Coronavirus LIVE: BMC To Issue Monthly Pass From Tomorrow For Traveling In Mumbai Local Trains

Coronavirus LIVE, August 10, Tuesday: The Covid test positivity rate in Kerala continues to hover around 13 per cent, though the number of new Covid cases on Monday were much lesser.

Background

Coronavirus LIVE, August 10, Tuesday: Maharashtra COVID task force on Monday discussed the possibility of granting more relaxations in COVID-19 curbs while observing precautions, an official said, adding the government is identifying new areas and preparing guidelines.The meeting of the task force, held in the evening, was attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte, state COVID task force head Dr Sanjay Oak and other members.Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that he would visit all districts bordering Kerala and Maharashtra by next week to take stock of the existing Covid situation.As per the opinion of Covid Expert Committee, the number of Covid cases increased in Karnataka due to free movement of people from Kerala and Maharashtra. During the first wave also, Covid infection spread rapidly in the state for the same reason, Bommai said.The Covid test positivity rate in Kerala continues to hover around 13 per cent, though the number of new Covid cases on Monday was 13,049, after 98,640 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, said a statement from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.Monday's figures of new cases were lesser, compared to the previous days, since, generally on Sundays, the number of samples sent for testing is also less, compared to other days.The statement also said that there were 1,69,512 active cases after 20,004 people turned negative.There were 105 Covid deaths reported taking the death toll to 17,852.Malappuram district, which has been recording the highest number of daily cases, continued to be in the lead with 2,052 people turning positive followed by Thrissur with 1,762.

10/08/2021 22:49:50

Tamil Nadu logs 1,893 fresh cases, 27 deaths push toll to 34,367

Tamil Nadu continued to record a decline in new infections by adding 1,893 cases taking the overall tally to 25,79,130 till date, the Health department said on Tuesday. As many as 27 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 34,367.

Recoveries outnumbered new infections with 1,930 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 25,24,400 leaving 20,363 active cases, a medical bulletin said.

10/08/2021 18:42:50

Monthly Pass To Be Issued From Tomorrow For Traveling In Mumbai Local Trains

Mumbai | In order to enable citizens to travel in suburban trains, offline verification procedure for COVID19 vaccination & issuing Local Railway Monthly Pass to start from 7 am of 11th August at suburban railway stations: BMC

10/08/2021 17:59:53

20 children in 2 schools of Ludhiana found Covid positive

20 children in 2 schools of Ludhiana, found to be positive for Covid-19: Deputy Commissioner VK Sharma

10/08/2021 17:58:46

Caseload and positivity trend found to be more than 10 in Kerala: Dr SK Singh

Dr SK Singh, NCDC Director in a press briefing on Tuesday said, "Central Team was sent to Kerala. 1st, to see how the 'test-track-treat' strategy is being implemented, 2nd, surveillance of containment zones with contact tracing being an important factor, 3rd, to check infrastructure of hospitals and 4th, to see the progress of vaccination. Caseload and positivity trend was found to be more than 10. Some districts indicated an increasing trend of positivity rate - Malappuram, Kozhikode, Pathanamthitta. 80% of cases were found to be positive for Delta variant, like other states."

10/08/2021 17:56:34

Only one state informed about suspected deaths related to oxygen shortage: Centre

"States were asked about deaths related to oxygen shortage. As per reports so far, one state informed us about a suspected case. All states that sent us reports so far, have not told us that they've specifically reported a death due to oxygen": Lav Agarwal, Jt Secy, Health Ministry

10/08/2021 16:28:47

Delhi Reports 52 New Covid Cases, 1 Death In Last 24 Hrs

Delhi reports 52 new Covid cases, 45 recoveries and 1 death in the last 24 hours.

• Total cases 14,36,852


• Total recoveries 14,11,280


• Death toll 25,068


• Active cases 504

10/08/2021 14:32:12

Delta variant detected in 80% of the samples sent for genome sequencing in Delhi

The Delta variant of coronavirus has been detected in at least 80% of the samples sent for genome sequencing during second wave of Covid in Delhi. More than 80% of fresh cases are also of Delta variant: Health Minister Satyendar Jain

10/08/2021 12:16:24

Bharat Biotech Gets Nod To Produce Covaxin In Ankleshwar

"Govt of India approves vaccine manufacturing facility for production of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin in Ankleshwar, Gujarat," tweets Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

10/08/2021 10:51:54

No new Covid-19 case in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

The union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not record any new COVID-19 case in the last 24-hours, a health official said on Tuesday. The COVID-19 tally in the archipelago remained at 7,546, he said. The union territory now has only five active COVID-19 cases and all five patients are in the South Andaman district.

The other two districts - North and Middle Andaman and Nicobar - are now COVID-19 free, the official said. A total of 7,412 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far, including two persons on Monday, he said. The COVID-19 death toll in the union territory remained at 129 as no fresh fatality due to the disease was reported in the last 24 hours.

10/08/2021 10:14:21

India reports 28K Coronavirus cases in a single day

India has reported 28,204 new cases, the lowest in 147 days. Active caseload is currently at 3,88,508 and recovery rate at 97.45%

10/08/2021 09:34:40

Maha govt discusses possibility more relaxations in COVID-19 curbs

The Maharashtra COVID-19 task force has discussed the possibility of granting more relaxations in restrictions while observing precautions, and also deliberated on tackling the possible third wave of the pandemic, requirement of medical oxygen and increasing the pace of vaccination, an official said.

A meeting of the task force, held on Monday evening, was attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, state Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, COVID-19 task force head Dr Sanjay Oak and other members.

The state government is now preparing new guidelines after receiving various suggestions and instructions from doctors, experts and government departments. The focus of the discussion was basically on how to introduce further relaxations while observing precautions, said a government official, who attended the meeting.

He said the government is listing new areas where more relaxations can be introduced.

The task force also discussed issues related to tackling of the possible third wave of the pandemic, requirement of medical oxygen, increasing the pace of vaccination, effective implementation of tracing and tracking, among others, he said.

The state government had excluded malls, cinema halls, theatres, religious places and religious gatherings from the purview of relaxations introduced last week.

10/08/2021 09:34:03

Maha: Thane logs 183 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

With the addition of 183 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 5,47,038, an official said on Tuesday.

These new cases were reported on Monday, he said.

The virus also claimed the lives of six more people, which took the death toll in the district to 11,126.

The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 2.03 per cent, the official said.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,33,759, while the death toll has reached 3,213, another official said.

10/08/2021 07:48:15

Maharashtra reports over 4K cases in last 24 hrs

Maharashtra reports 4,505 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7,568 recoveries, and 68 deaths today.

Active cases: 68,375
Total recoveries: 61,51,956
Death toll: 1,34,064

10/08/2021 07:47:38

Assam Logs 1,120 New COVID-19 Cases, 17 Deaths

Assam on Monday reported 17 more COVID-19 deaths, which took the toll to 5,404, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission. The coronavirus caseload in the northeastern state mounted 5,75,220 with 1,120 new cases, it said.

10/08/2021 07:47:16

Britain to Relax Some Travel Restrictions for COP26

ritain will relax some travel restrictions to help delegates attend the U.N. climate conference in Scotland later this year, including a shorter quarantine period for those from so-called "red list" countries who have been vaccinated. PM Boris Johnson has pushed for COP26 to be in-person rather than virtual, believing face-to-face negotiations will achieve more in the battle against global warming, which a United Nations panel said on Monday was close to being out of control.

10/08/2021 07:47:03

Canada to Extend Ban on Arriving Passenger Flights from India

Canada will extend its ban on arriving passenger flights from India to Sept. 21 because of the risks posed by COVID-19, the federal transport ministry said in a statement on Monday. The ban was first imposed on April 22 and has already been rolled over several times. The measure does not apply to cargo flights or medical transfers.