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    Coronavirus Updates: Biggest single day spike of 3,245 new cases in West Bengal

    22 Aug, 2020 | 12:12:52 AM IST
    Coronavirus Updates: Biggest single day spike of 3,245 new cases in West Bengal
    Total number of COVID cases stands at 1,32,364 in the state, including 27,804 active cases, 1,01,871 discharged cases & 2,689 deaths so far
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    12:12:36 AM IST, 22 August 2020

    Wrap Up: All you need to know about the news that matter

    • 385 new COVID19 cases reported in Goa today
    • Rajiv Kumar appointed as Election Commission replacing Ashok Lavasa
    • PNB reports 70 pc decline in net profit at Rs 308 cr for the quarter ended June 2020
    • Tender for manufacturing 44 semi-high speed train sets (Vande Bharat) cancelled: Railways
    • 67 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andaman & Nicobar taking the total cases to 2,747
    • Offices and shops except those selling essential items will remain closed in Haryana on every Saturday and Sunday
    • Biggest single day spike of 3,245 new cases pushes COVID-19 tally in West Bengal to 1,32,364
    • 14,161 new COVID19 cases, 11,749 recoveries & 339 deaths reported in Maharashtra today
    • 9,544 new COVID19 cases, 8,827 recoveries & 91 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh
    • 9 killed in Srisailam hydel power plant fire mishap in Telangana
    12:09:28 AM IST, 22 August 2020

    1856 COVID cases detected today out of 36180 tests done in the last 24 hours. Positivity rate is at 5.12%. Total number of cases now at 87908 including 63120 discharges, 24558 active cases and 227 deaths

    12:09:02 AM IST, 22 August 2020

    60 COVID19 detected today of which 57 are asymptomatic and 3 are symptomatic. 32 patients discharged from 7 districts today: Directorate of Health Services, Arunachal Pradesh

    11:12:59 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    All shops and establishments except essential shops will remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays until further orders in Chandigarh

    11:12:20 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    All offices and shops except those selling essential items will remain closed in Haryana on every Saturday and Sunday due to COVID-19

    10:58:21 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    A 27-year-old man from Maharashtra's Aurangabad arrested for posting abusive comments on actor Sonakshi Sinha's social media account

    10:57:49 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    67 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andaman & Nicobar taking the total cases to 2,747 including 32 deaths and 971 active cases

    10:57:21 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    955 new COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases now at 28,196 including 18,372 recoveries and 297 deaths

    10:52:20 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Tender for manufacturing 44 semi-high speed train sets (Vande Bharat) cancelled: Railways

    10:37:16 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    PNB reports 70 pc decline in net profit at Rs 308 cr for the quarter ended June 2020

    10:36:09 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Rajiv Kumar appointed as Election Commission replacing Ashok Lavasa

    10:35:54 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    A 27-year-old man from Maharashtra's Aurangabad arrested for posting abusive comments on actor Sonakshi Sinha's social media account: Cyber Crime Branch Mumbai

    10:35:18 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    385 new COVID19 cases reported in Goa today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 13,484 including 3,809 active cases, 9,540 recovered cases and 135 deaths

    10:34:59 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Entry points of the State located at Byrnihat, Ratacherra, Bajengdoba, Tikkrikkilla, Mirjumla and Hallidayganj shall remain closed from midnight of 31st August to midnight of 7th September: Meghalaya Government

    10:34:02 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Puducherry: People rush to markets to make purchases ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi tomorrow; visuals from Kuber Bazar area

    10:08:55 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Installation of idols at public places & processions will be prohibited during Ganesh Chaturthi & Moharram in Madhya Pradesh. Collection points will be set up in every ward/area to collect idols installed at home: State Information Department quotes CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

    10:06:08 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Rajasthan reports 1,335 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths today, taking total cases to 67,954, including 14,525 active cases and 933 deaths

    10:04:13 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    The Election Commission of India's guidelines for the conduct of elections during #COVID19 fall far short for the conduct of free, fair and independent elections

    - AICC General Secretary, KC Venugopal

    09:32:35 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    1,203 new COVID-19 cases, 620 cured cases & 7 deaths reported today in Haryana. Total number of COVID cases stands at 52,129 in the state till date, out of which 8,131 are active cases, 43,413 are recovered cases & 585 people have died so far

    09:24:30 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    In Pics: Heavy shelling by Pakistan in the border village of Hiranagar sector Kathua district, J&K

    09:14:26 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Installation of idols at public places & processions will be prohibited during Ganesh Chaturthi & Moharram in Madhya Pradesh. Collection points will be set up in every ward/area to collect idols installed at home: State Information Department quotes CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

    09:04:32 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Bihar Elections

    09:00:34 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    2 Caribbean storms pose potential hurricane threat to US

    • Tropical Storm Laura formed Friday in the eastern Caribbean and forecasters said it poses a potential hurricane threat to Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast. A second storm also might hit the U.S. as a hurricane after running across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
    • The forecast track shows the storm likely to skirt or hit Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba en route to a Wednesday collision with the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane, though both the force and track were still uncertain.
    08:57:54 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    1,406 new COVID-19 cases, 1,235 recoveries & 42 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of positive cases increase to 1,34,223 in Mumbai, including 18,297 active cases, 1,08,268 recovered cases & 7,353 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

    08:36:21 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    447 new COVID-19 cases, 243 treated/cured cases reported in Uttarakhand today. Total positive cases in the state stand at 14,043 including 4,164 active cases, 9,676 recovered & 192 deaths

    08:29:21 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Madhya Pradesh Minister Gopal Bhargava says, his COVID19 antigen test report is positive.

    08:27:11 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Biggest single day spike of 3,245 new cases pushes COVID-19 tally in West Bengal to 1,32,364; toll rises to 2,689 with 55 fatalities

    08:25:10 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    14,161 new COVID19 cases, 11,749 recoveries & 339 deaths reported in Maharashtra today

    Total number of COVID cases rises to 6,57,450 in the state
    This includes 4,70,873 recovered cases, 1,64,562 active cases & 21,698 deaths
    08:21:32 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    In view of the ongoing thrust on promoting freight and parcel traffic, it has been decided to have a single all India contact number- RailMadad helpline 139, option 6 with the caption 'Freight and Parcel Queries': Ministry of Railways

    08:04:08 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    1,513 new COVID19 cases, 856 cured cases & 34 deaths reported in Punjab today. Total number of cases rises to 39,327, including 14,443 active cases, 23,893 recovered cases & 991 deaths so far: State Health Department, Government of Punjab

    07:44:36 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Rain lashes parts of Delhi; visuals from Kamla Nagar Market

    07:43:43 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    The scheme of creation of health care facilities in banquet halls, which was operationalised in linkages with designated COVID hospitals of Delhi Government, is discontinued with immediate effect: Govt of Delhi

    07:43:04 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    116 COVID-19 cases & 2 deaths reported in Chandigarh today. Total number of cases rises to 2,631, including 1,170 active cases, 1,426 recoveries & 33 deaths till now: Health Department, UT-Chandigarh

    07:32:01 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Chandigarh reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 2,631 including 1,426 discharges and 33 deaths

    07:30:58 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Jammu & Kashmir: A delegation of J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu today met the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan and submitted a memorandum of demands to LG, pertaining to increasing the number of Judges in Subordinate & Higher Judiciary.

    07:30:08 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Karnataka reports 7,571 cases (2,948 in Bengaluru), 6,561 discharges and 93 deaths, taking total cases to 2,64,546 including 1,76,942 discharges and 4,522 deaths

    07:29:54 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    India's External Affairs Ministry organized 6th Round Table of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT) through video conference on 20-21 Aug in partnership with Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry. The theme was 'ASEAN-India: Strengthening Partnership in Post COVID Era'.

    07:07:18 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    The total tally of COVID19 positive cases rises to 4,617 in Himachal Pradesh, including 1413 Active cases, 3,132 recovered cases & 47 deaths till date: State Health Department, Himachal Pradesh

    07:01:37 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Delhi reports 1,250 new COVID19 positive cases, 1,082 discharges/recoveries and 13 deaths. Total number of cases now at 1,58,604 including 1,42,908 recovered cases, 11,426 active cases & 4,270 deaths.

    06:56:11 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    6,086 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 11,649 Rapid antigen tests conducted today. So far, 1,392,928 tests have been conducted so far & Tests Per Million (TPM) stands at 73,312: Health Department, Government of Delhi

    06:43:45 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Two people have been apprehended and 1,046 kgs of ganja seized from their possession under Jeypore Police Station limits in Koraput district of Odisha. A case has been registered: Special Task Force

    06:43:16 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    654 new COVID19 cases reported from Jammu and Kashmir today; 114 from Jammu division and 540 from Kashmir division, taking the total number of cases in the Union Territory to 31,371. The death toll is at 593: Govt of J&K

    06:43:01 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Rhea going to mortuary is very suspicious as she had no relationship with Sushant Singh on day of his death. Mumbai police will have to answer how did they allow her to enter before postmortem. There's possibility of tampering with evidence:Lawyer of Sushant Singh Rajput's father

    06:27:14 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    1,983 new COVID19 cases, 1,419 recoveries & 12 deaths reported in Kerala in the last 24 hours. There are 18,673 active cases and 35,247 have recovered so far: KK Shailaja, Kerala Health Minister

    06:17:09 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Kerala gold smuggling case: Principal Sessions Court in Ernakulam today dismissed accused Swapna Suresh's bail plea and said that there were materials on record to show her involvement in the case.

    06:04:06 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Delhi Police Special Cell busts interstate illegal arms syndicate. One arms trafficker arrested; 20 pistols, 40 magazines, & 50 live cartridges seized

    05:47:48 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Fire at the Srisailam hydroelectric plant is deeply unfortunate. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope those injured recover at the earliest: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

    05:47:29 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    9,544 new COVID19 cases, 8,827 recoveries & 91 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 3,34,940 including 87,803 active cases, 2,44,045 recoveries and 3,092 deaths: State Health Department, Andhra Pradesh

    05:30:04 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Widespread light to moderate rains with isolated heavy rains likely over Uttara Kannada, Udupi & Dakshina Kannada districts. Scattered light to moderate rains likely over Shivamogga Kodagu, Hassan & Chikkamagaluru districts: Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre

    05:12:58 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    9 killed in Srisailam hydel power plant fire mishap in Telangana

    05:06:54 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Number of COVID-19 active cases in Mizoram stands at 475: State Information and Public Relations Department

    05:05:55 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Supreme Court today asked the Department of Telecommunications Secretary to file a detailed affidavit on the issue of the dues to be paid by the users of the shared spectrum while hearing the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) payment matter involving various telecom companies

    05:05:06 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Nine persons trapped inside the Left Bank Power House in Srisailam, in Telangana side, have lost their lives in the fire accident: Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited

    05:04:49 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Cricketers Ishant Sharma and Deepti Sharma, athlete Dutee Chand, shooter Manu Bhaker among 27 sportspersons to be conferred with Arjuna Award.

    05:04:35 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Cricketer Rohit Sharma, para-athlete Mariappan Thangavelu, table tennis champion Manika Batra, wrestler Vinesh Phogat & hockey player Rani to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

    05:03:28 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    There is presently no COVID-19 positive case among inmates in prisons of Delhi. Two inmates of Tihar jail were detected COVID-19 positive on August 3 & have now recovered: Sandeep Goel, DG Prisons, Delhi

    04:47:29 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Berhampur has registered three of its innovative products developed to fight against COVID-19 in the patent journal: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

    04:46:13 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated a RT-PCR Laboratory in Raigad district. He also launched a 121-bedded state of the art, ICU enabled dedicated COVID Hospital in Dombivli today: Maharashtra CMO

    04:45:44 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    Haryana Police seized 30 kgs of charas (cannabis) being smuggled in a car into the state from Nepal border in Charkhi Dadri district, late last night. Three persons were arrested; case registered: Haryana Police

    04:43:48 PM IST, 21 August 2020

    The option of postal ballot facility has been extended to the electors who are marked as 'persons with disabilities', people above age of 80 years, people employed in notified essential services and who are COVID-19 positive/possibly infected: Election Commission of India

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