India still far from achieving herd immunity against Covid: Health ministry

Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against Covid-19 as shown by ICMR’s second Sero Survey. Hence, all of us should continue following Covid appropriate behaviour: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

An issue with England's Covid-19 smartphone app, launched to curb the spread of the virus, which meant it could not accept around a third of test results has been resolved, the government said on Sunday.

169 police personnel tested positive for Covid-19 and 2 died in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 22,629 in the force including 19,198 recoveries, 3,190 active cases and 241 deaths: Maharashtra Police

Russia's Moscow on Sunday reported the most new coronavirus cases since June 2, while countrywide there were 7,867, the third day straight of more than 7,000, reports Bloomberg.

Daily Covid-19 testing has increased to 60,000 tests in a day in the national capital, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said on Sunday.

"We were testing around 20,000 samples earlier which have been increased to 60,000 now. This was a change in our strategy so that cases can be traced and the disease can be controlled. The doubling rate is 50 days right now," said Jain.

Karnataka Congress leader and MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.

Twelve new Covid-19 cases were reported in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Total number of positive cases now stands at 14,008, including 4,112 active cases, 9,710 recovered cases and 163 deaths, said the state health department.

The total number of coronavirus cases in central police forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs have gone over 36,000 with 128 personnel succumbing to the pandemic, according to a latest data.

The cases pertain to the seven forces of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Security Guard (NSG) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

The number of Covid-19 infections in Tokyo fell to 144 on Sunday, down from 270 a day earlier, with the number of cases holding steady over the past month.

"The coronavirus crisis period has served in fostering bonding among family members, bringing them even closer,” said Prime Minister in his 69th edition of Mann Ki Baat.

He also lauded the farmers amid the agitation in the country saying, “There is a saying: ‘One who is grounded, stays firm during the biggest of storms’. Our farmers are a living example of this during Covid-19.”

More than 1,000 New Yorkers have tested positive for Covid-19 in a single day for the first time since June 5 the state has seen a daily number that high.

The number of positive tests reported daily in the state has been steadily inching up in recent weeks, possibly because more businesses have been reopening and students have been returning to schools and college campuses.

India's Covid-19 tally reached 5,992,532 after recording 88,600 cases in a day. The death toll reached 94,503 after 1,124 people succumbed to the disease.

Victoria, Australia's second most populous state and the epicentre of the country's Covid-19 outbreak, will accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions as infections slow to fewer than 20 cases a day, its premier said on Sunday.

Victoria reported 16 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours.

Nepal Prime Minister's personal physician tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday. However, there is little risk for Oli to acquire the disease as Dr Dibya Singh has not visited the Prime Minister for over two weeks.