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12:48 AM

Gujarat's Covid tally reaches 1,03,006 : Officials

The Covid-19 cases in Gujarat rose to 1,03,006 cases, with the addition of the daily spike of 1,311 cases, health officials said.

Surat reported 277 cases and Ahmedabad saw 167 cases coming up. The number of positive cases are increasing drastically in Rajkot and Jamnagar.

Ahmedabad was followed by Rajkot where 145 cases were registered. Vadodara has been recording more than 120 cases detected daily and everyday it keeps on increasing and on Saturday 119 cases were registered, while 111 positive cases were detected in Jamnagar.

12:40 AM

Bihar's Covid-19 death toll mounts to 750 with nine more fatalities

Bihar reported nine more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the death toll to 750, even as the state's caseload jumped to 1,45,860 with 1,727 new infections, the health department said on Saturday.

The discharge rate, too, rose to 88.01 per cent after 1,965 people recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours, it said. The total number of recoveries stood at 1,28,376.

12:39 AM

Single-day recoveries outnumber new Covid-19 cases in Nagaland

Single-day recoveries outnumbered new Covid-19 cases in Nagaland on Saturday as 68 people were cured of the disease and 21 tested positive for the infection, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.

The fresh infections have pushed the state's tally to 4,128.

12:38 AM

Assam reports 2,698 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

Assam's Covid-19 caseload went up to 1,23,922 after 2,698 more people tested positive for the virus, while seven fresh fatalities took the death toll to 352 on Saturday, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Two of the seven deaths were reported from Darrang while Kamrup Metropolitan, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Hailakandi and Jorhat registered one casualty each.

12:03 AM

Uttarakhand logs highest one-day jump with 950 new Covid-19 cases

Uttarakhand on Saturday recorded its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with 950 people testing positive for the infection, according to a state health department bulletin.

The state also reported its highest number of fatalities in a day after 18 people, who tested psoitive for the disease, died on Saturday, it said.

 

The Covid-19 tally in Uttarakhand now stands at 23,961 while the death toll is 330, the bulletin said. 

11:54 PM

Panjab University to conduct UG exams online amid Covid-19

11:42 PM

Jharkhand Covid-19 case tally rises to 49,797 with 1,754 new cases

11:31 PM

Assam reports 2,698 new Covid-19 cases, toll reaches 352

11:23 PM

Punjab reports 1,515 new Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 61,527

Punjab reported 1,515 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday taking the total number of cases to 61,527 in the state.

According to the state government, 69 deaths were reported today and the death toll has gone up to 1,808. A total of 1306 patients were discharged on Saturday.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday ended his week-long self-isolation after testing negative for coronavirus, Chief Minister's Office said.

11:10 PM

Preparations underway at Hyderabad Metro stations before services resume on Sept 7

11:03 PM

Chhattisgarh: 1,172 new Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths; tally crosses 41,000

Chhattisgarh reported 1,172 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday and 14 deaths over the past couple of days, taking the statewide tally to 41,806 and the toll to 351, a health official said.

 

The state also witnessed the highest number of patients being discharged in single day at 879, he added.

 

So far, 20,487 patients have recovered from the infection since the first case reported in March, leaving the state with 20,968 active cases, he said. Of the 1,172 fresh cases, Raipur district accounted for 398 that took the case tally in the region to 15,021, including 184 deaths, he said.

10:50 PM

Madhya Pradesh govt sets rates for hospitals treating Covid-19 patients

The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday decided that private hospitals treating Covid-19 patients could charge only 40 per cent more than rates prevalent in the time before the outbreak. It was also decided that patients being treated at private Covid-19 designated hospitals, which are authorised and in contract with the government, can voluntarily pay their bills.

 

Such hospitals are currently treating patients free of cost.

 

After a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to review the coronavirus situation, Minister for Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang informed that there was some confusion about bills being raised by private hospitals treating Covid-19 patients.

10:38 PM

Biggest one-day spike of 182 Covid-19 cases in Meghalaya

Meghalaya registered its highest single-day spike of 182 Covid-19 cases on Saturday, which pushed the tally in the northeastern state to 2,916, a health department official said.

 

Of the new cases, 121 were reported from East Khasi Hills district, 31 from Ri-Bhoi, 15 from East Garo, 12 from West Garo, two from North Garo and one from West Khasi hills districts, Health Services Director Aman War said.

 

"Fifteen health workers and five armed forces personnel from East Khasi Hills district are among new patients," he said.

 

10:28 PM

Haryana reports highest one-day jump in Covid-19 deaths, cases

Haryana on Saturday reported its highest single-day jump in number of Covid-19 deaths at 22, while a record spike of 2,289 cases pushed the infection tally to 74,272, according to the state health department''s daily bulletin. Just a day earlier, the state had recorded the biggest spike of 1,884 cases and 19 fatalities.

 

The total number of fatalities in the state rose to 781 with the addition of the fresh fatalities.

 

While Kurukshetra and Panchkula reported three deaths each, two fatalities each were from Gurugram, Ambala, Karnal, Hisar and Yamunanagar while one death each took place in Kaithal, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Bhiwani, Palwal and Rohtak, the bulletin said.

 

10:20 PM

Tamil Nadu reports 5,870 new Covid-19 cases, 61 deaths

Tamil Nadu has reported 5,870 new Covid-19 cases and 61 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the state health department, the total number of active cases now stands at 51,583. A total of 5,859 patients have also been discharged in the last 24 hours

 

The Health Department said 3,98,366 patients have been discharged till now while 7,748 have lost their lives due to the virus.

 

India reported the highest single-day jump of 86,432 new coronavirus cases on Saturday taking the total count of cases above 40 lakh. in Pak-initiated ceasefire violation in Nowgam

10:07 PM

Himachal Pradesh reports 188 new Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 7,018

9:59 PM

Next 3 months challenging as Covid-19 cases spike sharply: Maharashtra CM

The spike in Covid-19 cases in Mumbai in the last two days shows the state administration will face the challenge of containing the outbreak more vigorously in the next two to three months, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday. He was speaking at a review meeting on the Covid-19 situation.

 

"When the number of cases daily was between 1000-1100, we felt we are the peak of the virus spread. But in the last two days, the daily spike is between 1700-1900. Hence, the next three months are challenging and we have to tackle it effectively," he said.

 

Thackeray said 5000-6000 more beds can be arranged in Mumbai and the administration has to plan for oxygen and ICU facilities.

9:50 PM

AP logs 10,825 new Covid-19 cases, tally inches closer to 500,000-mark

With more districts touching new landmarks by the day, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday inched closer to the 500,000-mark in coronavirus cases as 10,825 more were added afresh in 24 hours.

 

After 10,830 on August 26, this is the highest addition of cases in a day in the state.

 

For the second day in a row, close to 12,000 Covid-19 patients got cured and discharged from hospitals, thereby bringing down the number of active cases, the latest bulletin said.

 

The state's Covid-19 chart now showed 4,87,331 total cases, 3,82,104 recoveries and 4,347 deaths, with the number of active cases being 1,00,880.

9:41 PM

Another Covid-19 death, 234 fresh cases in Chandigarh

Chandigarh reported one more death due to Covid-19, pushing the toll to 69, while the infection count climbed to 5,502 after detection of 234 new cases on Saturday, according to a medical bulletin.

A 27-year coronavirus positive man died at government medical college and hospital on Friday, the bulletin said. A 14-day-old child is among the fresh cases of the novel coronavirus in the Union Territory, it said.

9:30 PM

Doubling of tests behind surgeon in Covid cases, no need to panic: Delhi CM

Declaring a "war" on coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Delhi is attributable to doubling of testing, but asserted that the situation in the city is completely under control and there is no need to panic.

 

Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said he is not worried about the data, but more concerned about keeping people healthy.

 

"Delhi declares war on corona. We have doubled testing, started testing at markets, bus stands, mohalla clinics etc. Test, test, test. Isolate infected people and provide them good treatment. I have told officers not to worry if the number (of cases) increases due to multifold testing," Kejriwal later tweeted.

9:18 PM

1,636 new coronavirus cases in MP, 30 deaths, 1,392 recoveries

Madhya Pradesh on Saturday recorded 1,636 new coronavirus cases, taking the total count in the state to 71,880, health officials said.

 

The highest 284 new infections were reported from Indore, followed by 172 in Bhopal, 160 in Gwalior and 116 in Jabalpur.

 

The coronavirus death toll rose to 1,543 after 30 patients succumbed since Friday evening, they said.

9:05 PM

592 cases take Goa's Covid-19 count to 20,455; toll 229

The number of COVID-19 cases in Goa reached 20,455 after 592 people were detected with the infection on Saturday, while nine deaths took the toll to 229, an official said.
 

With 534 people getting discharged during the day, the number of such cases has risen to 15,281, leaving the state with 4,945 active cases, he added.

9:00 PM

Bengal's Covid-19 death toll crosses 3,500-mark; discharge rate rises to 84.86%

The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal crossed the 3,500-mark to reach 3,510 after 58 more people succumbed to the disease on Saturday, a bulletin released by the state health department said.
 

After 3,248 patients recovered from the infection, the discharge rate improved to 84.86 per cent from 84.48 per cent on Friday.
 

The bulletin said that 3,042 fresh cases of the contagion took the tally to 1,77,701.

8:55 PM

20,489 new Covid-19 positive cases, 10,801 discharged in Maharashtra today

8:47 PM

Ahmedabad adds 167 Covid-19 cases; tally 32,351

The COVID-19 tally in Ahmedabad district rose to 32,351 on Saturday with addition of 167 new cases, Gujarat health department said.
 

With two fatalities in the day, the total toll went up to 1,747, it said.
 

A total of 78 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recoveries to 26,771 in the district.

8:38 PM

1,311 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, 16 deaths, 1,148 recoveries

Coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 1,03,006 on Saturday with 1,311 new patients coming to light, the state health department said.
 

With 16 new fatalities, the COVID-19 death toll in the state reached 3,094, it said.
 

At the same time, 1,148 patients were discharged, raising the number of recovered cases to 83,546, the department said in its release.

8:26 PM

Andhra Pradesh reports 10,825 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

8:18 PM

1515 new Covid-19 positive cases, 69 deaths reported in Punjab today

8:04 PM

950 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today

7:55 PM

258 more Maharashtra police personnel tested Covid-19 positive