Covid LIVE: 11,586 new cases in Kerala in a day; 4,877 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India's daily test positivity rate, which is percentage of people who test positive for Covid-19 compared to those who were tested, stays below 5%.

12:09 AM

48,000 Delhi construction workers to get Rs 5,000 Covid relief

The Delhi government on Monday announced Covid relief of Rs 5,000 each to 47,996 construction workers.

 

The Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board has been directed to disburse the relief amount to workers whose applications were approved between May 28 and July 18, an official statement said.

 

"This relief comes as an additional benefit for construction workers who were hit hardest because of the Covid crisis in Delhi," it said.

 

The Delhi government had disbursed the same relief amount to 2,16,602 construction workers in April this year.

11:51 PM

Maharashtra sees 4,877 new Covid cases, lowest after February 17

Maharashtra on Monday reported 4,877 fresh coronavirus positive cases, the lowest single-day spike after February 17 this year, and 53 fatalities, lowest in the last two weeks.

 

The new additions raised the tally of cases to 62,69,799 in the state and the toll to 1,31,605, the health department said.

 

Maharashtra had reported 4,787 infections on February 17.

 

Among the 53 deaths reported in the eight administrative regions in Maharashtra, the Kolhapur region reported the highest 22 fatalities in the last 24 hours, a health official said. At 4,877, the cases dipped significantly on Monday compared with Sunday when 6,843 infections were reported while the number of fatalities also came down as against 123 recorded on the previous day.

11:13 PM

Nashik sees 86 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, 118 recoveries

The COVID-19 tally in Nashik in Maharashtra reached 4,02,042 on Monday after 86 cases were detected, while the day also saw four people succumbing to the infection and 118 recovering, an official said.

 

He said the district's toll was 8,498 and the number of people discharged post recovery stood at 3,92,291.

 

With 6,207 samples being examined on Monday, the number of tests in Nashik went up to 22,08,154, he added.

9:54 PM

Tamil Nadu records 1,785 new COVID-19 cases, 26 fatalities

Tamil Nadu on Monday recorded 1,785 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the state's caseload to 25,50,282. The death toll from the virus mounted to 33,937 with 26 new fatalities, including 21 in government facilities, according to a government bulletin. As many as 2,361 COVID positive patients were discharged after treatment today, taking the total number of recoveries to 24,93,583.

The number of active cases including isolation as of today remain at 22,762.

Among the new infections, Coimbatore recorded a maximum of 164 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, according to the bulletin.

9:19 PM

Over 1 crore people received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine

More than one crore people in Maharashtra have been administered both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, an official said on Monday.

 

He said the exact number of fully vaccinated people in the state was 1,00,64,308.

 

An official statement also said that till 4 pm on Monday, 3,75,974 people were administered vaccine doses.

 

It said that 3.16 crore people in the state have received the first dose of the vaccine against coronavirus so far.

9:08 PM

Biocon Biologics gets licence from Adagio Therapeutics for antibody Covid treatment

Biocon Biologics, a subsidiary of Biocon, on Monday said it has got a licence from US-based Adagio Therapeutics for an antibody therapy to treat and prevent COVID-19, for India and select markets.

 

Adagio Therapeutics has granted an exclusive licence to the company to manufacture and commercialise an antibody treatment based on ADG20 for India and select emerging markets, Biocon Biologics said in a statement.

 

"ADG20, a novel monoclonal antibody targeting the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses, is in global clinical development by Adagio as a single agent for both the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, its variants, as well as future variants that may emerge," it added.

8:53 PM

Bangladesh logs highest daily Covid deaths, cases

Bangladesh on Monday recorded 15,192 new Covid-19 cases and 247 fresh deaths, the highest in one day, as the country's health facilities are facing mounting pressure amid a stricter nationwide shutdown.

 

According to the directorate general of health services (DGHS) data, the total death toll stands at 19,521 and the number of infections at 11,79,827.

 

The country earlier witnessed the record high 231 Covid-19 deaths on July 19, while the highest 13,768 single-day cases on July 12.

 

"Fatalities rose by 247 deaths in 24 hours when 15,192 infections were reported . . . this is a new record both in terms of deaths and infection cases," the DGHS said in a statement. (PTI)

8:52 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Spas re-open today as Delhi eases curbs

8:36 PM

MP sees 6 Covid-19 cases; nearly a million vaccinated in a day

Madhya Pradesh on Monday added six Covid-19 cases to its tally, which reached 7,91,756, while the toll remained unchanged at 10,512 as no death was reported during the day, an official said.

 

The recovery count stands at 7,81,104, leaving the state with 140 active cases, he said.

 

With 71,613 samples being examined during the day, the number of tests in MP went up to 1,40,61,460, he added. (PTI)

8:21 PM

28 new cases take Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally to 346,946

Jharkhand reported 28 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which pushed the tally in the state to 3,46,946, a health department bulletin said on Monday.

 

The death toll remained at 5,124 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported during the period, it said.

 

Of the fresh cases, four each were registered in Hazaribag and Koderma, three each in Dhanbad, Jamtara and Simdega and two each in Bokaro, Gumla and Latehar.

 

No new case was reported from Chatra, Deoghar, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Khunti, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, Saraikela and West Singhbhum. (PTI)

8:15 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: 11,586 new cases in Kerala in a day; 1,785 in Tamil Nadu

Coronavirus LIVE: 11,586 new cases in Kerala in a day; 1,785 in Tamil Nadu

7:04 PM

Coronavirus Latest: Delhi adds 39 Covid cases, one death

Delhi recorded 39 fresh Covid-19 cases and one more death on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 0.07 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

 

With the new cases, the city's infection tally climbed to 14,35,949. Of these, over 14.10 lakh patients have recovered from the disease, the data showed.

 

The death toll stands at 25,044, it stated. (PTI)

6:58 PM

How the 'fittest and fastest' Delta variant upends assumptions about Covid

The Delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 the world has encountered, and it is upending assumptions about the disease even as nations loosen restrictions and open their economies, according to virologists and epidemiologists.

 

Vaccine protection remains very strong against severe infections and hospitalisations caused by any version of the coronavirus, and those most at risk are still the unvaccinated, according to interviews with 10 leading Covid-19 experts. Read here

6:46 PM

Second Covid wave may have more lasting damage on economy: Moody's

The second wave of Covid-19 may have a more lasting damage on the Indian economy and exports will once again be the foundation for recovery, Moody's Analytics said on Monday.

 

In its report titled 'APAC Economic Outlook: The Delta Roadblock', Moody's Analytics said social distancing is weighing on the current quarter, but economic recovery will resume by the year-end. Read here

6:33 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra first state to fully vaccinate over 10 mn people

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra first state to fully vaccinate over 10 mn people, says state health department