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Highlights: Chhattisgarh records 530 fresh Covid-19 cases

Most of the fresh cases were reported from the United States and Europe. While the death toll worldwide has reached 1,300,576, with 9,797 fatalities being recorded over the past day

By Nilavro Ghosh | Updated: Nov 16, 2020 22:53 IST
Highlights: Chhattisgarh records 530 fresh Covid-19 cases
A health worker dressed in personal protective equipment handles a swab at a rapid-antigen methodology Covid-19 test site in Delhi, India. (Bloomberg)

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide jumped to 53,164,803 as the World Health organisation reported the addition of more than 657,300 cases in a day. It is the largest single day spike in Covid infection since the pandemic began last year.

Most of the fresh cases were reported from the United States and Europe.

While the death toll worldwide has reached 1,300,576, with 9,797 fatalities being recorded over the past day

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In the US, as the virus continues to wreak havoc, the government rallied to tighten rules to stem the infection. In New York, positive-test rate remained below the threshold for closing public schools, New Jersey reported the most daily infections yet on Saturday. Elon Musk said he “most likely” has a moderate case of Covid-19.

Europe is clamping down further, from a second lockdown in Austria to a shutdown call by the mayor of Istanbul, a city of some 15 million people. South Korea’s daily case tally hit a 2-month high.

Meanwhile in India, the downward trend in Covid infection continued as the cases the number of daily cases remained below 50,000.

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07:00 PM IST

Kerala records 4,581 new coronavirus infections

Kerala's active Covid-19 caseload rose to 74802 after 4581 new cases. The total number of recoveries stands at 4,48,207.

06:49 PM IST

Centre assures 750 ICU beds at DRDO centre: Delhi CM

Since Oct 20, there has been a rise in cases here, there is sufficient no. of Covid beds, but ICU beds are exhausting. Centre has assured 750 ICU beds will be made available at the DRDO centre. The no. of COVID tests conducted daily to be increased to over 1 lakh: Delhi CM

06:47 PM IST

Covid-19 tests to increase to 1 lakh in Delhi: CM

In the Covid review meeting chaired by HM today, it has been decided that number of Covid-19 tests will be increased to 1 lakh daily in the national capital. The Centre has also assured that it will provide 750 ICU beds at DRDO Centre; Arvind Kejriwal has said after the meeting.

06:40 PM IST

Dharavi records one fresh Covid-19 cases

Dharavi slum colony here on Sunday reported one new Covid-19 case, the second time in the last four days, a Mumbai civic body official said, reports PTI.

06:13 PM IST

Maharashtra records 2,544 fresh Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra reported 2,544 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, which took the state's infection tally to 17,47,242, the health department said, reports PTI.

05:17 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal, Harsh Vardhan and Anil Bajaj arrive for Covid-19 meeting with Amit Shah

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Lieutenant Governor Anil Bajaj arrived at the North Block for a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the Covid-19 situation in Delhi.

04:24 PM IST

Germans should brace for 4-5 months of severe coronavirus lockdown: Minister

Germans should brace for another 4-5 months of strict lockdown measures to check the rise in coronavirus infections and should not expect the current rules to be eased quickly, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told weekly Bild am Sonntag.

03:48 PM IST

Congress leader Ahmed Patel admitted to ICU of Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was admitted to the ICU of Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon. Patel had tested positive for Covid-19 a few weeks ago.

03:32 PM IST

Delhi records 3235 new coronavirus infections, 95 deaths

The national capital's Covid-19 tally rose to 4.85 lakh after 3235 new coronavirus infections were reported along with 95 new fatalities.

03:24 PM IST

Manipur CM N Biren Singh tests positive for coronavirus

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh announced that he tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday on his Facebook feed. Singh implored those in contact with him get tested and confirmed that he was fine at the moment.

02:07 PM IST

Mizoram reports 25 new Covid-19 cases; tally mounts to 3,393


Mizoram's Covid-19 tally mounted to 3,393 with 25 more people testing positive for the virus, an official said on Sunday.

The Covid-19 death toll in the state rose to four with one more person succumbing to the disease, the official said.

01:27 PM IST

New Zealand reports 3 new cases of Covid-19

New Zealand reported three new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.

Among the new cases, two were detected at the border and one was linked to a recent community case in Auckland.

12:51 PM IST

Germany to live with Covid restrictions for at least next 4-5 months: Minister

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said the country will have to live with “considerable restrictions” against the spread of the virus for at least the next four to five months.

12:22 PM IST

Arunachal Pradesh reports more Covid-19 recoveries than fresh cases

Arunachal Pradesh reported more Covid-19 recoveries than fresh cases in a single-day as 102 people were cured of the disease while 34 new infections pushed the tally to 15,792, a health department official said on Sunday.

Altogether 102 people were discharged from hospitals on Saturday, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 14,421, State Surveillance Officer (SSO), Dr Lobsong Jampa said.

12:08 PM IST

Amit Shah calls meeting to review spike in cases of Covid-19 in Delhi

Union home minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting on Sunday to review the spike in the number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in national capital Delhi. The meeting till take place at 5 pm today. Read more

First published: Nov 15, 2020 06:27 IST