114 deaths and 4,267 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka today till 5 pm, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,82,354. The total number of patients discharged is 99,126: State Health Department
COVID-19 LIVE: Active cases comprise only 28.66% of total positive cases, says Health Ministry
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22:32 August 10
22:32 August 10
With 11 deaths and 1,173 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in the state today till 8.30 pm, the total case tally rises to 53,670. 757 patients were discharged today: Rajasthan Health Department
22:29 August 10
2,905 new COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 98,459. The total numbers of active and discharged cases are 26,031 and 70,328 respectively: State Health Department
22:27 August 10
100 new cases in Manipur in last 24 hrs
100 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Manipur, in the last 24 hours. The state's total cases tally now stands at 3,853 including 1720 active cases, 2122 recovered cases and 11 deaths: State Health Department
20:00 August 10
7,665 new cases and 80 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases now at 235525 including 87,773 active cases, 1,45,636 recoveries and 2116 deaths: State COVID-19 nodal officer
19:54 August 10
9,181 new cases, 6,711 discharges and 293 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra today. Total number of cases now at 5,24,513 including 1,47,735 active cases, 18,050 deaths and 3,58,421 recoveries: State Health Department
19:22 August 10
3311 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 9012 Rapid antigen tests conducted today. 12,04,405 tests done so far: Government of Delhi
19:20 August 10
Bihar's COVID-19 case tally now stands at 82,741 with 28,151 active cases, 54,139 discharged cases and 450 deaths. The recovery rate in the state is 65.43%: State Health Department
19:18 August 10
1184 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala
1184 new COVID-19 positive cases (including 41 health workers),784 recoveries and 7 deaths have been reported in Kerala today: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
19:17 August 10
9 new cases in Dharavi
Nine new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2626 including 79 active cases and 2289 discharges: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
19:16 August 10
No timeline has been decided to open schools. The opening of schools will depend on the situation of COVID-19. So far only Union Territory of Chandigarh has expressed an intention to open schools: Government Sources
18:45 August 10
J-K's COVID tally reaches 25,367; death toll rises to 478
Jammu and Kashmir's COVID-19 caseload reached 25,367 with 470 more people testing positive for the infection on Monday, while six deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, officials said.
The new deaths were reported from the Kashmir Valley, they said.
18:42 August 10
707 fresh cases take Delhi's COVID-19 tally to 1,46,134; death toll climbs to 4,131
Delhi recorded 707 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.46 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 4,131, authorities said.
The number of tests conducted on Monday stood at 12,323.
Twenty fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
From August 2 to 4, daily cases gradually dropped, showing a three-figure count: August 2 (961), August 3 (805) and August 4 (674).
18:10 August 10
Four Indian Army Gurkha soldiers test COVID-19 positive in Nepal
Four Gurkha soldiers of the Indian Army who were visiting their home in Nepal have tested positive for the coronavirus at a quarantine centre in the country's eastern Sunsari district, officials said on Monday. The Nepalese nationals from the Gurkha regiments of the Indian Army tested positive after their swab samples were collected at a quarantine facility in Dharan Municipality of Sunsari district in Eastern Nepal, Assistant Chief District Officer Mahesh Kumar Pokharel said.
17:23 August 10
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was today discharged from Manipal Hospitals in Bengaluru after he recovered from COVID-19, informed Karnataka Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
The CM had tested positive for the disease on August 2.
17:03 August 10
With 51 more COVID deaths in UP, toll reaches 2,120
Uttar Pradesh on Monday reported 51 more deaths due to COVID-19, pushing the fatalities due to the disease to 2,120. The total number of infected persons has now gone up to 1,26,722 with 4,113 fresh cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said.
16:36 August 10
Dagdusheth Ganpati: Outbreak changes 127-year-old tradition
Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust in Pune has decided to install a Ganesh idol in its temple premises and not erect a pandal in Kotwal Chawdi due to the coronavirus outbreak, the move a first in the 127- year history of one of the country's most famous Ganpati celebrations, said trustee Mahesh Suryawanshi on Monday.
16:35 August 10
UP health minister recovers from COVID-19, attends office
Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh on Monday attended his office after recovering from coronavirus. He had tested positive for the infection on July 24.
16:18 August 10
Pondy minister tests positive for virus
Puducherry Agriculture Minister R Kamalakannan tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. He is admitted to Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) there.
16:17 August 10
Assam DGP tests positive for COVID-19
Director General of Assam Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and has opted for home isolation, officials said.
16:16 August 10
Nearly 600 Kerala residents, part of AI crash rescue operation in quarantine
600 people who were part of the Kozhikode plane crash rescue operations, including Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan, have gone under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
16:15 August 10
Active cases have reduced & currently comprise only 28.66% of the total positive cases. India has posted more than 9 lakh recoveries than the active cases (6,34,945). Case Fatality Rate is 2% as on date and is steadily declining: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
14:48 August 10
Himachal's COVID-19 count at 3,375
4 new COVID-19 cases reported in Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total tally stands at 3,375 cases, including 1,153 active cases, 2,181 recovered cases and 13 deaths so far in the state: State Health Department, Himachal Pradesh
14:21 August 10
Covid-19 positive man commits suicide
A man allegedly committed suicide by jumping off from the third floor of GGH building in Ongole of Prakasam district after contracting Covid-19 infection.
He along with his mother and brother were receiving treatment in the same ward of the hospital.
13:23 August 10
Odisha's COVID-19 caseload crosses 47,000-mark
Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 deaths on Monday as 14 patients succumbed to the disease, while 1,528 new infections pushed its caseload to 47,455, a health official said.
The fresh fatalities have taken the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 286, he said.
Ganjam district, Odisha's COVID-19 hotspot, reported six of the 14 fatalities, while Khurda and Nayagarh registered three deaths each and two patients succumbed to the infection in Sundergarh and Rayagada districts, the official said.
Worst-hit Ganjam has so far reported 137 COVID-19 deaths, followed by 38 in Khurda, he said.
12:27 August 10
Greater Noida Zone 3 DCP Rajesh Kumar Singh along with his son, gunner and driver tested positive for coronavirus.
DCP Rajesh Kumar and his son were admitted to Yathartha hospital while the driver and gunner were admitted to NIMS hospital.
Meanwhile, the officials who came in contact with DCP Rajesh Kumar during the two-day visit of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to Nodia have self-quarantined themselves.
11:46 August 10
20 security personnel among 38 fresh COVID-19 cases in Arunachal
Thirty-eight more people, including 20 security personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the northeastern state's caseload to 2,155 on Monday, a health official said.
Eleven of the fresh cases were reported in East Kameng district, five in East Siang, four in Lower Siang, three each in the Capital Complex region and West Siang and Tirap districts, two each in Anjaw, Papumpare, Tawang and Namsai and one in Upper Siang district, State Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa said.
"Twenty paramilitary personnel, including nine in East Kameng, three each in West Siang, East Siang and Tirap and one each in Anjaw and Papumpare districts, are among the new patients," he said.
All, barring five, are asymptomatic and they have been shifted to COVID Care Centres, Jampa said.
10:07 August 10
Active cases comprise only 28.66% of total positive cases, says Health Ministry
New Delhi: India's novel coronavirus tally crossed the 22-lakh mark on Monday with 62,064 new cases, while the death toll climbed to 44,386 with 1,007 more fatalities, the Health Ministry said.
The recoveries surged to 15,35,743 with a record 54,859 more people recuperating in the past 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 69.33 per cent. The case fatality rate has dropped to about 2 per cent, the ministry said.
There are 6,34,945 active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The total coronavirus cases now stands at 22,15,074, including 44,386 deaths, according to the ministry data.
Active coronavirus cases in worst-hit Maharashtra have now reached 1,45,865.
Taking to Twitter, the Union Health Ministry informed that India's COVID-19 recoveries cross the historic peak of 1.5 million and the infection is now concentrated in 10 States that contribute more than 80 per cent of the new cases.
"India's #COVID19 recoveries cross the historic peak of 1.5 million. Recovery of more than 15 lakh has been made possible because of the policy of TESTING aggressively, TRACKING comprehensively & TREATING efficiently. Better ambulance services, focus on Standard of Care & use of non-invasive oxygen have given desired results," MoHFW tweeted.
"#COVID19 infection still remains concentrated in 10 States that contribute more than 80% of the new cases," the ministry tweeted.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 4,77,023 samples were tested on August 9 while over 2.45 crore samples have been tested so far.
This is the fourth consecutive day that the COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 60,000.
(With inputs from agencies)
22:32 August 10
114 deaths and 4,267 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka today till 5 pm, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,82,354. The total number of patients discharged is 99,126: State Health Department
22:32 August 10
With 11 deaths and 1,173 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in the state today till 8.30 pm, the total case tally rises to 53,670. 757 patients were discharged today: Rajasthan Health Department
22:29 August 10
2,905 new COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 98,459. The total numbers of active and discharged cases are 26,031 and 70,328 respectively: State Health Department
22:27 August 10
100 new cases in Manipur in last 24 hrs
100 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Manipur, in the last 24 hours. The state's total cases tally now stands at 3,853 including 1720 active cases, 2122 recovered cases and 11 deaths: State Health Department
20:00 August 10
7,665 new cases and 80 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases now at 235525 including 87,773 active cases, 1,45,636 recoveries and 2116 deaths: State COVID-19 nodal officer
19:54 August 10
9,181 new cases, 6,711 discharges and 293 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra today. Total number of cases now at 5,24,513 including 1,47,735 active cases, 18,050 deaths and 3,58,421 recoveries: State Health Department
19:22 August 10
3311 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 9012 Rapid antigen tests conducted today. 12,04,405 tests done so far: Government of Delhi
19:20 August 10
Bihar's COVID-19 case tally now stands at 82,741 with 28,151 active cases, 54,139 discharged cases and 450 deaths. The recovery rate in the state is 65.43%: State Health Department
19:18 August 10
1184 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala
1184 new COVID-19 positive cases (including 41 health workers),784 recoveries and 7 deaths have been reported in Kerala today: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
19:17 August 10
9 new cases in Dharavi
Nine new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2626 including 79 active cases and 2289 discharges: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
19:16 August 10
No timeline has been decided to open schools. The opening of schools will depend on the situation of COVID-19. So far only Union Territory of Chandigarh has expressed an intention to open schools: Government Sources
18:45 August 10
J-K's COVID tally reaches 25,367; death toll rises to 478
Jammu and Kashmir's COVID-19 caseload reached 25,367 with 470 more people testing positive for the infection on Monday, while six deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, officials said.
The new deaths were reported from the Kashmir Valley, they said.
18:42 August 10
707 fresh cases take Delhi's COVID-19 tally to 1,46,134; death toll climbs to 4,131
Delhi recorded 707 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.46 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 4,131, authorities said.
The number of tests conducted on Monday stood at 12,323.
Twenty fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
From August 2 to 4, daily cases gradually dropped, showing a three-figure count: August 2 (961), August 3 (805) and August 4 (674).
18:10 August 10
Four Indian Army Gurkha soldiers test COVID-19 positive in Nepal
Four Gurkha soldiers of the Indian Army who were visiting their home in Nepal have tested positive for the coronavirus at a quarantine centre in the country's eastern Sunsari district, officials said on Monday. The Nepalese nationals from the Gurkha regiments of the Indian Army tested positive after their swab samples were collected at a quarantine facility in Dharan Municipality of Sunsari district in Eastern Nepal, Assistant Chief District Officer Mahesh Kumar Pokharel said.
17:23 August 10
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was today discharged from Manipal Hospitals in Bengaluru after he recovered from COVID-19, informed Karnataka Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
The CM had tested positive for the disease on August 2.
17:03 August 10
With 51 more COVID deaths in UP, toll reaches 2,120
Uttar Pradesh on Monday reported 51 more deaths due to COVID-19, pushing the fatalities due to the disease to 2,120. The total number of infected persons has now gone up to 1,26,722 with 4,113 fresh cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said.
16:36 August 10
Dagdusheth Ganpati: Outbreak changes 127-year-old tradition
Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust in Pune has decided to install a Ganesh idol in its temple premises and not erect a pandal in Kotwal Chawdi due to the coronavirus outbreak, the move a first in the 127- year history of one of the country's most famous Ganpati celebrations, said trustee Mahesh Suryawanshi on Monday.
16:35 August 10
UP health minister recovers from COVID-19, attends office
Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh on Monday attended his office after recovering from coronavirus. He had tested positive for the infection on July 24.
16:18 August 10
Pondy minister tests positive for virus
Puducherry Agriculture Minister R Kamalakannan tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. He is admitted to Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) there.
16:17 August 10
Assam DGP tests positive for COVID-19
Director General of Assam Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and has opted for home isolation, officials said.
16:16 August 10
Nearly 600 Kerala residents, part of AI crash rescue operation in quarantine
600 people who were part of the Kozhikode plane crash rescue operations, including Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan, have gone under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
16:15 August 10
Active cases have reduced & currently comprise only 28.66% of the total positive cases. India has posted more than 9 lakh recoveries than the active cases (6,34,945). Case Fatality Rate is 2% as on date and is steadily declining: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
14:48 August 10
Himachal's COVID-19 count at 3,375
4 new COVID-19 cases reported in Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total tally stands at 3,375 cases, including 1,153 active cases, 2,181 recovered cases and 13 deaths so far in the state: State Health Department, Himachal Pradesh
14:21 August 10
Covid-19 positive man commits suicide
A man allegedly committed suicide by jumping off from the third floor of GGH building in Ongole of Prakasam district after contracting Covid-19 infection.
He along with his mother and brother were receiving treatment in the same ward of the hospital.
13:23 August 10
Odisha's COVID-19 caseload crosses 47,000-mark
Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 deaths on Monday as 14 patients succumbed to the disease, while 1,528 new infections pushed its caseload to 47,455, a health official said.
The fresh fatalities have taken the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 286, he said.
Ganjam district, Odisha's COVID-19 hotspot, reported six of the 14 fatalities, while Khurda and Nayagarh registered three deaths each and two patients succumbed to the infection in Sundergarh and Rayagada districts, the official said.
Worst-hit Ganjam has so far reported 137 COVID-19 deaths, followed by 38 in Khurda, he said.
12:27 August 10
Greater Noida Zone 3 DCP Rajesh Kumar Singh along with his son, gunner and driver tested positive for coronavirus.
DCP Rajesh Kumar and his son were admitted to Yathartha hospital while the driver and gunner were admitted to NIMS hospital.
Meanwhile, the officials who came in contact with DCP Rajesh Kumar during the two-day visit of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to Nodia have self-quarantined themselves.
11:46 August 10
20 security personnel among 38 fresh COVID-19 cases in Arunachal
Thirty-eight more people, including 20 security personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the northeastern state's caseload to 2,155 on Monday, a health official said.
Eleven of the fresh cases were reported in East Kameng district, five in East Siang, four in Lower Siang, three each in the Capital Complex region and West Siang and Tirap districts, two each in Anjaw, Papumpare, Tawang and Namsai and one in Upper Siang district, State Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa said.
"Twenty paramilitary personnel, including nine in East Kameng, three each in West Siang, East Siang and Tirap and one each in Anjaw and Papumpare districts, are among the new patients," he said.
All, barring five, are asymptomatic and they have been shifted to COVID Care Centres, Jampa said.
10:07 August 10
Active cases comprise only 28.66% of total positive cases, says Health Ministry
New Delhi: India's novel coronavirus tally crossed the 22-lakh mark on Monday with 62,064 new cases, while the death toll climbed to 44,386 with 1,007 more fatalities, the Health Ministry said.
The recoveries surged to 15,35,743 with a record 54,859 more people recuperating in the past 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 69.33 per cent. The case fatality rate has dropped to about 2 per cent, the ministry said.
There are 6,34,945 active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The total coronavirus cases now stands at 22,15,074, including 44,386 deaths, according to the ministry data.
Active coronavirus cases in worst-hit Maharashtra have now reached 1,45,865.
Taking to Twitter, the Union Health Ministry informed that India's COVID-19 recoveries cross the historic peak of 1.5 million and the infection is now concentrated in 10 States that contribute more than 80 per cent of the new cases.
"India's #COVID19 recoveries cross the historic peak of 1.5 million. Recovery of more than 15 lakh has been made possible because of the policy of TESTING aggressively, TRACKING comprehensively & TREATING efficiently. Better ambulance services, focus on Standard of Care & use of non-invasive oxygen have given desired results," MoHFW tweeted.
"#COVID19 infection still remains concentrated in 10 States that contribute more than 80% of the new cases," the ministry tweeted.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 4,77,023 samples were tested on August 9 while over 2.45 crore samples have been tested so far.
This is the fourth consecutive day that the COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 60,000.
(With inputs from agencies)
Last Updated : Aug 10, 2020, 10:43 PM IST
