Total Covid recoveries surged to 24.04 lakh

Karnataka Congress State President DK Shivakumar says he has tested positive for Covid-19.

He has been admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru, reports ANI.

Karnataka Congress State President DK Shivakumar says he has tested positive for #COVID19.

He has been admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/j3kWTLxS4X

— ANI (@ANI) August 25, 2020

Total number of Covid-19 cases rises to 5,102 in Himachal Pradesh, including 1431 active cases, 3590 recovered cases & 27 deaths so far: State Health Department, Himachal Pradesh

Telangana reported 2,579 new Covid-19 cases and 9 deaths, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,08,670 in the state. The total number of cases includes 23,737 active cases, 84,163 recoveries & 770 deaths so far: Health Department, Telangana Govt.

2,751 new Covid-19 positive cases, 2,519 recoveries and 9 deaths reported in Odisha as on August 24. Total number of cases now at 84,231 including 56,924 recoveries, 26,826 active cases and 428 deaths: Information and Public Relations Department, Odisha Govt

In a meeting of Crisis Management Group, it has been decided to resume public transport system, including bus service in the state from August 25. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to be followed to prevent the spread of Covid-19: Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal, Secy, Transport Dept, Bihar

More than 23.65 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 811,895​ have died, according to a Reuters tally.

India's Covid-19 case tally crosses 31 lakh mark with 60,975 fresh cases and 848 deaths in the last 24 hours. The Covid-19 case tally in the country rises to 31,67,324 including 7,04,348 active cases, 24,04,585 cured/discharged/migrated & 58,390 deaths: Ministry of Health.

The phase 2 human clinical trial of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine candidate in India, to be conducted by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), is set to begin today.

China reported its ninth consecutive day with no new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, as a major university in the city of Wuhan opened for face-to-face classes on Tuesday for the first time in eight months.

35 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Mizoram. Total cases in the state rise to 953 and 461 cured/discharged. Active cases stand at 492: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram

The Australian state at the centre of the country's coronavirus second wave on Tuesday reported 148 new Covid-19 cases, more than the previous day but well down from peak levels, and eight deaths.

India has tested more than 3.5 crore people for Covid-19 so far, resolutely following its 'Test Track Treat' strategy: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Russia's capital Moscow has registered 12 new Covid-19 related fatalities in the last 24 hours bringing the death toll to 4,753, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement.