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Union Health Ministry Joint Secy Lav Agarwal Tests COVID-19 +ive

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Lav Agarwal, Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, 14 August, reported ANI

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was undergoing treatment for coronavirus, said on Friday, 14 August, that he has tested negative for COVID-19, reported PTI.

With a spike of 64,553 cases in the last 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India on Friday, 14 August, rose to 24,61,191, including 6,61,595 active cases, 17,51,556 patients cured/discharged and 48,040 deaths.

Snapshot
  • Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Y Naik tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday
  • The total number of samples tested for COVID-19 till 12 August stood at 2,68,45,688, including 8,30,391 samples tested on Wednesday, ICMR said
  • Globally, over 20.6 million cases of coronavirus have been recorded so far, with the death toll standing at over 7,49,000
10:09 PM , 14 Aug

Sikkim's COVID-19 Tally Crosses 1,000 Mark with 149 New Reported Cases

Sikkim's COVID-19 tally crosses 1,000-mark with detection of record 149 new cases in one day; active case count 456, reported PTI, citing an official.

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9:46 PM , 14 Aug

Tamil Nadu CM Unveils 'Amma COVID-19 Home Care Kit' Worth Rs 2,500

Tamil Nadu CM E K Palaniswami unveils 'Amma COVID-19 Home Care Kit' for people who have tested positive and been advised home isolation. Costing Rs 2,500, the kit comprises pulse oximeter, digital thermometer, packs of herbal immunity boosters, informed PTI, citing the state government.

9:32 PM , 14 Aug

979 New COVID-19 Cases in Mumbai

Mumbai's COVID-19 tally rises to 1,28,550 with 979 new cases; 47 deaths take toll to 7,035, reported PTI, citing BMC.

9:30 PM , 14 Aug

1192 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Delhi

1192 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Delhi, on Friday, 14 August, according to the Delhi State Health Bulletin. 11 death were also reported and 790 were reported to have recovered, migrated or been discharged.

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Published: 14 Aug 2020, 9:43 AM IST
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