Highlights: Total active Covid-19 cases breach 1 lakh mark in Karnataka
Mumbai, where the case curve had flattened in August, has seen a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases since the beginning of September. The city has reported an average of 1,691 cases every day so far this month.
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Travellers from India must take Covid-19 tests for Singapore trip
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Coronavirus death toll passes 900,000 worldwide
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Mexico's Covid-19 death toll nearing 70,000; tally at 647,507
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Donald Trump downplayed Covid-19 threat to reduce panic: Report
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35,816 fresh cases push Brazil's Covid-19 tally to over 4.19 million
According to the Union health ministry's dashboard, India on Thursday logged 95,735 cases and 1,172 deaths due to the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which pushed the tally and death toll to 4,465,863 and 75,062 respectively. Active cases have climbed to 919,018 while over 3.47 million people have recovered so far.
Maharashtra continues to be worst hit from the pandemic. The state has logged over 943,000 Covid-19 cases after 23,816 cases were added in the last 24 hours. Mumbai, where the case curve had flattened in August, has seen a sudden surge in cases since the beginning of September. The city has reported an average of 1,691 cases every day so far this month, while in August it had recorded an average of 983 daily cases.
Meanwhile, Delhi on Wednesday logged its highest ever single-day spike of 4,093 cases which took the tally to over 200,000. A total of 54,517 samples were tested for Covid-19 on Wednesday. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered heads of all private labs in the state against denying anyone a Covid-19 test.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced fresh restrictions on social gatherings in view of the sudden surge in cases. He said groups of more than six people would be banned from meeting, in what he called a “rule of six”. UK reported 2,659 confirmed new cases earlier on Wednesday, up from 2,460 on Tuesday.
Travellers from India must take Covid-19 tests for Singapore trip
All travellers from India who are not Singaporeans and permanent residents will have to take a coronavirus test within 72 hours before departing for Singapore from next Thursday, in a move to reduce the number of imported cases from the country, reports PTI.
Coronavirus death toll passes 900,000 worldwide
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has topped 900,000 since the respiratory disease first appeared in China last year, according to an AFP tally.
Mexico's Covid-19 death toll nearing 70,000; tally at 647,507
The number of people, who have died of Covid-19 in Mexico, has risen by 611 to 69,095 within the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. The country's tally has now climbed to 647,507 after 4,647 cases were added, it said, reports ANI.
Donald Trump downplayed Covid-19 threat to reduce panic: Report
President Donald Trump has acknowledged downplaying the dangers of the deadly novel coronavirus as he did not want to create panic, according to a new book by a renowned US investigative journalist. The book, 'Rage', by Bob Woodward is being described by the publisher as an "unprecedented" and "intimate tour de force" of new reporting on the Trump presidency that is facing a pandemic, economic disaster and racial unrest, reports PTI.
35,816 fresh cases push Brazil's Covid-19 tally to over 4.19 million
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 35,816 to 4,197,889 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday. The death toll has risen by 1,075 to 128,539 people within the same period of time, reports ANI.
First published: Sep 10, 2020 06:30 IST