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Coronavirus live updates: India's recovery rate jumps to 72.51%

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 18, 2020, 05:30:05 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: India's recovery rate jumps to 72.51%

India's Covid-19 tally crosses the 26-lakh barrier on Monday, as per the latest health ministry numbers Deaths due to the coronavirus are now 50,921. Globally, the virus has taken over 7 lakh lives. Stay here for all live updates

06:38 (IST) Aug 16

Maha Covid Crisis: One death every 4 mins, 526 new cases each hr

Maharashtra recorded Covid-19 deaths above the 300-mark besides 12K plus new cases, even as Mumbai and Pune were separated by just 198 cases, health officials said here on Saturday.With 322 Covid deaths -- lower than the peak of 413 (Aug 13) -- the state's toll stood at 19,749 on Saturday, while the number of new cases stood at 12,614, down from the previous high of 12,822 (Aug 8), taking the number of infectees to 584,754 till date -- both highest in the country.There was one death roughly every 4 minutes and a staggering 526 new cases added to the state's tally every hour, as per Saturday's figures.

06:26 (IST) Aug 16

US to make virus strain for controversial human tests

US government scientists have begun efforts to manufacture a strain of the coronavirus that could be used in human challenge trials of vaccines, a controversial type of study in which healthy volunteers would be vaccinated and then intentionally infected with the virus.

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06:03 (IST) Aug 16

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 21.29 million, death toll at 760,118

More than 21.29 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 760,118? 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.

05:58 (IST) Aug 16

Nine football players at University of Oklahoma test positive for Covid-19

Nine football student-athletes from the University of Oklahoma tested positive for Covid-19, head coach Lincoln Riley said on Saturday, amid fierce national debate over the viability of a fall college football season.Oklahoma's Big 12 Conference said this week it would move forward with the fall football season, a cultural ritual for millions of Americans, after two of its fellow "Power Five" conferences said they would postpone play.

05:45 (IST) Aug 16

Fever, cough, body pain... Scientists decode likely order of symptoms

Scientists have found the likely order in which Covid-19 symptoms first appear, an advance that may help clinicians rule out other diseases, and help patients seek care promptly or decide sooner to self-isolate.According to the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, the likely order of symptoms in patients with Covid-19 is fever, followed by cough, muscle pain, and then nausea, and/or vomiting, and diarrhoea.

05:12 (IST) Aug 16

Read: India's Covid deaths cross 50,000; highest spike of 67k+ cases on Saturday

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05:06 (IST) Aug 16

Meanwhile, the number of active cases also increased by more than 10,000, the highest daily rise in seven days. India’s pool of active cases now stands at over 6.8 lakh.

04:54 (IST) Aug 16

Saturday again saw more than 55,000 Covid-19 patients being declared cured, taking the total recoveries to over 18.5 lakh.

04:28 (IST) Aug 16

Russia begins production of Covid-19 vaccine

Russia has begun production of the first batch of vaccines against COVID-19, its health ministry said in a statement released on Saturday.Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced the world's first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus, Sputnik V, which is named after the space satellite launched by Moscow in 1957.The vaccine was created by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, a medical institute located near Moscow, Xinhua news agency reported.

04:20 (IST) Aug 16

Covid shot: Companies offer WFH allowance

Now, in its sixth month, work from home (WFH) in India has had its share of hiccups. From erratic internet connectivity to power cuts to uncomfortable chairs, the transition hasn’t been quite smooth for many. But since it’s part of the ‘new normal’, companies are taking steps to make remote working easier for employees.

04:13 (IST) Aug 16

Karnataka’s recorded as many as 8,818 fresh infections, the first time the count has crossed 8,000 in the state.

04:12 (IST) Aug 16

While Maharashtra accounted for the highest 12,614 fresh cases on Saturday, the state’s third highest single-day spike, Karnataka had the second highest cases among all states.

04:12 (IST) Aug 16

Over 13,500 deaths have been reported from across the country so far this month. By contrast, the whole of July saw a total of 19,122 fatalities.

04:12 (IST) Aug 16

More than a fourth of these fatalities — 27% of the total — have been reported in the first 15 days of August alone.

04:12 (IST) Aug 16

The Covid-19 pandemic crossed another grim milestone in India when the death toll from the virus went past 50,000 on Saturday.

04:12 (IST) Aug 16

Saturday also saw the highest single-day rise in cases, with 67,103 fresh infections being reported, as per data collated from state governments. The previous highest daily count was also recorded this week — 66,037 cases on Thursday.

India’s total caseload has now risen to 25,90,572.