Highlights: Himachal reports over 100 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 3,372

The sub-district hospital in Ponda in north Goa will be converted into a Covid-19 facility, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announces on Twitter.

This would be the second dedicated COVID 19 Hospital in Goa, in addition to ESI Hospital Margao.

— Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) August 9, 2020

The Covid-19 test positivity rate in Chennai may drop to about six per cent by the end of this month and concerted efforts were on to accomplish it, Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G Prakash has said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government has a moral duty to ensure children return to school next month.

Writing in Sunday newspaper, Johnson said “keeping our schools closed a moment longer than absolutely necessary is socially intolerable, economically unsustainable and morally indefensible.”

Four more persons, including two BSF personnel, have succumbed to Covid-19 in Tripura, taking the death toll due to the disease to 41, while 147 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 6,164, an official said on Sunday, reports PTI.

Telangana's Covid-19 infection count soared to 79,495 after the state detected 1,982 new cases on Sunday.

Twelve others succumbed to the viral disease taking the toll to 627.

Indonesia reported 1,893 more novel coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total tally to 125,396 infections, reports Reuters.

The number of death rose 65 on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,723.

Jharkhand's case tally inches towards 17,626. 168 Covid-19 deaths have been reported.

1,084 #COVID19 cases reported in Jharkhand. Total number of cases in the state is now at 17,626, including 9,067 active cases, 8,391 recoveries & 168 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/lAwDSdCFsD

— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2020

Russia's nationwide Covid-19 tally reached 887,536 as the nation recorded 5,189 new cases of Covid-19.

Singapore PM Loong advised citizens to continue remaining vigilant and be aware of new clusters of infection. He said the crisis is far from over.

MHA has said that there has been no Covid-19 tests conducted on home minister Amit Shah. The tweet by BJP MP Tiwari has also been deleted.

Several Italians believe that America had the benefit of time, European experience and medical know-how to treat the virus nd the disease had not reached the nation when Italian hospitals' ICUs were filling up rapidly.

A plasma bank was launched by Union minister Gangwar and Haryana CM Khattar in order to help Covid-19 patients and ensure steady availability of plasma.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said that home minister Amit Shah has tested negative for Covid-19.

देश के यशस्वी गृह मंत्री अमित शाह जी का कोविड रिपोर्ट आया Negative 🙏🙏#जयसियाराम #हर_हर_महादेव
⁦@BJP4Delhi⁩ pic.twitter.com/mxQRKplrH7

— Manoj Tiwari (@ManojTiwariMP) August 9, 2020

New Zealand marked 100 days without domestic transmission this Sunday. Authorities continue to fear a resurgence as people are not following the rules they followed during the initial days of the outbreak.

India recorded 64,399 new Covid-19 cases and 861 Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. 2,153,010 cases have been recorded so far and the death toll has reached 43,379.