Highlights: More recoveries from Covid-19 than new cases for 41st day, says govt

Nagaland on Friday reported its highest Covid-19 recovery rate of 90.93 per cent as 81 patients recuperated from the disease, while 23 fresh cases pushed the state's tally to 9,638, a health department official said.

Surat in Gujarat reported 186 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the district's tally to 38,287, while one person died and 210 recovered, an official said on Friday. The total number of fatalities in the district is 1,035.

As many as 800 new coronavirus cases were reported in Mumbai on Friday, taking the tally to 2,68,404, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The Covid-19 death toll in the city rose to 10,539 with 17 new fatalities.

With Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressing concern over rising coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi government after Diwali is likely to put in place arrangements for crowd control and ensuring Covid-19 appropriate behaviour like social distancing and use of face cover.

Japan has registered a new single-day record of 1,685 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 116,220, the NHK broadcaster reported on Friday, citing authorities.

Nepal's Covid-19 tally rose to 206,353 after the country reported 2,111 new cases in the past 24 hours. Nepal also reported 13 Covid-19-related fatalities, pushing the death toll to 1,202. There are currently 37,022 active Covid-19 cases across the country.

Andhra Pradesh reported 1,593 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday, taking the infection count to 8,51,298. According to the latest bulletin 2,178 more patients recovered and 10 succumbed. The active caseload fell to 20,262 after a total of 8,24,189 recoveries and 6,847 deaths.

Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 626 new Covid-19 cases and eight fatalities due to the disease in the past 24 hours, taking the infection tally to 1,01,594 and the death toll to 1,574, officials said

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed the officials to ensure compliance of all necessary precautions during the festival season in view of Covid-19 pandemic. He also asked the officials to continue with special awareness drives for checking the spread of the infection.

Italy’s government is likely to extend its region-by-region lockdown system through the entire winter to counter the spread of the coronavirus while protecting the economy, the deputy health minister said.

Greek authorities have found Covid-19 in mink at two farms in northern Greece, an agriculture ministry official said on Friday. The Covid-19 strain in the mink had not mutated, the official said, adding that 2,500 mink at one farm in the northern Kozani region would be culled.

Indonesia records 5,444 new Covid-19 cases, its highest single-day tally, and 104 deaths. Total caseload reaches 457,735 including 15,037.

Covid-19 related deaths in Brazil have breached 164,000 to reach 164,281 after 908 deaths in last 24 hours. Total cases rise to 5,781,582 after 33,207 new infections.

In contrast to 44,879 new reported cases, 49,079 cases have recovered in the last 24 hours. This trend has been observed for the 41st day today: Health ministry.

In contrast to 44,879 new reported cases, 49,079 cases have recovered in the last 24 hours which continues India’s trend of having daily high recoveries that outnumber the daily new cases. This trend has been observed for the 41st day today. pic.twitter.com/V8tFN4bDLh

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) November 13, 2020

Pakistan recorded 2,304 new Covid-19 cases and 37 deaths due to the virus, taking the total tally to 352,296 including 7,092 deaths.