The government will also provide additional ventilators and beds for COVID-19 patients, Ms. Ravi said. Ms. Ravi warned private hospitals of action if they charged more than the rates fixed by the government for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Out of 6,495 fresh cases reported on Monday, 1,862 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone. - Shoumojit Banerjee8.12 p.m. | Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh on Monday recorded 1,532 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 63,965. has become the second State behind Maharashtra to have more than one lakh active coronavirus cases, the latest statistics revealed.

Source: The Hindu August 31, 2020 03:26 UTC