8.57 am: India tested 11,56,569 samples on Wednesday, says the Indian Council of Medical Research. COVID-19 Testing Update. For more det...

8.57 am: India tested 11,56,569 samples on Wednesday, says the Indian Council of Medical Research.
COVID-19 Testing Update. For more details visit: https://t.co/dI1pqvXAsZ @MoHFW_INDIA @DeptHealthRes #ICMRFIGHTSCOVID19 #IndiaFightsCOVID19 #CoronaUpdatesInIndia #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/D0tTs80Brh
— ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) September 24, 2020
8.38 am: Mizoram adds 46 more cases to its tally, taking the overall count to 1,759. Active cases in the state stand at 664.
Mizoram reports 46 new #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases in the state to 1759, including 1095 discharged. Active cases stand at 664: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram pic.twitter.com/pHLQrrMs0j
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020
8.20 am: The Union health ministry says the number of new recoveries from coronavirus reported in India have exceeded the new cases for five consecutive days.
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— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) September 24, 2020
New Recoveries in India have exceeded the New Cases for 5 consecutive days.#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/IWV0Eym3HD
8.18 am: The West Bengal government extends the period of austerity measures taken to meet the expenditure for tackling the coronavirus pandemic from September to March 31 next year, PTI reports.
“The validity of this department memorandum specifying additional austerity measures to be followed by all state government and semi state government offices to tackle the huge unforeseen expenditure for combating Covid-19 disease in our state extended upto September 30,” an order by the finance department says. “Now, the validity of...