With a spike of 55,722 new COVID-19 cases and 579 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count crossed 75-lakh mark and reached 75,50,273 on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

As per the MoHFW, the COVID-19 count includes 7,72,055 active cases (dip by 11,256 since yesterday) and 66,63,608 cured/discharged/migrated cases (rise by 66,399 since yesterday). With 579 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total death count due to the disease has reached 1,14,610.

There's no respite for residents of Delhi and adjoining NCR as the air quality in the region continues to deteriorate. On Sunday, the Air Quality Index in parts of Gurugram remained 'very poor' while it was 'poor' in Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.

As per data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), there was a heavy concentration of PM 2.5 and PM 10 pollutants in the air in the four districts surrounding the national capital.

As part of Unlock 5.0, schools for classes 9th to 12th are opening in Uttar Pradesh from Monday (October 19). Strict guidelines have been issued by the state authorities in this regard and everyone has been asked to follow it. The schools will open in a phased manner after remaining closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the schools in UP, classes will be held in two shifts. In the first shift, students of class 9 and 10 will be taught, while in the second shift students of class 11 and 12 will be classed. In the first shift, classes will be held from 8:50 am to 3:50 pm, while the second shift will be taught from 12:20 pm to 3:20 pm.

As the coronavirus trend in India sees a downward graph in terms of fresh as well as active cases, a government-appointed panel has recommended that no fresh lockdowns should be imposed at district or state levels.

No fresh lockdowns should be imposed on district or state level to contain the spread of COVID-19 unless there is an imminent danger of healthcare facilities being overwhelmed, said a government-appointed committee chaired by IIT Hyderabad professor M Vidyasagar.

With walkie-talkie sets firmly gripped on one hand and clad in khaki raincoats, the police of three urban commissionerates — Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda, were seen wading through the swirling waters extending helping hands to the public when it rained cats and dogs in the city.

The city police have earned rare encomiums from the stranded public across various localities vulnerable to floods in the city in the last three days.

Active Covid cases in Andhra Pradesh have plummeted below the 40,000 mark to reach 38,979 on Friday.

As many as 5,010 more patients have recovered from the virus to power the decline, propelling the total number of recoveries to 7.3 lakh.

The national capital's air quality was recorded in the 'poor' category on Saturday morning but is likely to improve slightly due to favourable wind speed, according to government agencies.

The air pollution level in Delhi had hit an eight-month high on Thursday but reduced slightly on Friday with favourable wind speed helping in dispersion of pollutants, even as the contribution of stubble burning to Delhi's PM2.5 concentration rose to 18 per cent.

Telangana clocked 1,451 fresh coronavirus cases,taking the tally to 2.20 lakh, even as the recovery rate in the state rose to over 89 per cent.

The toll mounted to 1,265 with nine more fatalities.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for 235 of the 1,451 fresh cases, followed by Rangareddy 104, Medchal Malkajgiri 101 and other districts, a state government bulletin said on Saturday, providing data as of 8 pm on October 16.

It's not the tally that really matters, but Joe Biden scored something of an upset over President Donald Trump.

In their dueling town halls, the Democratic presidential candidate reached more viewers on ABC than Trump did for NBC News Thursday night.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan's Chief Minister face Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said that US President Donald Trump will not come to state and accord special category status to the state. Yadav made these remarks while releasing Mahagathbandhan's manifesto for the upcoming Bihar elections.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala and Shaktisinh Gohil and other leaders were also present.

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