Breaking news: August 19, 2020 | As it happened

Jharkhand reported 967 COVID-19 cases, 857 recoveries, and 9 deaths, taking total cases to 26,300, including 16,566 discharges and 278 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 9,456. 

5,156 COVID-19 cases, 5,620 discharges and 53 deaths reported in the state in last 24 hours, taking active cases to 49,645, discharges to 1,15,227 and death toll to 2,638. 

Uttarakhand reported 264 new COVID-19 cases. The total coronavirus cases rise to 13,225. 

111 new COVID-19 cases, 96 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours in Manipur, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4,876, including 1,973 active cases, 2885 recovered cases and 18 deaths till date. 

5,795 new COVID-19 cases, 6,384 recoveries, and 116 deaths reported today in Tamil Nadu. The total tally of COVID cases rises to 3,55,449 including 53,155 active cases, 2,96,171 recovered cases, and 6,123 deaths till date. 

The number of COVID-19 active cases reaches 1,306 in Himachal Pradesh. The coronavirus death toll stands at 19. 

Delhi reported 1,398 new COVID-19 cases, 1,320 recoveries and 9 deaths over the last 24 hours. The total number of cases now at 1,56,139 including 1,40,767 dischraged/recovered/migrated patients, 11,137 active cases and 4,235 deaths.

2,333 new COVID-19 cases, 1,217 recoveries and 7 deaths reported in Kerala today. There are 17,382 active cases in the state & 32,611 recovered cases in the state till date. 

9,742 new COVID-19 cases and 86 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 3,16,003 including 86,725 active cases, 2,26,372 recoveries and 2,906 deaths. 

Bhagat Singh Koshyari took oath as the new Governor of Goa in Panaji. He is also the Maharashtra Governor and has been given additional charge of the state. This comes after Satya Pal Malik was transferred and appointed as Governor of Meghalaya.

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami announces ex-gratia of Rs 3 Lakhs each to the kin of deceased in Rajamala landslide. Financial assistance of Rs 1 Lakh each also announced for the severely injured. 62 people lost their lives in landslide that took place in Kerala's Idukki on Aug 7

Water enters low-lying areas of ghats as the water level in the Ganga river has risen, following heavy rainfall in the area.

The total number of recoveries has crossed 2 million today with highest-ever single day recoveries of 60,091 in the last 24 hours. Recovery rate at 73.64 per cent. 

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Wednesday.

• Hong Kong bars Air India flights till August-end after passengers test positive for COVID-19.
• Forty-five fresh COVID-19 cases take Mizoram's tally to 860.
• Flushing public urinals can spew clouds of virus-laden particles, study says.
• With over 64,000 new COVID-19 cases, India's virus tally climbs to 27,67,273.
• Union minister Sanjeev Balyan has gone into self-quarantine after he came in contact with UP minister Atul Garg who tested positive for COVID-19.
• Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest-single day spike in COVID-19 cases as 133 people, including 29 security personnel, tested positive for the infection.
• Although COVID-19 patients may lose their sense of smell, they can breathe freely, do not tend to have a runny or blocked nose, and cannot detect bitter or sweet tastes, a study says.
• Telangana reports 1,763 new cases and 8 more deaths.

Severe waterlogging on Delhi-Gurugram Expressway following heavy rainfall in the area; traffic disrupted.

The Supreme Court today held that the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe into the FIR lodged against actress Rhea Chakraborty in connection with the death of Sushant Singh Rajput is lawful.

The Court has further directed the Mumbai Police to hand over all the evidence in the case to the CBI.

Incessant rains lashed the national capital on Wednesday, submerging low-lying areas in knee-deep water and affecting traffic on key roads during morning rush hours. The India Meteorological Department issued an alert at 10:05 am for heavy rains in the national capital. Thunderstorms and moderate to heavy spell of rains are very likely to continue over the entire Delhi and adjoining areas over the next two hours, it said.

The national capital witnesses cloudy sky, heavy rainfall expected

Spike of 64,531 cases and 1092 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 tally in the country rises to 27,67,274 including 6,76,514 active cases, 20,37,871 discharged/migrated and 52,889 deaths

My father is stable now. His vital parameters continue to remain under control and manageable. Positive signs of his improvement noticed, says Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee

Total number of COVID-19 cases rises to 860 in Mizoram, including 481 active cases and 379 discharged cases

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Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Sambhal, Gulaothi, Siyana, Bulandshahar, Khurja, Noida, Baraut, Baghpat, Khatauli, Amroha, Moradabad, Meerut. Kosli, Bawal, Nuh, Sohna, Palwal, Hodal, Faridabad, Gurugram, Manesar, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad and parts of Delhi during the next 2 hours

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigns and dissolves parliament hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint

Rain lashes parts of the national capital; visuals from Krishi Bhawan.

Rain lashes parts of Delhi; visuals from Rajaji Marg. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted, 'generally cloudy sky with heavy rain' for the national capital today.

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 22.3 million, including more than 784,000 fatalities. More than 15,043,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Total positive cases country-wise: