New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): With a spike of 61,537 new COVID-19 cases and 933 deaths India's COVID-19 tally surged to 20,88,612 on Saturday, as per the Union health ministry.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): As part efforts to give people right information about COVID-19 and help contain its spread, a Kashmiri student has developed a web page (COVID-19 Kashmir Tracker) that provides information about COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Kerala recorded the highest single-day spike of 1,420 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday.
Texas [USA], August 8 (ANI): As there is a surge in the COVID-19 cases across the globe, people are heading back to antibody tests to find out whether they have been exposed to the coronavirus that causes the disease.
Moscow [Russia], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Russia has increased by 5,212 to 882,347 in the last 24 hours, the response center said on Saturday. The death toll has now increased to 14,854.
Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) [India], August 8 (ANI): A complete lockdown has been imposed on Saturday and Sunday in Khatima by the Udham Singh Nagar administration in Uttarakhand in the light of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the town, Yousuf Ali, the tehsildar of Khatima said.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): As many as 2,256 more COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths were reported in Telangana on Friday, the state government informed on Saturday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): As many as 1,643 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths and 1,810 recoveries have been reported from Odisha on Friday, said the state health department on Saturday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): A total of 187 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths were reported in the Maharashtra Police force in the last 24 hours, taking the total count to 10,614.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): As many as 499 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths were reported from Rajasthan till 10:30 am on Saturday, taking the total coronavirus cases in the state to 50,656, the state health department said.