Highlights: Delhi records highest-ever spike of 7,745 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded five deaths and 555 fresh coronavirus infections taking the total Covid count to 98,892 and death toll to 1,533.

The officials said 342 people tested positive in Kashmir and 213 in Jammu. Three persons succumbed to the disease in Jammu and two in Kashmir.

A total of 1,015 people have succumbed to the disease in Kashmir and 518 in Jammu. So far 55 persons have lost their lives to the infection this month, reports news agency PTI.

Nagaland on Sunday reported more Covid-19 recoveries than detection of fresh cases, as 101 patients were cured of the disease while 49 new infections pushed the state's tally to 9,474, a health department official said. The Covid-19 recovery rate in the state increased to an all time high of 88.13 per cent as a total of 8,350 people have recovered from the disease till Sunday. The previous highest recovery rate was 87.86 per cent on Friday, the official. The state now has 985 active Covid-19 patients.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asked people not to lower their guards against Covid-19 and said that although the infection cases were going down in the state, the pandemic was far from over. He said several countries were facing the second wave of coronavirus now, but the state cannot afford to have another such wave. Thackeray said this while virtually performing the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony of an art gallery in Mira Bhayandar township in Thane district of the state.

India has donated 28 ICU ventilators to the Nepal government to support its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Embassy here said on Sunday. "Government of India has donated 28 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ventilators to Nepal government to support in its fight against Covid – 19,” the embassy said in a statement. The ventilators were handed over by Indian Ambassador Vinay M Kwatra to Nepal's Minister for Health Bhanubhakta Dhakal, the statement said, reports news agency PTI.

Andhra Pradesh logged 2,237 new coronavirus cases, taking the total infection count to 8,42,967, the state government said on Sunday. Twelve more people succumbed to the virus as the toll mounted to 6,791, a bulletin said. The state currently has 21,403 active cases after 2,256 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours ended at 9 AM on Sunday.

Nepal has reported 2,817 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 194,453, the health ministry said on Sunday. Ministry of Health and Population said the new cases were reported as the Nepal government has increased the number of screening tests across the country, reports news agency PTI.

Nagaland has decided to celebrate its popular Hornbill festival virtually this year, amid the surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.

Odisha reports 1,434 new COVID-19 cases, 15 fresh fatalities. Odisha's Covid-19 caseload rose to 3,01,574 on Sunday with 1,434 more people testing positive for the infection, while 15 fresh fatalities pushed the coastal state's death toll to 1,425, a senior health department official said, reports news agency PTI.

Telangana reports 1,440 new Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths in Telangana. Telangana's Covid-19 tally rose to 2,50,331 and the toll to 1,377 with 1440 new cases and six more deaths, the state government said.

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Sri Lankan government has said it will lift the ongoing capital district lockdown on Monday, warning people to be more vigilant to prevent a possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sri Lanka has so far reported 13,419 cases of coronavirus and 34 deaths related to it. Some 7,700 of them have been cured so far. The capital city and the adjoining Gampaha district was under quarantine curfew continuously over the last 10 days. The city has recorded multiple cases of infections since early October when the island came to be hit by two large clusters of infections.

Iran’s daily tally of coronavirus deaths hit a record high of 459 on Sunday, the health ministry announced, increasing the official toll to 38,291 in the Middle East’s worst-hit country. Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 9,236 to 682,486. Iran has been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East.

Mongolia registered four new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which were all imported, the country's Health Ministry confirmed Sunday. So far, Mongolia has recorded a total of 361 confirmed cases, with 318 recoveries, the ministry said, adding the country has not seen a single coronavirus-related death. Eight of the remaining 43 patients being treated at the National Center for Communicable Diseases are in severe condition, according to the ministry.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said that the government has no plans to relax the restrictions and also said that doing so would increase the chances of spread for the coronavirus.

In his address to the biennial conference of the People's Action Party (PAP), the PM has said that the situation is under control, yet can't open up confidently.

Singapore has reported 58,056 cases so far with 28 fatalities.

Uddhav Thackeray while speaking to mediapersons said, "We will prepare guidelines for reopening places of worship after Diwali." Taking a jibe at critics who lashed out at him for not reopening places of worship he said, "I am criticised for not reopening temples, but those criticising me will not come forward to share responsibility if something happens. Therefore I'm treading cautiously."