Highlights: Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur says tested positive for Covid-19

"There have been instances of airborne and community spread of Covid-19 in West Bengal," says CM Mamata Banerjee.

The Czech Republic government will tighten coronavirus measures from October 14, government officials have said , as the country has recorded over 43,000 Covid-19 cases in October, the same number as in throughout September.

Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra police cross 25,000 with 97 new infections being reported in last 24 hours. Tally reaches 25,079 in the force, including 2,205 active cases, 22,614 recoveries, and 260 deaths till date.

732 new Covid-19 cases were reported on 11th October, taking the total count of active cases in Bihar to 11,829: Bihar health department

Puducherry records 189 new Covid-19 cases, 264 discharges and two deaths today. Total cases in the Union Territory rise to 31,737, including 4,617 active cases, 26,555 recoveries and 565 deaths: Puducherry health department

South Korean drugmaker Celltrion on Monday said it has received regulatory approvals for phase three of clinical trials of its Covid 19 antibody drug CT-P59

Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur goes into isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.

French prime minister Jean Castex on Monday did not rule out local lockdowns due to a resurgence on new Covid-19 cases, adding that the country was facing a strong second Covid-19 wave.

UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden on Monday said PM Boris Johnson's government needs to impose further Covid-19 restrictions to bring the virus under control and the risk of spreading the virus is higher in pubs, restaurants and nightclub

US president Donald Trump will return to campaigning for the presidential election by addressing his first rally since he announced on October 2 that he had tested positive for Covid-19.

66,732 new confirmed Covid-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours. 81% of these are from 10 states and UTs. Maharashtra is still reporting a very high number of new cases with more than 10,000 cases followed by Karnataka and Kerala with more than 9,000 cases each: Health ministry

2,423 new Covid-19 cases and 3,342 recoveries reported in Odisha till October 11. The total number of cases rises to 2,54,662, including 2,27,615 recoveries and 25,954 active cases: State health department

816 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours in India. Of these, nearly 85% are concentrated in ten states/UTs. More than 37% of new fatalities reported are from Maharashtra (309 deaths): Health ministry

India sustains the trend of steadily declining Covid-19 active cases. Active caseload below 9 lakhs for 4th consecutive day. Active cases, currently at 8,61,853, comprise merely 12.10% of total positive cases. India is also reporting high number of recoveries

Officials in China's Qingdao city on Monday said they will conduct city-wide Covid-19 testing for the entire nine million population over the next five days as new Covid-19 cases spike.