LIVE : Delhi reports over 800 new Covid-19 cases for second straight day

Sunday's case count has been the highest since the beginning of this year as the country has been witnessing a sharp rise in its daily cases since March.

A health worker wears a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit before collecting swab samples from people to test for the Covid-19 (AFP Photo)

India on Sunday registered 43,846 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 197 related deaths, taking the caseload and death toll to 11,599,130 and 159,755 respectively, according to the Union health ministry's dashboard. More than 11.1 million have recovered so far while the active cases have climbed to 309,087. Sunday's case count has been the highest since the beginning of this year....Read More

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• 21 Mar 2021, 10:56:17 PM IST

  Covid-19: 20 lakh people fined for not wearing masks, ₹40 crore collected, says BMC

  The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said that 20 lakh people have been fined for not wearing masks in Mumbai and over ₹40 crores have been collected, reports ANI.

• 21 Mar 2021, 10:36:02 PM IST

  Pune records 5,408 new Covid-19 cases, 32 related deaths

  Pune district in Maharashtra recorded 5,408 new Covid-19 cases and 32 related deaths in the last 24 hours, reports ANI. Active caseload stands at 39,112.

• 21 Mar 2021, 10:21:41 PM IST

  Delhi reports over 800 new Covid-19 cases for second straight day

  With 823 new Covid-19 cases, Delhi's Covid-19 tally reached 647,984 cases and one related death pushed the death toll to 10,956, reports ANI.

  Delhi has reported over 800 new cases for the second straight day.

• 21 Mar 2021, 09:11:08 PM IST

  Uttarakhand reports 137 new Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 98,448 cases

  With 137 new Covid-19 cases, Uttarakhand's tally reached 98,448 cases, news agency ANI reported.

• 21 Mar 2021, 08:37:53 PM IST

  Maharashtra sees highest single day spike of 30,535 new Covid cases

  Maharashtra on Sunday registered its highest ever single-day spike of 30,535 new Covid-19 cases and 99 deaths, taking the caseload and death toll to 2,479,682 and 53,399 respectively. Over 2.2 million have recovered in the state so far (11,314 recoveries today) while testing figures are at 18,356,200.

• 21 Mar 2021, 08:12:25 PM IST

  Mumbai registers 3,775 new Covid-19 cases, 10 more related deaths

  Mumbai on Sunday reported 3,775 fresh cases of the Covid-19 disease, 10 more related deaths and 1,647 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The caseload has climbed to 3,62,654 with 3,26,708 recoveries, 11,582 deaths and 23,448 active cases.

• 21 Mar 2021, 07:40:13 PM IST

  Andhra Pradesh reports 368 new Covid-19 cases, 263 recoveries in the last 24 hours

  Andhra Pradesh's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) caseload went over 893,000 after 368, zero deaths and 263 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department's bulletin.

• 21 Mar 2021, 07:34:08 PM IST

  Nepal urges people to avoid social gatherings amid Covid-19 surge

  The Nepalese government on Sunday appealed to all citizens to avoid any forms of social gathering due to concerns of a fresh wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. Health ministry spokesperson Dr Jageshwor Gautam urged people to avoid conferences, assemblies, meetings and feasts to curb the spread of the infection, according to a statement.

• 21 Mar 2021, 06:20:50 PM IST

  There won't be any lockdown, people need to follow all Covid-19 guidelines: CM Rupani

  Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani said on Sunday that there would not be any lockdown in the state but residents will have to adhere to all Covid related guidelines such as wearing masks, sanitising hands an ensuring social distancing.

• 21 Mar 2021, 06:12:42 PM IST

  Chandigarh adds 239 new Covid-19 cases, tally over 24,000

  Chandigarh on Sunday registered 239 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), taking the tall to 24,459, according to the health department's bulletin. As many as 362 people have died from the disease so far while the active cases have climbed to 1,872.

• 21 Mar 2021, 05:38:25 PM IST

  18 test positive for Covid-19 in Goa orphanage

  A total of eighteen people tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease at an orphanage in Goa's Ponda taluka, an official told news agency PTI adding all cases are asymptomatic and a rapid response team has been deployed to monitor the situation.

• 21 Mar 2021, 05:07:59 PM IST

  Night curfew to be imposed in 8 districts of Rajasthan

  The Rajasthan government announced on Sunday that a night curfew will be imposed from 11 pm to 5 am in eight districts of the state- Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Sagwara and Kushalgarh, according to news agency ANI. It added that markets will remain closed post 10 pm in areas under all city municipal corporations.

• 21 Mar 2021, 04:43:09 PM IST

  Russia registers over 9,200 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

  Russia recorded 9,299 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours which pushed the caseload to 4,456,869, according to the country's Covid-19 response centre. Moscow added the highest number of cases at 1,511, followed by St. Petersburg with 881 cases.

• 21 Mar 2021, 04:03:55 PM IST

  98 fresh cases push Odisha's Covid-19 tally to 338,817

  Odisha on Sunday added 98 fresh Covid-19 disease cases and one more related fatality, taking the caseload to 338,817. A health department official told news agency ANI that of Sunday's case count- Khurda district added the highest number of cases at 15, followed by Cuttack at 9 and Mayurbhanj at 8.

• 21 Mar 2021, 03:09:45 PM IST

  5 states account for 83% of new Covid cases in India, says Centre

  The Union health ministry informed on Sunday that five states- Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh were contributing for 83.14 per cent of the fresh cases in the country.

• 21 Mar 2021, 02:40:50 PM IST

  Philippines to expand Covid curbs to include provinces near capital

  President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesperson said on Sunday that the government will expand tighter coronavirus disease related restrictions in order to include four provinces near the country's capital Manila. These restrictions will be imposed the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal along with night curfews and prohibition of mass gatherings, the spokesperson added.

  
  

• 21 Mar 2021, 01:18:25 PM IST

  UAE expands Covid-19 vaccination drive

  The United Arab Emirates urged all citizens and residents aged 16 and above to register for Covid-19 vaccinations from Sunday as the Gulf state widens its immunisation drive after inoculating about 56% of the eligible population, reports Reuters.

• 21 Mar 2021, 12:52:52 PM IST

  Telangana reports 394 new Covid-19 cases

  The upward trend in Covid-19 cases in Telangana continued with 394 infections reported, pushing the tally to just above 3.03 lakh, the state government said on Sunday, reports PTI.

• 21 Mar 2021, 11:40:46 AM IST

  Arunachal Pradesh reports no new Covid-19 case

  Arunachal Pradesh did not report any new Covid-19 case in the last two days, a senior health official said on Sunday, reports PTI.

• 21 Mar 2021, 11:21:22 AM IST

  Mizoram reports one new Covid-19 case

  Mizoram reported one new Covid-19 case in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of corona cases in the state to 4,447, the state health department informed on Sunday, reports ANI.

• 21 Mar 2021, 10:49:47 AM IST

  AstraZeneca counters Muslim concerns over Covid-19 vaccine in Indonesia

  AstraZeneca said on Sunday its Covid-19 vaccine contains no pork-derived ingredients, countering an assertion in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, that the drug violates Islamic law, reports Reuters.

• 21 Mar 2021, 09:48:40 AM IST

  No new Covid-19 case in Andamans

  No new Covid-19 case was reported in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday, a health official said.

  The Union territory's caseload stands at 5,038, of which seven are active cases, while 4,969 people have recovered from the disease and 62 patients have succumbed to the infection so far, he said.

• 21 Mar 2021, 09:46:35 AM IST

  1,932 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, death toll grows by seven

  With the addition of 1,932 coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 2,86,249, an official said on Sunday.

  These new cases were reported on Saturday, he said.

  As the virus claimed the life of seven persons, the death toll in the district rose to 6,377.

  The district's Covid-19 mortality rate is 2.23 per cent, he added.

• 21 Mar 2021, 09:32:31 AM IST

  India records 43,846 new Covid-19 infections, more than 3 lakh active cases

  India on Sunday recorded 43,846 fresh infections of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), pushing the cumulative tally past 11,599,130, data by the Union health ministry said. This is the highest daily spike in the Covid-19 cases recorded this year.

• 21 Mar 2021, 08:52:37 AM IST

  Supplements may protect those with low vitamin D levels from severe Covid-19: Study

  Patients with low vitamin D levels who are hospitalised for Covid-19 may have a lower risk of dying or requiring mechanical ventilation if they receive vitamin D supplementation of at least 1,000 units weekly, according to a study presented virtually at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting.

  The findings were published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

• 21 Mar 2021, 07:47:22 AM IST

  China reports 12 new Covid-19 cases vs four a day earlier

  China reported 12 new Covid-19 cases on March 20, up from 4 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday.

  The National Health Commission said all the new cases were imported from abroad.