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Coronavirus News Updates: India posted another single day biggest jump of over 18,000 cases taking the total tally to over the 5 lakh-mark. India is now the fourth most impacted country. Only US, Brazil and Russia have more cases than India. Meanwhile, the recovery rate has dropped to 58.1% from 58.2 percent, the gap between recoveries and active cases widened to 98,493 from 96,173.
Jun 27, 2020
20:02
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Jun 27, 2020
19:47
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Kerala reports 195 fresh COVID-19 cases, overall tally crosses 4,000 mark
In the highest single day spike of COVID-19 cases so far, Kerala reported 195 positive cases on Saturday, taking the total number of infections in the state to 4,071. The state has been reporting over 100 cases each day for the past nine days.
Jun 27, 2020
19:46
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: IAS officer in AP CM's office tests positive for COVID-19
An IAS officer in the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Office tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. Though "asymptomatic", the bureaucrat tested positive for the virus,sources said.
Jun 27, 2020
19:22
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Serbian defense minister positive for virus
The Serbian government says Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Defense Ministry says in a statement issued on Saturday that Vulin has no symptoms of the virus and is feeling fine.
Jun 27, 2020
19:21
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: GTB Hospital to provide video-call facility to COVID-19 patients
GTB Hospital has decided to provide video-call facility between its coronavirus patients and their relatives as attendants are not allowed to accompany them, a Delhi government official said Saturday. It will be the second state-run hospital in Delhi to get the facility after LNJP Hospital, where the facility was inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday.
Jun 27, 2020
18:59
Tamil Nadu reported 3,713 fresh #COVID19 cases and 68 deaths today, taking total number of cases to 78,335 and death toll to 1,025. Number of active cases stands at 33,213: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/M5wIgweiBn
— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2020
Jun 27, 2020
18:59
Manipur reports 25 fresh #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,092 including 432 recoveries: State Govt
— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2020
Jun 27, 2020
18:58
100 new #COVID19 cases and 7 deaths have been reported in Punjab today. Total number of cases stands at 5056 and death toll is at 128: Department of Information & Public Relations, Govt of Punjab pic.twitter.com/W9k8hmnXU0
— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2020
Jun 27, 2020
18:54
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: HM Amit Shah visits 10,000-bed COVID care facility in Delhi, reviews arrangements
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited a newly created COVID-19 care facility with over 10,000 beds in the national capital and reviewed arrangements. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accompanied Shah during his visit to the sprawling facility in south Delhi. During his visit, the home minister took stock of the preparedness of the facility, a home ministry official said.
Jun 27, 2020
18:37
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: COVID-19 cases cross 2,000-mark, death toll rises to 21 in Noida
The death toll due to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district rose to 21 on Saturday with one more fatality, while the total number of cases crossed the 2000-mark, official data showed. The district has recorded 127 new cases since Friday, while 97 patients were discharged during the 24-hour period, according to the UP Health Department data.
Jun 27, 2020
18:30
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: TV cameraperson dies of COVID-19, CM announces Rs 5 lakh assistance
A 41-year-old video journalist working for a Tamil television channel in the news section died of COVID-19 at a hospital here on Saturday, the government said. The video cameraman, who was being treated from June 14 at a hospital for the infection, died today, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said.
Jun 27, 2020
17:55
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: From 1 to 5 lakh COVID-19 cases in 39 days; medical experts point to increased testing
It took 110 days for coronavirus infections in the country to reach one lakh, while just 39 days more to go past the five lakh-mark. Medical experts have pointed to the ramped up COVID-19 testing, now available more extensively and at a reasonable price, as a big reason for the spike in cases recently.
Jun 27, 2020
17:55
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu conducts over 10.42 lakh COVID-19 tests, chasing virus cases: Health Secy
Over 10.42 lakh COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Tamil Nadu and the focus was to cover the population street-wise for early detection and treatment, Health secretary J Radhakrishnan said here on Saturday. The basic idea of detecting the symptomatic cases through fever camps is to ensure a healthy population by early detection and treatment for COVID-19, he said.
Jun 27, 2020
17:34
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Target should be to increase daily COVID-19 testing capacity to 25,000: UP CM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the daily COVID-19 testing capacity in the state reaching the 20,000 mark, and said the target should now be to increase it to 25,000 each day, an official said. At a meeting with senior officials, the chief minister stressed on encouraging industrial, commercial and business establishments to set up COVID-19 helpdesks to keep people safe from the virus, Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Awasthi said.
Jun 27, 2020
17:33
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: UK police to get tougher on crowds amid pandemic worries
Police in the English city of Liverpool have been given more powers to break up crowds after celebrations to mark Liverpool Football Club's first league title in 30 years led to disorder. The local move to stop gatherings of more than two people came after the sheer joy of victory, together with warm weather, prompted people to cast off worries about the COVID-19 pandemic and to gather in huge crowds.
Jun 27, 2020
17:27
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: BJP legislator from Thane district tests positive for COVID-19
A BJP legislator from Thane district of Maharashtra has tested positive for coronavirus infection, a civic health official here said on Saturday. The 40-year-old legislator had tested positive for the disease couple of days ago and is presently undergoing treatment at a hospital in neighbouring Mumbai, the official said.
Jun 27, 2020
17:08
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: 8 states contributed 85% COVID-19 caseload, 87% deaths: Health Ministry
Eight states, including Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu, contributed 85.5 percent of the active COVID-19 caseload and 87 percent of the total deaths due to the disease in India, according to the Union Health Ministry. The ministry said it briefed the Group of Ministers on COVID-19 on the coronavirus situation in the country and the efforts to boost healthcare infrastructure on Saturday.
Jun 27, 2020
16:30
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Congress MLA from Nanded district tests COVID-19 positive
A Congress MLA from Nanded district of Maharashtra tested coronavirus positive on Saturday morning, a top district official said. He was found infected days after a senior minister from Nanded recovered from the infection.
Jun 27, 2020
16:26
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: CM's office to be shut after staff gets infected by COVID-19
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said here on Saturday his office would be closed for the next two days as one of his staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The affected person was admitted to the government hospital on Friday.
Jun 27, 2020
16:13
A 44-year-old CRPF personnel died due to #COVID19 in Delhi. He was also suffering from kidney disease. Total count of COVID-19 cases in CRPF reaches 1046 including 8 deaths: Central Reserve Police Force pic.twitter.com/xgTJxOwNHd
— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2020
Jun 27, 2020
15:51
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Fresh COVID-19 case in Mizoram; count rises to 148
A 32-year-old man has tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the northeastern state's tally to 148 on Saturday, officials said. The new patient, a resident of Champhai district, had recently returned to Mizoram from Delhi, a statement issued by the state Information and Public Relations Department said.
Jun 27, 2020
15:48
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: 19 new coronavirus deaths, 605 more test positive in UP
Uttar Pradesh on Saturday reported 19 novel coronavirus fatalities and 605 infections, as the state's virus count reached 21,548 while the death toll rose to 649, a senior official said. Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said 14,215 people have so far been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the infection, leaving 6,684 active COVID-19 cases in the state. The recovery percentage of the state is 65.96 percent, Prasad said.
Jun 27, 2020
15:46
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Woman SI tests positive for COVID-19, Tirupur North station closed
The North Police station at nearby Tirupur was closed temporarily on Saturday as a woman SI, wife of a sub-inspector there, tested positive. The wife, a sub-inspector attached to Chennai, had come to Tirupur on June 24 on leave and her blood and swab samples were taken the next day, along with that of her husband, police said.
Jun 27, 2020
15:41
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Andhra Pradesh reports 796 new COVID-19 cases, overall tally crosses 12,000 mark
Andhra Pradesh reported 796 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a record single day spike, taking the overall tally in the state to 12,285. Also, 11 patients succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 157 so far, according to the latest bulletin.
Jun 27, 2020
15:24
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: CRPF jawan succumbs to COVID-19, death toll in central force now 8
A 43-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official succumbed to the novel coronavirus on Saturday taking the total number of deaths in the country's largest paramilitary force to eight, officials said. This is also the 24th death among the five Central Armed Police Forces -- CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and SSB.
Jun 27, 2020
15:23
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Serological survey to analyse COVID-19 spread commences in Delhi
A serological survey to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the spread of COVID-19 in Delhi commenced in some parts of the city on Saturday amid a rise in the number of infections. As part of the survey, blood samples of 20,000 people will be tested to ascertain the presence of anti-bodies, the Union health ministry has said.
Jun 27, 2020
15:05
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Individuals have societal responsibility to end COVID-19 outbreak: Top US doctor
America's top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that individuals have a societal responsibility to end the coronavirus outbreak as the US set another single-day record, surpassing 40,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time.
Jun 27, 2020
15:04
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Singaporeans asked to avoid crowding ahead of general polls
Singaporeans have been asked to observe safe distancing measures and avoid crowding ahead of the July 10 general elections as the city-state on Saturday reported 291 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally to 43,246. Of the 291 new cases registered on Saturday, 286 are foreign workers while five are Singapore citizens or permanent residents (foreigners), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
Jun 27, 2020
14:28
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Pak reports 3,138 new coronavirus cases; deaths cross 4,000: Health Ministry
Pakistan has reported 3,138 new coronavirus cases and 74 more deaths during the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the country to 1,89,883 and the fatalities to over 4,000, the health ministry said on Saturday. Of the total patients, Sindh has reported 76,318 cases of coronavirus, Punjab 72,880, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 24,943, Islamabad 12, 206, Balochistan 10,116, Gilgit Baltistan 1,417 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir reported 1,003 infections so far, the Ministry of National Health Services said in a statement.
Jun 27, 2020
14:26
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Diagnostic material for 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests, 50k Rapid Antigen Tests given free to Delhi by ICMR
To bolster COVID-19 management efforts in the national capital, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has supplied diagnostic material for carrying out 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests to the 12 functional labs in Delhi till date, the Union Health Ministry said. It has provided 1.57 lakh RNA extraction kits essential for carrying out tests and 2.84 lakh VTMs (Viral Transport Medium) used for collecting and transporting swabs to laboratories.
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