Highlights: 9,431 fresh Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, tally climbs to 3.75 lakh

3,260 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of cases in the state to 23,921. The death toll stands at 1,426 whereas nearly 42,000 people have been discharged so far, reports ANI.

3,260 new #COVID19 cases reported in the State in the last 24 hours. Total active cases now stand at 23,921. A total of 41,641 people have been discharged after recovering from the disease. Death toll is at 1,426: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/lPTIdZgLaO

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 26, 2020

2,605 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bihar, taking the total number of cases in the state to 38,919, the state's health department said, reports ANI.

With a view to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation started tested destitute people roaming around the city streets. They are identified and brought to the quarantine centre in vehicles and tests are undertaken, reports ANI.

Sri Lanka's has set July 31 as the date for advance voting for persons under quarantine, National Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said on Sunday ahead of the August 5 vote. Over 16 million voters are registered to vote on August 5 to elect a 225-member parliament for a 5-year term, reports PTI.

A senior health official said that 31 more people tested positive for coronavirus in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 290. One of the new patients had recently returned to the Union Territory while 30 fresh cases were detected during local contact tracing, Health Department Deputy Director Dr Avijit Roy said, reports PTI.

Puducherry's Covid-19 tally reached 2,787 after 131 more people tested positive for the infection. Out of the total cases, 1,102 are active cases. Two more deaths have taken the union territory's death toll to 40, reports PTI.

The Delhi government said that 5032 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 12,501 Rapid antigen tests conducted today and a total of 9,46,777 tests have been done so far, reports ANI.

5032 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 12,501 Rapid antigen tests conducted today. A total of 9,46,777 tests done so far: Government of Delhi https://t.co/6L5LR6aozq

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481 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Singapore, taking the total number of cases in the country to 50,369, the health ministry said. The ministry also said that out of the new cases, 476 are migrant workers living in dormitories, while five community cases reported are also foreigners holding work passes, reports PTI.

1,492 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Indonesia, taking the total number of cases in the country to 98,778. 67 new deaths have taken the death toll to 4,781, reports Reuters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch high throughput Covid-19 testing facilities at ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai and ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata on July 27 via video conferencing.

A 74-year-old man from Sikkim’s Rongli village died of Covid-19 at the STNM Hospital on Sunday morning, marking the first death in the Himalayan state since the pandemic began.

Tokyo officials confirmed 239 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, Japanese media reported, as the capital struggles with a resurgence in cases after the government lifted a state of emergency.

Russia on Sunday reported 5,765 new coronavirus cases and 77 more deaths, a steep decline from the 146 deaths reported a day earlier.

The nationwide tally of infections has risen to 812,485, Russia's coronavirus crisis response centre said. The Covid-19 death toll now stands at 13,269 and 600,250 people have recovered.

1,376 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Odisha, taking the total number of case in the state to 25,389 which includes 9,287 active cases. The death toll stands at 140 whereas 15,928 people have recovered from the infection so far, reports ANI.

A 101-year-old woman recovered from the coronavirus disease and was discharged from State Covid-19 hospital Sri Padmavati women's hospital in Tirupati.

Mangamma's family members have expressed gratitude towards SVIMS director Dr B Vengamma and the medical and other staff at the hospital.