Breaking News: August 26, 2020 | As it happened

Jharkhand reported 1,137 new COVID-19 cases, 736 recoveries, and 10 deaths, taking total cases to 33,311 including 22,486 recoveries and 362 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 10,463. 

1,345 new COVID-19 positive cases and 12 deaths reported in Rajasthan till 8.30 pm today. The total number of cases now at 74,670 including 14,099 active cases and 992 deaths. 

497 new COVID-19 cases reported in Goa today, taking the total number of positive cases in the State to 15,027 including 3,351 active cases, 11,511 recovered cases, and 165 deaths. 

141 new COVID-19 cases reported in Manipur including 25 personnel from CAPF. The total number of cases in the State stands at 5,585 including 1,456 central security personnel. The recovery rate is 68.55%. 

West Bengal recorded 2,974 new COVID-19 cases and 55 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 1,47,775 including 26,954 active cases, 1,17,857 recoveries, and 2,964 deaths. 

1,854 new COVID-19 cases, 776 recoveries, and 28 deaths reported in Mumbai today. The total number of positive cases increases to 1,39,532 in Mumbai, including 18,977 active cases, 1,12,743 recovered cases, and 7,502 deaths. 

Andhra Pradesh reported 10,830 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 3,82,469 including 92,208 active cases, 2,86,720 recoveries, and 3541 deaths. 

530 new COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today. Total number of cases in the State now at 16,549 including 11,524 recovered, 4,749 active and 219 deaths. 

Chandigarh reported 167 fresh COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 3,376 including 1,537 active cases, 1,796 discharged and 41 deaths. 

14,888 new COVID-19 cases and 295 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases now stands at 7,18,711 including 5,22,427 recoveries and 1,72,873 active cases. 

Delhi reported 1,693 new COVID-19 cases, 1,154 discharges/recoveries/migrated and 17 deaths today. The total number of cases now at 1,65,764 including 1,48,897 recovered cases, 12,520 active cases and 4,347 deaths. 

704 new COVID-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 195 from Jammu division and 509 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 34,480 including 7,630 active cases, 26,193 recoveries and 657 deaths. 

Karnataka records 8,580 new COVID-19 positive cases and 133 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the state's COVID tally to 3,00,406 including 5,091 deaths, 2,11,688 discharges and 83,608 active cases. 

2,476 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala today. The total numbers of active and recovered cases are 22,344 and 41,694 respectively. 

Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 case tally stands at 5,231 including 3,777 recoveries, 1,371 active cases, and 30 deaths. 

West Bengal extended coronavirus lockdown till September 20. Complete lockdown dates in September are 7,11,12. Educational institutes will remain closed in West Bengal till September 20, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Congress revokes the suspension of former Union Minister Shakeel Ahmed. He was suspended from the Congress after he contested as an independent candidate against UPA candidate in Bihar, in Lok Sabha elections last year.

With the addition of 788 positive cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 1,16,413, an official said on Wednesday. These new cases were reported on Tuesday, the official from the district collectorate said.

The fatality count in the district reached 3,348 with the death of 47 patients on Tuesday. Twelve of them were from the rural parts of the district, he said.
The recovery rate in the district is now 86.65 per cent, while the mortality rate is 2.88 per cent, the official said.

Four people have been arrested after an illegal liquor manufacturing factory was unearthed here, police said on Wednesday. A police team raided a house at Indra colony under Civil Lines police station area on Tuesday and seized 1,000 bottles of spurious liquor, Circle Officer Rajesh Dwivedi said.

Monu, Sanjay Sharma, Gopal Thakur and Sharvan Pal, who used to supply the liquor from the factory in the area, have been arrested, the officer said. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared mesmerizing visuals of the iconic Sun Temple in Gujarat's Modhera. Taking to Twitter, Modi posted the video of the "splendid" view.

Amid a growing chorus to postpone JEE Main and NEET exams, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will hold a virtual meeting with chief ministers of seven states today to discuss the issue. The exams, scheduled in September, have triggered protests by students who are demanding that the entrances be postponed in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed an immediate stay on the construction of a road in the ecologically sensitive Aravali Hills after flattening an entire hill in an area being developed illegally. The top court sought a report from Haryana on the alleged violation of its order.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has isolated himself for three days as a precautionary measure despite his novel coronavirus test report coming negative.

Sharing this information on the social media on Tuesday, Rawat said he and his family underwent a COVID-19 test along with the staff and the security personnel at the CMO as a precautionary measure.

"With the grace of God and your blessings the report is negative. However, as a precaution, I will remain in isolation for the next three days and discharge my duties from my residence telephonically or by using virtual platforms," he tweeted.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday took over the security of the Statue of Unity at Kevadia, the census town in Gujarat's Narmada district.

With the initial strength of 272 personnel against the total sanctioned strength of 352 personnel, the CISF unit will provide round-the-clock armed security cover to the statue under the supervision of a Deputy Commandant rank officer.

The total units under CISF, one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), providing security cover has now risen to 350 as on date with the deployment at the Statue of Unity which is a testimony to the life of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Home Minister and a role model of unity and statesmanship.

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Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Vani Mehrotra and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Priya Jaiswal, and Nidhi Taneja. You can get in touch with us directly on Twitter @vani_mehrotra, @himaanshus, @priyajais and @nidhiindiatv 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 23.8 million, including more than 816,000 fatalities. More than 16,356,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Total positive cases country-wise:

USA - 5,954,824 
Brazil - 3,674,176 
India - 3,231,754 
Russia - 966,189 
South Africa - 613,017