8.15 am: Assam’s coronavirus tally rises to 1,50,349, with 1,380 new infections recorded on Thursday, ANI reports. The toll stands at 528....

8.15 am: Assam’s coronavirus tally rises to 1,50,349, with 1,380 new infections recorded on Thursday, ANI reports. The toll stands at 528.
1380 #COVID cases detected today out of 20557 tests. Positivity rate is at 6.71%. Total number of cases now at 1,50,349 including 1,19,364 discharges, 30,454 active cases and 528 deaths: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (17.9) pic.twitter.com/jSBvfOSDnL
— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2020
8.12 am: Himachal Pradesh’s tally of coronavirus cases on Thursday rose to 11,191, after 395 new infections were recorded, PTI reports. The toll from the disease is 97.
8.09 am: The global coronavirus count crosses three crore on Friday, with 3,00,65,728 infections. The toll rises to 9,44,604, according to the Johns Hopkins University. The number of worldwide recoveries cross 2.04 crore.
8.03 am: Here are the top updates from Thursday:
- Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan told the Rajya Sabha that he expected a vaccine against the coronavirus to be available in the country by the beginning of next year.
- The Indian Medical Association accused the government of “indifference” and “abdication” after it said there was no complete data on the number of frontline healthcare workers who have contracted the coronavirus and died. The health body released its own list and said that, so far, 382 doctors have died of the infection.
- Delhi Health Minister...