Puducherry [India], Aug 18 (ANI): A total of nine deaths and 370 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Puducherry on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 8,396, the Health Department of the Union Territory informed.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): As many as 1,043 prisoners and 302 jail staff tested positive for COVID-19 in prisons across Maharashtra so far, according to the State Prison Department.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Ahead of Onam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday chaired a high-level meeting in which he decided to make necessary arrangements for people to celebrate the festival in compliance with the COVID regulations.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], August 17 (ANI): Gujarat has reported as many as 1,033 positive COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state government on Monday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 17 (ANI): Four hundred and twenty-two new COVID-19 cases took the total number of reported cases in the Union Territory to 28,892, according to the Jammu and Kashmir government.
Imphal (Manipur) [India], August 17 (ANI): As many as 130 new COVID-19 cases, 64 recoveries, and one death due to coronavirus was reported in Manipur in the last 24 hours, said the state government.
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Focussing on aggressive testing, India has surpassed three crore COVID-19 tests with the aim to keep both positivity rate and fatality rate low, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Monday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 17 (ANI): With 3,066 new COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal on Sunday, the total number of cases rose to 1,16,498 including 86,771 discharges, 27,299 active cases and 2,428 deaths, the State Health Department said.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): With 235 new cases reported on Sunday, Uttarakhand's coronavirus count reached 12,175, according to the State Control Room COVID-19.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Haryana has reported 743 new COVID-19 cases, 662 recoveries and 10 deaths on Sunday, said the State Health Department, Haryana.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 16 (ANI): A total of 88 deaths and 8,012 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, informed the state's COVID nodal officer.