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Coronavirus: One in three exposed to coronavirus in Chennai, shows second sero survey

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 22, 2020, 12:32:59 IST

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Coronavirus: One in three exposed to coronavirus in Chennai, shows second sero survey

India's total cases have now reached 76,51,108. With 717 new deaths, the death toll stands at 1,15,914. Total active cases are 7,40,090 after a decrease of 8448 in last 24 hours. Total cured/migrated cases are 67,95,103 with 61,775 new discharges in last 24 hours. Stay with TOI for the latest developments:

22:23 (IST) Oct 20

Assam reports 666 new Covid-19 cases today, taking the total positive cases in the state to 2,02,073, including 884 deaths and 1,74,411 discharges: Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

22:14 (IST) Oct 20

1,837 fresh Covid cases take Bihar's tally to 2.06 lakh

Bihar reported eight fresh Covid casualties in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,011, while 1,837 new cases took the tally to 2,06,960 in the state, the health department said in a bulletin on Tuesday. The total number of recoveries in the state also went up to 1,94,889 after 1,100 people were also cured of the disease. The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state is currently at 94.17 per cent, the bulletin said.

21:23 (IST) Oct 20

Mumbai reports 1,090 new Covid cases, taking total cases to 2,44,262, reports ANI.

21:07 (IST) Oct 20

Actor-filmmaker Prithviraj, who was shooting for his upcoming movie Jana Gana Mana, has tested positive for coronavirus.

21:07 (IST) Oct 20

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20:27 (IST) Oct 20

Delhi reports 3,579 new Covid cases, taking tally to 3,36,750.

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20:10 (IST) Oct 20

Andhra Pradesh reports 3,503 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the state's tally to 7,89,553.

19:14 (IST) Oct 20

Manipur reports 284 new Covid cases, taking total confirmed cases to 16,062, reports ANI.

19:08 (IST) Oct 20

Chandigarh reports 57 new Covid cases taking the total number to 13,743, reports PTI.

18:31 (IST) Oct 20

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18:26 (IST) Oct 20

Tamil Nadu reports 3,094 new Covid-19 cases, 50 deaths and 4,403 discharges today, as per the state health department

The total number of cases in the state is now at 6,94,030 including 6,46,555 discharges and 10,741 deaths. There are 36,734 active cases in the state.

18:25 (IST) Oct 20

Read: Trump says Senate Republicans will go along with Covid aid deal

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18:15 (IST) Oct 20

Italy's Campania region to impose nightly curfew as Covid-19 cases surge

Italy's southern Campania region plans to introduce a nighttime curfew from the coming weekend in an effort to tackle a surge in Covid-19 cases, the regional chief Vincenzo De Luca said on Tuesday. The move follows a similar decision on Monday by the northern region of Lombardy.

17:21 (IST) Oct 20

Read: India has largest number of Covid recovered globally, second in number of tests done

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17:10 (IST) Oct 20

List of oxygen supply on national level (weekly basis): Health ministry

17:04 (IST) Oct 20

There has never been any shortage of oxygen in the country in last 10 months; no paucity at present.

Health ministry (PTI)

16:51 (IST) Oct 20

If antibodies reduce in any person in five months, then there is a possibility of reinfection. That is why it is important to wear mask and take precautions even if one was infected earlier.

Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR (ANI)

16:46 (IST) Oct 20

Oxygen production capacity rose from 5,913 MT in April to 6,862 MT in Sept. Will further increase to 7,191 MT by Oct end: Health ministry (PTI)

16:43 (IST) Oct 20

WHO solidarity trial is a 30-country trial in which India has been a participant and interim results of this have been put on website, which has not yet been peer-reviewed. However, we find that these drugs are not performing as good as it was expected.