Telangana, Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh, India Coronavirus LIVE Updates Today 24 August 2020

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan admitted to Fortis Escort Hospital

New Delhi: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has been admitted to the Fortis Escort Hospital in Delhi. He already has a heart ailment due to which he has to be hospitalized.

Ram Vilas Paswan is the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution besides being the President of Bihar's Lok Janshakti Party. He represents the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar in the sixteenth Lok Sabha.

Yamuna river's water level in Delhi increased

New Delhi: The water level of Yamuna river has reached 204.38 meters in Old Yamuna Bridge in Delhi. In terms of security, 5883 cusecs of water was released from Hathini Kund barrage at 8 am today.

SP Balasubramanyam has tested negative for Covid

With a single-day spike of 61,408 infections, India's COVID-19 tally breached the 31-lakh mark, a day after it crossed 30 lakh, while recoveries surged to 23,38,035 pushing the recovery rate to over 75 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Read Full Story

Telangana News: As many as 373 people residing under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits have been tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours out of the 1,842 cases registered across Telangana. Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh: Police in Doddavaram village of East Godavari district used a boat to take a Coronavirus patient to hospital, as the village is flooded following rainfall in the region. The boat was arranged by a Sub-Inspector of Nagaram village of the district.

Andhra Pradesh: Police raided country liquor making units in Gandram, Gowda Palem and Naidupeta villages of Krishna district yesterday, and seized 15,000 litres of jaggery wash and 5 litres of country liquor.