachal Pradesh reported 10 new coronavirus positive cases, pushing the COVID tally in the state to 2,574 including 1,086 active cases, 1,459 recoveries and 12 deaths.

11:22 August 01

COVID-19 cases are decreasing in national capital: Delhi Health Minister

Satyendra Jain, Delhi Health Minister on Saturday said hotels at places bordering Delhi such as Noida, Ghaziabad and Haryana are open. "COVID-19 cases are decreasing in Delhi, however, in these places cases are increasing. It would have been better if L-G would have given permission," he added.

11:13 August 01

Odisha's COVID-19 tally reaches 33,479 marks with 1,602 new cases 

According to the State Health Department of Odisha, a total of 1,602 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases reached 33,479, however, the number of recovered cases is 20,517 and active cases are 12,737

10:44 August 01

Jharkhand reports 878 new COVID cases on Saturday

At least 878 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Jharkhand on Saturday taking the total number of cases to 11,366 including 6,913 active cases, 4,343 recovered and discharged cases and 110 deaths, State Health Department elaborated.

10:35 August 01

Congress leader PC Sharma tests positive for COVID-19

Congress leader P C Sharma today announced that he has tested positive for coronavirus and he is currently undergoing medical treatment at Chirayu Hospital. Further, he urged people who were in his close proximity to get themselves tested for COVID-19 and he appealed people to quarantine themselves.  

09:50 August 01

Total no. of recovered cases in India nearly 11 lakh: Health Ministry

New Delhi: India on Saturday reported 57,117 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's coronavirus tally to 16,95,988, said the Union Health Ministry.

As per the health ministry's website, there are 5,65,103 active cases while 10,94,374 patients have been cured/discharged or have migrated.

764 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours across the country, taking the death toll to 36,511.

As per the data provided by the Health Ministry, Maharashtra, the worst affected state from the infection has a total of 1,50,966 active cases and 14,994 deaths.

Tamil Nadu has a total of 57,968 active cases and 3,935 deaths. Andhra Pradesh has a total of 75,720 active cases and 1,349 deaths.

Delhi has a total of 10,705 active cases and 3,963 deaths.

The total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to 31st July is 1,93,58,659 including 5,25,689 samples tested yesterday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday.