Breaking news: August 10, 2020 | As it happened

531 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in the state today, taking the total case tally to 18,786 including 8,849 active cases, 9,748 recovered cases and 189 deaths. 

100 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Manipur, in the last 24 hours. The state's total cases tally now stands at 3,853 including 1,720 active cases, 2,122 recovered cases and 11 deaths. 

2,905 new COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 98,459. The total numbers of active and discharged cases are 26,031 and 70,328 respectively. 

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 3,463 including 1,215 active cases, 2,205 recovered cases, and 15 deaths. 

794 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 42,429.

317 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Goa today, taking the total number of cases to 9,029 including 6,208 recoveries, 2,741 active cases, and 80 deaths.

Lockdown in Andaman and Nicobar Islands extended for one week from tomorrow; reduced number of flights and ships to operate. 

114 deaths and 4,267 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka today till 5pm, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,82,354. The total number of patients discharged is 99,126. 

With 11 deaths and 1,173 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in the state today till 8.30 pm, the total case tally rises to 53,670. 757 patients were discharged today. 

Bihar's COVID-19 case tally now stands at 82,741 with 28,151 active cases, 54,139 discharged cases and 450 deaths. The recovery rate in the state is 65.43%.

1,184 new COVID-19 positive cases (including 41 health workers),784 recoveries and 7 deaths have been reported in Kerala today. 

9 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2,626 including 79 active cases and 2,289 discharges. 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the inaugural session of ‘Atmanirbharta Saptah’ at South Block in Delhi.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was today discharged from Manipal Hospitals in Bengaluru after he recovered from COVID-19. The CM had tested positive for the disease on August 2.

Members of Jharkhand Salon Association staged a protest today demanding to reopen salons & beauty parlours in the state. A protestor says,"Salons & parlous across the country have opened, it is only in Jharkhand that they are closed. We request govt to give us permission"

Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra route in Dharchula of Pithoragarh district blocked at two locations due to incessant rainfall and landslides. Traffic movement halted, operation to clear the route is underway.

Delhi High Court directs Delhi University to issue the digital degree certificates by email on or before 13th August, to doctors who have graduated from various medical colleges in Delhi in 2017 and 2018

Former President Pranab Mukherjee has tested coronavirus positive. 

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Agra, Tundla, Noida, Bhiwani, Panipat, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Bharatpur, Narnaul and Karnal during next two hour

More than 5 millions domestic passengers have flown to their destinations on 56,792 flights since calibrated domestic operations began on 25 May 2020. 93,062 passengers flew on 911 flights on 9 Aug alone: Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates via video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair. HIGHLIGHTS: 

• This optical fibre cable project, connecting Andaman and Nicobar with rest of the country is symbol of our commitment towards ease of living. Be it online classes, tourism, banking, shopping or telemedicine, thousands of families in Andaman-Nicobar will now get its access

1,256 new COVID-19 cases, 1,587 recoveries, and 10 deaths reported in Telangana on August 9, taking the total number of cases to 80,751, including 22,528 active cases, 57,586 recoveries and 637 deaths so far

Single-day spike of 62,064 cases and 1,007 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 tally rises to 22,15,075 including 6,34,945  active cases, 15,35,744 cured/discharged/migrated and 44,386 deaths

Rain/thundershowers and lightning very likely to occur today during next three hours (valid up to 10:00 hrs IST) at  isolated places over Lakhimpur Kheri, Pilibhit, Bareilly, Saharanpur districts and adjoining areas

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India's COVID-19 recoveries cross the 15 lakh mark. Infection still remains concentrated in 10 states that contribute more than 80% of the new cases, says Ministry of Health. 

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 20 million, including more than 733,000 fatalities. More than 12,896,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Total positive cases country-wise: