Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 20 (ANI): Ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi, the idol makers in West Bengal's Siliguri said the sales of Ganesha idols have dropped sharply this year due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Jharkhand government will start a Special Rapid Antigen Testing Drive (SRATD) in all districts of the state to identify coronavirus patients, according to the state Directorate of Information and Public Relations.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): A total of 116 deaths and 5,795 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, the state's health department informed.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Kerala reported the highest single-day spike of 2,333 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday taking the count of active cases to 17,382.
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Delhi has reported 1,398 new COVID-19 cases, 1,320 recoveries and nine deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the health bulletin on Wednesday.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh reported 9,742 new COVID-19 cases, 8,061 recoveries, and 86 deaths in the state in the last 24 hours, the State Health Department said on Wednesday.
Puducherry [India], August 19 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Puducherry now stands at 8,762, including 5,312 recoveries and 3,321 active cases, the health department informed on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 19 (ANI): As many as 2,589 new COVID-19 cases have been reported from Odisha informed the state's Information and Public Relations Department on Wednesday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 19 (ANI): In the wake of severe floods in Karnataka, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of mismanaging the situation and solely focussing on Bengaluru violence to gain political mileage.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): As many as eight deaths and 1,763 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Telangana, taking the total number of cases to 95,700 in the state, a media bulletin from the director of Public Health and Family Welfare of Telangana informed on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): With the highest ever single-day recoveries of 60,091, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries in India crossed the 2 million mark on Wednesday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): Pune's COVID-19 tally has surpassed that of Mumbai due to more coronavirus tests being conducted here, said Murlidhar Mohol, the city's mayor.