Coronavirus: With over 4.2 lakh cases, Andhra Pradesh becomes second worst-hit state in India
7.50 am: United States, has recorded 59 lakh cases of infection, reports AFP. The country’s toll is over 1,83,000 now.
7.45 am: West Bengal’s recovery rate nears 82% after 3,308 more patients recover, reports PTI.
7.39 am: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says India should have “very significant control” over Covid-19 by Diwali, reports PTI. “But, the virus has taught us a certain lesson, it has taught us there has to be a new normal and we need to be more diligent about, more cautious about our lifestyle...,” he adds.
7.36 am: Andhra Pradesh is now the second worst-affected state in India after it registered over 10,000 new cases for the fifth consecutive day, reports NDTV. With a tally of more than 4.24 lakh coronavirus cases, the state has surpassed Tamil Nadu that has reported over 4.16 lakh infections so far. The number of active cases in the state nears 1-lakh mark.
7.30 am: Here are the top updates from Sunday
- India’s number of recovered cases on Sunday crossed 27,13,933, taking the recovery rate to 76.61%, the Union health ministry said. The country’s overall case count reached 35,42,733 after a record 78,761 new cases were registered in 24 hours. The toll rose by 948 to 63,498. India has 7,65,302 active cases now.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly “Mann Ki Baat” radio...
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