Coronavirus Update: Nearly 40,000 people have now died in India due to COVID-19

T cells can recognise some parts of coronavirus if they have been exposed to common cold, says new study

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05 Aug 2020, 6:18 am

India’s total deaths from COVID-19 stood at 39,795 at 8 am on August 5, 2020, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

The number of confirmed cases stood at 1,908,254, with active cases accounting for 586,244
There were 1,910,795 cases according to private aggregator Covid19India. Of these, 588,010 were active cases and there were 39,856 deaths
According to Worldometers, India had 1,910,795 cases and 39,856 deaths
There were 4,182 new cases in India and 36 new deaths accrording to Worldometers
The total number of recoveries were 1,282,929, active cases were 588,010 and serious, critical cases were 8,944
Maharashtra had the highest number of confirmed cases in India at 142,458 according to the MoHFW. Some 299,356 people had recovered. Some 16,142 had died
India was at third position according to Worldometers, after the United States and Brazil
India was followed by Russia, South Africa, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Spain and Colombia
There were 4,919,116 confirmed cases in the US according to Worldometers
There were 696 new cases in the country and 45 new deaths
The total number of deaths in the US stood at 160,335
There were 2,482,899 recoveries, 2,275,882 active cases and 18,407 serious and critical cases in the US
There were 2,808,076 confirmed cases in Brazil according to Worldometers. The number of new cases and new deaths was not known.
The total number of deaths in Brazil stood at 96,096
There were 1,970,767 recoveries, 741,213 active cases and 8,318 serious and critical cases in Brazil

The memory helper T cells of the human body’s immune system that recognize the virus causing the common cold, can also identify some parts of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a new study.

This could help explain why some patients of COVID-19 get milder symptoms of the disease as compared to others, the scientists who had conducted the study, were quoted as saying.

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