Coronavirus Global Updates, Nov 04: Coronavirus: Canada adds 66 more COVID-19 deaths as cases top 244, 000

Wed Nov 4 12:26:41 CAT 2020

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Zimbabwe COVID19 Update

COVID-19 update: As at 03 November 2020, Zimbabwe had 8 410 confirmed cases, including 7 942 recoveries and 246 deaths.

Maharashtra : 46 MSRTC staff on BEST duty test positive

Maharashtra, Mumbai, Pune Coronavirus News Live Updates: The number of active patients in the state has dropped to 1,16,543.

Maharashtra Coronavirus Updates: At least 46 more drivers and conductors of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation’s (MSRTC) Sangli division, deployed to operate civic BEST buses in Mumbai, have tested positive for coronavirus. With this, the number of drivers and conductors from MSRTC Sangli division who contracted the virus after working in Mumbai has reached 151, a senior MSRTC official said. Last week, 105 drivers and conductors from Sangli division who were operating BEST buses in Mumbai had tested positive.

The state’s COVID-19 tally on Tuesday increased to 16,92,693 with the addition of 4,909 new cases, said a state health department official. The state also reported 120 fresh deaths, pushing the fatality count to 44,248, he said. A total of 6,973 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the tally of recovered people to 15,31,277, the official said. With this, the number of active patients in the state has dropped to 1,16,543.

Meanwhile, state health minister Rajesh Tope said a second wave of infections was unlikely but the state is ready to tackle in case such a situation arises, PTI reported. Tope said testing in Maharashtra had increased while the civic body in Mumbai was providing free tests at 44 places. The minister added that a decision on opening places of worship would be taken by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at the appropriate time.

Maharashtra records over 4,000 new Covid-19 cases, 104 deaths. 

Oxygen-supported COVID-19 hospital beds freed for other patients in Pune

With the number of coronavirus cases coming down in Pune district, the local administration has allowed private hospitals to use oxygen-supported COVID-19 beds for treatment of patients suffering from other diseases, news agency PTI reported. With 546 new cases on Tuesday, the COVID-19 tally in the western Maharashtra district has risen to 3,25,212. Also, 3,05,945 patients have been discharged from hospitals, leaving 11,476 active cases in the district, officials said.

"With the numbers of COVID-19 cases coming down and the recovery rate of the district also improving, private hospitals have been allowed to use oxygenated COVID-19 beds for non-COVID-19 purpose," said collector Rajesh Deshmukh. Removing the 80:20 clause (COVID-19 & non-coronavirus patients), private hospitals have been asked to give a detailed plan on how will they manage these beds, he added.

Pune district records 546 new cases, 28 deaths
Pune district reported 546 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its caseload to 3,25,212 on Tuesday, a health official said. With 28 fresh fatalities, the death toll in the district reached 7,955, he added. Also, 280 patients were discharged from hospitals following their recovery from the infection, the official said.

4,909 new COVID-19 cases in the state, 6,973 recoveries; 120 die
Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally on Tuesday increased to 16,92,693 with the addition of 4,909 new cases, said a state health department official. The state also reported 120 fresh deaths, pushing the fatality count to 44,248, he said. A total of 6,973 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the tally of recovered people to 15,31,277, the official said. With this, the number of active patients in the state has dropped to 1,16,543.

46 MSRTC staff who were on BEST duty test positive

At least 46 more drivers and conductors of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's (MSRTC) Sangli division, deployed to operate civic BEST buses in Mumbai, have tested positive for coronavirus. With this, the number of drivers and conductors from MSRTC Sangli division who contracted the virus after working in Mumbai has reached 151, a senior MSRTC official said.

Coronavirus: Canada adds 66 more COVID-19 deaths as cases top 244,000
Canada reported 2,970 new cases of the novel coronavirus Tuesday, as well as 66 more deaths.

The data, which was released by health authorities across the country, brings Canada’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 244,678 and its death toll from the virus to 10,279.

The new fatalities mark the country’s highest daily increase since 89 deaths were announced on Oct. 2, though at least 29 of the 66 deaths did not occur within the last 24 hours.

A further 203,509 patients have recovered from the virus, while over 11.9 million tests have been administered.

Tuesday’s cases come amid newly released restrictions for travellers flying into the country.

According to new rules from the Public Health Agency of Canada, anyone entering the country by air as of Nov. 21 will be mandated to submit both a quarantine plan and a COVID-19 “self-assessment” before hopping on a flight.

Alberta added 2,268 new cases of the virus during its COVID-19 update Tuesday, though only 570 infections were confirmed over the past 24 hours.

The province’s addition of over 2,200 cases Tuesday was the result of a website upgrade that delayed the release of data for the previous three days. There were 581 cases on Saturday, 525 cases on Sunday and 592 cases on Monday.

Another 15 people in the province have succumbed to the virus since its last update on Friday, with Alberta’s death toll from the virus standing at 338. To date, a total of 29,932 people in Alberta have been diagnosed with the virus.

Coronavirus: Trudeau says increase in COVID-19 in Europe serves as a ‘wake-up call’

Ontario added a record number of cases Tuesday with 1,050 new infections, which pushed the province’s total case count to 78,705. Tuesday’s case total now stands as the highest reported by the province over a 24-hour period — a record that was last set on Oct. 25 with 1,042.

Another 14 fatalities were reported by the province, raising its death toll to 3,166.

Quebec announced 871 more cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing its confirmed infections to 108,889.

Another 34 deaths were announced by the province, though only five had occurred in the last 24 hours. According to health authorities, 25 of the deaths took place between Oct. 27 and Nov. 1, while another four had occurred before Oct. 27.

The province, which is the hardest hit by the virus in Canada, now has a death toll of 6,317.

B.C. reported 299 new cases on Tuesday after three consecutive days of daily record-breaking case totals above the 350-figure mark.

The province now has a total of 15,543 confirmed cases of the virus, while another 257 cases are considered epidemiologically linked, which refers to patients who exhibit symptoms and are close contacts of confirmed cases, but were never tested for the virus. Another three deaths were announced by the province on Tuesday as well.

One additional case was also reported by Nova Scotia on Tuesday, the only new case announced in Atlantic Canada.

Cases of the virus have surpassed 47.3 million worldwide, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University, while the global death toll now stands at over 1.2 million. The U.S., Brazil and India continue to lead in both cases and deaths.

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