Highlights: West Bengal records 3,981 new Covid-19 cases, 56 deaths in a day

Haryana on Tuesday reported 1,684 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths and 1,258 discharges in the last 24 hours.Total cases at 1,72,130 including 13,338 active cases, 1,56,975 discharges and 1,817 deaths, said the state health department.

West Bengal on Tuesday recorded as many as 3,981 new Covid-19 cases and 56 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 3,85,589 including 36,443 active cases, 3,42,133 discharges and 7,013 deaths.

Mumbai reports 746 new Covid-19 cases, 939 recovered cases and 15 deaths today.

Total cases in Mumbai now at 2,59,860 including 2,31,541 discharges and 17,444 active cases. The death toll is at 10,320

Delhi on Tuesday recorded its highest ever spike in Covid-19 infection, as it recorded as many as 6,725 cases in a day. The death toll reached 6,652 after 48 people succumbed to Covid-19

The number of Covid 19 infections in Europe surpassed the 11 million mark on Tuesday as the it continues to rage.

Kerala's Covid-19 tally inched towards 4.50-lakh mark with detection of 6,862 fresh cases, toll mounts to 1,559 with 26 more fatalities; active case count 84,713,said state health minister K K Shailaja.

France is planning to transfer Covid-19 patients to Germany for treatment within days as some hospitals creak under the pressure from spiking virus cases, a hospitals federation said Tuesday.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon announce the next set of stimulus package to boost the coronavirus-hit economy, Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Tuesday.

Maharashtra, Karnataka Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh top states showing decline in Covid-19 cases, says the Union health ministry.

Recovery rate is near 92% and cumulative positive rate is 7.4%. Cases per million population are at 5991. Covid-19 deaths are at 89 deaths/million population which is lower if compared globally. Active cases are around 5,41,000 now, says Rajesh Bhushan, secretary, Union health ministry.

The British government plans to trial a new citywide coronavirus testing program in Liverpool, offering regular testing to everyone who lives and works in the city of 500,000 in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.

Poland's cases of the coronavirus disease has crossed the 400,000 mark, the Polish health ministry has said. The country reported 19,364 new cases on Tuesday, taking total tally to 414,844, including 6,102 deaths.

Indonesia's health ministry has said the country logged 2,973 new Covid-19 cases and 102 deaths due to it in last 24 hours. Cases rise to 418,375 including 14,146 deaths.

149 new Covid-19 cases take Puducherry's Covid-19 tally to 35,325. 32,284 recoveries, 2,445 active cases and 596 deaths so far.

The Philippine health ministry has said the country recorded 1,772 new Covid-19 cases and 49 deaths due to the virus. Total cases rise to 387,161 including 7,318 deaths.