LIVE: Britain records 587 new Covid deaths, 21,088 cases

Britain recorded 587 deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday, down from 1,200 a day earlier, and a further 21,088 cases of the disease, also a decrease from a day earlier. The figures record deaths of those who tested positive for the coronavirus within the past 28 days. Official data showed that 8.98 million people have been given the first dose of a vaccine, up from a figure of 8.38 million people announced on Saturday.

Bangladesh reported 369 new Covid-19 cases and 16 more deaths on Sunday, making the tally at 535,139 and the death toll at 8,127, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that 12,225 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 2,585 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the count of infections to 20,26,399 while 40 more deaths pushed the toll to 51,082 in the state, the Health Department said. With 1,670 patients being discharged during the day, the total number of recoveries in Maharashtra went up to 19,29,005, the department said in a statement. The state now has 45,071 active cases.

Rajasthan recorded 95 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 3,17,491, said the Rajasthan health department. With 194 fresh recoveries, the total number of recoveries goes to 3,12,564. The active number of cases stands at 2,161 till now. The death toll due to Covid-19 in Rajasthan is at 2,766 and no death due to coronavirus was reported on Sunday.

Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally reached 8,87,836 cases after 116 fresh cases were reported in the past 24 hours. The total number of recoveries in the state now climbed to 8,79,405 while the death toll mounted to 7,153. At present, there are 1,278 active coronavirus cases in the state. In the past 24 hours, no new deaths were reported to Covid-19.

A total of 57 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday which pushed the infection tally to 1,24,506, officials said. No new death due to Covid-19 was reported in the last 24 hours, they said. Of the cases, 14 were from Jammu division and 43 from Kashmir division. Srinagar district recorded the highest 27 cases, which included seven travellers, officials said.

While seven districts – Bandipora, Shopian, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi -- did not report any new case, the remaining 12 districts recorded new cases in single digits, the officials said.

Odisha reported 114 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 3,35,072. According to the State Information and Public Relation Department, the death toll due to Covid-19 in the state is at 1,906 and no death was reported yesterday. With 138 fresh recoveries, the total number of Covid-19 discharges in the state reached 3,31,962. At present, there are 1,151 active coronavirus cases in the state.

The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Sunday 2,103 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 525,618. The death toll climbed to 10,749 after 80 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. It added 11,653 more patients had recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 487,551.The data showed that 83 health care workers had succumbed to the disease as at least 14,393 medical workers, mostly nurses, and physicians, contracted the virus.

South Korea will extend social distancing restrictions imposed during its worst coronavirus spread for another two weeks, as new infections resurged last week and reversed a downward trend.

Russia on Sunday reported 18,359 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 2,284 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 3,850,439.

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload on Sunday surged to 3,35,072 after 114 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said.

A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 visited a market in Wuhan on Sunday where one of the first reported clusters of infections emerged over a year ago.

The number of fresh Covid-19 cases remained under 200 for the eighth day in a row in Telangana as the total infection count rose marginally to 2.94 lakh while the toll edged up to 1,599 with one more death, the state government said on Sunday.

A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan was expected to visit Huanan market later on Sunday, a wholesale seafood centre where the new coronavirus was initially detected.

Govt issues SOPs for cinema halls and theatres, ays 100% seating capacity allowed now. Digital booking of tickets, staggered show timings and longer intervals suggested by the Centre in the new SOPs.

South Korea reported 355 more cases of Covid-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 78,205.

India's tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is at 10,746,183 after the Union health ministry on Sunday reported that the country had logged 13,052 new infections in the preceding 24 hours.

Brazil reported on Saturday 1,279 deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its death toll to 223,945, the Health Ministry said.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues to be only mildly affected by Covid-19, an official said on Saturday, a day after the Mexican leader broadcast a video informing the public that his health was improving.

China reported on Sunday the biggest daily increase in new coronavirus cases in six days, driven by a jump in infections in a northeastern city.

Mexico's health ministry on Saturday reported 1,495 new confirmed fatalities from Covid-19, bringing the total in the country to 158,074.