Coronavirus India lockdown Day 145 updates | August 16, 2020
The HinduIndian companies have sought technical details on the trials of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine from the Russian Direct Investment Fund for possible production in India, an Indian Embassy source in Moscow said. — PTI 5:50 p.m. | Kerala Over 350 prisoners test positive for COVID-19 in Thiruvananthapuram central jail Coronavirus pandemic has hit the central jail here with more than 350 inmates testing positive in the last one week and a murder accused succumbing to the pathogen on Sunday, a top prison official said. — PTI 2:55 p.m. | Rajasthan Rajasthan’s COVID-19 toll rises to 875, tally climbs to 60,666 Thirteen more people died due to COVID-19 in Rajasthan on Sunday, taking the state’s toll to 875, while 687 fresh cases pushed its tally to 60,666, a health department official said. — PTI 2:15 p.m. | Arunachal Pradesh 51 more COVID-19 cases in Arunachal take tally to 2,658 At least 51 more people, including 28 security personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the state’s tally to 2,658, a senior health department official said on Sunday. — PTI 12:55 p.m. | Odisha Odisha’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 60,050 with record 2,924 fresh cases Odisha’s COVID-19 tally jumped to 60,050 on Sunday with a record 2,924 new cases, while 10 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 343, a health department official said.