Highlights: 1,790 new Covid-19 cases, 11 new fatalities in Rajasthan in a day
As per the union health ministry, India is reporting a steady decline in active coronavirus infections but a spurt of cases is seen in Delhi, West Bengal, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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Boris Johnson faces calls for strict lockdown as Covid-19 second wave at ‘Critical Stage’
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10,75,760 Covid-19 tests done yesterday: ICMR
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Telangana reports 1,504 new Covid-19 cases
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49,881 fresh Covid-19 cases take India's tally to 8,040,203
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Jharkhand registers 4 new Covid-19 deaths, 345 new cases
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Mizoram registers 49 fresh Covid-19 cases, total tally rises to 2,656
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Andaman and Nicobar reports 15 new Covid-19 cases, 20 recoveries on Wednesday
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Covid-19 arrives in Marshall Islands with 2 cases
After recovering from the first wave of coronavirus, the world is setting to return to lockdowns as the number of global cases has crossed 44 million. Germany is looking forward to partial shutdown of bars and restaurants, France may enter into a fresh month-long lockdown.
Meanwhile, Covid-19 cases in New Delhi breached the 5,000-mark yesterday, with the national capital recording 5,673 cases in 24 hours. As per the union health ministry, the country is reporting a steady decline in active coronavirus infections but a spurt of cases is seen in Delhi, West Bengal, Karnataka, TAndhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
India recorded 49,881 cases on Wednesday with 517 deaths. The total cases include 603,687 active cases, 7,315,989 recoveries and 120,527 deaths.
Currently total active cases in the country constitute to 7.65%.
Boris Johnson faces calls for strict lockdown as Covid-19 second wave at ‘Critical Stage’
The policy response to coronavirus in England isn’t succeeding in controlling the spread of the disease, scientists warned, adding pressure on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to introduce another national lockdown, reports Bloomberg.
10,75,760 Covid-19 tests done yesterday: ICMR
Total 10,65,63,440 samples tested for #COVID19 up to 28th October. Of these 10,75,760 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/K1LFLkGsCn
— ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2020
Telangana reports 1,504 new Covid-19 cases
Telangana recorded 1,504 new coronavirus cases taking the tally to 2.35 lakh while five more deaths pushed the toll to 1,324 in the state, reports PTI.
49,881 fresh Covid-19 cases take India's tally to 8,040,203
India's daily Covid-19 tally went up to 49,881 cases with 517 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. The total cases crossed the eight million mark with 120,527deaths.
Jharkhand registers 4 new Covid-19 deaths, 345 new cases
Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,00,569 on Thursday as 345 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said, reports PTI.
Mizoram registers 49 fresh Covid-19 cases, total tally rises to 2,656
49 new #COVID19 cases reported in Mizoram, taking the total number of positive cases to 2,656 till date.
— ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2020
The number of active cases is at 417 while 2,238 people have been discharged so far.
Till date, one death has been reported in the state: Government of Mizoram pic.twitter.com/8pbSdoMKJR
Andaman and Nicobar reports 15 new Covid-19 cases, 20 recoveries on Wednesday
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar rose to 4,289. As many as 192 active cases, 58 deaths and 4,039 recoveries were reported in the Union Territory, according to Andaman and Nicobar Administration, reports ANI.
First published: Oct 29, 2020 07:29 IST