19:45 August 17
Single day surge of 1725 COVID-19 cases in Kerala
Kerala reported the highest single-day surge of 1,725 COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection tally to 46,140 while 13 deaths took the toll to 169. Health minister K K Shailaja said Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest number of 461, followed by Malappuram with 306.
19:43 August 17
5 more COVID-19 deaths in Ladakh, toll rises to 14
Five more patients died of coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll due to the disease in the union territory to 14. Kargil district recorded four new deaths, while one COVID-19 patient breathed his last in Leh, the officials said.
So far, Kargil has reported eight deaths due to the disease and Leh six.
19:42 August 17
J&K reports six COVID-19 related deaths, 422 fresh cases
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 422 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the total number of infected persons to 28,892, even as six COVID-19 patients died during the last 24 hours in the Union territory. With the fresh deaths, the death toll of coronavirus infected persons in the UT has risen to 548 of which 507 were from the valley and 41 from the Jammu region
18:14 August 17
17 prisoners in Dhanbad Divisional Jail test positive for COVID-19
As many as 17 inmates of Dhanbad Divisional Jail in Jharkhand have tested positive for novel coronavirus. Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Dhanbad Raj Maheswaram said, rapid antigen tests were conducted on 76 prisoners on Sunday and 17 results came out positive.
17:32 August 17
5 test COVID-19 positive at Sharad Pawar's Mumbai home; NCP chief tests negative
Five persons including security persons and cook found corona positive at NCP Chief Sharad Pawar's Silver Oak residence in Maharashtra's Mumbai. However, Pawar tested negative, but he will not meet anybody for the next 4 days.
17:06 August 17
Director-producer Raj Chakraborty tests positive for COVID
Bengali moviemaker and producer Raj Chakraborty has tested positive for COVID. The actor is under home quarantine. Other family members including wife Subhashree Ganguly will undergo the test. Raj’s father is hospitalised due to other ailments but he tested negative for the virus, sources said.
16:37 August 17
Karnataka prohibits processions for Muharram due to COVID-19
The Karnataka government has prohibited Muharram processions this year and issued strict guidelines for observing Muharram with restrictions that stretch from August 21-30. This order of restricting the celebration issued only this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
16:36 August 17
Tripura reports 143 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths
Tripura on Monday reported 143 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 7,222, while the death toll reached 59 as four more patients succumbed to the disease.
16:36 August 17
COVID-19 cases in Indore cross 10,000-mark
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Indore crossed the 10,000-mark on Monday as 245 more people tested positive for the disease in the Madhya Pradesh district in last 24 hours.
15:31 August 17
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal discharged from AIIMS
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal was discharged from AIIMS on Monday, hospital authorities informed.
The Minister had tested positive for COVID-19 on 8th August.
15:29 August 17
CDRs of patients helping UP trace COVID-19 contacts
Call Data Records (CDRs), used in crime investigation by police, are being analysed across Uttar Pradesh to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients, officials say.
15:24 August 17
Odisha Rural Development Minister Susanta Singh tests positive for COVID-19
Odisha Rural Development, Labour & Employees’ State Insurance Minister Susanta Singh on Monday tested positive for COVID-19.
The minister took to Twitter and shared his health update. He added that he is stable now and requested those who had come in contact with him recently to stay isolated and get tested.
He is the first minister to get infected by the deadly disease. Prior to him, five legislators had also gotten infected with COVID-19.
14:52 August 17
CB-CID office shut for fumigation as 2 contract COVID-19
The office of CB-CID, where three accused in the case relating to the death of Sri Lankan don Angoda Lokka were interrogated, was closed on Monday as two police personnel tested COVID-19 positive.
One Special Sub-inspector in the CB-CID team tested positive on Saturday last necessitating other team members to take a test and the results today showed a woman inspector and a head constable-cum-driver having got the infection.
14:20 August 17
Himachal Pradesh reported two new COVID-19 cases
State Health Department of Himachal Pradesh reported two new COVID-19 cases and nine cured cases reported in Himachal Pradesh today morning. A total number of cases stands at 4,158 in the state till date, including 1,370 active cases, 2,729 recovered cases and 17 deaths so far.
14:16 August 17
Highest-ever single-day recoveries
India reports highest-ever single day recoveries with as many as 57,584 COVID patients getting cured & discharged in the last 24 hours. Recoveries have reached nearly 2 millions i.e 19,19,842 recovered cases. Recovery rate crosses 72% mark, according to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
14:13 August 17
Hyderabad Police urges people to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at home
In the wake of COVID19 pandemic, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar has urged people to perform Muharram mourning rituals & celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at home.
14:10 August 17
Puducherry reports four more deaths, 302 fresh cases
Four more people including a 80-year old man succumbed to COVID-19 as the death toll in Puducherry rose to 114, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao
said on Monday.
Also, 302 fresh coronavirus cases were reported, taking the overall tally in the union territory to 8,029.
14:10 August 17
COVID death toll in Rajasthan climbs to 886
Rajasthan reported 10 COVID-19 deaths and 693 fresh cases of the virus on Monday, according to an official report.
The deaths were reported from Banswara (2), Bikaner (3), Jaipur (3) and Kota (2).
12:04 August 17
Odisha recorded 2,244 new cases
Health & Family Welfare Department of Odisha recorded 2,244 new COVID19 cases along with the 1,550 recoveries on 16th August. A total number of cases stands at 62,294 including 19,612 active cases and 42,276 recovered cases.
12:03 August 17
93 new positive cases in Maharashtra Police force
Maharashtra Police informed that the 93 new COVID19 positive cases and one death recorded in the Police force, in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 12,383 including 9,929 recoveries, 2,328 active cases & 126 deaths.
12:03 August 17
43 new cases in Arunachal Pradesh
Forty-three more people, including 14 security personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the state's total caseload to 2,701, a senior Health Department official said on Monday.
12:02 August 17
Telangana reports 894 fresh cases
Telangana reported 894 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall tally of positive cases in the state to 92,255 even as the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, a hotbed of the virus, continued to witness a fall in fresh infections.
The total number of cases includes 21,420 active cases, 70,132 recoveries & 703 deaths so far.
11:58 August 17
1,317 new cases push Assam's tally to 76,875
Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Assam's COVID-19 caseload shot up to 76,875 on Sunday as 1,317 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 189.
10:54 August 17
Security guards of Sharad Pawar tested positive
Two security guard of NCP leader Sharad Pawar found corona positive. After which Pawar has self-quarantine himself and will not meet anyone in upcoming days on their bungalow silver oak.
10:48 August 17
West Bengal MLA dies
Trinamool Congress MLA from Egra Samaresh Das, who tested positive for COVID-19, died on Monday at 4.15 a.m. He died at a private hospital in Kolkata.
On 18th July he was admitted at Pashkura boroma hospital in East Midnapore. But for health deterioration, he had taken to the private hospital of Kolkata.
10:44 August 17
693 new positive cases and 10 deaths reported in Rajasthan
Rajasthan Health Department said that 693 new COVID19 cases and 10 deaths reported. A total number of cases now at 61,989 including 14,451 active cases, 46,652 recoveries and 886 deaths.
10:37 August 17
India's COVID-19 testing crosses 3 crore mark: Health Ministry
Focussing on aggressive testing, India has surpassed three crore COVID-19 tests with the aim to keep both positivity rate and fatality rate low, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Monday.
"Focussing on timely and aggressive testing, India has exceeded 3 crore tests. Enhanced and timely testing is not only keeping the positivity rate low but also the fatality rate low," Union Health Ministry 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," it added.
09:44 August 17
COVID-19 LIVE: India records highest single-day recoveries, recovery rate crosses 72%
Hyderabad: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 26,47,663 on Monday with a single-day spike of 57,981 infections, while the death toll crossed the 50,000 marks with 941 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The recoveries surged to 19,19,842, pushing the recovery rate to 72.51 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The death toll due to coronavirus infection climbed to 50,921 with 941 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours.
The case fatality rate has declined to 1.92 per cent. There are 6,76,900 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country. According to ICMR, a total of 3,00,41,400 samples have been tested up to August 16 with 7,31,697 samples being tested on Sunday.
19:45 August 17
Single day surge of 1725 COVID-19 cases in Kerala
Kerala reported the highest single-day surge of 1,725 COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection tally to 46,140 while 13 deaths took the toll to 169. Health minister K K Shailaja said Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest number of 461, followed by Malappuram with 306.
19:43 August 17
5 more COVID-19 deaths in Ladakh, toll rises to 14
Five more patients died of coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll due to the disease in the union territory to 14. Kargil district recorded four new deaths, while one COVID-19 patient breathed his last in Leh, the officials said.
So far, Kargil has reported eight deaths due to the disease and Leh six.
19:42 August 17
J&K reports six COVID-19 related deaths, 422 fresh cases
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 422 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the total number of infected persons to 28,892, even as six COVID-19 patients died during the last 24 hours in the Union territory. With the fresh deaths, the death toll of coronavirus infected persons in the UT has risen to 548 of which 507 were from the valley and 41 from the Jammu region
18:14 August 17
17 prisoners in Dhanbad Divisional Jail test positive for COVID-19
As many as 17 inmates of Dhanbad Divisional Jail in Jharkhand have tested positive for novel coronavirus. Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Dhanbad Raj Maheswaram said, rapid antigen tests were conducted on 76 prisoners on Sunday and 17 results came out positive.
17:32 August 17
5 test COVID-19 positive at Sharad Pawar's Mumbai home; NCP chief tests negative
Five persons including security persons and cook found corona positive at NCP Chief Sharad Pawar's Silver Oak residence in Maharashtra's Mumbai. However, Pawar tested negative, but he will not meet anybody for the next 4 days.
17:06 August 17
Director-producer Raj Chakraborty tests positive for COVID
Bengali moviemaker and producer Raj Chakraborty has tested positive for COVID. The actor is under home quarantine. Other family members including wife Subhashree Ganguly will undergo the test. Raj’s father is hospitalised due to other ailments but he tested negative for the virus, sources said.
16:37 August 17
Karnataka prohibits processions for Muharram due to COVID-19
The Karnataka government has prohibited Muharram processions this year and issued strict guidelines for observing Muharram with restrictions that stretch from August 21-30. This order of restricting the celebration issued only this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
16:36 August 17
Tripura reports 143 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths
Tripura on Monday reported 143 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 7,222, while the death toll reached 59 as four more patients succumbed to the disease.
16:36 August 17
COVID-19 cases in Indore cross 10,000-mark
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Indore crossed the 10,000-mark on Monday as 245 more people tested positive for the disease in the Madhya Pradesh district in last 24 hours.
15:31 August 17
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal discharged from AIIMS
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal was discharged from AIIMS on Monday, hospital authorities informed.
The Minister had tested positive for COVID-19 on 8th August.
15:29 August 17
CDRs of patients helping UP trace COVID-19 contacts
Call Data Records (CDRs), used in crime investigation by police, are being analysed across Uttar Pradesh to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients, officials say.
15:24 August 17
Odisha Rural Development Minister Susanta Singh tests positive for COVID-19
Odisha Rural Development, Labour & Employees’ State Insurance Minister Susanta Singh on Monday tested positive for COVID-19.
The minister took to Twitter and shared his health update. He added that he is stable now and requested those who had come in contact with him recently to stay isolated and get tested.
He is the first minister to get infected by the deadly disease. Prior to him, five legislators had also gotten infected with COVID-19.
14:52 August 17
CB-CID office shut for fumigation as 2 contract COVID-19
The office of CB-CID, where three accused in the case relating to the death of Sri Lankan don Angoda Lokka were interrogated, was closed on Monday as two police personnel tested COVID-19 positive.
One Special Sub-inspector in the CB-CID team tested positive on Saturday last necessitating other team members to take a test and the results today showed a woman inspector and a head constable-cum-driver having got the infection.
14:20 August 17
Himachal Pradesh reported two new COVID-19 cases
State Health Department of Himachal Pradesh reported two new COVID-19 cases and nine cured cases reported in Himachal Pradesh today morning. A total number of cases stands at 4,158 in the state till date, including 1,370 active cases, 2,729 recovered cases and 17 deaths so far.
14:16 August 17
Highest-ever single-day recoveries
India reports highest-ever single day recoveries with as many as 57,584 COVID patients getting cured & discharged in the last 24 hours. Recoveries have reached nearly 2 millions i.e 19,19,842 recovered cases. Recovery rate crosses 72% mark, according to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
14:13 August 17
Hyderabad Police urges people to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at home
In the wake of COVID19 pandemic, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar has urged people to perform Muharram mourning rituals & celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at home.
14:10 August 17
Puducherry reports four more deaths, 302 fresh cases
Four more people including a 80-year old man succumbed to COVID-19 as the death toll in Puducherry rose to 114, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao
said on Monday.
Also, 302 fresh coronavirus cases were reported, taking the overall tally in the union territory to 8,029.
14:10 August 17
COVID death toll in Rajasthan climbs to 886
Rajasthan reported 10 COVID-19 deaths and 693 fresh cases of the virus on Monday, according to an official report.
The deaths were reported from Banswara (2), Bikaner (3), Jaipur (3) and Kota (2).
12:04 August 17
Odisha recorded 2,244 new cases
Health & Family Welfare Department of Odisha recorded 2,244 new COVID19 cases along with the 1,550 recoveries on 16th August. A total number of cases stands at 62,294 including 19,612 active cases and 42,276 recovered cases.
12:03 August 17
93 new positive cases in Maharashtra Police force
Maharashtra Police informed that the 93 new COVID19 positive cases and one death recorded in the Police force, in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 12,383 including 9,929 recoveries, 2,328 active cases & 126 deaths.
12:03 August 17
43 new cases in Arunachal Pradesh
Forty-three more people, including 14 security personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the state's total caseload to 2,701, a senior Health Department official said on Monday.
12:02 August 17
Telangana reports 894 fresh cases
Telangana reported 894 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall tally of positive cases in the state to 92,255 even as the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, a hotbed of the virus, continued to witness a fall in fresh infections.
The total number of cases includes 21,420 active cases, 70,132 recoveries & 703 deaths so far.
11:58 August 17
1,317 new cases push Assam's tally to 76,875
Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Assam's COVID-19 caseload shot up to 76,875 on Sunday as 1,317 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 189.
10:54 August 17
Security guards of Sharad Pawar tested positive
Two security guard of NCP leader Sharad Pawar found corona positive. After which Pawar has self-quarantine himself and will not meet anyone in upcoming days on their bungalow silver oak.
10:48 August 17
West Bengal MLA dies
Trinamool Congress MLA from Egra Samaresh Das, who tested positive for COVID-19, died on Monday at 4.15 a.m. He died at a private hospital in Kolkata.
On 18th July he was admitted at Pashkura boroma hospital in East Midnapore. But for health deterioration, he had taken to the private hospital of Kolkata.
10:44 August 17
693 new positive cases and 10 deaths reported in Rajasthan
Rajasthan Health Department said that 693 new COVID19 cases and 10 deaths reported. A total number of cases now at 61,989 including 14,451 active cases, 46,652 recoveries and 886 deaths.
10:37 August 17
India's COVID-19 testing crosses 3 crore mark: Health Ministry
Focussing on aggressive testing, India has surpassed three crore COVID-19 tests with the aim to keep both positivity rate and fatality rate low, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Monday.
"Focussing on timely and aggressive testing, India has exceeded 3 crore tests. Enhanced and timely testing is not only keeping the positivity rate low but also the fatality rate low," Union Health Ministry 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," it added.
09:44 August 17
COVID-19 LIVE: India records highest single-day recoveries, recovery rate crosses 72%
Hyderabad: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 26,47,663 on Monday with a single-day spike of 57,981 infections, while the death toll crossed the 50,000 marks with 941 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The recoveries surged to 19,19,842, pushing the recovery rate to 72.51 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The death toll due to coronavirus infection climbed to 50,921 with 941 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours.
The case fatality rate has declined to 1.92 per cent. There are 6,76,900 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country. According to ICMR, a total of 3,00,41,400 samples have been tested up to August 16 with 7,31,697 samples being tested on Sunday.
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