- Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, stated that the focus of the Administration should be for early detection of the cases, particularly those of patients with co-morbidities, so that the fatalities could be kept at a minimum. He also directed GMSH-16 to start mobile testing facilities so that testing teams could go on mobile vans and collect samples and give test results on-the-spot. This will be helpful to senior citizens, who are reluctant to go to hospitals for such testings.
- Kerala:Regarding the issue of collection of CDRs of Covid patients, the State government told the Kerala High Court that that it required just the tower location of Covid positive patients and not the other call details of a more personal nature. The Court was also told that CDRs are not being collected at the moment. Meanwhile, five more people have succumbed to Covid-19 in the state till noon, pushing the death toll to 174. The weekly Cabinet meet did not take place today as Chief Ministers and six other Ministers are under self- quarantine following a visit to Karipur air crash site. As many as 1,758 new active cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Kerala yesterday. Currently 16,274 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals across the State and there are 1.65 lakh people under observation in various districts.
- Tamil Nadu:State urges Centre to speed up various water projects. TN sees a spurt in applications under revised e-pass system resulting in heavy traffic on highways and congestion at major toll plazas. With Tasmac shops reopening in Chennai, health experts call for caution. 5709 new Covid cases, 5850 recoveries & 121 deaths reported yesterday. 1182 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 3,49,654; Active cases: 53,860; Deaths: 6007; Discharges: 2,89,787; Active cases in Chennai: 12,103.
- Karnataka:State government has revised guidelines for celebrating Ganesha Charthurthi, only one public celebration pet ward or village allowed and bans festival related processions and cultural events. Today medical education minister spoke to government and private lab heads on conducting covid test as per target.
- Andhra Pradesh: In the light of Vijayawada Swarna Palace hotel incident which claimed lives of 10 Covid patients on August 9, the Andhra Pradesh government has put a special focus on Covid Care Centres across the state. Besides increasing monitoring of hospitals, steps have been taken to strengthen vigilance. Krishna district officials acted on a war footing following orders issued by the Medical Health Commissioner by installing CCTV cameras in 13 select hospitals providing Covid medical care. Former TDP MLA JC Prabhakar Reddy who is currently in Kadapa Jail tested positive; 317 prisoners were tested positive for the virus in Kadapa Jail. 9652 new cases, 9211 discharges and 88 deaths reported yesterday. Total cases in the State: 3,06,261; Active cases: 85,130; Deaths: 2820.
- Telangana:1763 new cases, 1789 recoveries & 08 deaths reported in the last 24 hours; out of 1763 cases, 484 cases reported from GHMC. Total cases: 95, 700; Active cases: 20,990; Deaths: 719; Discharges: 73,991. As per new rule, only one member will be seated in a bench during the monsoon session of the State Legislative Assembly, which is scheduled to commence on September 7 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Arunachal Pradesh; Arunachal Pradesh registered the highest spike for a single day with 133 COVID-19 cases with Upper Subansiri taking the bulk of caseload (65 positive cases) and West Kameng was second (22 cases).
- Assam: In Assam, 40 bravehearts joined the plasma donation camp at Tezpur medical college and hospital tweeted the Health Minister of Assam Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma.
- Manipur: With 78 new cases and 55 recoveries, the recovery rate in Manipur now stands at 58%. There are 1958 active cases in the state.In Manipur with the death of one more person due to COVID related complications, the death toll in the state has risen to 18.
- Mizoram: In Mizoram 45 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed yesterday. Total cases in the state reached 860 and active cases stand at 481.
- Nagaland: In Nagaland, the district administration of Peren orders sealing of 5 houses in Athibung sub-division after detection of COVID-19 positive cases. Total lockdown in Mon district’s Aboi sub-division lifted.
- Maharashtra: Seven of the ten districts in India with highest Covid Test Positivity rate are in Maharashtra, indicating the virus is spreading fast in the state and testing needs to be ramped up. The seven districts are Raigad, Thane, Nashik, Dhule, Pune, Jalgaon and Satara. Raigad with a case positivity rate of 31.7% tops the chart, while Mumbai with a Positivity rate of 19.7% is not in the top 10 list. Other three districts are located in Bihar. Public Health experts consider positivity rate, which is the proportion of tests that return positive result, a key benchmark to gauge disease transmission The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government if it has a regulatory mechanism in place to ensure that private hospitals and nursing homes do not overcharge for PPE kits and other ancillary items during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maharashtra government has directed district collectors to take strict action against hospitals covered under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana and yet found to be overcharging COVID-19 patients. Besides imposing heavy penalties, the government has asked collectors to cancel registration of such hospitals and file police complaints.
- Gujarat: In Gujarat, 1,126 new cases of COVID-19 recorded yesterday. Out of 1,126 new cases, the maximum 175 cases were reported from Surat. Ahmedabad city recorded 149 new cases during the last 24 hours. According to the State Health Department, the recovery rate improved further and reached up to 78.71 per cent.
- Rajasthan: Rajasthan Government has decided to increase beds with oxygen facility at all the district hospitals and hospitals attached to medical colleges. Government has also decided to motivate nursing personnel working in night shifts. Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma has said that Corona cases have increased in the state at a few places due to super spreaders. He said that random sampling is being done of milk vendors, vegetable vendors and shopkeepers so that spread of infection could be controlled.
- Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh has ranked 16th according to a comparative status of active patients in the country. In Madhya Pradesh, a unique campaign ‘Ek Sankalp – Bujurgo ke naam’ i.e. ‘a commitment for elders’ is being run by the Chhatarpur Police in the midst of corona infection in the state. This unique campaign is proving to be a boon for the elderly people living alone in homes during the global pandemic COVID-19. In this campaign, the police are taking care of the elderly people from the food to their health.