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LIVE: IMA attributes 13% Covid-19 cases in Delhi to poor air quality

England reported that the virus’s spread is slowing. Italy’s infections spiked as new lockdown began to curb the Covid 19 spread.

By Shivani | Updated: Nov 07, 2020 23:56 IST
LIVE: IMA attributes 13% Covid-19 cases in Delhi to poor air quality
Paris during the second national lockdown due to the spread of Covid-19 infection. (Reuters)

The global Coronavirus tally neared 50 million as the total number of cases jumped to over 49,228,500, as per the John Hopkins University figures. In the United States, several states including, Illinois, Ohio, North Dakota, New York reported a record number of daily cases. As per the figures by the John Hopkins Univerisity, US has as many as 9,727,345 total Covid-19 cases so far, while the number of people succumbing to the disease stood at 236,025.

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Meanwhile, in Europe, France on Friday confirmed a new record of 60,486 Covid-19 cases within 24 hours, beating Thursday’s tally of 58,046 cases, official data showed.

England reported that the virus’s spread is slowing. Italy’s infections spiked as new lockdowns began.

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11:54 PM IST

Assam records 248 fresh Covid-19 cases

11:22 PM IST

Jharkhand registers 340 fresh Covid-19 cases

Jharkhand reports 340 new COVID-19 cases and 411 recoveries today

Total number of cases now at 1,04,239 including 98,776 recoveries, 897 deaths and 4,566 active cases: State Health Department, reports ANI.

10:57 PM IST

Delhi records 6,953 fresh Covid-19 cases and 79 deaths in 24 hours

10:12 PM IST

Karnataka records 2,258 new Covid-19 cases

09:08 PM IST

Delhi could have 13% less Covid-19 cases if not for air pollution, says IMA

Attributing the rise of the Covid-19 cases in Delhi to its air pollution, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday said that at least 13 per cent of it is due to the poor air quality, reports ANI.

08:53 PM IST

Rajasthan registers 1,841 new Covid-19 and 13 deaths

08:20 PM IST

Mumbai records 576 fresh Covid-19 cases and 23 deaths in 24 hours

08:06 PM IST

Gujarat records 1,046 fresh Covid-19 cases

The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 1,79,679 on Saturday with 1,046 new cases being reported, the state health department said, reports PTI.

07:45 PM IST

Uttarakhand records 498 fresh Covid-19 cases and 8 deaths

07:43 PM IST

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das recovers from Covid-19

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said he has turned coronavirus negative and will join office next week, reports PTI.

07:20 PM IST

92 students of Tibetan Children's Village school in Himachal Pradesh tested Covid-19 positive

92 students (hostellers) of Tibetan Children's Village school in Chauntra, Mandi District test positive for Covid-19, said Devender Sharma, Chief Medical Officer, Mandi District, reports ANI.

07:08 PM IST

Tamil Nadu reports 532, fresh Covid-19 cases, taking total tally to 98,337

06:48 PM IST

Maharashtra registers 3,959 fresh Covid-19 cases, active cases now at 99,151

06:23 PM IST

Kerala records 7,201 fresh Covid-19 cases with 28 deaths

05:48 PM IST

Andhra Pradesh registers 2,637 fresh Covid-19 cases

First published: Nov 07, 2020 06:43 IST