COVID-19 news from across the nation

Amid growing concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Union health ministry has initiated an exercise to document data on complication being faced by the recovered COVID patients. Around 35,42,663 people have recovered so far from COVID-19 in India.

Hyderabad:The Union health ministry has initiated an exercise to document data on complication being faced by the recovered COVID patients.

To obtain data, the NCDC (National Centre for Disease Control) will likely carry out a survey by conducting telephonic conversations with the recovered patients in India using an existing database, says a media report.

COVID 19 cases in India

The ministry has already drafted a format for gathering the information on post-COVID-19 complications, the report said citing sources.

Around 35,42,663 people recovered from COVID-19 in India.

According to the ministry of health and family welfare, 60 per cent of the daily recoveries were reported from 5 states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

Uttarakhand

Dehradun: The rising curve of COVID-19 is all set to cast its shadow over the forthcoming monsoon session of the Uttarakhand Assembly slated to begin on September 23 with several MLAs testing positive for the virus.

Coronavirus cases have seen an unprecedented rise in Uttarakhand of late with more than 1,000 new cases being reported over the last two days in a row.

Several MLAs and ministers have also contracted the infection while two legislators of the ruling BJP have demanded imposition of a lockdown in the state to contain the fast-spreading pandemic.

The latest to be infected is BJP MLA from Jhabrera, Deshraj Karnwal, who is under isolation at his residence in Roorkee.

Chhattisgarh

Raipur: COVID-19 infection is surging at an alarming rate in Chhattisgarh with more than 2,500 cases being reported every day.

In the wake of this, the government has announced a complete lockdown in Bemetara district from September 13 to 20. During this period, all government and non-government offices in the district will remain closed.

Odisha

Bhubaneswar:Odisha has moved into the list of top ten states with the maximum caseload in the country, overtaking Assam.

Odisha has been steadily adding up a large number of cases over the last month and a half. In the last three weeks, it has been reporting more than 3,000 cases every day. With a growth rate of more than three per cent per day, Odisha currently is the fastest growing amongst the top ten states.

Jharkhand

Ranchi: A testing kit got stuck in the throat of a pregnant woman who had come for COVID-19 test at Sadar Hospital in Bokaro. Following this, Civil Surgeon Dr Ashok Kumar Pathak immediately reached the spot and sent the victim to PMCH Dhanbad for better treatment. As many as 512 people have lost their lives so far due to the deadly virus in the state.