Imphal (Manipur) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Manipur reported 249 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the total count of cases in the state now stands at 3,466.
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday directed the governments of four states -- Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, to analyse the factors driving the high COVID-19 mortality and devise ways and means to reduce the mortality.
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday informed he was tested negative for coronavirus after being in isolation for the last one week.
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): With 3,646 new COVID-19 cases reported in Bihar in the last 24 hours, the tally of coronavirus stands at 71,794, said the state Health Department on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Domestic passengers arriving in Mumbai will now have to isolate at home for 14 days as a precaution against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): As many as 2,207 more COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths were reported in Telangana on Thursday, said the State Government.
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): India's COVID-19 cases tally crossed 20 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 62,538 cases on Friday, said Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 7 (ANI): A new COVID-19 testing laboratory was digitally inaugurated by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyar in Mumbai's Miya Bhayandar on Thursday, a statement from the governor's office said.
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Central government as India crossed the 20 lakh COVID-19 positive cases.