Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally crosses 85,000; death toll at 729

Authorities on Friday ordered the lockdown of more than 100 towns and villages across Lebanon after hundreds of people tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days and amid a shortage of hospital beds, reports AP.

10 new Covid-19 cases reported in Andaman and Nicobar, taking the total number of cases to 3,858; death toll stands at 53. Total 3,631 patients have recovered so far and there are 174 active cases, Andaman and Nicobar administration said, reports ANI.

harkhand reported 736 new Covid-19 cases, 967 recoveries and 8 deaths on Friday, taking total cases to 85,400 including 73,428 recoveries, 729 deaths and 11,243 active cases, the state's health department said, reports ANI.

Jharkhand reported 736 new #COVID19 cases, 967 recoveries and 8 deaths today, taking total cases to 85,400 including 73,428 recoveries, 729 deaths and 11,243 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/lc2W3o0j7o

— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2020

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has tested negative for Covid-19.

Haryana reported 23 more fatalities due to Covid-19 on Friday, raising the death toll to 1,425, while the tally reached 1,31, 388 with 1,476 fresh cases, reports PTI.

Madrid was set to go into partial lockdown on Friday night, complying with an order from the Spanish government but determined to fight it in the courts, Measures that ban all nonessential trips in and out of the capital and nine of its suburbs — covering around 4.8 million people — were set to be enacted at 10 p.m, reports AP.

United States First Lady Melania Trump after testing positive for Covid-19 along with husband and US President Donald t

Amid rise in Covid-19 cases, Section 144 has been mposed in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kottayam.

Section 144 has been imposed in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram from 3rd October to 31st October, due to surge in Covid-19 cases, reports ANI.

At least 76.62% of the active coronavirus cases have been reported from 10 states and union territories (UTs), the Union health ministry said on Friday. According to the ministry, Maharashtra is leading the states' tally with more than 2.5 lakh cases. Karnataka follows with more than 1 lakh cases, reports ANI.

As many as 9,258 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Kerala in the last 24 hours, which pushed the active cases in the state to 77,482. Over 135,000 have recovered from the disease till now, the state government said, reports ANI.

Kerala records 9,258 new #COVID19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. There are 77,482 active cases in the state and 1,35,144 people have recovered from the infection till date: State Government pic.twitter.com/mmKro2HXXr

— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2020

United States Vice President Mike Pence and his wife have tested negative for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), reports Reuters.

Uttar Pradesh recorded 3,946 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the infection count to 4,06,995 on Friday, according to official data. The death toll from the pandemic stands at 5,917 in the state, Additional chief secretary health, Amit Mohan Prasad said, reports PTI.

President Donald Trump is 74 years old, overweight and male -- factors that put him into a higher-risk category of Covid-19 patients and thrust his health into the spotlight just a month before the US election, reports Bloomberg.

In a tweet, health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan points to India's recovery rate of 83.70%, crediting Centre's strategies with rising number of recoveries in India per day.

Recovery Rate 83.70% !

केंद्रित रणनीतियों और उपायों की बदौलत भारत में #कोरोना से ठीक होने वाले मरीज़ों की संख्या में लगातार बढोत्तरी हो रही है।

देश में 53 लाख से ज़्यादा मरीज़ पूर्णतया ठीक होकर घर जा चुके हैं।भारत जल्द ही इस वैश्विक महामारी पर विजय प्राप्त करेगा। #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/MgejyPE8sK

— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) October 2, 2020