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Coronavirus live updates: India's recovery rate now stands at 63.24%, govt says

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 15, 2020, 23:19:02 IST

Coronavirus live updates: India's recovery rate now stands at 63.24%, govt says

India’s Covid-19 caseload zoomed past the 9 lakh mark, with 29,429 new cases and 553 deaths, reported in the last 24 hours in the country. While the recovery rate among Covid-19 patients has increased to 63.02%. Stay here for all live updates

19:25 (IST) Jul 15

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the Covid Plasma Bank for treatment of serious Covid patients at SCB Medical College in Cuttack: Odisha Chief Minister's Office

19:24 (IST) Jul 15

Chandigarh Administrator VP Singh Badnore has ordered a complete ban on physical press conferences, where there is a risk of infection due to large gatherings: Chandigarh Administration

19:23 (IST) Jul 15

Jammu and Kashmir HC asks Amarthnath Shrine Board to take urgent decision on holding annual pilgrimage in view of Covid-19 pandemic.

19:12 (IST) Jul 15

A total number of 132 patient have been admitted at Shakurbasti Covid Care Center in Delhi till date, out of which 57 patients have been discharged/shifted and 75 patients are under treatment: Northern Railway

19:10 (IST) Jul 15

TN logs 4496 Covid-19 cases and total cases breaches the 1.5 lakh mark to 151820 cases. 5000 people discharged taking the total number of people cured to 102310. 68 people died, total toll 2167.

19:10 (IST) Jul 15

IIT Delhi launches 'Corosure' test kit for Covid-19: Read to know

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19:09 (IST) Jul 15

A hospital has waived a Rs 1.52 cr bill for a Covid-19 patient in Dubai.

19:08 (IST) Jul 15

A minor girl allegedly raped and another minor girl molested inside Covid-19 isolation ward of PMCH in Patna.

A retired army man Mahesh Kumar (40) arrested on charges of rape and molestation. Pirbahore police station SHO Rizwan Ahmed Khan, who arrested Mahesh, said he is resident of Danapur in Patna.

18:53 (IST) Jul 15

People resort to panic buying ahead of the 3-day lockdown in Goa.

Goa government has decided to enforce Janta curfew from 8 pm to 6 am beginning from Wednesday till August 10.

18:50 (IST) Jul 15

BMC has recieved 446 ventilators from Central govt till date, financed through PM CARES Fund.

These ventilators were not received at once but in phases. We arranged their assembling & installation in various COVID centres of BMC hospitals: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

18:49 (IST) Jul 15

Read: Priyanka Gandhi slams UP govt over handling of Covid-19 pandemic

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18:37 (IST) Jul 15

Tracking the spread of Covid-19

18:24 (IST) Jul 15

68 new Covid-19 positive cases and 48 recoveries have been reported in Border Security Force (BSF) in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in BSF stands at 2093, including 1060 recovered cases and 1024 active cases: Border Security Force

18:23 (IST) Jul 15

Mumbai slum colony Dharavi's Covid-19 tally rises to 2,415 with addition of 23 new cases: Civic body

18:23 (IST) Jul 15

IIT Delhi launches 'Corosure' claimed to be world's most affordable Covid-19 diagnostic kit

18:22 (IST) Jul 15

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks UP govt over its handling of Covid-19 pandemic, says ground reality 'completely different' from 'propaganda' of Yogi Adityanath dispensation

18:10 (IST) Jul 15

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh tests negative for Covid-19

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh tested negative for Covid-19 on Wednesday, a day after one of his cabinet colleagues contracted the infection.

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18:09 (IST) Jul 15

35 personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. A total of 356 personnel have recovered from the disease and there are 348 active cases as of now: ITBP

17:48 (IST) Jul 15

A new day's record of 2,432 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh as Covid-19 tally crosses 35,000 mark. Also, 44 deaths confirmed, pushing toll to 452. Government bulletin

17:34 (IST) Jul 15

Sanitizers are disinfectants like soaps, dettol; attract 18% GST: Finance ministry

The government on Wednesday said sanitizers are disinfectants like soaps, anti-bacterial liquids, dettol, among others, which attract 18 per cent duty under the GST regime.

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