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Coronavirus news highlights: Delhi records 655 fresh Covid-19 cases, lowest since August 16

With 22,272 new Covid-19 infections, India's total cases rise to 1,01,69,118. India now have reported less than 30,000 daily new Covid-19 cases continuously for the last 13 days while daily recoveries have outnumbered daily new cases successively for last 29 days. Meanwhile, more UK returnees tested positive on Friday, taking the tally to 14 in Karnataka. The samples of 13 have already been sent to Nimhans for genetic sequencing.
Last Updated : 27 December 2020, 01:49 IST

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22:4426 Dec 2020

Bengal reports 1,253 new Covid-19 cases, 33 fresh fatalities

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally mounted to 5,46,008 on Saturday as 1,253 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.

Thirty-three more people succumbed to the infection, pushing the state's coronavirus death toll to 9,569, it said.

As many as 1,861 more people have been cured of the disease, taking the state's recovery count to 5,22,331, the bulletin said.

22:2026 Dec 2020

Himachal Pradesh's Covid-19 death toll crosses 900-mark

The death toll due to Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh crossed the 900-mark on Saturday after 11 more people died, the Health Department data said.

The state also reported 222 fresh cases, taking the infection tally to 54,281.

Four deaths were reported from Shimla, three from Solan and one each from Una, Lahaul-Spiti, Hamirpur and Bilaspur. Of them, eight were men and three women aged between 38 and 75.

21:5026 Dec 2020

854 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, 60 deaths

Maharashtra's Covid-19 caseload rose to 19,16,236 on Saturday as it recorded 2,854 new cases, a health official said.

The state also reported 60 fatalities, taking its death toll due to the pandemic to 49,189, he said.

A total of 1,526 patients were discharged after treatment, taking the tally of recovered people to 18,07,824.

There are 58,091 active patients in the state now.

21:2126 Dec 2020

Delhi records 655 fresh cases, lowest since Aug 16; positivity rate 0.98%

Delhi recorded 655 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest in over four months, and 30 more fatalities due to the disease on Saturday, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.98 per cent, authorities said.

The case tally mounted to over 6.22 lakh in the city and the death toll due to the coronavirus rose to 10,437, they said, adding that over 67,000 Covid-19 tests were conducted on Friday.

From December 21-23, the count of daily cases was below the 1,000-mark in the city. On Monday, 803 cases were reported, the lowest since August 17, 939 cases were recorded on Tuesday and 871 on Wednesday.

Published 26 December 2020, 02:00 IST

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