Highlights: Chandigarh's Covid-19 toll rises to 19, tally mounts to 1,117

510 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Rajasthan, taking the total number of cases in the state to 43,804 out of which 12,391 cases are active. The death toll stands at 703 whereas 30,710 people have been discharged so far, reports ANI.

Rajasthan recorded 561 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths today, taking total cases to 43,804 out of which 12,391 cases are active. A total of 30,710 patients have been discharged after treatment while 703 others have died so far: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/Av8yWsKgMx

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Kamal Rani, minister of technical education in the state of Uttar Pradesh who was admitted in Rajdhani Covid hospital on July 18 for treatment of Covid 19 passed away on Sunday morning.

South Korea reported 30 new coronavirus cases, most of them associated with international arrivals. The country's Covid-19 tally has reached 14,366 with death toll at 301, reports AP.

54,735 more people tested positive for coronavirus in India, taking the total number of cases in the country to 17,50,723. The death toll stands at 37,364 whereas 11,45,629 people have recovered from the infection so far.

As Covid cases in the US continue to surge and its fall out on economy turns out to be equally dreadful, public health experts have called for urgent new measures to halt the spread of the virus. Recently, the US Commerce Department reported that the economy shrank by 9.5% in the second quarter, the biggest recorded decline since the government began keeping track seven decades ago, reports ANI.

South Africa coronavirus tally surpassed 500,000, representing more than 50 per cent of all reported coronavirus infections in Africa's 54 countries. Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases Saturday night, bringing the country's cumulative total to 503,290, including 8,153 deaths, reports AP.

California has become the first US state where the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed half a million, according to the California Department of Public Health. According to the latest data, California has confirmed 6,542 new cases and 219 new deaths, reports ANI.

Mexico on Saturday registered its highest ever single day spike of 9,556 coronavirus cases. Over 780 deaths were reported that pushed the country's death toll to 47,472. The new record in cases came a day after Mexico overtook Britain as the country with the third-highest number of deaths caused by the pandemic, reports Reuters.

Seven Chinese health officials were due to arrive in Hong Kong on Sunday, the first members of a 60-person team that will carry out widespread testing for coronavirus in the territory as the global financial hub races to halt a third wave of illness, reports Reuters.

China reported 49 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for Aug. 1, up from 45 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Sunday. China reported 20 new asymptomatic cases, down from 23 a day earlier, reports Reuters.

The United States counted 61,262 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Saturday (0030 GMT Sunday), according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. It was the fifth consecutive day with more than 60,000 infections recorded, according to the Baltimore-based university, reports AFP.