"Coronavirus tally in Mumbai's Dharavi area rises to 2,975 with addition of 15 cases," reports civic body.
COVID-19 LIVE: Rajya Sabha member Ashok Gasthi dies of corona in Bengaluru
COVID LIVE
19:33 September 17
19:33 September 17
11,616 Indians abroad have been infected with coronavirus as per details available with the country's missions: Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan in RajyaSabha
19:32 September 17
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation suffered loss of Rs 1,609 crore due to closure of metro services in view of coronavirus pandemic: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri in LokSabha
19:31 September 17
Mizoram's active caseload crosses 500 mark
10 more discharges reported till 5 pm in Mizoram today. COVID19 tally in the state rises to 1506, including 949 discharges. Active cases stand at 557: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram
19:30 September 17
Kerala reports 10 COVID deaths
4,531 new COVID19 cases and 10 deaths reported in the state today. The number of active cases now at 34,314: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
19:29 September 17
Tamil Nadu reports 5,560 new cases, active caseload crosses 46k mark
5,560 new COVID19 cases, 5,524 discharges and 59 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases now at 5,25,420 including 46,610 active cases, 4,70,192 discharges and 8,618 deaths: State Health Department
19:28 September 17
Active cases cross 20k tally in JK
1,467 new COVID19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 785 from Jammu division and 682 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 59,711 including 20,239 active cases, 38,521 recoveries and 951 deaths: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir
19:27 September 17
Manipur reports 51 COVID deaths
Manipur reported 110 new COVID19 cases, taking total to 8,430, including 1,840 active cases. A total of 51 deaths reported in the state.
19:27 September 17
Due to COVID19 pandemic, the tourism industry in the state has suffered a loss of around Rs 4,000 crores. For revival of the industry, state government is trying to provide relief to the affected people: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur
19:26 September 17
Amit Shah discharged from AIIMS
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday evening at 5 p.m., four days after being admitted for a complete medical check-up, hospital sources said.
17:49 September 17
Wasim Rizvi tests positive for COVID
Wasim Rizvi tests positive for COVID
Former chairman of the Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi has been tested positive for coronavirus, following which he has been admitted to the hospital.
Wasim Rizvi continues jibes in his style and has asked the people not get happy with his corona positive test report. He said he will return soon after defeating Corona.
17:20 September 17
Mizoram's active case tally crosses 500 mark
10 more discharges reported till 5 pm in Mizoram today. COVID19 tally in the state rises to 1506, including 949 discharges. Active cases stand at 557: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram
17:18 September 17
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I had undertaken a repeat Covid19 RT-PCR test yesterday.
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 17, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Because of the wishes and prayers of each one of you, I am glad to inform that I have tested NEGATIVE.
Thank you all 👍. #WearMask #StaySafe
">I had undertaken a repeat Covid19 RT-PCR test yesterday.
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 17, 2020
Because of the wishes and prayers of each one of you, I am glad to inform that I have tested NEGATIVE.
Thank you all 👍. #WearMask #StaySafeI had undertaken a repeat Covid19 RT-PCR test yesterday.
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 17, 2020
Because of the wishes and prayers of each one of you, I am glad to inform that I have tested NEGATIVE.
Thank you all 👍. #WearMask #StaySafe
Arunachal CM tests negative for COVID-19
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said that he has tested negative for COVID-19. He had tested positive for the virus on September 15.
Khandu, who is currently in home isolation in New Delhi, tweeted that he has tested negative for coronavirus after he conducted a repeat test on Wednesday.
I had undertaken a repeat Covid19 RT-PCR test yesterday. Because of the wishes and prayers of each one of you, I am glad to inform that I have tested NEGATIVE. Thank you all. #WearMask #StaySafe, Khandu wrote on his official twitter handle.
16:41 September 17
Less than 3% population in 177 tribal-dominated districts has tested coronavirus positive: Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda in RajyaSabha
16:40 September 17
Bengaluru civic body issues show-cause notices to 36 private hospitals for violating Karnataka govt's mandate to allocate 50% beds for treatment of coronavirus patients.
16:39 September 17
UP: COVID-19 death toll climbs to 4,771; cases over 3.36 lakh
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,771 in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with 81 more fatalities, while 6,029 fresh cases pushed the infection tally in the state to 3,36,294, officials said.
The state now has 68,235 active COVID-19 cases and 2,63,288 people have recovered from the disease till date, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said.
The death toll due to the virus has climbed to 4,771 and the total number of cases has risen to 3,36,294, he added.
15:57 September 17
Nine out of the 11 coronavirus-infected members of primitive Great Andamanese tribe in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recovered: Government tells Rajya Sabha
15:56 September 17
Have increased COVID testing four times: Delhi Health Minister
We have increased COVID19 testing four times due to which numbers are likely to rise in Delhi, for 10-15 days. This will help in isolating the positive cases and have a positive impact on national capital: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on rise in active cases in the UT
"Delhi reported 4,473 new COVID19 cases yesterday. Total tests conducted were 62,553 while positivity rate was 7.15 y'day. The death rate is at 0.7% from the last 10 days. The bed availability here is 14,521 out of which 50% are occupied," Jain added.
15:54 September 17
Tripura's COVID-19 tally rises to 20,699 with 521 fresh cases
At least 521 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Thursday, pushing the tally in the state to 20,699, a health official said.
The death toll has risen to 222 with five more fatalities, he said.
West Tripura district, which also comprises state capital Agartala, accounted for 122 of the COVID-19 deaths,
the official said. The state now has 7,498 active cases.
15:53 September 17
364 police personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra
364 police personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for COVID19 & 4 died in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the state force to 20,367 including 3,796 active cases, 16,363 recovered cases and 208 deaths: Maharasthra Police
15:51 September 17
Puducherry active case tally crosses 4k mark
COVID19 tally in Puducherry rises to 21,428, including 16,253 recoveries and 431 deaths. Active cases stand at 4,744: Government of Puducherry
12:23 September 17
Record 221 new cases push Arunachal's COVID-19 tally to 6,692
Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Thursday as 221 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health
official said.
The fresh infections have pushed the state's coronavirus tally to 6,692, he said.
12:23 September 17
Himachal records 77 fresh COVID cases
Himachal Pradesh records 77 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the total positive cases in the state to 10,886 so far, including 4,143 active cases, 6,620 recoveries and 94 deaths: State Health Department
11:48 September 17
Jharkhand reports 1,618 new cases, 8 fresh fatalities
Jharkhand's COVID-19 caseload rose to 66,074 on Thursday as 1,618 more people tested positive for the infection, while eight fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 579, a health bulletin said.
The fresh infections have taken the number of active COVID-19 cases in the state to 14,138, while 51,357 people have been cured of the disease so far, it said.
The state has tested 55,761 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.
11:45 September 17
Telangana reports 2,159 fresh cases; death toll breaches 1,000-mark
Telangana reported 2,159 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 1,65,003 while nine more deaths pushed the toll to 1,005, the state government said.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 318, followed by Rangareddy (176) and Nalgonda (141) districts, a government bulletin said on Thursday, providing data as of 8 pm on September 16.
The cumulative recovered cases stood at 1,33,555 while 30,443 were under treatment.
As many as 53,094 samples were tested on September 16.
Cumulatively, 23,29,316 samples have been tested. The samples tested per million population was 62,740, the bulletin said.
The case fatality rate in the state was 0.60 per cent, while it was 1.62 per cent at the national level.
The recovery rate in Telangana was 80.94 per cent, while it was 78.59 per cent in the country.
The number of individuals in home/institutional isolation was 23,674.
10:37 September 17
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कल रात्रि में मेरी कोरोना रिपोर्ट पाजिटिव आई है,जो लोग मुझे मंगलवार को मिले थे उन्हें सावधानी बरतनी चाहिए @PMOIndia @JPNadda @incredibleindia @MinOfCultureGoI @tourismgoi @BJP4India @BJP4MP @bjp_damoh
— Prahlad Singh Patel (@prahladspatel) September 17, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">कल रात्रि में मेरी कोरोना रिपोर्ट पाजिटिव आई है,जो लोग मुझे मंगलवार को मिले थे उन्हें सावधानी बरतनी चाहिए @PMOIndia @JPNadda @incredibleindia @MinOfCultureGoI @tourismgoi @BJP4India @BJP4MP @bjp_damoh
— Prahlad Singh Patel (@prahladspatel) September 17, 2020कल रात्रि में मेरी कोरोना रिपोर्ट पाजिटिव आई है,जो लोग मुझे मंगलवार को मिले थे उन्हें सावधानी बरतनी चाहिए @PMOIndia @JPNadda @incredibleindia @MinOfCultureGoI @tourismgoi @BJP4India @BJP4MP @bjp_damoh
— Prahlad Singh Patel (@prahladspatel) September 17, 2020
Union Minister Prahlad Singh tests positive
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh has tested positive for COVID-19.
10:21 September 17
Active cases cross 1 lakh mark in Karnataka
Active Covid-19 cases crossed 1-lakh mark in Karnataka, with 9,725 new cases, taking its overall tally to 4,84,990 till date, while 6,583 were discharged and 70 succumbed to the virus across the southern state on Wednesday.
"The active cases across the state are 1,01,626, with the addition of 9,725 fresh cases during the last 24 hours," said the state health bulletin here.
The total number of patients discharged across the state has gone up to 3,75,809 so far, with 6,583 during the day.
The death toll due to the infection increased to 7,536 across the state since March 8, when the pandemic broke and spread, with 70 in the last 24 hours.
10:20 September 17
Gujarat reports 1,364 new cases; 12 deaths
Gujarat on Wednesday reported 1,364 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 1,17,709, while 12 fatalities in the last 24 hours took its death toll to 3,259. A total of 85,153 samples were tested on Wednesday.
The state has reported 21,274 cases in September so far, at an average of 1,329 cases per day
On a positive note, a total of 1,447 persons were discharged from different facilities on Wednesday, taking the number of recoveries in the state to 98,156.
At present, the number of active cases in the state stands at 16,294, of which the condition of 16,169 is stable, while 98 critical patients are on ventilator support.
Over 6 lakh people are quarantined in the state presently, 6,04,753 in home quarantine and 493 in government facilities.
10:19 September 17
Goa's tally crosses 26,000 with 319 deaths
Goa's overall Covid-19 tally crossed the 26,000-mark on Wednesday, with 628 new cases reported in the state, which has also witnessed 319 deaths of novel coronavirus patients.
Goa currently has recorded 26,139 confirmed cases, out of which 5,375 are active. 20,445 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the viral infection, with the state's recovery rate currently pegged at 78.21 per cent according to state Health Ministry data.
10:17 September 17
35 armed forces men lost battle against Covid-19
A total of 32 Indian Army personnel and three Indian Air Force men succumbed to the deadly coronavirus, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said in the Parliament on Wednesday.
"The number of deceased due to Covid-19 in Army and Air Force are 32 and 3, respectively, and 'NIL' in case of Navy," Naik said in a reply to Congress MP Anumula Revanth Reddy in Lok Sabha.
The minister also said that the number of Covid-19 cases in the Army, Navy and Air Force stands to 16,758, 1,365 and 1,716, respectively
10:16 September 17
Andhra recoveries continue to outnumber cases
Andhra Pradesh has registered 8,835 new COVID positive cases, increasing the state's tally to 5.92 lakh, even as 10,845 more patients recovered from the virus to outnumber infections on Wednesday.
With the new additions, the state tally is just 8,000 cases shy of the 6 lakh mark.
East Godavari district reported the highest number of infections with 1,421 cases, followed by West Godavari (1,051), Prakasam (873), Chittoor (798), Guntur (685) and Nellore (562) among others.
East Godavari district tally crossed the 80,000 marks to reach 81,064 cases.
Meanwhile, 64 more patients succumbed to the virus in the southern state, raising the state's toll to 5,105.
However, on a positive note, COVID recoveries continue to increase in Andhra Pradesh, propelling the total recoveries to reach 4.97 lakh, just 3,000 short of the 5 lakh mark.
Of the 5.92 lakh cases, 90,279 are active cases.
10:15 September 17
1,590 new cases take J&K's tally to 58,244
Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 1,590 new Covid-19 cases, taking the Union Territory's coronavirus tally to 58,244, while 18 deaths in the last 24 hours mounted the UT's COVID death toll to 932.
A statement issued by the Information and Public Relations department said that of the 18 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 11 were from Jammu division and 7 from Kashmir division. Of the 1,590 new cases, 832 were from Jammu division and 758 from Kashmir division.
So far, 58,244 have been infected by coronavirus in the UT out of which 932 have died while 37,809 persons have recovered completely.
There are 19,503 active cases in J&K at present, out of which 10,954 are in Jammu division and 8,549 in Kashmir division.
10:13 September 17
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Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my Doctor. During the course of my check up, I have been tested COVID 19 positive. I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself.
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 16, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my Doctor. During the course of my check up, I have been tested COVID 19 positive. I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself.
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 16, 2020Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my Doctor. During the course of my check up, I have been tested COVID 19 positive. I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself.
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 16, 2020
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tests positive
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has self-isolated himself.
Gadkari took to Twitter and said, "Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my Doctor. During the course of my check-up, I have been tested Covid-19 positive. I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself."
Gadkari urged people who had came in contact with him recently, to be careful and follow the COVID protocol.
10:05 September 17
COVID-19 LIVE: Record 97,894 infections pushes India's COVID-19 tally to over 51 lakh
New Delhi: A record single-day increase of 97,894 infections pushed India'sCOVID-19 tally to over 51 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 40 lakh on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to51,18,253, while the death toll climbed to 83,198 with the virus claiming 1,132 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The total recoveries surged to 40,25,079 while the active cases of COVID-19 crossed 10 lakh for the first time.
The COVID-19casefatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.63 per cent.
There are10,09,976active cases of COVID-19 in the country which comprises 19.73 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and it went past50 lakh on September 16.
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 6,05,65,728 samples have been tested up to September 16 with 11,36,613 samples being tested on Wednesday.
19:33 September 17
"Coronavirus tally in Mumbai's Dharavi area rises to 2,975 with addition of 15 cases," reports civic body.
19:33 September 17
11,616 Indians abroad have been infected with coronavirus as per details available with the country's missions: Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan in RajyaSabha
19:32 September 17
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation suffered loss of Rs 1,609 crore due to closure of metro services in view of coronavirus pandemic: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri in LokSabha
19:31 September 17
Mizoram's active caseload crosses 500 mark
10 more discharges reported till 5 pm in Mizoram today. COVID19 tally in the state rises to 1506, including 949 discharges. Active cases stand at 557: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram
19:30 September 17
Kerala reports 10 COVID deaths
4,531 new COVID19 cases and 10 deaths reported in the state today. The number of active cases now at 34,314: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
19:29 September 17
Tamil Nadu reports 5,560 new cases, active caseload crosses 46k mark
5,560 new COVID19 cases, 5,524 discharges and 59 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases now at 5,25,420 including 46,610 active cases, 4,70,192 discharges and 8,618 deaths: State Health Department
19:28 September 17
Active cases cross 20k tally in JK
1,467 new COVID19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 785 from Jammu division and 682 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 59,711 including 20,239 active cases, 38,521 recoveries and 951 deaths: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir
19:27 September 17
Manipur reports 51 COVID deaths
Manipur reported 110 new COVID19 cases, taking total to 8,430, including 1,840 active cases. A total of 51 deaths reported in the state.
19:27 September 17
Due to COVID19 pandemic, the tourism industry in the state has suffered a loss of around Rs 4,000 crores. For revival of the industry, state government is trying to provide relief to the affected people: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur
19:26 September 17
Amit Shah discharged from AIIMS
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday evening at 5 p.m., four days after being admitted for a complete medical check-up, hospital sources said.
17:49 September 17
Wasim Rizvi tests positive for COVID
Wasim Rizvi tests positive for COVID
Former chairman of the Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi has been tested positive for coronavirus, following which he has been admitted to the hospital.
Wasim Rizvi continues jibes in his style and has asked the people not get happy with his corona positive test report. He said he will return soon after defeating Corona.
17:20 September 17
Mizoram's active case tally crosses 500 mark
10 more discharges reported till 5 pm in Mizoram today. COVID19 tally in the state rises to 1506, including 949 discharges. Active cases stand at 557: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram
17:18 September 17
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I had undertaken a repeat Covid19 RT-PCR test yesterday.
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 17, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Because of the wishes and prayers of each one of you, I am glad to inform that I have tested NEGATIVE.
Thank you all 👍. #WearMask #StaySafe
">I had undertaken a repeat Covid19 RT-PCR test yesterday.
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 17, 2020
Because of the wishes and prayers of each one of you, I am glad to inform that I have tested NEGATIVE.
Thank you all 👍. #WearMask #StaySafeI had undertaken a repeat Covid19 RT-PCR test yesterday.
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 17, 2020
Because of the wishes and prayers of each one of you, I am glad to inform that I have tested NEGATIVE.
Thank you all 👍. #WearMask #StaySafe
Arunachal CM tests negative for COVID-19
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said that he has tested negative for COVID-19. He had tested positive for the virus on September 15.
Khandu, who is currently in home isolation in New Delhi, tweeted that he has tested negative for coronavirus after he conducted a repeat test on Wednesday.
I had undertaken a repeat Covid19 RT-PCR test yesterday. Because of the wishes and prayers of each one of you, I am glad to inform that I have tested NEGATIVE. Thank you all. #WearMask #StaySafe, Khandu wrote on his official twitter handle.
16:41 September 17
Less than 3% population in 177 tribal-dominated districts has tested coronavirus positive: Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda in RajyaSabha
16:40 September 17
Bengaluru civic body issues show-cause notices to 36 private hospitals for violating Karnataka govt's mandate to allocate 50% beds for treatment of coronavirus patients.
16:39 September 17
UP: COVID-19 death toll climbs to 4,771; cases over 3.36 lakh
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,771 in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with 81 more fatalities, while 6,029 fresh cases pushed the infection tally in the state to 3,36,294, officials said.
The state now has 68,235 active COVID-19 cases and 2,63,288 people have recovered from the disease till date, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said.
The death toll due to the virus has climbed to 4,771 and the total number of cases has risen to 3,36,294, he added.
15:57 September 17
Nine out of the 11 coronavirus-infected members of primitive Great Andamanese tribe in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recovered: Government tells Rajya Sabha
15:56 September 17
Have increased COVID testing four times: Delhi Health Minister
We have increased COVID19 testing four times due to which numbers are likely to rise in Delhi, for 10-15 days. This will help in isolating the positive cases and have a positive impact on national capital: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on rise in active cases in the UT
"Delhi reported 4,473 new COVID19 cases yesterday. Total tests conducted were 62,553 while positivity rate was 7.15 y'day. The death rate is at 0.7% from the last 10 days. The bed availability here is 14,521 out of which 50% are occupied," Jain added.
15:54 September 17
Tripura's COVID-19 tally rises to 20,699 with 521 fresh cases
At least 521 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Thursday, pushing the tally in the state to 20,699, a health official said.
The death toll has risen to 222 with five more fatalities, he said.
West Tripura district, which also comprises state capital Agartala, accounted for 122 of the COVID-19 deaths,
the official said. The state now has 7,498 active cases.
15:53 September 17
364 police personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra
364 police personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for COVID19 & 4 died in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the state force to 20,367 including 3,796 active cases, 16,363 recovered cases and 208 deaths: Maharasthra Police
15:51 September 17
Puducherry active case tally crosses 4k mark
COVID19 tally in Puducherry rises to 21,428, including 16,253 recoveries and 431 deaths. Active cases stand at 4,744: Government of Puducherry
12:23 September 17
Record 221 new cases push Arunachal's COVID-19 tally to 6,692
Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Thursday as 221 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health
official said.
The fresh infections have pushed the state's coronavirus tally to 6,692, he said.
12:23 September 17
Himachal records 77 fresh COVID cases
Himachal Pradesh records 77 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the total positive cases in the state to 10,886 so far, including 4,143 active cases, 6,620 recoveries and 94 deaths: State Health Department
11:48 September 17
Jharkhand reports 1,618 new cases, 8 fresh fatalities
Jharkhand's COVID-19 caseload rose to 66,074 on Thursday as 1,618 more people tested positive for the infection, while eight fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 579, a health bulletin said.
The fresh infections have taken the number of active COVID-19 cases in the state to 14,138, while 51,357 people have been cured of the disease so far, it said.
The state has tested 55,761 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.
11:45 September 17
Telangana reports 2,159 fresh cases; death toll breaches 1,000-mark
Telangana reported 2,159 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 1,65,003 while nine more deaths pushed the toll to 1,005, the state government said.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 318, followed by Rangareddy (176) and Nalgonda (141) districts, a government bulletin said on Thursday, providing data as of 8 pm on September 16.
The cumulative recovered cases stood at 1,33,555 while 30,443 were under treatment.
As many as 53,094 samples were tested on September 16.
Cumulatively, 23,29,316 samples have been tested. The samples tested per million population was 62,740, the bulletin said.
The case fatality rate in the state was 0.60 per cent, while it was 1.62 per cent at the national level.
The recovery rate in Telangana was 80.94 per cent, while it was 78.59 per cent in the country.
The number of individuals in home/institutional isolation was 23,674.
10:37 September 17
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कल रात्रि में मेरी कोरोना रिपोर्ट पाजिटिव आई है,जो लोग मुझे मंगलवार को मिले थे उन्हें सावधानी बरतनी चाहिए @PMOIndia @JPNadda @incredibleindia @MinOfCultureGoI @tourismgoi @BJP4India @BJP4MP @bjp_damoh
— Prahlad Singh Patel (@prahladspatel) September 17, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">कल रात्रि में मेरी कोरोना रिपोर्ट पाजिटिव आई है,जो लोग मुझे मंगलवार को मिले थे उन्हें सावधानी बरतनी चाहिए @PMOIndia @JPNadda @incredibleindia @MinOfCultureGoI @tourismgoi @BJP4India @BJP4MP @bjp_damoh
— Prahlad Singh Patel (@prahladspatel) September 17, 2020कल रात्रि में मेरी कोरोना रिपोर्ट पाजिटिव आई है,जो लोग मुझे मंगलवार को मिले थे उन्हें सावधानी बरतनी चाहिए @PMOIndia @JPNadda @incredibleindia @MinOfCultureGoI @tourismgoi @BJP4India @BJP4MP @bjp_damoh
— Prahlad Singh Patel (@prahladspatel) September 17, 2020
Union Minister Prahlad Singh tests positive
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh has tested positive for COVID-19.
10:21 September 17
Active cases cross 1 lakh mark in Karnataka
Active Covid-19 cases crossed 1-lakh mark in Karnataka, with 9,725 new cases, taking its overall tally to 4,84,990 till date, while 6,583 were discharged and 70 succumbed to the virus across the southern state on Wednesday.
"The active cases across the state are 1,01,626, with the addition of 9,725 fresh cases during the last 24 hours," said the state health bulletin here.
The total number of patients discharged across the state has gone up to 3,75,809 so far, with 6,583 during the day.
The death toll due to the infection increased to 7,536 across the state since March 8, when the pandemic broke and spread, with 70 in the last 24 hours.
10:20 September 17
Gujarat reports 1,364 new cases; 12 deaths
Gujarat on Wednesday reported 1,364 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 1,17,709, while 12 fatalities in the last 24 hours took its death toll to 3,259. A total of 85,153 samples were tested on Wednesday.
The state has reported 21,274 cases in September so far, at an average of 1,329 cases per day
On a positive note, a total of 1,447 persons were discharged from different facilities on Wednesday, taking the number of recoveries in the state to 98,156.
At present, the number of active cases in the state stands at 16,294, of which the condition of 16,169 is stable, while 98 critical patients are on ventilator support.
Over 6 lakh people are quarantined in the state presently, 6,04,753 in home quarantine and 493 in government facilities.
10:19 September 17
Goa's tally crosses 26,000 with 319 deaths
Goa's overall Covid-19 tally crossed the 26,000-mark on Wednesday, with 628 new cases reported in the state, which has also witnessed 319 deaths of novel coronavirus patients.
Goa currently has recorded 26,139 confirmed cases, out of which 5,375 are active. 20,445 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the viral infection, with the state's recovery rate currently pegged at 78.21 per cent according to state Health Ministry data.
10:17 September 17
35 armed forces men lost battle against Covid-19
A total of 32 Indian Army personnel and three Indian Air Force men succumbed to the deadly coronavirus, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said in the Parliament on Wednesday.
"The number of deceased due to Covid-19 in Army and Air Force are 32 and 3, respectively, and 'NIL' in case of Navy," Naik said in a reply to Congress MP Anumula Revanth Reddy in Lok Sabha.
The minister also said that the number of Covid-19 cases in the Army, Navy and Air Force stands to 16,758, 1,365 and 1,716, respectively
10:16 September 17
Andhra recoveries continue to outnumber cases
Andhra Pradesh has registered 8,835 new COVID positive cases, increasing the state's tally to 5.92 lakh, even as 10,845 more patients recovered from the virus to outnumber infections on Wednesday.
With the new additions, the state tally is just 8,000 cases shy of the 6 lakh mark.
East Godavari district reported the highest number of infections with 1,421 cases, followed by West Godavari (1,051), Prakasam (873), Chittoor (798), Guntur (685) and Nellore (562) among others.
East Godavari district tally crossed the 80,000 marks to reach 81,064 cases.
Meanwhile, 64 more patients succumbed to the virus in the southern state, raising the state's toll to 5,105.
However, on a positive note, COVID recoveries continue to increase in Andhra Pradesh, propelling the total recoveries to reach 4.97 lakh, just 3,000 short of the 5 lakh mark.
Of the 5.92 lakh cases, 90,279 are active cases.
10:15 September 17
1,590 new cases take J&K's tally to 58,244
Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 1,590 new Covid-19 cases, taking the Union Territory's coronavirus tally to 58,244, while 18 deaths in the last 24 hours mounted the UT's COVID death toll to 932.
A statement issued by the Information and Public Relations department said that of the 18 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 11 were from Jammu division and 7 from Kashmir division. Of the 1,590 new cases, 832 were from Jammu division and 758 from Kashmir division.
So far, 58,244 have been infected by coronavirus in the UT out of which 932 have died while 37,809 persons have recovered completely.
There are 19,503 active cases in J&K at present, out of which 10,954 are in Jammu division and 8,549 in Kashmir division.
10:13 September 17
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Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my Doctor. During the course of my check up, I have been tested COVID 19 positive. I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself.
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">Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my Doctor. During the course of my check up, I have been tested COVID 19 positive. I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself.
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 16, 2020Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my Doctor. During the course of my check up, I have been tested COVID 19 positive. I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself.
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 16, 2020
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tests positive
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has self-isolated himself.
Gadkari took to Twitter and said, "Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my Doctor. During the course of my check-up, I have been tested Covid-19 positive. I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself."
Gadkari urged people who had came in contact with him recently, to be careful and follow the COVID protocol.
10:05 September 17
COVID-19 LIVE: Record 97,894 infections pushes India's COVID-19 tally to over 51 lakh
New Delhi: A record single-day increase of 97,894 infections pushed India'sCOVID-19 tally to over 51 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 40 lakh on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to51,18,253, while the death toll climbed to 83,198 with the virus claiming 1,132 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The total recoveries surged to 40,25,079 while the active cases of COVID-19 crossed 10 lakh for the first time.
The COVID-19casefatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.63 per cent.
There are10,09,976active cases of COVID-19 in the country which comprises 19.73 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and it went past50 lakh on September 16.
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 6,05,65,728 samples have been tested up to September 16 with 11,36,613 samples being tested on Wednesday.
Last Updated : Sep 17, 2020, 7:35 PM IST
