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Coronavirus News September 1 Highlights: 56% of new cases in 24 hrs from Maha, Andhra, K'taka, TN, UP

Ajay Vaishnav | Published: September 01, 2020 08:16 PM IST

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Coronavirus News September 1 Highlights: Delhi's next round of monthly sero-prevalence survey began on Tuesday covering all 272 municipal wards to analyse the COVID-19 situation in Delhi at "micro-level", Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. The sample size this time will be 17,000 and the exercise will be carried out for seven days, he told reporters. Meanwhile, with 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India's COVID-19 tally mounted to 36, 91,166, while recoveries surged to 28, 39,882 on Tuesday pushing the recovery rate to 76.94 percent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll climbed to 65,288 with 819 new fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Sep 1, 2020

15:18

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Indian scientists find higher viral load in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

Indian scientists have observed a higher association between asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and viral load, or the amount of virus in an infected person's bodily fluid, in a study of over 200 patients with SARS-CoV-2 virus in Telangana, a "surprise" finding that may better inform the policymakers about the spread of the novel coronavirus infection. The researchers, including those from the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) in Hyderabad, advise testing asymptomatic primary and secondary contacts followed by surveillance. "It is important to consider the possibility of infection from asymptomatic patients -- presumably harbouring good immunity -- spreading into individuals possessing not so robust immunity leading to increased morbidity and mortality," Murali Dharan Bashyam, from CDFD's Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, told PTI.

Sep 1, 2020

14:24

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Can I use a face shield instead of a mask?

Health officials don't recommend clear plastic barriers as a substitute for masks because of the lack of research on whether they keep an infected person from spreading viral droplets to others. However, those who want extra protection may want to wear a face shield in addition to a mask. Face shields have the added benefit of protecting your eyes and discouraging you from touching your face by acting as a physical barrier, says Christopher Sulmonte, project administrator of the biocontainment unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Meanwhile, the available research so far indicates that the best face shields for preventing viral spread are hooded or wrap around the sides and bottom of the face, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. That's because those shields leave less space for droplets from sneezing, coughing and talking to escape.

Sep 1, 2020

13:52

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Russia's COVID-19 cases exceed 1 million, globally 4th highest

Russia's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Tuesday as authorities reported 4,729 new cases. With a total of 1,000,048 reported cases, Russia has the fourth largest caseload in the world after the US, Brazil and India. Experts say the true toll of the pandemic is much higher than all reported figures, due to limited testing, missed mild cases and concealment of cases by some governments, among other factors. As of Tuesday, Russia has lifted most lockdown restrictions in the majority of the country's regions. Last month, Russian authorities announced the approval of the first-ever COVID-19 vaccine a move that Western experts met with scepticism and unease as the shots were only tested on a few dozen people. Last week, officials announced starting advanced trials of the vaccine among 40,000 people. It remains unclear whether vaccination of risk groups such as doctors and teachers announced earlier this year will be part of the trials or carried out in parallel.

Sep 1, 2020

12:25

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine reaches phase 3 clinical trials in US, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has announced that the vaccine for coronavirus being developed by AstraZeneca has reached phase three clinical trials in the country and is very close to being finalised for approval. The phase 3 trial is being implemented as part of Operation Warp Speed, a multi-agency collaboration led by the US Health and Human Services, which aims at accelerating the development and manufacturing of medical countermeasures for COVID-19 and delivering 300 million doses of an effective vaccine by January 2021. "I am pleased to announce that AstraZeneca vaccine has reached phase three clinical trials," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. "That's joining another group of vaccines that are very close to the end, and hopefully, approval," he added. AstraZeneca is one of the leaders in the race to develop COVID-19 vaccine. Other companies that have COVID-19 vaccines in phase 3 trials include Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc.

Sep 1, 2020

11:26

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra overall COVID-19 death toll nears 25k; TN, Karnataka report over 5k fatalities

Of the total 65,228 deaths, Maharashtra has reported the maximum at 24,583 followed by 7,322 in Tamil Nadu, 5,702 in Karnataka, 4,444 in Delhi, 3,969 in Andhra Pradesh, 3,486 in Uttar Pradesh, 3,228 in West Bengal, 3,020 in Gujarat,and 1,453 in Punjab. So far, 1,394 people have died of COVID-19 in Madhya Pradesh, 1,056 in Rajasthan, 836 in Telangana, 703 in Jammu and Kashmir, 689 in Haryana, 582 in Bihar, 492 in Odisha, 417 in Jharkhand, 306 in Assam, 294 in Kerala, 277 in Chhattisgarh and 269 in Uttarakhand. Puducherry has registered 228 fatalities, Goa 192, Tripura 113, Chandigarh 56, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 46, Himachal Pradesh 38, Ladakh 34, Manipur 28, Meghalaya 10, Nagaland nine, Arunachal Pradesh seven, Sikkim three and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu two.The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

Sep 1, 2020

10:26

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Scientists develop portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test

Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a prototype of a rapid COVID-19 test using a simple-to-use portable instrument for reading the results with a smartphone in 30 minutes, an innovation that may enable point-of-care diagnosis without needing to send samples to a lab. According to the study, published in the journal PNAS, the new technology may help overcome bottlenecks in supplies and laboratory personnel which have led to long waiting times for COVID-19 test results in several parts of the world amidst the ongoing pandemic. "If such a device and test were available, we could test for COVID-19 at public events, auditoriums, large gatherings and potentially even at home for self-testing. The results could be sent back to the appropriate public health system for coordination," said Rashid Bashir, a professor of bioengineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in the US.

Sep 1, 2020

09:46

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India COVID-19 tally nears 37 lakh; recoveries rise to almost 28.40 lakh

India’s COVID-19 caseload jumped to 36,91,167 on Tuesday with a single-day spike of 69,921 new positive cases, while the death toll increased by 819 to a total of 65,288. The total cases include active cases at 7,85,996, while the recoveries surged to an overall total of 28,39,882.

Here are the other major trends from today's data:

Total cases see an increase of 69,921, lowest increase in last 6 days

Active cases rise by 4,021, lowest single-day rise in last 6 days

Recoveries rise by 65,081, the highest single-day rise in 7 days

Deaths increase by 819, the lowest single-day rise in nearly a month

Total cases nearly 37 lakh, active almost 8 lakh, recoveries above 28 lakh and deaths >65,000

Total cases at 36.91 lakh, active 7.86 lakh, recoveries 28.40 lakh and deaths 65,288

Total number of tests on single day at 9.48 lakh vs yesterday’s level of 8.46 lakh

Gap between recoveries & active cases rises to 20.5 lakh

Recovery rate improves to 77 percent (76.94 percent) and death rate slips to 1.77 percent

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India COVID-19 tally nears 37 lakh; recoveries rise to almost 28.40 lakh

India’s COVID-19 caseload jumped to 36,91,167 on Tuesday with a single-day spike of 69,921 new positive cases, while the death toll increased by 819 to a total of 65,288. The total cases include active cases at 7,85,996, while the recoveries surged to an overall total of 28,39,882.

Here are the other major trends from today's data:

Total cases see an increase of 69,921, lowest increase in last 6 days

Active cases rise by 4,021, lowest single-day rise in last 6 days

Recoveries rise by 65,081, the highest single-day rise in 7 days

Deaths increase by 819, the lowest single-day rise in nearly a month

Total cases nearly 37 lakh, active almost 8 lakh, recoveries above 28 lakh and deaths >65,000

Total cases at 36.91 lakh, active 7.86 lakh, recoveries 28.40 lakh and deaths 65,288

Total number of tests on single day at 9.48 lakh vs yesterday’s level of 8.46 lakh

Gap between recoveries & active cases rises to 20.5 lakh

Recovery rate improves to 77 percent (76.94 percent) and death rate slips to 1.77 percent

Sep 1, 2020

09:18

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Yogi inaugurates BSL-2 labs, asks officials to conduct more COVID-19 tests

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday emphasised on more aggressive testing for COVID-19 till a vaccine is developed. If door-to-door surveys and testing are strengthened, there will be more success against the disease, he said while inaugurating 13 bio-safety level 2 (BSL-2) laboratories in the state through video conferencing. Ten of these labs have been established in state-run medical colleges in Jalaun, Azamgarh, Ambedkarnagar, Saharanpur, Basti, Bahraich, Firozabad, Banda and Badaun districts. The other three labs are set up in private medical colleges in Hapur, Barabanki and Moradabad. Each lab is efficient to conduct 5,000 tests per day. At present, the state is conducting 24,000 tests on every 10 lakh people, the statement said. "The BSL-2 laboratories for RT-PCR testing will be established in every district which will be helpful in the fight against COVID-19 and other vector-borne diseases," it said. Adityanath said deaths due to vector-borne diseases in 2020 have registered a decline by 95 per cent compared to 2016.

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