Odisha News
➡️ Odisha reports 849 COVID-19 cases on Sunday including 491 quarantine and 358 local contact cases.
➡️ Khordha reports 361 fresh Covid cases followed by Cuttack (98).
➡️ Odisha reports single-day spike of 69 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours including Cuttack (19), Angul (10), Jagatsinghapur (9), Mayurbhanj (5), Nayagarh (5), Kendrapara (4), Dhenkanal (4). With this, the Covid-19 death toll in Odisha has gone up to 7,834.
➡️ As many as 68,667 samples were tested yesterday in Odisha.
➡️ Bargarh: Bijepur BDO detained by Odisha Vigilance near Binika bridge with over Rs 3.51 lakh unaccounted cash.
➡️ Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stone of a common user petroleum facility in Odisha’s Dhenkanal on Saturday.
➡️ In Saturday’s episode of Kapil Sharma Show, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wish hockey team for victory.
India News
➡️ India reports 45,083 new cases, 460 deaths and 35,840 recoveries in the last 24 hours; active caseload stands at 3,68,558.
➡️ Over 63 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far.
➡️ Recovery Rate currently stands at 97.53%.
➡️ Total number of samples tested up to 28th August is 51,86,42,929 including 17,55,327 samples tested yesterday: ICMR.
➡️ Kerala recorded 31,265 COVID positive cases yesterday.
➡️ Kerala reimposes Sunday lockdown as COVID19 cases rise in the State.
➡️ Narcotics Control Bureau arrests actor Armaan Kohli in drug case: Official.
➡️ Indian Para table tennis player Bhavinaben Patel wins historic Silver at Tokyo Paralympics; loses to China’s Zhou Ying in Women’s Single’s class 4 final.
World News
➡️ 500,000 Afghans May Leave In Next 4 Months: UNHCR.
➡️ Global coronavirus cases tops 215.9 Million, death toll surge to more than 4.49 Million.
➡️ US warns of ‘specific, credible threat’ near Kabul Airport, asks its citizens to leave the airport area immediately.
➡️ Resistance Forces in Afghan Province reject Taliban’s claim of Advances: Report.
➡️ Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden: officials.