Highlights: Chandigarh's Covid-19 toll rises to 19, tally mounts to 1,117
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at an emergency meet said that Covid-19 is a once-in-a-century health crisis, the effects of which will be felt for decades to come.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami warns private hospitals of due action
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8,441 Rapid antigen tests conducted in Delhi today
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Delhi reports 961 Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hrs
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Assam Police nabs Covid-19 positive prisoner who escaped from hospital
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India's Covid-19 recovery rate rises to 65.44%, fatality rate drops to 2.13%
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Philippines registers highest single day spike of 5,032 Covid-19 cases
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Over 1,500 new cases push Indonesia’s Covid-19 tally to 111,455
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Russia's Covid-19 tally crosses 850,000
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Odisha's Covid-19 tally nearing 35,000; death toll at 197
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Tamil Nadu observes total shutdown on Sunday
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Uttarakhand’s Covid-19 recovery rate falls by 23%
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200 new cases push Puducherry's Covid-19 tally to over 3,800
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Maharashtra Police’s Covd-19 tally mounts to 9,566
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Covid spread can be contained in US universities with students testing every 2 days: Report
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1,98,21,831 samples tested for Covid-19 so far, says ICMR
India on Sunday reported 54,735 cases, taking the country's Covid-19 tally to over 1.75 million and the death toll to 37,364. The country’s recovery rate stands at 65.44% as per the health ministry's dashboard. The ministry pointed out that India’s fatality rate which is at 2.13% at present, has been the lowest since the first lockdown which was imposed on March 24.
Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu which were once seeing an upward trend in the infection tally have now seen a reduction in the number of cases registered per day.
States such as Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Andhra Pradesh are emerging as the new coronavirus hotspots in India.
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According to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, United States continues to remain the worst hit from the pandemic followed by Brazil. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at an emergency meet said that Covid-19 is a once-in-a-century health crisis, the effects of which will be felt for decades to come.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami warns private hospitals of due action
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday warned private hospitals of due action if they overcharge Covid-19 patients.
He said all private hospitals should clearly display the government-fixed rates for the treatment of the virus.
8,441 Rapid antigen tests conducted in Delhi today
4289 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 8441 Rapid antigen tests conducted today. 10,63,669 tests conducted so far: Government of Delhi
Delhi reports 961 Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hrs
Delhi reports 961 Covid-19 cases, 1186 recovered/discharged/migrated and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases here now rises to 1,37,677 including 1,23,317 recovered/discharged/migrated and 4004 deaths; active cases 10,356: Government of Delhi
Assam Police nabs Covid-19 positive prisoner who escaped from hospital
A rape-accused coronavirus positive prisoner, who had managed to escape from a hospital in Assam's Kokrajhar district, was arrested on Sunday from Lungshun area along the Indo-Bhutan border, news agency PTI said quoting police.
The prisoner had escaped from Kokrajhar's RNB Civil Hospital on Tuesday night, Superintendent of Police Rakesh Roshan said.
India's Covid-19 recovery rate rises to 65.44%, fatality rate drops to 2.13%
The ministry of health and family welfare said that recoveries from coronavirus in India crossed 11 lakh-mark on Sunday with over 51,000 patients recovering within a span of 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 65.44%. With death toll at 37,364, the fatality rate has further dropped to 2.13%, reports PTI.
Philippines registers highest single day spike of 5,032 Covid-19 cases
Philippines on Sunday recorded its highest single day spike of 5,032 coronavirus cases, taking the total number of cases in the country to 103,185. The death toll of the Southeast Asian country stands at 2,059
Over 1,500 new cases push Indonesia’s Covid-19 tally to 111,455
1,519 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Indonesia, taking the total number of cases in the country to 111,455. 43 new deaths have brought the death toll to 5,236, reports Reuters.
Russia's Covid-19 tally crosses 850,000
Russia reported 5,427 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing its nationwide tally to 850,870. Russia's coronavirus taskforce said that 70 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll in the country to 14,128, reports Reuters.
Odisha's Covid-19 tally nearing 35,000; death toll at 197
Odisha's Covid-19 tally shot up to 34,913 on Sunday with 1,434 fresh cases, while 10 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 197, a health department official said. Odisha's active case count stood at 13,403, while 21,274 patients have so far recovered from the disease, reports PTI.
Tamil Nadu observes total shutdown on Sunday
Tamil Nadu went on a total shutdown mode on Sunday with the government imposing intense curbs as part of its anti-coronavirus measures, leaving main roads deserted while most shops, barring pharmacies,remained closed, reports PTI.
Uttarakhand’s Covid-19 recovery rate falls by 23%
The coronavirus recovery rate of Uttarakhand has reduced by 23 per cent in a month due to the detection of fresh positive cases in the state, said an official. The recovery rate now stands at 58 per cent, as compared to 81 per cent a month ago, reports ANI.
200 new cases push Puducherry's Covid-19 tally to over 3,800
200 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Puducherry, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 3,806. The death toll stands at 52 whereas 2,309 people have recovered from the infection so far, reports ANI.
200 fresh #COVID19 cases detected today till 10am, taking the total number of positive cases in the Union Territory to 3806 including 1445 active cases, 2309 recovered cases and 52 deaths: Puducherry Government pic.twitter.com/JPGBsmxsw1
— ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2020
Maharashtra Police’s Covd-19 tally mounts to 9,566
Maharashtra Police has so far registered 9,566 cases and 103 deaths due to the novel coronavirus. Out of the total cases, 1,929 are active cases whereas over 7,500 personnel of the police force have recovered so far, reports ANI.
Total number of police personnel infected with #COVID19 is at 9566, of which 7,534 have recovered and 1,929 are active cases. The death toll is at 103: Maharashtra Police pic.twitter.com/Dtzxo6yt1B
— ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2020
Covid spread can be contained in US universities with students testing every 2 days: Report
Covid-19 spread can be controlled in US universities if students are tested for the infection every two days, according to a study published .The study was conducted by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital was published in JAMA Network Open, the Washington Post reported. The study used computer simulations to show how the virus might spread among a hypothetical group of 5,000 students, reports ANI.
1,98,21,831 samples tested for Covid-19 so far, says ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research said that a total of 1,98,21,831 samples have been tested for coronavirus so far out of which 4,63,172 samples were tested on Saturday, reports ANI.
The total number of #COVID19 samples tested up to 1st August is 1,98,21,831 including 4,63,172 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/usgBlDy5Sc
— ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2020
First published: Aug 02, 2020 07:00 IST