Andhra Pradesh reports 8,096 new Covid-19 cases

Covid-19 tally in Mumbai's Dharavi slum rises to 2,993 with the addition of 18 cases: BMC.

At least 273 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura on Friday, pushing the tally in the state to 20,972, a health department official said.

Nearly 30 Covid vaccine candidates are under development and are in different stages of pre-clinical and clinical development of which 3 candidates are in advanced stage of Phase I/II/III trials & 4 are in advanced pre-clinical development stage: Ministry of Science and Technology

Andhra Pradesh reports 8,096 new Covid-19 cases, 11,803 recoveries and 67 deaths, taking total cases to 6,09,558 including 5,19,891 recoveries, 5,244 deaths and 84,423 active cases: State Health Department

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed that it has granted test license permission for manufacture of Covid-19 Vaccine for preclinical test, examination and analysis to certain manufacturers in India as listed in the list. Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed that requirements and guidelines to conduct clinical trial or grant of permission for marketing of new drugs including vaccines are prescribed under New Drugs & Clinical Trials Rules, 2019: Ministry of Health

The Delhi government on Friday said all schools in national capital will remain closed till October 5.

Ahead of Karnataka Assembly's monsoon session, which begins on Monday, speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri and other MLAs gave their swabs for Covid-19 testing in Bengaluru.

The team will support efforts towards strengthening containment, surveillance, testing and efficient clinical management of the positive cases. The Central team shall also guide in effectively managing the challenges related to timely diagnosis and follow up: Health ministry

Zoos to reopen from October 2 in West Bengal; park and gardens to open from September 23. All bookings to be made online. pic.twitter.com/LOFuZE2P9q

— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2020

Himachal Pradesh registeres 100 new cases and 15 recoveries as its tally spikes to 11,,290. 4,221 active cases, 6,934 recoveries and 104 deaths thus far.

France on Thursday recorded 10,593 Covid-19 cases, its highest-ever in a single day. Spain, meanwhile, recorded 239 deaths on Wednesday,

With 4,180 new infections, Odisha's Covid-19 tally rises to 1,71,341, including 682 deaths. 13 fatalities in the last 24 hours.

With 32 new cases on Thursday, mainland China records highest number of single-day cases since August 10, reports Reuters.

With 28 new cases, Mizroam's tally rises to 1,534. Total number of active cases is 585.

810 new infections take Rajasthan's Covid-19 tally to 1,10,283. Death toll reaches 1,301.