Highlights: West Bengal govt extends Covid-19 lockdown till Sept 30

As many as 1,466 new Covid-19 positive cases and 13 deaths reported in Rajasthan. Total number of cases now at 81693 including 13825 active cases,65619 discharges and 1056 deaths, said state health department.

Pranab Mukherjee, India’s former president and one of the country’s most admired political leaders, died on Monday.

He had also tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the time of his admission. He later developed a respiratory infection.

The death toll due to coronavirus climbed to 3,486 in Uttar Pradesh with 63 fresh Covid-19 fatalities reported from the state, a senior official said on Monday. Briefing reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary (Medicine and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said as many as 5,061 fresh cases have been reported from the state.

Tripura reported at least 321 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, pushing the tally to 11,647, a health department official said.

The death toll rose to 103 with five more patients succumbing to the virus, he said.

West Bengal government extended Covid-19 lockdown till September 30. Metro rail service to resume in graded manner with effect from September 8.

Complete lockdown in West Bengal on September 7, 11 and 12, said Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha.

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar was discharged from Suguna Hospital in Bengaluru after recovering from Covid-19, said hospital administration.

Singapore has reported seven imported Covid-19 cases, including from India, the health ministry said, as the country's total number of infections reached 56,812.

The country reported 41 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, including three from community who are foreigners on work passes, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

Ten more people succumbed to Covid-19 in Jharkhand, pushing the death toll to 410, while 1,326 new cases raised the tally in the state 38,438, a health department official said on Monday.

Restrictions on outdoor movement of people during weekends will continue in Noida and Greater Noida till September 30 due to the Covid-19 outbreak in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district, an order stated on Monday.

All social, cultural, academic, sports, entertainment, religious and political gatherings shall remain prohibited till September 20 and can be started after that but with a maximum 100 people in attendance, the order issued by the district police under CrPC Section 144 stated, reports PTI.

As Covid-19 cases continue to see drop in Hong Kong, the authorities decided to reopen schools from September 23.

As per the reopening guidelines, schools will have half days of face-to-face classes.

Doctor in-charge of Covid-19 facility in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district succumbs to the disease, said a health official.

Andaman and Nicobar islands on Monday reported 23 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 3,104. The death toll rose to 45 with another fresh fatalities, said health department.

Normal life was affected across West Bengal on Monday, the last day of the month, with most people preferring to remain indoors and vehicles staying off the roads, as a total lockdown was enforced across the state.

The Philippines reported on Monday 3,446 coronavirus infections and 38 deaths, taking its total caseload to 220,819 and fatalities to 3,558, its health ministry said.

Puducherry reported seven more COVID-19 related fatalities pushing the death toll to 228 while 291 fresh cases were recorded, a top Health department official said on Monday.