Coronavirus LIVE: India's tally hits 8.8 mn, Shah reviews Delhi situation

Coronavirus LIVE: updates: Maharashtra has 1,740,461 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 857,928, Andhra Pradesh 851,000, Tamil Nadu 752,521 and UP has 514,060

11:48 PM

Bihar reports 247 new Covid-19 cases, five more deaths

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 226,915 as 247 more people tested positive for the infection, while five fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,184, a health department bulletin said on Sunday.

 

At least 614 people were cured of the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 2,19,864, it said.

10:55 PM

Chhattisgarh reports 530 new cases of coronavirus, 16 deaths

With 530 new Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths, Chhattisgarh's total count rose to 210,534 and toll to 2,578 on Sunday, a health official said.
 

The number of people who have recuperated so far increased to 188,869 as 44 of them were discharged from various hospitals, while 579 patients completed their home isolation during the day.

10:54 PM

West Bengal reports 51 more fatalities, 3,053 new cases and 4,480 recoveries. Death toll rises to 7,661, infection tally reaches 431,551

10:36 PM

Andhra reports 1,056 fresh Covid cases, 15 more deaths

The death toll due to Covid-19 in Andhra Pradesh rose to 6,868 on Sunday with 15 more fatalities being reported, while 1,056 new cases pushed the state's infection tally to 8,54,011.

 

The state's mortality rate stands at 80 per cent, lower than the national average of 1.47 per cent.

 

Covid claimed two lives each in Anantapur, Chittoor, Krishna and Visakhapatnam districts. East Godavari, Guntur, Kadapa, Prakasam, Vizianagaram and West Godavari districts accounted for a death each.

10:23 PM

Delhi's Covid spike: Stepping in, Amit Shah announces slew of measures; more ICU beds, house-to-house survey

10:09 PM

Surat adds 187 new Covid-19 cases, 208 recover

Surat district on Sunday reported187 new coronavirus positive cases, taking its tally to 38,659, Gujarat health department said.

 

With one death, the toll rose to 1,037, it said.

9:10 PM

Ahmedabad adds 219 fresh Covid-19 cases, 229 recover

Ahmedabad district on Sunday reported 219 new Covid-19 cases, taking the count of infections to 45,343, the Gujarat health department said.

 

The districthas been reporting the highest number of new cases in the state and has overtaken Surat that topped the tally of new infections earlier.

 

With three deaths, the Covid-19 toll in Ahmedabad districtrose to 1,932, it said.

 

Meanwhile, 229 patients were discharged in the day, exceeding the new cases.

8:26 PM

Spike in COVID cases: More ICU beds, testing in Delhi, says HM Amit Shah

To deal with the recent spike in coronavirus cases in Delhi,the Centre on Sunday said it will soon make available 300 additional ICU beds and double the number of daily RTPCR tests in the national capital.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also said some of the hospitals under the municipal corporations of Delhi will be converted into dedicated COVID hospitals and doctors and paramedics of paramilitary forces will be deployed in the national capital to deal with the shortage of manpower.

Shah said to save more lives, the Centre will also provide oxygen, high flow nasal cannula and other health equipments to Delhi.

The decisions were taken at a high level meeting chaired by Shah and attended byDelhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan among others.

6:54 PM

2,544 new coronavirus cases in Maha, death toll rises by 60

Maharashtra reported 2,544 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, which took the state's infection tally to 17,47,242, the health department said. The death of 60 patients took the fatality count in the state to 45,974, it said.

A total of 2,707 patients were discharged during the day, it said. As many as 16,15,371 patients have recovered from the infection so far.There are 84,918 active cases in the state now, the department said.

6:53 PM

J-K reports 460 new COVID-19 cases, nine fatalities in a day

Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 460 new COVID-19 cases taking the infection tally to 1,02,619, while while nine fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,589, officials said.

 

Of the fresh cases, 189 were from Jammu division and 271 from the Kashmir Valley, they said. Srinagar district recorded the highest 120 cases, followed by 94 in Jammu.

 

There are 5,688 active cases in the Union Territory, while 95,342 patients have recovered so far, the officials said.

 

Of the nine deaths reported in the Union Territory, four were from Jammu and five from Kashmir valley.