Coronavirus LIVE Updates | US hospital donates COVID-related medical equipment to India
A hospital, based in the American state of Maryland, has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and two continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) machines for COVID-19 relief in India, an Indian-American non-profit body has said. Sewa International, USA received the medical consignment from MedStar Foundation during a recent event in Maryland. The consignment includes N-95 equivalent masks, face shields, gloves, goggles, and full-length PPE attire, according to a media release. Right after the event, the donated material was sent from Hyattsville, Maryland to Sewa International’s Atlanta, Georgia, warehouse in seven 18-wheeler trucks, it said. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Olympic organisers announce 17 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
The Olympics organisers announced 17 new Games-related COVID-19 cases today, including one athlete and an event-related personnel staying at the Games village, taking the total number of infections to 123. As per the official count, the total number of infected athletes now stands at 12. The Olympics officially began yesterday with an opening ceremony Tokyo. The athlete, who has tested positive most recently was not staying at the Games village. So far, 65 Games-related contractors have tested positive for the virus after the addition of 14 new cases to the tally today. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Mumbai reports 374 COVID-19 cases, eight deaths
Mumbai reported 374 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths yesterday, taking the city’s infection tally to 7,33,115 and death toll to 15,757, a civic official said. The financial capital of the country has recorded less than 400 cases for the second straight day. The daily death figure fell to singe-digit after nine days. The number of recovered patients in the city rose to 7,09,198 with 482 people getting discharged from hospitals on the day, leaving the city with 5,779 active cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s data update showed. The recovery rate in the city is 97 percent, while the growth rate of cases between July 16 and 22 was 0.05 percent. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | West Bengal reports 16 more COVID-19 deaths, 842 fresh cases
West Bengal’s COVID-19 toll rose to 18,056 yesterday after 16 more people succumbed to the virus, the health department said in a bulletin. The coronavirus tally shot up to 15,22,103 with 842 fresh cases, it said. The state now has 12,289 active cases, while 14,91,958 people have recovered from the disease, including 942 since July 22. Meanwhile, 3,33,709 people were vaccinated in the state on the day, a health department official said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Tamil Nadu logs 1,830 new cases, 24 deaths
Tamil Nadu recorded 1,830 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 25,44,870, the health department said yesterday. The number of fatalities mounted to 33,862 with 24 more people succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours. Recoveries eclipsed new infections with 2,516 people getting discharged, aggregating to 24,86,192 leaving 24,816 active cases, a medical bulletin said. (PTI)
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