Highlights: WB withdraws complete Covid-19 lockdown announcement for Aug 2 and 9

1,056 Covid-19 cases, 1,135 recovered/discharged, and 28 deaths reported in Delhi today. Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 1,32,275, including 1,17,507 recovered/discharged, 10,887 active cases, & 3,881 deaths: Health Department

Real Madrid forward Mariano Diaz has tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday, casting doubt on his participation in their Champions League tie at Manchester City next week.

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and his 5 family members test negative for the second time, a week after their first test also came negative.

Himachal CM and his family members had gone in self-quarantine after an aide tested positive for Covid-19

Total lockdown across West Bengal on July 29, August 2 and 5: CM Mamata Banerjee, reports PTI.

No death in our biggest Covid hospital LNJP yesterday: Arvind Kejriwal

Lockdown (2 days in the week) in the state extended till 31st August: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh reviews Covid19 preparedness of AIIMS Bathinda, which will soon launch 180 tests/day COVID testing facility in 2 weeks. Testing to be ramped up to 500 tests/day within a month of the launch.

Only 700 cases today in Mumbai and that too with the highest testing till date in Mumbai in a single day (8776): Maharashtra Minister Aditya Thackeray

India’s Case Fatality Rate is currently 2.25%. The Recovery Rate is more than 64% as on today. With 35,176 patients discharged in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries stand at 9,52,743: Government of India

In the past 27 days, till July 27, a total of 5,877 Covid-19 deaths were recorded, as against 5,638 in June, 2,286 in May, 449 in April and 10 in March.

North Korea has tightened prevention measures after a suspected case of Covid-19 in its Kaesong city, the state media reported. Kim Jong Un ordered to lock down the border town to tackle what could be its first publicly confirmed case of the coronavirus disease.

Pakistan's coronavirus tally reached 274,908 with 936 cases reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

Twenty-three more people died overnight due to coronavirus-related complications, pushing the nationwide death toll to 5,865.

As many as 242,436 patients have recovered so far in the country, the ministry said.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has advised people not to visit temples, mosques and other places of worship during the coming festival season amid the rise in Covid-19 cases.

The British government disagreed with the Spanish prime minister's assessment that imposing a quarantine on travellers from Spain was disproportionate, junior minister Simon Clarke said.

British junior minister Simon Clarke said the government disagreed with the

"We don't agree with that assessment," Clarke, a junior local government minister said.

23 new Covid-19 cases found out of 358 samples tested at ZMC on Mondat. 22 new cases are Assam Rifles personnel stationed at Zokhawsang while 1 is a civilian, who recently returned from Nepal: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram, reports ANI.