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New Delhi : Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Balasaheb Patil has tested positive for coronavirus infection and is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Karad. He is the seventh Minister of the MVA Government to test Covid positive during the last three months. Maharashtra has reported over 5.73 lakh Covid cases and active cases stand at are 1.51 lakh.
Gujarat. A record 51,225 Covid sample tests were conducted in Gujarat onAugust 14, 2020, even as the recovery rate in the state improved to 77.72 per cent. The Prime Minister during his review meeting had asked Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani to increase the number of tests in the state. The number of reported cases in Gujarat is 76,569 of which 14,299 are active cases.
Punjab: As Covid cases continued to spike amid fears of the peak hitting the state in the next few weeks, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced extension of the night curfew from 9 pm to 5 pm in all cities, along with a slew of other measures to control the spread of the pandemic.
Haryana: Keeping in view the hardships caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Haryana has decided to waive off the electricity bills of all religious places i.e. Temples (including Buddhist & Jain temples), Gurudwaras, Churches and Masjids in the state for the period April, 2020 to June, 2020 along with corresponding surcharge amount provided that they would clear their pending dues up to March, 2020, if any, by October 31, 2020, according to a PIB release.
Karnataka: State government to add 10 lakh rapid antigen detection kits as decided by Covid 19 taskforce. BBMP has asked Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) to identify people with Influenza like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory infections (SARI) cases. It has also launched website to rope in volunteers to create public awareness about Covid. Meanwhile, the state on August 14, 2020, issued order prohibiting installation and worship of Ganesha at public places and advised people to celebrate Ganesha Chaturiti within homes.
Andhra Pradesh: AP Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan on the occasion of Independence Day appealed to all those people who have fully recovered from Covid19 to come forward and help the patients fighting the infection by donating their plasma. UK government and Andhra Pradesh Med-Tech Zone have joined forces to plug the gap between the demand and supply of ventilators and essential medical equipment to fight the Covid19 pandemic.