990 new COVID19 cases and 13 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today. Total number of cases now at 47,375 including 10,521 active cases, 35,713 recoveries and 1,141 deaths: State Health Department.
COVID-19 LIVE: India records highest single-day recoveries of 57,584 in the last 24 hours
8.97 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted in last 24 hours
23:02 August 18
23:00 August 18
West Bengal reports 3,175 new #COVID19 cases and 55 deaths today. The total number of cases rises to 1,22,753 and the death toll is at 2,528. There are 27,535 active cases: State Health Department
23:00 August 18
Delhi reports 1,374 new COVID19 cases, 1,146 discharged/recovered/migrated cases &12 deaths today. Total number of cases now at 1,54,741 including 1,39,447 dischraged/recovered/migrated cases, 11,068 active cases and 4,226 deaths
22:59 August 18
931 new COVID19 cases and 49 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases now at 1,30,410 including 1,05,193 recovered/discharged cases, 17,697 active cases and 7,219 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Maharashtra
22:59 August 18
1,758 new COVID19 cases, 1,365 recoveries & 6 deaths reported in Kerala today. There are 16,274 active cases, 31,394 recovered cases & 175 deaths till date: Kerala Health Minister, K K Shailaja
22:57 August 18
Jharkhand's Health Minister Banna Gupta tests positive for COVID19
22:57 August 18
Andhra Pradesh: 303 inmates and 15 staff of Kadapa jail contract COVID
As many as 303 prisons and 14 staff housed at the Kadapa Central Jail tested positive for COVID-19. Jail authorities have identified a separate building and converted it into a quarantine centre.
As all the positive patients are asymptomatic cases, and keeping in view the logistical inconveniences in shifting them to the State-run COVID hospital or a similar medical facility, it was decided to quarantine them on the jail premises.
20:41 August 18
BJP MP Srinivas Prasad tests COVID positive, CM's son Vijayendra in home quarantine
Bengaluru: BJP MP V Srinivas Prasad on Tuesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Prasad, a former Minister, said he was following doctor's instruction and there was no reason to worry.
He has also requested all those who had come in contact with him during the last week to undergo tests and go into home quarantine. Prasad represents Chamarajanagara constituency.
Meanwhile, state BJP vice president and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra, who had met Prasad earlier in the day, said he was under home quarantine.
Wishing Prasad a speedy recovery, Vijayendra in a tweet said, "As I had come into his contact, I have taken all the precautionary measures, and I'm in-home quarantine. I request all those who were with me to take precautions."
Vijayendra was under home quarantine earlier this month too when his father and Chief Minister Yediyurappa had tested positive.
20:39 August 18
Positivity rate of COVID-19 has come down from 10.03% to 7.72%: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Tuesday said the positivity rate of COVID-19 has come down from 10.03 per cent to 7.72 per cent despite sustained level of testing. Addressing a press briefing, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan gave five major highlights of the past week.
"An important part is recovered patients are nearly 20 lakh which is 2.93 times of active cases," Bhushan said.
The total number of active cases is 6,73,166, while the total number of recovered cases is 19,77,779, he said.
20:38 August 18
1704 new COVID19 cases, 1,582 recoveries & 35 deaths reported in Punjab today. Total number of cases stands at 34,400, including 11,740 active cases, 21,762 recovered cases and 898 deaths till date: State Health Department, Punjab
20:38 August 18
11,119 new COVID19 cases and 422 deaths reported in Maharashtra today; 9,356 patients discharged today. The total cases in the state rise to 6,15,477 including 20,687 deaths and 4,37,870 recovered patients. Active cases stand at 1,56,608: Public Health Department, Maharashtra
20:38 August 18
339 new COVID19 cases, 298 cured cases reported in Goa in today. Total number of cases stands at 12,333, including 3,861 active cases, 8,356 recovered cases and 116 deaths: State Health Department, Goa
20:38 August 18
89 new COVID19 cases reported today in Chandigarh, taking the total number of cases to 2,305, including 1,030 active cases, 1243 cured cases and 30 deaths till date: Health Department, UT Chandigarh
20:37 August 18
Tamil Nadu reports 5,709 new COVID19 cases and 121 deaths today taking the total number of cases to 3,49,654 including 6,007 deaths and 53,860 active cases: State Health Department
20:37 August 18
1,758 new COVID19 cases reported in Kerala today. There are 16,274 active cases and 31,394 people have recovered so far: State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
20:37 August 18
78 new COVID19 cases reported in Manipur including 5 personnel from CAPF. The total number of cases in the State stands at 4,765 including 1,221 central security personnel. The recovery rate is 58.53%: State Health Department
20:37 August 18
434 new COVID19 cases reported from Jammu and Kashmir today; 88 from Jammu division and 346 from Kashmir division, taking the total number of cases in the Union Territory to 29,326. The death toll is at 561: Govt of J&K
17:36 August 18
70 COVID-19 deaths in one day in UP, worst ever
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh reported its worst single-day spike of 70 fatalities on Tuesday, pushing the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 2,585, a senior official said.
Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said the number of those who have been discharged from hospitals after recovery has reached 1,09,607.
The number of COVID-19 cases has reached 1,62,434 with 4,218 fresh cases in 24 hours.
The state has 50,242 cases of active infection, he said.
Prasad said there are 25,008 people who have opted for home isolation while 1,719 are taking treatment in private facilities and another 283 in others.
He said the government has issued an advertisement, urging private doctors to contribute in the "war against pandemic" by serving in L2 and L3 hospitals. The government will give honorarium and insurance cover among other facilities to those coming forward for it, he said.
He said special arrangements are being made for the coming session of the state legislature by setting up testing facilities for the legislators and their associates.
The government has also issued a separate phone number to facilitate those who are facing problems in getting themselves admitted to hospitals, he added.
17:35 August 18
Total number of COVID19 cases rises to 815 in Mizoram, including 436 active cases and 379 discharged cases: State Health Department, Mizoram
17:34 August 18
46 more test positive for COVID-19 in A&N Islands, tally 2,445
Port Blair: At least 46 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the tally to 2,445, a senior official said on Tuesday.
One person succumbed to the infection, raising the death toll in the Union Territory to 29, he said.
As many as 1,325 people have recovered from the disease so far, 99 of them on Monday.
The archipelago currently has eight containment zones.
The number of active cases stands at 1,091.
A total of 71,010 samples have been examined for COVID-19 in the Union Territory thus far.
17:31 August 18
Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan tests positive for COVID-19
Bengaluru: Congress MLA in Karnataka, B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is getting hospitalised on the advice of the doctors.
"I had developed a slight fever and underwent a corona test today, the report has confirmed the infection. On the advice of the doctors I''m getting admitted to hospital," Khan tweeted.
14:53 August 18
3,257 new COVID19 cases reported in Bihar on 17th August, taking the total count of active cases in the state to 32,626: State Health Department, Bihar
14:47 August 18
Nagaland reports 65 new COVID cases
Nagaland Minister for Health & Family Welfare, S Pangnyu Phom, on Tuesday, informed that as many as 65 new cases of COVID19 confirmed out of 577 samples tested. Necessary contact tracing activated and all primary contacts under self-isolation.
14:42 August 18
Alms seeker donates Rs 10,000 for COVID-19 relief fund
Poolpandiyan, an alms seeker in Madurai, today donated Rs 90,000 towards the state COVID19 relief fund. He says, "I am happy that the District Collector has given me the title of a social worker." In May this year, he donated Rs 10,000 towards the same cause.
12:51 August 18
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15 अगस्त को मेरा RTPCR टेस्ट हुआ जो -ve आया था पर कल रात 9 बजे रेपिट टेस्ट में पॉजिटिव आया हूँ
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— Atul Garg (@AtulGargBJP) August 18, 2020
16 से 18 अगस्त के बीच जो भी मुझसे मिले है उन्हे सावधानी रखते हुए टेस्ट कराना उचित रहेगा।किसी भी प्रकार के सहयोग हेतु मुझसे या मेरे सहयोगी राजेन्द्र जी,अजय राजूपत से भी बात कर सकते है ! pic.twitter.com/IHGJMNJ8jN15 अगस्त को मेरा RTPCR टेस्ट हुआ जो -ve आया था पर कल रात 9 बजे रेपिट टेस्ट में पॉजिटिव आया हूँ
— Atul Garg (@AtulGargBJP) August 18, 2020
16 से 18 अगस्त के बीच जो भी मुझसे मिले है उन्हे सावधानी रखते हुए टेस्ट कराना उचित रहेगा।किसी भी प्रकार के सहयोग हेतु मुझसे या मेरे सहयोगी राजेन्द्र जी,अजय राजूपत से भी बात कर सकते है ! pic.twitter.com/IHGJMNJ8jN
UP minister Atul Garg tests positive for COVID-19
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Atul Garg, said on Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Garg requested all those who came in contact with him recently to get tested for the disease.
"On August 15, RTPCR test was done and I had tested negative. Yesterday, in the rapid test conducted at around 9 pm, I tested positive. People who came in contact with me from August 16 to August 18 should get themselves tested," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
12:03 August 18
Rajasthan MLA who attended Assembly session tests COVID positive
Rajasthan's Phalodi MLA Pabbaram Vishnoi, who attended the Vidhan Sabha session on Friday, has tested COVID-19 positive on Monday, confirmed officials.
His and his grandson's corona test report has come positive and hence they are now home quarantined. The MLA has appealed to all those who came in contact with him to get themselves tested.
Vishnoi had gone to attend the Assembly session on Friday and he met many legislators in the Assembly.
10:46 August 18
With 55K new cases, India crosses 27L-mark
India's Coronavirus tally crossed the 27-lakh mark on Tuesday with 55,079 fresh cases in 24 hours, while the toll climbed to 51,797 with 876 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry.
Out of the total 27,02,742 cases, recoveries have surged to 19,77,779 with 57,937 more people recuperating in the past 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to nearly 73.17 per cent. The actual caseload of the country is the active cases, which currently stands at 6,73,166.
The country had touched the 20-lakh mark on August 7 and added more than seven lakh cases in 11 days.
09:25 August 18
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Had undergone 2nd Rapid Antigen Test this morning after five days home isolation & is declared negative. All of you please take care by maintaining the health advisories & try your best to boost your immune system. #StayFitStayHealthy#WeShallOvercome#PreventionIsBetterThanCure pic.twitter.com/bAooHEkpYD
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— Chowna Mein (@ChownaMeinBJP) August 18, 2020Had undergone 2nd Rapid Antigen Test this morning after five days home isolation & is declared negative. All of you please take care by maintaining the health advisories & try your best to boost your immune system. #StayFitStayHealthy#WeShallOvercome#PreventionIsBetterThanCure pic.twitter.com/bAooHEkpYD
— Chowna Mein (@ChownaMeinBJP) August 18, 2020
Arunachal Deputy CM tests negative for COVID-19
Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein tested negative for COVID-19 in the second Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on Tuesday.
Mein, who said he was under home isolation for the past five days, announced the test results himself through Twitter.
He also urged people of the state to follow COVID-19 guidelines and take steps to stay strong by working on their immunity.
09:14 August 18
India records highest single-day recoveries of 57,584 in the last 24 hours: Union Health Ministry
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A new peak of 8.97 lakh #COVID19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81% compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84%.
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— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 18, 2020
A new peak of 8.97 lakh #COVID19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81% compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84%.#IndiaFightsCorona
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 18, 2020
A new peak of 8.97 lakh #COVID19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81% compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84%.
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that as many as 8.97 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours across the country.
"A new peak of 8.97 lakh COVID-19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81 per cent compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84 per cent," it tweeted.
"Aggressive TESTING leads to early identification and isolation of COVID-19 positive cases. This coupled with efficient clinical treatment brings the Fatality Rate down," the Ministry said in another tweet.
The Ministry also tweeted that "focused implementation of Centre-led strategies has ensured prompt identification, timely isolation and effective clinical treatment, leading to reduced Case Fatality Rate and added," that 30 States/UTs performed better than the national average.
ANI
23:02 August 18
990 new COVID19 cases and 13 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today. Total number of cases now at 47,375 including 10,521 active cases, 35,713 recoveries and 1,141 deaths: State Health Department.
23:00 August 18
West Bengal reports 3,175 new #COVID19 cases and 55 deaths today. The total number of cases rises to 1,22,753 and the death toll is at 2,528. There are 27,535 active cases: State Health Department
23:00 August 18
Delhi reports 1,374 new COVID19 cases, 1,146 discharged/recovered/migrated cases &12 deaths today. Total number of cases now at 1,54,741 including 1,39,447 dischraged/recovered/migrated cases, 11,068 active cases and 4,226 deaths
22:59 August 18
931 new COVID19 cases and 49 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases now at 1,30,410 including 1,05,193 recovered/discharged cases, 17,697 active cases and 7,219 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Maharashtra
22:59 August 18
1,758 new COVID19 cases, 1,365 recoveries & 6 deaths reported in Kerala today. There are 16,274 active cases, 31,394 recovered cases & 175 deaths till date: Kerala Health Minister, K K Shailaja
22:57 August 18
Jharkhand's Health Minister Banna Gupta tests positive for COVID19
22:57 August 18
Andhra Pradesh: 303 inmates and 15 staff of Kadapa jail contract COVID
As many as 303 prisons and 14 staff housed at the Kadapa Central Jail tested positive for COVID-19. Jail authorities have identified a separate building and converted it into a quarantine centre.
As all the positive patients are asymptomatic cases, and keeping in view the logistical inconveniences in shifting them to the State-run COVID hospital or a similar medical facility, it was decided to quarantine them on the jail premises.
20:41 August 18
BJP MP Srinivas Prasad tests COVID positive, CM's son Vijayendra in home quarantine
Bengaluru: BJP MP V Srinivas Prasad on Tuesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Prasad, a former Minister, said he was following doctor's instruction and there was no reason to worry.
He has also requested all those who had come in contact with him during the last week to undergo tests and go into home quarantine. Prasad represents Chamarajanagara constituency.
Meanwhile, state BJP vice president and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra, who had met Prasad earlier in the day, said he was under home quarantine.
Wishing Prasad a speedy recovery, Vijayendra in a tweet said, "As I had come into his contact, I have taken all the precautionary measures, and I'm in-home quarantine. I request all those who were with me to take precautions."
Vijayendra was under home quarantine earlier this month too when his father and Chief Minister Yediyurappa had tested positive.
20:39 August 18
Positivity rate of COVID-19 has come down from 10.03% to 7.72%: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Tuesday said the positivity rate of COVID-19 has come down from 10.03 per cent to 7.72 per cent despite sustained level of testing. Addressing a press briefing, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan gave five major highlights of the past week.
"An important part is recovered patients are nearly 20 lakh which is 2.93 times of active cases," Bhushan said.
The total number of active cases is 6,73,166, while the total number of recovered cases is 19,77,779, he said.
20:38 August 18
1704 new COVID19 cases, 1,582 recoveries & 35 deaths reported in Punjab today. Total number of cases stands at 34,400, including 11,740 active cases, 21,762 recovered cases and 898 deaths till date: State Health Department, Punjab
20:38 August 18
11,119 new COVID19 cases and 422 deaths reported in Maharashtra today; 9,356 patients discharged today. The total cases in the state rise to 6,15,477 including 20,687 deaths and 4,37,870 recovered patients. Active cases stand at 1,56,608: Public Health Department, Maharashtra
20:38 August 18
339 new COVID19 cases, 298 cured cases reported in Goa in today. Total number of cases stands at 12,333, including 3,861 active cases, 8,356 recovered cases and 116 deaths: State Health Department, Goa
20:38 August 18
89 new COVID19 cases reported today in Chandigarh, taking the total number of cases to 2,305, including 1,030 active cases, 1243 cured cases and 30 deaths till date: Health Department, UT Chandigarh
20:37 August 18
Tamil Nadu reports 5,709 new COVID19 cases and 121 deaths today taking the total number of cases to 3,49,654 including 6,007 deaths and 53,860 active cases: State Health Department
20:37 August 18
1,758 new COVID19 cases reported in Kerala today. There are 16,274 active cases and 31,394 people have recovered so far: State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
20:37 August 18
78 new COVID19 cases reported in Manipur including 5 personnel from CAPF. The total number of cases in the State stands at 4,765 including 1,221 central security personnel. The recovery rate is 58.53%: State Health Department
20:37 August 18
434 new COVID19 cases reported from Jammu and Kashmir today; 88 from Jammu division and 346 from Kashmir division, taking the total number of cases in the Union Territory to 29,326. The death toll is at 561: Govt of J&K
17:36 August 18
70 COVID-19 deaths in one day in UP, worst ever
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh reported its worst single-day spike of 70 fatalities on Tuesday, pushing the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 2,585, a senior official said.
Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said the number of those who have been discharged from hospitals after recovery has reached 1,09,607.
The number of COVID-19 cases has reached 1,62,434 with 4,218 fresh cases in 24 hours.
The state has 50,242 cases of active infection, he said.
Prasad said there are 25,008 people who have opted for home isolation while 1,719 are taking treatment in private facilities and another 283 in others.
He said the government has issued an advertisement, urging private doctors to contribute in the "war against pandemic" by serving in L2 and L3 hospitals. The government will give honorarium and insurance cover among other facilities to those coming forward for it, he said.
He said special arrangements are being made for the coming session of the state legislature by setting up testing facilities for the legislators and their associates.
The government has also issued a separate phone number to facilitate those who are facing problems in getting themselves admitted to hospitals, he added.
17:35 August 18
Total number of COVID19 cases rises to 815 in Mizoram, including 436 active cases and 379 discharged cases: State Health Department, Mizoram
17:34 August 18
46 more test positive for COVID-19 in A&N Islands, tally 2,445
Port Blair: At least 46 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the tally to 2,445, a senior official said on Tuesday.
One person succumbed to the infection, raising the death toll in the Union Territory to 29, he said.
As many as 1,325 people have recovered from the disease so far, 99 of them on Monday.
The archipelago currently has eight containment zones.
The number of active cases stands at 1,091.
A total of 71,010 samples have been examined for COVID-19 in the Union Territory thus far.
17:31 August 18
Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan tests positive for COVID-19
Bengaluru: Congress MLA in Karnataka, B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is getting hospitalised on the advice of the doctors.
"I had developed a slight fever and underwent a corona test today, the report has confirmed the infection. On the advice of the doctors I''m getting admitted to hospital," Khan tweeted.
14:53 August 18
3,257 new COVID19 cases reported in Bihar on 17th August, taking the total count of active cases in the state to 32,626: State Health Department, Bihar
14:47 August 18
Nagaland reports 65 new COVID cases
Nagaland Minister for Health & Family Welfare, S Pangnyu Phom, on Tuesday, informed that as many as 65 new cases of COVID19 confirmed out of 577 samples tested. Necessary contact tracing activated and all primary contacts under self-isolation.
14:42 August 18
Alms seeker donates Rs 10,000 for COVID-19 relief fund
Poolpandiyan, an alms seeker in Madurai, today donated Rs 90,000 towards the state COVID19 relief fund. He says, "I am happy that the District Collector has given me the title of a social worker." In May this year, he donated Rs 10,000 towards the same cause.
12:51 August 18
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15 अगस्त को मेरा RTPCR टेस्ट हुआ जो -ve आया था पर कल रात 9 बजे रेपिट टेस्ट में पॉजिटिव आया हूँ
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16 से 18 अगस्त के बीच जो भी मुझसे मिले है उन्हे सावधानी रखते हुए टेस्ट कराना उचित रहेगा।किसी भी प्रकार के सहयोग हेतु मुझसे या मेरे सहयोगी राजेन्द्र जी,अजय राजूपत से भी बात कर सकते है ! pic.twitter.com/IHGJMNJ8jN
">15 अगस्त को मेरा RTPCR टेस्ट हुआ जो -ve आया था पर कल रात 9 बजे रेपिट टेस्ट में पॉजिटिव आया हूँ
— Atul Garg (@AtulGargBJP) August 18, 2020
16 से 18 अगस्त के बीच जो भी मुझसे मिले है उन्हे सावधानी रखते हुए टेस्ट कराना उचित रहेगा।किसी भी प्रकार के सहयोग हेतु मुझसे या मेरे सहयोगी राजेन्द्र जी,अजय राजूपत से भी बात कर सकते है ! pic.twitter.com/IHGJMNJ8jN15 अगस्त को मेरा RTPCR टेस्ट हुआ जो -ve आया था पर कल रात 9 बजे रेपिट टेस्ट में पॉजिटिव आया हूँ
— Atul Garg (@AtulGargBJP) August 18, 2020
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UP minister Atul Garg tests positive for COVID-19
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Atul Garg, said on Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Garg requested all those who came in contact with him recently to get tested for the disease.
"On August 15, RTPCR test was done and I had tested negative. Yesterday, in the rapid test conducted at around 9 pm, I tested positive. People who came in contact with me from August 16 to August 18 should get themselves tested," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
12:03 August 18
Rajasthan MLA who attended Assembly session tests COVID positive
Rajasthan's Phalodi MLA Pabbaram Vishnoi, who attended the Vidhan Sabha session on Friday, has tested COVID-19 positive on Monday, confirmed officials.
His and his grandson's corona test report has come positive and hence they are now home quarantined. The MLA has appealed to all those who came in contact with him to get themselves tested.
Vishnoi had gone to attend the Assembly session on Friday and he met many legislators in the Assembly.
10:46 August 18
With 55K new cases, India crosses 27L-mark
India's Coronavirus tally crossed the 27-lakh mark on Tuesday with 55,079 fresh cases in 24 hours, while the toll climbed to 51,797 with 876 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry.
Out of the total 27,02,742 cases, recoveries have surged to 19,77,779 with 57,937 more people recuperating in the past 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to nearly 73.17 per cent. The actual caseload of the country is the active cases, which currently stands at 6,73,166.
The country had touched the 20-lakh mark on August 7 and added more than seven lakh cases in 11 days.
09:25 August 18
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Had undergone 2nd Rapid Antigen Test this morning after five days home isolation & is declared negative. All of you please take care by maintaining the health advisories & try your best to boost your immune system. #StayFitStayHealthy#WeShallOvercome#PreventionIsBetterThanCure pic.twitter.com/bAooHEkpYD
— Chowna Mein (@ChownaMeinBJP) August 18, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Had undergone 2nd Rapid Antigen Test this morning after five days home isolation & is declared negative. All of you please take care by maintaining the health advisories & try your best to boost your immune system. #StayFitStayHealthy#WeShallOvercome#PreventionIsBetterThanCure pic.twitter.com/bAooHEkpYD
— Chowna Mein (@ChownaMeinBJP) August 18, 2020Had undergone 2nd Rapid Antigen Test this morning after five days home isolation & is declared negative. All of you please take care by maintaining the health advisories & try your best to boost your immune system. #StayFitStayHealthy#WeShallOvercome#PreventionIsBetterThanCure pic.twitter.com/bAooHEkpYD
— Chowna Mein (@ChownaMeinBJP) August 18, 2020
Arunachal Deputy CM tests negative for COVID-19
Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein tested negative for COVID-19 in the second Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on Tuesday.
Mein, who said he was under home isolation for the past five days, announced the test results himself through Twitter.
He also urged people of the state to follow COVID-19 guidelines and take steps to stay strong by working on their immunity.
09:14 August 18
India records highest single-day recoveries of 57,584 in the last 24 hours: Union Health Ministry
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#IndiaFightsCorona
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 18, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
A new peak of 8.97 lakh #COVID19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81% compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84%.
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— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 18, 2020
A new peak of 8.97 lakh #COVID19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81% compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84%.#IndiaFightsCorona
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 18, 2020
A new peak of 8.97 lakh #COVID19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81% compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84%.
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that as many as 8.97 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours across the country.
"A new peak of 8.97 lakh COVID-19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81 per cent compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84 per cent," it tweeted.
"Aggressive TESTING leads to early identification and isolation of COVID-19 positive cases. This coupled with efficient clinical treatment brings the Fatality Rate down," the Ministry said in another tweet.
The Ministry also tweeted that "focused implementation of Centre-led strategies has ensured prompt identification, timely isolation and effective clinical treatment, leading to reduced Case Fatality Rate and added," that 30 States/UTs performed better than the national average.
ANI
Last Updated : Aug 19, 2020, 6:21 AM IST
