Breaking News: July 27, 2020 | As it happened

57 new COVID-19 cases and 52 discharged reported in Chhattisgarh today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2,602, including 652 active cases, 1,937 discharged and 13 deaths. 

Madurai District Collector issues an order for complete lockdown from June 27 to 6 am to June 29 in the district. Milk delivery, hospitals, pharmacies, and other emergency services to be allowed. 

284 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan today. The total number of cases stands at 16,944 including 31,86 active cases and 391 deaths. 

Mumbai recorded 1,460 fresh COVID-19 cases and 41 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 73,747 and death toll to 4,282. The number of active cases in the city stands at 27,134. 

The number of COVID-19 cases reaches 874 in Himachal Pradesh; active cases stand at 356. 

Uttarakhand recorded 66 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 2,791. 

Delhi reported 2,948 new COVID-19 cases and 66 deaths today. Total number of cases stands at 80,188 including 28,329 active cases, 49,301 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 2,558 deaths. 

Manipur reported 25 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,092 including 432 recoveries. 

100 new COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths have been reported in Punjab today. The total number of cases stands at 5,056 and the death toll is at 128. 

Three new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Chandigarh today, taking the total number of cases to 427. There are 86 active cases and 335 patients have been cured till date. 

Shopkeepers at the Charminar market have decided to keep their shops shut till July 5, in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Hyderabad. A shopkeeper says, "We will keep our shops closed between June 26 and July 5 to break the chain of COVID-19 spread."

195 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 and 102 persons have recovered today in Kerala.

The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 98,493 as of today. While the number of active cases stands at 1,97,387, the number of cured cases is 2,95,880. With this encouraging status, the recovery rate is touching 58.13 percent amongst COVID-19 patients. 

Tamil Nadu reported 3,713 fresh COVID-19 cases and 68 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 78,335 and death toll to 1,025. The number of active cases stands at 33,213. 

BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday held a press conference in which he questioned Congress over funds for Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. Here are some pointers from his address: 

• It's a sacrifice of national interest to accept money from foreign powers in personal trust. The country wants to know what transpired between the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the Chinese government?
• Rajiv Gandhi Foundation got donations from Chinese Embassy from 2005 to 2009. It received donations from tax havens of Luxembourg every year between 2006 to 2009. What does it indicate? NGOs and companies with deep commercial interests donated money to the foundation
• People of India want to know why the accounts of Rajiv Gandhi foundation refused for the CAG auditing? Why was RTI not applicable to the foundation?
• Why did you take donation in Rajiv Gandhi Foundation from Mehul Choksi and give loan to him? The country wants to know as to why the foundation took money from Mehul Choksi and what is the relation between Mehul Choksi and Rajiv Gandhi Foundation?
• What made Kamal Nath make a commitment to being part of East Asia FTA in which China was also there? When East Asia FTA negotiations were taking place, our trade deficit with China rose to $36.2 billion. Was it quid pro quo because of donation?

JV Kakadiya, Jitu Chaudhary, Brijesh Merja, Pradyumansinh Jadeja, and Akshay Patel - five leaders who gave up the memberships of the Gujarat Assembly and Congress before Rajya Sabha elections join BJP in Gandhinagar. 

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visits Bagichi Allauddin, Nabi Karim areas in Paharganj where samples are being collected for the serological survey. He says, "Samples will be collected for the next seven days and the report will be published by July 10." 

A 44-year-old CRPF personnel died due to COVID-19 in Delhi. He was also suffering from kidney disease. The total count of COVID-19 cases in CRPF reaches 1046 including 8 deaths. 

UP Board Class 12 Results 2020: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) declared results of intermediate Class 12 examinations 2020. This year, Anurag Malik from Shri Ram Inter College, Baghpat, has emerged as the topper in UP Board Intermediate exams by scoring 97 per cent marks. 

UP Board Class 10 Result 2020: The Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh (UPMSP) on Saturday announced Class 10 results. Scoring maximum marks in high school examination, Riya Jain from Baghpat, has emerged as the topper in UP Board Class 10 exams.

• In March we brought back our stranded Indians from our countries. These people were screened at the airports: Kejriwal
• Coronavirus spiked in Delhi around mid-May: Kejriwal
• We faced a shortage of beds in Delhi in the first week of June: Kejriwal
• Due to this the death toll rose: Kejriwal

5 Weapons to Fight Coronavirus

1. Increased the number of beds
2. Testing and Isolation
3. Oximeters and Oxygen Concentrators 
4. Plasma Therapy
5. Survey and Screening

• We have started serological survey in Delhi
• We want to thank the Central govt who supported us in every step during this fight against coronavirus

UP Board Result 2020: UP Board Class 10th, Class 12 Result to be declared today. Check details here

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be addressing a key press conference at 12:00 pm to address the COVID-19 situation in the national capital. Earlier today, Kejriwal informed the people of the highest number of tests (21,144) being carried out in Delhi in a single day. " Delhi conducted highest no of tests in a single day yesterday- 21,144. We have increased testing 4 times. Delhi now following the strategy of very aggressive testing and isolation," Kejriwal Tweeted. 

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Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Sushmita Panda and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Shashwat  Bhandari, Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal,  Sidhant Mamtany and Rashi Hardaha. You can get in touch with us directly on twitter​​ ​​@sushmitapanda, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais, @SidMamtany, and  @rashihardaha for news, tips, photos, questions and comments. Stay tuned to Indiatvnews.com (@indiatvnews) for all the latest updates on what's happening around the world. 

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed  9.9 million, including more than 496,000 fatalities. More than 5,000,000 patients are reported to have recovered.