As India’s coronavirus cases crossed 21 lakh, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, 9 August. Meanwhile, Delhi reported 1,300 fresh cases.
Earlier on Sunday, after BJP MP Manoj Tiwari tweeted saying Home Minister Amit Shah has tested negative for COVID-19, the Ministry of Home Affairs clarified that Shah has not undergone any fresh tests yet.
- Union Health Ministry, on Sunday, said that a record number of over 7 lakh samples were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours taking the total tests conducted to 2,41,06,535
- India’s recovery rate stands at 68.78 percent, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on 9 August
- Global COVID-19 deaths have touched 7,25,000, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University
Karnataka Health Minister Tests COVID-19-Positive
Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been hospitalised in Bengaluru.
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MHA Clarifies on Amit Shah's COVID Test
Home Ministry issued a clarification and said that Amit Shah's test has not been conducted, following which Tiwari deleted the tweet in which he had said that Shah had tested negative.
Home Minister Amit Shah Tests Negative for COVID, Says Manoj Tiwari
Home Minister Amit Shah tests negative for COVID-19, tweets BJP MP Manoj Tiwari.
13 Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Odisha in 24 Hours
Odisha has reported 13 deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The death toll in the state stands at 273.