8.26 am: Mizoram’s coronavirus tally stands at 815 as of 7 am on Tuesday. The total number of cases rises to 815 in Mizoram, including 3...
8.26 am: Mizoram’s coronavirus tally stands at 815 as of 7 am on Tuesday.
The total number of cases rises to 815 in Mizoram, including 372 discharged cases and 443 active cases: State Health Department, Mizoram pic.twitter.com/Oa7AwNdFFI
— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2020
8.16 am: Brazil’s tally reached 33,59,570 after the country reported 19,373 new coronavirus cases on Monday, according to Reuters. The toll stood at 1,08,536.
8.14 am: Odisha’s Rural Development and Labour Minister Susanta Singh tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday, according to PTI. Odisha has reported 62,294 cases and 353 deaths so far.
8.12 am: According to the heath ministry coronavirus update on Monday, India’s recovery rate was over 72% while the death rate was 1.92%.
#CoronaVirusUpdates:
— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) August 17, 2020
📍Total #COVID19 Cases in India (as on August 17, 2020)
▶️72.51% Cured/Discharged/Migrated (19,19,842)
▶️25.57% Active cases (676,900)
▶️1.92% Deaths (509,21)
Total COVID-19 confirmed cases = Cured/Discharged/Migrated+Active cases+Deaths
Via @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/f5wsCGxgo0
8.11 am: The Union health ministry says India tested a record 8.97 lakh samples for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
#IndiaFightsCorona
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 18, 2020
A new peak of 8.97 lakh #COVID19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81% compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84%.
8.10 am: Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw tested positive for the coronavirus...
