Delhi records 1,257 new cases in 24 hours; total surges to 1,47,391

The coronavirus cases in India on Tuesday (August 11) surged to 2268675 which includes 6,39,929 active cases, 15,83,490 cured/discharged/migrated & 45,257 deaths as per the Ministry of Health data.  Single-day spike of 53,601 cases and 871 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. 

Speaking on the rising coronavirus cases in the country, US President Donald Trump on Monday (August 10) said that India is at second place when it comes to coronavirus COVID-19 testing while the US is at the top position. According to Trump, India has a population of 1.5 billion people and it has conducted 11 million tests, while the US has tested 65 million people. Talking about the coronavirus vaccine, President Trump expressed confidence that a vaccine for the deadly viral disease will be prepared by the end of 2020. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with the Chief Ministers and representatives of 10 states badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic and advised that containment, contact tracing, and surveillance were key to the effective management of the COVID-19 virus in the country.

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11 August 2020

22:26 IST

Delhi Police issues traffic advisory for Independence Day. According to the advisory, the traffic around Red Fort will remain closed for general traffic from 4 am to 10 am and only labelled vehicles will be permitted.

22:25 IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on COVID-19: Every person is important to us.

22:23 IST

Vaishno Devi Yatra to resume from August 16 with restrictions: Check guidelines here.

22:22 IST

Uttarakhand: 411 new cases take the total number of cases to 10,432, of which, 3,787 are active cases.

411 new #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today taking the total number of cases to 10,432. There are 3,787 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/POdypxEoRe

— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2020

19:38 IST

India Meteorological Department: Intense rainfall activity over plains of Northwest India and Central parts of India during August 12-15.

Press Release related to intense rainfall activity over plains of Northwest India & Central parts of India during 12th-15th August, 2020 dated 11th August 2020 is available in the following link:-https://t.co/GwFcDshrTi pic.twitter.com/NK8ssZZ2wM

— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) August 11, 2020

19:33 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with the Chief Ministers and representatives of 10 states badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic and advised that containment, contact tracing, and surveillance were key to the effective management of the COVID-19 virus in the country.

19:31 IST

In a major boost to the armed forces, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday approved the procurement of defence equipment for an approximate cost of Rs 8,722.38 crore, including 106 basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The step will strengthen the armed forces by relying on indigenous capability to take forward the initiative on ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. 

19:29 IST

Delhi: 1,257 new cases and 8 deaths were reported today. The total number of positive cases rises to 1,47,391, of which, 1,32,384 have recovered and 4,139 succumbed to the virus. 

5356 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 14,084 Rapid antigen tests conducted today. 12,23,845 tests done so far: Government of Delhi https://t.co/d5SitByRmo

— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2020

16:57 IST

Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, 4 associates nabbed in Jammu and Kashmir, weapons and warlike stores recovered.

16:56 IST

28 Palghar lynching accused get default bail after police fail to file chargesheet within 90 days; only 10 to walk out of prison

16:55 IST

FIR on Sushant Singh's death lodged in Patna is legal and valid, Bihar tells Supreme Court.

16:54 IST

Bulandshahr DM: Gautam Buddha Nagar girl Sudiksha was on bike with her minor brother, eve-teasing angle not confirmed yet.

16:46 IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee: 89% of COVID-19 deaths in our state were due to comorbidities like diabetes, cancer, hypertension etc.

At the start, we'd emphasized on death audits but now it's vindicated that comorbidity is an important element in COVID deaths. 89% of COVID deaths in our state were due to comorbidities like diabetes, cancer, hypertension etc: WBl CM (file pic)in video conferencing with PM today pic.twitter.com/Mfg7Yja6k2

— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2020

16:45 IST

Kerala: Death toll in Idukki district landslide increases to 52.

11:02 IST

Telangana reported 1,896 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the state`s tally to 82,647, even as eight more fatalities pushed the state`s death toll to 645.

11:01 IST

Rajasthan Health Department: 620 fresh COVID-19 cases & 10 deaths reported in the state, the total case tally rises to 54,290. The death toll stands at 810.

10:51 IST

1,896 new COVID-19 cases, 1,788 recoveries, and 8 deaths reported in Telangana on August 10, taking the total number of cases to 82,647, including 22,628 active cases, 59,374 recoveries and 645 deaths so far: Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, Telangana

10:06 IST

PM Modi will do a video conferencing with CMs of 10 states to discuss the coronavirus related situation today at 11 am. The states are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh.

10:05 IST

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and in adjoining areas of Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Kurukshetra, Nazibabad, Yamunanagar during next 2 hours: India Meteorological Department (IMD)

11-08-2020; 0910 IST; Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Kurukshetra, Nazibabad, Yamunanagar during next 2 hours. pic.twitter.com/44uywoMLYU

— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) August 11, 2020

10:04 IST

Coronavirus recovery rate in India stands at 69.79 percent.