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Coronavirus live updates: Bihar becomes 8th state to cross 1L Covid case tally

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 15, 2020, 22:28:48 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Bihar becomes 8th state to cross 1L Covid case tally

India’s Covid-19 caseload crossed 25 lakh on Friday, just eight days after going past the 20-lakh mark, even as more than 65,000 fresh infections were reported for the third straight day while the daily death toll from the virus remained close to 1,000. Stay with TOI for live updates

09:51 (IST) Aug 14

Tracking the coronavirus

09:36 (IST) Aug 14

Deaths due to the novel coronavirus are now 48,040, as per the latest health ministry figures

09:35 (IST) Aug 14

Total coronavirus confirmed cases in India are now 24,61,190

The number includes 6,61,595 active cases and 1,751,555 cases in which the patient has been cured

09:30 (IST) Aug 14

A clearly-defined, inclusive & equitable vaccine access strategy needed for vaccine production and distribution in India, says Rahul Gandhi

India will be one of the COVID-19 vaccine-producing nations. It needs a clearly-defined, inclusive & equitable vac… https://t.co/plMPqgpGaE
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1597375791000

09:29 (IST) Aug 14

New Zealand's virus outbreak grows by 13 cases to 30

Health authorities said Friday they were investigating whether shipping workers were a source of New Zealand's first domestic coronavirus outbreak in more than three months. The outbreak has grown to 30 people and extended beyond Auckland, the country's largest city, for the first time.

08:17 (IST) Aug 14

Covid-19: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra to resume from August 16, reports ANI

Nearly five months after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra was suspended as a precautionary measure amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that the Yatra would be resumed on August 16.

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08:06 (IST) Aug 14

South Korea reports 103 new coronavirus cases, most domestic cases since end of March: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

07:52 (IST) Aug 14

US coronavirus cases rise by at least 53,276 on Thursday to 5.27 million total vs 5.22 million previous day: Reuters tally

07:31 (IST) Aug 14

Bihar conducts record 1 lakh Covid-19 tests; 3,906 fresh cases push tally past 94,000

Bihar claimed to have conducted a record number of over one lakh COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours, during which 10 more patients succumbed to the virus and 3,906 fresh cases were reported.According to a bulletin issued by the state health department, the death toll rose to 484, while the tally soared to 94,459, with 31,567 active cases.

07:24 (IST) Aug 14

WHO has advised 140 tests per day per million population. With focussed Centre led efforts and effective implementation by States/UTs, 34 of them have exceeded this requirement: Health ministry

07:11 (IST) Aug 14

Duterte to use Russia vaccine after final tests

The Philippines will begin large-scale human testing of Russia’s vaccine in October, but President Duterte will not receive the inoculation until regulators guarantee its safety. Duterte had offered himself up as a guinea pig for the very first jab, expressing “huge trust” in the vaccine. But his spokesman said Duterte was to receive the vaccine no earlier than May 1 — weeks after the Russian-funded Phase 3 clinical trial is due to end in March.

06:38 (IST) Aug 14

Shuttler N Sikki Reddy & physiotherapist Kiran C, who arrived at National badminton camp at Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad, have tested positive for Covid-19: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

06:37 (IST) Aug 14

North Korea lifts virus lockdown at border town

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with South Korea where thousands had been quarantined for weeks over coronavirus worries, state media said Friday.But Kim during a ruling party meeting on Thursday also insisted the North will keep its borders shut and rejected any outside help as the country carries out an aggressive anti-virus campaign and rebuilds thousands of houses, roads and bridges damaged by heavy rain and floods in recent weeks.

06:27 (IST) Aug 14

Record 8.3 lakh samples tested in a day

India scaled a new high on Thursday by testing over 8.3 lakh samples in last 24 hours, the highest tested for Covid-19 in a day so far, even as new cases continued to increase registering a record single-day surge of 66,999 cases.The government maintained that increasing number of positive cases should be seen in tandem with the positivity rate and recovery of patients. Read more

06:04 (IST) Aug 14

3-day-old boy 'bleeds to death' after nasal swab test at Agartala hospital

A three-day-old baby died in Tripura on Wednesday, barely an hour after his swab sample was collected for testing at Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC). His father has alleged that the baby suffered a nasal injury while his swab was being collected, which caused his death, reports Biswendu Bhattacharjee. The mother of the baby had tested positive for Covid-19 in a rapid antigen test on August 10. Following doctors' advice, health workers collected swabs from the baby. "But soon afterwards, my son started bleeding profusely from the nose and died," the father said.

06:02 (IST) Aug 14

Centre distributed 3cr masks, 1.2cr PPEs

In a move to strengthen health infrastructure across the country to combat Covid-19, the Centre has dispersed more than 3.04 crore N95 masks and over 1.28 crore personal protection equipment (PPE) kits among states and central institutions since March. Besides, over 10.83 crore hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets have also been given for prophylactic use and in treatment of patients, the health ministry said.

05:53 (IST) Aug 14

Covid-19 vaccine will be free for Americans: officials

If a COVID-19 vaccine is proven effective, the US will ensure it's distributed for free to all Americans, officials said Thursday, underscoring there will be no shortcuts on safety."We are not at all reducing the regulatory rigor with which we will evaluate and hopefully approve vaccines," Paul Mango, a senior health department official, told reporters.

05:52 (IST) Aug 14

Mexico surpasses 500,000 coronavirus cases: official (AFP)

Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 7,371 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 627 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 505,751 cases and 55,293 deaths.

05:41 (IST) Aug 14

Mexico, nearing 500,000 coronavirus cases, to help with vaccine

Mexico, on the cusp of half a million official coronavirus cases and 55,000 deaths as the pandemic rages across Latin America, will help produce a vaccine that could be distributed in the region next year, authorities said on Thursday.

05:34 (IST) Aug 14

Covid-19 cases in Brazil rise to over 3.2 mn

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 60,091 to 3,224,876 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.The death toll has risen by 1,262 to 105,463 people within the same period of time.