Coronavirus news highlights: Karnataka reports 7,606 new Covid-19 cases, 70 fatalities in 24 hours

India's Covid-19 tally crosses 71.6 lakh, and the death toll stands at at 1,09,795, while recoveries stand at 61,49,535, according to the Ministry of Health. Stay tuned for more updates.

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West Bengal to increase bed strength in government hospitals before Durga Puja

Apprehending a surge in Covid-19 cases in the coming weeks in view of Durga Puja festival, the West Bengal cabinet on Monday decided to increase the bed strength in government hospitals by 50 per cent and bring down the charge for coronavirus tests in private health establishments.

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Covid-19 death toll crosses 10,000-mark in Karnataka with 70 new fatalities; state reports 7,606 fresh cases

The Covid-19 death toll in Karnataka crossed the 10,000-mark on Monday with the addition of 70 fatalities, while 7,606 fresh cases took the total number of infections to 7,17,915. The day also saw a record 12, 030 patients getting discharged, overtaking the number of fresh cases reported.

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Airborne, community spread of Covid-19 started in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that airborne and community transmission of Covid-19 has started in the state. She urged the people to wear masks whenever they step outside during the Durga Puja and upcoming festive season.

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Drop in numbers, but festive worries continue

Even though the number of daily fresh coronavirus cases has once again fallen below 70,000 and the daily toll under 800 for the second time in six days, experts are worried about a second wave in November as more and more people have started coming out throwing all the cautions out of the window.

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Post Delhi govt's new norms, committees cancel Ramlila celebrations

Various committees organising huge Ramlila celebrations across Delhi, including at Red Fort grounds, have decided to "not hold the event" this year as the situation is not feasible and there are "too many restrictions" in the fresh guidelines issued for holding events, an official of their umbrella body said on Monday.

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Covid-19 sees a dip in Maharashtra as state reports less than 8,000 new cases

In what comes as a spell of good news, Maharashtra's Covid-19 cases and deaths seems to be dropping.

On Monday, the state reported 7,089 cases and 165 deaths.

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1,478 new Covid-19 cases, 21 deaths and 1,702 recoveries reported in Madhya Pradesh today. Total cases in the state rise to 1,48,298, including 2645 deaths and 1,30,721 recoveries so far. Active cases stand at 14,932 - ANI

Delhi reports 1,849 new Covid-19 cases, 40 deaths and 2,975 recoveries today. The total tally rises to 3,11,188, including 5,809 deaths and 2,84,844 recoveries. Active cases stand at 20,535. - ANI

Maharashtra reports 7,089 new Covid-19 cases; 15,656 discharges

15,656 patients discharged today; 12,81,896 Covid-19 patients discharged after full recovery until today; Recovery rate in the state is 83.49%

7,089 new cases in the state today

165 Covid-19 deaths reported in the state today. Case fatality rate in the state: 2.64%

Out of 76,97,906 laboratory samples, 15,35,315 have been tested positive (19.94%) for Covid-19 until today.

Currently 23,23,791 people are in home quarantine and 25,951 people are in institutional quarantine.

Seven players, one assistant coach test positive for Covid-19 ahead of ISL

Seven players and an assistant coach have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Indian Super League (ISL) football season, likely to start next month in Goa, sources told PTI on Monday.

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Karnataka reports 7,606 new Covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 1,15,776. State reports 70 new fatalities, death toll at 10,036

581 new Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths reported in Punjab today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1,24,535 including 8,258 active cases and 3,860 deaths: State Government - ANI

Kerala's Covid-19 positive cases may be much higher

Even as the Covid-19 test positivityrate in Kerala has been increasing, which is currently around 17 per cent, it seemed that it was not reflecting the real scenario in the state asa major chunk of the daily tests included antigen tests that have a high chance of false-negative results as well as those being tested after undergoing Covid-19 treatment.

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Rajasthan reported 2,132 new Covid-19 cases, 1,858 recoveries & 15 deaths today, taking total positive cases to 1,61,184 including 1,37,848 recoveries, 21,671 active cases & 1,665 deaths: State Health Department - ANI

Kerala reports 5,930 new Covid-19 cases, taking active cases in the state to 94,388. A total of 1,99,634 people have recovered till now: State Government - ANI

Food delivery volumes have reached pre-Covid-19 level, says Zomato CEO

The food delivery volumes in India have reached pre-Covid-19 peaks,Zomato Founder and CEODeepinder Goyal said on Monday.

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Karnataka cabinet reshuffle is proof of govt's failure in handling Covid-19 pandemic: Congress

The Congress in Karnataka on Monday claimed Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa reshuffling his cabinet by changing the Health Minister is proof of the government's miserable failure in handling Covid-19.

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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu tests negative for Covid-19

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday tested negative for Covid-19 and is expected to resume normal activities soon.

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BMC sets targets to penalize 20,000 persons daily for not wearing masks

It’s a first-of-its-kind of initiative and comes as a warning. And there are chances that it may be replicated elsewhere in Maharashtra and India.

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India generated over 18,000 tonnes Covid-19 waste since June; Maharashtra biggest contributor

India generated 18,006 tonnes of Covid-19 biomedical waste in the last four months, with Maharashtra contributing the maximum (3,587 tonnes) to it, according to a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

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36% say they will socialise during festival season raising concerns of rise in Covid-19 cases: Survey

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan may have advised people to stay away from crowds during festivals due to the Covid-19 pandemic and said that no religion or God asks for flamboyant celebrations but a recent survey shows that 36% of the people say they plan to socialise during this festive season.

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Malaysia to impose some movement restrictions in capital over Covid-19

Malaysia on Monday announced that it will impose some restrictions on movement in its capital city and in the neighbouring state of Selangor from Wednesday, as the country grapples with a fresh surge of coronavirus cases

Singapore lab accidentally disposes of Covid-19 swab samples meant for testing

A private medical laboratory in Singapore accidentally disposed of some Covid-19 swab samples before being tested following lapses in the protocol, prompting authorities to investigate the matter.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur tests positive for Covid-19; goes into home isolation.

Covid-19 school closure may cost over $400 billion to India, cause learning losses: World Bank

The prolonged closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic in India may cause a loss of over $400 billion in the country's future earnings, besides substantial learning losses, according to a World Bank report.

South Asia region stands to lose $622 billion from the school closures in the present scenario or up to $880

Covid-19 active caseload below 9 lakh for fourth consecutive day

India's Covid-19 recoveries have surged to over 61 lakh, while active cases of coronavirus infection remained below nine lakh for the fourth consecutive day, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

The total recoveries have increased to 61,49,535 and exceed the active infections by 52,87,682 as on date, it highlighted.

A health worker takes a swab from a resident to be tested for the Covid-19 in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province.

Odisha's Covid-19 tally jumps to 2,54,662 with 2,423 fresh cases

Odisha's Covid-19 tally surged to 2,54,662 on Monday as 2,423 people tested positive for the virus, while 18 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,040, a health official said.

Puducherry logs 189 fresh Covid-19 cases, two deaths push toll to 565

Puducherry on Monday reported 189 new Covid-19 cases taking the overall count in the union territory to 31,737 while two people succumbed to the virus, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said.

French PM does not rule out local lockdown due to Covid-19 spike

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Monday he did not rule out local lockdowns in France due to a resurgence of new coronavirus infections.

China to test entire city of 9 million in five days after 6 coronavirus cases

China aims to test more than nine million residents of the port city of Qingdao within five days following a minor coronavirus outbreak, health officials said Monday, the first mass testing in months.

81% of 66,732 new cases are from 10 states & UTs. Maharashtra is still reporting a very high number of new cases with more than 10,000 cases followed by Karnataka & Kerala with more than 9,000 cases each: Ministry of Health

148 new cases take Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally to 12,147

At least 148 more people, including three health workers, have tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally to 12,147, an official said on Monday.

Covid-19 tally in Andamans crosses 4,000-mark with 13 new cases

The Covid-19 tally in Andaman and Nicobar Islands crossed the 4,000-mark after 13 more people tested positive for the disease in the Union Territory, a health department official said on Monday.

More than $150,000 in fines issued on first weekend of New York city lockdown

Authorities cracked down this weekend on some of the city’s coronavirus hot spots, issuing more than 60 summonses and tens of thousands of dollars in fines to people, businesses and houses of worship that did not follow newly imposed restrictions on ...

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People walk around Melbourne's Albert Park Lake on October 12, 2020, as they use their two hours daily exercise allowed during the stage four restrictions due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

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Coronavirus pummels Russia, daily cases hit new high

Russia recorded a fresh record increase in daily coronavirus cases, pushing the world's fourth highest infection tally towards 1.3 million.

The coronavirus taskforce said it had recorded 13,634 new cases in the last 24 hours, including 4,501 in Moscow.

Nepal: 2nd Cabinet minister tests positive for coronavirus

Nepal's education minister Giriraj Mani Pokharel has tested positive for Covid-19 -- the second Cabinet minister to have contracted the deadly viral infection, according to media reports.

9,94,851 samples tested for Covid-19 yesterday. Total 8,78,72,093 samples tested in the country up to 11th October: ICMR

Latest global developments of the coronavirus pandemic

India has reported more than 7 million coronavirus cases, bringing it closer to the United States, the worst-hit country with more than 7.7 million cases.

After the United States, Brazil has reported 150,198 deaths from 5,082,637 cases, India 108,334 deaths from 7,053,806 cases, Mexico 83,642 deaths from 814,328 cases, and United Kingdom 42,760 deaths from 590,844 cases.

Declaring himself well again, US President Donald Trump returns to the campaign after his doctors rule he is no longer contagious from his Covid-19 infection.

British leader Boris Johnson on Monday will present new restrictions to parliament, expected to be a new three-tier lockdown system as virus infections surge particularly in northern England.

India's Covid-19 tally crosses 71.2 lakh with 66,732 fresh cases, 816 deaths

Claiming Covid-19 'immunity,' Trump ready for election fight

US President Donald Trump on Sunday declared himself immune to Covid-19 and ready for a fight as his White House race against surging rival Joe Biden enters its critical final weeks.

‘I Feel Like I Have Dementia’: Brain fog plagues Covid-19 survivors

It’s becoming known as Covid brain fog: troubling cognitive symptoms that can include memory loss, confusion, difficulty focusing, dizziness and grasping for everyday words. Increasingly, Covid survivors say brain fog is impairing their ability to work and function normally.

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Britain's hospitality industry sets legal challenge to lockdown restrictions

The United Kingdom's hospitality industry is mounting a legal challenge to the government's lockdown restrictions, aiming to stop its plans to close pubs and other venues to tackle the rise in coronavirus cases.

China's Qingdao orders city-wide Covid-19 testing following new infections

China's Qingdao city said on Monday it will conduct Covid-19 tests for the entire population of more than 9 million people over five days after new cases appeared linked to a hospital treating imported infections.

Anthony Fauci says Trump campaign ad twists his words on coronavirus

Top government scientist AnthonyFaucisaid Sunday that an ad aired by Donald Trump's reelection campaign was edited to make him seem to endorse the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Liverpool faces toughest of new UK lockdown measures

The city of Liverpool may go into the strictest "third tier" of new anti-coronavirus restrictions to be announced imminently by the British government, Sky News said on Sunday, adding that the measures could last six months.

Coronavirus 'can survive for 28 days on surfaces': Study

The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can survive on items such as banknotes and phones for up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions, according to a study by Australia's national science agency.

Researchers at CSIRO's disease preparedness centre tested the longevity of SARS-CoV-2 in the dark at three temperatures, showing survival rates decreased as conditions became hotter, the agency said Monday.

Nagaland's Covid-19 tally crosses 7,000-mark with 70 fresh cases

Nagaland's Covid-19 tally crossed the 7,000-mark on Sunday as 70 more people, including 40 security personnel, tested positive for the disease, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.

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