Coronavirus Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 8 March 2021

Dharavi reports highest daily coronavirus cases since October

Mumbai's largest slum cluster Dharavi on Monday reported 18 COVID-19 cases, the highest daily figure since October and a steep rise from the mostly single digit cases it was logging over the past few days.

A senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said the area's caseload has gone up to 4,166.

Dharavi had reported 16 new cases on February 26 this year.

The first coronavirus case in Dharavi was reported on April 1 last year, nearly 20 days after the first patient was found in Mumbai.

On December 25, the area had reported zero positive cases for the first time since the outbreak.

A BMC ward officer said the reason for the rise in cases was because the civic body had begun to aggressively test all suspected cases once again.

"We are aggressively testing as many people as possible to curb the spread. Our teams are specifically identifying crowded areas including religious places and ensuring adequate tests are done," he said.

Spread over 2.5 sq km, Dharavi is considered as Asia's largest slum and has a population of over 6.5 lakh. It also home to various small-scale enterprises of leather, pottery, and textiles. (PTI)

Weather update: Snowfall in upper reaches of Kashmir, rains in plains

Snowfall in upper reaches and rains in plains of the Kashmir Valley on Monday brought a fresh cold wave as the mercury slipped seven degrees below the normal temperature for this part of the year, officials said.

Gulmarg tourist destination in north Kashmir received nearly two feet of fresh snow since Sunday night while many other hilly areas of Kashmir received moderate to light snowfall, the officials said.

They said snow-clearance machines have been pressed into action in the affected areas.

Rains lashed the plains of the valley throughout the day, bringing down the day temperature substantially.

A Meteorological (MeT) Department official said Srinagar recorded a maximum of 6.6 degrees Celsius, a departure of 7.6 degrees from 14.2 degrees Celsius expected at this time of the year.

Other weather stations also recorded a drop of four to six degrees in maximum temperature, the official said.

The weatherman has forecast wet weather over the next few days in Kashmir. (PTI)

Goa sees 54 coronavirus cases, 110 recoveries, no death

Goa's coronavirus caseload went up

by 54 and reached 55,463 on Monday, while the day saw 110 people getting discharged, an official said.

The death toll remained unchanged at 799 for the third consecutive day, he added.

The state has a recovery count of 54,032, leaving it with 632 active cases, the official said.

With 1,264 samples being examined on Monday, the overall number of tests in Goa went up to 5,04,938.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 55,463, new cases 54, death toll 799, discharged 54,032, active cases 632, samples tested till date 5,04,938. (PTI)

Maharashtra reports 8744 new Coronavirus cases, 9068 discharges and 22 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 22,28,471

Total recoveries 20,77,112

Death toll 52,500

Active cases 97,637

Karnataka reports 436 new COVID 19 cases, 478 recoveries and five deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases: 9,55,451

Total recoveries: 9,36,250

Death toll: 12,367

Active cases: 6,815

Punjab reports 1,239 new COVID 19 cases, 692 recoveries and 14 deaths today.

Total cases: 1,89,620

Total recoveries: 1,75,659

Death toll: 5,941

Active cases: 8,020

Tamil Nadu reports 556 new COVID 19 cases, 532 recoveries and three deaths today.

Total cases: 8,55,677

Total recoveries: 8,39,138

Death toll: 12,521

Active cases: 4,018

74 new coronavirus cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, active cases remains at 1009

Coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh have been choppy for the last ten days. In the last 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh, 25,907 coronavirus tests were conducted and 74 were tested positive for the coronavirus. The state health department has released a bulletin to this effect. According to the health bulletin, the total number of cases registered in the state mounts to 8,90,766 while 7,176 victims have lost their lives across the state including one each in Guntur and Nellore on Thursday.

Delhi reports 239 new coronavirus cases, three deaths

Coronavirus in Delhi: Delhi reports 239 new COVID 19 cases, 309 recoveries, and three deaths in the last 24 hours

Total cases: 6,41,340

Total recoveries: 6,28,686

Death toll: 10,924

Active cases: 1,730

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