Coronavirus live updates: Assam eases curbs; weekend lockdowns to stay
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 14, 2020, 01:58:07 IST
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Coronavirus live updates: Assam eases curbs; weekend lockdowns to stay

India on Thursday registered the highest single-day spike of 66,999 cases and reported 942 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country's coronavirus tally touched 23,96,638 including 6,53,622 active cases, 16,95,982 discharged and 47,033 deaths. Stay here for all live updates
21:49 (IST) Aug 12
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 20.44 million, death toll at 742,880
More than 20.44 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 742,880? have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
21:21 (IST) Aug 12
480 fresh Covid-19 cases in Goa raise tally to 9,924, death now 89 with 3 more fatalities; active case count 3,194: State health department
21:06 (IST) Aug 12
COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal mounts to 2,203 with 54 fresh fatalities; 2,936 new infections take tally to 1,04,326: Health department
20:37 (IST) Aug 12
Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally breaches 2.50 lakh mark with 9,597 cases in a day. 93 deaths takes toll to 2296: Government bulletin
20:13 (IST) Aug 12
Maharashtra govt reduces by Rs 300 rates of Covid-19 tests conducted by laboratories, bringing them in Rs 1,900-2,500 range: State health minister Rajesh Tope
20:01 (IST) Aug 12
Telangana govt orders private hospitals to display fee charged for Covid-19 treatment
19:36 (IST) Aug 12
Administrator of private hospital in Ahmedabad where 8 Covid-19 patients died in fire arrested on charge of 'causing death by negligence': Police official
19:09 (IST) Aug 12
Union minister of state for AYUSH Shripad Y Naik tests positive for Covid
18:27 (IST) Aug 12
Tamil Nadu reports 5,871 new Covid-19 cases and 119 deaths today taking the total number of cases to 3,14,520 including 5,278 deaths and 52,929 active cases: State health department
18:01 (IST) Aug 12
National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 met for the first time today & deliberated on a strategy to ensure Covid-19 vaccines’ availability & its delivery mechanism. The meeting was chaired by Dr V K Paul, Member Niti Aayog: Health ministry
17:49 (IST) Aug 12
In view of Covid-19, Air India (AI) has decided to close down its stations in Vienna, Milan, Madrid, Copenhagen, & Stockholm. AI would immediately initiate action for closure in consultation with local lawyers & advise the timelines by which the stations will be closed: Air India
17:47 (IST) Aug 12
AAP govt to invite 'corona warriors', including a doctor, nurse and a plasma donor, for Independence Day event to be held at Delhi Secretariat instead of Chhatrasal Stadium due to Covid-19 pandemic; celebrations to be low-key affair this year: Delhi minister Gopal Rai
17:29 (IST) Aug 12
Former local administration minister of Puducherry, A Elumalai, succumbs to Covid-19 at JIPMER hospital: Official (PTI)
17:25 (IST) Aug 12
Statewide complete lockdown on August 28 stands withdrawn. It will be observed on August 20, August 21, August 27 and August 31: Government of Bengal
17:10 (IST) Aug 12
23 more people, including 18 BSF personnel, test positive for Covid-19 in Meghalaya, raising state's tally to 1,165; active case count 642: Official
16:49 (IST) Aug 12
India's Covid-19 recovery rate soars past 70%, record 56,110 recuperate in one dayIndia's Covid-19 recovery rate soars past 70%, record 56,110 recuperate in one day
India's Covid-19 recovery rate soared past 70 per cent on Wednesday with 16,39,599 people having recuperated from the disease so far in the country, while active cases comprise 27.64 pc of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said. The case fatality rate has further declined to 1.98 per cent, it said.
16:41 (IST) Aug 12
Delhi reports 1,113 new Covid-19 cases, 1,021 recovered/discharged/migrated cases & 14 deaths today. The total positive cases now stands at 1,48,504 including 1,33,405 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 4,153 deaths
16:21 (IST) Aug 12
Govt has received over 5 lakh applications under 'PM SVANidhi' scheme which aims to provide street vendors loans of up to Rs 10,000 to restart their business post Covid-19 lockdown: Official statement
15:53 (IST) Aug 12
Four private hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients in Goa: CM Pramod Sawant