This Article is From Sep 05, 2021

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 42,766 Cases In India In 24 Hours, Active Cases Constitute 1.24% Of Total Cases

Kerala continued to register a record number of infections - 29,322 new cases and 131 related deaths in 24 hours ending Saturday.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 42,766 Cases In India In 24 Hours, Active Cases Constitute 1.24% Of Total Cases

Coronavirus has killed at least 4,529,715 people globally since the outbreak in 2019 (File)

New Delhi:

India reported 42,766 new coronavirus infections, the health ministry said on Sunday, taking its tally to 32.9 million cases. The number of fatalities rose by 308 to 440,533, data from the ministry showed.

Kerala continued to register a record number of infections - 29,322 new cases and 131 related deaths in 24 hours ending Saturday. The state reported a test positivity rate of 17.91%.

Coronavirus has killed at least 4,529,715 people globally since the outbreak first emerged in China in December 2019, according to news agency AFP. The US is the worst-affected country with 642,081 deaths, followed by Brazil, India, Mexico, and Peru.

Here are the updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:

Sep 05, 2021 23:45 (IST)
Maharashtra Reports 4,057 Coronavirus Cases, 67 Deaths

Maharashtra reported 4,057 coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, which took the state's infection tally to 64,86,174, while the death of 67 patients pushed the number to 1,37,774, the health department said. Read Here
Sep 05, 2021 21:03 (IST)
Sep 05, 2021 20:18 (IST)
Telangana records 230 new COVID-19 cases

Telangana on Sunday recorded 230 new COVID-19 cases and one related fatality taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 6,59,543 and the total deaths to 3,884 respectively.

The number of active cases stood at 5,545, a state government bulletin said.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation reported the highest number of 72

cases followed by Warangal Urban (18) and Medchal Malkajgiri (17).

A total of 50,636 samples were tested on Sunday. Cumulatively, the number of samples tested was 2,49,68,239.

Sep 05, 2021 18:54 (IST)
Three fresh virus cases in Rajasthan

Three more people tested positive for coronavirus in Rajasthan on Sunday, taking the state's infection tally to 9,54,129, according to a medical bulletin.

So far, 8,954 people have died from the infection in the state since its outbreak last year. The fresh cases were reported from Jaipur, Jodhpur and Ganganagar.

The number of active cases also came down to 82 in the state.

So far, 9,45,093 people have recovered from the disease in the state. 


Sep 05, 2021 17:51 (IST)
30 new Covid cases, zero deaths in Delhi

Delhi recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday with a positivity rate of 0.05 per cent, while no fresh deaths due to the infection was recorded for the fifth consecutive day, according to data shared by the health department.

This is also the 24th time since the start of the second wave in the national capital that zero fatality has been reported in a day.

A total of 65,365 COVID-19 tests, including 45,500 RT-PCR ones, were conducted the previous day, the bulletin on Sunday stated.

So far, over 14.12 lakh patients have recovered from COVID-19 in Delhi, it said.

The number of active cases in the city declined to 351 from 362 the day before, it added. 
Sep 05, 2021 17:23 (IST)
No new COVID-19 cases reported in 62 districts in UP in past 24 hours: CMO

There have been no new COVID-19 cases reported in 62 districts of Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, as per the latest health bulletin of the state.

A total of 18 new patients have been tested positive in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 0.01 per cent. According to the state health bulletin data, the state has only 235 active covid cases at present.

An additional 31 patients were discharged from the hospitals after recovery, bringing the total number of recoveries to 16,86,00,354. The overall recovery rate of the state stands at 98.7 per cent.

Sep 05, 2021 16:03 (IST)
More than 66.89 core COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs so far

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday informed that more than 4.37 crore (4,37,83,160) balance and unutilised COVID vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs to be administered.

According to a press statement, more than 66.89 crore (66,89,80,635) vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far through the government of India (free of cost channel) and through the direct state procurement category.

Further, more than 1.56 crore doses (1,56,96,450) are in the pipeline.

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the government of India has been supporting the States and Union Territories by providing them COVID vaccines free of cost.
Sep 05, 2021 15:09 (IST)
Sunday lockdown continues in Kerala amid COVID-19
Amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, the state will continue with its night curfew and Sunday lockdowns.

Only essential services were allowed in the state as police carried out strict enforcement of lockdown rules.
Sep 05, 2021 14:54 (IST)
Sep 05, 2021 14:22 (IST)
India coronavirus: Over 38,000 people recovered in last 24 hours

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the recovery rate is currently at 97.42 per cent as 38,091 people recovered in the last 24 hours.

With this, the number of total recoveries has climbed to 3,21,38,092.
Sep 05, 2021 14:13 (IST)
Coronavirus: India's August COVID-19 Vaccination Tally Higher Than G7 Nations Combined, Says Centre
India has administered more COVID-19 vaccine doses in August than all the G7 nations combined, the government said today."
Sep 05, 2021 13:26 (IST)
Puducherry adds 103 new COVID-19 cases

The Union Territory of Puducherry reported 103 new COVID-19 cases and one more death on Sunday, taking the overall tally to 1,24,152 and the toll to 1,817.

Puducherry recorded the maximum of 54 cases, followed by Karaikal 21, Mahe 15 and Yanam 13, Director of the Health Department G Sriramulu said.

Active cases stood at 961, of whom 166 were in hospitals and the others, in home isolation.
Sep 05, 2021 13:04 (IST)
No new COVID-19 cases reported in 62 districts in UP in past 24 hours

There have been no new COVID-19 cases reported in 62 districts of Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, as per the latest health bulletin of the state.

A total of 18 new patients have been tested positive in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 0.01 per cent. According to the state health bulletin data, the state has only 235 active covid cases at present.
Sep 05, 2021 12:51 (IST)
Sep 05, 2021 11:56 (IST)
325 new COVID-19 cases in Thane, 3 more deaths; over 1 lakh vaccinations in one day

With the addition of 325 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra''s Thane district has gone up to 5,52,662, an official said on Sunday.

Besides these new cases reported on Saturday, the virus also claimed the lives of three more people, which raised the death toll in the district to 11,312, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 2.04 per cent.
Sep 05, 2021 11:42 (IST)
Sunday lockdown continues in Kerala amid COVID-19 surge

Amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, the state will continue with its night curfew and Sunday lockdowns.

Only essential services were allowed in the state as police carried out strict enforcement of lockdown rules.
Sep 05, 2021 11:35 (IST)

Less than 50,000 daily new cases are being reported for 70 consecutive days, the health ministry said.
Sep 05, 2021 11:32 (IST)
An increase of 4,367 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Sep 05, 2021 11:30 (IST)
Centre Warns States About Fake COVID-19 Vaccines, Explains How To Identify
With reports of counterfeit versions of Covishield vaccines circulating in the international market - a concern flagged by even the World Health Organization, the Centre on Saturday shared a list of parameters to identify the authenticity of the Covid vaccines administered in the country.
Sep 05, 2021 09:51 (IST)

Just In: India's daily Covid numbers marginally higher than yesterday as the country reported 42,766 new cases today. Active cases constitute 1.24% of the total cases, according to the Health Ministry.
Sep 05, 2021 09:12 (IST)
Delhi reported 55 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID cases in the national capital to 14,37,929.
Sep 05, 2021 08:42 (IST)
80 pc of Mumbai's adult population received at least 1 dose of Covid vaccine: BMC

Eighty per cent of the adult population in Mumbai have received at least first dose of Covid vaccine, according to a top official working with the city's civic body.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal added that around 30 per cent of eligible citizens in the city has received both doses of the vaccine.
Sep 05, 2021 08:08 (IST)
Kerala Government Launches "Be The Warrior" Campaign To Tackle Third Wave Of Pandemic
"Be the Warrior" campaign, part of the health department's COVID-19 mitigation programme to fight the expected third wave of the pandemic, was launched on Saturday by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan."
Sep 05, 2021 07:49 (IST)
COVID-19 cases spike among children in Odisha
Coronavirus infection among children continued to rise in Odisha even as the total number of new cases dropped to 681 on Saturday, a Health Department official said.

The state had reported 849 new cases on Friday, he said.
Sep 05, 2021 07:17 (IST)
Sep 05, 2021 07:13 (IST)
29,322 new cases and 131 related deaths in Kerala on Saturday

Kerala continued to register a record number of infections - 29,322 new cases and 131 related deaths in 24 hours ending Saturday. The state reported a test positivity rate of 17.91%.
Sep 05, 2021 07:12 (IST)
India's Covid chart showed improvement Saturday as the country recorded 42,618 cases, a 6% drop from Friday. 330 deaths were reported during the period, according to the Health Ministry. Active cases constituted 1.23% of the total cases.
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