LIVE:Delhi's COVID-19 tally reaches 1,27,364 with 1,041 fresh cases

India's total COVID-19 cases stand at 12,38,635 which includes 4,26,167 active cases, 7,82,606 cured/discharged/migrated and 29,861 deaths.

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New Delhi: India recorded a surge of new coronavirus COVID-19 cases of 45,720 and a record number of fatalities 1,129 in the last 24 hours. The country's total stand at 12,38,635 which includes 4,26,167 active cases, 7,82,606 cured/discharged/migrated and 29,861 deaths, according to Union health ministry data. 

Also, a record number of recovery cases was registered with 29,557, the recovery rate is at 63.18% while the death rate is at 2.41%. 

Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested a total of 1,50,75,369 samples till July 22 including 3,50,823 samples tested yesterday.

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23 July 2020

21:05 IST

Delhi's COVID-19 tally reaches 1,27,364 with 1,041 fresh cases; death toll mounts to 3,745, according to Health department bulletin.

20:53 IST

Four more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh on Thursday taking the number of active cases in the union territory to 183, officials said. According to the media bulletin released by the directorate of health services of Ladakh, four patients in home isolation at Kargil and three from a COVID-19 hospital in Kargil were discharged on Thursday after their negative sample reports were received by the chief medical officer of Kargil. (PTI)

14:03 IST

Arvind Bhadoria, the Cooperative Minister in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

13:32 IST

Scientists decode how coronavirus is mutating, say findings may aid vaccine development. (PTI)

12:44 IST

With 1,264 new cases of COVID-19 from Odisha on Thursday, the state total of COVID-19 cases now stands at 21,099. (ANI)

12:42 IST

US trade bodies file lawsuit against proclamation suspending new non-immigrant visas. (PTI)

12:41 IST

West Bengal put under a complete lockdown to break the chain of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases. (PTI)

10:58 IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday said he has ordered cancellation of semester exams and allow the students to proceed to the next academic year in view of the coronavirus pandemic. (IANS)

09:53 IST

A Cabinet Minister from Madhya Pradesh was admitted to the Chirayu Medical College and Hospital in Bhopal on Wednesday night after he tested positive for COVID-19 a few hours earlier. The Minister had attended a cabinet meeting the day before and also the funeral of Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon on Tuesday.

09:44 IST

India's total COVID-19 cases stand at 12,38,635 which includes 4,26,167 active cases, 7,82,606 cured/discharged/migrated and 29,861 deaths.

09:23 IST

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested a the total of 1,50,75,369 samples till July 22 including 3,50,823 samples tested yesterday.

08:28 IST

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the crisis in early childhood development worse, with more than 40 million children worldwide missing education in critical pre-school years, said a UN Children`s Fund (UNICEF) report released. "Families need support from their governments and their employers to weather this storm and safeguard their children`s learning and development," UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said in a release accompanying the policy brief, "Childcare in a global crisis: The impact of COVID-19 on work and family life", Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

06:41 IST

Researchers are making "good progress" in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Wednesday.

WHO is working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, but in the meantime it is key to suppress the virus`s spread, said Mike Ryan, head of WHO`s emergencies programme, as daily new cases around the globe are at near-record levels. (Reuters)

06:36 IST

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur on Wednesday inaugurated the COVID-19 testing facility established in adherence to the safety standards and advisories of ICMR at (DIHAR) lab in Leh on July 22. The facility at DIHAR has been built to increase the rate of testing to identify corona cases in the union territory. (ANI)

06:35 IST

Telangana on Wednesday reported 1,554 new Covid-19 positive cases and 9 deaths, the state health department said. With these new cases, the total number of cases in the state now stands at 49,259 including 11,155 active cases, 37,666 recovered cases and 438 deaths. (ANI)