In one day more than 69 thousand infected were found and 62,858 people were cured, Maharashtra got maximum 14 thousand cases; 29.73 lakh patients in the country

The country reported 69,028 cases of infection with coronavirus on Friday. 62,858 people were recovered, while 953 people died. At the same time, Maharashtra had the highest number of 14,160 cases. Now, the number of infected in the country has gone up to 29 lakh 73 thousand 368, while 22 lakh 20 thousand 799 people have been cured.

At the same time, folk singer Sharada Sinha Corona, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan, got infected. On Friday evening, he posted the video on Facebook, in which he confirmed himself to be positive. The 68-year-old folk singer has been admitted to Sri Sai Hospital in Kankarbagh.

Gopal Bhargava, minister in Madhya Pradesh government, has tweeted that his corona test report has come positive.

Will not apply for events in which large crowds gather

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has allowed the Jain temples at Dadar, Byculla, and Chembur in Mumbai to be opened for devotees on the last 2 days of Paryushan i.e. 22 and 23 August. The temple management will have to follow the standard operating procedure (SOP) of the central government.

However, the bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde has clearly stated that this exemption will not be applicable for any other temple or those events of Ganesh Chaturthi in which huge crowds gather.

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9 policemen deployed under the protection of Lalu Prasad Yadav have been found corona positive. Lalu is admitted to RIMS in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Now new security personnel will be examined before deployment.

The Union Health Minister tweeted on Friday that the recovery rate in the country has come down to 74.3%. With this tweet, he wrote the slogan - If not a mask, we will stop, stop Corona.

The number of labs for corona testing in the country has been increased to 1504. Of these, 978 are government, while 526 are private labs.

Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana KP Singh said on Friday that ministers, MLAs and officers coming to the Punjab Assembly would have to submit their negative corona report. The session will begin on August 28.

Assistant Police Commissioner Udaya Kumar Banerjee of Kolkata died from Corona. He was undergoing treatment in a private hospital here.

In 11 states and union territories, more than 75% of patients have been cured. Delhi has the highest number of patients discharged from 90.1%.

1. Madhya Pradesh

The maximum 50.8% active cases in the state are in Singrauli. There have been 300 cases here. 167 of them are under treatment. The recovery rate is the best Bhind. 95.5% of patients have been cured here. There were a total of 542 cases in the district. 510 of these patients have been cured. Sehore has the highest infection rate of 7.5%. This means that on checking 100 people here, 6 to 7 people are getting infected. A total of 538 cases have been reported here. Out of these 165 are active cases.

2. Rajasthan

69.5% of the active cases are in Bundi. There have been 454 cases in the district. Of these, 320 are undergoing treatment. Jalore is the best recovery rate. Here 96.5% of patients have been cured. There were a total of 1312 cases in the district. Of these, 1267 patients have been cured. Alwar has the highest infection rate at 8.4%. That is, every 100 people are getting 3 infected after checking here. The highest death rate is 3.3% in Sawai Madhopur.

3. Bihar

There were 2451 cases in the last 24 hours, but it was a good thing that 3585 patients were cured. The recovery rate in 13 districts of the state has been more than 80%. These include Jamui (86.7%), Nawada (86.3%), Vaishali (84.5%), Khagaria (84%), Samastipur (83.3%), Siwan (83.1%), Rohtas (82.3%), Kaimur (81.4%), Gaya. (81.2%), Patna (81.1%), Nalanda (80.5%), Banka (80.1%) and Bhagalpur (80%). Rohtas has the highest rate of infection in the state. 28 out of every 100 people are getting positive here.

4. Maharashtra

On Friday, 14 thousand 160 cases were reported in the state. The total case is more than 6.57 lakhs. So far, 1 lakh 44 thousand 450 cases have been reported in the state in Pune. Every day 2-3 thousand cases are coming in the district. However, Raigarh currently has the highest 33% infection rate. That is, 33 are found infected on every 100 people examined here. At the same time, the recovery rate is of Gadchiroli. Here 82.6% of patients have been cured.

5. Uttar Pradesh

In the state, 4 to 5 thousand cases are coming in the last 15 days. Here 70% of the patients have been cured. The best recovery rate is from Hapur. Here 91.5% of patients have been cured. It is followed by Noida (87.9%) and Sambhal (86.8%). The highest rate of infection is 17.1% in Chandoli. The highest number of active cases is 54.6% in Lalitpur. There have been 903 cases in the district. Of these, 493 patients are undergoing treatment.