Coronavirus Global Updates, Oct 21: Washington state reports 24 new deaths due to COVID-19

Wed Oct 21 10:27:38 CAT 2020

Coronavirus update: Washington state reports 24 new deaths due to COVID-19

Over 20 people in Washington state died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours according to the latest reporting from the Washington Department of Health.

The Washington State Department of Health reported 489 new COVID-19 cases, 47 additional hospitalizations and 24 more deaths due to the virus.

As of Tuesday, state health officials confirmed 99,150 COVID-19 cases, 8,124 hospitalizations and 2,282 deaths since the pandemic began in March.

Gov. Jay Inslee announced expanded measures Tuesday to slow the spread of coronavirus at college residential facilities, including limits on visitors and on the number of people allowed in sleeping rooms.

"We've just got to get these spikes under control," Inslee said during the afternoon news conference.

The new limits and restrictions come as more cases of COVID-19 are confirmed on the University of Washington campus, Washington State University and at other institutions of higher education.

As of Monday afternoon, 601 UW students have been diagnosed with coronavirus, including 295 cases at 18 fraternities and sororities on the university's Greek row.

Zimbabwe COVID19 Update

COVID-19 update: As at 20 October 2020, Zimbabwe had 8 187 confirmed cases, including 7 692 recoveries and 233 deaths.

India cases at 7,651,107; nearly 6.8 mn cured

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,609,516 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 783,132, Karnataka 776,901, Tamil Nadu 694,030 and UP 444,711.  

Coronavirus update: A day after witnessing a significant drop in new Covid-19 cases, India on Tuesday recorded 54,422 cases, taking the tally to 7,651,107. Death toll rose to 115,950. In a development with huge ramifications concerning the treatment protocol for coronavirus infection, India has decided to remove convalescent plasma as an investigational therapy from its treatment protocol guidelines.

Coronavirus vaccine update: China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine appears to be safe in its late-stage trial being conducted in Brazil.

World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 41,042,579. While 30,619,016 have recovered, 1,128,899 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 8,519,673 cases. It is followed by India, which has 7,649,158 cases, Brazil (5,274,817) and Russia (1,431,635).

Three U-19 Bangladesh cricketers test positive for coronavirus: Report

Three Bangladesh U-19 national team cricketers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while 15 others are symptomatic, according to a newspaper report.

In a report published in Dhaka-based "The Business Standard", Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) game development manager AEM Kawser was quoted as saying that all the players were part of the training camp being held at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) as a part of Junior Asia Cup preparations, a tournament which now stands cancelled.

"According to our protocol, we have to isolate everyone who has come into contact with symptomatic persons," Kawser told the newspaper.

"There were a few symptomatic cases so we had to isolate their room-mates, as well as those they did nets with. Our medical team told us that there are three, who were found to be positive. We cannot reveal the names, but we have isolated them and those who came in contact with them."

Three people succumb to coronavirus in Pondy, toll rises to 580

Three people, including a 78-year old woman, died of coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the toll to 580 in the union territory.

In the last 24 hours ending 10 am today, 175 new cases were identified at the end of examination of 4,033 samples, raising the overall cases to 33,622.

A release from the Department of Health and Family Welfare here said while there were 4,026 active cases, 29,016 patients recovered and were discharged so far.

As many as 242 patients recovered and were discharged during last 24 hours.

Covid vaccine stir doubts among many worldwide: Study

Scientists have found that many people around the world are 'hesitant' about a Covid-19 vaccine and the reason is strongly related to lack of trust in their government.

In a study, published in the journal 'Nature Medicine', the research team validated sample of over 13,400 individuals from 19 countries, including India, that have been hard-hit by the virus and found that 72 per cent of participants would likely take the vaccine.

Of the remaining 28 per cent, 14 per cent would refuse, while 14 per cent would hesitate, which translates into tens of millions of potential vaccine avoiders.

Till date, more than 90 Covid-19 vaccines are in development, half of which are in human trials.

Three U-19 Bangladesh cricketers test positive for Coronavirus: Report

Three Bangladesh U-19 national team cricketers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while 15 others are symptomatic, according to a newspaper report.

In a report published in Dhaka-based "The Business Standard", Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) game development manager AEM Kawser was quoted as saying that all the players were part of the training camp being held at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) as a part of Junior Asia Cup preparations, a tournament which now stands cancelled.

"According to our protocol, we have to isolate everyone who has come into contact with symptomatic persons," Kawser told the newspaper.

"There were a few symptomatic cases so we had to isolate their room-mates, as well as those they did nets with. Our medical team told us that there are three, who were found to be positive. We cannot reveal the names, but we have isolated them and those who came in contact with them."

60,000 new coronavirus cases

Amid an ongoing resurgence, the US, currently the worst-hit country by the Covid-19 pandemic, has reported a total of 60,315 new cases, taking the overall infection tally to 8,272,427, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Besides the new cases on Tuesday, the US also reported an additional 933 fatalities, which the increased the death toll to 220,992.

According to health experts, the increase in the number of single-day coronavirus cases were at levels not seen since the summer, CNN reported.

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 113 police personnel tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours

113 police personnel tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 25,918 in the force, including 1,809 active cases, 23,839 recoveries, and 270 deaths till date: Maharashtra Police

Mild, asymptomatic Covid-19 patients may not be infectious for more than 10 days: Study

Recent studies have suggested that people with mild or no symptoms of coronavirus may be infectious for not more than about 10 days.

The review published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

A review of dozens of studies by researchers at Oregon Health and Science University and Oregon State University suggests that people may shed virus for prolonged periods. People who are severely ill from COVID-19 may be infectious for as long as 20 days.

Randstad beats third-quarter core earnings expectations, sees revenue recovering

Randstad NV, the world's largest staffing company, on Wednesday reported better-than-expected third-quarter core earnings and said it was seeing a "significant recovery" of revenues lost earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Underlying earnings before interest, taxes, and amortisation (EBITA) was 199 million euros ($236 million), beating estimates of 129 million euros according to a company-compiled poll.

The figure in the third quarter of 2019 was 236 million euros.

"Trading conditions gradually recovered during Q3 in most of our geographies and positive momentum continued in the first weeks of October," Chief Executive Officer Jacques van den Broek said.

Maharashtra: 892 new Covid-19 cases in Thane; recovery rate 91.16%

The Covid-19 caseload in Thane has mounted to 2,02,626 with the addition of 892 cases in the Maharashtra district, an official said on Wednesday.

The district also reported 29 deaths due to the viral infection on Tuesday, taking the toll to 5,129, he said.

The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients in the district improved to 91.16 per cent and active patients dropped to 6.30 per cent, the official said.

Jharkhand reports 542 new coronavirus cases, seven fresh fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 97,414 as 542 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Wednesday.

Seven more patients succumbed to the disease, pushing the state's coronavirus death toll to 849, he said.

Of the fresh fatalities, two were reported from Ranchi and one each from East Singhbhum, Bokaro, Saraikela, Khunti and Dhanbad, the official said.

Ranchi district registered the maximum number of new cases at 196, followed by Dhanbad at 69 and Palamu at 47

Australia reports rare case of reinfection

Australian authorities say they're treating a COVID-19 case in the city of Melbourne as a rare reinfection.

The only coronavirus case reported in the former hot spot of Victoria state on Tuesday had also tested positive to COVID-19 in July.

Victoria Premier Dan Andrews said Wednesday an expert panel had decided to classify the case as a reinfection rather than shedding viral remnants of the July infection.

Andrews says the classification reflected an abundance of caution rather than conclusive evidence. He assumed further testing would be conducted into the case in search of a definitive result.

Tocilizumab improves survival in critically ill Covid patients: Study

In a major breakthrough, researchers including one of Indian-origin have found that tocilizumab drug reduced mortality by 30 per cent among critically ill Covid-19 patients when administered within the first two days of ICU admission.

For the study, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, the research team investigated the effects of the anti-inflammatory drug tocilizumab on critically ill patients with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19.

"Unlike steroids, which suppress the immune system more broadly, tocilizumab specifically inhibits the receptor for the pro-inflammatory cytokine, IL-6," said the study authors from Brigham and Women's Hospital in the US.

For the current study, the research team used a 'target trial emulation' approach to examine whether tocilizumab reduces mortality in Covid-19.

Target trial emulation, a novel method of analysing observational data, is the idea of simulating a randomised control trial to reduce bias.

With 54,044 new coronavirus cases, India's coronavirus tally crosses 7.6-million mark

With a spike of 54,044 new COVID-19 cases and 717 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count crossed the 76-lakh mark and reached 76,51,108 on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

As per the MoHFW, the COVID-19 count includes 7,40,090 active cases and 67,95,103 cured/discharged/migrated cases. With 717 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total death count due to the disease has reached 1,15,914.

With 1,74,755 total active cases, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state by COVID-19 in the country. While 13,92,308 patients have recovered from the disease in the state, 42,453 have died so far.

Maharashtra: Thane Municipal Corporation starts virtual yoga classes for coronavirus patients

The Thane Municipal Corporation has started virtual yoga classes for patients at a civic-run Covid-19 hospital in the city with an aim to ensure their speedy recovery.

Mayor Naresh Mhaske inaugurated the virtual yoga classes at the hospital located in Balkum area here in Maharashtra on Wednesday.

"Since the coronavirus infection also causes breathing issues, the introduction of yoga classes will help in the speedy recovery of patients," he said.

Mild, asymptomatic Covid-19 patients may not be infectious for more than 10 days: Study

Recent studies have suggested that people with mild or no symptoms of coronavirus may be infectious for not more than about 10 days.

The review published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

A review of dozens of studies by researchers at Oregon Health and Science University and Oregon State University suggests that people may shed virus for prolonged periods. People who are severely ill from COVID-19 may be infectious for as long as 20 days.

This is in line with the guidance provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, confirming recommendations for the length of time people should isolate following infection with SARS-CoV-2.

Coronavirus India update: Summary of MoHFW data (October 21)

Active cases: 740,090 (Net reduction: 8,448)

Deaths: 115,914 (Net addition: 717)

Cured: 6,795,103 (Net addition: 61,775)

Total cases: 7,651,107 (Net addition: 54,044)

Coronavirus update: ICMR official warns against reinfection after recovery

One may get reinfected with the coronavirus if the antibodies against the infection diminish in the body in five months' time after recovery, a top ICMR official said on Tuesday, urging people to continue wearing face masks and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.

"We are looking at the data as to how many people got infected, then turned negative and then tested positive again. Typically, we know that antibodies persist for about three to five months.

"The CDC has said you call it a reinfection if a person gets reinfected after 90 days. We are looking at the data accordingly, as soon as we have it, we will present it to you," ICMR Director General Balaram Bhargava said in response to a question at a press conference.

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