Coronavirus live updates: India records highest ever single day recoveries of 51,706 patients

Delhi records 1,076 fresh Covid cases taking tally to over 1.4 lakh; CM asks health officials to bring fatalities to zero

The national capital recorded 1,076 fresh coronavirus cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, authorities said on Wednesday, which is the lowest in many weeks even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal directed health officials to take steps to bring Covid-19-related fatalities to zero.

Chhattisgarh records 205 new Covid-19 cases, two more deaths: Health official

Greek PM warns over jump in Covid-19 cases, says new curbs possible

Greeks must stick to rules aimed at containing the coronavirus more closely than ever, the country's prime minister said on Wednesday, warning of new restrictions if a worrying rise in daily cases does not abate. Greece reported 124 new cases on Wednesday, part of a surge of what appears to be mainly domestic infections.

2,816 Covid-19 cases, 2,078 discharged & 61 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 83,800, including 58,962 discharged, 22,992 active cases & 1,846 deaths: State Health Department

US testing for the coronavirus is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day, a worrisome trend that officials attribute largely to Americans getting discouraged over having to wait hours to get a test and days or weeks to find out the results.

Karnataka crosses 1.5 Lakh mark in COVID-19 cases, Kerala nearing 30,000

Karnataka on Wednesday crossed the 1.5 lakh mark in respect of COVID-19 cases and Kerala was on the verge of 30,000 while Andhra Pradesh witnessed a five-digit daily caseload after a lull. Tamil Nadu saw a small jump in its daily cases as compared to Tuesday while Telangana and union territory Puducherry reported their respective record single-day spikes.

Punjab records 29 more Covid-19 fatalities, pushing the death toll to 491; 894 new cases of the infection take state's tally to 19,856: Officials

Intensive farming makes future pandemics such as Covid-19 more likely as wild animals carrying diseases known to infect humans are forced into increasingly close contact with us, research showed Wednesday. Writing in the journal Nature, a team of researchers from University College London warned that animal pathogens are increasingly likely to make the leap to humans as land use changes benefit animal hosts.

348 new Covid-19 cases and 173 recoveries reported in Goa today. Total number of cases is 7,423, out of which 2,072 are active cases, 5,287 are recovered cases and 64 deaths: Directorate of Health Services, Goa

Record 61 deaths raise Covid-19 toll in West Bengal to 1,846; tally goes up to 83,800 with highest single-day spike of 2,816 new infections: Health department

Odd-even vehicle rationing scheme will be re-introduced tomorrow in the cities of Nepal where active Covid cases have exceeded 200: Nepal Home Ministry

Andhra Pradesh reported 10,128 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. Total cases rise to 1,86,461 including 1,04,354 recoveries and 1,681 deaths: State health department

The recruitment process for 1,356 posts of BSF & CISF for J&K youth started in 2019. However, due to outbreak of Covid-19, the written test could not be conducted. It will be conducted when the pandemic situation in Jammu and Kashmir is better: SS Deswal, DG of ITBP and BSF

1,125 Covid-19 cases, 711 recovered/discharged & 42 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 1,19,255 including 91,673 recovered/discharged, 20,697 active cases & 6,588 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Arunachal adopts test-trace-treat formula to contain Covid-19 spread: CM

The Arunachal Pradesh government has adopted the 3T formula of testing, tracing and treating to contain the spread of Covid-19 which has not entered community transmission stage till now, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said here on Wednesday.

Punjab detects 894 new Covid-19 positive cases and 29 deaths, taking the total number of positive cases to 19,856 including 6,422 active cases, 491 deaths and 12,943 discharges: State Health Department

Puducherry Welfare Minister M Kandasamy and his son have tested positive for Covid-19: Health officials

'Wake-up week' for Greece as Covid-19 cases climb

Greece's government on Wednesday announced a "wake-up week" on Covid-19, tightening restrictions after a steady rise in mostly domestic infections.The country has seen infections increase this month to levels last seen in April, with officials blaming overcrowding in clubs and social events.

Uttar Pradesh records 4,078 new Covid-19 cases, 40 more fatalities. Infection tally rises to 1,04,388; death toll at 1,857.