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Highlights: 1,593 cases push Rajasthan’s Covid-19 tally to nearly 91,000

As many as 73,642 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in India and have been discharged from either home isolation or hospitals in the last 24 hours. The total numbers of recoveries are nearing 3.2 million.

By hindustantimes.com | Updated: Sep 07, 2020 00:04 IST
Highlights: 1,593 cases push Rajasthan’s Covid-19 tally to nearly 91,000
Healthcare worker collects swab sample of the residents at Kandivali in Mumbai on Saturday. (Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)

India on Sunday reported a record rise of more than 90,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), also the highest single day-spike in the world, pushing the tally over 4.11 million, according to the union health ministry's dashboard. Maximum number of cases have been coming from Maharashtra followed by Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. As many as 73,642 patients have recovered and been discharged from either home isolation or hospitals in the last 24 hours. The total numbers of recoveries have reached nearly 32 lakh.

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Covid-19 cases across the world have topped 26 million with the United States reporting the highest number of cases at 6,243,849 followed by Brazil (4,092,832), according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally. The global toll from the infection has gone up to 877,438.

04:54 PM IST

Israel's Covid-19 death toll crosses 1,000; tally nearing 130,000

The death toll due to Covid-19 Israel has surpassed 1,000, as the government on Sunday mulled steps for imposing new restrictions to stop resurgence in infections. More than 3,000 new cases a day have been confirmed in the most recent spike. In total, the country has logged nearly 130,000 cases of the virus, with more than 26,000 still active, reports AP.

04:31 PM IST

2,100 new cases push Ukraine’s Covid-19 tally to nearly 136,000

Ukraine has registered 2,107 new Covid cases, down from a record 2,836 on Saturday, and 35 related fatalities in last 24 hours, the National Security and Defense Council's monitoring center said on Sunday. Updated data takes the cumulative tally to 135,894 cases and 2,846 deaths, reports ANI.

03:45 PM IST

South Korea's coronavirus cases at three-week low

South Korea on Sunday reported the smallest rise in coronavirus infections in three weeks, remaining under 200 for a fourth consecutive day as tighter restrictions cap a second wave, reports Reuters.

03:14 PM IST

Tripura's Covid-19 tally climbs to 15,130; recoveries nearing 8,800

As many as 604 people tested positive and eight died due to Covid-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of cases and deaths to 15,130 and 144 respectively. Out of the total cases, 6,220 are active cases while 8,745 have recovered so far, reports PTI.

02:53 PM IST

Congress MP Deepender Hooda tests positive for Covid-19

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02:51 PM IST

Arjun Kapoor tests positive for Covid-19, is asymptomatic

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02:38 PM IST

Highest ever single day record of 73,642 recoveries from Covid-19 in last 24 hours, says health ministry

The union health ministry on Sunday said that India recorded over 73,000 recoveries from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) disease in the last 24 hours, which took the overall recoveries to nearly 3.2 million.

02:26 PM IST

2,839 fresh cases push Philippines’ Covid-19 tally to over 237,000

Philippines health ministry on Sunday recorded 2,839 cases and 85 more deaths due to Covid-19, taking the tally to 237,365 and fatalities to 3,875. As many as 23,074 individuals have recovered from the disease, bringing total recoveries to 184,687, reports Reuters.

09:59 AM IST

India’s daily tally crosses record 90,000

India's Covid-19 tally on Sunday rose to 4,113,811 with a record 90,000 cases reported in the last 24 hours. The toll has surged past 70,000

09:25 AM IST

Australia's Covid-19 epicentre awaits lockdown exit plan

Australia's coronavirus hot spot state of Victoria is set to outline a plan on Sunday to gradually ease its strict lockdown, with infection rates declining more slowly than hoped.

08:54 AM IST

Record 70,000 Covid-19 patients discharged in single day: Health ministry

The recovery rate of coronavirus in the country touched a record high of more than 70,000 patients being discharged in a single day, said Union ministry of health and family welfare on Sunday.

07:50 AM IST

US Covid-19 cases climb ahead of holiday

US coronavirus cases trended higher heading into the Labor Day weekend, which has triggered concern in president Donald Trump’s administration and among state officials about another potential surge.

07:36 AM IST

Global cases top 26 million

The global Covid-19 tally has gone up to 26,748,637 with the most number of cases coming from the United States followed by Brazil and India.

First published: Sep 06, 2020 07:23 IST