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12:55 AM

Nagaland reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, four more fatalities

Nagaland on Sunday reported 54 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the state's caseload to 29,151, while deaths of four more patients increased the death toll to 601, a health department official said. Of the fresh cases, 27 were reported from Kohima, 16 from Peren, four from Mokukchung, three from Mon, and two each from Wokha and Zunheboto.

 

At least 102 more people were cured of the infection during the day, taking the total number of recovered persons to 26,490, the official said.

 

The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state currently stands at 90.87 per cent. The state now has 1,224 active cases, while 836 coronavirus patients have migrated to other states. A total of 289,606 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state thus far, and over 6.39 lakh people have been inoculated.

11:15 PM

Punjab logs 50 fresh cases, 2 deaths

Punjab on Sunday reported two Covid-related fatalities, taking the death toll to 16,342, while 50 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 5,99,942, according to a medical bulletin. The deaths were reported from Amritsar and Pathankot. The number of active cases rose to 577 from 572 on Saturday, the bulletin showed.

 

Amritsar and Mohali reported eight cases each, followed by four each in Ferozepur, Gurdaspur and Patiala, it stated.

 

With 39 more patients recovering from the infection, the number of people cured of the disease in the state stands at 5,83,023, as per the bulletin. Meanwhile, Chandigarh reported a single COVID-19 case which took its infection tally to 62,029, according to its medical bulletin. The death toll due to the disease in the union territory stands at 811. The number of active cases in the city stands at 44, while that of recoveries is at 61,174.

10:29 PM

Bengal reports 12 more COVID-19 deaths, 673 fresh cases

West Bengal's COVID-19 death toll climbed to 18,303 on Sunday after 12 more patients succumbed to the virus, while 673 fresh cases pushed the tally to 15,38,563, a health department bulletin said.

 

The state now has 10,030 active cases, and 15,10,230 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 709 since Saturday.

 

North 24 Parganas district reported the highest number of single-day deaths at three, followed by two each in Kolkata, Howrah and Nadia, it said.

 

The fresh cases include 85 from North 24 Parganas, 77 in Kolkata and 71 in Darjeeling.

 

Altogether, 1,63,87,157 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in West Bengal thus far, the bulletin added.

9:53 PM

Sri Lanka tightens guidelines with night curfews

Sri Lanka on Sunday further tightened health guidelines by imposing night curfews in a bid to arrest the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

 

The night curfew will be effective from 10 PM to 4 AM from August 16 until further notice, said Army Commander Shavendra Silva, the head of the national operations center for COVID-19 prevention. The authorities have also banned all public gatherings.

 

Weddings at homes and reception halls would be banned from August 17. Restaurants would function with only at a 50 per cent capacity. Earlier, the government had reduced the number of guests invited for wedding receptions. The move came as the government ignored medical professionals' advice to order a total lockdown.

9:27 PM

Mumbai logs 267 new cases, four deaths; 308 patients recuperate

Mumbai reported 267 coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, taking the city's infection count to 7,39,336, while four deaths pushed the toll to 15,989, civic authorities said.

 

Notably, this is the seventh day in a row when the number of new cases in the megalopolis remained under 300. Also, this is the ninth occasion in August when the single-day infection count of the city remained below this figure.

 

The country's financial capital had reported 262 COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Saturday.

 

A health bulletin issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that 308 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday, which took the overall recovery figure to 7,18,083. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Mumbai is 2,834, it said.

9:03 PM

Goa sees 75 new Covid-19 cases, 85 recoveries, 3 deaths

Goa on Sunday reported 75 fresh COVID-19 cases and three fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 1,72,506 and the toll to 3,171, a state health official said.

9:00 PM

Night curfew extended in 8 Gujarat cities till Aug 28

The coronavirus-induced night curfew in eight cities of Gujarat was on Sunday extended till August 28, officials said. The curfew will be in place from 11pm till 6am in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Gandhinagar, they said.

8:55 PM

Tamil Nadu logs 1,896 new Covid-19 infections, 23 fatalities

Tamil Nadu added 1,896 new COVID-19 on Sunday, pushing the overall caseload to 25,88,781, while 23 fatalities took the toll to 34,519.

Recoveries were lesser in number with 1,842 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 25,33,804, leaving 20,458 active infections, a health department bulletin said.

8:47 PM

Nashik sees 112 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths, 135 recoveries

The COVID-19 tally in Nashik reached 4,04,078 on Sunday after 112 cases were detected, while the day also saw two deaths and 135 people getting discharged from hospitals, an official said.

8:37 PM

Telangana records 245 new Covid-19 cases, one more death

Telangana on Sunday recorded 245 new COVID-19 cases and one more death, taking the tally to 6,52,380 and the toll to 3,842.

The number of active cases stood at 7,268, a state government bulletin said.

8:25 PM

1,431 fresh infections and 21 deaths in Karnataka

Karnataka registered 1,431 fresh coronavirus cases taking its overall tally to 29,29,464 while 21 deaths took the toll to 36,979, the health department said on Sunday.

8:15 PM

97 Covid-19 cases, 2 more deaths in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir's Covid-19 caseload increased to 3,23,422 on Sunday as 97 more people tested positive for the disease, while the death toll increased to 4,397 with two more fatalities, officials said.

8:09 PM

Maharashtra sees 4,797 Covid-19 cases, 130 deaths

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 4,797 new coronavirus positive cases and 130 fatalities while 3,710 patients recovered, the state health department said.

7:26 PM

Covid pandemic affects Indian youth entrepreneurial ecosystem: Study

The impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on youth entrepreneurship ecosystem in India is palpable, with only 47 per cent of respondents confident of sustaining beyond six months if the situation persists, while another 25 per cent hope to sustain between one to six months, according to a recent study.

7:10 PM

Delhi govt raises allocation of Covid vaccines for first dose recipients to 70% in govt centres

To cover more people in the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Delhi government on Sunday issued an order to reserve 70 per cent of vaccination slots of Covishield and Covaxin at state-run facilities for those receiving the first dose.

6:51 PM

Covid hospitalisation rates for young adults hits record in US

Amid the surge of the Delta variant in the US, hospitalisation rates for the adults in their 30s due to Covid-19 have hit record highs, making it the "pandemic of the young".

6:41 PM

Kerala reports 18,582 new Covid-19 cases, 102 deaths in past 24 hours

6:16 PM

Goa CM Pramod Sawant says Covid-19 curfew has been extended till August 23

6:03 PM

Sri Lanka tightens Covid-19 restrictions amid spread of Delta variant

The Sri Lankan government on Sunday decided to ban all public gatherings and the restaurants will have to function at 50 per cent capacity following the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus across the country.

5:50 PM

Lockdown extended till August 31 in Puducherry

The Puducherry government on Sunday extended the existing lockdown till August 31.

The lockdown will have restrictions as were adopted so far and the night curfew would be in force from 10.30 p.m. to 5 a.m the next day, it was stated.

5:45 PM

Covid Curfew in Andhra Pradesh extended till 21

With at least half of the districts in the state reporting a good number of new cases daily, the Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday further extended the Covid curfew till August 21.

5:15 PM

Local train services resume in Mumbai from today for fully vaccinated passengers

5:03 PM

Active coronavirus cases dropped by 345 to 17,865 in Andhra Pradesh

Active coronavirus cases dwindled by 345 to 17,865 in Andhra Pradesh even as the state reported 1,506 fresh positives and 1,835 recoveries on Sunday.

4:51 PM

One more Covid death in UP, total fatality 22,784: Govt

Uttar Pradesh on Sunday reported one more death due to Covid-19, taking the fatality toll due to the fatal infection in the state to 22,784.

4:38 PM

Delhi reports 53 Covid cases and 18 discharges in the last 24 hours

4:18 PM

Russia records 21,624 Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

Russia registered 21,624 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,144 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,600,836, the federal response center said on Sunday.

3:54 PM

India takes pride in in world's largest Covid-19 vaccination programme: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India takes pride in having the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination programme and more than 54 crore people have already taken the vaccine doses.

3:40 PM

Over 56 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses given to states, UTs, says Centre

More than 56.76 crore (56,76,14,390) COVID vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through all sources and a further 5,00,240 doses are in the pipeline, the Centre informed on Sunday.

3:29 PM

Puducherry adds 79 fresh Covid-19 cases, overall tally rises to 1,22,282

The union territory of Puducherry registered 79 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 1,22,282, a senior official of the Health Department said on Sunday.

3:02 PM

Australia secures more Covid vaccines amid lockdowns

Australia has acquired extra 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines amid the country's major cities currently subject to lockdowns to battle recent outbreaks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday.