LIVE: West Bengal reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 infection

Pakistan has reported 513 new cases of coronavirus, taking the toll tally of infections in the country to 290,958, the health ministry said on Thursday. The ministry also said the death toll in the country due to coronavirus reached 6,209 after eight patients died due to the infections in the last 24 hours, reports PTI.

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday tweeted that he has tested positive for Covid-19. He is currently admitted to a hospital.

Russia's death toll from the novel coronavirus passed 16,000 on Thursday, as the country reported 110 new deaths in the past 24 hours.

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Australia has dropped by more than 2,000 to the lowest level in recent weeks.

Children play a larger role in the community spread of Covid-19 than previously thought, according to a study which found that the younger people may not be as likely to become seriously ill as adults, but they can spread infection and bring the virus into their homes.

Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounts to 70,020 with 2,898 new cases; 8 more fatalities push death toll to 380: Health official.

Answering the critical question of whether Covid-19 can be transmitted through breast milk or not, a recent study suggests that breast milk cannot transmit the virus to the infant.

8 deaths and 2,898 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 70,020 including 22,651 active cases, 46,935 recovered cases and 380 deaths: State Health Department

Nearly 29% of Delhi has antibodies for Covid-19, shows new sero-survey. This is an increase of around 7 percentage points compared to the previous sero survey for which samples were collected between June 27 - July 10.

554 new Covid-19 positive cases and 8 deaths recorded in Puducherry in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases and deaths to 9,292 and 137 respectively: Union Territory Health Department

High levels of a molecule seen in severe Covid-19 patients may prevent them from developing long-term immunity to the novel coronavirus, according to a study which says such individuals tended to make very few of a type of cells which produced antibodies against the virus.

West Bengal: Siliguri observes bi-weekly lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19. Complete lockdown to be observed in the state on August 21, 27, 28 and 31.

West Bengal: Siliguri observes bi-weekly lockdown to contain the spread of #COVID19

Complete lockdown to be observed in the state on August 21, 27 & 31 also. pic.twitter.com/AcUmTMkeXZ

— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2020

Total number of samples tested up to August 19 is 3,26,61,252 including 9,18,470 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

India’s Covid-19 cases surge past 2.8 million with 69,652 fresh cases, according to ministry of health.

South Korea confirmed 288 more coronavirus cases, while Hong Kong’s outbreak showed signs of easing. Infections flared in Europe, with France and Spain reporting their biggest increases in months.