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Coronavirus latest news: Globally, the cases from the deadly infection rose to 19,824,039 with the figures crossing 5.1 million mark in the United States. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

10:21 PM

Bihar reports 3,934 fresh Covid-19 cases; death toll reaches 429: State Health department

10:20 PM

139 new cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands today, taking the total count to 1,490.

10:19 PM

868 Covid-19 cases have been reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total count to 39,025.

10:19 PM

Total Covid-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh rise to 3,371 including 1,149 active cases

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506 Covid-19 cases reported in Goa. Total count stands at 8,712

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2,939 Covid-19 cases, and 54 deaths reported in West Bengal. Total count in the state is now at 95,554

10:17 PM

1,207 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 29 deaths, total count near 100,000 mark

10:14 PM

Karnataka registers 5,985 fresh Covid-19 cases, 107 deaths

With 5,985 new Covid-19 cases and 107 casualties, the number of those infected by the deadly virus in Karnataka reached 1.78 lakh on Sunday, the health department said.

 

According to the health bulletin issued by the department, 5,670 discharges on Sunday took the total discharges to 93,908 whereas there were 80,973 active cases including 678 in the ICU.

 

Bengaluru alone recorded 1,948 fresh cases and 22 deaths due to the pathogen.

 

The capital city has seen 1,240 fatalities so far.

10:11 PM

All hospitals, virus centres told to follow fire safety norms

Against the backdrop of a fire at a Covid-19 care centre in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, health authorities in Telangana have asked all hospitals and Covid-19 care centres to strictly follow fire safety norms.

 

In a letter sent to the hospitals and the virus care centres, director of Public Health Srinivasa Rao said many private hospitals are utilising hotels as Covid-19 care centres where patients with mild symptoms are kept in isolation.

 

He referred to the fire in a hotel turned into a Covid-19 care centre in Vijayawada where 10 people lost their lives.

10:06 PM

222 new Covid-19 cases in Surat; nine die

Surat reported 222 new coronavirus positive cases, highest in Gujarat on Sunday, that pushed the overall tally in the district to 15,810, the state health departmentsaid.

 

Surat also reported nine fatalities, also the highest in the state on the day, which took the toll to 687, it said.

 

The district reported the recovery of 589 patients, which took the number of discharged persons to 12,597, the health department said in itsrelease.

10:05 PM

285 new cases and 6 deaths have been reported in Chhattisgarh. Total count in the state now at 12,148

9:56 PM

Mandatory Covid-19 test before admission in GMCH: Goa minister

The state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) will conduct rapid antigen tests on people before they are admitted in the facility, said state health minister Vishwajit Rane on Sunday.

 

He said an RT-PCR test would be done as a second layer of confirmation before surgery.

9:49 PM

Bengal man dies by suicide after losing job due to Covid-19 crisis

A 40-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after losing his job due to the Covid-19 outbreak in West Bengal's Purba Barddhaman district, police said on Sunday.

 

The former car mechanic's body was found hanging from a bamboo pole in the bathroom of his residence in Khudirampally area in Barddhaman town on Saturday evening, they said.

9:18 PM

Maharashtra adds over 12,000 Covid-19 cases for second day in a row; 390 more die

8:52 PM

Coronavirus tally in Madhya Pradesh crossed 39,000-mark

The coronavirus tally in Madhya Pradesh crossed the 39,000-mark on Sunday with the addition of 868 cases, health officials said. The case count now stands at 39,025, they said.

 

According to them, the death toll went up to 996 after 19 people succumbed to the infection in the last 24-hours. Of them, three each died in Bhopal and Indore, two each in Jabalpur, Morena, Betul and Singrauli and one each in Dewas, Vidisha, Damoh, Satna and Alirajpur.