Hawaii sees 98% drop in tourist arrivals in July

Cyclists and people taking exercise in Paris will be exempt from a new requirement to wear masks outdoors to combat a surge in coronavirus infections, police said on Friday.

Singapore reported 94 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, including 10 imported infections, taking the national tally to 56,666, the health ministry said.

The 10 coronavirus cases from overseas have been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Home (MOH) Affairs, reports PTI.

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 34,676 on Friday as 1,365 more people tested positive for the infection, while 11 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 378, a health bulletin said.

As many as 346 personnel of Maharashtra police tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19), while two died of the infection in the last 24 hours, an official said on Friday.

After 60,177 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 recoveries are neared 26 lakh mark on Friday, the union health ministry said.

"With more patients recovering and being discharged from home isolation (in case of mild and moderate cases) and hospitals (severe and critical cases), India's Covid-19 recoveries are nearing 26 lakh. 60,177 have recovered in the last 24 hours. With these national figures, the Recovery Rate amongst the Covid-19 has touched 76.28 per cent," read a release by the Ministry.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday launched the second round of serological survey to assess prevalence of Covid-19 among people in the city as the Odisha capital is witnessing a rise in coronavirus cases this month.

India's Covid-19 recoveries are nearing 26 lakh. 60,177 have recovered in the last 24 hours and recovery rate has touched 76.28%. Active cases are only 21.90% of total Covid cases and the number of recoveries is nearly 3.5 times the active cases: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

346 more police personnel found Covid-19 positive and 2 died in the last 24 hours in Maharashtra. Total number of Corona positive police personnel in the state reaches to 14,641 including 2,741 active cases, 11,752 recoveries & 148 deaths till date: Maharashtra Police

557 new Covid-19 cases and 7 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. Total number of cases now at 76,572 including 14,730 active cases and 1,012 deaths: State Health Department

Seventy-eight more people, including 22 Army personnel, have tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the state's tally to 3,633, a health department official said on Friday.

50 Sashastra Seema Bal personnel at SSB's Gawaldam Camp test positive for Covid-19: GS Rana, Chief Medical Officer Chamoli, Uttarakhand

India on Friday registered yet another single-day spike of over 77,266 Covid-19 cases and 1,057 deaths which have taken the tally to over 3.38 million. The total cases include 742,023 active cases, over 2.5 million discharges and 61,529 deaths.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,571 to 239,507, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.

Australia's second most populous state - the epicentre of the country's latest Covid-19 outbreak - said on Friday it expects to soon report just double digit daily rises in new infections, as a stringent lockdown slows the spread of the virus.

29 new Covid-19 cases reported in Mizoram in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases in the state to 1003. A total of 500 people cured/discharged so far. Active cases stand at 503: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram