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Coronavirus LIVE: Sero survey shows 34% have antibodies in Tripura

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,731,833 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 853,796, Andhra Pradesh 847,977, Tamil Nadu 750,409 and UP 503,159. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

BS Web Team New Delhi
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A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a man at the Sadar Bazar market to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Delhi on Wednesday.

2 min read Last Updated : Nov 13 2020 | 2:12 AM IST

2:12 AM

Bihar reports 5 more coronavirus deaths, 523 new cases

1:52 AM

Europe, Gates pledge funds to get vaccines for poor nations

European governments and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged Thursday to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency funds for a global effort aimed at ensuring eventual vaccines against the coronavirus are quickly available to poor countries though it remains unclear how that might actually happen.
 
The money will go to vaccine development and distribution efforts coordinated by a World Health Organization program called ACT-Accelerator. That includes Covax, an ambitious but troubled global project to buy and deliver virus vaccines for the world's poorest people.
 
None of the experimental Covid-19 vaccines being tested has finished the advanced testing needed to prove their safety and efficacy, but several might have data to present in the coming weeks.

1:27 AM

Covid-19 case hits 1st Caribbean cruise since pandemic

One of the first cruise ships to ply through Caribbean waters since the pandemic began ended its trip early after one passenger fell ill and is believed to have Covid-19, officials said Thursday.
 
The SeaDream is carrying 53 passengers and 66 crew, with the majority of passengers hailing from the US according to Sue Bryant, who is aboard the ship and is a cruise editor for The Times and The Sunday Times in Britain.
 
She told The Associated Press that one passenger became sick on Wednesday and forced the ship to turn back to Barbados, where it had departed from on Saturday. However, the ship had yet to dock in Barbados as local authorities tested those on board.

1:09 AM

Meghalaya reports 144 new Covid-19 cases, 4 fresh deaths

Meghalaya's Covid-19 tally mounted to 10,511 as 144 new cases were detected on Thursday, while four fresh fatalities pushed the death to 98, a senior health department official said.
 
The number of active Covid-19 cases in the state rose to 1,045, Health Services Director Aman War said.

12:37 AM

451 more test positive for Covid-19 in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 67,239 on Thursday with 451 more people testing positive while seven more infected patients died, a health bulletin stated.
 
Dehradundistrict reported the highest number with 115 cases, Nainital 60, Chamoli 48, Rudraprayag 47, Pauri 46, Almora 41, Pithoragarh 32, Haridwar 20, Udham Singh Nagar 13, Bageshwar 10, Tehri 9, Champawat 6 and Uttarkashi 4, the state health department bulletin said.

12:04 AM

Nagpur records 234 Covid-19 cases, 283 recoveries

Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Thursday registered 234 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 1,05,888, the local administration said.
 
A District Information Office release said eight more Covid-19 patients succumbed to the infection, taking the death toll to 3,498.

11:39 PM

Himachal Pradesh reports 765 fresh coronavirus cases, 6 more deaths

11:13 PM

Goa reports zero Covid deaths, first time in months

In a first such instance in months, Goa reported zero Covid-19 related deaths on Thursday, even as the state reported 109 fresh coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.
 
Goa had reported its first Covid-19 related death in June 22 and its overall death count on account of the pandemic currently stands at 656.

10:56 PM

Andaman and Nicobar reports 13 new Covid-19 cases and 15 recoveries today.

10:47 PM

7,053 new Covid-19 cases take Delhi's tally to over 467,000; death toll 7,332 with 104 more fatalities

9:57 PM

617 new cases take J&K's Covid tally to 100,968

Jammu and Kashmir reported 617 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the Union Territory's Covid-19 tally to 100,968, while 511 persons were discharged from different hospitals after recovery.
 
An official bulletin said that of the 617 new cases reported on Thursday, 226 were from Jammu division and 391 from Kashmir division.
 
So far, 100,968 people have been infected by coronavirus in the UT of which 93,824 have recovered.

9:40 PM

Without home isolation policy, won't have been possible to handle such massive surge: Delhi Health Minister

9:13 PM

29 new coronavirus cases reported in UP's Muzaffarnagar district, active cases 314: Official

9:07 PM

Sero survey indicates that 34% population in Tripura have developed antibodies against coronavirus: Minister

8:54 PM

Covid-19: 109 more cases, one death in Chandigarh

Chandigarh reported 109 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the city's infection count to 15,543

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First Published: Nov 12 2020 | 6:45 AM IST