Coronavirus live updates: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb self-isolates after family members test corona positive

On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Raigarh Police will distribute over seven lakh masks on Monday to raise awareness about COVID-19, the Chhattisgarh police said.

The US notched 47,508 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. There were also 515 new deaths, the Baltimore-based university real-time count at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Monday).

Government officials told PTI that the approval for conducting phase 2 and 3 clinical trials by the SII was granted by DCGI Dr V G Somani late Sunday night after a thorough evaluation based on the recommendations of the Subject Expert Committee on -19.

Odisha's coronavirus tally shot up to 34,913 on Sunday with 1,434 fresh cases, while 10 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 197, a health department official said.

India recorded more than 53,500 fresh Covid-19 cases and 758 deaths on Sunday, at the end of a week that saw the biggest surge in the pandemic so far. Nearly 3.7 lakh new infections were detected, 16% higher than the previous week’s count, and 5,345 people succumbed to the virus during the week, 474 more than the preceding seven days.

Gujarat saw 1,101 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking its total to 63,675, while the death toll rose to 2,487 with 22 patients succumbing. The state recorded 28,795 cases during July, and in the first two days of August, 2,237 cases have been registered.

Yediyurappa is the second chief minister, after his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan, to be infected with the coronavirus.

According to authorities, the Covid-19 recovery rate in Delhi has increased to over 89 per cent, while the case positivity rate in the last 24 hours was 7.54 per cent. So far, the city has reported 1,37,677 case of coronavirus infection, out of which 1,23,317 have recovered. The number of active cases stood at 10,356 among whom 5,663 are under home isolation.