Coronavirus LIVE Updates: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests positive; tally at 13,36,861

Himachal Pradesh's COVID19 case tally rises to 1992. There are 818 actives cases, 1146 recovered cases and 11 deaths: State Health Department COVID-19 recoveries mounted to 8,49,431 India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakhs on Saturday, just two days after it crossed the 12 lakh mark, while the recoveries mounted to 8,49,431, according to the Union Health Ministry. With 48,916 fresh cases, the country's coronavirus infection tally surged to 13,36,861, while the death toll rose to 31,358 with 757 more people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours, data updated by the ministry at 8 am showed. There are currently 4,56,071 active cases of COVID-19 in the country. Thus, around 63.54 per cent people have recovered so far. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners. This is the third consecutive day when COVID-19 cases increased by more than 45,000. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday took to Twitter and informed that he has tested positive for Coronavirus. He said that he had undergone COVID test after he observed symptoms and his report was positive. Appealing to the people who came in his contact in the past few days, Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked them to go into quarantine and to take COVID test as soon as possible. He also said that he will follow all guidelines as per the instructions of his doctor and will go into quarantine. मेरे प्रिय प्रदेशवासियों, मुझे #COVID19 के लक्षण आ रहे थे, टेस्ट के बाद मेरी रिपोर्ट पॉज़िटिव आई है। मेरी सभी साथियों से अपील है कि जो भी मेरे संपर्क में आए हैं, वह अपना कोरोना टेस्ट करवा लें। मेरे निकट संपर्क वाले लोग क्वारन्टीन में चले जाएँ। — Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) July 25, 2020 139 new COVID-19 cases reported in Puducherry today till 10am, taking the total number of cases in the Union Territory to 2654. The number of discharged cases is 1561: Govt of Puducherry The total number of COVID19 samples tested up to 24th July is 1,58,49,068 including 4,20,898 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) A Kolkata Police constable succumbed to COVID-19 at a private hospital, an officer said on Saturday. Constable Krishna Kanta Barman posted at Hastings Police Station died on Friday, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said. "He was suffering from COVID-19 for more than a week and succumbed to it last evening. His family will get Rs 10 lakh as part of the health insurance of the state government for COVID-19 warriors," he said. 314 COVID-19 positive cases and 7 deaths reported in Jharkhand today; 100 recovered. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 7564, including 76 deaths and 3354 recovered and discharged: Govt of Jharkhand The Task Force Committee revised rates for RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Testing to be charged by private labs in Karnataka. RT-PCR testing will cost Rs.2000/test and Rapid Antigen testing for samples shall cost Rs.700/sample. These costs are inclusive of the price of the PPE kit. J&K 353 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday- 129 from the Jammu division and 224 from the Kashmir division. The total number of cases stands at 16,782 including 7,269 actives cases, 9,217 recoveries and 296 deaths. Punjab 482 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Punjab on Friday. The total number of cases now stands at 12,216 including 3,838 active cases, 8,096 discharged cases and 282 deaths. Haryana 780 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Haryana on Friday. The total number of cases in the State has reached 29,755. There are 6,420 active cases; the death toll stands at 382. Goa Goa recorded 190 new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4,540 out of which 1,646 cases are active and 2,865 have recovered. The death toll stands at 29. Uttarakhand 272 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 5,717 including 2,176 active cases and 62 deaths. Andhra Pradesh 8147 new COVID-19 positive cases, 49 deaths and 2380 recoveries were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total positive cases in the state rose to 80,858 including 39,935 discharged and 933 deaths. Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu reports 6,785 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of cases to 1,99,749. There are 53,132 active cases in State. 6,504 patients were discharged on Thursday. The total discharged cases stand at 1,43,297. 88 more people have lost lives. The death toll stands at 3320. Karnataka Karnataka reports 5,007 new COVID-19 positive cases and 110 deaths on Thursday. The total number of cases in the state stands at 85,870 including 52,791 active cases and 1,724 deaths. No passenger flights will operate on July 25 and 29 from Kolkata airport during lockdown in West Bengal. The West Bengal government had requested for the suspension of service at Kolkata Airport during the lockdown. 23 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Chandigarh on Friday. The total number of cases in the Union Territory stands at 823. The Maharashtra government exempted pregnant women officers/workers and women officers/workers who were diagnosed with critical illness from coming to office in wake of COVID-19 crisis. 7 councillors of Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation have tested positive for COVID-19 following which the Corporation Mayor went into self-quarantine. 1820 new COVID cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 33511: State Health Department The total number of positive COVID19 cases in the union territory rises to 2513, including 996 active cases, 1483 discharged and 34 deaths: Government of Puducherry The total number of COVID19 samples tested up to 23rd July is 1,54,28,170 including 3,52,801 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 9,125 active cases in Rajasthan 375 new COVID-19 positive cases and 4 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan reported till 8.30 pm today. Total number of cases stands at 33,595 including 9,125 active cases and 598 deaths: State Health Department 1,047 fresh COVID cases reported in Assam The COVID-19 tally in Assam reached 28,791 on Thursday with 1,047 more people testing positive for the disease in 24 hours, and the death toll climbed with 70 with four people succumbing to the disease, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Jharkhand 405 new COVID-19 positive cases and 2 deaths were reported in Jharkhand till 10 pm on Thursday. The total number of cases stands at 7,166 including 3,845 active cases and 67 deaths. Telangana 1,567 new COVID-19 positive cases and 9 deaths were reported in Telangana on Thursday. The total number of cases stands at 50,826 including 11,052 active cases, 39,327 recovered cases and 447 deaths. West Bengal 2,436 new COVID-19 positive cases and 34 deaths have been reported in West Bengal on Thursday. The total number of cases now stands at 51,757 in the State including 18,846 active cases, 31,656 discharged cases and 1,255 deaths. Delhi 1,041 COVID-19 positive cases, 1,415 recovered/discharged/migrated and 26 deaths were reported in Delhi. 1,27,364 total positive cases, 1,09,065 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,745 deaths have been reported in the national capital so far. 5,761 RT-PCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 12,465 rapid antigen tests were conducted on Thursday. The total tests done stands at 8,89,597. Goa Goa records 174 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4,350 out of which 1,666 cases are active and 2,655 have recovered. The death toll stands at 29. Rajasthan 886 new COVID-19 positive cases and 11 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 8.30 pm on Thursday. The total number of cases stands at 33220 including 8811 active cases and 594 deaths. The Maharashtra Cabinet has decided to postpone Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections for another 3 months. The elections were scheduled to be held before May 1 as per Municipal rules but due to COVID-19, a 3-month extension to this was given on April 27, 2020. The extension will be over on July 27, so another 3 months extension is given from July 27 onwards. Karnataka Karnataka reports 5030 new COVID-19 positive cases of which 2207 cases are from Bengaluru Urban. The total number of cases now at 80863 and death toll rises to 1616 after 97 deaths were reported on Thursday. Maharashtra 9895 new COVID-19 positive cases and 298 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra. The total number of positive cases now stand at 3,47,502 including 1,36,980 active cases, 1,94,253 discharged cases and 12,854 deaths. J&K 718 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday- 117 from Jammu and 601 from Kashmir division, taking the total number of cases to 16429. The death toll rose to 282 after 9 deaths were reported on Thursday. Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh reported 632 new COVID-19 positive cases and 10 deaths today; taking the total number of cases to 25474 including 780 deaths and 7335 active cases. Kerala 1078 new COVID-19 positive cases and 5 deaths have been reported in Kerala. The number of active cases stands at 9468. Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh reports 7998 new COVID-19 positive cases and 61 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases now stands at 72711 including 34272 active cases, 37555 discharged cases and 884 deaths. Punjab 441 new COVID-19 positive cases and 8 deaths have been reported in Punjab on Thursday. The total number of cases now stands at 11739 including 3721 active cases, 7741 discharged cases and 277 deaths. In the coming weeks, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Health will lead an unprecedented anti COVID-19 cooperation operation between India and Israel. A special planned flight from Tel Aviv to New Delhi is set to carry a high ranking Ministry of Defence, R&D team which has been working with India’s chief scientist K Vijay Raghavan and DRDO to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under 30 seconds. The flight will also bring breakthrough emerging Israeli technologies for combatting COVID-19, which have been donated by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and private sector meant to bolster India’s response to the virus outbreak. Tamil Nadu reported 6,472 new COVID-19 positive cases and 88 deaths on Thursday. The total number of cases stand at 1,92,964 including 52,939 active cases, 1,36,793 discharged cases and 3,232 deaths. Speaking in the Puducherry Assembly, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy announced that the families of the people who succumb to COVID-19 will be provided Rs.1 lakh from Chief Minister's Relief Fund on behalf of the government. Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh approved detailed guidelines for shooting of films/music videos during the Unlock-2 period in the state,with restriction of 50 persons at the shooting venue along with strict adherence to other COVID-19 safety protocols. Moreover, COVID-19 patients violating home isolation instructions and owners of restaurants and commercial eating places violating social distancing norms in Punjab will have to pay Rs.5,000 as fine. Rs 10,000 penalty will be imposed for social gatherings of more than permitted strength. 19 more people, including 13 BSF personnel, tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the state's tally to 534. The active case count stands at 452. The Kerala Cabinet has decided to cancel the Assembly Session scheduled to be convened on July 27, in wake of increasing number of COVID-19 cases. A special cabinet meeting will be held on Monday where a decision will be taken on imposing a complete lockdown in the state. The Jharkhand Assembly Secretariat has been sealed till July 27 for disinfection after some of the staff and members of the Assembly tested positive for COVID-19. All meetings of the Assembly committees will remain suspended till July 31 with immediate effect. Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Prasad stated that 2529 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. This has propelled the COVID-19 active case tally to 21,003. So far, 35,803 patients have been discharged. The death toll stands at 1298. The Election Commission of India deferred the bypolls to 8 Assembly constituences- Valmiki Nagar, Sibsagar, Thiruvottiyur, Gudiyattam, Agar, Bulandshahr, Tundla and Chavara till September 7. This has been done owing to the present COVID-19 situation and floods. In a statement, the Raj Bhavan, Chennai revealed that 84 staff members including security and fire service personnel have tested positive for novel coronavirus. However, they were not workiing in the main building and had no contact with the Tamil Nadu Governor. All the aforesaid staff members have been quarantined by the state Health Department. On Wednesday, the Jharkhand Cabinet approved the Jharkhand Contagious Disease Ordinance under which penalty up to Rs.1 lakh and jail term up to 2 years can be imposed against violators of preventive measures of COVID-19 like not wearing masks in public places and spitting in public. 1400 cured in Puducherry The total number of positive COVID19 cases in the union territory rises to 2420, including 987 active cases, 1400 discharged and 33 deaths: Government of Puducherry. 84 people including security personnel and fire service staff have tested positive for COVID 19. All 84 people quarantined by the Health Dept. They were not working in the Main Building and none of them came in contact with the Tamil Nadu Governor: Raj Bhawan, Chennai Supreme Court says it will hear in the next two days a plea of 31 students challenging the latest University Grants Commission (UGC) circular on conducting of the final year examinations. The plea also seeks cancellations of the examinations. 1769 COVID cases in Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh detects 44 new COVID19 positive cases today, taking total number of positive cases to 1769 including 630 active cases, 1112 recoveries and 10 deaths: State Health Department Odisha's COVID tally touches 21,099 Odisha detects 1,264 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 21,099 including 7,205 active cases and 13,749 recoveries: State Health Department Rajasthan reports 339 new #COVID19 positive cases and 5 deaths, taking the total number of positive cases to 32,673 including 588 deaths, 23,498 recoveries and 8,587 active cases: State Health Department India's COVID19 case tally crosses 12 lakh mark with highest single-day spike of 45,720 new cases & 1,129 deaths in the last 24 hrs Total #COVID19 positive cases stand at 12,38,635 incl 4,26,167 active cases, 7,82,606 cured/discharged/migrated & 29,861deaths: Health Ministry 53 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have also been diagnosed with COVID-19 The Arunachal Pradesh government on Wednesday said that 167 personnel of different security forces and the police have tested positive for COVID-19. Among them are 54 of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITPB), 32 personnel each of the Army and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 16 of the Border Road Task Force (BRTF), said state Health Secretary P Parthiban. Thirty-one personnel of the state police and two personnel of the Assam Rifles have also tested positive, he added. Besides, 53 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have also been diagnosed with COVID-19. Jharkhand reported 439 new cases of COVID-19, while three more people died due to the disease, as per the bulletin issued by the state government. One of the deceased was from Koderma, while the others were from Ranchi, it said. The state's death toll stands at 64. 3,570 active COVID cases in Jharkhand There are 3,570 active cases in the state, with the infection tally rising to 6,682, it said. A total of 3,048 people have so far recovered and discharged from hospitals, the bulletin said. Telangana 1,554 new COVID19 positive cases and 9 deaths have been reported in Telangana today. Total number of cases stands at 49,259 including 11,155 active cases, 37,666 recovered cases and 438 deaths: Govt of Telangana Himachal Pradesh The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 1725 including 593 active cases, 1105 recovered cases and 10 deaths: State Health Department Rajasthan 961 COVID19 positive cases, 6 deaths, 620 recovered and 542 discharged in Rajasthan till 8:30 PM today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 32,334 including 583 deaths, 23,364 recovered and 22,470 discharged: State Health Department Goa 149 fresh COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Goa today, taking the total number of cases to 4176 including 1607 active cases, 2541 recovered cases and 28 deaths: Directorate of Health Services Madhya Pradesh 747 new COVID19 positive cases and 14 deaths have been reported in Madhya Pradesh today. Total number of cases rise to 24842 and death toll is at 770: State Health Department Gujarat In the last 24 hours, 1020 new COVID19 positive cases and 20 deaths have been reported in Gujarat. State tally rises to 51,485 including 12,016 active cases, 37,240 cured/discharged cases and 2,229 deaths: State Health Department. Jammu and Kashmir 453 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported from Jammu and Kashmir of 101 from Jammu division and 352 from Kashmir. Total number of cases rise to 15711: J&K Govt Uttarakhand Uttarakhand recorded 451 new COVID-19 cases today, taking total cases to 5,300 including 3,349 recoveries and 57 deaths: State Health Department West Bengal 2291 new COVID19 positive cases and 39 deaths have been reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases now at 49,321 including 18,450 active cases, 29,650 discharged cases and 1,221 deaths: State Health Department. Haryana 724 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana, taking the total number of cases to 28186: State Health Department Bihar 1502 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 30066 including 19876 discharged cases, 208 deaths and 9981 active cases: State Health Department Punjab 414 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Punjab today, taking the total number of cases to 11301. Death toll rises 269 after 6 deaths were reported today: State Govt In a first, Maharashtra recorded more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases in a day, propelling the state's COVID-19 tally on Wednesday, July 22 to 3,37,607. A total of 10,576 new novel coronavirus cases were reported. At present, there are 1,36,980 active cases in the state. With 5,552 COVID-19 patients discharged in the day, the number of recovered soared to 1,87,769. 280 deaths were reported on Wednesday. Until now, a total of 12,556 persons have died owing to COVID-19. Delhi has reported 1227 new COVID-19 positive cases, while 1532 patients have recovered and 29 patients have died on Wednesday. There are now 1,26,323 total positive cases, 1,07,650 recovered patients, and a death toll of 3,719. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur quarantines himself after official tests positive for coronavirus: PTI Maintaining the #COVID19 protocol, I am self-quarantining: Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur after an official tested positive for COVID-19 at Chief Minister's Office pic.twitter.com/uKpd1ULfVY — ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2020 Manipur to go under complete lockdown for 14 days, starting 2 pm tomorrow: ANI Karnataka 4,764 new COVID-19 cases and 55 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 47,069 & death toll to 1,519. Out of the new cases, 2,050 cases have been reported in Bengaluru: State Health Department Kerala 1,038 new COVID-19 have been reported in Kerala today, which is the highest single-day spike in cases in the state. Out of the new cases, 276 cases have been reported in Thiruvananthapuram. Number of active cases now stands at 8,818: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Tamil Nadu 5,849 new COVID-19 positive cases and 74 have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases stand at 1,86,492 including 51,765 active cases, 1,31,583 discharges and 2700 deaths: State Health Department In the last 24 hours, 6045 new COVID-19 positive cases and 65 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of cases rise to 64713 including 31763 active cases, 32127 discharges and 823 deaths: State COVID-19 Nodal Officer World Health Organisation's South-East Asia Regional Director, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, says India is responding with utmost urgency to COVID19 from start. "It's been continually strengthening preparedness and response measures, including ramping up testing capacities, readying more hospitals, arranging and stocking up medicines and essentials... We're aware of varying capacities at sub-national levels. Not unusual in the country as big as India and its population size, that measures taken may often not be uniformly sufficient across all areas. Scaling up capacities&response remains a constant need in India." 5 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2507 including 2116 discharges and 141 active cases: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) UP reported 2,308 new COVID-19 cases, taking active cases to 20,825 active in last 24 hours. Number of discharges & deaths stand at 33,500 & 1,263 respectively. Over 45,650 samples were tested in the state y'day, over 16 lakhs tests done so far: UP Principal Health Secretary Jammu & Kashmir Police in association with the Department of Health and Medical Education at Kashmir Nursing Home in Srinagar organised a Plasma Screening Camp. Around 26 police personnel who recovered from COVID-19 donated their blood plasma at the camp. DGP J&K Sh Dilbag Singh inaugurates Plasma Screening Camp,organised by J&K Police and Department of Health and Medical Education at Kashmir Nursing Home Srinagar. The Police personnel who had contracted #Covid19 and have recovered will voluntarily donate their Plasma. pic.twitter.com/yRz0jAuQtF — J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) July 22, 2020 The DGP complimented the donors, doctors, paramedical staff, Police Personnel for the collective fight against the pandemic. He appealed the recovered persons to come forward and donate their plasma so as to save precious lives. Arunachal Pradesh at present has 552 active cases Arunachal Pradesh reported 68 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the virus count in the northeastern state to 858, a senior Health department official said here on Wednesday. Of the 68 fresh cases, 57 were reported from the Capital complex, while six were from Lower Subansiri, three from Namsai and one each from Papum Pare and Lower Dibang Valley districts, he said. Arunachal Pradesh at present has 552 active cases, while 303 people have recovered from the disease and three died of the infection. A total of 41,772 samples have been tested in the state so far, he said. The state witnessed a surge in COVID-19 cases since July 1 with 667 cases reported in the last 21 days. 124 new cases in Puducherry A 54-year-old man died of coronavirus in Puducherry and 124 new cases were reported on Wednesday, taking the aggregate of the infections in the union territory to 2,300. A release from the Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said the patient who died of COVID-19 on Tuesday had co-morbidities. He said 124 positive cases were identified during the last 24 hours ending 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the end of testing of 628 samples showing percentage of positivity at 19.7 while the fatality rate was 1.3 percent. The overall COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory so far were 2,300 comprising 900 active cases and 1,369 patients treated and discharged while the fatalities were 31. Total COVID19 positive cases stand at 11,92,915 Spike of 37,724 cases and 648 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours. Total COVID19 positive cases stand at 11,92,915 including 411133 active cases, 7,53,050 cured/discharged/migrated and 28,732 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 47,705 COVID-19 cases in Telangana The rise in COVID-19 cases continued in Telangana on Tuesday, with 1,430 infections and seven deaths being reported, taking the tally of in the state to 47,705 and fatalities to 429. Out of the 1,430 new cases, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for 703, followed by Ranga Reddy and Medchal districts with 117 and 105 cases respectively. A state government bulletin said 36,385 people (76 per cent) have recovered so far, while 10,891were under treatment. The bulletin said 16,855 samples were tested on Tuesday. Cumulatively, 2,93,077 samples have been tested. the tests per million population was 7,327, while cumulative sample positivity rate was 16 per cent. 8,672 active cases and 64 deaths so far in Assam 1,680 COVID-19 cases reported in Assam on July 21, including 570 cases from Guwahati. The total number of cases in the state stands at 26,772, including 18,033 discharged, 8,672 active cases and 64 deaths: Himanta Biswa Sarma, State Health Minister 1 death reported in Tripura 254 COVID-19 cases, 81 discharged & 1 death reported in the state today: Biplab Kumar Deb, Chief Minister of Tripura Important quarantine guidelines for Delhi Airport passengers: Passengers arriving by international flight at the Airport must undergo 7 days institutional quarantine at their own cost, followed by 7 days of home quarantine. pic.twitter.com/GIYz83Uiwb — ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2020 With 995 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Mumbai on Tuesday, July 21, the city's COVID-19 tally surged to 1,03,262. At present, there are 23,893 active COVID-19 cases in the city. The number of recovered soared to 73,555 after 905 patients were discharged in the day. Meanwhile, 62 COVID-19 deaths were reported on Tuesday, propelling Mumbai's fatality toll to 5,814. 46 of the aforesaid deceased had co-morbidities. Shri Amarnath Shrine Board cancels Amarnath Yatra 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic: Officials Tamil Nadu recorded 4,965 new COVID-19 cases and 75 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 51,344 and death toll to 2,626. Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,656; active cases stand at 561: Himachal Pradesh Health Department 720 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Kerala today. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 13,994 including 8056 active cases: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan 14 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Chandigarh today, taking the total number of positive cases to 751: Chandigarh Health Department 1349 COVID19 positive cases, 1200 recovered/discharged/migrated and 27 deaths reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 1,25,096 including 1,06,118 recovered & 3690 deaths: Government of Delhi Karnataka reports 3,649 new COVID-19 cases & 61 deaths today. Total positive cases in the State stand at 71,069 and the death toll is at 1,464. There are 44,140 active cases: State Health Department 1026 COVID19 positive cases and 34 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state rises to 50,465 including 11,861 active cases, 36,403 cured/discharged and 2,201 deaths: State Health Department Haryana reports 604 new COVID19 cases taking the total number of cases in the State to 27,462 including 20,952 discharges/recoveries. The death toll stands at 364: State Health Department Uttarakhand reports 210 new COVID19 cases today, taking the total number of cases in the State to 4,849 including 3,297 recoveries, 1,459 active cases and 55 deaths: State Health Department 8,369 new COVID19 cases and 246 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases in the State stands at 3,27,031 including 1,82,217 recoveries and 1,32,236 active cases: State Health Department Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa has announced that there'll be no lockdown from tomorrow, reasoning the measure is "not the solution" and saying restrictions will be placed only in containment zones. There'll be no lockdown from tomorrow, people need to get back to work, economy is also very important. We have to fight #COVID19 while maintaining stable economy. Lockdown is not the solution, now restrictions will be placed only in containment zones: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa pic.twitter.com/AI9SBLaA2Q — ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2020 People who came from Maharastra and Tamil Nadu added to the #COVID19 cases in Karnataka... Experts have suggested a 5T strategy - Trace, Track, Test, Treat and Technology: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa https://t.co/JjLwcbIgV1 — ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2020 COVID-19 case fatality rate has dropped to 2.43%; effective clinical management leading to decrease in fatality rate. 30 States/Union Territories have a positivity rate lower than India's average. The number of COVID-19 deaths per million population in India continues to be among the lowest in the world. Aggressive testing is necessary to bring down the COVID19 positivity rate; the aim is to maintain this level of testing so as to bring down the positivity rate below 5%: Union Health Ministry. #CoronaVirusUpdates: 22 States & UTs have lower Case Fatality Rate than the national average. #StaySafe #IndiaWillWin #IndiaFightsCorona@ICMRDELHI pic.twitter.com/0ypzO00boT — #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) July 21, 2020 The sero surveillance was done in Delhi to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 infection among the general community of Delhi. Nearly 6 months into the pandemic, 22.86% people affected; 77% population susceptible. 8 out of 11 districts have sero-prevalence more than 20%. In central, northeast, north and Shahdara districts have sero-prevalence of about 27%: Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control. COVID-19 recovery rate in the national capital has reached 84% as 1,04,918 patients have been cured of the virus, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday. The statement comes a day after Satyendar Jain said there is a community spread of the deadly virus in Delhi. However, he added that it's very technical to say either it's local or community spread. More details here Delhi's seroprevalence study has found that 23.48% of the people have been affected by COVID-19 in the city, which has several pockets of dense population, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The study, which was conducted from June 27 to July 10 by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with the Delhi government, also indicated that a large number of infected persons remain asymptomatic, it said. More details here Fifty more people, including nine Army jawans and six police personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the northeastern state's tally to 790 on Tuesday, a senior health official said. Thirty-four fresh cases were reported in the Capital Complex region, 10 in the border district of Tawang, five in Lower Subansiri and one in West Siang, he said. Nine Army jawans are among those infected in Tawan district situated along the India-China border, State Surveillance Officer, Dr L Jampa, said. Six police personnel from Naharlagun police station are among the 34 new patients in the Capital Complex region, he said. Four new patients from Lower Subansiri district and the one from West Siang are returnees from other states, Dr Jampa said. All barring six new patients are asymptomatic and they were shifted to COVID-19 care centres, he said. Himachal Pradesh reports 10 new COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1641 including 547 active cases, 1067 recoveries and 10 deaths: State Health Department 400 COVID death reported in Aurangabad The number of COVID-19 cases in Aurangabad reached 11,420 in the Maharashtra district after 179 more people tested positive for the disease on Tuesday, an official said. The new cases included 123 from the city, 46 from rural parts of the district and 10 from various entry points in Aurangabad, he said. On Monday, total 438 cases were reported - 51 till afternoon and 387 later in the day. There have been 400 deaths so far due to the disease in the district, the official said. As of now, there are 4,720 active cases while 6,300 patients have been discharged after recovery, he said. 647 new COVID19 positive cases, 457 recovered in the last 24 hours in Odisha. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 18,757 including 12,909 recovered: Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha With 954 new cases, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi rises to 1,23,747 and 1,04,918 have recovered till now. Recovery rate is at 84%: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain Spike of 37,148 cases and 587 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours. Total COVID19 positive cases stand at 11,55,191 including 4,02,529 active cases, 7,24,578 cured/discharged/migrated and 28084 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 1,198 new COVID infections reported in Telangana The sharp rise in COVID-19 cases continued in Telangana with 1,198 new infections and seven deaths being reported taking the tally of to 46,274 and the fatalities to 422. Out of the 1,198 fresh cases, 510 were reported from the GHMC limits, followed by Ranga Reddy and Karimnagar districts with 106 and 87 cases respectively. The Phase-1 human clinical trials for Covaxin, a vaccine candidate for COVID-19, began today at the government run Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). According to a bulletin, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), the hospot of the virus spread in the state, continued to witness a huge number of cases, while a considerable number was reported from the districts. COVID tally in Assam crosses 25,000-mark Assam breached the 25,000-mark in COVID-19 cases with 1,093 fresh cases reported on Monday, while one more person died due to the disease in the state, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The state, at present, has 7,936 active coronavirus patients, who are being treated in different hospitals and COVID care centres, he said on Twitter. West Bengal West Bengal recorded 2,282 new #COVID19 positive cases and 35 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 44,769 including 17,204 active cases, 26,418 discharged cases and 1,147 deaths Jharkhand 178 new COVID-19 positive cases and 4 deaths have been reported in Jharkhand till 10 pm on Friday. The total number of cases stands at 5777 including 2889 active cases and 53 deaths. Rajasthan 956 new COVID-19 positive cases and 9 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 8:30 pm on Monday. The total number of cases rise to 30390 including 7627 active cases and 568 deaths. Jammu and Kashmir 751 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir- 240 from the Jammu division and 511 from the Kashmir division. The total number of cases stands at 14650. The death toll rose to 254 after 10 deaths were reported on Monday. Madhya Pradesh 710 new COVID-19 positive cases and 17 deaths have been reported in Madhya Pradesh. The total number of cases rose to 23310 including 6888 active cases and 738 deaths. Telangana Telangana recorded 1,198 new COVID-19 positive cases and 7 deaths on Monday. The total number of cases rose to 46,274 including 11,530 active cases and 422 deaths. Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh reported 1,924 COVID-19 cases and 46 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 19,137 and death toll to 1,192. A total of 30,831 patients have been discharged so far. The highest 130 cases were reported in Kanpur where 1,114 cases are active. Uttarakhand The number of COVID-19 cases reaches 4,642 in Uttarakhand, with the state reporting 127 cases on Monday. The active cases and deaths stand at 1,338 and 55 respectively. Karnataka Karnataka reported 3,648 COVID-19 cases and 72 deaths on Monday, taking active cases to 42,216 and death toll to 1,403. Bengaluru recorded the highest number of cases and deaths today at 1,452 and 31, respectively. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met for two hours on Monday to discuss a new option for accommodating the Members of Parliament in conformity with the norm of physical distancing during the ensuing monsoon session of Parliament. They inspected chambers and galleries of both Houses to take stock of seating capacity as per the physical distancing norm. The proposal considered that members of LS would be seated in chambers of both Houses while LS is in session and RS members would sit in chambers of both the Houses. The Secretary-General of both the Houses of the Parliament has been asked to examine each and every issue to the last minute detail for taking a final decision in respect of this new option after its evaluation against other options under consideration. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu also took stock of seating and other arrangements for administration of oath/affirmation of new members of Rajya Sabha scheduled for Wednesday this week. As per sources, 42 of the 61 new members have confirmed their participation so far. Manipur Manipur's COVID19 case tally rose to 1925 with 14 new cases reported on Monday. The number of recovered cases is 1320 and 605 active cases. Gujarat 998 positive cases of COVID-19 and 20 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours in Gujarat. The state's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 49,439 including 11,613 active cases, 35,659 cured/discharged and 2,167 deaths. Punjab Punjab recorded 411 new COVID-19 positive cases and 8 deaths on Friday. The total number of cases rose to 10510 including 3130 active cases, 7118 discharged patients and 262 deaths. Health Ministry Secretary Preeti Sudan and ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava urged state governments to increase the COVID-19 testing capacity. They mentioned that this can be done by enhancing the existing capacity of the approved labs and adding more labs for COVID-19 testing. Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan & ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava have written to all States to ramp up testing capacity. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/OzUdbqfUJo — ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020 The Sikkim government announced a complete lockdown in the state from 6 am on July 21 to 6 am on July 27. All government offices, shops, establishments, institutions, markets and factories will remain closed except where a specific exemption is granted. However, shops selling essential goods will be allowed to open from 8 am to 5 pm daily and medical shops can remain open till 7 pm. Night curfew shall be imposed from 7.30 pm to 6 am. Ladakh 7 more tested COVID-19 positive in Ladakh while 4 were cured and discharged. Active cases in Ladakh has gone up to 186; 155 in Leh district and 31 in Kargil district. Maharashtra 176 deaths and 8240 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state on Monday. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 3,18,695 including 1,75,029 recovered cases and 1,31,334 active cases. Haryana 694 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana, taking the total number of cases to 26858. Tamil Nadu 4,985 new COVID-19 cases and 70 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu. The total number of cases rose to 1,75,678 including 51,348 active cases and 2,551 deaths. Chandigarh 22 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Chandigarh on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 739. The number of active cases is now at 209. Andhra Pradesh In the last 24 hours, 4074 new COVID-19 positive cases and 54 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. The total number of cases rose to 53724 including 28800 active cases, 24228 discharged cases, and 696 deaths. The Odisha government announced monetary incentives for doctors, paramedics and Class lV employees deployed at dedicated COVID19 hospitals/health centres in the state. Doctors, paramedics and Class IV employees will receive Rs.1000, Rs.500 and Rs.200 per day. Meanwhile, the state government also made a provision of Rs.7,500 for handling and disposal of each COVID-19 positive dead body. 954 new COVID-19 cases, 1784 recoveries and 35 deaths were reported in Delhi on Monday. The total number of positive cases rose to 1,23,747 including 1,04,918 recoveries and 3,663 deaths. Kerala reported 794 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking active cases to 7,611. A total of 5,618 patients have been discharged so far in the state. The West Bengal government announced that a complete lockdown would be observed for two days a week apart from the lockdown in the containment zones. In the present week, Thursday and Saturday will witness a complete lockdown. Addressing a press briefing, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria stated that India's mortality rate is much lower than countries such as Italy, Spain and the US. While mentioning that Delhi has probably reached the peak because of a significant decline in the number of cases, he acknowledged that many other areas are yet to reach the peak. Revealing details about phase 1 of the vaccine trial, he noted that the trial would be conducted on healthy people between 18 and 55 years of age who have no co-morbidities. 1076 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 27,455. The Satish Dhawan Space Centre will function with minimum essential staff with immediate effect and until further orders. This decision has been taken to avoid further transmissions, to complete contact tracing of primary and secondary contacts of detected COVID-19 positive cases. Thiruvananthapuram Mayor K Sreekumar announced that the licences of two prominent malls Ramachandran and Pothys have been cancelled for not following COVID-19 related protocols. The streets of Thiruvananthapuram wore a deserted look as it continues to remain under strict lockdown in view of the COVID-19 threat. The order was issued by Thiruvananthapuram District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Sunday stating that the district will stay under a strict lockdown up to the midnight of July 28. DDMA further said that the order is applicable only to those wards of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation which are outside the Critical Containment Zones of coastal areas declared in the DDMA order dated July 18. The activities which have been allowed include functioning of the Accountant General Office with a maximum of 30 percent staff. Functioning of food processing, medical and allied products manufacturing within KINFRA parks has also been allowed. The DDMA has also allowed the construction of buildings where the workers are staying in camps within the construction sites. No movement outside the construction site is permitted. According to the Union Health Ministry, Kerala has reported 12,480 positive cases, including 7,067 active cases, 5,371 cured/discharged/migrated and 42 fatalities as of July 20. Kerala: The entire Thiruvananthapuram Corporation continues to be under strict lockdown upto the midnight of 28th July in view of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/1UQh374tw3 — ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020 Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain who resumed his duties from Monday has said that there is community spread of COVID-19. Jain had contracted Coronavirus and was away for a month. The minister was admitted to Delhi's Max Hospital after he was tested positive for COVID-19. After his condition worsened, the minister was administered plasma therapy. There is spread in community, now it's very technical to say either it's local or community spread. Source of many (#COVID19 positive patients) remains unknown after test. Let's leave the technical battle on Center to decide over community spread: Delhi Health Min Satyendar Jain pic.twitter.com/30Ve6yB6pu — ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020 With nine more COVID-19 cases reported in Himachal Pradesh, the tally of coronavirus cases has reached 1,548 in the state. "Out of 156 samples tested on Sunday, 15 tested negative and six were positive while 130 test results are still awaited," the state Health Department said. Two samples rejected and 18 samples from the Shimla district resulted positive from repeat samples. Other new positive cases were reported from Shimla (04), Bilaspur (03) and Chamba (02) districts. There are 462 active cases, 1,060 patients have recovered while 15 migrated out of the state. As many as nine people have succumbed to the virus, it added. Nagaland has reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, according to the state Health Minister. Out of 454 samples tested, 33 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, said S Pangnyu Phom, state Health Minister These positive cases were reported from Dimapur (16), Mon (12) and Kohima (05) districts of Nagaland. Odisha has reported 673 new COVID-19 cases and six fatalities on Monday. The number of coronavirus infected individuals surges to 18,110 in the state, said the Information and Public Relation Department of Odisha. Of these 18,110, there are 5,533 active cases, 12,452 patients have recovered and 97 have succumbed to the virus, added the department. Rajasthan has reported 401 more COVID-19 cases and four deaths on Monday, taking the state count of coronavirus cases to 29,835. Out of the total cases, 21,866 people have recovered from the illness while 563 have died. "401 COVID-19 positive cases, 4 deaths, 136 recovered and 136 discharged in Rajasthan till 10:30 am today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 29,835 including 563 deaths, 21,866 recovered and 21,094 discharged," said State Health Department. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed that Health Minister Satyendra Jain has recovered from COVID-19. after a month's absence, Jain will resume work from Monday, July 20. Our Health Minister Satinder Jain has recovered. He will join work from today. He was always on the field visiting hospitals and meeting health workers and patients. He contracted corona. After one month, he joins back today. Welcome back Satinder and best wishes! — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 20, 2020 India's COVID-19 case tally crosses 11 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 40,425 new cases & 681 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. Total number of COVID-19 cases in the country stands at 11,18,043 including 3,90,459 active cases, 7,00,087 cured/discharged/migrated & 27,497 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry. The total number of COVID-19 tests conducted on July 19 stands at 2,56,039 taking the total number of samples tested as on date to 1,40,47,908. 1,40,47,908 samples tested for #COVID19 up to 19th July. Of these 2,56,039 were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/hAjvr3fKdS — ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020 1,018 #COVID19 cases reported in Assam on 19th July, including 577 cases from Guwahati City. The total number of cases in the state stands at 23,999, including 16,023 discharged, 7,916 active cases and 57 deaths: Himanta Biswa Sarma, State Health Minister pic.twitter.com/K33rnjVMHB — ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2020 The district administration has announced a 7-day lockdown in Raipur and Birgaon Municipal corporation areas from July 22 in view of the COVID-19 crisis. The lockdown will stay effective till July 28 in both the areas, according to the order issued by the Raipur District Administration. Essential services, however, will be exempted during this phase. However, government, semi-government and private offices will remain shut during this period. Also, public transports will also remain closed. Raipur, the state capital, alone had 1,172 positive cases, including 621 active cases, as per the state health department on Sunday. The lockdown imposed in Kalaburagi district has been extended till the midnight of July 27 in view of continuous surge in the COVID-19 cases. As of Sunday, there were 2,743 positive COVID-19 cases in the district, according to the state health department. This includes 1,771 cured and discharged patients, and 926 active cases. 46 deaths have been reported due to the infection so far in the district. Rajasthan: 934 new cases 934 new #COVID19 have been reported in Rajasthan till 8:30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 29434 including 7145 active cases. Death toll rises to 559 after 6 deaths were reported today: State Health Department. Assam police: 869 cases till date Till 19th July, 869 personnel of Assam Police have tested positive for #COVID19 of them 484 personnel have recovered. We have unfortunately lost one colleague till date: GP Singh, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Assam Bengal: 2278 new cases 2,278 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in West Bengal today, taking the total number of cases to 42,487. Death toll rises to 1112 after 36 deaths were reported today: State Health Department Mumbai: 1046 new cases Mumbai reported 1,046 new COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 1,01,224 and 5,711 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 23,828: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Gujarat: 965 new cases Gujarat reported 965 #COVID19 positive cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 48,441 including 11,412 active cases, 34,882 cured/discharged and 2,147 deaths: State Health Department Maharashtra: 9518 new cases 9,518 new #COVID19 positive cases, 258 deaths and 3906 discharged in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 3,10,455 including 1,69,569 discharged and 11,854 deaths: State health department MP: 837 new cases 837 COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 22,600 including 15,311 recoveries and 721 deaths: State Health Department Manipur: 20 new cases In the last late 24 hours, 20 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur. Total number of cases rise to 1911 including 676 active cases and 1235 recovered cases: State Government Karnataka: 4120 new cases 4120 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka today, of which 2156 cases are from Bengaluru. Total number of cases rise 63772 including 39370 active cases. Death toll rises to 1331 after 91 deaths were reported today: State Health Department Andhra: 5041 new cases In last 24 hours, 5041 new #COVID19 positive cases and 56 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of cases rise to 49650 including 26118 active cases, 22890 discharges and 642 deaths: State COVID19 Nodal Officer Uttarakhand: 239 new cases 239 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Uttarakhand in last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 4515 including 1311 active cases: State Control Room COVID19. Punjab: 310 new cases 310 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Punjab today, taking the total of cases to 10,100. Number of active cases stand at 3311. Death toll rises to 254 after 8 deaths were reported today: Punjab Govt Chandigarh: 26 new cases With 26 new #COVID19 positive cases, total cases rise to 717 in Chandigarh. Number of active cases are now at 217 and 488 patients have been cured till date: Chandigarh Health Department Kerala: 821 new cases 821 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Kerala today. There are 7063 active cases and 5373 patients have recovered till date: CM Pinarayi Vijayan Delhi: 1211 new cases 1211 new #COVID19 positive cases, 1860 recovered/discharged/migrated & 31 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total number of positive cases now rises to 1,22,793 including 1,03,134 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,628 deaths. 5,762 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 14,444 rapid antigen tests conducted today. A total of 8,18,989 tests have been done so far: Government of Delhi Tamil Nadu: 4979 new cases 4,979 new #COVID19 positive cases and 78 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases rise to 1,70,693 including 50,294 active cases and 2,481 deaths: State Health Department Himachal: 1483 new cases The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh stands at 1483 including 420 active cases, 1037 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Health Department Bihar: 1412 new cases 1412 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 26,379: State Health Department UP: 2250 new cases 2,250 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in the state in last 24 hours. Total active cases now stand at 18,256. A total of 19,845 people have been discharged after recovering from the disease. Death toll is at 1,146: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad Jharkhand: 153 new cases 153 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jharkhand today, taking total number of cases to 5552. Death toll rises to 49 after 1 death was reported today: State Health Department Telangana: 1296 new cases Telangana recorded 1296 new #COVID19 positive cases and 6 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 45,076 including 12,224 active cases, 415 deaths and 32,438 recovered cases: State Government Goa: 173 new cases 173 new #COVID19 positive have been reported in Goa today taking the total number of cases to 3657 including 1417 active cases, 2218 recovered cases and 22 deaths: Directorate Health Services, Goa Haryana: 617 new cases 617 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases 26164: State Health Department Kashmir: 701 new cases 701 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today of which 100 from Jammu division and 601 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stand at 13899 including 5844 active cases, 7811 recovered cases and 244 deaths: J&K Govt The entire Thiruvananthapuram Corporation will continue to be under strict lockdown upto the midnight of 28th July: District Collector & Chairperson, District Disaster Management Authority, Thiruvananthapuram. #Kerala From 6pm on all Fridays till 6am on all Mondays, starting from 24 July, there shall be complete restriction on movement of individuals, vehicles&all activities within Jammu district, except movement for emergency medical requirements for which no pass is required: J&K Government Lockdown extended in 42 hotspot areas of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation till July 31. Shops except mall and shopping complexes will open between 9am and 5pm on odd and even basis. Community transmission has been there from quite some time. It was localised to pockets, for instance- in Dharavi&several areas of Delhi. I 100% agree with IMA that there is community transmission in India: Dr Arvind Kumar, Chairman,Centre for Chest Surgery,Sir Ganga Ram Hospital pic.twitter.com/dBR1bWkeOR — ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2020 PM Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Ministers of Bihar, Assam, Himachal, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on COVID19 prevention measures and aspects related to treatment in the state: sources Airports Authority of India to procure 198 body scanners for 63 airports; these will replace existing door frame metal detectors, hand-held scanners, besides pat-down searches of passengers to detect metallic objects: Officials Lockdown extended in Itanagar till August 3 Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launches 'Plasma Donation Campaign' in association with Delhi Police at All India Institute of Medical Sciences. pic.twitter.com/P8wdwkFIwB — ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2020 Bihar Health Department writes to all chief medical officers, asking them to arrange paid isolation facilities at hotels for frontline workers including doctors (asymptomatic patients) if they don't have a proper facilities for home isolation Rs 4,000 will be paid per hotel room (including food) in Patna, Rs 3,000 in districts housing Mandal headquarters and Rs 2,500 per hotel room in other districts: State Health Department Bihar: A three-member team, including Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal, arrives in Patna to assess the #COVID19 situation in the state. pic.twitter.com/7KYaN0BVG8 — ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2020 Madhya Pradesh: 124 new cases 129 new #COVID19 cases in Madhya Pradesh's #Indore district, tally 6,035; number of recoveries so far 4,238; death toll 292: Health official Meghalaya: 2 more die Two more COVID-19 patients, including a BSF jawan, die in Meghalaya; state's toll rises to four: Officials 109 COVID-19 positive cases and 92 discharged in Puducherry today. The total number of positive cases in the union territory rises to 1999 including 1154 discharged and 28 deaths: Government of Puducherry 193 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 10:30 am today, taking total cases to 28,693 including 21,266 recoveries and 556 deaths: State Health Department 736 new COVID19 positive cases, 607 recovered in last 24 hours in Odisha. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 17,437 including 11,937 recovered: Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha It has come to our knowledge that some tourists have come to our state with fake COVID-free certificates. All officers are directed to ensure proper checking of the certificates of all tourists while also seeing that no tourist faces problems: Uttarakhand CM TS Rawat India's total Covid cases rise to 1,077,618 of which 373,379 are active while 677,422 have recovered. 26,816 people have died thus far 183 active COVID cases in Sikkim Sikkim on Saturday reported 19 new cases of COVID-19, following which the state's tally rose to 273, an official said. Twelve cases were detected in RT-PCR testing, while seven others were found positive in antigen tests, Director- General-cum-Secretary, Health, Pema T Bhutia said. All of them have been admitted to the isolation ward of the STNM Hospital, he said. There are 183 active cases in the state at present, he added. So far, 90 people have recovered of the disease, Bhutia said. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday asked the principals of medical colleges in the state to prepare an action plan incorporating new initiatives and challenges following the rise in the number of COVID-19 patients. The chief minister in a video conference with the principals reviewed the patients' load handled by each medical college, ICU facilities and treatment for the non-Covid patients, an official release said. He said that in view of the surging number of COVID-19 positive cases in all the medical colleges and hospitals, the principals should prepare action plans and submit the same to the government. 2,681 active COVID cases in Jharkhand Jharkhand reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, taking the total number of fatalities to 48 in the state, a government bulletin said. The two deceased were from Dhanbad district, the bulletin said. A total of 275 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state on Saturday, taking the tally to 5,385, including 2,681 active cases. As many as 2,656 people have recovered from the infection, the bulletin said. We got approval from Ethics Committee today. Starting trial on healthy volunteers Monday onward. In phase-1 from AIIMS Delhi about 100 volunteers, b/w 15 to 55 yrs of age, will be selected&further 275 from other sites: Dr S Rai, Principal investigator,Project Covaxin trial to ANI It was decided that shops of grocery, chicken, mutton, eggs & fish will remain open b/w 8 am & 12 pm during lockdown from July 19 & July 23. Since a huge crowd is expected at these shops tomorrow, they will remain open b/w 8 am & 6 pm: Pune Jt. Police Commissioner Ravindra Shisve Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today convened a meeting with private medical college hospitals regarding COVID management and directed them to provide 50% of the beds as promised, with effect from tomorrow itself: Karnataka Chief Minister's Office We are gathering information about the incident in Panvel. Action will be taken if any such incident has taken place: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on alleged rape of a woman at a quarantine center in Panvel pic.twitter.com/iJYZCIWNlo — ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2020 Himachal Pradesh: Sirmaur district magistrate imposes curfew in Nahan city till 7 am of July 21 in view of rising cases of #COVID19; all shops except for chemist & liquor shops will remain closed during the period. Himachal Pradesh: Sirmaur district magistrate imposes curfew in Nahan city till 7 am of July 21 in view of rising cases of #COVID19; all shops except for chemist & liquor shops will remain closed during the period. Srikakulam district collector has announced 14 days lockdown in the district, starting today. Shops selling essential items including dairies & vegetable shops are allowed to operate between 6 am & 1 pm: Srikakulam Municipal Corporation Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Four new COVID care centers have been set up in Ranchi, Jharkhand for for asymptomatic patients, with a combined capacity of 313 beds. One of the centers, PARAS HEC is equipped with ICU facility: Ranchi district administration J&K: 441 new cases Jammu and Kashmir reported 441 new COVID-19 cases (398 in Kashmir) and 5 deaths in last 24 hours, taking active cases to 5,797 and death toll to 236. A total of 7,165 patients have recovered from the disease till date: J&K Health Department Rajasthan: 711 new cases 711 new #COVID19 positive cases, 7 deaths, 518 recovered and 453 discharged in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 28,500 including 553 deaths, 21,144 recovered and 20,459 discharged: State health department MP: 682 new cases 682 COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 21,763 including 14,864 recoveries and 706 deaths. 5,83,655 samples have been tested in the state till date: State Health Department Manipur: 91 new cases Manipur reported 91 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours; active cases stands at 709 Recovery rate is 62.5 per cent: State Health Department Goa: 181 new cases Goa recorded 180 new COVID-19 cases today, taking total cases to 3,484 out of which 1,425 cases are active. A total of 21 patients have died due to the disease in the state till date: State Health Department Mumbai: 1199 new cases Mumbai reported 1,199 new COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 1,00,178 and 5,647 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 24,039: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Bengal: 2198 new cases 2,198 COVID-19 cases & 27 deaths have been recorded in West Bengal in last 24 hours, taking total cases to 40,209 including 23,539 recoveries & 1,076 deaths. Recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at 58.54%. 6,89,813 samples have been tested so far: State Health Department Karnataka: 4537 new cases 4,537 new #COVID19 positive cases, 1018 discharged and 93 deaths reported in Karnataka today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 59,652 including 21,775 discharged and 1240 deaths: Govt of Karnataka, Dept of Health & Family Welfare Recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at 63%. 3,61,024 samples have been tested in the country in the last 24 hours; the cumulative number of 1,34,33,742 samples tested has raised the testing per million for India to 9734.6: Govt of India Punjab: 350 new cases Punjab reported 350 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state now stands at 9,792 including 6,454 recoveries 246 deaths: State Health Department Tamil nadu: 4807 new cases 4,807 new #COVID19 positive case, 88 deaths and 3,049 people discharged today in Tamil Nadu. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 1,65,714 including 2,403 deaths and 1,13,856 discharged: Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu 110 Army personnel test COVID+ve in Dehradun 110 Army personnel in Dehradun have tested #COVID19 positive, out of which around 100 cases have come up in last 2-3 days. Tracing & origin of virus will not be an issue as their travel history remains specified. We are taking care of it. There were 3 super-spreaders in Udham Singh Nagar which caused rise in #COVID19 cases there. Problem was that there was no information about domestic workers & a domestic worker infected 49 people. Lockdown implemented there has been successful: Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat Delhi: 1475 new cases 1475 #COVID19 positive cases, 1973 recovered/discharged/migrated and 26 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total number of positive cases here now rises to 1,21,582 including 1,01,274 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3597 deaths. 6246 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 15412 Rapid antigen tests conducted today. A total of 7,98,783 tests have been done so far: Government of Delhi Himachal: 2 new cases Himachal Pradesh reports 2 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 1,430 including 383 active cases, 1,021 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Heath Department Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram District Collector declares & divides coastal areas of the district in three 'critical containment zones'. "The zones will be kept under complete lockdown from 12 midnight of July 18 to midnight of July 28," the order reads. The existing lockdown relaxations shall not be applied & strict lockdown measures shall be in force for a period of 10 days in these areas: Thiruvananthapuram District Collector Assam Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna issues guidelines on relaxations in lockdown in Kamrup Metropolitan district. The guidelines will come into from 7 pm of July 19 & remain in force till 7 pm of August 2. All shops and business establishments are allowed to operate on one side of any street on any given day alternatively between Monday and Friday from 7 am to 5 pm. Courier, e-commerce, all industrial and construction activities have been allowed. Bengal reporting 1600 cases daily. Kolkata, Howrah, North 24 pgs, South 24 pgs, Jhargram, Purulia, Nadia, East Midnapore, Hooghly emerging as hotspots & need immediate attention. Kolkata needs robust strategy to contain the spread. The overall testing remains very low vis a vis national average. Bihar: 739 new cases Bihar reports 739 new #COVID19 cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 24,967: State Health Department Arunachal; 66 new cases 66 new #COVID19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh, tally 609, active cases 431: Health official Odisha: 591 new cases 591 COVID19 cases, 453 recovered and 3 deaths reported in Odisha on 17th July (yesterday). Total number of cases in the state is now at 16,701, including 5,259 active cases, 11,330 recovered and 86 deaths: State Health Department Andhra: 3963 new cases Andhra Pradesh reports record single day high of 3,963 new COVID-19 cases, overall tally rises to 44,609. Fifty-two deaths take toll to 586: Govt No plans for introducing lockdown but for containment zone only. Only essential services will be allowed. 14709 active cases in Bengal. 72 percent of it is asymptomatic. 15 percent is mild symptomatic. Moderate is 8.5 percent. 4.5 is serious. Death rate is 2.7 and 2.5 is the national average. Steps have been taken to bring death rate down. Odisha government exempts biometric mode of Aadhar authentication using finger print scanner and IRIS device for the distribution of PDS commodities at fair price shops until further orders. #COVID19 Delhi: AAP leader Atishi donates blood plasma at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Vasant Kunj. Aadi Mulaikathu festival to be held from 20th July to 30th July at Meenakshi Amman temple. Entry of devotees not allowed at the temple due to COVID19 pandemic: Temple management, Madurai Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray files a petition before Supreme Court challenging the decision of University Grants Commission (UGC) to conduct final year examinations. Court has not yet admitted the petition for hearing. Today, there are 84 clusters in Kerala. Inside the clusters, local transmission is more than 50%, but outside the clusters it is below 10%. We should prevent cluster forming & community spread of infection: Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Jharkhand stands at 5110 (till 10am today) including 2487 active cases, 2577 recovered cases and 46 deaths: State Health Department The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Jharkhand stands at 5110 (till 10am today) including 2487 active cases, 2577 recovered cases and 46 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/TMeXti1iNW — ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2020 The total number of COVID19 positive cases (till 12 noon) in Himachal Pradesh stands at 1421 including 381 active cases, 1014 recovered and 9 deaths: State Health Department Total number of COVID cases in Rajasthan is at 27,973 184 COVID19 cases, 88 recovered/ discharged & 4 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 10:30 am. Total number of cases in the state is now at 27,973, including 6,737 active cases & 550 deaths: State Health Department 184 #COVID19 cases, 88 recovered/discharged & 4 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 10:30 am. Total number of cases in the state is now at 27,973, including 6,737 active cases & 550 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/HEKxAhIXbp — ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2020 West Bengal COVID tally rises to 38,011 West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 38,011 on Friday after it reported a record single-day spike of 1,894 cases, while the death toll jumped to 1,049 with 26 more deaths, a health department bulletin said. All the deaths were due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, it said. The metropolis accounted for the maximum number of 12 deaths and 563 new infections, also the most in the state. West Bengal now has 14,709 active COVID-19 cases. Border of Haridwar district with adjoining state of Uttar Pradesh has been sealed from today till 20th July in view of #COVID19 cases. Taking dip in rivers/bathing at ghats will not be allowed on 'Somvati Amavasya': Senthil Avoodai K Raj, SSP #Haridwar, Uttarakhand Coronavirus tally in Sikkim 254 At least 32 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim on Friday, taking the states coronavirus tally to 254, an official said. Out of the 433 RT-PCR tests conducted on Thursday, 29 samples tested positive for COVID-19, Director General-cum- Secretary, Health, Dr Pema T Bhutia said. Five others were also found infected by the virus by rapid-antigen testing at the Rangpo border check post, he said. Four more people died of coronavirus in Jharkhand on Friday, taking the total number of fatalities due to the disease to 46 in the state, a government bulletin said. One death each was reported from East Singhbhum, Godda, Hazaribag and Ramgarh districts, it said. A total of 291 more people tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, pushing the state's coronavirus count to 5,096, the bulletin said. Jharkhand now has 2,473 active cases, while 2,577 patients recovered from the disease. 1,218 new COVID cases in Assam Assam recorded its biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with 1,218 new patients on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 21,864, while one more person died due to the disease, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The total number of cases includes 570 patients from Guwahati city alone, Sarma tweeted. The Joint Director of Health in Tinsukia Civil Hospital Altaf Ahmed tested positive, while samples of 22 police personnel from Makum police station were also found to be positive. 601 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Jammu & Kashmir of which 137 from Jammu division and 464 from Kashmir division. The total number of cases rose to 12757. The temporary restriction on the arrival of flights to Kolkata Airport from 6 cities- Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur and Ahmedabad has been extended up to July 31. Haryana 795 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Haryana, taking the total number of cases to 24797. Rajasthan 615 new COVID-19 cases have been reported till 8.30 pm on Friday in the state; taking the total number of cases to 27789. Death toll rises to 546 after 8 deaths were reported today. There are 6617 active cases. Gujarat Gujarat reported 949 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, state tally has risen to 46,516 including 11,464 active cases, 32,944 discharges and 2,108 deaths. Uttarakhand 120 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Uttarakhand, taking the total number of cases to 4102. Karnataka 3693 new COVID-19 cases and 115 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 55115 cases including 20757 recoveries and 1147 deaths. Maharashtra 8,308 new COVID-19 cases and 258 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra. Total number of positive cases rise to 2,92,589 including 1,60,357 recovered cases, 1,20,480 active cases and 11,452 deaths. West Bengal West Bengal reported 1,894 new COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 38,011 including 22,253 recoveries and 1,049 deaths. The discharge rate in the state stands at 58.54 percent. The Jharkhand government announced that every person coming/returning to Jharkhand by air/rail/road shall register his/her personal details on the website of the government of Jharkhand preferably before his/her departure for Jharkhand and in any case not later than the day of arrival in the state. Every person coming/returning to Jharkhand by air/rail/road shall stay in home quarantine for a period of 14 days observing guidelines issued by state Department of Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education in this regard. Karnataka Minister R Ashoka stated that there is no further extension of lockdown in Bengaluru. The lockdown has been imposed in the city for 7 days with effect from 8 pm on 14th July till 5 am on 22nd July, to curb the spread of COVID-19. Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh detects 18 new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1402 including 383 active cases, 995 recoveries and 9 deaths. Kerala 791 new COVID-19 positive cases, 133 recoveries and one death have been reported in Kerala on Friday. Delhi 1462 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Delhi, taking the total number of cases 120107. The death toll rises to 3571 after 26 deaths were reported. There are 17235 active cases and 99301 patients have recovered till date. Tamil Nadu 4,538 new COVID-19 cases and 79 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu. The total number of cases rose to 1,60,907 including 47,782 active cases, 1,10,807 discharged cases and 2,315 deaths. The Centre has decided to send a special team to assess the COVID-19 situation in Bihar and extend all necessary help to the state government. Center to send a special team to assess #COVID19 situation in Bihar and extend all necessary help to the State Government. pic.twitter.com/sKHw6CxII5 — ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2020 With 25 new COVID-19 cases, the total number of cases rose to 660 in Chandigarh. There are 169 active cases and 480 patients have been cured till date. The Odisha government announced that the spouse/next of kin of deceased Anganwadi worker, who succumbs to COVID-19 in line of duty under active deployment, shall continue to receive Rs.7,500 per month till the date they would have attained the age of 60 years. Moreover, the spouse/next of kin of deceased ASHA worker, who succumbs to COVID-19 in line of duty under active deployment, shall continue to receive Rs.5,000 per month till the date they would have attained the age of 60 years. Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has announced the imposition of lockdown in the state on Saturdays and Sundays to curb the spread of the virus. To curb the spread of #COVID19, it has been decided to impose lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays in the state. Guidelines for the same to be issued soon: Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat (File pic) pic.twitter.com/zoWdVRdSvT — ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2020 A four-member team from the Central government visited Surat on Friday to review the coronavirus situation in the city, which has emerged as the new hotspot in Gujarat, and to provide necessary guidance to the local authorities. Surat district in south Gujarat has seen a sharp rise in infections in recent days and recorded 9,451 COVID-19 cases and 395 deaths so far, second only to Ahmedabad. The team visited containment zones of the city and also held discussions with senior officials and doctors of the civil hospital about the present situation, treatment protocols and availability of medicines to fight the pandemic, an official said. Himachal Pradesh detects 7 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,384 including 375 active cases, 985 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/oQgXQDAtPp — ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2020 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed to constitute one lakh teams in the state for effective surveillance on COVID-19 situation. "For effective surveillance, the Chief Minister instructed to constitute one lakh teams in the entire state and said that the monitoring of the team of each district should be done under the leadership of the District Magistrate," a Chief Minister Office of Uttar Pradesh tweeted. मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath जी ने प्रभावी सर्विलांसिंग के लिए पूरे प्रदेश में 01 लाख टीम गठित करने के निर्देश दिए और कहा कि प्रत्येक जनपद की टीम की माॅनिटरिंग जिलाधिकारी के नेतृत्व में की जाए। — CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) July 17, 2020 According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website on Friday, the active cases in the state are 15,720. The number of cured and discharged is 26,675. The death toll is at 1,046. The total number of cases of coronavirus are 43,441 in the state. People are still not aware and wandering outside their houses aimlessly. Keeping this in view, government may extend the lockdown by a week to contain the spread of COVID-19: Bengaluru Mayor Goutham Kumar https://t.co/b1DoOpxSTo — ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2020 Puducherry reported 91 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 1,832 including 1,014 recoveries and 25 deaths: Puducherry Health Department pic.twitter.com/J4803VaG7F — ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2020 West Bengal: Streets wear a deserted look in Siliguri as the city observes complete lockdown in view of rising cases of COVID-19. Complete lockdown in 47 wards of Siliguri Municipal Corporation has been announced for 7 days, starting July 16. pic.twitter.com/5XAUBqGxr6 — ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2020 Odisha reported 718 COVID cases on July 16, taking the total number of cases to 16,110. The Odisha government on Thursday announced complete lockdown from July 17 till the end of the month in certain parts of Odisha. Lockdown will be in effect in Ganjam, Khorha, Cuttack, Jajpur districts and Rourkela Municipal Corporation area from 9 pm of July 17 till midnight of July 31 to contain the spread of COVID-19. Odisha reported 718 COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking total number of cases to 16,110 out of which 5,124 cases are active. A total of 3,69,738 tests were conducted in the state till yesterday: State Health Department — ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2020 Streets in the capital city of Goa wore a deserted look on Friday as the state observed lockdown in view of a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The state government has announced 'Janata curfew' between 8 pm and 6 am till August 10 and complete lockdown for three days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The state administration has also imposed the ban on movement of all individuals for all non-essential activities between 8 pm to 6 am till August 10. According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 2,951 COVID-19 cases in the state. After the US, which has carried out a record 42 million COVID-19 tests, India has done the second largest number of 12 million coronavirus tests, the White House has said. The US is leading the world in testing and the second-highest number is 12 million from India, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at a news conference on Thursday. With the highest single-day spike of 34,956 cases and 687 deaths, India's COVID-19 positive cases crossed the 10 lakh mark on Friday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total positive cases stand at 10,03,832 including 3,42,473 active cases, 6,35,757 cured/discharged/migrated and 25,602 deaths, according to the Ministry. Telangana Telangana's COVID19 case tally rose to 41,018 with 1,676 new cases reported on Thursday. So far, 27,295 patients have recovered. The death toll is 396. Jharkhand 207 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths were reported in Jharkhand. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 4783, death toll 42. Odisha government has announced a 14-day complete lockdown in Ganjam, Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur district and Rourkela Municipal Corporation area from 9 pm of July 17 to the midnight of July 31. Uttarakhand 199 new coronavirus cases were reported in Uttarakhand, taking the total cases in the state to 3,982 including 2,995 recovered and 904 active cases. Goa Goa reported 157 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 3,108 including 1,272 recoveries and 19 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 1,817. Rajasthan 737 new COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan. The total number of cases stands at 27,174 including 6,666 active cases and 538 deaths. Manipur In the last 24 hours, 64 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Manipur, taking the total number of cases to 1764 including 635 active cases and 1129 recoveries. Jammu and Kashmir 490 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir- 62 from the Jammu division and 428 from the Kashmir division. The total number of cases stands at 12,156 including 5,488 actives cases, 6,446 recoveries and 222 deaths. Madhya Pradesh 735 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Madhya Pradesh, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 20378, of which 5562 are active cases. The death toll stands at 689. West Bengal West Bengal reported 1,690 new COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 36,117 including 21,415 recoveries and 1,023 deaths. The discharge rate in the state stands at 59.29 percent. Punjab Punjab recorded 298 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 9,094 and death toll to 230. A total of 6277 patients have recovered till date. Maharashtra Maharashtra reported 8,641 new COVID-19 cases and 266 in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 1,14,648 and death toll to 11,194. A total of 1,58,140 patients have recovered so far. Mumbai has the highest number of cases at 97,950. Haryana 696 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Haryana, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 24,002 including 18,185 recovered cases, 5495 active cases and 322 deaths. Karnataka 4,169 new COVID-19 cases and 104 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 51,422 cases including 19,729 recoveries and 1032 deaths. Bengaluru reported 2344 new cases and 70 deaths in the last 24 hours. 4,549 new COVID-19 positive cases and 69 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. The total number of cases rose to 1,56,369 including 46,714 active cases, 1,07,416 discharged cases and 2,236 deaths. 14 priests of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam have tested positive for COVID-19. Anil Kumar Singhal, executive officer of TTD today held a meeting with temple priests, health and vigilance officials. In the last 24 hours, 2593 new COVID-19 positive cases and 40 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. The total number of cases rsse to 38044 including 18159 active cases, 19393 discharged cases and 492 deaths. Himachal Pradesh detects 2 new COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 1343 including 350 active cases, 969 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Health Department Universities were approached to inform the status of the conduct of examination. Response received from 640 universities. Out of these, 454 have either conducted the examination or are planning to conduct. 177 universities are yet to decide on the conduct of examination: UGC In case of 27 private universities, which were established during 2019-20 to till date, the first batch is yet to become eligible for final examination: University Grants Commission (UGC) (2/2) — ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2020 Puducherry reports 147 new COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 1743 including 774 active cases, 947 discharged cases and 22 deaths: Puducherry Health Department Rajasthan state health department on Thursday said that 143 COVID cases have been reported in last 24 hours. 143 new #COVID19 positive cases and 4 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 10.30 am today. Total number of cases stand at 26580 including 6459 active cases and 534 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/f3vVhBTY84 — ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2020 The recovery rate among COVID19 patients has increased to 63.24%. The recoveries/deaths ratio is 96.09% : 3.91% now, as per health update. Highest single day spike of 32,695 COVID19 cases and 606 deaths reported in the last 24 hours in India. Total positive cases stand at 9,68,876 including 3,31,146 active cases, 6,12,815 cured/discharged/migrated and 24,915 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Highest single day spike of 32,695 COVID19 cases and 606 deaths reported in the last 24 hours in India. Total positive cases stand at 9,68,876 including 3,31,146 active cases, 6,12,815 cured/ discharged/ migrated and 24,915 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 6,815 active COVID cases in Assam 1,088 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Assam on July 15 including 649 cases in Guwahati. Total cases stand at 19,754 including 12,888 recovered, 6,815 active cases and 48 deaths: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Farmers in Odisha's Ganjam dist who've cultivated brinjal say they're suffering losses as they're unable to sell their product at profitable prices due to COVID19 situation. A farmer says,"I've not been able to recover my investment &have suffered loss of over Rs 1 lakh." Vijay Kulange, Ganjam District Magistrate says, "We are looking into the supply chain management and we will involve SHGs and volunteers for doorstep delivery of farmer's produce." (15.07.2020) pic.twitter.com/tiiPCoIAN3 — ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2020 123 active COVID cases in Jammu and Kashmir 493 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir on 15th July, 57 from Jammu division and 436 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 11,666 including 5,123 active cases, 6,337 recoveries and 206 deaths: Government of J&K 1597 COVID-19 cases, 1159 recoveries and 11 deaths were reported in Telangana on Wednesday. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 39,342 including 25,999 discharged and 386 deaths. 316 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Jharkhand on Wednesday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 4562. The state witnessed two COVID-19 deaths in the day. There are 2039 active cases in Jharkhand. Goa 198 new COVID-19 cases and 67 recoveries have been reported in Goa. The total number of cases rose to 2951 including 1259 active cases, 1674 recoveries and 18 deaths. Rajasthan 866 new positive cases were reported in the state on Wednesday till 8.30 pm, taking the total number of cases in the state to 26,437 including 19,502 recovered cases, 6405 active cases, and 530 deaths. Delhi 1647 new COVID-19 positive cases and 41 deaths were reported in Delhi on Wednesday. The total number of cases rose to 1,16,993 including 17,807 active cases, 95,699 recovered/discharged/migrated cases, and 3487 deaths. West Bengal 1,589 new COVID-19 positive cases and 20 deaths have been reported in West Bengal. The total number of cases soared to 34,427 including 12,747 active cases, 20,680 discharged cases, and 1,000 deaths. Manipur In the last late 24 hours, 28 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur, taking the total number of cases to 1700 including 620 active cases and 1080 recovered cases. Haryana 678 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Haryana, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 23,306 including 17,667 recovered cases, 5320 active cases and 319 deaths. Karnataka 3176 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Karnataka out of which 1975 cases are from Bengaluru, taking the total number of cases to 47,253. The death toll rose to 928 after 87 deaths were reported on Wednesday. Gujarat Gujarat reported 925 COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, state tally has risen to 44,648 including 31,346 discharges and 2,081 deaths. Maharashtra 233 deaths and 7975 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2,75,640. With 3606 patients being discharged in the day, the number of recovered rose to 1,52,613. The recovery rate in the state stands at 55.37%. Uttarakhand 104 new coronavirus cases were reported in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, taking the total cases in the state to 3785 including 2948 recoveries and 754 active cases. Madhya Pradesh 638 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths have been reported in Madhya Pradesh, taking active cases to 5,053 and death toll to 682. 18,783 samples were tested for the disease on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu 4,496 new COVID-19 cases and 68 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The total number of cases rose to 1,51,820 including 47,340 active cases, 1,02,310 discharged cases and 2,167 deaths. Punjab Punjab's COVID-19 tally rose to 8799 with 288 new positive cases being reported on Wednesday, There are 2711 active cases in the state. So far, 221 people have lost their lives owing to COVID-19. BSF 68 new COVID-19 cases and 48 recoveries have been reported in Border Security Force (BSF) in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in BSF stands at 2093, including 1060 recovered cases and 1024 active cases. ITBP 35 personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. A total of 356 personnel have recovered from the disease and there are 348 active cases as of now. 623 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Kerala today of which 157 cases are from Thiruvananthapuram. The total number of cases rise to 9553 including 4880 active cases. The Ministry of Finance stated that reducing the GST rate on sanitizers and other similar items would lead to an inverted duty structure and put domestic manufacturers at a disadvantage. Mentioning that lower GST rates help imports by making them cheaper, it noted that this was against the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ policy. Tamil Nadu Health Minister stated that the BCG vaccine shall be administered on a trial basis for adults aged 60-95. This has been done on the order of the Chief Minister. This is aimed at reducing the COVID-19 mortality rate in senior citizens. The National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis will start the pilot program soon. Bengaluru Police Commissioner ordered a ban on the online sale of liquor in the area till the end of lockdown. Lockdown has been imposed in Bengaluru for 7 days, which started from 8 pm on Tuesday and will continue till 5 am on July 22 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Puducherry reported 67 new COVID-19 positive cases on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 1596 including 686 active cases and 21 deaths. The Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office quashed rumours about the imposition of a total lockdown in the state. There was speculation that lockdown would be imposed from July 16 to 31. The CM directed SSP Dehradun to take action against those spreading this rumour. 2,432 new COVID-19 cases and 44 deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 35,451 including 18,378 persons recovered/discharged. 'Janta Curfew' will be observed in the state from 8 pm to 6 am till August 10, in view of rising COVID-19 cases. According to Goa CM Pramod Sawant, only medical services shall be allowed in this period. The 'Janta Curfew' will be observed from Wednesday. Complete lockdown will be imposed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week. 1320 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 20,173. So far, 13,019 persons have recovered. The Karnataka government directed all hospitals registered under the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act to display a bed allocation display board containing details related to beds for COVID-19 patients.at the reception center. The display board should be arranged by July 16. 462 COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 75 more people testing positive for the infection, a senior health official said. The fresh cases have taken the northeastern state's virus count to 462, he said. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the COVID-19 situation in the national capital is better than in June, but the war against the disease has not been won yet. Addressing an online media briefing, he said, "The COVID-19 situation in Delhi is under control but we do not have to be complacent. We will continue our preparations." He said his government's first principle of combating the disease is that the COVID-19 fight cannot be won alone, that is why, the AAP dispensation sought cooperation from everyone, be it the Centre, hotels and other organisations. He also said that the coronavirus situation in Delhi is better as compared to June. There are 18,600 active cases of coronavirus in Delhi, Kejriwal said, adding that only 4,000 beds have so far been occupied. Puducherry reports 67 new COVID cases Three elderly people, including a woman succumbed to COVID-19 in Puducherry, while 67 fresh cases were recorded on Wednesday, taking the aggregate in the Union Territory to 1,596. A senior Medical Officer and Chief of Government Pharmacy, Sri Ramulu told reporters that 67 new cases were identified and admitted to the hospitals here and in Yanam at the end of testing of 687 samples during the last 24 hours. Bihar: Around 20 staff members at Governor house have tested positive for #COVID19. 618 COVID-19 cases and 609 recoveries reported in Odisha on 14th July (yesterday). Total number of cases in the state at 14898, including 9864 recovered & 4933 active cases: State Government Total COVID cases in Rajasthan are 25,806 235 COVID19 positive cases, 3 deaths, 30 recovered and 30 discharged in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 25,806 including 527 deaths, and 6,080 active cases: State Health Department 3,19,840 active cases in India Spike of 29,429 COVID19 cases & 582 deaths reported in the last 24 hours in India. Total positive cases stand at 9,36,181 including 3,19,840 active cases, 5,92,032 cured/discharged/migrated and 24,309 deaths: Ministry of Health Plasma therapy in Odisha from today Plasma therapy to begin in Odisha from today. The treatment facility will be rolled out in SUM Hospital & KIMS in Bhubaneswar along with Ashwini hospital in Cuttack. SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack will act as the nodal centre. Mizoram's tally reaches 238 Mizoram reports 5 new COVID-19 positive cases; the total number of cases in the state stands at 238 including 79 active cases and 159 cured/discharged: State Chief Minister, Zoramthanga 6,444 active cases in Assam 859 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Assam on July 14 including 627 cases in Guwahati. Total cases stand at 18,666 including 12,173 recovered, 6,444 active cases and 46 deaths: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma With 969 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Mumbai on Tuesday, July 14, the city's COVID-19 tally surged to 94,863. At present, there are 22,828 active COVID-19 cases in the city. The number of recovered soared to 66,633 after 1011 patients were discharged in the day. Meanwhile, 70 COVID-19 deaths were reported on Tuesday, propelling Mumbai's fatality toll to 5,402. 56 of the aforesaid deceased had co-morbidities. West Bengal 1,390 COVID-19 positive cases, 718 cases of discharege and 24 deaths reported in West Bengal today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 32,838 including 19,931 cases of discharge and 980 deaths. Jammu and Kashmir 346 COVID-19 positive cases and 128 cases of recovery reported in Jammu and Kashmir today. The total number of positive cases in the union territory rises to 11,173 including 6223 recovered cases and 195 deaths. Delhi 1606 COVID-19 positive cases, 1924 recovered/discharged/migrated and 35 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 1,15,346 including 93,236 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,446 deaths. Uttarakhand 78 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today, 11 cured. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 3,686 including 2,867 recovered and 50 deaths. Karnataka 2,496 new COVID-19 cases and 87 deaths in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases is 25,839 and death toll 842. Bengaluru reported highest 1,267 cases today, followed by Mysuru at 125 cases. Tamil Nadu 4,526 people tested positive for COVID-19 and 67 patients died in Tamil Nadu today, taking total cases to 1,47,324 including 97,310 recoveries and 2,099 deaths. 41,357 samples were tested today for the disease. Lockdown in containment zones in West Bengal extended till July 19. The one-week lockdown gets over tomorrow. Broad-based containment zones in all areas. Comprehensive town-wide lockdown in areas in and around Kolkata, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Coochbehar, and Raiganj. Uttar Pradesh 1656 new COVID-19 positive cases, 778 cases of discharge, and 28 deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases in the state stands at 13,760, total discharged cases 24,981 and total death toll 983. Maharashtra 6741 new COVID-19 positive cases, 4500 cases of discharge, and 213 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2,67,665 including 1,49,007 recovered cases, 10,695 deaths, and 1,07,665 active cases. Gujarat 915 cases of COVID-19 and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, state's tally at 43,723 including 30,555 discharges and 2,071 deaths. Chandigarh The number of COVID-19 active cases has risen to 144 in Chandigarh. Ten patients have succumbed to the infection so far in the Union Territory. Haryana 699 COVID-19 cases and four deaths reported today. Now the number of active cases and the death toll stands at 5,226 and 312 respectively. Punjab 340 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 8,511 and death toll to 5,663 recoveries and 213 deaths. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday revealed that the human trials of the two indigenous vaccines for COVID-19 had begun and that there were approximately 1000 human volunteers for the same. "The two candidates have got their sites ready and they are doing their clinical study on approximately a 1000 human volunteers each at different sites," said Director General of ICMR, Balram Bhargava. Russia has fastracked a vaccine which has been successful in its early phases. They have fastrakced its development. China has fastracked its vaccine programme and has also fastracked its studies with that vaccine in China: Balram Bhargava, DG-ICMR. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/9i5uQd4Z7O — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2020 The US, as your read today, has fastracked two of its vaccine candidates. The UK is also lookin g at how it can fastrack the Oxford vaccine candidate, how it can fastrack it for human use: Balram Bhargava, DG-ICMR. #COVID19 https://t.co/hb1jfF1R4C — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2020 Lockdown to be imposed in the state from 16 to 31 July to curb the spread of COVID-19. Guidelines are being prepared: Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi. The state health department said 1432 new positive cases have been reported in Bihar; taking the total number of cases to 18,853. So far, 12,364 patients have recovered in the state. Health Ministry briefing 86% of the total cases are confined to 10 states. Two of these have 50% of these cases – Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu – and eight other states have 36% cases: Rajesh Bhushan, OSD, Ministry of Health. "There are 20 states that have a recovery rate which is more than the national average. India's national average is 63%. Of these states, Uttar Pradesh has a recovery rate of 64%, Odisha 67%, Assam 65%, Gujarat 70%, Tamil Nadu has a recovery rate of 65%." B/w May 2 to May 30, number of active COVID-19 cases was more than recovered cases. After that, the difference between number of active & recovered cases is rising. Today, number of recovered cases is 1.8 times higher than the active cases: Rajesh Bhushan, OSD, Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/LymQiW4CTo — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2020 In May, the recovery rate was around 26 per cent which rose to 48 per cent by May end & further increased to around 63 per cent by July 12 in the country. Recovery rates in 20 states are higher than the national recovery rate: Rajesh Bhushan, OSD, Ministry of Health — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2020 Puducherry reports 63 new COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 1531 including 684 active cases and 18 deaths: Puducherry Health Department Total 110 samples were collected; of which 24 persons at BJP Office in Patna have tested positive for #COVID19: Sanjay Jaiswal, Bihar BJP President to ANI 9255 recoveries in Odisha 543 new COVID19 positive cases and 505 recoveries have been reported in Odisha. Total number of cases now at 14280 including 4929 active cases, 74 deaths and 9255 recoveries: State Health Department Of the 553 deaths reported in 24 hours, 193 are from Maharashtra, 73 from Karnataka, 66 from Tamil Nadu, 40 from Delhi, 37 from Andhra Pradesh, 24 from West Bengal, 21 from Uttar Pradesh, 17 from Bihar, 15 from Rajasthan, 10 each from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Telangana has reported nine fatalities followed by Jammu and Kashmir eight, Haryana seven, Odisha six, Punjab five, Jharkhand and Goa three each, Kerala and Uttarakhand two each, while Assam and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have recorded one death each. Those coming to Punjab for less than 72 hours are now exempt from the mandatory home quarantine, and only need to submit a formal undertaking at the border check post: Punjab Chief Minister's Office India's COVID19 case tally crosses 9 lakh mark with 28,498 new cases & 553 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 9,06,752 including 3,11,565 active cases, 5,71,460 cured/discharged/migrated and 23,727 deaths: Ministry of Health Total number of cases in Telangana 36,221 1,550 COVID19 cases, 1,197 discharged & 9 deaths reported in Telangana on Monday evening. Total number of cases in the state is now at 36,221, including 12,178 active cases, 23,679 discharged and 365 deaths: State Health Department Delhi: All offices at Rail Bhawan to be closed on 14th & 15th July for sanitization after some officials of Railway Board tested positive for #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/7ieLoeWPws — ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2020 189 COVID-19 cases and 43 recoveries were reported in Jharkhand on Monday, as of 9:30 pm. The total number of cases in the state is now at 3,963, including 1,579 active cases, 2,351 recoveries and 33 deaths. Delhi 1246 COVID-19 positive cases, 1344 recoveries and 40 deaths were reported in Delhi on Monday. The total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 1,13,740 including 91,312 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,411 deaths. 12,171 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the national capital on Monday - 3860 RT-PCR/CBNAAT/True NAAT tests and 8311 Rapid antigen tests. Rajasthan 544 COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths were reported in Rajasthan on Monday, as of 8:30 pm. The total number of cases in the state is now at 24,936, including 5,788 active cases and 518 deaths. Himachal Pradesh 891 persons tested for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, of which one tested positive and results of 213 are awaited. The total number of cases in the state is now at 1,243, including 292 active cases, 927 recoveries and 9 deaths. Goa 130 COVID-19 cases and 53 recoveries were reported in Goa on Monday. The total number of cases in the state is now at 2,583, including 1,026 active cases, 1,540 recovered and 17 deaths. Raichur Deputy Commissioner R Venkatesh Kumar announced that lockdown would remain imposed in Raichur city and Sindhanur taluk of Raichur district, Karnataka from 15th July to 22nd July in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Uttarakhand The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state stands at 3,608 after 71 positive cases were reported and 70 patients were cured on Monday. The total death toll stands at 49. Maharashtra 6,497 COVID-19 cases, 4,182 recoveries and 193 deaths were reported in Maharashtra on Monday. The total number of cases in the state is now at 2,60,924, including 1,44,507 recoveries, 1,05,637 active cases and 10,482 deaths. Gujarat 902 COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths were reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state is now at 42,808, including 29,806 cured/discharged and 2,057 deaths. Punjab 357 COVID-19 positive cases, 194 recoveries and 5 deaths were reported in Punjab on Monday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 8178, including 5586 discharged and 204 deaths. Karnataka 2,738 COVID-19 cases, 839 recoveries and 73 deaths were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 41,581, including 16,248 discharged, 24,572 active cases and 761 deaths. West Bengal The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state rose to 31,448 after 1,435 cases were reported on Monday. 632 patients were discharged while 24 died in the day A total of 19,213 people have been discharged and 956 deaths have been reported so far. 449 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths reported in Kerala on Monday. As per Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, the fatality rate in the state is 0.39% which is better than that in other states. He mentioned that some people are spreading lies about Kerala not doing enough testing. He stressed that the test positivity rate is 2.27% in Kerala which is better than that of the country. 1,664 COVID-19 cases, 869 recoveries and 21 deaths were reported in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state is now at 38,130, including 24,203 discharged, 12,972 active cases and 955 deaths. 4,328 COVID-19 cases, 3,035 discharged and 66 deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu on Monday. The total number of cases in the state is now at 1,42,798, including 92,567 discharged, 48,196 active cases and 2,032 deaths. Karnataka Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary announced that a complete lockdown will be imposed in Dakshina Kannada district from July 16 for one week. 1935 more COVID-19 cases, 1030 discharged and 37 deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state is now at 31,103, including 14,274 active cases, 16,464 discharged and 365 deaths. The Karnataka Health Department issued a circular advising 'strict isolation/quarantine at home' for people who have undergone COVID-19 testing until their results are declared. As per the circular, any irresponsible behaviour by such people such as going outdoors can result in the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The Karnataka Health Department warned that such acts will invite strict legal action under the Epidemic Diseases Act. The Punjab government has put a complete bar on all public gatherings while restricting social gatherings to 5 persons and marriages/other social functions to 30 instead of the current 50 persons. Mandatory FIRs shall be filed against those found violating the curb on public gatherings, which now stand strictly disallowed. Judicial and administrative works of Calcutta High Court remains suspended till July 19, 2020, on account of the new phase of lockdown in Kolkata, constant increase in the containment zones and rapid increase of COVID-19 patients in Kolkata and its suburbs. The first cured patient discharged today from Sardar Patel COVID19 Care Centre, Radha Soami Beas, Chhatarpur. Total 147 positive patients admitted to the centre till date. ITBP is looking after the facility: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Puducherry reports 50 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 1468 including 665 active cases and 18 deaths: Puducherry Health Department pic.twitter.com/uOvYYIrQfc — ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2020 Himachal Pradesh reports no new #COVID19 positive case today till now. Total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1,213 including 266 active cases, 923 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/eLnUU384UJ — ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2020 Kerala Government has imposed an enhanced triple lockdown in the coastal areas which have been declared as critical containment zones. No movement of people will be allowed to and from the containment zones except for medical emergency and exempted services. Shops that sell essential items are allowed to function from 10 am to 6 pm. These shops are permitted to collect stock from 7 am to 9 am. Milk booths are allowed to function from 5 am to 10 am and from 4 pm to 6 pm. Ninety-five new COVID-19 cases were reported in Rajasthan on Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 24,487, said the state health department. Out of the total cases, 5,735 are active cases. Four new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, taking the death toll in the state to 514. With 135 patients recovering from the disease, the number of those who have recovered now stands at 18,238. 95 new #COVID19 cases, 133 recovered/discharged and 4 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 10.30am. Total number of cases in the state is now at 24,487, including 5,753 active cases and 514 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/wUGMcuP4uX — ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2020 71 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Nagaland out of 816 samples tested, informed state Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom on Monday. Out of the 71 new coronavirus cases, 60 were reported from Dimapur, seven from Mon and four from Kohima. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state are 845, including 518 active cases and 327 recovered cases. 616 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Odisha in the past 24 hours, informed the State Health Department. Out of the 616 new COVID-19 cases, 415 are in quarantine and 201 are local contacts. As many as 3,41,537 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far. Odisha’s COVID19 case tally rises to 13,737 with 616 new positive cases reported in the last 24 hours. Total recoveries is 8,750, active cases 4,896: State Health Department — ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2020 Total number of #COVID19 cases in Jharkhand rise to 3,774 including 1,433 active cases, 2308 recovered/discharged and 33 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/QfyEcrJNfO — ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2020 1,18,06,256 samples tested for #COVID19 till 12th July, of these 2,19,103 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/KcMTwbq4vL — ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2020 28,701 new COVID-19 cases & 500 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 8,78,254 including 3,01,609 active cases, 5,53,471 cured/discharged/migrated and 23,174 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Karnataka Minister CT Ravi has tested positive for COVID-19. However, his wife and staff members have tested negative. Yesterday, I along with my wife Pallavi & my staff members underwent COVID19 test. Fortunately, my wife Pallavi and all my staff members are tested Negative. Third umpire's result for me has confirmed that I'm Covid Positive. However, I'm feeling absolutely fine. — C T Ravi 🇮🇳 ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) July 13, 2020 For now, I'll continue to work from here and undergo treatment. Very soon, I'll get cured and comeback to work with you all. — C T Ravi 🇮🇳 ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) July 13, 2020 Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported 1,933 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 29,168. It includes 13,428 active cases, 15,412 discharged and 328 deaths, according to the state's COVID-19 Control Room. In the past 24 hours, 846 persons are discharged with 19 deaths are reported. The total number of discharged persons in the state is 15,412. 1,088 COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths reported in Pune in the last 24 hours. Number of total cases and deaths stands at 38,502 and 1,075 respectively in the district. Active cases stand at 12,890: Pune Zila Parishad Health Department pic.twitter.com/jb8x5XSDz1 — ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2020 Streets remained deserted as the Sunday lockdown was observed in Indore as per the district administration orders following a surge in COVID-19 cases. Indore reported 92 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday taking the total number of cases in the district to 5,352. The death toll touched 269 after 4 deaths were reported on Sunday including 2 deaths which the district health department termed as 'reconciliation" from the month of April. A total of 36 people were discharged after treatment taking the total number of discharged patients to 4,017. There are 1,066 active COVID-19 cases in the district. Madhya Pradesh: Streets remained deserted as the Sunday lockdown was observed in Indore yesterday. Harinarayan Chari Mishra, DIG Indore says, "This was like the first phase of lockdown when everything except essential services was prohibited." #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/wJB9l5wuej — ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2020 Assam 468 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals on Sunday. A total of 10,894 patients have been discharged till date. The number of active cases stands at 5,138. J&K Jammu and Kashmir reported 357 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths, taking total cases to 10,513 including 5,979 recoveries and 179 deaths. Jharkhand Jharkhand reported 80 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths on Sunday, taking active cases to 1,421 and death toll to 31. Tourism in Jammu & Kashmir will open in a phased manner from July 14. The government of J&K issued guidelines for the entry of tourists. In this phase, tourism shall be limited to those arriving by air only. RT-PCR testing of all tourists will be compulsory on arrival and tourists need to have confirmed hotel bookings. Goa 85 COVID-19 positive cases and 59 patients were cured in Goa on Sunday. The total number of positive cases in the state rose to 2,453, including 1,487 recovered cases and 14 deaths. Telangana 1269 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported and 1563 patients were discharged on Sunday. The total number of positive patients in the state is now 34,671 including 11,883 active cases, 22,482 discharged and 356 deceased. Haryana 658 new COVID-19 cases reported in Haryana, taking the total number of cases to 21,240 including 15,983 recoveries and 301 deaths. Rajasthan 644 COVID-19 cases, 234 recovered/discharged and 7 deaths were reported in Rajasthan on Sunday, as of 8;30pm. The total number of cases in the state is now at 24,392, including 5,779 active cases and 510 deaths. Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh reports 431 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths taking the total number of cases to 17,632 and deaths to 653. The number of recovered cases stands at 12,876. 1,560 new #COVID19 positive cases, 26 deaths and 622 discharged in West Bengal in the last 24 hours. The total tally stands at 30,013 including 932 deaths and 18,581 discharged: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal pic.twitter.com/iENQjL49C3 — ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2020 Maharashtra Maharashtra reported 7,827 new COVID-19 cases and 173 deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 2,54,427 including 1,40,325 recoveries and 10,289 deaths. West Bengal 1,560 new COVID-19 positive cases, 26 deaths and 622 discharged in West Bengal in the last 24 hours. The total tally stands at 30,013 including 932 deaths and 18,581 discharged. Manipur 16 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 713. A total of 896 patients have recovered from the disease so far. Uttarakhand Uttarakhand reported 20 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking total number of cases to 3,537 out of which 674 cases are active. A total of 47 patients have succumbed the disease till date. Karnataka 2,627 new COVID-19 cases and 71 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 38,843 and death toll to 684. Gujarat 879 positive cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State's COVID-19 case tally rises to 41,906 including 29,198 cured/discharged and 2,047 deaths. Tamil Nadu reports 68 deaths, 4244 new #COVID19 positive cases and 3,617 discharges on Sunday. The total number of positive cases stands at 1,38,470 including 46,969 active cases and 1,966 deaths. Writing on Twitter, actor Abhishek Bachchan confirmed that his wife Aishwarya Rai and daughter Aaradhya had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and would be self-quarantining. Bachchan added that he and his father Amitabh Bachchan would remain in the Nanavati Hospital until the doctors advise otherwise. He urged everyone to follow all rules. My father and I remain in hospital till the doctors decide otherwise. Everyone please remain cautious and safe. Please follow all rules! — Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) July 12, 2020 Himachal Pradesh The number of COVID-19 cases reached 1,191 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 256 cases are active. Delhi 1,573 COVID-19 cases, 2,276 recoveries & 37 deaths were reported in Delhi on Sunday. The total number of cases in the national capital is now at 1,12,494, including 89,968 recovered/discharged/migrated, 19,155 active cases, and 3,371 deaths. 9,443 RT-PCR tests and 11,793 rapid antigen tests were conducted in the national capital on Sunday. The total number of tests done so far stands at 789,853. Kerala Kerala reported 435 new COVID-19 cases taking active cases to 3,743. 4,097 patients have recovered from the disease in the state till date. Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter Shweta Nanda who was staying with Bachchan family, along with her kids, Agastya Nanda and Navya Naveli Nanda, tested negative for COVID-19. 1,266 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Bihar on Sunday taking the total number of cases in the state to 16,305. So far, 10,991 patients have recovered in the state. The Jammu Divisional Commissioner quashed rumours about the imposition of lockdown in Jammu from July 13. He termed the reports in this regard as "baseless". India's recovery rate improved to 62.93% with 19,235 persons being cured in the last 24 hours. The recovered cases have exceeded active cases by 2,42,362. Currently, there are 1370 Dedicated COVID Hospitals (DCH), 3062 Dedicated COVID Health Centres (DCHC), and 10334 COVID Care Centres (CCC) in the country. So far, the Centre has provided 122.36 lakhs PPE Kits, 223.33 lakhs N95 masks, and 21,685 ventilators to various states and Central institutions. The number of COVID-19 labs has increased to 1194 labs including 850 labs in the government sector and 344 labs in the private sector. Vishwas Mote, Assistant Municipal Commissioner, has confirmed that actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya have tested COVID positive in the second round of tests after Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan tested COVID positive on Saturday night. Jaya Bachchan tested negative in the initial swab test. After nearly 18 members at the Raj Bhavan in Maharashtra tested positive for the novel coronavirus, it was reported that Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari would isolate himself. However, he has refuted these rumours and clarified that he has no symptoms of COVID-19. Moreover, he added that his COVID-19 test came negative. 1,933 COVID-19 cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state is now at 29,168, including 13,428 active cases, 15,412 discharged and 328 deaths. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued fresh Unlock 2.0 guidelines for the state. All markets are allowed to remain open from Monday to Friday. The sanitization process in markets will be done on weekends. The UP CM also ordered to conduct 50,000 COVID-19 tests per day in the state. HM Amit Shah confident of India's victory against COVID-19 India is at a "good position" in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic and the country will fight the disease with determination and enthusiasm, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. Shah spoke after participating in a mega plantation drive initiated by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) that has a target to plant about 1.37 crore saplings in their country-wide campuses by this month-end. Delhi govt asks DMs to document their initiatives to fight COVID-19 The Delhi government has asked all the district magistrates to document initiatives taken by them in their respective areas to deal with the COVID-19 situation, a move aimed at showcasing efforts to control the infection, officials said. The DMs have been asked to also mention the difficulties they faced while executing new initiatives in their districts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Odisha reports 595 fresh COVID cases Odisha's COVID-19 tally on Sunday crossed the 13,000 mark with 595 fresh cases, while three patients succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 64 in the state, a health department official said. The total number of coronavirus patients rose to 13,121 in the state, he said. Man tests positive for COVID-19 after death in Jammu A 58-year-old man tested positive for coronavirus after his death at a hospital here, taking the total fatalities to 17, officials said on Sunday. The critically ill patient, hailing from Simbal Morh, was admitted in the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital here on Friday and died the next day, the officials said. Puducherry's tally touches 1418 cases Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,418 in Puducherry; active cases rise to 661 while death toll stands at 18: Puducherry Health Department HP's tally touches 1184-mark Himachal Pradesh detects 2 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 1184 including 262 active cases, 898 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Health Department Center will provide 1200 ventilators to Telangana: Union Min G Kishan Reddy I requested Telangana govt to increase COVID-19 testing, give proper treatment for poor & middle-class people & assured them that Center will provide all medical equipment required to fight COVID. Center will provide 1200 ventilators to Telangana: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy Fans of legendary Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan have been concerned for his health after the veteran actor announced that he has tested positive for Coronavirus. He took to Twitter on Saturday evening to share the diagnosis with his millions of fans and followers on social media and revealed that he has been admitted to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. The hospital officials have issued statements with updates of Amitabh Bachchan's health since Sunday morning and have reassured that the actor is stable, is responding well to the treatment at the hospital, and was able to sleep well on Saturday night. Also, they have informed that the 77-year-old superstar will release 'Medical Bulletin' for his fans twice a day via his own social media handle. Death toll in India climbs to 22,674 India reported a record 28,637 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the country's tally to 8,49,553 as the death toll climbed to 22,674 with 551 people succumbing to the disease in a day. The number of recoveries stands at 5,34,620, while there are 2,92,258 active cases of the infection currently in the country, data updated on the Union health ministry website showed. Karnataka: Complete lockdown being observed in Kalaburagi today, due to rise in #COVID19 cases. The state government has announced a complete lockdown in the state on all Sundays till August 2. Karnataka: Complete lockdown being observed in Kalaburagi today, due to rise in #COVID19 cases. The state government has announced a complete lockdown in the state on all Sundays till August 2. pic.twitter.com/YMUrzvMzFQ — ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2020 In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan, the government on Saturday imposed restrictions on inter-state movement of people. Those going out of the state will require passes from authorities. People travelling by road will be screened at the check posts on state borders. "Those arriving at airports, railway stations and bus stands within Rajasthan will be screened. All persons who intend to move outside the State shall be required to obtain a pass from the nearby government offices," read the order by the Rajasthan home department. People may be exempted from the requirement of a pass to travel outside the state only in case of personal emergency. People travelling by scheduled flights, trains or buses on July 12 with a prior reservation will not require a pass. As the number of Coronavirus recoveries in Odisha hit new record over last three days, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday appreciated the dedication and commitment of health professionals and COVID-19 warriors whose relentless work ensured this achievement. "CM Patnaik appreciated the dedication and commitment of health professionals and Covid Warriors whose relentless work ensured record number of recoveries in last three days. Odisha has recorded its highest 565 recoveries in a single day i.e. July 10, 2020," a press release from Odisha government read. The death toll due to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district rose to 33 on Saturday as two more persons succumbed to the disease, while the tally climbed to 3,347 with 89 fresh cases, official data showed. Since Friday, 175 patients have been discharged, bringing down the number of active cases in the district to 918, according to the data released by the Uttar Pradesh health department. So far, 2,396 patients have been discharged after treatment for COVID-19, the data showed. Amitabh and son Abhishek Bachchan have tested positive for COVID-19. Big B is admitted in Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope told Republic TV that Amitabh is asymptomatic and in a stable condition. Chief Minister Hemant Soren tested negative for COVID-19: Jharkhand Chief Minister's Office मुख्यमंत्री श्री @HemantSorenJMM का #coronavirus जांच रिपोर्ट #Negative आया। मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा सभी झारखण्डवासियों से मेरी अपील है सुरक्षित रहें, अपने परिवारजनों का ख्याल रखें। सभी के सहयोग से हम कोरोना को हरायेंगे। घर पर रहें, सुरक्षित रहें। pic.twitter.com/gMR0GNllX3 — Office of Chief Minister, Jharkhand (@JharkhandCMO) July 11, 2020 11 new COVID-19 case reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the area is now at 2370, including 122 active cases and 2002 discharges: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Dharavi in Mumbai is an inspiration for the world on how to contain COVID-19 spread: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the Coronavirus situation in the country and the preparedness of various states. The review meeting was attended by Union Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, NITI Aayog members, Cabinet Secretary, and other senior officials of the Government of India. Had an extensive meeting to review the COVID-19 situation across the nation. Took stock of the ongoing efforts to contain the infection. Priority is close monitoring and guiding the containment works in regions where the infection rate is high. https://t.co/iOLuK2IJF6 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 11, 2020 During the meeting, PM Modi reiterated the need to observe personal hygiene and social distancing in public places and said that there is no room for any complacency in this regard. Total recovered cases among COVID-19 patients crossed the 5 lakh mark today. 5,15,385 COVID-19 patients have so far been cured. Recovered cases outnumber COVID-19 active cases by 2,31,978. The recovery rate has further improved to 62.78%: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh reported 1,403 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 11,490. A total of 22,689 patients have recovered and 913 other died due to the disease till date: State Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad. Bihar 709 new COVID-19 positive cases in Bihar detected today, taking the total number of positive cases to15,039: State Health Department Himachal Pradesh One cured and no new COVID-19 case reported in Himachal Pradesh today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1171, including 274 active cases, 873 cured & 9 deaths: State Health Department Meghalaya Meghalaya reports 76 new COVID-19 cases taking total active patients to 215, while 45 people have recovered, says Chief Minister Conrad Sangma The wife of Minister of State for Sports in West Bengal and a former all-rounder in the Indian cricket team, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Saturday. Smita Sanyal Shukla, a deputy secretary in the stateHealth and Family Welfare Department, tested positive for the infection on Friday, they said. She has a mild fever and is in home isolation as per the prescribed protocol, the health officials said. A 74-year old man succumbed to coronavirus in Puducherry taking the toll to 18 while 64 fresh infections were reported on Saturday pushing the overall tally of cases to 1,337. Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao told reporters here that the total number of patients treated and discharged so far from hospitals was 690 while fatalities were 18. The cumulative total of COVID-19 cases in the union territory stood at 1,337, of which the active cases were 629. As many as 51 patients (22 from Government Medical College Hospital, 18 from JIPMER and 11 from COVID Care centres) had recovered and were discharged during last 24 hours, he said. Two COVID-19 fatalities and 170 cases were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the death toll to 499 and the total caseload to 23,344, according to an official report. The fresh deaths were reported from Jaipur and Ajmer, it stated. 5,211 active cases in Rajasthan Among the new instances of coronavirus infection, the maximum 40 were reported from Alwar, followed by 33 from Jaipur. Twenty-one fresh cases were reported from Nagaur, 17 from Bharatpur, seven each from Sawaimadhopur and Rajsamand, three each from Jhunjhunu, Barmer, Pratapgarh, Karauli and one each from Kota and Tonk. According to the official data, 17,634 patients have recovered from COVID-19 and there are 5,211 active cases in the state at present. COVID death toll in Odisha mounts to 61 Odisha's total tally of coronavirus cases rose by 570 to reach 12,526 on Saturday, while five more people, including a woman, succumbed to the disease taking the death toll to 61, a health department official said. Of the new fatalities, two were reported from Ganjam which is worst-hit by the viral infection, and one each from Puri, Cuttack and Khurda, the official said. Of the new cases, 384 were reported from different quarantine centres, while 186 were found through contact- tracing exercises, he said. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 1,13,07,002 swab samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to July 10, of which 2,82,511 been tested on Friday. Maharashtra tops COVID death tally with 9,893 fatalities Of the 519 new deaths reported on Saturday, 226 are from Maharashtra, 64 from Tamil Nadu, 57 from Karnataka, 42 from Delhi,27 from Uttar Pradesh and 26 from West Bengal. Andhra Pradesh reported 15 fatalities, Gujarat 14, Telangana eight and Rajasthan six. Assam, and Jammu and Kashmir reported five deaths each, followed by Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Punjab with four deaths each, Haryana and Puducherry three fatalities each while two persons have succumbed to the viral infection in Chhattisgarh. Of the total 22,123 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra tops the tally with 9,893 fatalities followed by Delhi with 3,300 deaths, Gujarat 2,022, Tamil Nadu 1,829, Uttar Pradesh 889, West Bengal 880, Madhya Pradesh 638,Karnataka 543 andRajasthan 497.So far 339 people have died of COVID-19 in Telangana,292 in Andhra Pradesh, 290 in Haryana, 187 in Punjab, 159 in Jammu and Kashmir, 119 in Bihar, 56in Odisha, 46 in Uttarakhand and 27 each in Kerala and Assam. Jharkhand has registered 23 deaths, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry 17 each, Himachal Pradesh 11, Goa nine, Chandigarh seven, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya two each, Tripura and Ladakh have reported one fatality each. The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. Area under Kashipur Municipal Corporation placed under lockdown due to surge in COVID19 cases. Lockdown was imposed starting 10am today till midnight of July 12-13, as directed by District authorities. Essential services allowed. 2,83,407 active cases in India India's COVID19 case tally crosses 8 lakh mark with 519 deaths and highest single-day spike of 27,114 new cases in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 8,20,916 including 2,83,407 active cases, 5,15,386 cured/discharged/migrated 22,123 deaths: Ministry of Health 743, active cases in Nagaland Out of 310 samples tested, 11 more positive cases of COVID19 confirmed - 7 in Kohima, 3 in Mon & 1 in Mokokchung. Total state status as of 9:20 am today - positive cases 743, active cases 439 & recovered 304: S Pangnyu Phom, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Govt of Nagaland Kolkata Police wrote to Abhishek Dalmiya, President of Cricket Association of Bengal requesting him to allot five blocks of Eden Gardens for setting up makeshift quarantine centre for Kolkata Police Personnel with immediate effect. Police personnel check vehicles at Delhi-Noida border as Uttar Pradesh govt has imposed lockdown in the State from 10 pm on July 10 to 5 am on 13th July Visuals from DND flyway (from ANI) Police personnel check vehicles at Delhi-Noida border as Uttar Pradesh govt has imposed lockdown in the State from 10 pm on July 10 to 5 am on 13th July; visuals from DND flyway. pic.twitter.com/VWzOI0pDse — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 11, 2020 Eight more people, including a policeman, died due to COVID-19 in Assam on Friday, while the state's infection tally crossed 15,000-mark with 936 more people testing positive, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The new fatalities pushed the death toll to 35. The state has seen 21 coronavirus deaths in the last four days. The total number of cases now stand at 15,536, including 6,221 in Guwahati city alone. 9,848 people have been cured in Assam Sarma said the state has reported 936 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 521 from the state capital. The state has 5,650 active cases. In a separate tweet, Sarma said 701 patients have recovered from the disease and were discharged from various hospitals across the state during the day. So far, 9,848 people have been cured and were discharged from hospitals, while three more patients have migrated to other states, he added. Jharkhand: 156 new cases 156 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of cases to 3,518 including 1,271 active cases, 2,224 recovered/discharged and 23 deaths: State Health Department Mumbai: 1354 new cases 1,354 #COVID19 cases, 2,183 discharged & 73 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 90,149 including 61,934 recovered, 22,738 active cases & 5,202 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation J&K: 387 new cases 387 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 97 from Jammu division and 290 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 9,888 including 3,943 actives cases, 5,786 recoveries and 159 deaths: Government of J&K Rajasthan: 611 new cases 611 #COVID19 cases & 6 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 8:30 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 23,174 including 5,057 active cases & 497 deaths: State Health Department The 4-member inquiry committee, constituted to examine suicide of a journalist on 6th July by jumping off the 4th floor of AIIMS trauma centre submitted its report today: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 There is no prohibition on the opening of religious places during the lockdown in the State from 10 pm today till 5 am on 13th July: Awanish Awasthi, Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Today the world recorded 12 million cases. In the last 6 weeks cases have more than doubled: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Lockdown extended till 19th July in Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation: Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) Commissioner Vijay Suryvanshi. #Maharashtra A 25-year-old junior resident doctor of AIIMS allegedly jumped off the 10th floor of AIIMS hostel today. He later succumbed to his injuries: Delhi Police COVID19 case fatality rate in India has declined to 2.72 per cent, which is lower than that of many other countries: Health Ministry A vaccine for COVID-19 is expected only by early next year, a parliamentary panel was informed on Friday. Presentations were given by the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the principal scientific adviser to the government before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Climate on the Centre''s COVID-19 preparedness. The panel is chaired by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who, along with six other members, attended the meeting. Sources said it was conveyed to the panel that a vaccine for COVID-19 could be available only by early next year. This was the first meeting of the panel since the nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25. Maharashtra: 7862 new cases 7862 new #COVID19 positive cases, 226 deaths and 5366 people discharged today in Maharashtra. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 2,38,461 including 9,893 deaths and 1,32,625 people recovered: Public Health Department, Maharashtra Delhi: 2089 new cases 2089 #COVID19 positive cases reported in Delhi today, 2468 recovered/discharged/migrated and 42 deaths also reported. The total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 1,09,140 including 84,694 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,300 deaths. 10,129 RT-PCR tests and 12,832 rapid antigen tests conducted today. Total tests done so far stands at 7,47,109: Delhi Government Gujarat: 875 new cases 875 positive cases of #COVID19 and 14 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 40,155 including 28,183 cured/discharged and 2,024 deaths: Government of Gujarat Manipur: 132 new cases 132 #COVID19 positive cases, 33 people discharged in the last 24 hours bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,582 including 832 recovered cases: Government of Manipur, COVID-19 COVID control room Goa: 100 new cases Today we have 100 new cases and 74 recoveries. This brings our active number of cases to 895. Samples received in the last 24 hours - 2,920, samples tested - 1,850. Yesterday also we tested around 2,250 odd samples: Goa Health Secretary Nila Mohanan. #COVID19 West Bengal: 1198 new cases 1,198 new #COVID19 positive cases, 26 deaths and 522 discharged in West Bengal in the last 24 hours. The total tally stands at 27,109 including 880 deaths and 17,348 discharged: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Punjab: 217 new cases Punjab reported 217 new #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking total positive cases to 7357 and death toll to 187: State Health Department UP: 1347 new cases 1347 new #COVID19 positive cases, 660 discharged cases and 27 deaths reported in the state in last 24 hours. The total number of active cases in the state stands at 11,024, death toll at 889 and 21,787: Government of Uttar Pradesh Karnataka: 2313 new cases 2,313 new #COVID_19 cases and 57 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 33418 and death toll to 543: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 68 new cases Uttarakhand reports 68 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total positive cases to 3373 including 592 active, 2706 recoveries and 46 deaths: State Health Department Tamil nadu: 3680 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 3,680 new #COVID19 positive cases and 64 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,30,261 including 46,105 active, 82,324 discharges and 1,829 deaths: National Health Mission, TamilNadu Ladakh: 9 new cases 9 new cases of #COVID19 reported in Ladakh; 2 patients cured and discharged. COVID-19 active cases in the Union Territory has gone up to 1064- 350 in Leh district and 714 in Kargil district: Department of Information & Public relations Leh, Ladakh Chandigarh: 13 new cases Chandigarh reports 13 new #COVID19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 536 including 121 active cases and 7 deaths: Chandigarh Administration Himachal: 2 new cases Himachal Pradesh detects 2 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,143 including 268 active, 851 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Health Department BSF: 73 new cases 73 new #COVID19 positive cases in Border Security Force (BSF) in the last 24 hours, 14 recovered. The total number of positive cases in BSF stands at 1659, including 927 recovered cases: Border Security Force Madhya Pradesh: 316 new cases Madhya Pradesh reports 316 new #COVID19 cases and 4 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 16,657 and deaths to 638. Number of active cases stands at 3,538: State Health Department Punjab Government cancels pending examinations of class 12th. Punjab School Education Board to declare results on the basis of best-performing subjects formula: Government of Punjab Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will brief Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs on July 15, about 'Management of #COVID19 pandemic & coordination with State Govts, phased unlocking, resumption of economic activities, inter-state movement of ppl & goods & state of preparedness' Jharkhand High Court directs state government to submit a detailed report on 31st July regarding facilities set up to enhance testing in the state. The state government explained the measures it has taken against #COVID19 pandemic. Lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram has been extended for a week. Triple lockdown will be imposed in containment zones: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (file pic) #COVID19 Maharashtra: People gather outside liquor shops in Pune, following the announcement of lockdown in the city from July 13 to 23, in view of #COVID19. Pune district collector Naval Kishore Ram, on Friday, has announced a complete lockdown in Pune Pimpri-Chinchwad and some parts of Rural Pune from July 13 to 23. Moreover, 22 villages have been identified in rural parts of Pune district where this lockdown will be implemented. Only shops related to essential services like dairy and medical stores & and hospitals will remain open, said authorities. Maharashtra has 2,30,599 Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases with 9667 deaths. Keeping in view the health of the learners, NIOS public exams scheduled to be held in July 2020 now stand cancelled. The results will be declared based on the assessment scheme finalized by the competent committee of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS): Union HRD Ministry Total #lockdown in #Thane city of Maharashtra extended till July 19: Official Maharashtra police: 222 new cases 222 new #COVID19 positive cases and 3 deaths reported in the state Police force in the last 48 hours. The total number of positive cases in the Force now stands at 5,935 including 74 deaths and 4,715 recovered: Maharashtra Police Nagaland: 36 new cases Nagaland reports 36 new #COVID19 cases taking total positive cases to 732. UP: 1338 new cases Highest spike of 1,338 new #COVID19 cases in #UP, tally 33,700, active cases 11,024; toll rises to 889 with 27 more deaths: Health official Delhi: Migrants are returning to the national capital to resume their work as commercial activities begin. A migrant says, "I had a job here but due to #COVID19 outbreak, I had to leave for my hometown. But now I have come back to work here." Universities coming under the purview of Higher Education Department are required to complete the examinations for final year students by end of September 2020 in offline/online/blended (offline + online) mode following protocols related to COVID-19 pandemic: Karnataka government Next academic session in the universities will be through online classes tentatively from September 1, 2020, for the first and higher semester and offline (classroom) teaching from October 1 or as may be directed by state government/MHA/UGC guidelines: Karnataka government We had announced that penalty amount for not wearing face mask in public would be raised from Rs 100 to Rs 500. A notification has been issued to this effect today: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad Andhra Pradesh reports 1,608 new #COVID19 cases and 15 deaths over last 24 hours. Total cases in the state climb to 25,422, out of which 11,936 are active patients: State Health Department — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 352 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar today taking the total tally in the state to 14,330 including 9792 recovered cases: Government of Bihar — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 A total of 1,141 COVID-19 cases and nine deaths have been reported in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, according to the state health department. Out of the total cases, 284 are active while 833 people have recovered from the virus. The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 1141 including 284 active cases, 833 recovered and 9 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/7l76c2gomC — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami held a meeting with a Central government team, led by Additional Secretary Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry Arti Ahuja, here on Friday to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the state. The Central team reviewed steps taken by the state to curb the pandemic. It also reviewed the coronavirus situation in Chennai. The Central team also held talks with state Chief Secretary K Shanmugam, State Health Minister C Vijayabaskar, Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan and other senior officials. According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 1,26,581 COVID-19 cases in the state. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that he is not concerned about the number of cases. He said the Centre has ramped up testing so that maximum cases can be detected and treated. Recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at about 63%, the mortality rate is just 2.72%, said Harsh Vardhan. The country is still not in community transmission despite having a huge population, he added. Around 2.7 lakh tests are being done daily. Despite being such a large country, we've not reached the community transmission stage of COVID-19. Though there are some small pockets where there could be slightly higher transmission locally: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (2/2) https://t.co/03VgM1N1iN — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 As Aurangabad observes Janata Curfew owing to the alarming surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, streets of the city wear a deserted look with negligible vehicles and population on roads. The district administration imposed lockdown from July 10 will remain in effect till 18 July Maharashtra: Streets wear a deserted look in Aurangabad as the city observes 'janta curfew'. Police Commissioner Chiranjeev Prasad says, "I thank people of Aurangabad for their cooperation. We believe that the nine-day long curfew will help us slow down the spread of COVID-19." pic.twitter.com/HPmBPMkdzV — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 115 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Rajasthan on Friday, the state's Health Department said. With this, the total number of cases in Rajasthan stands at 22,678, including 5,043 active cases and 17,140 recoveries. So far, 495 people have succumbed to the infection in the state. Rajasthan reported 115 new COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths till 10:30 am today, taking total number of cases to 22,678 and death toll to 495. Active cases stand at 5,043: State Health department pic.twitter.com/IQDAi5JTdn — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 Prisons across Maharashtra reported a total of 763 COVID-19 cases till date. The figure includes 596 inmates and 167 jail staff, informed the Maharashtra Prison Department on Friday. The highest number of cases was reported from Nagpur Central Prison with 219 inmates and 57 jail staff testing positive for the novel coronavirus. A total of 281 inmates and 93 jail staff have recovered so far. Four inmate deaths have been reported due to COVID-19. 72 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Puducherry, taking the count of COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory to 1,272 cases on Friday. Out of the total cases, 618 are active. So far, 17 people have died in Puducherry due to the infection. Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,272 in Puducherry; active cases stand at 618: Puducherry Health Department pic.twitter.com/UoEvnBgS3A — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 Jharkhand reported 170 COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking active cases to 1,129. A total of 2,210 patients have recovered and 23 died due to the disease in the state so far: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/uB5Hm8xrJG — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 Odisha's COVID19 case tally rises to 11,956 with 755 new positive cases reported in the last 24 hours. The number of recovered patients in the state is 7407, death toll 56: State Health Department — ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2020 Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar has conducted the first-ever Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) for COVID-19 patients to treat the novel coronavirus. SKIMS is conducting plasma therapy on critically ill patients. Dr Sajad Bhat, a 3rd Year PG resident from General Medicine, who recovered from the illness was the first one to donate the Plasma at SKIMS. India reported 475 deaths, 26,506 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Positive cases stand at 7,93,802 including 2,76,685 active cases, 4,95,513 cured/ discharged/ migrated & 21,604 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Five COVID-19 patients died in Assam on Thursday, bringing the death toll due to the disease to 27, while 568 fresh cases pushed the tally to 14,600 in the state. A total of 421 patients were discharged from hospitals on Thursday after recovering from the infection. The total number of recoveries is now 9,147, Sarma said. Assam has 5,423 active COVID-19 cases Assam has 5,423 active COVID-19 cases while three patients migrated out of the state. The state government, meanwhile, gave minor relaxations by allowing opening of wholesale and retail outlets till Saturday which was earlier till Friday in Kamrup Metropolitan district, under which Guwahati city falls. The city has reported 5,257 positive cases since June 24. One more person succumbed to COVID-19 in Jharkhand on Thursday, taking the death toll due to the disease to 23 in the state, a government bulletin said. The patient died in Ranchi, it said. Seventy-six more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus during the day, raising the state's tally to 3,268, the bulletin said. It said the state now has 1,035 active COVID-19 cases, while 2,210 patients, including 40 on Thursday, recovered from the disease. Out of the total COVID-19 cases, 2,169 are migrants. Pune city reported a single-day highest spike of 1,006 new coronavirus cases since the previous evening, taking case tally to 25,174, a health official said on Thursday. The death toll reached 786 with 16 COVID-19 patients succumbing to the infection during this period. On the other hand, 581 patients were discharged from the hospitals, he said. Odisha on Thursday reported its highest single-day spike of 577 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the state to 11,201, a health department official said. Odisha now has 3,727 active cases The death toll climbed to 52 with four more people succumbing to the disease, he said. Of the fresh cases, 416 were reported from quarantine centres while 161 are people who had come in contact with COVID-19 patients, the health official said. Ganjam reported the highest number of fresh cases, at 260, followed by Sundergarh (83) and Khurda (56). Odisha now has 3,727 active cases with 401 patients recovering from the disease since Wednesday. The total number of those recovered so far is 7,407. Dharavi: 9 new cases 9 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today; the total number of positive cases in the area is now 2347 and 86 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Rajasthan: 500 new cases 500 #COVID19 positive cases, 9 deaths, 204 recovered and 219 recovered till 8:30 PM today in Rajasthan. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 22,563 including 491 deaths, 17,070 recovered and 16,712 discharged: State Health Department Nagaland: 673 new cases The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Nagaland stands at 673 including 369 active cases and 304 recovered: State Government Mumbai: 1282 new cases 1,282 #COVID19 cases, 513 discharged & 68 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 88,795, including 59,751 recovered, 23,915 active cases & 5129 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Haryana: 679 new cases 679 new #COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 19,369 including 14,510 recovered, 4,572 active cases and 287 deaths: State Health Department Gujarat: 861 new cases 861 #COVID19 positive cases and 15 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, in Gujarat. State tally of positive cases rises to 39,280 including 27,742 cured/discharged and 2010 deaths: Government of Gujarat J&K: 240 new cases 240 #COVID19 positive cases and 128 recovered in Jammu & Kashmir today. The total number of positive cases in the union territory stands at 9,501 including 5,695 recovered and 154 deaths: Department of Information and Public Relations, Govt of Jammu & Kashmir Delhi: 2187 new cases 2187 #COVID19 positive cases reported in Delhi today, 4027 recovered/discharged/migrated and 45 deaths also reported. The total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 1,07,051 including 82,226 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,258 deaths. 9,719 RT-PCR tests and 12,570 Rapid antigen test conducted today. A total of 7,24,148 tests done till date Bengal: 1088 new cases 1088 #COVID19 positive cases, 27 deaths and 535 discharged today in West Bengal. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 25,911 including 16,826 discharged and 854 deaths: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Uttarakhand: 47 new cases Uttarakhand reports 47 new #COVID19 positive cases today taking the total number of cases to 3,305 including 2,672 recoveries, 558 active cases and 46 deaths: State Health Department Karnataka: 2228 new cases 2,228 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 31,105 and death toll to 486: State Health Department Maharashtra: 6875 new cases 6875 new #COVID19 positive cases, 219 deaths, 4067 recovered in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2,30,599 including 1,27,259 recovered, 93,652 active cases and 9,667 deaths: Public Health Department, Maharashtra Manipur: 15 new cases 15 new #COVID19 positive cases and 6 people discharged in Manipur in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 1450, including 651 active cases and 799 recovered cases. Recovery rate is 55.1%: Government of Manipur Kerala: 339 new cases 339 new #COVID19 cases and 149 recoveries reported in Kerala today. Of the new cases, 117 returned from abroad, 74 from other states, and 133 contracted disease through local contacts: State CM Pinarayi Vijayan Chandigarh: 16 new cases Chandigarh reports 16 new #COVID19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 523 including 113 active cases and 7 deaths: Chandigarh Administration Tamil Nadu: 4231 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 65 deaths and 4,231 new #COVID19 positive cases today. The total number of positive cases stands at 1,26,581 including 46,652 active cases and 1,765 deaths: State Health Department Goa: 112 new cases 112 #COVID19 positive cases, 66 cured in Goa today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2151, including 1273 recovered cases and 9 deaths: Directorate of Health Service, Goa Telangana: 1410 new cases 1,410 #COVID19 positive cases, 7 deaths and 913 discharged in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 30,946 including 331 deaths and 18,192 discharged: Government of Telangana Himachal: 1140 new cases The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in the state stands at 1,140 including 833 cured and 9 deaths: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand: 76 new cases 76 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of cases to 3,268 including 1,035 active cases, 2,210 recovered/discharged and 23 deaths: State Health Department A 20-year-old patient who was admitted to King Edward Memorial (KEM) hospital dies by suicide after hanging himself. He had recovered from #COVID19 but was found to be suffering from blood cancer: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Pvt medical establishments registered under KPME (K'taka Pvt Medical Establishments Act) will be allowed to establish & manage COVID Care Centres for COVID positive persons (followed by triaging by hospital) in collaboration with hotels/staying facilities: Government of Karnataka Separate registration/permission for such hotels not required but arrangement shall be duly informed to concerned Dist health & family welfare/Chief Health Officer-BBMP officer via a letter/e-mail. It'll be joint responsibility of pvt medical establishment & hotel: Karnataka Govt Chances of multiple clusters forming in city regions and leading to super spread cannot be ruled out. In Kerala, Poonthura is witnessing a super spread. We have increased the number of testing and put in place strict measures: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (file pic) #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/dszaZC8ss0 — ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2020 Results of Class 10 (ICSE) and Class 12 (ISC) year 2020 examinations to be declared on 10th July at 3:00 pm: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Karnataka: Mysore Palace has been closed after a relative of a Palace employee tested #COVID19 positive. The Palace will re-open on Monday. All monuments were allowed to open from July 6 but SOPs are very clear, everyone will have to ensure safety&follow local admin's guidelines. If a monument is in Red zone & state govt disagrees with it, our approval doesn't mean it'll open. State govt's consent essential: Tourism Min Uttar Pradesh Government imposes lockdown in the State from 10 pm tomorrow till 5 am on 13th July. All offices, markets and commercial establishments will remain closed. However, essential services will be allowed. Trains will continue to operate: UP Government Health Ministry: (Rajesh Bhushan, OSD, Ministry of Health) We are 2nd largest nation in terms of population. While speaking on Covid figures, we should not forget the population aspect - 538 cases per million cases in India, 15 deaths per million population in India. Recovered cases increasing. 4.67 lakh recovered cases and 2.69 lakh active cases. Recoveries have doubled 1.75 times as compared to active cases. Till 9th July 62% is the rate of increase of recovery. 8% deaths in India in total covid cases rates - High risk population above 45 years and covid deaths is 32%in them, Above 75 years of age, covid deaths is 14% Health ministry has included plasma theory on investigational basis. There are some places where outbreaks happened. Only 49 districts have more than 89% cases out of total districts in India. No community transmission in India. Till now, more than 100 vaccine candidates abroad. In India, 2 vaccine candidates working indigeenously. Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadilla. Animal Toxicity studies done by both firms. Report shared with DCGA. DCGA have permitted for phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials. Locations of trials have been finalised. Trials not yet started Reacting to virus being airborne, he added, "Group of scientists have submitted their finding to WHO. Its dynamic situation. We are keeping ourselves updated on this aspect. We had emphasized concept of do gaz ki doori and need to follow that". In near future, ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) is planning a follow-up seroprevalence study pan India to the earlier sero-surveillance that they had done for mid-April infections ICMR: ( Senior scientist Nivedita Gupta) We came up with revised advisories on testing. We also gave advisories on antibodies use, All govt hospitals allowed to conduct antigen based tests. To enhance testing, we have allowed private labs to apply for NABL We have 1132 labs as of now. Number of tests increased. 2.6 lakhs samples tested per day Randomized trials being conducted under ICMR. 452 trials taken so far. Talking about vaccine deadline, she said, "We want to develop vaccine as fast as possible. Letter of ICMR DG intent was to fast track the process", adding "we do not want to miss the train. If we produce a vaccine 2 years later, it will be of no use." MHA : (Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secy, Home Ministry) As per new guidelines of unlock 2, more movements have been facilitated. Lockdown in containment zones strictly enforced. In Delhi and NCR, Home ministry is taking meetings with concerned states. In NCR, we can contain covid only by sustained efforts. By joint efforts, situation improved in Delhi - More than 20,000 tests done per day, the Doubling rate is close to 30 days, 15096 beds available in Delhi. Sardar Patel hospital is game-changer in this campaign. In just short time, it has provided world-class services to people Andhra: 1555 new cases 13 deaths and 1555 new COVID19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours; the total number of positive in the state is now 23,814: State Health Department Himachal: Tally at 1101 Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1101 in Himachal Pradesh, active cases stand at 256. Total 821 patients have recovered so far. Death toll stands at 9: State Health Department Bihar: 704 new cases Bihar reports 704 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 13,978. Number of recovered cases stand at 9,541: State Health Department UP: 1248 new cases In the last 24 hours, 1,248 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported. Active cases in the State stand at 10,373. A total of 21,127 have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The death toll stands at 862:Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad We are going to open seven new RT-PCR laboratories in the next 2-3 days at Aligarh, Varanasi, Gonda, Moradabad, Bareilly, Mirzapur and Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad In the last 24 hours, 1,248 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported. Active cases in the State stand at 10,373. A total of 21,127 have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The death toll stands at 862:Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad I'm certain that India will have an important role in developing and in scaling up production of the vaccine once it is discovered: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India Global Week 2020. #COVID19 https://t.co/HVei3wfpAJ — ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2020 Hospital authorities have informed me that misinformation is being spread. Hospital is following all protocols: Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on video posted by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleging mishandling of bodies in Nalanda Hospital in Patna. #COVID19 The Nodal Officer will provide voluntary plasma donor including replacement donors keeping in view the projected requirement of Convalescent plasma and the scarce availability of this meagre resource: Delhi Govt #COVID19 https://t.co/LTKPFgiLiT — ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2020 They had first produced antibody test report which said it's not comprehensive COVID19 negative test. So we denied them entry. Y'day they returned with RT-PCR report on RML hospital's letter-head. We cross-verified it with RML & got to know it's fake, not issued by RML: Kangra SP https://t.co/4SKGOPANvF — ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2020 4,846 active cases in Rajasthan Rajasthan reported seven more COVID-19 deaths and 149 fresh cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday, taking the death toll to 489 and total tally to 22,212, officials said. There are 4,846 active cases in the state. While three deaths were reported in Pali, two were in Jodhpur, one each in Nagaur and Udaipur. A total of 16,504 people have been discharged after treatment. In Jaipur alone, the death toll due to coronavirus infection has increased to 169 followed by 64 in Jodhpur, 40 in Bharatpur, 26 in Kota, 22 in Ajmer, 18 in Bikaner, 15 in Nagaur, 15 in Pali and 11 in Dholpur. According an official report, 29 new cases were reported in Nagaur, 25 in Jaipur, 21 in Alwar, 20 in Ajmer, 16 in Bharatpur, 13 in Bikaner, 11 in Dausa and eight in Jhunjhunu besides cases in other districts. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday said: The global comparison between the five most affected countries clearly depicted that India has one of the lowest cases per million (538) and deaths per million (15) compared the global average of 1453 and 68.7, respectively. He clarified on community transmission: "During our discussions today, experts again stated that there is no community transmission in India. There may be some localised pockets where transmission is high but as a country, there's no community transmission. We are seeing on TV that India has become the 3rd most #COVID19 affected country. It is necessary to see this in correct perspective, we are a country with the 2nd highest population in the world. Our cases per million are 538, while world average is 1,453." Of the 487 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 198 are from Maharashtra, 64 from Tamil Nadu, 54 from Karnataka, 48 from Delhi, 23 from West Bengal, 18 from Uttar Pradesh, 16 from Gujarat, 12 from Andhra Pradesh, 11 from Telangana, 10 from Rajasthan, seven from Madhya Pradesh, six each from Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha, three each from Bihar, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana and two from Assam. Maharashtra tops the tally with 9,448 fatalities Of the total 21,129 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra tops the tally with 9,448 fatalities followed by Delhi with 3,213 deaths, Gujarat with 1,993, Tamil Nadu with 1,700, Uttar Pradesh with 845, West Bengal with 827, Madhya Pradesh with 629, Rajasthan with 482 and Karnataka with 470. The COVID-19 death toll reached 324 in Telangana,282 in Haryana, 264 in Andhra Pradesh, 178 in Punjab, 149 in Jammu and Kashmir, 107 in Bihar,48 in Odisha,46 in Uttarakhand and 27 in Kerala. Jharkhand has registered 22 deaths, Assam 16, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry 14 each, Himachal Pradesh 11, Goa eight, Chandigarh seven, Arunachal Pradesh two and Meghalaya, Tripura and Ladakh have reported one fatality each, according to the Health Ministry. More than 70 per cent deaths took place due to comorbidities, it said. Total COVID-19 cases in Puducherry 1,200 Two persons died of COVID-19 in Puducherry while 49 fresh cases were reported on Thursday, taking the tally in the Union Territory to 1,200. An official source said the new cases were identified at the end of testing of 772 samples. The two male patients who succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours had co-morbidities. A medical bulletin of the Department of Health and Family Welfare said the total COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory so far were 1,200. A fault in a key transmission line has disrupted power supply in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh since Sunday afternoon, posing a serious challenge for the authorities to manage COVID-19 care centres, a minister has said. The Khatalguri-Deomali 220-kilovolt line tripped due to a technical snag at 4.32 pm on Sunday, disrupting power supply in Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts, Public Health Engineering & Water Supply Minister Wangki Lowang said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday applauded the contribution of people, authorities and NGOs of Varanasi in helping the needy during the COVID-19 pandemic, and urged citizens to strictly adhere to guidelines to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Interacting with representatives of various Varanasi-based non-government organisations via video link, he said Kashi has vigorously countered the unprecedented coronavirus crisis. Arunachal Pradesh reported 11 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, raising the state's tally of coronavirus patient to 287, a health department official said. Of the new cases, five each were detected in the Capital Complex region and Lower Subansiri district and one in Changlang, State Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa said. 109 patients have recovered from COVID in Arunachal The Capital Complex comprises Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa towns. Of the five fresh patients in the Capital Complex, three were found in a quarantine centre at Lekhi near and all of them are returnees, while two were reported in Naharlagun, he said. The state now has 176 active cases, while 109 patients have recovered from the disease and two persons died of it Odisha on Thursday reported its highest single-day spike of 577 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the state to 11,201, a health department official said. The death toll climbed to 52 with four more people succumbing to the disease, he said. It said three fatalities were reported from COVID-19 hotspot Ganjam and one from Bhadrak district. India saw a record single-day surge of 24,879 coronavirus infections which pushed the nationwide COVID-19 caseload to7,67,296 on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to21,129 with 487 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Number of recoveries stands at 4,76,377 The number of recoveries stands at 4,76,377, while there are 2,69,789 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country, the updated data at 8 am showed. "Around 62.08 percent of patients have recovered so far," an official said. Of the 487 deaths, 198 are from Maharashtra, 64 from Tamil Nadu, 54 from Karnataka, 48 from Delhi, 23 from West Bengal, 18 from Uttar Pradesh, 16 from Gujarat, 12 from Andhra Pradesh, 11 from Telangana, 10 from Rajasthan, seven from Madhya Pradesh, six each from Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha, three each from Bihar, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana and two from Assam. Ayurvedic practitioners and researchers in India and the US are planning to initiate joint clinical trials for Ayurveda formulations against the novel coronavirus, the Indian envoy here has said. In a virtual interaction with a group of eminent Indian-American scientists, academicians, and doctors on Wednesday, Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said the vast network of institutional engagements have brought scientific communities between the two countries together in the fight against COVID-19. Assam' COVID tally crosses 14K-mark Assam reported six COVID-19 fatalities, its highest so far in a single day, raising the death toll to 22 while the virus count surpassed 14,000 with 696 new cases, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The state's COVID-19 tally reached 14,032 with fresh infections, out of which 423 are from Guwahati city alone. As many as 397 patients were discharged from different hospitals after recovering from the infection, taking the number of recoveries to 8,726, the minister said. There are 5,281 active cases in Assam while three migrated out of the state. The Delhi government has revised its 'COVID Response Plan' and will now enlist and screen for the novel coronavirus daily wagers, domestic helps, auto drivers and food suppliers, according to an official order issued on Wednesday. It will also enlist and screen people in high-risk groups (HRGs) -- those aged above 60 or having comorbid conditions -- through house-to-house surveys in containment zones, buffer zones and areas with isolated cases. Delhi to screen people in high-risk groups The city government revised its 'COVID Response Plan' following suggestions from the National Centre for Disease Control, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NITI Aayog in view of a significant number of cases being reported as isolated cases in Delhi. Mumbai tally crosses 87k mark, 5000 deaths 1381 new cases of COVID-19 were reported as on Tuesday evening taking the total cases in Mumbai to 87,513. 62 new deaths reported in the city, taking the total deaths in Mumbai to 5061. Cases breach 2k mark in Goa 136 new coronavirus cases reported as on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases total cases in Goa to 2039. The total deaths reported so far is 08 Telangana recorded 1924 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 29,536 including 11,933 active cases, 17,279 discharged cases. The state has recorded 324 deaths. West Bengal West Bengal reported 986 new COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 24,823 and death toll to 827. The number of active cases of infection stands at 7,705. Delhi 2,033 COVID-19 cases, 3,982 recoveries, and 48 deaths reported in Delhi on Wednesday. The total number of cases in the national capital is now at 1,04,864, including 78,199 recovered/discharged/migrated, 23,452 active cases and 3,213 deaths 22,028 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the national capital on Wednesday- 9,461 RT-PCR tests and 12,567 Rapid antigen tests. Karnataka 2062 new COVID-19 cases and 54 deaths were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 28,877 and death toll to 470. Bengaluru has the highest number of cases at 12,509. J&K 330 more COVID-19 cases reported in J&K on Wednesday - 59 in Jammu division and 271 from Kashmir division. The total number of cases in the Union Territory is now at 9,261, including 3,545 active cases, 5,567 recovered and 149 deaths. Maharashtra Maharashtra reported 6,603 new COVID-19 cases and 198 deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 2,23,724 including 1,23,192 recoveries and 9,448 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 91,065. Punjab Punjab reported 158 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 1,901 and death toll to 178. Madhya Pradesh MP reported 409 new COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 16,036 and deaths to 629. The number of active cases stands at 3,420. Rajasthan 659 COVID-19 cases, 291 recoveries and 10 deaths were reported in Rajasthan, as of 8:30 pm. The total number of cases in the state is now at 22,063, including 4715 active cases and 482 deaths: Uttarakhand Uttarakhand reported 28 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday taking the total number of cases to 3,258 including 2,650 recoveries, 534 active cases, and 46 deaths. Percentage recovery for COVID-19 patients in the state is 81.34%. Manipur Manipur reported 5 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,435 including 793 recoveries. Rajasthan Rajasthan recorded 409 new COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths till 8.30 pm on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 16,036 and deaths to 629. The number of active cases stands at 3,420. According to Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja, the state recorded 301 new COVID-19 cases and 107 recoveries on Wednesday taking active cases to 2,605. 3561 patients have recovered so far. Tamil Nadu reported 64 deaths and 3,756 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The total number of positive cases stands at 1,22,350 including 46,480 active cases. TN has recorded 1700 COVID deaths. Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the Patna district magistrate has declared a partial lockdown in Patna from July 10 to July 16. During this period, all private establishments and places of worship will be closed. Work-from-home has been encouraged. Very few government offices will be functional with a limited number of employees. These are some of the permitted activities: Essential shops dealing with food, fruits, and vegetables. They remain open from 6 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 7 pm. The functioning of banks and ATMs Print and electronic media Delivery of all kinds of goods through e-commerce Hospitality services to remain open Industrial establishments According to the Mizoram government, the state reported 3 new COVID-19 cases. The total number of cases in the state stands at 201 including 58 active cases and 143 discharged. So far, Mizoram has not recorded a single COVID death. Maharashtra Police reported 278 new COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 48 hours, taking active cases in the force to 1,113. The death toll stands at 71. In the last 24 hours, 1,196 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh. Active cases in the state stand at 9,980. A total of 20,331 have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The death toll stands at 845. On Wednesday, the Union Cabinet took a number of decisions to mitigate the suffering of the people amid the COVID-19 crisis. They are as follows: 1) Extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana The Cabinet approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana – allocation of additional foodgrain for further five months from July to November 2020. So far, about 74.3 crore beneficiaries have been covered in April, 74.75 crore in May, and about 64.72 crore in June 2020. 2) Extension of benefit for Ujjwala beneficiaries The Cabinet approved the extension of the time limit for availing the benefits of "Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana" for Ujjwala beneficiaries by three months with effect from July 1, 2020. This move will cost Rs.13,500 crore. 3) Extension of EPF contribution The Cabinet approves extension of EPF contribution 24% (12% employees share & 12% employers share) for another 3 months from June to August 2020 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana/Aatmanirbhar Bharat. With a total estimated expenditure of Rs.4,860 crore, this move will benefit over 72 lakh employees. 4) Development of housing for urban poor The Cabinet approved the development of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (AHRCs) for urban migrants/poor as a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. 3 lakh beneficiaries will be covered initially. 1062 new COVID-19 positive cases, 12 deaths and 1332 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh. The total number of positive cases in the state rose to 22,259 including 11,101 discharged and 264 deaths. This is the district-wise breakup: 1062 new COVID19 positive cases, 12 deaths, 1332 discharged in last 24 hours in the Andhra Pradesh. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 22,259 including 11,101 discharged and 264 deaths: State Command Control Room Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren quarantines himself at Ranchi residence after minister tests COVID-19 positive: Statement Puducherry registered its highest ever single day spurt of 112 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the aggregate number of those infected by the virus in the Union Territory to 1,151. Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said a total of 112 new cases were registered in Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions during the last 24 hours ending 10 am. today, while Mahe continued to have seven cases taking the total infections to 1,151. A Gujarat minister has tested positive for coronavirus, state Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said on Wednesday. "The minister has been admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad after he tested positive for coronavirus," Patel, who holds charge of the health department, said ahead of the state cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar. The BJP MLA from Valsad district is the first state minister to have contracted the viral infection. On Tuesday, a senior Congress leader from Gujarat battling COVID-19 was put on ventilator support. A BJP MLA from Surat and a Congress legislator from Banaskantha district also tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. Rajasthan's Coronavirus tally rise to 21,577 173 new COVID-19 positive cases and 6 deaths have been reported on Wednesday in Rajasthan. 8 people have recovered and 6 have been discharged. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 21,577 including 478 deaths, 16,583 recovered and 16,208 discharged: Rajasthan Health Department Puducherry Raj Nivas being disinfected & will remain closed for 48 hrs after a staff member tested positive for #COVID19 today. The member has no access to Lt Guv. As precaution, Lt Guv&staff attached to her personal office are being tested today: Puducherry Lt Guv's Secretariat Ruling BJD MLA Prasant Behera has tested positive for COVID-19, the second legislator in Odisha to have contracted the disease, an official said on Wednesday. The lawmaker from Salipur in Cuttack district was admitted to a COVID-19 hospital, he said. Behera had come in contact with BJP's Nilgiri MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak, who tested positive for the infection on Monday, and has been undergoing treatment at a hospital in Balasore, the official said. Behera's personal security officer and driver have also contracted the disease, he said. The local administration has already launched contact-tracing of the legislator as he attended several programmes in his constituency. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought a detailed analytical report from the Delhi government's health secretary on factors responsible for COVID-19 deaths in the city in the last fortnight, officials said. Delhi reported 736 deaths in the last two weeks Delhi reported 736 deaths in the last two weeks, with 397 people succumbing to the disease in the first week of July. Officials said the objective of seeking the report is totake all possible measures to reduce coronavirus deaths in the national capital. A total of 3,165 COVID-19 deaths have occurred in Delhi so far. Monuments should be opened in consultation with the state governments and following COVID19 precautions. Today, around 800 monuments including Taj Mahal are still closed but we have to resume work soon: Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel 527 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 10,624 including 3,860 active cases, 6,703 recovered and 48 deaths: Odisha Health Department Active cases in India at 2,64,944 India reports a spike of 22,752 new COVID19 cases and 482 deaths in the last 24 hours. Positive cases stand at 7,42,417 including 2,64,944 active cases, 4,56,831 cured/ discharged/ migrated & 20,642 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Kolkata city has 33 containment zones, while in neighbouring South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal, there are 155 and 219 such zones, respectively, according to an official data. The containment zones and buffer zones around them were clubbed together to constitute a "broad-based" containment zone where a total lockdown will be imposed from 5 pm on Thursday, a state government order said on Tuesday. Ultadanga, Phoolbagan, Kankurgachi, Hudco, Beliaghata, Bhowanipore, Alipore, Bijoygarh, Jadavpur, New Alipore, Kasba, Mukundapur, and Ajaynagar are among the 33 containment zones in Kolkata, the official data showed. Taking a major step on Tuesday in view of the increasing psychosocial concerns among people during COVID-l9, Centre has told states and Union Territories to strengthen mechanisms to spread awareness. Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan has directed the states to conduct awareness campaigns as a part of the government's response to COVID-19. Sudan in a letter addressed to the Chief Secretaries of the state, suggested setting up of helplines citing Ministry's already existing helpline (080-4611 0007), in collaboration with National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) to provide psychosocial support by mental health professionals. West Bengal reported its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday with 25 patients succumbing to the disease, the state health department bulletin said. The death toll in the state is now 807, it said. Out of the 25 deaths Tuesday, 23 people succumbed due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, the bulletin said. It said that 850 more people have tested positive for the disease, taking the COVID-19 tally in West Bengal to 23,837. Assam reported two COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking the toll to 16, while 814 new positive cases pushed the state's tally to 13,336, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Total cases in Assam at 13,336 Of the 814 new cases reported on Tuesday, 588 are from Guwahati city under Kamrup Metropolitan district, which is under lockdown since June 28. Meanwhile, 447 patients have been discharged during the last 24 hours, the Minister said. Of the total 13,336 positive cases, 16 have died, 4,988 are active, 8,329 have been discharged and three migrated out of the state, he said The total number of cases in Guwahati city has risen to 4,479. A strict lockdown will be imposed in the broader containment zones comprising of previously designated containment and buffer zones across West Bengal from July 9, 2020. All private and government offices in containment zones and buffer zones will also remain shut. Only essential services will be made available in these zones. Also, transport services will remain suspended. Relaxations will be given only in Green Zones. Read the order here In a letter addressed to all the state governments, Drugs Controller General Dr.VG Somani directed them to prevent black-marketing of Remdesivir and the sale of this drug above MRP. Read the letter here: Telangana 7 deaths and 1879 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Telangana on Tuesday. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 27,612 including 11,012 active cases, 16,287 recoveries and 313 deceased. Jharkhand Jharkhand records 141 new COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 3018. The death toll stands at 22. On Tuesday, Rajasthan witnessed the biggest single-day spike of 716 COVID-19 cases. This propelled the state's overall tally to 21,404. At present, there are 4,357 active cases in the state. After 11 more deaths were reported in the day, Rajasthan's death toll climbed to 472. West Bengal West Bengal reported 850 new COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 23,837 and death toll to 804. The number of active cases of infection stands at 7,243. J&K 256 fresh COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. This includes 74 from the Jammu division and 182 from the Kashmir division. The total number of cases stands at 8,931 including 3,389 actives cases, 5,399 recoveries, and 143 deaths. In a landmark move, the BMC has decided that an individual can get himself tested without a doctor's prescription. Labs have been empowered to conduct RT-PCR tests as per the ICMR guidelines. Aaditya Thackeray, the Guardian Minister for Mumbai Suburban district contended that this step would help boost testing without any delays. The Thane Municipal Corporation has also followed suit. The @mybmc has decided to open up testing to any individual in the city without prescription/ self attestation. Labs can now conduct RT PCR tests as per ICMR guidelines at the will of anyone. This will help citizens feel safer and test when they have a doubt, without any delays. — Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) July 7, 2020 Delhi 2008 COVID-19 positive cases, 2129 recoveries and 50 deaths were reported in Delhi on Tuesday. The total number of positive cases in the national capital stands at 1,02,831 including 74,217 recoveries and 3165 deaths. 8795 RT-PCR tests and 13,653 Rapid Antigen tests were conducted in the day. A total of 6,79,831 tests have been done so far. Goa Goa reports 90 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the case tally in the state to 1903 including 739 active cases, 1156 recoveries and 8 deaths. Karnataka Karnataka reported 1,498 COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 26,815 including 11,098 recoveries and 416 deaths. Maharashtra 5134 new COVID-19 cases, 3296 recoveries and 224 deaths were reported in Maharashtra on Tuesday. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 2,17,121 including 1,18,558 recovered, 9250 deaths, and 89,294 active cases. Manipur Manipur recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases and 37 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 659. A total of 771 patients have recovered until now. The state's recovery rate is 53.91%. Uttarakhand Uttarakhand reported 69 new COVID-19 positive cases on Tuesday taking the total number of cases to 3,230 including 2,621 recoveries, 538 active cases and 43 deaths. Percentage recovery for COVID-19 patients in the state is 81.15%. Madhya Pradesh 343 fresh COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths have been reported in Madhya Pradesh, taking the total number of cases to 15,627. The death toll rose to 622. Gujarat 778 positive cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths were reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. The state tally has reached 37,636 including 26,744 recoveries and 1,979 deaths. Tamil Nadu reported 3,616 fresh COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths on Tuesday, taking total cases to 1,18,594 and death toll to 1,636. The number of active cases stands at 45,839. 71,116 patients have been discharged so far. COVID-19 statistics for TN: Ladakh 36 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ladakh. 24 patients have been cured and discharged. COVID-19 active cases in the Union Territory have gone up to 180 which includes 115 in Leh district and 65 in Kargil district. Kerala 272 fresh COVID-19 positive cases and 111 recoveries reported in Kerala on Tuesday. The total number of positive cases stands at 5,894 including 2,411 active cases. There are 169 COVID-19 hotspots in the state now. Out of the 1853 people tested in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, one COVID-19 case was reported and the results of 1331 others are awaited. 14 people were cured in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1078, including 764 cured patients. Until now, HP has recorded 9 COVID-19 deaths. 69 new COVID-19 cases were reported in BSF in the last 24 hours. 29 personnel recovered in the same period. The total number of positive cases in the force stands at 1454, including 852 recovered. There are 595 active cases in the BSF. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Mizoram stands at 197 including 58 active cases and 139 recovered patients. 6 patients were discharged in Mizoram on Tuesday. Maharashtra CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray inaugurated COVID-19 treatment facilities comprising 3520 beds. These facilities will be spread out across Mulund, Dahisar, Mahalaxmi Race Course, and Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). The Mulund facility shall contain 1,700 beds out of which 500 are reserved for the Thane Municipal Corporation. While the CCC at the Mahalaxmi Race Course has 700 beds, the BKC facility has 112 ICU beds. The COVID Care Centre at Dahisar East has 900 beds. On the other hand, the facility in Dahisar West is a dedicated Coronavirus hospital having 108 ICU beds. Watch live as CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray inaugurates 3520 bed COVID treatment facilities. These facilities will be spread out across Mulund, Dahisar, Mahalaxmi Race course and Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) Link: https://t.co/vOgaqAzu3A pic.twitter.com/u3CQiETXp1 — CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 7, 2020 In the last 24 hours, 1346 new COVID-19 cases have been reported. Active cases in the state stand at 9,514. A total of 19,627 have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The death toll stands at 827. 30,329 samples were tested on July 6. 9,22,049 samples have been tested in UP so far. 1178 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 21,197. The death toll rose to 252 and a total of 9745 patients were discharged. Here is the district-wise data: The WHO Situation Report 168 dated July 6 shows that India has one of the lowest cases of COVID-19 per million population. India’s cases per million population is 505.37 while the global average is at 1453.25. The report also indicates that India with 14.27 death per million population has one of the lowest deaths per million population. At present, there are 1201 Dedicated COVID Hospitals, 2611 Dedicated COVID Healthcare Centres and 9909 COVID Care Centres in the country. 15,515 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours. As of now, there are 1,80,390 recovered cases more than the active COVID-19 cases. There are 2,59,557 active cases in India. Samples are being tested for COVID-19 in 1,115 labs across the country which comprises 793 government labs and 322 private labs. The country's recovery rate rose to 61.13%. As many as 112 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the northeastern state's tally to 1,693 on Tuesday, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said. Gomati district registered the highest number of fresh cases at 41 followed by Khowai (40), West district (14), Sepahijala (9), Dhalai and South district (three each) and Unakoti and North districts (one each), he said. Arunachal Pradesh reported its second COVID-19 fatality as a 40-year-old man died at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences at Naharlagun, a senior health official said on Tuesday. A fresh case of COVID-19 was reported from the Capital Complex, comprising of Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa, taking the states total infection count to 270, he said. Total 27,645 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far. Arunachal Pradesh at present has 176 active cases, while 92 persons have been discharged. The state government imposed a week-long total lockdown in the Capital Complex that began on Monday evening, amid the spurt in cases. The shutdown which came into force from 5 pm on Monday would continue till 5 am on July 13. The state, which remained coronavirus-free until May 23, witnessed a sudden rise in cases after people started returning from other parts of the country. Yamaha Motor India (YMI) group of companies on Tuesday announced a special finance scheme for frontline warriors of COVID-19 under which EMIs for the first three months are reduced by 50 per cent. The initiative is targeted towards providing exclusive and attractive finance schemes to help raise purchasing conveniences for the frontline warriors, YMI said in a statement. Rajasthan reported four COVID-19 deaths and 234 fresh cases of the virus on Tuesday, taking the total number of infections to 20,922 in the state, according to an official report. One death each was reported from Nagaur, Dholpur Bharatpur and Jodhpur, taking the death toll to 465, it said, adding the total number of positive cases in the state has increased to 20,922. 234 fresh cases in Rajasthan Of the 234 fresh cases, a maximum of 57 cases was reported from Jodhpur. Cases were also reported from Alwar (36), Nagaur (34), Bikaner (29), Jaipur (22), Sirohi (19), Jalore (9), Barmer (8) besides from other districts of the state. After 15,966 patients were discharged upon recovery, there were 4,137 active cases in the state. Union minister and Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi has quarantined himself at his New Delhi residence after a BJP MLA from Odisha he shared the dias with at two events last week tested positive for COVID-19. In a series of tweets on Monday night, the Union minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) said he is "hale and hearty". Sarangi said he had shared the dais with Sukanta Kumar Nayak, the MLA from Nilagiri constituency in Balasore district, at two events on July 2 and 3. Pratap Sarangi shared the dias with COVID-19 positive BJP MLA "On being informed that MLA Nilagiri has been tested positive for #COVID-19, I self quarantined myself at my official residence in Delhi as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare," he said. Nayak tested positive for COVID-19 earlier on Monday. He is the first legislator in Odisha to be infected with the disease. Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar and Shamli on Monday sealed the borders of the districts with neighbouring states of Uttarakhand and Haryana, respectively, in view of the cancellation of the annual Kanwar Yatra due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Lord Shiva known as kanwariyas. The borders of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli with Uttarakhand and Haryana, respectively, were sealed to prevent kanwariyas from entering the districts, the officials said. As many as 872 employees of the Central Railway and Western Railway, their family members and retired personnel have so far tested positive for coronavirus and 86 of them have died, officials said. All of themwere admitted to the Western Railways Jagjivan Ram Hospital here which was in April declared as a facility to treat COVID-19 patients, they said. Of the total cases, 559 were reported from the Central Railway and 313 from the Western Railway, officials said. Out of the 86 patients who died of COVID-19, 22 were existing railway employees (14 of the Central Railway and eight of the Western Railway) and the others included their family members and retired personnel. As of now, 132 railway employees, besides their family members and retired personnel, are undergoing treatment at the hospital, officials said. Currently, some special trains, goods trains and 700 local train services with limited number of passengers are being operated here by both the Central Railway and Western Railway. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday expressed condolences over the death of a 37-year-old journalist, who allegedly jumped off the fourth floor of AIIMS Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center (JPNATC). He has ordered an inquiry into the incident. The committee shall submit its report within 48 hours Dr Harsh Vardhan expressed that he was "Deeply shocked and saddened by the death". He added, "It was a most unfortunate incident. I have no words to express my grief. My condolences to his whole family, esp his wife & young children. May God give them the strength to bear this irreparable loss." In another tweet, he said he ordered AIIMS Director to immediately constitute an official inquiry into this incident, following which a high-level committee has been set up and shall submit its report within 48 hours. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday laid stress on spreading awareness among people about COVID-19, saying this is an important weapon in the battle against the deadly virus. He said experts have expressed fear about further spread of the disease in the coming days, and therefore, people should be aware of it. Chairing a review meeting, Gehlot said the state government is focusing on efforts to reduce the mortality rate due to COVID-19 in the state. He said the state's health infrastructure was strong and all arrangements were well in place for the management of the disease. Rajasthan reported five more COVID-19 deaths on Monday, taking their number to 461 as 524 fresh cases of the infection surfaced in the state. With this, the number of confirmed cases in the state rises to 20,688. A sub-inspector of the Delhi Police, who recently recovered from COVID-19, on Monday donated plasma to a 65-year-old man infected with the virus, police said. Sub-Inspector (SI) Amit Yadav (36) posted at Connaught Place police station had tested positive for COVID-19 on June 12, they said. Yadav tested negative for coronavirus on June 26, and three days later, he rejoined his duty. His work involves daily visits to hospitals, COVID care centres and crematoriums, police said. On Monday, he donated plasma to Balbeer Singh who was admitted in Max hospital, Saket, police said. One more person has succumbed to COVID-19 in Jharkhand, taking the death toll due to the disease to 20 in the state, a government bulletin said on Monday.The death was reported from Dhanbad district. Jharkhand COVID death toll to 20; 39 more test positive The state also registered 39 fresh cases of coronavirus infections during the day, raising the tally to 2,854, it said. A total of 2,068 people, including 23 on Monday, recovered from the disease and were discharged from hospitals, the bulletin said. Ranchi district accounted for the highest number of fatalities in the state with four deaths, followed by three in Hazaribag, two each in Sahibganj, Bokaro, East Singhbhum and Giridih, and one each in Gumla, Khunti, Koderma, Dhanbad and Simdega. Assam's COVID-19 tally crossed the 12,000-mark on Monday with 786 more people testing positive for the disease, including 598 from the capital city, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. 14 patients have died of Coronavirus in Assam The total number of positive cases in Assam now stands at 12,522. The state has 4,623 active cases. So far, 14 patients have died of the disease, while 7,882 have been cured and discharged from hospitals, he added. Besides, three more patients have migrated to other states, the minister informed. Himachal: Tally at 1077 The total number of COVID19 patients in Himachal Pradesh is now 1077 including 303 active cases, 750 recovered and 9 deaths: State Health Department Mumbai: 1201 new cases 1,201 new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths recorded in Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 85,326 including 57,152 recoveries and 4,935 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation J&K: 246 new cases 246 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 36 from Jammu division and 210 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 8675 including 3219 actives cases, 5318 recoveries and 138 deaths: Government of J&K Rajasthan: 524 new cases Rajasthan reported 524 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 20,688 and death toll to 461. Number of active cases stands at 3,949: State Health Department Karnataka: 1843 new cases Karnataka reported 1,843 COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 25,317 including 10,527 recoveries and 401 deaths. Highest 981 cases have been reported in Bengaluru in the last 24 hours: State Health Department Gujarat: 735 new cases 735 positive cases of #COVID19 and 17 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 36,858 including 26,323 cured/discharged and 1,962 deaths: State Health Department West Bengal: 861 new cases West Bengal reported 861 new #COVID19 cases and 22 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 22,987 and death toll to 779. Number of active cases of infection stands at 6,973: State Health Department Imphal: 24 new cases In the last 24 hours, 24 positive cases of #COVID19 reported in Imphal, taking the total number of cases in the State to 1390 of which 656 are active and 734 recovered: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 37 new cases Uttarakhand reports 37 new #COVID19 positive cases today taking the total number of cases to 3161 including 2,586 recovered, 505 active cases and 42 deaths. Percentage recovery for COVID19 patients in the state is 81.81%: State Health Department A total of 4,610 'Shramik Special' trains have been run till date. Three trains were run yesterday - two originated from Karnataka and one from Maharashtra: DJ Narain, Additional Director General (Media & Communication), Press Information Bureau Karnataka Government cancels the licence of 110 pharmacies for not maintaining details of customers purchasing drugs related to Influenza-like Illnesses (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illnesses (SARI), cough, sneeze and fever. Maharashtra allows private establishments to conduct #COVID19 tests of their staff subject to conditions: State Medical Education and Drugs Department Karnataka: A COVID-19 patient, who escaped from Wenlock hospital yesterday in Mangaluru, has been caught, say police Hotels and other entities providing accommodation services including lodges, guest houses outside containment zones, with restricted entry will be allowed from 8th July. These establishments will operate at 33% capacity and certain conditions: Maharashtra Government Delhi: A team of 30 freshly inducted doctors of ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) has been deployed at Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre&Hospital at Radha Soami Beas in Chattarpur. These doctors have been deployed at the centre as their first posting in service. Many States report lower #COVID19 positivity rate than the national average of 6.73%. Their tests per million also higher than the national average: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare pic.twitter.com/DhBRH4os3Y — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2020 Tata Sons are providing 20 ambulances, 100 ventilators and Rs 10 crores cash donation to Maharashtra; CM Uddhav Thackeray to receive these donations: State Chief Minister's Office Shooting for reality shows can resume in West Bengal without any audience and maximum 40 crew members: State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Karnataka: Mission Director, National Health Mission issues notice to Apollo Hospital, Bengaluru, asking it give an explanation for 'charging Rs 6,000 for a COVID-10 test'. The government has fixed upper limit of fee for coronavirus test at Rs 4,500. Opening hours to be rescheduled to 7 am to 6 pm (to avoid evening crowds). There will not be any consumption inside the shop premises of 0.S. liquor or ENA based country liquor shop: Odisha Excise Department https://t.co/yHZVm7tOCg — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2020 Bihar: 276 new cases Bihar reports 276 more #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 12,140: State Health Department Himachal: Tally at 1071 Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,071 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 301 cases are active: State Health Department Mizoram: 5 new cases Mizoram reports 5 new #COVID19 positive cases; the total number of cases in the state stands at 191 including 58 active cases and 133 cured/discharged: Department of Information & Public Relations, Government of Mizoram Punjab: 208 new cases Punjab reported 208 new #COVID19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the State to 6,491 including 4,494 recoveries and 169 deaths: State Health Department UP: 933 new cases In the last 24 hours, 933 new #COVID19 positive cases and 24 deaths have been reported in the state. There are 8,718 active cases, 19,109 discharges so far and 809 patients have succumbed to the infection:UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awanish Awasthi Maharashtra: 5368 new cases Maharashtra recorded 5,368 new COVID-19 cases and 204 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 2,11,987 and death toll to 9,026: Number of active cases stands at 87,681. Recovery rate among the patients is 54.37%: State Health Department Delhi crosses 1-lakh COVID19 cases in Delhi cross 1 lakh mark, with 1379 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases stands at 1,00,823 including 72,088 recovered/discharged/migrated and 25,620 active cases. 48 deaths reported today; the death toll is at 3,115. 5,327 RTPCR tests and 8,552 rapid antigen tests conducted today. Total tests done so far is 6,57,383: Delhi Government Ladakh: Active cases at 168 10 patients cured and discharged in Ladakh; Active case drop to 168: Department of Information & Public relations Leh, Ladakh #COVID19 Chandigarh: 21 new cases Chandigarh reported 21 new #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 487 including 80 active cases and 6 deaths: Chandigarh Administration Kerala: 193 new cases Kerala reports 193 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 5,522. Active cases stand at 2,252: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan MP: 354 new cases 354 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total number cases to 15,284. Death toll rises to 617 after 9 deaths were reported today: State Health Department Tamil Nadu: 61 new deaths Tamil Nadu reports 61 deaths and 3,827 new #COVID19 positive cases today. The total number of positive cases stands at 1,14,978 including 46,833 active cases and 1,571 deaths: State Health Department ITBP: 3 new cases 3 more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for #COVID19 in the last 24 hours. There are total 151 active cases & 273 have recovered till date: Indo-Tibetan Border Police Maha police: 279 new cases 279 police personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the force to 5,454 out of which 1,078 cases are active. A total of 70 police personnel have died so far: Police Union Government has emphasized on increasing testing, prompt contact tracing and timely clinical management of the COVID19 cases. The national Positivity Rate stands at 6.73% : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare As per revised quarantine norms, persons coming from other states to Karnataka, including Maharashtra, shall be placed in 14-days home quarantine: Government of Karnataka 114 Indian nationals stranded in Pakistan due to #COVID19 to be repatriated to India via Attari-Wagah border on 9th July, according to a Pakistan government release. I donated blood plasma today, I was also infected with #COVID19. Prime Minister had given a clear message to all of us that we should serve people. I urge those who are fit and have recovered to donate plasma as it could save lives: Sambit Patra, BJP leader COVID-19 cases reach 1069 in Himachal Pradesh, of which 321 cases are active and 724 have recovered. The death toll stands at 9: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/nu9Kny7f3W — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2020 There are now 1,105 testing labs in the country The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 crossed the one-crore mark in India on Monday, an ICMR official said. "A cumulative total of 1,00,04,101 samples have been tested till 11 am on Monday with 1,80,596 samples being tested on July 5," Scientist and media coordinator at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dr Lokesh Sharma said. There are now 1,105 testing labs in the country comprising 788 in the public sector and 317 private labs. The per-day testing capacity is also fast-growing, Sharma said. Around 2,00,000 samples have been tested on an average daily for the last 14 days, he said. India had crossed the nine million-mark on July 1. "The per day testing capacity which was around 1.5 lakh on May 25 is more than three lakh per day now," Sharma said. (PTI) COVID-19 cases in Odisha near 10,000 mark Odisha reports 456 new #COVID19 positive cases and 290 recoveries. Total positive cases in the state stand at 9526 including 3254 active cases and 6224 recoveries: Information & Public Relations, Department Government of Odisha pic.twitter.com/7lEd8rIY7g — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2020 Death toll in Rajasthan stands at 459 Rajasthan reported 99 new COVID-19 positive cases and 3 deaths on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 20,263 and deaths to 459. The number of active cases stands at 3,836. Total 15,968 patients have recovered so far: State Health Department Total cases near 7 lakh India has reported a spike of 24,248 new COVID-19 cases and 425 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Union Health Ministry, positive cases stand at 6,97,413 including 2,53,287 active cases. 4,24,433 have been cured/discharged/migrated & the death toll stands at 19,693 1,80,596 samples were tested on Sunday The total number of samples tested up to 5th July is 99,69,662 of which 1,80,596 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/PyBlBHzMCj — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2020 Total COVID-19 cases in Assam rise to 11,736 735 new COVID-19 positive cases have been detected today (Sunday), out of which 552 from Guwahati city. Total number of cases rise to 11,736 including 7,433 discharged cases, 4,286 active cases and 14 deaths: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Akbar Tomb & others to remain closed In the wake of COVID-19 situation in Agra, historical monuments like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Akbar tomb in Sikandra & others to remain closed until further orders as they fall in 'buffer zone' areas, ANI quoted Agra DM as saying. All monuments under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to open from Monday. MP: 326 new cases Highest single-day spike of 326 #COVID19 cases in Madhya Pradesh, tally 14,930, active cases 2,911; toll rises to 608 with 10 more deaths: Official Manipur: 41 new cases 41 new COVID-19 cases reported in Manipur in the last late 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 1,366 of which 677 are active: Manipur Government Rajasthan: 632 new cases Rajasthan reported 632 new #COVID19 positive cases and 9 deaths till 8.30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 20,164 and deaths to 456. Number of active cases stands at 3,780: State Health Department Goa: 73 new cases Goa reported 73 new COVID-19 cases today, taking number of active cases to 853. Recovery rate among the patients stands at 50 per cent in the state: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Telangana: 1590 new cases Telangana recorded 1,590 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 23,902 including 12,703 recoveries and 295 deaths: State Health Department Jharkhand: 53 new cases 53 new COVID-19 cases and 5 recoveries reported in Jharkhand today. The total number of cases now stands at 2807, of which 743 are active cases. 2045 patients have recovered so far. The death toll is at 19: Jharkhand Health Department Haryana: 457 new cases 457 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 17005 and death toll to 265: State Health Department Mumbai: 1311 new cases 1,311 new COVID-19 cases and 69 deaths recorded in Mumbai today, taking total number of cases to 84,125 including 55,883 recoveries and 4,896 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Gujarat: 725 new cases Gujarat reported 725 new #COVID19 cases and 18 deaths in last 24 hours, taking the state's case tally to 36,123 including 25,900 recoveries and 1,945 deaths: State Health Department J&K: 183 new cases 183 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 51 from Jammu division and 132 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 8429 including 3042 actives cases, 5255 recoveries and 132 deaths: Government of J&K West Bengal: 895 new cases West Bengal reported 895 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 22,126 and death toll to 757. Number of active cases of infection stands at 6,658: State Health Department Karnataka: 1925 new cases 1,925 cases of #COVID19 and 37 deaths recorded in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 23,474 and death toll to 372. Number of active cases stands at 13,251: State Health Department Kerala recorded 225 new COVID-19 cases today, taking active cases to 2,228. A total of 3,174 patients have recovered from the disease so far: State Health Minister KK Shailaja Maharashtra: 6555 new cases Maharashtra reported 6,555 new COVID-19 cases and 151 deaths today, taking total number of cases to 2,06,619 and death toll to 8,822. Number of active cases stands at 86,040: State Health Department Punjab: 175 new cases Punjab reported 175 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 6,283 including 4,408 recoveries and 164 deaths. Highest 70 cases have been reported in Ludhiana: State Health Department Uttar Pradesh: 1155 new cases Uttar Pradesh reported 1,155 COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 8,161 and death toll to 785: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 31 new cases Uttarakhand reported 31 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 3,124. Recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at 80.79%: State Health Department Delhi: 2244 new cases Delhi reports 63 deaths and 2,244 new #COVID19 positive cases today. Total number of positive cases stands at 99,444 including 71,339 recovered/discharged/migrated, 25,038 active cases and 3,067 deaths. 9,873 RTPCR tests and 13,263 rapid antigen tests conducted today in Delhi. Total tests done so far stands at 6,43,504: Delhi Government Tamil Nadu: 4150 new cases Tamil Nadu reported 4,150 fresh COVID-19 cases and 60 deaths today, taking total cases to 1,11,151 and death toll to 1,510. Number of active cases stands at 46,860: State Health Department Chandigarh: 7 new cases Chandigarh reported seven new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 466 including 395 recoveries and six deaths: Chandigarh Administration Himachal: 1048 new cases COVID-19 cases reach 1,048 in Himachal Pradesh, of which 309 cases are active and 715 have recovered. The death toll stands at 9: State Health Department Delhi Health Department issues an order, instructing all health care facilities to carry out compulsory rapid antigen detection testing of patients with ILI symptoms, patients admitted with SARI and others who visit their facilities. pic.twitter.com/y6tM43T4Sk — ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2020 Air India will operate 36 flights between India & USA from 11th July to 19th July, 2020 under #VandeBharatMission: Air India Triple lockdown (more restrictions) to remain in force in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation area from 6 am tomorrow for a week: Kerala Chief Minister's Office All medical shops and shops selling essential items will remain open during the triple lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram. Major roads leading to the city, except for entry and exit road, will remain closed. Secretariat will not function during the triple lockdown: Kerala CMO We are 'sitting on a volcano' with rising COVID-19 cases. The situation in Thiruvananthapuram has become complicated as number of untraceable cases are rising: Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran on possibilities of community spread in Thiruvananthapuram All stand-alone grocery shops are allowed to operate between 11 am & 4 pm from July 6 to July 10 in Kamrup Metropolitan District. Shopkeepers & customers shall have to wear masks, hand gloves & maintain social distancing: Assam State Disaster Management Authority The number of recovered cases among COVID-19 patients has risen to 4,09,082, taking the national recovery rate amongst COVID-19 to 60.77%: Govt of India With 786 labs in government sector & 314 private labs, there are as many as 1,100 labs in India. During the last 24 hours, 2,48,934 samples have been tested. The cumulative number of samples tested, as on date, is 97,89,066: Government of India Kerala Health Department issues notification extending the enforcement of state's #COVID19 regulations till July 2021. pic.twitter.com/e2lrVTK9rI — ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2020 Yesterday we crossed the 75,000 mark which indicates a slow & steady rise in the number of domestic flyers. On 4th July till 23:59 hrs - total movements 1,560, footfalls at airports 1,53,547, and total number of flyers 76,104: Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister Delhi: Social distancing markers being drawn at Safdarjung Tomb complex along with other precautionary measures, ahead of the monument's opening for public tomorrow. All monuments under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country are scheduled to open from 6th July. Twenty-six inmates of Punjab's Ludhiana Central Jail have been tested positive for #COVID19. They have been kept in a separate barrack at the jail: Ludhiana Chief Medical Officer Rajesh Kumar Bagga COVID19 recovery rate in 21 states, Union territories higher than national average of 60.77%: Health Ministry ITBP: 18 new cases 18 more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for #COVID19 in the last 24 hours. There are total 151 active cases & 270 have recovered till date: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Andhra: 998 new cases Andhra Pradesh recorded 998 new #COVID19 cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 1,8697 out of which 1,0043 cases are active and 8,422 have recovered. Number of deaths due to the disease rises to 232: State Health Department Puducherry: 43 new cases 43 new #COVID19 cases in #Puducherry, tally 946, active cases 484: Govt bulletin Odisha: 496 new cases Odisha's COVID-19 tally crossed the 9,000-mark with 469 fresh cases on Sunday, while two more fatalities due to the infection pushed the death toll to 36, a health department official said Arunachal: 7 new cases At least seven more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the tally of such cases in the state to 259, a health department official said on Sunday Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said big events can be held while adhering to the protocol pertaining to COVID-19 and the 'Van Mahotsav' will be a witness to this An intense lockdown, without any relaxations, was imposed across Tamil Nadu on Sunday as part of the state government's efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus, with roads remaining deserted and shops downing shutters. The state government had earlier announced that on all the four Sundays in July, intense lockdown will be in force across Tamil Nadu and only health care services, including pharmacies and hospitals, will be functional. Odisha's COVID-19 tally on Sunday crossed the 9,000 mark with 469 fresh cases, while two more fatalities due to the infection pushed the death toll to 36, a health department official said. The number of coronavirus patients in the state rose to 9,070. Two men succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at hospitals, he said. Odisha has 3,090 active cases The state now has 3,090 active cases, while 5,934 patients have recovered from the disease. The health department conducted tests of 5,317 samples in the past 24 hours. Twenty-two more people, including four Assam Rifles personnel and ten NDRF staffers, tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the state's tally to 186, an official said on Sunday. Of the fresh cases, 14 were reported from Aizawl district and four each from Siaha and Lawngtlai, he said. 4 Assam Rifles Personnel, 10 NDRF Staffers Among New Cases in Mizoram The 10 National Disaster Response Force personnel were stationed at Lungverh, about 17-km from here, while four Assam Rifles men were posted at Zokhawsang in Aizwal. With these new patients, the state now has 56 active cases and 130 people have recovered from the disease. Forty three new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Puducherry, taking the infection tally to 946 on Sunday, while the death toll remained at 14, the government said. Among them, 30 patients were admitted to the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College,10 to the government general hospital at Yanam and three to the centrally administered JIPMER, a government bulletin said, giving details of coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, ended at 10 AM. Active cases in Puducherry at 484 Eleven were in the 18-60 age group and three were aged more than 60 years, it said A total of 442 samples were tested, of which 43 turned out to be positive, taking the total number of cases to 946, it said. The active cases stood at 484, while 448 patients were treated and discharged. The total number of fatalities continued to remain at 14 as no deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The bulletin said 18,848 of the total of 20,186 samples tested had turned out to be negative. The results of the other samples were awaited, it said. Home Minister Amit Shah, CM Kejrwal visits facility Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal inaugurated the 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID care centre, the "largest" of its kind in the world, at the Radha Soami Satsang Beas on Sunday. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and CM Kejrwal will visit the facility, as per sources. The centre has been set up in Chhatarpur for treating mild and asymptomatic coronavirus patients. It will also serve as a treatment centre for those who are asymptomatic but cannot afford home isolation. With 24,850 people testing positive for coronavirus infection and 613 succumbing to the disease in a day, the highest so far, India's COVID-19 caseload soared to 6,73,165, while the death toll climbed to 19,268 on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. This is the third consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by more than 20,000 in the country. Number of recoveries in India at 4,09,082 The number of recoveries stands at 4,09,082 while one patient has migrated. There are 2,44,814 active cases of coronavirus infections presently in the country, the updated data at 8 am showed. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has shortlisted 12 institutes, including one from Odisha, for human clinical trial of India’s first COVID-19 vaccine. ICMR has developed the indigenous BBV152 COVID vaccine in partnership with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL). The apex body selected 12 institutes to fast track clinical trials of the vaccine which is one of the top priority projects monitored by the Central government. "The vaccine is derived from a strain of SARS-CoV-2 isolated by ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune. ICMR and BBIL are jointly working for the pre-clinical as well as clinical development of this vaccine," an official said. A 72-year-old councillor of the Mormugao Municipal Council in Goa died due to COVID-19 in the wee hours on Sunday, a state health department official said. Pascoal DSouza, who did not belong to any political party, tested positive for coronavirus last month following which he was admitted to Margao-based ESI Hospital, a specially designated facility for COVID-19 patients. He succumbed to the viral infection on Sunday, the official said. D'Souza represented a ward in Mangor Hill area, which has been declared as a containment zone after more than 200 people there tested positive for coronavirus. The municipal council elections in Goa are not fought on party lines. With the councillor's death, the overall toll in the coastal state has reached seven. Till Saturday, the state reported 1,684 COVID-19 cases. The President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa expressed gratitude to India for its aid to the nation in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and hailed the relations between the two nations as a 'close expression of friendship' between the two countries. India sent important medicines to help Zimbabwe in COVID fight In an effort to help Zimbabwe boost its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, India sent important medicines to help the African nation. Taking to Twitter, the President of Zimbabwe thanked India for the donations and said that it 'touched their hearts'. Sharing a picture of Zimbabwe receiving the consignment, Mnangagwa called the gesture as an expression of close friendship between the two nations. The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha climbed to 34 with five more patients succumbing to the disease, while the tally reached 8,601 after 495 fresh infections were detected, a health official said on Saturday. 495 fresh COVID-19 cases in Odisha Odisha's COVID-19 hotspot Ganjam district has reported 20 of the 34 deaths while the remaining fatalities have been registered in Khurda (seven), Cuttack (four) and one each in Puri, Bargarh and Angul districts. A total of 495 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported from 24 districts on Saturday, taking the state's tally to 8,601, the Information and Public Relations Department said. Assam registered 1,202 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, its highest single-day spike in the number of infections so far, taking the tally in the state to over 11,000, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. 4,657 active cases in Assam Of the new cases, 777 were reported from Guwahati city alone. "In the biggest spike ever, Assam on July four reported 1202 cases, 777 of these from Guwahati city alone. Time for all of us to be vigilant," the minister tweeted. Of the 11,001 cases, 4,657 are active, 6,327 have recovered, 14 have died and three have migrated out of the state, he said. The COVID-19 death toll in Bihar reached 88 with four more fatalities, while 349 new infections pushed the case tally to 11,456, state health department said on Saturday. A health department release said one COVID-19 death each was reported from Patna, Bhagalpur, Kishanganj and Samastipur districts. 11,456 positive Coronavirus cases in Bihar All 38 districts in the state have reported COVID-19 cases and the worst affected was Patna, which has the highest number of cases at 1,045, followed by Bhagalpur (568), Madhubani (497), Begusarai (476), Siwan (472), Muzaffarpur (444), Munger (396), Rohtas (370), Samastipur (368) and Katihar (355). The state has a total of 11,456 positive Coronavirus cases. Of 11,456 cases, 8,488 persons have recovered while there are 2,880 active cases. The states recovery rate is at 74.09 percent, as per health department bulletin, and the number of samples tested, so far, is 2,51,097. Delhi recorded 2,505 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to over 97,000, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 3,004, authorities said. Fifty-five fatalities were recorded on Saturday, a Delhi health department bulletin said. It also said that 26 earlier deaths have been included in the cumulative figure. The bulletin said the death toll from coronavirus infection has risen to 3,004, and the total number of cases mounted to 97,200. Jharkhand: 36 new cases 36 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases and deaths now stands at 2,739 and 18, respectively: Jharkhand Health Department Mumbai: 1180 new cases 1180 #COVID19 cases, 1071 recovered & 68 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 82814, including 53463 recovered/discharged, 24524 active cases & 4827 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) UP: 772 new cases Uttar Pradesh reported 772 new COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 7,627 and death toll to 773: State Health Department Maharashtra: 7074 new cases Maharashtra reported 7,074 COVID-19 cases and 295 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 2,00,064 and death toll to 8,671. Number of active cases stands at 83,295: State Health Department J&K: 227 new cases Jammu and Kashmir recorded 227 new #COVID19 cases and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 2,976 and death toll to 127: J&K Administration Goa: 108 new cases Goa recorded 108 fresh COVID-19 cases today, taking active cases to 853: State Health Department Haryana: 545 new cases 545 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths reported in Haryana today, taking total number of cases to 16,548 and death toll to 260: State Health Department Rajasthan: 480 new cases Rajasthan recorded 480 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths till 8.30 pm today, taking total number of cases to 19,532 and deaths to 447. Number of active cases stands at 3,445: State Health Department Karnataka: 1839 new cases Karnataka reported 1,839 cases and 42 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active number of cases to 11,966 and death toll to 335: State Health Department Bengal: 743 new cases 743 fresh COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths have been reported in West Bengal in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 21,231 and death toll to 736. Number of active cases stands at 6,329: State Health Department Gujarat: 712 new cases 712 fresh #COVID19 cases and 21 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 35,398 including 25,414 recoveries and 1,927 deaths: State Health Department Manipur: 9 new cases Manipur recorded nine COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 658: State Govt Uttarakhand: 54 new cases Uttarakhand reported 45 new COVID-19 cases today, taking total cases to 3,093: State Health Department Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tests negative for COVID-19. He had recently attended an event alongside Legislative Council Chairperson Awadhesh Narayan Singh, who tested positive. CM has directed all officers who came in close contact with him to also undergo testing Delhi: First batch of COVID-19 patients is expected to be admitted at Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre, Radha Soami Beas, Chhatarpur tomorrow. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and ITBP DG SS Deswal to visit the centre to check final preparedness in the morning. Delhi: 2505 new cases 2,505 #COVID19 cases, 2,632 recovered, & 55 deaths reported in Delhi today. Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 97,200, including 68,256 recovered/discharged/migrated, 25,940 active cases, & 3,004 deaths. 9,925 RT-PCR and 13,748 rapid antigen tests have been conducted in Delhi today, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests to 6,20,378. 3,2650 tests are being conducted on per million population: Delhi Health Department Punjab: 172 new cases Punjab reported 172 fresh COVID-19 cases and five deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 6,109 and death toll to 162: State Health Department Kerala: 240 new cases Kerala recorded 240 new COVID-19 cases today, taking active cases to 2,129. 1,77,769 people are under observation. There are 135 COVID-19 hotspots in the state: Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja Tamil Nadu: 4280 new cases Tamil Nadu reported 4,280 fresh COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths today, taking total cases to 1,07,001 and death toll to 1,450. Number of active cases stands at 44,956: State Health Department Puducherry: 80 new cases Puducherry reports 80 new positive cases of #COVID19, taking the total number of cases to 904 including 405 recoveries and 14 deaths: Puducherry Health Department Dharavi: 2 new cases 2 new #COVID19 cases and 2 deaths reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai. Total number of cases in the area is now at 2311, including 519 active cases & 86 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Himachal: Tally at 1041 COVID-19 cases reach 1,041 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 331 cases are active: State Health Department Chandigarh: 5 new cases Five new COVID-19 cases recorded in Chandigarh today, taking total number of cases to 459 out of which 59 cases are active: Chandigarh Health Department Amid the debate over 'rushed vaccine trials', Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Saturday issued a press release assuring that they are committed to treating public safety as the topmost priority. Explaining that Bharat Biotech International ltd's (BBIL) vaccine appears to be promising, ICMR is expediting clinical trials (phases 1 and 2), as allowed by Drugs Controller General of India. Moreover, ICMR said that the process followed by the apex medical body is in 'accordance with the globally accepted norms to fast-track vaccine development'. India currently has 6,48,315 COVID-19 cases, of which 2,35,433 are active, 3,94,227 have recovered while 18,655 have succumbed to the pandemic. Clarifying that the stern letter issued by ICMR to 12 institutes to expedite clinical trials was meant to cut 'unnecessary red tape'. Likening the process to the approval of new indigenous testing kits, ICMR stated that it aims to complete these two phases at the earliest so that population-based trials for efficacy could be initiated without delay. Pointing out that ICMR's practices will be reviewed by a Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), ICMR asked critics to not second guess its professionalism or adherence to the highest scientific rigour. Relaxations in Chennai lockdown to come in effect from 6th July. Vegetable & grocery shops allowed to open from 6 am to 6 pm, textile & hardware shops from 10 am to 6 pm, and restaurants from 6 am to 9 pm: Edappadi K Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Lockdown extended till 12th July in Madurai and area limits of adjoining rural civic bodies of Paravai & Thiruparankundram panchayats: Edappadi K Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Himachal: no new cases One death and no new positive #COVID19 case reported in Himachal Pradesh today so far. Total number of cases in the state stands at 1033 including 332 active cases, 677 recoveries, and 9 deaths: State Health Department Andhra: 765 new cases Andhra Pradesh recorded 765 new #COVID19 cases and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 17699 out of which 9473 cases are active and 8008 have recovered. Number of deaths due to the disease rises to 218: State Health Department Maharashtra police: 237 new cases 237 personnel of Maharashtra Police were found COVID-19 positive in the last 72 hours, taking active number of cases in the force to 1,040. A total of 64 police personnel have succumbed to the infection: Maharashtra Police UP: 772 new cases In the last 24 hours, 772 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state. There are 7,627 active cases, 18154 discharges so far and 773 patients have succumbed to the infection: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad Bihar: 349 new cases Bihar reports 349 more #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 11,460. The number of recovered cases till now stands at 8,211: State Health Department Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) intends to open non-living centrally protected monuments and sites, and museums under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India, Bhubaneswar Circle from July 6 for the public, strictly adhering to the duly approved SOP: ASI pic.twitter.com/UfnYSdZpta — ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2020 In a major move, Kolkata airport on Friday, barred flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai & Ahmedabad to Kolkata. The airport authorities said that flights from these six cities have been banned from 6th to 19th July 2020 or till further orders. Recently, ICMR's serosurvey study conducted in Kolkata has found that over 14 per cent of Kolkata residents have developed COVID-19 antibodies, hinting at a rise to Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city. Sale of essential items will be allowed during the lockdown, including meat shops. Police action will be taken against people found roaming outside unnecessarily: Anil Kumar, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner (2/2) https://t.co/Wr9t5BfoMe — ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2020 With six more fatalities, the COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 84 in Bihar, while 197 fresh cases have pushed the state's tally of coronavirus patients to 11,111, according to a health department bulletin. Bihar has 2,816 active coronavirus cases, while 8,211 patients have recovered from the disease. "197 more COVID-19 +ve cases in Bihar taking the total to 11,111. We are ascertaining their trail of infection," the bulletin issued on late Friday night said. It added that six more fatalities due to the disease were reported, raising the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 84. All 38 districts in the state have reported COVID-19 cases. A total of 2,43,167 samples were tested for the disease in the state till Friday, the bulletin said. 80 fresh cases recorded in Puducherry A 53-year-old man succumbed to COVID-19 at a hospital in Puducherry while 80 fresh cases were reported, pushing the infection tally in the union territory to 904. Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar told PTI on Saturday that the patient, a chain smoker, from this town died of the illness at the Indira Gandhi government medical college hospital here. "The man had respiratory trouble also although he had no other complication such as diabetics and blood pressure. He tested positive for infection. His conditioned worsened and he died on Friday." Sikkim's COVID count rises to 102 A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim, taking the state's tally to 102, a health official said on Friday. The 33-year-old jawan has tested positive for COVID-19 at the SSB camp in Yuksom in West Sikkim, Director-General- cum-Secretary of the Health Department, Dr Pempa T Bhutia, said. The SSB personnel had entered Sikkim through the Melli check-post on June 24 after undergoing 14-day quarantine in Siliguri in West Bengal, he said. The jawan was housed at the SSB quarantine centre in Yuksom along with 40 of his colleagues, Bhutia said. His sample was tested on July 2 and after the reports returned positive for COVID-19, the SSB personnel was admitted to a hospital in Gangtok, he said. The remaining 40 SSB personnel, however, have tested negative for COVID-19 but they will stay in the quarantine facility for seven more days as a precautionary measure, the official said. Of the 102 cases, 36 are active while 53 people have recovered and 13 Army personnel have been shifted to Siliguri. With 22,771 people testing positive for coronavirus in a single day, the highest so far, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 6,48,315 on Saturday, while the death toll rose to 18,655 with 442 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 3,94,226 and one patient has migrated. There are 2,35,433 active cases of coronavirus presently in the country, the updated data at 8 am showed. "Thus, around 60.80 per cent of patients have recovered so far," an official said. The total number of confirmed cases also include foreigners. According to ICMR, a cumulative total of 95,40,132 samples have been tested up to July 3 with 2,42,383 samples being tested on Friday. Twenty more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, taking the state's tally of coronavirus patients to 252, a senior health official said. Of the fresh cases, eight were reported from West Kameng district and six each from the capital complex and Changlang, Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa said. Arunachal Pradesh now has 176 active coronavirus cases The new patients had recently returned from Assam, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Telangana, Jampa said. Four patients -- three in Changlang and one in West Kameng -- were discharged from COVID care centres on Friday and advised to stay in home quarantine for 14 days, he added. Arunachal Pradesh now has 176 active coronavirus cases, while 75 patients have recovered from the disease and one has died of the infection. Uttar Pradesh Rural Development Minister Rajendra Pratap Singh (Moti Singh) and his wife have been admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here after they tested positive for COVID-19. Asked about his health, Singh told PTI on Saturday, "I am fine." Asked how long is he expected to stay in the hospital, he said, "I came here only on Friday. I will follow the doctors' advice." Singh is a four-time MLA from Patti in Pratapgarh district. Today's total positive COVID Cases in Rajasthan is 204 Barmer 36 Bharatpur 3 Bikaner 25 Dausa 3 Dholpur 21 Dungarpur 13 Jaipur 17 Jalore 11 Jhunjhunu 11 Kota 8 Karauli 3 Nagaur 23 Pali 21 Rajsamand 1 Sawaimadhopur 1 Udaipur 4 Other state 3 Cumulative positive cases in Rajasthan 19256 Active cases 3461 Today's death reported till 10.30 am is 3 Total death in state 443 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases- 2 contacts of earlier positives & 1 traveller. Total cases stand at 119, of which 65 are active cases and 54 have recovered: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration Total positive cases in Odisha at 8601 Odisha reports 495 new COVID19 positive cases. Total positive cases in the State stands at 8601 including 2853 active cases and 5705 recovered: Information & Public Relations, Department Government of Odisha Elderly woman dies of COVID-19 in Goa A 74-year-old woman became the fifth person to succumb to COVID-19 in Goa, which has so far reported more than 1,500 positive cases, a senior official of the state health department said on Saturday. The woman from Salcette tehsil in South Goa, who was admitted to ESI hospital after testing coronavirus positive, died on Friday night, the official said. 23 fresh positive cases of COVID-19 reported Out of 411 samples tested, 23 fresh positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed; 21 in Peren & 2 in Kohima. Total positive cases stand at 562, of which 334 are active cases and 228 have recovered: S Pangnyu Phom, Nagaland Health Minister 95,40,132 samples tested so far The total number of samples tested up to July 3 is 95,40,132 of which 2,42,383 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Six more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Bihar on Friday, raising the death toll to 84 as 231 fresh cases of the infection pushed the state's tally to 10,910. East Champaran district accounted for two deaths while one fatality each was reported from Kaimur, Nalanda, West Champaran and Patna, the Health department said in a statement. Bihar now has 2,615 COVID active cases, while 8,211 patients have recovered Districts which have reported high incidence of positive cases include Patna (1,016), Bhagalpur (552), Madhubani (490), Begusarai (476), Siwan (467), Muzaffarpur (398), Munger (377), Samastipur (365), Katihar (350) and Rohtas (362). All 38 districts in the state have reported COVID-19 cases. The statement said 7,187 samples have been collected for testing since Thursday, while the total number of samples tested so far is 2,43,167. The Union health ministry has modified its guidelines of home isolation to include asymptomatic positive patients in the list of mild or pre-symptomatic coronavirus infection cases. The move comes as a large number of patients continue to show no symptoms but are being detected COVID-19 positive. The guidelines have also stated that patients suffering from immune-compromised status (like HIV, transplant recipients, cancer therapy) are not eligible for home isolation. Centre set requisite for home isolation Taking into consideration that not every asymptomatic patients have the requisite self-isolation facility at their residence, the guidelines stated that those who are pre-symptomatic and have very mild symptoms can opt for home isolation if they can avoid contact with other family members. The guideline also added that the patient has to give an undertaking stating being diagnosed as a confirmed/ suspect case of COVID-19, he/ she hereby voluntarily undertake to maintain strict self-isolation at all times for the prescribed period. Delhi reported 2,520 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases in the national capital to 94,695. With this, the capital has now crossed the 94,000-mark, while the death toll due to novel Coronavirus is at 2,923. Delhi: 65,624 patients have recovered from COVID As Delhi has ramped up testing after the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the health bulletin stated that 5,96,695 tests have been conducted so far. As many as 65,624 patients have recovered/ discharged and the number of active cases stands at 26,148. On June 23, the national capital had reported its highest single-day spike, however, the last five days number of fresh cases has been below 3000-mark. The number of containment zones in the city stood at 445. COVID-19 patients suffering from immuno-compromised conditions such as cancer and HIV, and who have undergone any transplant procedures are not eligible for home isolation, according to revised guidelines issued by the Delhi government on Friday. As per the revised norms issued by the Delhi health department, elderly people aged 60 and above, and having co-morbidities, can go for home isolation only after proper evaluation by a treating medical officer. The patient should also download Aarogya Setu app on mobile and keep it active all the time, it said. Telangana reported eight more COVID-19 deaths on Friday, taking their number to 283 as 1,892 fresh cases of the infection, the highest single-day spike so far in the state, pushed the tally to 20,462. Total COVID cases in Telangana 20,462 Out of the 1,892 fresh cases, 1,658 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, the epicentre of the virus spread in the state, followed by Ranga Reddy district, neighbouring Hyderabad, with 56 cases. As many as 365 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 9,799, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Of the new cases, 134 were reported from Guwahati city, which falls under Kamrup (Metro) district, where a complete lockdown has been imposed for 14 days from June 28. Discharged/ Recovered patients 6,327 in Assam Taking to Twitter, Sarma said, "365 new #COVID19+ cases detected today. Out of total cases today, 134 were reported from Guwahati City. Take proper precautions and care to stay safe." The state had detected 479 new cases on Thursday. The single-day highest of 613 cases in the state were detected on June 30. Guwahati city, where the situation has been described as critical by the minister, has reported 2,114 positive cases since June 24. Meanwhile, 221 more patients were discharged from various hospitals on Friday, taking the total number of discharged patients to 6,327 in Assam. Punjab: 153 new cases Punjab reported 153 fresh COVID-19 cases today, taking the total number of cases 5,937. The death toll stands at 157: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 64 new cases Uttarakhand recorded 64 new COVID-19 cases today, taking total number of cases to 3,048 out of which 498 cases are active: State Health Department Tripura: 53 recoveries 53 COVID-19 patients have been discharged today from various District Covid Care Centers after their test results came negative. Total cases stand at 1441, of which 1199 discharged and 231 are active cases: Chief Minister of Tripura Chandigarh: 4 new cases Chandigarh reports 4 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 454: Health Department, Chandigarh Kerala: 211 new cases 211 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Kerala today. The total number of positive cases stands at 4964 including 2098 active cases. There are 130 COVID-19 hotspots in the state: State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Bihar: 519 new cases 519 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar taking the total number of cases in the state to 10911 including 8211 discharged and 2615 active cases: State health department Goa: 94 new cases Goa reports 94 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the case tally in the state to 1576 including 800 active cases, 772 recovered and 4 deaths: Goa Health Department Maharashtra: 6364 new cases 6,364 #COVID19 cases & 198 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1,92,990 including 1,04,687 discharged, 79,911 active cases & 8,376 deaths. Out of 198 #COVID19 deaths reported in the State today, 150 occurred in the last 48 hours and rest 48 are from the previous period: Maharashtra Health Department Rajasthan: 390 new cases 390 #COVID19 positive cases and 10 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 08:30 pm today. Total number of cases stand at 19,052 including 3331 active cases and 440 deaths: State Health Department Delhi: 2520 new cases Delhi reports 2,520 new #COVID19 cases and 59 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 94,695 including 26,148 active cases, 65,624 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 2,923 deaths: Delhi Govt Mumbai: 1372 new cases 1372 new #COVID19 positive cases and 73 deaths have been reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases rise to 81,634 including 24,483 active cases, 52,392 recovered cases and 4,759 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation #Maharashtra Haryana: 494 new cases 494 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Haryana today. The total number of positive cases in the State is now 16,003 including 11,691 recovered, 4,057 active cases and 255 deaths: State Health Department Jharkhand: 63 new cases 63 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of cases in the State to 2,697: State Health Department Mizoram: no new cases Out of 115 samples tested today at ZMC, no new #COVID19 cases found. Active cases in Mizoram stand at 35, cured-127, total-162: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram Districts are directed to ensure that every #COVID19 patient who is home isolated has a pulse oxymeter: #Delhi Government in its revised guidelines for home isolation of very mild/pre-symptomatic/asymptomatic COVID-19 cases pic.twitter.com/aj7lpYc0kT — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2020 Karnataka: A COVID-19 patient died on road as ambulance couldn't reach to him in Hanuman Nagar even 4 hours after he informed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar says, "I've ordered an inquiry into the incident. Action will be taken against guilty." Telangana: Arvi Healthcare, a start-up based in Hyderabad, has developed a contactless, facial-recognition based thermal-screening kiosk. CEO says,"In #COVID19 situation,this kiosk will be helpful in schools, workplaces&other places, as it is integrated with attendance solutions" Wards at India's largest COVID-19 hospital to be named after Indian Army soldiers killed in Galwan clash, says DRDO To make up for the loss in instructional hours during the current session 2020-21, the CISCE has worked with its subject experts, to reduce the syllabi for all major subjects at ICSE and ISC levels: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) #COVID19 Have decided to continue with 14 days home quarantine for people coming from outside the state. Request people to generate a self-declaration from COVA app to enable hassle-free transit. Have also ordered Rapid Antigen testing from next week for surveillance: Punjab CM Keeping in mind safety of students&to ensure quality education we've decided to postpone JEE&NEET examinations. JEE Main exam will be held between 1st-6th Sept, JEE advanced exam will be held on 27th Sept & NEET exam will be held on 13th Sept:Union HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has crossed 60%. It stands at 60.73% today: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Since 1st April 2020, Centre distributed over 2.02 crore N95 masks and more than 1.18 crore PPE kits to States/ UTs/ central Institutions, free of cost. Over 6.12 crore HCQ tablets also distributed, along with 11,300 ‘Make in India’ ventilators: Govt of India #COVID19 — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2020 Rajasthan: Barmer district collector has issued an order, imposing a seven-day curfew in the municipal council and adjoining areas in view of the rising case of #COVID19. The restrictions will come into force from 7 PM today. Punjab Govt has given the go-ahead to launch a pilot project for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing from the coming week, as well as e-registration for persons entering the state through Shambhu border, to ensure strict monitoring of people coming from high-risk NCR region: CMO Recently in Bhubaneswar it was found that one industrial organization has brought workers from other state & put all of them in quarantine from which 34 of them were found to be COVID-19 positive after testing: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. #Odisha pic.twitter.com/GYloxyAazk — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2020 Ban on international commercial passenger flights to and from India extended till July 31, 2020. Due to the prevailing situation in country & Goa, it's advised to all Members not to have any meetings, briefings & other activities resulting in gathering in enclosed spaces. This is particularly in view of Assembly Session scheduled from July 27: Goa Legislative Assembly Uttarakhand Government constitutes a technical committee to provide inputs to the government on COVID19 containment in the state. Uttarakhand Government has sanctioned Rs 11.25 crores to increase COVID19 testing capacity in the state. Out of Rs, 11.25 crores, Rs 3.75 crore each has been approved for Government Medical Colleges Haldwani, Doon and Srinagar. Dharavi: 8 new cases Eight new positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Dharavi today. Total cases in Dharavi — 2309 Himachal: Tally at 1016 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 1016 including 356 active cases, 637 recovered and 8 deaths: State Health Department UP: 982 new cases In the last 24 hours, 982 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state. There are 7451 active cases, 17,557 discharges so far and 749 patients have succumbed to the infection: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad Tamilnadu crosses 1 lakh cases Tamil Nadu Covid19 numbers crosses 1 lakh. 4,329 new cases of Coronavirus reported today. 1,02,721 cases in total. 2,082 out of 4,329 cases are from Chennai. 2,357 patients discharged. 58,378 discharged totally 64 deaths today and 1,385 deaths totally. 231 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Bihar, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 10914. 231 more #COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar today, taking the total case tally to 10914: Bihar Health Department — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2020 One more returnee who came from Delhi has tested positive for #COVID19 in Tura. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 59 including 15 active cases: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2020 Andhra Pradesh has reported 837 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state has now reached 16,934. Out of the total number of cases 9,096 cases are active. The number of deaths due to the disease rises to 206. In the last 24 hours; 38,898 samples have been tested in the State and 789 of them were detected COVID-19 positive. Apart from them; 46 from other states and two from other countries have also been detected COVID-19 positive. 258 persons have been discharged in the past 24 hours and the total number of discharged persons stands at 7632. Andhra Pradesh recorded 837 new #COVID19 cases and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 16,934 out of which 9,096 cases are active. Number of deaths due to the disease rises to 206: State Health Department — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2020 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 1016 including 356 active cases, 637 recovered and 8 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/2N6iFagdnP — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2020 The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday announced that rapid antigen testing kits have now reached Leh after setting up a lab for RT-PCR testing. .@ICMRDELHI has reached a major milestone for enhancing testing in Ladakh! After setting up a lab for RT-PCR Testing, Rapid Antigen Testing Kits have now reached Leh! For more details visit: https://t.co/FQhg5M5xrN #ICMRFightsCOVID19 #IndiaFightsCorona @MoHFW_INDIA @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/zgoYsuuReO — ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) July 3, 2020 561 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Odisha, taking the total number of cases in the state to 8,106 on Friday, Odisha government said. According to officials, a total number of 5,502 people have recovered from the virus while there are 2,567 active reported cases. So far, as many as 2,81,523 people have been tested for COVID in the state. 123 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Rajasthan on Friday, taking the state's tally of coronavirus cases to 18,785. As per the bulletin, there are 3,307 active cases. With 95 patients recovering in the state on Friday, the number of recovered patients has gone up to 15,043. Five new deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in the state, taking the number of deaths due to the virus to 435. Nagaland has reported four new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 539. The state's Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom informed that the total figure included 342 active cases and 197 recoveries. No COVID-19 fatalities have been reported from the state so far. Healthcare major Zydus Cadila said on Friday its plasmid DNA vaccine candidate for COVID-19 (ZyCoV-D) developed indigenously at its vaccine technology centre here has successfully completed the pre-clinical phase. The company has received permission from the Drug Controller General of India -- the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) -- to initiate phase one and two human clinical trials in India. India reports highest single-day spike of 20,903 new COVID-19 cases India reported 379 deaths and the highest single-day spike of 20,903 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. Positive cases stand at 6,25,544 including 2,27,439 active cases, 3,79,892 cured/discharged/migrated & 18213 deaths, it added. ICMR tested 2,41,576 samples on Thursday The total number of samples tested up to July 2 is 92,97,749 of which 2,41,576 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/K0Cc7waIJB — ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2020 ICMR envisages vaccine launch by August 15 The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said that it has partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to fast-track clinical trials of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID Vaccine). In an official statement, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava stated that ICMR aims to launch the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by August 15. Bharat Biotech recently got a nod for a clinical trial of its vaccine - Covaxin. Sikkim's Coronavirus tally rise to 101 Twelve Army personnel in Sikkim have tested positive for Coronavirus, taking the Himalayan state's tally to 101, a top official of the Health Department said on Thursday. Director General-cum-Secretary, Health, Dr Pema T Bhutia said that these 12 Army men, said to be primary contacts of their 40-year-old colleague who had tested positive on June 23, were tested for COVID-19 and their results have come positive. These 12 army men, as well as their 40-year-old colleague, have been shifted to the Army hospital at Bagdogra, Bhutia said. He said 53 patients have been cured of COVID-19 and discharged from hospitals so far. (PTI) ITBP jawans sent to COVID care centre in Mashobra 28 ITBP jawans in Himachal Pradesh have tested positive for COVID-19, 6 of them are in Shimla district. Narendra Chouhan, SDM Rampur (Shimla) said, "6 ITBP jawans have tested positive, samples were collected on Wednesday. They've been sent to COVID care centre in Mashobra." Goa reopens for tourists Govt of Goa on Thursday issued guidelines and regulations for hotels and tourists as hotels of the state re-opened. Goa opened for tourists starting July 2. The state has granted permission to 250 hotels to resume operations. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare releases revised guidelines for home isolation of very mild/pre-symptomatic/asymptomatic #COVID-19 cases. pic.twitter.com/Jy6FowEouM — ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2020 Karnataka Government issues guidelines for isolation of #COVID19 patients at home. Only those who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic shall be allowed home isolation, as per the guidelines. Permission for Phase I/II clinical trial for #COVID19 vaccine of Zydus Cadila granted today as a rapid response after recommendation by Subject Expert Committee: Health Ministry official J&K: Education Dept in Baramulla Dist. has started 'community classes' with help of local Auqaf Committees& Panchayat Raj Institutions, with precautions to prevent COVID19. Chief Edu Officer Baramulla, "Virtual classes can't be accessed by all so these classes have been started." Government of Haryana issues SOP for hair cutting salons and barber shops and advisory for performing marriage function. Appointments or token to be adopted to stagger client's entry at salons/barber shops. All guests should have downloaded Aarogya Setu App on their mobile. pic.twitter.com/DI3KwnwTN4 — ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2020 Central Govt revises the advisory on the use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as prophylactic for #COVID19 infection. Govt has now expanded it to asymptomatic healthcare and frontline workers deployed in non-COVID and COVID areas. pic.twitter.com/ORsfTCxwa5 — ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2020 The Ghaziabad administration in Uttar Pradesh on Friday said markets in the district will open from May 25 on alternate days from 10 am to 5 pm. Two days' time has been given to shopkeepers to make arrangements to ensure social distancing, it said. District Magistrate (DM) Ajay Shankar Pandey told PTI that in case the markets open on Saturday, people would rush to shop and there is a risk of spreading of COVID-19. Markets across the district will open from 10 am to 5 pm, he said. All markets will remain closed every Sunday to avoid overcrowding, he added. Delhi government's excise department on Friday allowed 66 private liquor shops to reopen but asked the owners to follow the odd-even rule, an official said. The official said only 66 private liquor stores have so far complied with the government's order and they have been given permission to reopen. The state government will promote Indian medical practices to realize its resolve of a "Nirogi Rajasthan", Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday. Interacting with medical personnel associated with ayurveda, homeopathy, unani and other Indian medical practices through video conference, he said the Indian medical practices have an important role in realizing "our resolve of Nirogi Rajasthan" and the state government will promote them. A mess worker at AIIMS-Delhi has died of COVID-19, the Resident Doctors Association said, alleging he died because the hostel administration did not take precautionary measures as demanded by it more than a month ago. The association also alleged the hostel superintendent tried to present the death as a "possible cardiac event" and demanded his and the senior warden's resignation. The Karnataka government on Friday said returnees from six states with high COVID-19 caseload -- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh -- will be kept in institutional quarantine for seven days. After the returnees test negative for the disease in pool testing, they will be sent for home quarantine for another seven days, it said. Assam witnessed the biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with 49 people testing positive on Friday, taking the infection tally to 259, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Out of the fresh cases, at least 46 were reported from different quarantine centers and hospitals in Guwahati, Tezpur, Jorhat and Silchar, he said in a series of tweets. "Alert, three more #COVID19 + cases detected, one each from Nagaon, Sivasagar and Tinsukia," he said. "In the biggest one-time spike in cases, 26 cases are confirmed #COVID19 +. They are all from Sarusajai Quarantine Centre," the minister said in a tweet in the evening. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus infection and deaths due to it have remained confined to limited areas, most of which are urban, due to the implementation of the lockdown, the government said on Friday. Also, the number of COVID-19 cases would have risen exponentially had the lockdown not been imposed, it said, adding that the doubling time of cases now stands at 13.3 days as against 3.4 days before the lockdown. "Despite being such a large nation, due to lockdown, the outbreak of the infection has remained confined to limited areas," chairman of Empowered Group One and Niti Aayog member V KPaul said at a briefing. Around 80 per cent of the active cases reported till Thursday are in just five states -- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh -- and over 90 per cent are in ten states, he elaborated. Six new COVID-19 containment zones were declared in Dwarka and Kapashera area of southwest Delhi, the district administration said on Friday. The containment orders were issued on May 21 after around 39 cases of coronavirus were reported in parts of southwest Delhi, including Vikaspuri, Kanganheri village, Palam Colony and Sadh Nagar. According to a list shared by the Delhi government on Friday, there were 92 containment zones in the national capital. Sixteen people with recent travel history tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 169, officials said. While 14 fresh cases were reported from Hamirpur district, two were from Kangra district, they said. The number of active cases in the state now stands at 106. At least 80 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 1,269, a health department official said on Saturday. Of the new patients, 71 were reported from quarantine centres in various parts of the state. Two were in-home quarantine and seven others were found to have been infected with the virus as part of ongoing contact-tracing exercise, the official said. The new cases were reported from 13 districts. Sixty-one more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bihar, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 2,166, health department officials said. Of the fresh cases, the highest number was reported in Buxar (13), followed by Khagaria (nine), Gaya (seven), East Champaran (six), five each in Bhagalpur, West Champaran and Sitamarhi, three each in Begusarai, Muzaffarpur and Munger and one each in Arwal and Kaimur districts, they said. The COVID-19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the second consecutive day on Saturday with 6,654 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to over 1.25 lakh, while the toll rose to 3,720 after 137 more deaths, the Union Health Ministry said. The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 69,597, while 51,783 people have recovered and a patient has migrated, according to the ministry bulletin. The total of 1,25,101 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus pandemic includes foreigners. Of the 137 deaths reported since Friday morning, 63 were in Maharashtra, 29 in Gujarat, 14 each from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, six from West Bengal, four from Tamil Nadu, two each from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, and one from Haryana. Of the total toll of 3,720, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,517 deaths, followed by Gujarat at 802, Madhya Pradesh at 272, West Bengal at 265 and Delhi at 208. The number of deaths due to the contagion in Rajasthan is 153, while 152 people died in Uttar Pradesh, 98 in Tamil Nadu and 55 in Andhra Pradesh. The COVID-19 death toll reached 45 in Telangana, 41 in Karnataka and 39 in Punjab. There are 20 fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir, 16 in Haryana and 11 in Bihar. Seven people have succumbed to the disease in Odisha, and four each in Kerala and Assam so far. Jharkhand, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh each have recorded three deaths each, while there is a fatality each in Meghalaya and Uttarakhand, the ministry said. More than 70 percent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, according to the ministry website. The highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 44,582 followed by Tamil Nadu at 14,753, Gujarat at 13,268 and Delhi at 12,319. There are 6,494 coronavirus cases Rajasthan, 6,170 in Madhya Pradesh and 5,735 in Uttar Pradesh. The number of infections has gone up to 3,332 in West Bengal, 2,709 in Andhra Pradesh and 2,177 in Bihar. As many as 2,029 people have been infected with the virus in Punjab, 1,761 in Telangana, 1,743 in Karnataka, 1,489 in Jammu and Kashmir and 1,189 in Odisha. In Haryana , 1,067 people are afflicted with the deadly disease, while Kerala has 732 cases, followed by Jharkhand with 308 and 259 in Assam. Chandigarh has reported 218 cases, while 175 people have tested positive in Tripura and 172 Chhattisgarh. There are 168 cases of the pathogen in Himachal Pradesh, 153 in Uttarakhand and 54 in Goa. Ladakh has reported 44 COVID-19 cases, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 33 infections. Manipur and Puducherry have registered 26 cases each, followed by Meghalaya with 14. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Dadar and Nagar Haveli have reported a case each so far. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the Railway Ministry not to send Shramik Special trains to the state till May 26 in view of Cyclone Amphan. The letter from West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha to Chairman of Railway board V K Yadav dated May 22, stated that the state has been severely impacted by Super Cyclone Amphan on May 20-21 which caused extensive damage to the infrastructure. "As the district administrations are involved in relief and rehabilitation works, it will not be possible to receive special trains for the next few days. It is therefore requested that no train should be sent to West Bengal till May 26," she said. The novel coronavirus death toll in Delhi rose to 231 on Saturday, while the number of infections climbed to 12,910 with 591 new cases, authorities said. This is the fifth consecutive day when 500 or more new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded in Delhi. It registered the highest spike on Friday with 660 new cases. In a bulletin issued on Saturday, the Health Department said the death toll due to the pandemic had risen to 231 and the total number of cases mounted to 12,910 after 591 more people tested positive The Chhattisgarh government has classified four development blocks in the state as red zones and 80 as orange zones to contain the spread of coronavirus, an official said on Saturday. Apart from this, it has also declared 44 areas, from where COVID-19 cases were recently detected, as containment zones, the official said. In a major development, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on Saturday, revealed that by August-September, a 'good percentage' of international flights will begin operation. He added that while he is aiming to start international flights from mid-June, as per the ongoing rate of growth in Coronavirus infections, the ministry is confident that a fair number of international flights will commence operation by August. Currently, India is gearing to commence domestic flights operation on May 25. "Will try to start good percentage of international passenger flights before August. If by then, not full international aviation, then definitely a good percentage of international flights will run. If the situation eases and we are able to make preparations, we must have an ambitious goal by mid June. There's no contradiction between domestic flights beginning from May 25 and lockdown in India being imposed till May 31," said Puri in a press briefing. BSF: 21 new cases BSF records 21 new positive cases of #COVID19 in last 24 hours. All of them are under treatment in designated COVID-19 health care hospitals. Till date 286 recovered and discharged from hospitals. Active cases as on today 120: Border Security Force (BSF) Odisha: 53 new cases 53 new #COVID19 positive cases confirmed - 44 from Sarusajai Quarantine Centre, 7 from Dima Hasao district and 2 from Cachar. Total positive cases stand at 319: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Delhi: 591 new cases 591 #COVID19 cases & no deaths reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the national capital rises to 12910, including 6412 active cases: Delhi Health Department Karnataka: 196 new cases 196 new positive cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Karnataka from May 22, 5pm to 5pm today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1939, including 1297 active cases and 598 discharges: Karnataka Health Department Andhra: 47 new cases In last 24 hours, 47 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh; taking the total number of cases to 2561. Death toll rises to 56 after one death was reported: Arja Srikanth, State Nodal Officer Karnataka: Long queues seen at Palace Ground in Bengaluru as people line up to register themselves to return to their native districts in Odisha. pic.twitter.com/uoX9BrIGvX — ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2020 We have made all the arrangements to ensure that there is touchless boarding of passengers. So, please come in with boarding pass printed at home or use scan-and-fly kiosks. If there is any confusion then passengers can contact the airport staff: Videh Jaipuriar, CEO, DIAL https://t.co/ITDemzRDLN — ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2020 All passengers coming to J&K by air/rail will be kept in institutional quarantine for 14 days & tested for COVID 19 using RTPCR test. If tested negative, they will be sent home, if positive sent to hospital. Around 13,54,000 people in more than 1,018 Shramik Special trains have returned to the state of Uttar Pradesh from different states: UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi. Number of active cases of #COVID19 has reached 2332 in Uttar Pradesh. 3335 people have recovered from the disease while 152 deaths have been reported till date: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad Railway briefing (Chairman, Railway Board) highlights: With state govt, railways appointed nodal officers, and hygiene and social distancing protocols were followed. Railways also ensured that to run trains from any given railway station of the country as per the requirement. Only 4000 passengers travelled during the first day. On 20 May highest 279 trains ran and 4 lakh people ferried. More than 26 lakh people have traveled. 10 lakh people traveled within the states. In total 45 lakh people have traveled so far via trains. People from UP and Bihar constitute for 80% of the passengers. Railways and Govt of India have prepared a schedule for the coming 10 days. 2,600 trains scheduled and approximately 36 lakh people will travel by this. All arrangements to ferry the laborers are done till they reach their destinations and these Shramik trains will last till all labourers reach their homes Form 1 June, 200 trains will commence operation. Divisional HQs have been instructed to be ready for running more trains. 5000 COVID coaches and 80,000 beds prepared by the railways. Since 1 month, 4.7 million free meals distributed to the needy people Shramik Trains expenses 85% given by Centre and 15% shelled by the states as rent. States had reimbursed the expenses of travelling of people in some instances. Unreserved rail journey has been completely stopped. People will have to travel only by reserved seats and only as per the berths. Railways-West Bengal tussle While West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has requested Railways that they do not send any Shramik trains till May 26 as restoration work after Cyclone Amphan is underway, Railway Board Chairman said, " Cyclone was a natural calamity. West Bengal Chief Secy wrote to me that restoration work is underway & they'll tell us soon when they'll be able to receive the trains. As soon as they give us clearance, we'll run the trains to West Bengal". Commenting on Bengal's reluctance to run more Sharmik tarins, he added," Shramik specials were run after the consensus of all states. We have been given a specific number of trains which need to be run in Bengal and that too the trains should be run in a specific time frame." While Mamata Banerjee has claimed that the government has allowed an additional 105 trains to be arrive in Bengal, Union railways minister Piyush Goyal has claimed that only 27 trains have arrived till date. More than 4 crore people migrate for employment in India In second phase of lockdown, movement of migrant was also allowed for inter state. Shramik Special trains were also run. Per day more than 200 trains are being ferried. More than 2600 train already ran and more than 35 lakh workers ferried and for the normal trains running, more than 15 lakh booking done Kerala: 62 new cases Number of active cases of #COVID19 rises to 275 in Kerala, with 62 more people testing positive today: Kerala Health Department Jharkhand: 3 new cases 3 new #COVID19 cases reported from Jamshedpur. Total positive cases in Jharkhand is 333 now: Jharkhand Health Secretary, Nitin Madan Kulkarni Sikkim: First case First postive case reported in Sikkim The patient is a 25 year old youth who returned from Delhi and was in institutional quarantine He has now been shifted to isolation Karnataka: 216 new cases 216 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in the state from 5pm yesterday till 5pm today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1959 including 608 discharges: Karnataka Health Department Tamil Nadu: 710 new cases 710 new #COVID19 cases & 5 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today; the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 15,512, of which 7,915 are active cases. Death toll now stands at 103: Tamil Nadu Health Department Himachal Pradesh Cabinet allows schools to charge only tuition fees from students, in view of #COVID19 pandemic All incoming persons should obtain an e-pass from Karnataka Govt's Seva Sindhu portal & will have to remain in 7 days institutional quarantine & 7 days home quarantine if they come from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh: Karnataka Govt Shramik train cancelled at last moment today by Tamil Nadu Govt.. People gathered and doing morcha against Tamil Nadu CM near Dharavi Police station.. Social distancing violated. Police trying to disperse them Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said all those coming to the state, including via domestic flights, trains and buses, would have to undergo compulsory home quarantine for 14 days. Screening of those entering the state would be done at all state and district border entry points, as well as railway stations and airports, and those found symptomatic would be sent into institutional quarantine, while the others would have to undergo mandatory 2-week home quarantine, the Chief Minister said Dharavi: 33 new cases 33 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Dharavi today.. Total cases in Dharavi is now 1514. Maharashtra: 2608 cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Maharashtra is now 47190 Total death in Maharashtra — 1577 Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Mumbai is now 28817 Total death in Mumbai — 949 2608 new cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra today 60 death reported today in Maharashtra.. Total 13404 discharged in Maharashtra until now. J&K: 80 new cases 80 more persons tested positive for COVID19 in Jammu Kashmir todayTotal number of coronavirus cases mounted to 1569 (774 active, 774 recovered, 21 death) Mizoram govt decides to defer payment of part of salaries of employees to deal with economic slowdown caused due to #COVID19 outbreak: CM Zoramthanga District Administration orders opening of shopping complexes, except those in containment zones, in Lucknow. Malls, however, will remain closed Telangana 52 new cases 52 #COVID19 positive cases & 25 cured/discharged in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 1813, including 1068 cured/discharged and 49 deaths: Government of Telangana West Bengal: 127 new cases 127 new #COVID19 confirmed cases reported in West Bengal today; 60 discharged & 4 died today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 3459, including 1341 discharged and 201 deaths: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Rajasthan: 248 new cases A total of 248 #COVID19 positive cases & 7 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 6742, including So far, 1100 convicts have been released on emergency parole, of which around 30 convicts are above 60 years of age: Tihar Jail Offical. #Delhi https://t.co/QcrLJIZfAe — ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2020 As many as 228 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 2,394, the health department said. Bihar has recorded 11 COVID-19 deaths. While Patna, Vaishali and Khagaria have reported two deaths each, East Champaran, Munger, Sitamarhi, Rohtas and Begusarai have reported one each. Eleven municipal areas in seven states and union territories that have accounted for 70 per cent of India's coronavirus case load were asked by the government on Saturday to step up monitoring in old cities, urban slums and other high density pockets like camps and clusters for migrant workers for management of COVID-19 cases. Three more persons died of COVID-19 while 288 more tested positive for the infection in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, raising the total fatalities due to the disease to 155 and total cases to 6,017 in the state, an official bulletin said. Fourteen more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Saturday, taking the COVID-19 tally to 233 in the Union territory. The city has 51 active COVID-19 cases Pune district's COVID-19 tally reached 5,436 on Saturday after 269 people tested positive for novel coronavirus, while the death toll touched 264 as seven people succumbed to the infection Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asked people not to return to the state unless "absolutely necessary" as 87 more people tested positive for coronavirus, the highest single-day jump, taking the total tally to 346. West Bengal on Saturday recorded four more COVID-19 fatalities, raising the death toll in the state to 197, while 127 new cases of the respiratory infection were reported, a bulletin by the health department said on Saturday. Of the four deaths, two each were reported from the city and neighbouring Howrah district, it said. The state now has a total of 3,459 confirmed cases, out of which 1,909 are active, the bulletin said. Till Saturday, 1,281 people recovered from the disease and were discharged from hospitals, it added. The Delhi government has decided to hire 200 taxis from cab aggregators Ola and Uber to strengthen its ambulance service which is under pressure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The hired taxis, 110 from Ola and 91 from Uber, will be used for carrying non-critical and non-COVID-19 patients to and from hospitals, a Delhi government order said. Telangana continued to witness a jump in COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 52 fresh cases reported besides a death. The number of virus-related deaths in the state rose to 49, a bulletin issued by the state government on Saturday night said. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state mounted to 1,813 after 52 people tested positive for the virus. The bulletin said 25 people were discharged on Saturday. The Dharamshala administration has said only persons with a valid address proof of Himachal Pradesh should book air tickets to the city in the domestic flight services resuming on Monday, and the flyer will have to obtain a district entry-pass. Flight services from Delhi and Chandigarh to Dharamshala will start Monday. Dharamshala will have two flights from Delhi and one from Chandigarh daily. A 39-year-old man died due to COVID-19 in Jharkhand's Koderma district, taking the total number of coronavirus fatalities in the state to four, a senior official said. The state reported 27 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising Jharkhand's tally of confirmed cases to 350, a government bulletin said. Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey on Saturday said he has allowed newspaper hawkers and domestic helps to enter residential societies. Most residents had raised the demand with the administration that newspaper hawkers and domestic helps be allowed to enter the societies. In the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand, ninety two more people tested positive for it on Saturday taking the state's coronavirus tally to 244 while one woman infected with it died at AIIMS Rishikesh. The number of COVID-19 cases in Thane rose to 5,387 after 309 more people tested positive for the disease in the Maharashtra district on Saturday, officials said. The new patients included at least 12 children, in the age group of 1 to 12 years, the district administration said in a release. Among the new cases, 134 were reported from Thane city and 76 from Navi Mumbai township, it said. The Dean ofthe Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciencesat the Ram Manohar LohiaHospitalhere has tested positive for coronavirus infection. As many as 67 people tested positive for coronavirus in Odisha, taking the state's virus tally to 1,336, a health department official said on Sunday. Of the 67 new patients, 60 were housed in quarantine centres and four were in home isolation. The remaining three people had come in contact with earlier detected COVID-19 patients, the official said. The new cases were reported from 13 different districts. The first 'Sunday curfew' imposed by the Karnataka government to try and contain the spread of COVID-19 got underway in the state today, with people by and large adhering to norms, roads wearing a deserted look and almost no vehicular traffic, barring essential services. Hamirpur district continues to have the highest number of novel coronavirus cases in Himachal Pradesh with one more person, a Delhi returnee, testing positive for the disease on Sunday, deputy commissioner Harikesh Meena said. The number of infected people in Hamirpur district has risen to 61 out of total 192 in the state. The district now has 55 active cases. One COVID-19 patient died and five have recovered, according to state government data. Eleven people who travelled to Goa in the Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express train on Saturday, have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 66, officials said on Sunday. With this, the number of active cases in the coastal state has gone up to 50, they said, adding that 16 people have been so far been discharged after recovery. Himachal Pradesh recorded six more cases of COVID-19, taking the virus tally in the state to 192, officials said on Sunday. Three of the fresh cases were reported from Una and one each from Kangra, Hamirpur and Solan districts, they added. All of them had recently returned from other states. While three of them had returned from Mumbai, two returned from Delhi and one from West Bengal, they added. One death due to coronavirus and 52 fresh positive cases of the disease were reported in Rajasthan on Sunday, according to the state government. With one death reported from Chittorgarh, the number of fatalities in the state has gone up to 161 on Sunday morning, an official said. The number of coronavirus positive cases has increased to 6,794 in the state. COVID-19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the third consecutive day on Sunday with 6,767 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 1,31,868, while the death toll due to the disease rose to 3,867 after 147 more fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry. The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 73,560, while 54,440 people have recovered and a patient has migrated to another country, according to the ministry's bulletin. The number of COVID-19 cases crossed the 3,000 mark in Indore and rose to 3,008 after 75 more people tested positive for the disease in the Madhya Pradesh district in last 24 hours, an official said on Sunday. The number of deaths in the district also went up to 114 as three more patients succumbed to the disease during treatment at different hospitals in last three days, Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Praveen Jadia said. With 66 fresh infections, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh climbed to 2780, the health department said on Sunday. No death occurred due to the virus and the toll in the state remained at 56. Of the fresh cases in the past 24 hours ending 9 AM on Sunday, five were linked to the Koyambedu market in Chennai, the health department bulletin said. Uttarkhand: 53 new cases 53 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 298: Uttarakhand State Control Room Rajasthan: 100 new cases 100 new COVID19 reported till 2pm today, taking the total number of positive cases to 6894: Rajasthan Health Department Delhi: 508 new cases, no deaths The total number of positive cases in the national capital is now 13,418 with 508 new cases: Delhi Health Department Haryana: 21 new cases 21 new positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1152: Haryana Health Department Maharashtra tally neats 50000 mark 47,000 cases in the Maharashtra. The number of active patients is 33,786 and over 13,000 have recovered. Around 23 lakh people have been brought back to the state of Uttar Pradesh from different states, amid #CoronavirusLockdown: UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi. Number of active cases of #COVID19 has reached 2493 in Uttar Pradesh. 3433 people have recovered from the disease while 155 deaths have been reported till date: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad Today morning, I spoke to civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri and requested him to give us some time to do preparations (to resume domestic air travel): Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray We can't say that lockdown will be over by 31st May. We will have to see how we will go forward. The coming time is crucial as multiplication of virus is picking up. I want to assure the medical fraternity that we are with them in all ways: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Monsoon season is approaching, hence, related ailments will be there too. So, we need to take extra precautions: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray UP govt withdraws the order that banned the use of mobile phones by patients in isolation wards of L-2 & L-3 dedicated #COVID19 hospitals. The state govt had issued an order y'day banning use of mobile phones by patients in isolation wards of L-2 & L-3 #COVID19 hospitals. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has called meeting of airlines&airport operators today on domestic flight resumption from 25 May,to discuss SOPs for States/UTs;discussion is also for states which have requested not to resume operation. The Centre will soon take a call by evening as Maharashtra, Bengal and Tamil Nadu oppose move. A day ahead of domestic flights resuming partial operations, the Centre on Sunday, has issued a list of guidelines for any kind of domestic travel (air/rail/inter-state bus). The 12 guidelines advises downloading Aarogya Setu app, mandates face masks during travel, sanitisation of airports, bus terminals, railway stations, thermal screening. It also allows states to develop their own protocol for quarantine and isolation. The guidelines state that asymptomatic passengers are permitted to travel, but will be advised to self-monitor for 14 days. Meanwhile, symptomatic patients will be nearest COVID health facility, with mild symptomatic patients given the option of home quarantine - if they test negative. The Centre has also advised asymptomatic people to inform district surveillance officer if they develop symptoms. Estimating that India will commence international air travel by August, the Centre on Sunday, has issued guidelines for international passengers travelling to India via flights and ships. The 16-step guidelines mandate 14-day paid institutional quarantine, followed by 7-day home isolation. Moreover, the Centre has mandated use of Aarogya Setu app, allowed only asymptomatic people to travel, sanitise airports, flights, mandated use of masks during travel, thermal screening. The Centre has also stated that those entering India via land borders to must follow the same protocol. Passengers must fill out a self-declaration form on health and symptomatic passengers will be kept under institutional quarantine for a minimum period of 7 days, tested as per ICMR guidelines. While mild symptomatic cases will be allowed to be home isolated, those with moderate or severe symptoms will be admitted in appropriate COVID health facilities. The Centre has allowed states to develop their own protocol for quarantine and isolation. BSF: 2 new cases 2 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in the last 24 hours; the total number of active cases in BSF is now 112. Total 296 BSF personnel have been cured and discharged till now: Border Security Force (BSF) Kerala: 53 new cases Number of active cases of #COVID19 rises to 322 in Kerala, with 53 more people testing positive today: Kerala Health Department Tamil nadu: 587 new cases 587 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Chennai today; taking the total number of cases to 10,576: Tamil Nadu Health Department Maharashtra: 3041 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Maharashtra is now 50231 Total death in Maharashtra — 1635 Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Mumbai is now 30542 Total death in Mumbai — 988 3041 new cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra today 58 death reported today in Maharashtra.. Total 14600 discharged in Maharashtra until no Railway has run 2818 Shramik Special trains till date; 565 trains are on run today while 60 trains are in pipeline. 2253 trains have reached their destination: Ministry of Railways. Gujarat High Court questions state government's decision to not allow private labs to conduct COVID-19 tests, asks whether this is meant to "artificially control" data of number of coronavirus cases in the state Dr Harshvardhan on vaccine India is actively coordinating in global effort to find the vaccine. We have 14 candidates, working for vaccine development. 4 candidates will possibly provide vaccines for the clinical trials in 2-3 months. The exact timing for the vaccine to come out cannot be predicted. One year is a modest time for vaccine Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued an order to prepare a framework for setting up a Migration Commission to employ workers/labourers. Under this Commission, social security will be guaranteed to workers/labourers by providing employment to them. Maharashtra govt writes to Kerala govt seeking their assistance in handling Covid by providing experienced doctors and nurses In a major development, Maharashtra government on Sunday, has allowed the commencement of domestic flight operations from May 25 in its financial capital- Mumbai. State minister Nawab Malik has stated that the MVA government will allow 25 take-offs and 25 landings will be allowed daily in Mumbai. The Maharashtra Chief Secretary will soon release SOP to be followed by domestic flight passengers. Dharavi: 27 new cases 27 new cases and two death over COVID-19 reported from Dharavi.. Total cases in Dharavi is now 1541 Total death in Dharavi — 60 J&K: 52 new cases 52 new cases today - 22 from jammu and 30 from Kashmir. 35 patients have recovered. Tally stands 1621 cases with 21 deaths Gujarat: 394 new cases Gujarat reports 394 fresh COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths, taking case count to 14,063 and fatalities to 858: Health official. Ahmedabad reports 279 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths; overall tally 10,280 and fatalities 697: Health official Bengal: 208 new cases Highest single day spike in fresh covid cases reported in West Bengal today. New Cases in 24 hrs: 208 Total active cases: 2056 Total cases: 3667 Covid deaths in 24 hrs: 3 Total Covid deaths: 200 Total discharged: 1339 Telangana: 41 new cases 41 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Telangana today; taking the total number of positive cases to 1854. Death toll rises to 53 after 4 deaths were reported today. Active cases stand at 709: Director of Public Health&Family Welfare, Telangana Govt Uttarakhand: 19 new cases 19 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Uttarakhand till 7:30 PM today; taking the total number of cases to 317: Uttarakhand State Control Room COVID-19. All 13 districts of the state are now designated as Orange Zone: Uttarakhand Govt #COVID19 Jharkhand: 10 new cases 10 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Jharkhand. 4 from Hazaribagh, 3 from Garhwa, 2 from Koderma and 1 from Bundu. Total number of cases rise to 363: State Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni Punjab: 15 new cases 15 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Punjab today; taking the total number of cases to 2060. There are 122 active cases in the state now: Dept of Information&Public Relations, Punjab Mumbai airport will handle 50 domestic flights per day and Hyderabad airport to handle 20 domestic flights per day from Monday: Officials Bagdogra airport in WB will not handle any domestic flights between May 25-27; it will handle 20 flights per day from May 28 Vijayawada and Vizag airports to not operate any domestic flights on Monday; services on these airports will begin from Tuesday: Officials Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issues fresh Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the movement of Indian nationals stranded outside the country and of specified persons to travel abroad. pic.twitter.com/xp2WoKQkXh — ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020 - 57,720 people cured so far. - 3,280 patients were found cured (In last 24 hours) - Recovery rate improves to 41.57% - Total Confirmed cases is now 1,38,845 - Active cases: 77103 Tamil Nadu: 805 new cases 805 positive cases from Tamilnadu today (highest single day spike) 549 cases in Chennai only. 17,082 total cases in the state. 8,731 total discharges with 407 today. 118 deaths with 7 today Dharavi: 42 new cases Today New cases- 42 Total-1583 J&K : 836 new cases We were first to take note and initiate steps on all fronts in COVID19. After two months of fight against COVID19, 1668 cases in Jammu and Kashmir. 836 are active. - Doubling date is 20-22 days. - We had effective lockdown which helped In slowing down of virus. - 90000 locals of JK from other states came back to UT. - 1.30 lakh tests so far. Over 10000 per million testing. - Testing rate of J&K is Highest in the entire country - More than 8000 tests per day. Karnataka: 93 new cases 93 New Covid19 cases and 20 death of positive patient have been reported from #karnataka today.Till date ,2182 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes 680 discharges and 44 deaths + 2 deaths due to non covid cause. China decides to evacuate its citizens, including students, tourists and businessmen, from India who are facing "difficulties" in the country and want to return home in wake of coronavirus pandemic Rail Bhavan to shut down on Tuesday, Wednesday after another staffer tests positive for COVID-19 These 3060 trains were originated from various states. The top 5 states/UTs from where maximum trains originated are Gujarat(853 Trains), Maharashtra(550 Trains), Punjab(333 Trains), Uttar Pradesh (221 Trains), Delhi (181 Trains): Government of India https://t.co/fXU5QeVRF5 — ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020 Maharashtra: 2436 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Maharashtra is now 52667 Total death in Maharashtra — 1695 Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Mumbai is now 31972 Total death in Mumbai — 1023 2436 new cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra today 60 death reported today in Maharashtra.. Total 15786 discharged in Maharashtra until now Chandigarh: 27 new cases - 27 new positive cases reported in last 24 hrs in Chandigarh. - total cases 266 - recovered 187. - death 4. Goa: Tally at 67 Total confirmed cases for COVID-19 — 67 Active cases — 48 Recovered cases — 19 Gujarat: 405 new cases In last 24 hours, 405 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Gujarat. Total cases rise to 14,468 including 6636 cured/discharged and 888 deaths: Gujarat Health Department West Bengal: 149 new cases 149 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in West Bengal today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 3,816: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Mumbai toll crosses 1000 Total positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Mumbai is 1430.. Total cases in Mumbai is 31789 Total death reported today in Mumbai is 38.. Total death in Mumbai is 1026 now. UP: 229 new cases UP tally reaches 6497 with 229 new cases. 122 patients declared recovered taking the total tally of discharged patients to 3660. Total deaths: 169, Active cases: 2668 Madhya Pradesh: 194 new cases Madhya Pradesh - 194 patients in 24 hours Total Case - 6859 Death- 300 Health - 3571 Indore-3064 Death 116 Healthy - 1476 Bhopal - 1271 Death- 48 Healthy - 803 Ujjain - 575 Death- 54 Healthy - 237 Affected District 50 Containment Area - 825 A total of 30,33,591 samples have been tested as on 25 May 2020, 9 AM IST. Number of samples tested in 24 hours 90,170. All passengers shall be advised to download Aarogya Setu app on their mobile devices: Delhi government guidelines for domestic travel. https://t.co/9y3aY7FMiU — ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020 Himachal Pradesh govt authorises all its district magistrates to extend curfew up to June 30 if required: Official In a major decision, the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Executive Group, on Monday, has decided to temporarily pause the Hydroxychlorine (HCQ) trial while the data collected so far is reviewed, announced WHO chief Dr. Tedros in a press briefing. He added that the Executive Group's solidarity trial comprising of 10 countries will adequately evaluate the potential benefits and harms from this drug. Clarifying that the other arms of the trial were continuing, he added that the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, were generally safe for treating patients of autoimmune diseases or malaria. The Rajasthan government on Monday decided to allow taxis and auto rickshaws to operate in the red zones of the state. The state government has also lifted the ban on the sale of paan, gutkha and tobacco products while making it clear that spitting in public is still a punishable offence. Amending the lockdown 4.0 guidelines, the government allowed the use of taxis, including Ola and Uber, and auto rickshaws within the red zones on a condition that social distancing and sanitisation will be ensured. Public parks in red zones will also be open from 7 am to 6.45 pm. These activities are already permitted in orange and green zones of the state. Eight more people have died of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking their number to 169 as 229 fresh coronavirus cases surfaced in the state on Monday, an official of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) said. With this, the total number of confirmed cases in the state has reached 6,497, Vikasendu Agrawal, State Surveillance Officer, IDSP, said in a statement. With 163 fresh cases on Monday, the COVID-19 tally stood at 2,737 in Bihar, where the number of infection has seen a rapid rise in the recent past mainly on the account of the influx of migrant workers, the health department said. The department put the number of migrants testing positive since May 3 at 1,754, which is close to 80 per cent of the total number of cases reported during the period. Special trains carrying them from far and wide began reaching the state on May 2. Assam recorded its highest single-day spike of 156 cases on Monday, taking the total past the 500-mark, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With these fresh cases, the total number of COVID-19 infections has gone up to 548 in the state, of which 479 are active cases, Sarma said. A Maharashtra cabinet minister and senior Congress leader, who has tested positive for coronavirus, was on Monday admitted in a hospital, a close aide said. He became the second cabinet minister after NCP leader Jitendra Awhad to test positive for coronavirus. The minister had contracted the infection a few days back and is undergoing treatment, a Health official had said on Sunday. The minister had attended some meetings in the last week in Mumbai before travelling back to his home district in Marathwada. Multiple COVID-19 treatment hospitals and centres with a combined capacity of 7,000 beds will come up in Mumbai in the next two weeks, said an official from Maharashtra Chief Minister's office on Monday. These hospitals and centres, with a combined capacity of 7,000 beds, will come up at Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Goregaon, Dahisar and Mulund in the suburbs, he said. By May 31, Mumbai citys bed capacity will be increased by 2,475, including a facility at Bandra (East) which has commenced operations, he said. The state government has started taking over non- public hospitals having at least 100 beds and 20 ICU beds in all wards of the BMC to covert them into COVID-19 care centres. As India resumed the domestic flight services almost after two months of lockdown, the Civil Aviation Ministry has also permitted domestic chartered flights to resume their operations. Issuing guidelines for the same, the ministry said that "non-scheduled and private operators" of fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and micro-light aircraft can resume their domestic flights from Monday onwards. The Ministry in its guidelines stated that the social-distancing and sanitisation norms in the advisory for domestic flights will be applicable to chartered flights as well. As the domestic flight services are set to resume from May 28 in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee- led government has issued an advisory that is to be followed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection. As per the advisory, people entering the state must submit a self-declaration form stating that they had not tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two months. The passengers also need to undergo health screening after their arrival at the airport, the advisory by the state Health Department said. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that over 800 Indians stranded abroad were repatriated on four flights from Dona, San Francisco, Melbourne and Sydney under the Vande Bharat Mission on Monday, May 25. As many as 47 new COVID-19 cases have been detected in Assam on Tuesday, taking the total to 595, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Golaghat has reported 21 cases followed by eight in Morigaon, five from Nagaon, four from Lakhimpur, three from Goalpara, two from Karbi Anglong, one from Hojai. While one person was detected positive in Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH), two people tested positive for the virus in GMCH. "47 new cases of #COVID19+ reported. 21 Golaghat, 4 Lakhimpur, 8 Morigaon, Goalpara 3, Hojai 1, MMCH 1, Karbi Anglong 2, Nagaon 5, GMCH 2," the minister tweeted. Of the total 595 cases, 526 are active cases, 62 have recovered, three have migrated to other states and four have died. Assam has recorded a spike of more than 500 cases since May four after road travel restrictions were lifted. Three more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Manipur, taking the total number of cases in the state to 39, officials said on Tuesday. The test reports of the three persons, all males hailing from Imphal West district, had returned positive from the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) at the state-run Regional Institute of Medical Sciences here on Monday night, a statement issued by the COVID-19 Common Control Room said. The Indian Railways has ferried around 42 lakh migrant workers on board 3,276 'Shramik Special' trains since May 1, according to official data. Of the total trains, 2,875 have terminated, while 401 are on the run. The top five states/union territories from where maximum trains originated are Gujarat (897), Maharashtra (590), Punjab (358), Uttar Pradesh (232), Delhi (200). The top five states where maximum trains terminated are Uttar Pradesh (1,428), Bihar (1,178), Jharkhand (164), Odisha (128) and Madhya Pradesh (120). Rajasthan on Tuesday recorded 76 new cases of coronavirus, officials said. The number of cases in the state now stand at 7,376 and fatalities at 167. Of the new cases, Jaipur recorded 16 followed by 13 in Udaipur, 12 in Jhalawar, 11 in Rajsamand, five each in Jhunjhunu and Bikaner, four each in Nagaur and Kota, three in Pali, two in Dholpur and one in Bharatpur, officials said. A total 3,606 patients have been discharged after recovering from the disease, they said, adding that there are 3,137 active cases in the state. Jaipur has recorded the maximum 79 deaths and 1844 positive cases in the state followed by 17 deaths and 1,271 cases in Jodhpur. Seventy-nine more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the number of cases to 1,517 in the state, a health department official said on Tuesday. Seventy-one of the 79 new cases have been reported from various quarantine centres, he said. The maximum of 16 fresh cases were detected in Cuttack district, followed by 14 in Bolangir, eight in Keonjhar, seven in Kandhamal, six in Kendrapara, five in Ganjam, four each in Balasore, Khurda and Puri, three each in Nayagarh and Dhenkanal, two in Jajpur and one each in Angul, Jharsuguda and Sonepur districts. Twenty-nine of the 30 districts in the state are affected by the disease. As many as 39 more people tested positive for coronavirus in Indore in last 24 hours, taking the number of such cases in the Madhya Pradesh district to 3,103, an official said on Tuesday. The death toll in the district, which is the worst affected by COVID-19 in the state, rose to 117 as one more person succumbed to the disease, Indore's Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia said. With 97 fresh COVID-19 cases, the total number of infections in Andhra Pradesh climbed to 2,983 while one death due to the virus was reported, takingthe toll in the state to 57, a government bulletin said on Tuesday. The lone death was reported in East Godavari district. Of the new cases in the past 24 hours ending 9 AM on Monday, four were linked to the Koyambedu market in Chennai, the bulletin said. Samples of 8,148 people were tested and 55 have been discharged from various hospitals after treatment, taking the cumulative recoveries to 1,903. The number of active patients are now at 759. Samples of 50 passengers who arrived in Goa by domestic flights have tested negative for coronavirus infection, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Tuesday. Three flights - two from Delhi and one from Bengaluru - ferried 91 passengers to Goa on Monday, the first day of resumption of domestic air services. After their arrival, samples of 50 passengers were tested and results of all of them came out negative, the minister said. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 in the country, while the number of cases climbed to 1,45,380, registering an increase of 146 deaths and 6,535 cases since Monday 8 am,the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases climbed to 80,722. As many as 60,490 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. The total confirmed cases includes foreigners. Of the 146 deaths reported since Monday morning, 60 were in Maharashtra, 30 in Gujarat, 15 in Delhi, 10 in Madhya Pradesh, seven in Tamil Nadu, six in West Bengal, four each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, three in Telangana, two each in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Karnataka and one in Kerala. Of the total 4,167 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,695 deaths followed by Gujarat with 888 deaths, Madhya Pradesh with 300, West Bengal with 278, Delhi with 276, Rajasthan with 167, Uttar Pradesh with 165, Tamil Nadu with 118 and Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with 56 deaths each.. The death toll reached 44 in Karnataka and 40 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 23 fatalities due to the disease, Haryana has 16 deaths, while Bihar has registered 13 and Odisha has seven deaths. Kerala and Himachal Pradesh have reported five deaths each so far, whileJharkhand and Assam have recorded four deaths each so far. Chandigarh and Uttarakhand each have recorded three COVID-19 fatalities each, while Meghalaya has reported one fatality so far, according to the ministry data. More than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, according to the ministry's website. According to the ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 52,667 followed by Tamil Nadu at 17,082, Gujarat at 14,460, Delhi at 14,053, Rajasthan at 7,300, Madhya Pradesh at 6,859 and Uttar Pradesh at 6,532. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 3,816 in West Bengal, 3,110 in Andhra Pradesh and2,730 in Bihar.It has risen to2,182 in Karnataka, 2,060 in Punjab, 1,920 in Telangana, 1,668 in Jammu and Kashmir and 1,438 in Odisha. Haryana has reported 1,184 coronavirus infection cases so far, while Kerala has 896 cases. A total of 526 people have been infected with the virus in Assam and 377 in Jharkhand. Uttarakhand has 349 cases, Chhattisgarh has 291, Chandigarh has reported 238 cases, Himachal Pradesh has 223, Tripura has 194 and Goa has registered 67 cases so far. Ladakh has reported 52 COVID-19 cases, Puducherry has 41 instances of the infection, Manipur has 39 while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 33 infections. Meghalaya has registered 14 cases. Nagaland has reported three cases of the infection, Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Arunachal Pradesh have reported two cases of the virus each, while Mizoram and Sikkim have reported a case each till how. (1/2) Dear passengers, your favourite airport is constantly making sure that you travel safely. Here’s all you need to know about the new processes we are following to adapt to the new normal.@aaiofficial @MoCA_GoI @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/REeF7iHZwu — CSMIA (@CSMIA_Official) May 24, 2020 Jammu administration deploys 12 sampling kiosks & health teams for 100% sampling & testing for COVID 19, of all arriving passengers, at Jammu Airport. UP tally reaches 6268 with 254 new cases. A total of 132 patients recovered today taking the total tally of discharged patients to 3406. Total deaths: 161, Active cases: 2569 Govt Order issued by TN govt on the SOP put in place regarding resumption of domestic flight services. All passengers coming into TN have to register on the govt portal for a pass and have to show the pass at the airport in TN only then they will be allowed to exit the airport. They will also have a health declaration when they sign up for a pass which includes them stating that they aren't coming from a containment zone. There will be - Temperature checks with thermal scanner. - queue system to maintain social distancing. - luggage will be disinfected. - officials will be in PPE MoCA protocol to be in place on quarantine and other general guidelines. A vaccine developed by Serum Institute is now being tested on #Covid19 patients at Naidu Hospital in Pune along with an Ayuvedic formula : Prasar Bharati News Services Delhi: Food & beverage (F&B) and retail outlets open at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Terminal-3 as domestic flight operations have resumed from today. pic.twitter.com/2ijyFEL7Xy — ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020 The first flight from Delhi's IGI airport since resumption of domestic flight operations, lands at Pune. A passenger who has arrived in the city by the flight says,"I was nervous before the flight but all passengers were taking precautions. Very few people travelling right now". pic.twitter.com/NgBY9L6h4i — ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020 India witnessed the highest ever spike of 6,977 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 to 1,38,845, according to the Union Health Ministry. India is now among the top 10 countries in the world regarding the total number of Coronavirus cases. With 154 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 now stands at 4,021 in the country. Out of the total number of cases, 77,103 are active cases and 57,721 have been cured/discharged/migrated. Odisha has reported 103 new Coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1438, officials said. Rajasthan on Monday recorded 70 new cases of coronavirus, officials said. The number of cases in the state now stands at 7,100 and fatalities at 163. "As many as 70 fresh cases were reported in the state," additional chief secretary (health), Rohit Kumar Singh said. Of the 70 fresh cases, Pali recorded 25 cases followed by 22 in Sikar, 11 in Jaipur, seven in Kota, five in Alwar, one each in Dholpur and Swai Madhopur, officials said. A total of 3,856 patients have recovered and 3,420 have been discharged. There are 3,081 active cases in the state as of now, they said. In the last 24 hours, 51 police personnel have tested positive for #COVID19. The total number of positive cases in Maharashtra Police is now 1809, including 1113 active cases, 678 recovered cases and 18 deaths: Maharashtra Police pic.twitter.com/gL0wcfGvXa — ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020 The number of COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 2,671, with 44 fresh cases being recorded in the past 24 hours. Active cases and deaths stand at 767 and 56, respectively: Andhra Pradesh Health Department. The total number of positive cases of Coronavirus in Jharkhand has risen to 378, of which 148 patients have recovered. There are 226 active cases in the state now: Jharkhand Health Department 69 new Coronavirus cases have been reported in Karnataka between 5 pm on Sunday and 12 noon Monday. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2,158, including 1,433 cases and 43 deaths (2 due to 'non-COVID' cause): State Health Department Rajasthan: 145 new cases 145 new #COVID19 positive cases reported today; the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 7173. Death toll stands at 163. There are 3150 active cases in the state now: Rajasthan Health Department Himachal: 142 active cases remain Total number of positive #COVID19 cases in the state rises to 209 including 142 active cases, 59 recovered cases and 4 deaths: Himachal Pradesh Health Department Manipur: 2 new cases 2 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur today; taking the total number of positive cases to 34, of which 30 are active cases: Government of Manipur. Assam: 363 active cases remain Total positive cases stand at 427, of which 57 patients have been discharged. There are 363 active cases now. Death toll is at 4: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Kerala: 49 new cases Number of active cases of #COVID19 rises to 359 in Kerala, with 49 more people testing positive today: Kerala Health Department CBSE to hold the remaining exams for 10th and 12th classes at over 15000 centres across India. Earlier, the Board was slated to hold the exams at only 3000 centres: Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Delhi-Ghaziabad border in NCR sealed again after spike in Covid 19 cases. DM Ghaziabad issues order upon Ghaziabad police to take necessary steps for sealing border .. Only those who will have the permission/pass to enter to Ghaziabad border will be allowed, people related to essential services will also be exempted. So far, more than 24 lakh people who have come by train or bus are doing the work of listing the details of the revenue department, the district magistrate of every district is doing it, completing this task and starting a lot of work after the formation of the commission Are: Additional Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Home Avnish Awasthi The Chief Minister has ordered that the Migration Commission to be constituted will be named 'Workers / Labor (Employment and Employment) Welfare Commission': Additional Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Home Avnish Awasthi Yesterday, 7314 samples were examined and 936 pools were placed, of which 7 were 5 sample pools and 200 were 10 sample pools, 110 pools were found positive in 5 sample pools and 51 pools were positive in 10 sample pools: Uttar Pradesh. Principal Secretary of Health Amit Mohan Prasad In the last 24 hours, 273 new cases have been reported, the number of active cases is 2606, the number of properly discharged people is 3581: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary Health Amit Mohan Prasad Department of Health and Family Welfare of Punjab Government issues revised instructions for people coming to the state (international as well as domestic) by all means of transport (air, rail and by road). pic.twitter.com/NzU2NfQwcn — ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020 From 5 pm on May 25 to noon on May 26, Karnataka recorded 100 novel coronavirus cases propelling the state's COVID-19 tally to 2282. There are 1514 active COVID-19 cases in the state currently while 44 casualties have been reported. On Tuesday till 2 pm, Rajasthan reported 176 new COVID-19 cases and one more death. Thus, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 7476 out of which 3143 are active cases. Meanwhile, the death toll in Rajasthan rose to 168. According to UP Principal Health Secretary Amit Prasad, the state's tally of active COVID-19 cases rose to 2680 after 197 new novel coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours. A total of 3698 patients have been discharged from hospitals across the state. 170 casualties have been reported in Maharashtra so far. As per the West Bengal Home Secretary, 193 COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths have been reported in the state on Tuesday, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 4009. This includes 1486 patients who have been discharged and 211 deaths. ICMR Director-General Dr.Balram Bhargava elaborated on the increase in COVID-19 testing in India. According to him, the country had 612 COVID-19 testing labs- 430 public labs and 182 private labs currently in comparison to one lab in January. He added that more categories of individuals including symptomatic frontline workers, symptomatic SARI patients and symptomatic ILI patients were being tested for the novel coronavirus. Additionally, Dr.Bhargava mentioned that 1.1 lakh samples were being tested every day. 67 fresh novel coronavirus cases have been reported in Kerala on Tuesday. The total number of cases rose to 964 which includes 415 active cases. Addressing a press briefing on Tuesday, Lav Aggarwal- the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health revealed that India's recovery rate had surged to 41.61% from 7.1% in March. He highlighted that India's fatality rate of 2.87% was one of the lowest in the world. Aggarwal pointed out that only 10.7 cases per lakh population had been reported in India as against the global average of 69.9 cases. Similarly, he noted that India had witnessed 0.3 deaths per lakh population in contrast to 4.5 deaths per lakh population in the world. A total of 60,490 patients have recovered so far from #COVID19. Recovery rate continues to improve and presently it is 41.61%. The fatality rate is one among the lowest in the world, it is 2.87% now: Lav Agarwal, Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary. #COVID19Pandemic pic.twitter.com/b8WcIT0fHI — ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2020 646 new novel coronavirus cases and 9 deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 17,728. So far, 127 casualties have been reported in the state. There are 8,256 active cases in Tamil Nadu. With 25 more persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, Punjab's COVID-19 tally surged to 2106. Overall, 40 individuals in the state have passed away due to COVID-19. There are 148 active cases in the state. Jammu and Kashmir's tally of active COVID-19 cases surged to 902 with 91 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus. This includes 54 from Jammu and 37 from Kashmir Division. After 2091 persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday in Maharashtra, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 54,758. A total of 1168 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recovered to 16,954. 97 deaths- 39 from Mumbai, 15 from Thane, 10 from Kalyan-Dombivali, 8 from Pune, 7 from Solapur, 5 each from Aurangabad and Mira-Bhayandar, 3 each from Malegaon and Ulhasnagar and one each from Nagpur and Ratnagiri were reported on Tuesday, propelling the state's death toll to 1792. 65 of the aforesaid deceased had high risk co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, etc. While 5,67,622 persons are in home quarantine, 35,200 others have been admitted to institutional quarantine centres. Haryana's COVID-19 tally increased to 1305 with 94 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus. So far, 17 persons have died owing to COVID-19 in the state. With 361 new novel coronavirus cases detected in the last 24 hours in Gujarat, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 14,829. Meanwhile, the state's death toll surged to 915 with 27 more deaths reported in this period. With 71 novel coronavirus cases being reported in Telangana on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 1991. The state's death toll rose to 57. Uttar Pradesh's COVID-19 tally increased to 6724 with 229 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. The state's death toll stands at 177. As on Tuesday till 9 pm, Rajasthan reported 236 new COVID-19 cases propelling the state's novel coronavirus tally to 7536. This includes 4276 patients who have been discharged from hospitals and 170 casualties with 3 more deaths being reported in the day. Jharkhand witnessed 18 new COVID-19 cases taking the state's novel coronavirus tally to 426. This includes 247 active cases. Only three COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the state. No new COVID-19 cases were reported and 9 patients recovered in Goa on Tuesday leading to a dip in the state's novel coronavirus tally. At present, there are 39 active COVID-19 cases in the state. Update: 9 patients out of the 48 active cases have recovered today. This brings the active #Covid19 cases in the state of Goa to 39. I am grateful to our team of doctors and medical staff at ESI who are tirelessly working to provide state-of-art medical care to our patients. — VishwajitRane (@visrane) May 26, 2020 For the first time in Odisha, a doctor has tested positive for coronavirus infection, a senior official said here on Tuesday. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday directed officials to conduct impact study of measures taken to contain the novel coronavirus in all the districts. Chairing a review meeting, Gehlot said the study would be helpful in chalking out future action plan to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to provide an additional incentive of Rs 1,000 per month to all ASHA workers for four months, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday. The body of a woman who died due to COVID-19 was cremated in the open on the banks of Suketi Khud in Mandi district, amidst protest by local residents who objected to it over fear of catching the infection, officials said. The woman had died at SLBS Medical College, Mandi, at Ner Chowk on Monday As many as 1 lakh people, mostly migrant workers returning from other states, have completed their quarantine period in Odisha, which continues to change its strategies to contain the spread of COVID-19, a top official said. Odisha's model of coronavirus management has been appreciated by "one and all" as welll as its morbidity rate that is "lowest (0.46 per cent)" in the country, Chief Secretary A K Tripathy said. The NHRC has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a report on guidelines issued to district magistrates for taking action to mitigate the hardships faced by migrant workers while returning to their home state from various places, officials said on Tuesday. The officials of the rights panel said the move comes in the wake of a complaint received by it. Bihar Two migrant workers, whose samples were collected after they breathed their last in different districts of Bihar recently, have tested positive for COVID-19, raising the death toll in the state to 15, officials said on Tuesday. The total number of positive cases, meanwhile, rose to 2,968 with 231 cases being reported during the day. Assam Assam recorded 123 new COVID-19 positive cases on Tuesday, taking the total to 666 in the state, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Twenty-three cases were reported on Tuesday night -- 21 from Kamrup (Metro) and one each from Nagaon and Darrang districts, the minister said. Telangana COVID-19 cases continued its sharp rise in Telangana, with 71 fresh infections reported on Tuesday, taking the number of people found positive for the virus to 1,991. Health Minister E Rajender said the government is prepared to provide treatment even if the number of patients goes up to one lakh. The health department said one person succumbed to the virus, taking COVID-19 related deaths till date to 57. As many as 120 people were discharged on Tuesday and the number of cured/discharged till date stood at 1,284. The number of people under treatment as on date was 650, it said in a bulletin. Maharashtra With 1,002 new patients detected on Tuesday, the number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai increased to 32,791 and death toll reached 1,065 with 39 deaths, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. On the other hand, 410 patients were discharged from hospitals taking the number of recovered coronavirus patients in the city to 8,814 Himachal Pradesh Twenty-four people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, taking the overall number of cases in the state to 248. Fifteen more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur on Tuesday, taking the total number of active cases in the district to 71, an official said. Jharkhand Eighteen more people on Tuesday tested positive for novel coronavirus infection, taking the total number of cases to 426 in Jharkhand, a government bulletin said. There are 252 active cases now in the state while 170 people have been recovered and discharged, it said. Four persons had died of COVID-19 since its outbreak on March 31. West Bengal The number of COVID-19 cases in Bengal crossed the 4,000-mark on Tuesday, with 193 more people testing positive for the disease, state Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay said. At least five persons died due to the infection in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll in the state to 211, he said at the secretariat. The number of active patients in the state thus rose to 2,240, while the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases stands at 4,009, Bandyopadhyay said. Kerala After the biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases, Kerala Chief Minister Pinaryi Vijayan on Tuesday warned that the state risks sliding into community transmission and losing all its gains if people under observation fail to follow health guidelines. Sixty seven people tested positive on Tuesday, the biggest single spike on a single day in the state. The total tally touched 963 and those under observation crossed the one lakh. Uttar Pradesh Eight more people died of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking the toll from the pandemic to 177 on Tuesday, while 229 new cases took the tally to 6,724, an official said. Two of the eight new deaths were from Aligarh, and one each from Firozabad, Barabanki, Siddharthanagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar and Chitrakoot districts, said Vikasendu Agrawal, joint director, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme. There are 2,723 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 3,824 people have been discharged so far, the official said. Tripura Eleven people, most of them returnees, tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 209 on Tuesday, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. Ten of them recently returned from Mumbai while one is a relative of a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel posted in Dhalai district. Rajasthan Three more people died due to COVID-19 in Rajasthan on Tuesday, taking the toll to 170 as 236 fresh coronavirus cases surfaced in the state, officials said. With these new cases, the total number of COVID-19 infections in the state has reached 7,536. Delhi Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday directed the health department to ramp up medical infrastructure and ensure beds and oxygenation facilities are available at hospitals, as the number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 14,465 and the death toll rose to 288 in the city. According to a health bulletin, the national capital recorded 412 fresh cases Chhattisgarh The number of coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh went up by 68, the highest single-day rise since mid-March, to 361 on Tuesday, a Health official said. Most of the new patients are either migrant labourers who have recently returned to their home districts from different parts of the country or those who came in their contact, he said. In the last five days, 229 new cases were detected in the state. As the number of Coronavirus cases in Assam crossed 600, the state government on Tuesday evening decided that home-quarantine will not be allowed to people coming from outside and they will be sent for institutional-quarantine. Earlier, releasing its own standard operating procedure (SOP), Assam became the first state to make 14-days quarantine mandatory for all passengers as air travel services resumed. Amid ongoing tussle with Maharashtra government over the number of migrant trains, the West Bengal government has now said the state no longer has the infrastructure to support lakhs of returning workers in the wake of the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan. It has added that the state government is in discussion with other states to bring in the returnees in a 'planned and staggered manner' on a 'mutually-acceptable schedule'. The Mamata Banerjee-led government has then said that it will advise the migrant workers for home quarantine instead of institutional facilities. At least 12 police personnel and a journalist were injured when a mob indulged in stone-pelting in the steel city of Rourkela on Tuesday, demanding withdrawal of containment tag from some areas. The areas were declared as containment zones last month to curb the spread of COVID-19, police said. Following a spurt in COVID-19 cases in Chhattisgarh, the Health department on Tuesday declared 95 areas, from where these cases were recently detected, as containment zones, officials said. Last week, the number of containment zones stood at 44. As the fourth phase of the lockdown nears completion, the Delhi Metro is all geared up to resume services in compliance with safety norms once the order comes from authorities. Sources said on Tuesday that ground staff and others of different teams were briefed by their respective team leaders on preparedness and precautions to be taken by them, whenever the services are resumed. The Delhi Metro has been closed since March 22 when the Janata Curfew was imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and subsequently the nation-wide lockdown. (PTI) Emphasising on the need to test more people, the West Bengal Health Department decided on Tuesday to allow a person to be taken to the sample collection unit through the outpatient department (OPD) for a coronavirus test. An advisory by the department on revised detection strategy and testing criteria on Tuesday stated that a person "has to be taken to the sample collection unit through the OPD or the fever clinic, in case he is symptomatic, and sample is to be taken on doctor's advice". India's count of total Covid cases rises to 151,767, of which 83,004 are active. Total deaths currently at 4,337 and recoveries at 64,425, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has written a letter to states and Union Territories asking them to come up with a price cap for COVID-19 testing in consultation with private labs. This comes shortly after ICMR removed the price cap of Rs 4,500 for the real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test used to detect COVID-19 on Tuesday, asking states and UTs to arrive on "mutually agreeable" rates for the test with private labs. "Earlier suggested upper ceiling for Rs 4500 may not be applicable now and all state governments/UTs to negotiate with private labs and fix mutually agreeable prices for testing," read the letter by ICMR. READ | ICMR Tells States To Fix Covid Testing Price With Private Labs After Removing Rs 4,500 Cap In the first intimation of its kind, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa has announced that his state will open Temples, Mosques and Churches after May 31. Opening of religious places has been barred since the very first Coronavirus lockdown, with some key shrines such as Kedarnath and Badrinath opening for worship by temple priests but not for pilgrims. It remains to be seen if the Centre's upcoming guidelines for what happens starting June would allow for this. Indians citizens repatriated from Myanmar by Yangon to Gaya flight as part of Vande Bharat mission. A doctor has questioned in the Supreme Court the Centre's new Standard Operating Procedure for front line COVID-19 healthcare workers by which it has ended the 14-day mandatory quarantine for them. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah took the affidavit filed by doctor Arushi Jain in her pending petition on record and gave time to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, to file the reply by next week. "Application for permission to file additional documents is allowed. As requested by learned Solicitor General, list the matter in the next week to enable him to file a report," the bench said in its order. The affidavit, filed through advocate Mithu Jain and Arjun Syal, said that on May 15 the Directorate General of Health Services, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has issued an advisory for managing healthcare workers working in COVID and Non-COVID areas of the hospital providing guidance on preventive measures, isolation and quarantine of health care functionaries. Four new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Assam on Wednesday, taking the total to 686, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Three new cases were reported from Nagaon and one from Dhemaji, the minister said. Of the total 686 COVID-19 cases, 617 are active cases, 62 have recovered and discharged from hospital, three have migrated to other states and four have died Sarma said that the latest cases of increasing COVID- 19 patients are mostly those who have returned to the state other states. As many as 93 Shramik Special trains carrying over 1.35 lakh migrant labourers left from Maharashtra to ferry them to their native states, an official said on Wednesday. Twenty-three more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of cases in the state to 232, officials said on Wednesday. The number of active cases stands at 65 while 165 people have recovered and have been discharged and two have migrated to other states. The majority of the recent cases have been detected among people returning from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and other states, officials said. The West Bengal TransportCorporation (WBTC) has decided to run buses on 40 routes from Wednesday, as more government and private offices start functioning amid the coronavirus lockdown, an official said. The buses, including air-conditioned ones, would run on various routes across the city as well as in the suburbs and districts from 7 am to 7 pm, a notification issued by the managing director of WBTC said. As many as 76 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,593, a Health department official said on Wednesday. Of the 76 cases, 74 people had returned to Odisha from other states and were staying in different quarantine centres, while the remaining two had come in contact with the earlier detected patients, he said. Rajasthan on Wednesday recorded two COVID-19 deaths and 109 new cases of the virus, an official said. The number of cases in the state now stands at 7,645 and fatalities at 172. Of the 109 fresh cases, Jhalawar recorded 64 cases followed by 16 in Kota, 12 in Nagaur, six each in Jaipur and Bharatpur, two in Jhunjhunu and one each in Bikaner and Dausa, officials said. A total of 3,773 people have been discharged. There are 3,180 active cases in the state, they said. COVID-19 rose to 4,337 and the total number of cases climbed to 1,51,767 in the country, registering an increase of 170 deaths and 6,387 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 83,004, while 64,425 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. The total confirmed cases also includes foreigners. Of the 170 deaths reported since Tuesday morning, 97 were in Maharashtra, 27 in Gujarat, 12 in Delhi, nine in Tamil Nadu, five each in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, three in Rajasthan and one each in Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Telangana and Uttarakhand. Of the total 4,337 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,792 deaths followed by Gujarat with 915 deaths, Madhya Pradesh with 305, Delhi with 288, West Bengal with 283, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh with 170 each, Tamil Nadu with 127 and Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with 57 deaths each. The death toll reached 44 in Karnataka and 40 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 24 fatalities due to the disease, Haryana 17deaths while Bihar has registered 13 and Odisha has seven deaths. Kerala has reported six deaths, Himachal Pradesh five while Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and Assam have recorded four deaths each so far. Meghalaya has reported one COVID-19 fatality so far, the ministry data said. According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities. According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 54,758 followed by Tamil Nadu at 17,728, Gujarat at 14,821, Delhi at 14,465, Rajasthan at 7,536, Madhya Pradesh at 7,024 and Uttar Pradesh at 6,548. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 4,009 in West Bengal, 3,171 in Andhra Pradesh and2,983 in Bihar. It has risen to2,283 in Karnataka, 2,106 in Punjab, 1,991 in Telangana, 1,759 in Jammu and Kashmir and 1,517 in Odisha. Haryana has reported 1,305 coronavirus infection cases so far, while Kerala has 963 cases. A total of 616 people have been infected with the virus in Assam and 426 in Jharkhand. Uttarakhand has 401 cases, Chhattisgarh 361, Chandigarh 266, Himachal Pradesh 247, Tripura 207 and Goa has registered 67 cases so far. Ladakh has reported 53 COVID-19 cases. Puducherry has 46 instances of infection, Manipur 39, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 33 coronavirus cases. Meghalaya has registered 15 cases. Nagaland has reported four instances of infection, Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Arunachal Pradesh have reported two cases each, while Mizoram and Sikkim have reported a case each till now. A pangolin rescued by the forest department from a quarantine centre in Odisha's Cuttack district will undergo COVID-19 test, an official said. The swab samples of the pangolin has been collected for the coronavirus test, the official said on Tuesday. The pangolin was rescued by the personnel of Athagarh forest division in Cuttack from a quarantine centre at a school at Mahulia following a tip-off from a village head. With Mizoram facing a shortage of quarantine facilities many churches in the Christian majority state have offered their halls to the state government to be used for quarantine purposes. Chairperson of the task group of quarantine facilities Esther Lal Ruatkimi said Mizoram is facing a shortage of quarantine facilities as a large number of people are returning to the state from various parts of the country. She said that the government and churches have so far set up more than 500 quarantine facilities to accommodate 14,358 people but the state government require quarantine facility for at least 20,000 people. Five more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the total number of active cases in the state to seven, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday. All the five who tested positive for COVID-19 had returned from Delhi and Haryana recently. 122 new COVID19 cases and 1 death reported in Karnataka between 5 pm yesterday and 12 pm today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2405, including 1596 active cases & 45 deaths (2 due to 'non-COVID19' cause) As lockdown relaxations were announced in the national capital, South Delhi municipal corporation has issued advisory for the use of parks Rajasthan reported 280 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the state's novel coronavirus tally to 7816. There are 3081 active cases in the state. Rajasthan's death toll stands at 173. Himachal Pradesh Twenty-six more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, taking the number of cases to 274. Three patients also recovered from the virus during the day, Additional Chief Secretary R D Dhiman said. There are 198 active cases in the state and 70 people have recovered so far, while six have died. Over 66 percent of total active cases in the state are from Hamirpur (85) and Kangra (46) districts. West Bengal Six more people died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal on Wednesday, taking the coronavirus toll to 217 as 183 fresh cases surfaced in the state, according to a medical bulletin. With these new cases, the total number of COVID-19 infections in the state has reached 4,192, it said. At present, there are 2,325 active cases in West Bengal. Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 figures are as follows: positive cases: 369, new cases: eight, deaths: zero, discharged: 83, active cases: 286, people tested so far: 59,230. Bihar Sixty-eight people tested positive for COVID 19 in Bihar on Wednesday, raising the state's tally for the dreaded coronavirus to 3,036, the health department said. Returning migrant workers continue to comprise a very high percentage of those infected and 2,072 of them have tested positive since May 3, according to the department. During the period, the state's overall tally has grown by around 2,500. Jharkhand Jharkhand has reported 32 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 458, according to a bulletin issued by the state government on Wednesday. There are 258 active cases in the state at present, while 175 people have been discharged after recovering from the disease, it said. Four persons have so far died due to COVID-19 in the state, the bulletin said. Gujarat The coronavirus tally in Ahmedabad crossed the 11,000-mark on Wednesday with the addition of 256 new cases, while 19 more patients succumbed to the viral infection, the state health department said. With these 256 new cases, the coronavirus count in Ahmedabad district, the worst hit by the disease in Gujarat, rose to 11,097, it said. Odisha Seventy-six people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Wednesday, taking the number of cases to 1,593, a Health Department official said. Of the fresh cases, 74 people returned to Odisha from other states like Gujarat, West Bengal, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, and were lodged at different quarantine centres. The other two had come in contact with persons who were earlier found to be COVID-19 positive, he said. Uttar Pradesh With five fatalities, the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 182 in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, while 269 fresh cases of the disease were registered in the state. So far, a total of 6,991 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state. Of the 182 COVID-19 deaths reported from the state, 33 are from Agra, 23 from Meerut, 15 from Aligarh, 11 each from Kanpur Nagar and Moradabad and nine from Firozabad. Five more localities in Delhi were declared as coronavirus containment zones on Wednesday, taking the total number of such zones to 96 in the national capital. Fresh COVID-19 positive cases were reported from three pockets in east Delhi and two in south Delhi following which they were declared as containment zones by authorities, a senior Delhi government official said. More than 1,900 residents of Gujarat stranded abroad due to worldwide travel curbs have been brought home so far in special flights started under the central government's 'Vande Bharat' mission. Between May 12 and 27, as many as 1,958 natives of Gujarat, who were stranded overseas due to the coronavirus- induced lockdown, were brought back from 11 countries under the Vande Bharat mission, said a state government release on Wednesday. Total cases - 158333 Active cases - 86110 Recover - 67692 Deaths - 4531 Below is the state-wise split of India's Covid cases, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to impose a fine of Rs 2,000 on those violating the home quarantine norms for COVID-19 in the state. In an order issued on Wednesday, the state health department also said that in case of violation of the norms for the second time, the person would be shifted from home to a quarantine centre. The Mathura district administration has been asked to establish paid quarantine centres in the city, an official said. "These centres would have better food and lodging facilities," Agra Division Commissioner Anil Kumar said. Block development officers and police circle officers have been given the responsibility of forming new observation committees to keep a vigil in containment zones in the city, he said. Five persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 44, according to an official statement.There are 40 active cases in the state at present, while four persons have recovered, it said. The number of people in institutional quarantine in the state is 3,746 and those in community quarantine is 10,293, the statement said. Issuing an advisory on Thursday for re-processing of eye-protection goggles, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has said that healthcare workers must reuse the goggles at least up to five times. Taking a major decision, it has said that goggles will not be kitted with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from now on. In the advisory, the Health Ministry stated that the goggles used by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 fight can be used at least five times till it gets damaged or optically unclear. However, the government emphasized that hand hygiene must be followed even if gloves are being used. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,531 and the number of cases climbed to 1,58,333 in the country, registering an increase of 194deaths and 6,566 cases in the last 24 hours since 8 am, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases stand at 86,110while 67,691 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. The total confirmed cases includes foreigners. Of the 194 deaths reported since Wednesday morning, 105 were in Maharashtra, 23 in Gujarat, 15 in Delhi, 12 in Uttar Pradesh, eight in Madhya Pradesh, six each in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal, three each in Karnataka and Rajasthan, two each in Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Kerala. Of the total 4,531 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,897 deaths followed by Gujarat with 938 deaths, Madhya Pradesh with 313, Delhi with 303, West Bengal with 289, Uttar Pradesh with 182, Rajasthan with 173,Tamil Nadu with 133, Telangana with 63 and Andhra Pradesh with 58 deaths. The death toll reached 47 in Karnataka and 40 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 26 fatalities due to the disease, Haryana has 18deaths while Bihar has registered 15. Odisha and Kerala have reported seven deaths each, Himachal Pradesh five, whilw Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and Assam have recorded four deaths each so far. Meghalaya has reported one COVID-19 fatality so far, according to the ministry data. According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities. According to the Health Ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 56,948 followed by Tamil Nadu at 18,545, Delhi at 15,257, Gujarat at 15,195,, Rajasthan at 7,703, Madhya Pradesh at 7,261 and Uttar Pradesh at 6,991. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 4,192 in West Bengal, 3,171 in Andhra Pradesh and3,061 in Bihar. It has risen to 2,418 in Karnataka, 2,139 in Punjab, 2,098 in Telangana, 1,921 in Jammu and Kashmir and 1,593 in Odisha. Haryana has reported 1,381 coronavirus cases so far while Kerala has 1,004 cases. A total of 781 people have been infected with the virus in Assam and 448 in Jharkhand. Uttarakhand has 469, Chhattisgarh has 369, Chandigarh has reported 279 cases, Himachal Pradesh has 273, Tripura has 230 and Goa has registered 68 cases so far. Ladakh has reported 53 COVID-19 cases, Puducherry has 46 instances of infection, Manipur has 44, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 33 cases. Meghalaya has registered 20. Nagaland has reported four infections, Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Arunachal Pradesh have reported two cases each while Mizoram and Sikkim have reported a case each till how. Six more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Rajasthan on Thursday, taking their number to 179 as 131 new coronavirus cases pushed the tally in the state to 7,947, the Health Department said. One death each was reported from Ajmer, Banswara, Dausa, Karauli and Nagaur. The location of one more fatality is yet to be ascertained, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said. Of the new cases, 69 were reported in Jhalawar, 13 in Pali, 12 in Bharatpur, eight in Kota, seven each in Jaipur and Jhunjhunu, five each in Nagaur and Churu, four in Dausa and one in Ajmer district, officials said. There are 3,292 active cases of the pathogen in the state and 3,913 people have been discharged, they said. Arunachal Pradesh reported its third COVID-19 case after a 19-year-old student, who recently returned to the state from Chennai in a Shramik Special train, tested positive for the disease, a senior official said on Thursday. The student had returned on May 24 and was placed under institutional quarantine, he said. 75 new COVID19 positive cases and 28 people discharged in Karnataka in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2493, including 809 discharged and 47 deaths 131 total COVID19 positive cases, 6 deaths, 4 recovered in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 7947, including 179 deaths, 4566 recovered and 3913 discharged: State health department 131 total #COVID19 positive cases, 6 deaths, 4 recovered in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 7947, including 179 deaths, 4566 recovered and 3913 discharged: State health department pic.twitter.com/pD45QORrtQ — ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2020 131 police personnel in Maharashtra tested positive for COVID-19 plus two death reported in last 24 hours. Total police personnel infected is 2095 which includes 236 police officers and 1859 police men.. Total police deceased — 22 (one officer plus 21 policemen) On Thursday, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) sealed its headquarter building in Central Delhi after a senior employee tested positive for the virus. With this, the total number of employees infected with the novel coronavirus within the NDMC reached 7. "A Joint Director level employee has been found positive for COVID-19. Three more employees were found yesterday. Contact tracing is being done by district authorities as per protocol. The building has been sealed. A disinfection drive will be carried out," a senior NDMC official said. "Meanwhile, all employees will be working from home till building premises completely sanitised and reopened," the official added. Seventy-five new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections in the state to 2,493, the health department said on Thursday. With 47 deaths and 809 discharges, there are 1,635 active corona cases in the state, the department said in its mid-day bulletin. Twenty-eight patients have been discharged so far on Thursday. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has been admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon after he showed symptoms of COVID-19, PTI reported quoting sources said. As many as 195 healthcare workers have tested positive for coronavirus infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here till date, PTI reported quoting sources said. Over 50 healthcare personnel, including one MBBS student, three resident doctors, eight nurses and five mess workers, have tested positive for COVID-19 over the last two days,the sources said. Others include laboratorystaff, technicians, sanitation staff and security guards. Contact tracing has been initiated, PTI reported quoting sources. As many as 67 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total number of such cases to 1,660 in the state, a health department official said on Thursday. Of the new patients, 65 had recently returned to the state from various parts of the country and were in different quarantine centres across districts, while two others were detected with the infection as a result of the contact-tracing exercise, he said. Three more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 277, officials said. All three cases were reported from Solan district. The number of coronavirus cases in Assam rose to 798 after 24 more people tested positive for the disease, state Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.Fifteen new cases have been reported this morning and nine were detected late on Wednesday night, the minister said. Of the fresh cases, 12 were reported from Kamrup (Metro), five from Hojai, three from Dibrugarh and one each from Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Morigaon and Jorhat. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Assam now stands at 704, while 87 have recovered from the disease and three have migrated to other states. Four people have died of the disease in the state. Uttarakhand: 24 new cases 24 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state till 2 pm today; taking the total number of positive cases to 493. Active cases stand at 407: Uttarakhand State Control Room COVID-19 UP: 246 new cases Amit Mohan Prasad, Principal Secretary, Health UP-- 246 new cases in 24 hours. Total active cases 2820 and discharged people figure is 4062. 189 people have died in the state. 8454 people in facility quarantine. 7923 samples tested yesterday. Supreme Court heard the matter of plight of the migrant labourers, of which it had taken suo motu cognisance earlier. SC believes that the centre and state governments require to be given some time to bring the steps taken by them on record SC orders: No fare either by train or bus shall be charged for migrant workers. Railway fare to be shared by states Migrant workers who are stranded shall be provided food by the concerned state at places which shall be publicised and notified for the period that they are waiting for their turn Originating state shall provide meal and water at the station and during the journey, railways to provide meal and water to migrant workers Migrant workers found walking on the roads, immediately be taken to shelters and provided food and all facilities should be provided to them The state shall oversee the registration of migrant workers and states to ensure that after registration, they are made to board the train or bus at an early date As and when the state governments put in a request for trains, railways has to provide them Matter relating to migrant labourers: Supreme Court to take up the matter next on June 5. Dr K Vijay Raghavan, principal scientific advisor to Government to India: "To develop a vaccine it takes at least 10 years. Because we have to do it in one year, the world is investing in over a 100 vaccines. The entire process will cost 2-3 billion dollars. Instead of working on one vaccine, we have to do parallel testing." "There are about 30 groups in India, big industry to individual academics, are trying to develop a vaccine. 28 of them are moving in good way" "Four categories of vaccines - mRNA vaccines, attenuated vaccines, inactivated vaccines, adjuvant vaccines. Some companies in late pre-clinical stage, some others in February 2021." CSIR and AICTE have embarked on drug discovery Kerala: 84 new cases 84 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Kerala today: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. One death has been reported in the state. The deceased who was a native of Telangana had mistakenly boarded a train for Kerala instead of Telangana: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Ladakh: Tally at 54 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Ladakh is 54 including 11 active cases and 43 cured: Govt of Union Territory of Ladakh Himachal: Tally at 276 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh is 276 including 200 actives cases, 67 recovered and 5 deaths: State Health Department Odisha : Tally at 1660 As on midnight, 27th May, 1660 persons have tested positive for COVID19: Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha Manipur: 11 new cases In last 24 hours, 11 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur; taking the total number of confirmed cases to 55: Government of Manipur Nagaland: 9 new cases The total number of COVID19 cases rises to 18 with 9 more people testing positive. All 9 people have returned from Chennai: Nagaland Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom Dharavi: 36 new cases 36 new positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Dharavi.. Total cases in Dharavi is now 1675 Punjab: 19 new cases 19 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Punjab today; taking the total number of cases to 2158. There are 172 active cases in the state now: Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab Karnataka: 115 new cases 115 new COVID19 cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of cases to 2533: Karnataka Health Department Tamil Nadu: 827 new cases Tamilnadu again reaches its highest single day spike with 827 cases today. Total no of cases are 19,372 559 in Chennai with total of 12,762 in the capital. 1,253 returnees from other States and countries have been tested positive so far. 12 new deaths today Cabinet Secretary has held a meeting with Municipal Commissioners, Dist Magistrates of 13 COVID-19 hit cities to take a review of the situation. The measures taken by the officials&staff of the municipal corporations for management of COVID-19 cases were reviewed in the meeting. — ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2020 The number of #COVID19 cases under active medical supervision is 86,110. So far, a total of 67,691 people has been cured. In the last 24 hours, 3,266 patients were found cured. This takes our total recovery rate to 42.75% : Govt of India Domestic operation figures for 27th May 2020 (till 23.59 hrs) Departures 460 with 34,336 passengers handled. Arrivals 464 with 33,525passengers handled. Making it a total of 924 flight movements with 67,861 passenger footfalls on Day 3: HS Puri, Union Civil Aviation Minister In a major development, six people who travelled to Salem from Chennai on Wednesday by air have been tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Thursday. Sources state that 56 passengers travelled via Trujet, which took off from Chennai at 7.15 AM and landed at Salem at 8.30 AM. A doctor working at Stanley govt hospital in Chennai - which treats most of the COVID-19 cases, too belongs to the six who have tested positive. Sources report that all six have been moved to a hospital. All passengers were tested at the airport and were asked to undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days. Moreover, all six passengers, whose test reports came earlier in the day were asymptomatic. After Cabinet meeting, Krtka govt has decided ban of passengers from Maharashtra and Gujarat is extended for another 15 days. Ban on incoming flight passengers from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. A few asypmtomatic passengers who travelled on IndiGo flights were discovered to be COVID-19 positive on May 28, 2020. 3 passengers on 6E 955 from Delhi to Jammu on May 26, 2020, 6 passengers onboard 6E 6992 from Bengaluru to Coimbatore on May 27, 2020 and 2 passengers on 6E 908 from Delhi to Coimbatore on May 27, 2020. The operating crew has been home quarantined for 14 days and we are in the process of notifying other passengers as per the government guidelines, to ensure safety of our passengers and staff. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday said the state government is fully equipped to handle a possible spike in COVID-19 cases as more people return from other states. Khandu, in a video message, said his government has put in place a robust mechanism with all the standard operating procedures (SoPs) to prevent the spread of the virus. The Delhi Police will file 15 fresh charge sheets against 294 foreigners for attending a religious congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in violation of visa conditions and indulging in missionary activities amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, officials said on Wednesday. The charge sheets will be filed in Saket court against the 294 foreigners belonging to 14 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and several African nations, police said. Earlier on Tuesday, the city police had filed 20 charge sheets against 82 foreigners. A large congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in the Nizamuddin area of the national capital in March had emerged as a major hotspot of coronavirus in the country. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said the doubling rate of COVID-19 cases in the state was at 21 days, which is better than the national average, a state official said on Wednesday. Speaking at a review meeting on Tuesday, Chouhan had said that the state's COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to 53 per cent, while the national average was 41.8 per cent, the official said. One person died of the deadly coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh taking the toll to 58, while 134 more tested positive for the disease, pushing the tally in the state to 3,117, a government bulletin said on Wednesday. The lone death was reported in East Godavari District. Of the fresh cases reported in the past 24 hours ending 9AM on Wednesday, nine were linked to the Koyambedu market in Chennai, the bulletin said. The Central Industrial Security Force reported 22 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, with the maximum 13 coming from its unit that guards the warship building Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai. The MDL is one of the country's leading defence public sector undertaking shipyard that constructs warships and submarines. It functions under the command of the Defence ministry. This is the second defence PSU where CISF has reported coronavirus infection among its personnel after its unit deployed to provide counter-terrorist cover to warship building facility, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSEL), in Kolkata. At least 40 CISF personnel posted at the GRSEL unit had contracted the infection, apart from the death of an Assistant Sub Inspector rank official. Only two personnel of this unit are now under treatment and the rest have recovered. The coronavirus death toll in Delhi climbed to 303, while 792 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday, the highest single-day spike in the city, authorities said. The previous highest spike in fresh cases -- 660 -- was recorded on May 22. This is the first time in Delhi that over 700 COVID-19 cases have been reported in a day. Goa CM Pramod Sawant stated that any person entering the state would have to either show a COVID-19 negative certificate or have to compulsorily undergo testing. He stressed that the 14-day home quarantine option would not be available. As per UP Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Prasad, 277 COVID-19 cases were reported in the state in the last 24 hours. Currently, there are 2790 active cases in the state while 3855 persons have been discharged. The death toll in UP stands at 178. Addressing a press briefing, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan stated that 40 new COVID-19 cases had been reported in the state on Wednesday. This includes 9 persons who returned from abroad, 16 who returned from Maharashtra, 5 from Tamil Nadu, and 3 from Delhi. This has propelled the state's COVID-19 tally to 1004 out of which 445 are active cases. So far, 173 persons have passed away in Kerala owing to COVID-19. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated that the recovery rate of India has surged to 42.4% as 64,426 out of 1,51,767 COVID-19 patients have been cured so far. The country's mortality rate of 2.86% is far superior to the world average of 6.36%. Currently, there are 930 Dedicated COVID Hospitals with 1,58,747 Isolation beds, 20,355 ICU beds, 69,076 Oxygen supported beds. 2,362 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,32,593 Isolation beds,10,903 ICU beds and 45,562 Oxygen supported beds. Moreover,10,341 quarantine centres and 7,195 COVID Care Centres with 6,52,830 beds are now available to combat COVID-19. So far, 32,42,160 samples have been tested for the novel coronavirus. All schools and colleges in the state will remain closed till June 30: Partha Chatterjee, West Bengal Education Minister (file pic) #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/nZ3JPUrwAS — ANI (@ANI) May 27, 2020 817 novel coronavirus cases were reported in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 18545. This includes 9909 patients who have been discharged. With 6 deaths being reported in the day, Tamil Nadu's death toll surged to 133. With 60 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Assam on Wednesday, the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 774. This includes 62 patients who have been discharged and 4 deaths. Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh revealed that the state government would seek a fiscal stimulus of Rs.51,102 crore to overcome the economic crisis amid the COVID-19 crisis. The proposed package includes Rs.21,500 crore direct stimulus, CCL debt waiver, and 10% of the funding of Central schemes by the Union government. On Wednesday, 162 novel coronavirus cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir taking the Union Territory's COVID-19 tally to 1921. This includes 854 patients who have been discharged and 26 casualties. West Bengal's COVID-19 tally surged to 4192 after 183 novel coronavirus cases were reported on Wednesday. So far, 1578 persons have been discharged while 217 casualties have been reported. A total number of 1,66,513 samples have been tested with a positivity rate of 2.52%. Gujarat reported 376 fresh novel coronavirus cases and 23 deaths in the last 24 hours. Thus, there are 15,205 confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the state currently which includes 938 patients who have passed away due to COVID-19. With 2190 individuals testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Maharashtra on Wednesday, May 27, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 56,948. There are 37,125 active COVID-19 cases in the state at present. A total of 964 novel coronavirus patients were discharged in the day taking the number of recovered to 17,918. Thus, the state's recovery rate stands at 31.5%. 105 deaths- 32 from Mumbai, 16 from Thane, 10 from Jalgaon, 9 from Pune, 7 each from Raigad and Navi Mumbai, 6 from Akola, 4 from Aurangabad, three each from Nashik and Solapur, two from Satara and one each from Ahmednagar, Nagpur, Nandurbar, Panvel, Vasai-Virar and Gujarat were reported on Wednesday, propelling Maharashtra's death toll to 1897. 66 of the aforesaid deceased had high-risk co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, etc. With 76 novel coronavirus cases reported in Haryana on Wednesday, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 1381. Currently, there are 525 active COVID-19 cases in the state. J&K : 115 new cases 115 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir; 14 from Jammu division and 101 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stand at 2036 including 1150 active cases: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir Maharashtra: 2598 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Maharashtra is now 59546 Total death in Maharashtra — 1982 Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Mumbai is now 35485 Total death in Mumbai — 1135 2598 new cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra today 85 death reported today in Maharashtra.. Total 18616 discharged in Maharashtra until now.. Uttar Pradesh: 184 new cases UP tally crosses 7,000 mark, reaches 7170 with 184 new patients reported today. 224 new patients recovered today taking the total tally of discharged patients to 4215. Active cases: 2758, Total deaths: 197 Bengal: 344 new cases Delhi: 1024 new cases 1024 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Delhi in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 16,281, according to a health bulletin released by the Delhi government on Thursday. Also, 13 more deaths have been reported, taking the total number of deaths to 316. Of the 16,281 cases, 7,495 people have recovered and there are 8,470 active cases. Gujarat: 367 new cases In last 24 hours, 367 new #COVID19 cases and 22 deaths have been reported in Gujarat. Total positive cases stand at 15,572 and death toll is at 960: State Health Department Haryana: 123 new cases Haryana reports 123 new #COVID19 cases; taking the total number of cases to 1504. Number of active cases stand at 604: State Health Department Goa: 1 new case One person has tested positive for #COVID19 in Goa today, taking the total number of cases to 69: Directorate of Health Services, Goa Mumbai: 1438 new cases 1438 persons have tested positive for #COVID19 in Mumbai today; taking the total number of cases to 35,273. Total toll rises to 1135 after 38 deaths were reported today: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Jharakhand: Tally at 469 Total positive cases in Jharkhand stand at 469 including 253 active cases: State Health Department Government of India removes restrictions on export of Paracetamol APIs making its export free with immediate effect. pic.twitter.com/AorLNIr3oV — ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2020 Four persons were booked for violation of quarantine rules in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday night, police officials said. All the four persons were checked at Lakhanpur corridor on May 26 by concerned authorities and were asked to report at the administrative quarantine centre in Thandi Khui, Vijaypur, they said. All of them violated the quarantine rules by not reporting at their designated quarantine centre, the police added. Directions have been issued to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to civic staff working at cremation sites, authorities said on Thursday. The heads of the standing committees of Delhi's three municipal corporations -- NDMC, SDMC, EDMC -- in a joint statement said, in view of the coronavirus pandemic, instructions have been issued to streamline arrangements at crematoria and burial sites. As many as 50 more persons were found coronavirus positive in Nashik district of Maharashtra, taking the tally to 1,108 on Thursday, officials said. The count of coronavirus cases in Dharavi here rose to 1,675 on Thursday as 36 more people tested positive for the infection, an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. In good news, no death due to COVID-19 was reported in the slum-dominated area since Wednesday evening. The death toll in the area thus stands at 70. With 369 new coronavirus patients detected, the number of cases in Pune district rose to 7,012 on Thursday, a health official said. Ten COVID-19 patients died during the day, taking the death toll in the district due to the pandemic to 310. Pune city accounted for 320 of the 369 new cases, followed by Pimpri Chinchwad at 31 and cantonment and rural areas with 18 new cases, the official added. The tally of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai crossed the 35,000-mark on Thursday with the detection of 1,438 new infections, while the toll topped 1,100 with 38 fresh deaths, the city civic body said. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with 1,438 more persons testing positive in the past 24 hours, the tally of COVID-19 cases jumped to 35,273. The BMC said the death toll increased to 1,135 after 38 more patients succumbed to the infection. Odisha As many as 67 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,660, a health department official said on Thursday. Of the new patients, 65 had recently returned from Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh and were housed in quarantine centres, while two others were detected as a result of the contact-tracing exercise, he said. The number of active cases in the state now stands at 766, while 812 patients have so far recovered from the disease. Seven people have died due to COVID-19. Bihar The COVID-19 death toll in Bihar rose to 16 on Thursday with the sample of a migrant worker, who died in Bhojpur district three days ago upon returning from Maharashtra, coming positive, an official said. The number of confirmed cases in the state rose to 3,185 with 149 people testing positive on Thursday. Gujarat The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 15,572 on Thursday after 367 new patients were found since previous evening, 247 of them in Ahmedabad district alone, a Health Department release said. During the same period, 22 patients succumbed to the infection, taking the death toll due to the pandemic in the state to 960, said the statement. 454 coronavirus patients recovered and were discharged from various hospitals, taking the total of recovered patients in Gujarat to 8,001. With the highest spike of 7,466 more COVID-19 cases and 175 deaths reported in the past 24 hours, India's COVID-19 tally reached 1,65,799 In last 24 hours, 116 police personnel have tested positive for Coronavirus in Maharashtra and 3 personnel have died due to the virus. The total number of COVID-19 infected personnel is now 2,211 in the state and 25 have died so far: Maharashtra police Three new COVID19 positive cases have been reported from Imphal West today; taking the total number of cases to 58 in Manipur: State Govt A Rajya Sabha Secretariat official tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, the fourth such case in the Parliament complex, sources said here. The director-level officer who attended work on May 28 was found positive for the infection along with his family members, they said. Two floors of the Parliament's Annexe building have been sealed, the sources added. This is the second case of an official posted in the building testing positive for the infection. As many as 24 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 880, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Of the 24, 11 are from Goalpara, three each from Nalbari and Tinsukia, two from Dibrugarh and one each from Kamrup, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong and Dhubri. The details of one case were yet to be determined, the minister said. All 24 cases were detected late on Thursday, raising the day's total to 97. Nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, taking the number of coronavirus cases in the state to 291, officials said. Of the fresh cases, five were reported from Hamirpur and four from Kangra, they said, adding that all of them had recently returned from other states. Four of them had returned from Maharashtra, two each from Gujarat and Delhi, and one from Rajasthan, the officials added. The number of COVID-19 cases in India has climbed to 1,65,799, making it the world's ninth worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic. The Health Ministry said the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,706 in the country, while the number of cases climbed to 1,65,799, registering an increase of 175 deaths and a record jump of 7,466 cases since Thursday 8 am. According to Worldometer, India has now overtaken Turkey as the ninth worst-hit country in terms of total number of cases. The Health ministry said the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 89,987, while 71,105 people have recovered and one patient has migrated. The total confirmed cases include foreigners. Of the 175 deaths reported since Thursday morning, 85 were in Maharashtra, 22 in Gujarat, 15 in Uttar Pradesh, 13 in Delhi, 12 in Tamil Nadu, eight in Madhya Pradesh, seven in Rajasthan, six in West Bengal, four in Telangana and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana. Of the total 4,706 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,982 deaths followed by Gujarat with 960 deaths, Madhya Pradesh with 321, Delhi with 316, West Bengal with 295, Uttar Pradesh with 197, Rajasthanwith 180, Tamil Nadu with 145, Telangana with 67 and Andhra Pradesh with 59 deaths. The death toll reached 47 in Karnataka and 40 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 27 fatalities due to the disease, Haryana has 19deaths, Bihar has 15 while Odisha and Kerala have reported seven deaths each. Himachal Pradesh has registered five COVID-19 fatalities, while Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and Assam have recorded four deaths each so far. Meghalaya has reported one COVID-19 fatality so far, according to the ministry data. According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities. According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 59,546 followed by Tamil Nadu at 19,372, Delhi at 16,281, Gujarat at 15,562, Rajasthan at 8,067, Madhya Pradesh at 7,453 and Uttar Pradesh at 7,170. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 4,536 in West Bengal, 3,296 in Bihar and 3,251 in Andhra Pradesh. It has risen to 2,533 in Karnataka, 2,256 in Telangana, 2,158 in Punjab, 2,036 in Jammu and Kashmir and 1,660 in Odisha. Haryana has reported 1,504 coronavirus infection cases so far, while Kerala has 1,088 cases. A total of 856 people have been infected with the virus in Assam and 469 in Jharkhand. Uttarakhand has registered 500 cases, Chhattisgarh has 399, Chandigarh has reported 288 cases, Himachal Pradesh has 276, Tripura has 242, Ladakh has 73 and Goa has 69 cases so far. Manipur has reported 55 COVID-19 cases, Puducherry has 51 instances of infection while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 33 infections. Meghalaya has registered 21 cases. Nagaland has reported 18 infections, Arunachal Pradesh reported three cases, Dadar and Nagar Haveli has two cases, while Mizoram and Sikkim have reported a case each till how. A 65-year old man died of COVID-19 at the Government Medical College Hospital here in the early hours on Friday, taking the toll due to the disease in Kerala to eight, officials said. The man from Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district had severe diabetic related problems and tested positive for the coronavirus recently, days after returning from Sharjah in the Gulf where he was employed, they said. In the biggest single day spike, Kerala on Thursday had reported 84 COVID-19 cases taking the state's infection count to 1,088. Odisha reports 63 new COVID19 positive cases; taking the total number of positive cases to 1723. Number of active cases stand at 827: State Health Department Issuing a major statement on the extension of lockdown just a day ahead of the ending of the fourth phase, Goa CM Pramod Sawant while speaking to news agency ANI has said that it may be extended for 15 more days as the Coronavirus cases are on the rise. His statements come as a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah is underway at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on Friday. "I spoke to HM Shah on phone and I feel lockdown may be extended for 15 more days. However, we demand that there should be some relaxation - restaurants should be allowed with social distancing at 50 percent capacity. Many people also want gyms to resume," he said. A junior-rank officer of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has tested positive for coronavirus infection, officials said on Friday. The official is an upper division clerk who works at the establishment branch of the headquarters, they said, adding that he last came to office on May 18 and his COVID-19 test report came on Thursday. He was on deputation to the investigative agency from a central paramilitary force, the officials said. COVID-19 death cases in Delhi mount to 398: Heath Minister Satyendar Jain. Karnataka reports 178 new #COVID19 positive cases from 5 pm of May 28 to 12 noon today. Total positive cases stand at 2711 including 1793 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/8eMTRnZwJa — ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2020 30 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state; taking the total number of cases to 910. Number of active cases stand at 800: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma More than 27 lakh migrant labourers have returned to the state. They were provided train/bus services free of cost, and the state will continue the services till all migrants are brought to the state safely: UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awanish Awasthi COVID19 Uttarakhand: 102 new cases Uttarakhand reports 102 new #COVID19 positive cases; taking the total number of cases to 602. Active cases stand at 505: State Control Room COVID-19 Andhra: 33 new cases The number of #COVID19 cases rises to 2874 in Andhra Pradesh, with 33 fresh cases being recorded in the last 24 hours. Active cases and deaths stand at 777 and 60, respectively: Andhra Pradesh Health Department Himachal: 9 new cases 9 more people have tested positive for #Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh, taking the total number of cases in the state to 290. There are 204 active cases in the state and 77 people have been recovered/discharged so far: State Health Department Uttar Pradesh: In last 24 hours, 218 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state. There are 2842 active cases in the state, 4244 people have been cured/discharged till date: State Principal Secretary (Health), Amit Mohan Prasad ICMR writes to WHO disagreeing with HCQ assessment, officials say international HCQ trial dosages four times higher than Indian trials A fine of Rs 500 has been fixed on a person who will not wear a mask, Rs 2,000 for violating the Home Quarantine guidelines, Rs 500 for spitting in public places, Rs 2,000 for violating rules by shopkeepers: Balbir Singh Sidhu, Health Minister of Punjab All places of worship, mandir, masjid, gurudwara...will open, but not more than 10 people will be allowed, no assembly at religious places. This will be implemented from 1st June: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. From 1st June, tea and jute Mills can open with 100 percent workforce From 8th of June, private, public and Govt offices can open Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board said: Only 4 trains out of 3,840 total trains have taken over 72 hours to reach their destination, 90% trains have been run with an average speed higher than normal mail express trains Persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, children below age of 10 years & persons above 65 years of age may avoid travel by rail, except when it is essential State govts provided food & water at starting stations. IRCTC & Railway Divisions arranged free meals and water for migrants in trains en-route Most migrants have been ferried to Uttar Pradesh with around 42% of the total number and Bihar with around 37% of the total Almost 3 lakh migrants being ferried by the railways on a daily basis We have to take extra precautions as per the situation and more than 12 lakh Railway staff are working day and night to run these 3840 trains. Requirement of states as on May 24 was 923 trains, as per requirement yesterday, the figure is now 449 trains The number of #COVID19 cases under active medical supervision is 89,987. So far, a total of 71,105 people have been cured. In the last 24 hours, 3,414 patients were found cured. This takes the total recovery rate to 42.89%: Government of India Tamil Nadu: 874 new cases 874 new positive cases reported in the state today, taking the total positive patients in the state to 20,246: Tamil Nadu Health Department Kerala: 62 new cases 62 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported in the state today. The total number of positive cases in the state is 1150: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Karnataka: 248 new cases 248 persons have tested positive for COVID19 in the state today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 2781, death toll 48: Karnataka Health Department Meghalaya: 6 new cases 6 more residents who returned to state have tested positive for #COVID19; 3 from South West Garo Hills,1 from West Garo Hills,1 from East Khasi Hills&1 from West Khasi Hills.They had come from Maharashtra, Bengaluru, West Bengal&Chennai: Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma Uttarakhand: All govt offices to be functional from 10 am till 5 pm from 1st June. State Assembly Secretariat will be operational from 9:30 am till 6 pm from 1st June. Norms for #Lockdown5 will be announced in the next few days. As we open up the economy, we've to ensure that we see how #COVID19 shapes up. Once we open, we can still keep epidemic under control if ppl behave responsibly: Dr S Sarangi, Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar. #Odisha Uttarakhand govt says it has decided to allow private labs which have ICMR permission to test suspected COVID-19 cases Rlys issues guidelines for ticket checking staff on board 100 pairs of special trains to run from June 1; staff to dispense with tie, coat Staff to be provided with masks, face shield, hand gloves, head cover, sanitiser, soap; checks to ensure TTEs using protective gear: Rlys To prevent physical handling of tickets, magnifying glass to be provided so that TTEs can scrutinize details from distance: Railways. 371 domestic flights carrying 30,814 passengers operated till 5PM on Friday: Aviation Minister Goa tally at 69 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state is 69 including 28 active cases and 41 recovered cases: Goa Health Department J&K: 128 new cases 128 new Coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours. 1 death also reported in 24 hours. 2164 cases so far in J&K with 28 deaths Mahrashtra: 2682 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Maharashtra is now 62228 Total death in Maharashtra — 2098 Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Mumbai is now 36932 Total death in Mumbai — 1173 2682 new cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra today 116 death reported today in Maharashtra.. Total 26997 discharged in Maharashtra until now West Bengal: 277 new cases 277 new cases in the past 24 hours 7 deaths in the past 24 hours Total active cases : 2736 Total death : 230 Dharavi: 41 new cases No death due to #COVID19 reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today. 41 persons tested positive today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1715. Death toll stands at 70: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) #Maharashtra Karnataka: 248 new cases Karnataka records biggest single-day spike of 248 COVID-19 cases with returnees from Maharashtra continuing to add to state's tally; total count now 2,781. Total Covid Deaths: 48 Haryana: 217 new cases 217 new COVID19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1721: Haryana Health Department Gujarat: 372 new cases With 372 new patients, coronavirus case tally in Gujarat rises to 15,944, twenty people succumb to pandemic taking death toll to 980. With 253 new patients, count of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad rises to 11,597 while death toll reaches 798 with 18 persons dying: health official Rajasthan: 298 new cases Total 298 COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state till 8.30pm today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 8365, death toll 184: Rajasthan Health Mumbai: 1437 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Mumbai is 1437.. Total cases in Mumbai is 36710 Total death reported today in Mumbai is 38.. Total death in Mumbai is 1173 now Assam: 25 new cases 25 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state; taking the total number of cases to 935. Number of active cases stands at 819: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Pune: 302 new cases 302 new #COVID19 positive cases and 11 deaths have been reported in last 24 hours in Pune district. Total positive cases stand at 7314 and death toll is at 321: Dr Bhagawan Pawar, District Health Officer #Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh: 192 new cases Madhya Pradesh reports 192 new COVID-19 cases, including 84 in worst-hit Indore district; total tally in state now 7,645: Health officials Delhi Govt attaches Hotel Crown Plaza, Okhla with Batra Hospital, Hotel Surya, New Friends Colony with Apollo hospital, Hotel Siddharth, Rajendra Place with Dr BL Kapur Hospital for converting them into extended COVID19 hospitals. Delhi Govt attaches Hotel Jivitesh, Pusa Road with Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, Hotel Sheraton, Saket with Max Hospital for converting them into extended COVID19 hospitals. Assam With 177 more persons testing positive for coronavirus infection in the steepest single-day spike till date, COVID-19 cases crossed 1,000-mark in Assam on Friday, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The total number of infected cases in the state stood at 1,057 on Friday, he added. West Bengal West Bengal reported seven more COVID-19 fatalities on Friday, pushing the death toll due to the disease in the state beyond the 300-mark, while 277 new cases were registered during the day, according to a health department bulletin. Of the total 302 deaths, 72 were due to comorbidities and the novel coronavirus was "incidental" in these cases, it said. Jharkhand One more person died due to COVID-19 in Jharkhand on Friday, taking the death toll due to the disease to five while the number of cases rose to 521 with 45 more people testing positive for coronavirus in the state, a government bulletin said. Bihar The COVID-19 toll in Bihar rose to 19 on Friday with the death of a patient while undergoing treatment at a hospital here and samples of two others from Bhojpur and Bhagalpur districts collected after their deaths testing positive, officials said. The number of coronavirus cases in the state also continued to surge with 174 people testing positive, taking the total tally to 3,359. The number of people who have recovered till date stood at 1,209 while 72,256 samples have been tested so far, the health department said. Telangana COVID-19 in Telangana pushing the death toll to 71, while 169 fresh virus cases were reported on Friday, taking the infection count in the state to 2,425. The fresh positive cases include 100 from parts of the state and 69 migrants/deportees, according to a bulletin issued by the state government. With 69 fresh cases, the number of cases among deportees/migrants/foreign returnees rose to 417. It said 1,381 people have been discharged so far after recovery, while the number of people under treatment was 973. Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh witnessed its second COVID-19 death on Friday as samples of a man who died while being treated for pneumonia tested positive for novel coronavirus, an official said. The state's COVID-19 count is now 415, though active cases are 314 as 100 people have recovered, and one patient has died. Chhattisgarh COVID-19 figures are as follows: positive cases - 415, new cases- 16, deaths- 1, discharged- 100, active cases- 314, people tested so far-63,992 The Rajasthan government has decided to conduct board examinations for various subjects of classes 10 and 12, postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has instructed the state Education Department to make proper arrangements for conducting exams. Gehlot took the decision in a high-level meeting with officials of the Education Department on Friday. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has directed for continuation and strict enforcement of night curfew in the state even after May 31 to minimise the risk of a spurt in coronavirus infection. Gehlot asked his officials to ensure that there should be no laxity in the night curfew in the state. Keeping in view the rising number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, the three civic bodies have doubled their capacity to dispose bodies of COVID-19 victims and have also allowed cremating such bodies on pyres made of wood, authorities said on Friday. "Keeping in view increasing number of coronavirus cases, a decision was taken by the three corporations to allow cremation on wood pyres at Punjabi Bagh, Nigambodh Ghat, Panchkuian Road, Karkardooma cremation grounds and electric cremation at Lodhi Road Crematorium," the SDMC said in a statement. The civic bodies were using only CNG furnaces till now to dispose of the bodies of COVID-19 patients In a relief for private bus owners amid the lockdown, the Odisha government on Friday announced exemption of road tax for passenger buses for April, May and June. A woman gave birth to a baby at a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Friday, an official said. She had returned from Surat in Gujarat and was staying at a temporary medical centre at Badagaon Bajramahakali Primary School within the jurisdiction of Jayachandrapur panchayat, he said. Eight people in Gautam Buddh Nagar were falsely declared as Covid-19 positive by private laboratories, a fact which came to light after their re-examination at government facilities which found them to be negative, officials said on Friday. Forty-three new COVID-19 cases were detected in Nashik in Maharashtra on Friday, taking the district's COVID-19 count to 1,151, an official said. The samples of a man from Malegaon who died earlier tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the toll from the infection to 61, he added. West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Friday said universities will take the decision on ways of conducting semester exams after the end of the lockdown, and the government will not interfere in their autonomy. The number of containment zones in Delhi has gone up to 102 with the city reporting over 2,000 fresh coronavirus positive cases in past two days, Delhi government officials said. The districts with higher containment zones included North (21), South-East (16), South (13), South West (12) and North West (10), official figures showed. The districts with lower number of containment zones are West Delhi and New Delhi, three each, North-East (4) and East (5), the figures showed. A total of 1,106 coronavirus positive cases were reported in past 24 hours, according to Delhi government health bulletin. The figure was over 1,000 on Thursday. A 90-year-old man who had tested positive for COVID-19 died in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar, the sixth coronavirus-linked fatality, officials said on Friday. Nine more cases were reported in the district on Friday, taking its COVID-19 tally to 387, while the number of active cases came down to 91 as 28 more people were discharged on Friday, District Surveillance Officer Sunil Dohare said. Around 100 employees at Chennai Corporation HQ have been tested positive for Covid-19 so far. A top official in the Chennai Corporation said that "around 100 employees" working at the Rippon Building in Chennai have tested positive for Covid-19 so far. As per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India's active Covid-19 cases have declined for the first time compared to the previous day. Yesterday there were 89,987 active cases, today there are 86,422 active cases. ACTIVE CASES: 86422 RECOVERED: 82370 DEATHS: 4971 TOTAL: 86422 One Cop tested positive in Kathua district of Jammu Police Station sealed for sanitisation. All contacts being traced. 114 police personnel in Maharashtra tested positive for COVID-19, one death reported in last 24 hours. Total police personnel infected is 2325. Total police deceased — 26 New Covid-19 cluster emerges from Chennai, prisoners transferred from Puzhal prison tested positive in other central prisons in Tamil Nadu 90 inmates from the same dormitory were tested and 30 have been tested positive so far. 4 belonging to Cuddalore and Trichy has been tested positive when they were taken to their prison and tested. Close to 650 prisoners are there in Prison 1 inside Puzhal prison. Health Dept is planning to test everyone in that division of prison At least 15 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Nashik district, taking the case count to 1,166 in the region, an official said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the district administration, reports of 15 suspected patients came out positive late on Friday night. The district's COVID-19 tally now stands at 1,166, of which Malegaon has recorded 763 cases, followed Nashik city at 179 and 168 reported from other parts of the region, the release stated. Several programmes have been organised in different parts of Bhubaneswar, including the Kalinga Stadium, responding to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's appeal to the people of Odisha to stand up and sing the state song at 5.30 pm on Saturday as a gesture of solidarity with the frontline workers engaged in the fight against COVD-19, officials said. Programmes have also been organised at Unit 1 High School Ground, Commissionerate of Police Building and AG Chowk, the main traffic square in Bhubaneswar, they said. Irrespective of the place and work, all people have been requested to stand up and sing Bande Utkal Janani at 5.30 pm, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office said. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,971 and the number of cases climbed to 1,73,763 in the country registering a record single-day spike of 265deaths and 7,964 cases till Saturday8 am, according to the Union health ministry. India is the ninth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 86,422while 82,369 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said.In the last 24 hours, 11,264 patients have recovered. "Thus, around 47.40 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said. The total confirmed cases includes foreigners. Of the 265 deaths reported since Friday morning, 116 were in Maharashtra, 82 in Delhi, 20 in Gujarat, 13 in Madhya Pradesh, nine in Tamil Nadu, seven in West Bengal, four each in Telangana and Rajasthan, two in Punjab and one each in Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Of the total 4,971 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 2,098 deaths followed by Gujarat (980), Delhi (398,) Madhya Pradesh (334), West Bengal (302), Uttar Pradesh (198), Rajasthan (184), Tamil Nadu (154), Telangana (71) and Andhra Pradesh (60). The death toll reached 48 in Karnataka, 42 in Punjab, 28 in Jammu and Kashmir, 19 in Haryana, 15 in Bihar, eight in Kerala, and seven in Odisha. Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand have registered five COVID-19 fatalities, Chandigarh and Assam have recorded four deaths each, while Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh have reported one COVID-19 fatality each so far. More than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, the ministry said. According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 62,228 followed by Tamil Nadu at 20,246, Delhi at 17,386, Gujarat at 15,934, Rajasthan at 8,365, Madhya Pradesh at 7,645 and Uttar Pradesh at 7,284 The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 4,813 in West Bengal, 3,376 in Bihar, 3,436 in Andhra Pradesh, 2,781 in Karnataka, 2,425 in Telangana, 2,197 in Punjab, 2,164 in Jammu and Kashmir and 1,723 in Odisha. Haryana has reported 1,721 coronavirus cases, Kerala has 1,150 cases, Assam has 1,024, Jharkhand has 511, Uttarakhand has 716, Chhattisgarh has 415, Himachal Pradesh has 295, Chandigarh has 289, Tripura has 251, Ladakh has 74 and Goa has 69. Manipur has reported 59 COVID-19 cases, Puducherry has 51 instances of infection while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 33 infections. Meghalaya has registered 27 cases, Nagaland has reported 25 infections, Arunachal Pradesh have reported three cases, Dadar and Nagar Haveli has two cases while Mizoram and Sikkim have reported a case each till how. "5,043 cases are being reassigned to states," the ministry said on its website adding, "Our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR." State-wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation, it said. PTI PLB UP: Recovery rate at 59% Total 4,462 #COVID19 patients have recovered till date. Death toll in the state stands at 204. Recovery rate is at 59%: State Principal Secretary (Health), Amit Mohan Prasad Bihar: 150 new cases 150 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 3509: State Health Department Assam: 43 new cases 43 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state; taking the total number of cases to 1100. Number of active cases stand at 968: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Andhra: 131 new cases Andhra Pradesh reports 131 cases of COVID-19, including 61 from other states; Gross number of cases rise to 3,461: Govt bulletin Uttarakhand: 11 new cases 11 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in the state till 2 pm today, the total number of cases to 727: Directorate of Medical Health and Family Welfare, Uttarakhand Himachal: tally at 297 A total of 297 people have tested positive for #COVID19 in the state so till date, including 86 cured and 5 deaths: Himachal Pradesh health department Manipur: 1 new case Manipur reports one new #COVID19 positive case; taking the total number of cases to 60. Number of active cases stand at 53: State Govt The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has initiated a COVID-19 Indian National Supermodel to help monitor the future transmission of infection, thus aiding decisions involving health system readiness and other mitigation measures: Ministry of Science & Technology 1550 trains have been ferried in UP taking migrants. 21 lakh people have been identified and also their mobile numbers have been taken for the same. 1606 trains have been permitted to come. 2.75 lakh people have come through 8000 buses. Tamil Nadu: 938 new cases Tamilnadu again reaches its new highest spike with 938 cases in single day. Total cases 21,184. Chennai 616 today and 13,980 totally. Active cases 9,021 Returnees from other states/countries - 82 Discharged today 687,totally 12,000. Death today 6 and 160 totally. Karnataka: 141 new cases 141 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka from 5 pm yesterday to 5 pm today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2922 including 1874 active cases. Total COVID deaths in the state stand at 49: State Health Department Dharavi: 18 new cases 18 new positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Dharavi plus one death.. Total cases in Dharavi is 1733 including 71 death.. Maharashtra: 2940 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Maharashtra is now 65168 Total death in Maharashtra — 2197 Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Mumbai is now 38442 Total death in Mumbai — 1227 2940 new cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra today 99 death reported today in Maharashtra.. Total 28081 discharged in Maharashtra until now In a major decision, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan, on Saturday, announced that lockdown in the state has been extended till June 15, while addressing a Facebook live session. He added that the state cannot reopen full-fledged as Coronavirus was still prevalent. Currently, Madhya Pradesh has 3042 active cases, 4269 recoveries, and 334 deaths. In a massive decision, Centre on Saturday, announced that the nationwide- Coronavirus lockdown has been extended till June 30, 2020. The Centre has also announced that the re-opening of the country amid the lockdown will be done in phases. India's active cases stand at 86,422, recovered cases at 82,369 with 4,971 fatalities. Phasewise reopening The MHA has mentioned that the lockdown will be eased outside containment zones in three phases. The MHA has stated that all activities will be allowed in these areas except certain activities which will be allowed to restart in phases. Here are the phase-wise re-opening: Phase 1 : From June 8 , religious places, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls will be allowed to reopen but will have to adhere to SOPs which will be issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) Phase 2 : Schools, colleges and other educational institutions will be opened in consultation with respective states and Union Territories from July 2020. An SOP will be issued for the same by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) Phase 3 : After further assessment of the prevalent COVID-19 conditions, resuming of international air travel, metros, cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, social/political/sports/religious/cultural functions will be decided. MHA amends guidelines As per the new guidelines, night curfew timings have been amended to 9:00 PM to 5 AM throught the nation, except for essential services. Moreover, the MHA has stated that lockdown in containment zones will continue till June 30, allowing only essential activities and no movement of people in or out of it. States have also been allowed to allow certain activities outside containment zones or impose restrictions. The MHA has also ordered states to ensure no restriction in movement of goods and persons intra-state and inter-state. However, it has added that if any state or UT restricts such a movement, it will widely publicise it. Movement of Shramik and passennger trains, domestic air travel, movement of staranded Indians abroad will continue as per SOPs. The MHA has encouraged the use of Aarogya Setu app in workplaces , but not mandated it. As the Centre extended the Coronavirus lockdown till June 30, sources have reported on Saturday, that the Maharashtra government is unlikely allow any relaxations in major cities like Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Malegaon, Pune, Solapur. Currently, CM Uddhav Thackeray is holding a review meeting with the Chief secretary and cabinet ministers and will address the state soon. Maharashtra currently tops the nation's tally with 62228 cases and 2098 deaths. Bengal Government has decided to extend lockdown in containment areas for the next two weeks, while allowing relaxations in Zone - B, Zone - C of Red Zone. Bengal Govt had earlier divided Red Zone or Hotspots in three zones A is affected zone, B is buffer zone and C is clean Zone. Affected zone will be containment areas with no relaxations and strict lockdown will be imposed Bengal Govt has also allowed shooting with 35 people at non containment zones for non reality shows from 1/06/2020. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced a 4-week extension in the lockdown in Punjab, till June 30, with certain more relaxations, subject to the guidelines of the central government. Though experts have advised against opening of the hospitality industry and malls, the Chief Minister said the state would take into account the central government guidelines for Lockdown 5.0. Delhi: 1163 new cases 1163 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Delhi, taking the total number of cases in the state to 18549: Delhi Government. The total number of containment zones in Delhi is now 122; total 53 zones have been de-contained till date: Delhi Government Rajasthan: 252 new cases 252 new #COVID19 positive cases & 9 deaths have been reported in the state today; taking the total number of cases to 8617, of which 2685 are active cases. The death toll stands at 193: Rajasthan Health Department Uttarkhand: 22 new cases 22 more people have tested positive for #COVID19 in Uttarakhand taking the total number of cases in the state to 749: State Health Department Jharkhand: 40 new cases 40 new positive #COVID19 cases reported today in the state, taking the total number of positive cases to 561: Jharkhand Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni Madhya Pradesh: 246 new cases 246 new positive cases & 9 deaths have been reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 7891, of which 4444 patients have been cured and discharged. The death toll stands at 343: Madhya Pradesh Health Department UP: 262 new cases UP tally reaches 7701 with 262 new cases today. A total of 241 patients recovered today taking the total tally of discharged patients to 4651. Active cases: 2837, Total deaths: 213 West Bengal: 317 new cases 317 cases in the past 24 hours. Total active cases rise to 2851. Telangana: 60 new cases Telangana reports 60 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 2499. A total of 1412 people have been discharged from hospitals in the state. 77 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19: State Health Department Delhi Govt issues directions for better management of dead bodies of #COVID19 positive patients/suspect persons at the mortuaries of various hospitals under Govt of Delhi. pic.twitter.com/mxRrY5Dn7G — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2020 Himachal Pradesh The number of coronavirus cases has crossed the 300-mark in Himachal Pradesh as 18 more cases were reported in the state on Saturday. Six of the 18 fresh cases are from Hamirpur, five from Kangra, four from Una and three from Solan district, officials said. The number of total cases has now reached 314. Meanwhile, 24 people including the lone patient from Kullu district were cured of the virus on Saturday, they said. Bihar With a West Bengal's migrant worker testing positive for coronavirus infection, days after his death at Samastipur near en route his home states from Mumbai, the COVID-19 death toll in Bihar reached 20 on Saturday, the state's Health Department said. Meanwhile, with 206 people testing positive for the infection, the count of total COVID-19 cases in Bihar soared to 3,565, it added. Patna remains the worst-affected district with 241 cases, followed by Rohtas (205), Begusarai (199), Madhubani (190), Munger (155) and Khagaria (134). All 38 districts in the state have reported COVID-19 cases. The number of patients who have recovered after testing positive is 1,311, while 73,929 samples have been tested so far, according to a release issued by the state Health Department. West Bengal The number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal climbed to 5,130 on Saturday after 317 more people tested positive for coronavirus, the state health department bulletin said.Seven fresh deaths due to the disease were also reported in the state, taking the toll to 237, it said. Assam Assam's COVID-19 cases crossed the 1,200-mark on Saturday with 159 people, including 20 air travellers, across districts testing positive for the disease, state Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With these cases, the total number of COVID-19 patients has gone up to 1,216 in the state from 1,057 on Friday. OF the total cases, 1,046 are active, Sarma said in a tweet. Rajasthan Nine new fatalities and 252 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan on Saturday pushed the death toll in the state to 193 and the total tally of infections reported so far to 8,617, the state government said. Of the total cases, 5,739 patients have recovered and 5,079 of them have been discharged from hospitals so far. The state now has 2,685 active COVID-19 cases, it said. Tamil Nadu Six people, including two babies, succumbed to COVID-19 in Telangana pushing the death toll to 77, while 74 fresh cases were reported on Saturday, taking the tally of infections in the state to 2,499. Delhi A record single-day spike of 1,163 fresh cases took the COVID-19 tally in Delhi to over 18,000 on Saturday and the death toll due to the disease mounted to 416, authorities said. The previous highest spike in fresh cases -- 1106 -- was recorded on May 29. This is the second consecutive day in Delhi when over 1,100 COVID-19 cases have been reported in a day. In a bulletin issued on Saturday, the Delhi health department said, the death toll from coronavirus infection has risen to 416, and the total number of cases mounted to 18,549. Jharkhand Jharkhand recorded highest single-day spike with 72 cases of COVID19 yesterday, taking total number of cases to 594: Health secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni Maharashtra Maharashtra on Saturday reported 2,940 new coronavirus patients, taking the tally of cases in the state to 65,168. As many as 99 patients succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 2,197, the state health department said. 1,084 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals during the day. So far 28,081 patients have recovered from the virus infection in Maharashtra. 34,890 patients are undergoing treatment. Out of 99 deaths reported on Saturday, 54 were reported from Mumbai alone. The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced the extension of the ongoing lockdown till June 30, even as the Centre issued detailed guidelines for 'Unlock 1' that is removing restrictions in a phased manner. The Tamil Nadu government, however, added that business activities in the non-containment zones will begin. Chief Minister K Palaniswami said Chennai, Kancheepurm, Tiruvallur, and Chengalpet districts having the highest concentration of COVID-19 cases in the state will witness no relief. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the poor and labourers have been hit the hardest by the coronavirus crisis and that their pain cannot be explained in words. In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast, Modi said all classes of people have suffered during the pandemic but it is the poor who have suffered the worst. Everyone is working to help them, he said, and highlighted the railways' exercise to transport huge numbers of migrant workers to their home. The prime minister also asked people to be "extra careful" and stick to precautions like maintaining social distance and wearing masks as the economy gradually opens up. He noted that a big part of economy has reopened, with railway and air traffic being resumed partially and set to be scaled up in the coming says. "You need to be extra careful now," he said. The problem suffered by the poor during the crisis has been a reason for introspection and served lessons for future, he said, noting the it has underscored the pain of the country's eastern region which has lagged behind other regions in development. The pandemic has hit every corner of the world and India is also not untouched by it, he said as he spoke about the pain of the people. Modi noted how India has fared much better than many parts of the world in fighting the pandemic and also lauded innovative spirit and the sense of service shown by people in different parts of the country. The tally of COVID-19 cases in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh mounted to 3,486 as 55 morepeople were found infected in the last 24 hours, a health department official said on Sunday. The district's death toll due to the virus also went up to 132 with three more persons, including a 65-year-old woman, succumbing to the infection in the last three days, he said. Odisha on Sunday reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases, with 129 more people testing positive for the infection, a health department official said. A 52-year-old Police personnel who had tested positive for COVID19 passed away today: Delhi Police Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath: "Today after 2 pm, we will issue the guidelines for #Unlock1 in the state. Intra-state bus and taxi services will resume. Mass gatherings will remain prohibited. Social distancing and masks are mandatory." Centre has issued new guidelines regarding lockdown. Haryana govt will issue necessary directions after discussing them. Dist admn is also discussing the same with officials & various orgs. We'll issue necessary directions regarding this, by tomorrow: Dy Commissioner, Faridabad I have written to the Union Finance Minister to provide us this immediate assistance as Delhi govt has not received the fund sanctioned to states under Disaster Relief Fund. Delhi is facing financial issues: Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia Two more COVID19 positive cases reported in Bapu Dham Colony today. They are contacts of a positive case. The total number of positive cases in Chandigarh now stands at 291, including 88 active cases: Public Relations Department, Chandigarh Maharashtra: APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) market in Pune re-opened today. BJ Deshmukh, Administrator of the market says, "The market re-opened today after 50 days. 11,000 quintals of agricultural produce were brought to the market today, on 200 vehicles." Manipur reports 4 new COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 66. Number of active cases stand at 59: State Govt In the last 24 hours, 91 police personnel have tested positive for COVID19 have been reported. Total number of positive cases in Maharashtra Police rise to 2,416 with death toll at 26. 1421 cases are active: Maharashtra Police Fourth phase of lockdown accounts for nearly half of total COVID cases in India The fourth phase of the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, which began on May 18, saw 85,974 COVID-19 cases till 8 am on Sunday, which is nearly half of the total cases reported in the country so far. Lockdown 4.0, which will end on May 31 midnight, has accounted for 47.20 per cent of the total coronavirus infection cases, number-crunching from the Union Health Ministry data reveals. The lockdown, which was first clamped on March 25 and spanned for 21 days, had registered 10,877 cases, while the second phase of the curbs that began on April 15 and stretched for 19 days till May 3, saw 31,094 cases. The third phase of the lockdown that was in effect for 14 days ending on May 17, recorded 53,636 cases till 8 am of May 18. The country had registered 512 coronavirus infection cases till March 24. India is the ninth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic as of now. The first case of COVID-19 in India was reported on January 30 from Kerala after a medical student of Wuhan University, who had returned to India, tested positive for the virus. India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 8,380 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 1,82,143, while the death toll rose to 5,164, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 89,995, while 86,983 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. "Thus, around 47.75 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior Health Ministry official said. With the fourth phase of lockdown ending on Sunday, the Home Ministry on Saturday said 'Unlock-1' will be initiated in the country from June 8 under which the nationwide lockdown will be relaxed to a great extent, including the opening of shopping malls, restaurants and religious places, even as strict restrictions will remain in place till June 30 in the country's worst-hit areas. While announcing the extension of the lockdown in containment zones across the country, the Home Ministry said temples, mosques, churches and other religious places and shopping malls will be allowed to open in a phased manner from June 8, while a decision on the opening of schools and colleges will be taken in July in consultation with states. A senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer has tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir following which several bureaucrats and doctors, who attended a meeting with him on Saturday, have gone into self-quarantine, officials said. The officer, who is posted as the principal secretary to the government, was tested for coronavirus infection at Jammu airport on his return from Srinagar and his report came positive on Saturday night, the officials said. He became the first IAS officer to test positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. A woman doctor, handling COVID-19 patients at JIPMER, is among nine new cases of the infection reported in the union territory on Sunday, the Health department said, cautioning that the contagion was intense in some areas here and asking people to stay home. The doctor of the premier health institute is the first healthcare frontline COVID-19 warrior in UT to contract the coronavirus, officials said. Uttarakhand: 53 new cases 53 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 802: Uttarakhand State Control Room COVID-19 Assam: 56 new cases 56 new cases of #COVID19 reported in Assam today. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 1272, including 163 recovered, 1102 active cases and 4 deaths: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Andhra: 98 new cases Coronavirus cases shoot up by 110 to 3,571 in Andhra Pradesh. Toll due to CVOID-19 rises to 62 following two fresh deaths. Government bulletin Manipur: 4 new cases Manipur reports 4 new #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 66. Number of active cases stand at 59: State Govt Indore: 55 new cases 55 new #COVID19 cases in Madhya Pradesh's #Indore district, tally 3,486; death toll 132 with 3 more fatalities: Health Department official Odisha: 129 new cases Highest single-day spike of 129 new #COVID19 cases in #Odisha, tally 1,948; active cases 889: Health Dept official UP: 262 new cases In the last 24 hours, 262 new cases of corona virus have been reported in the state, total active cases are 2901, 4709 people have been discharged after complete recovery: Principal Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Health Amit Mohan Prasad Maharashtra: APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) market in Pune re-opened today. BJ Deshmukh, Administrator of the market says, "The market re-opened today after 50 days. 11,000 quintals of agricultural produce were brought to the market today, on 200 vehicles." Delhi:Kalkaji temple authorities are taking precautionary steps for its reopening as Government has allowed reopening of religious places from June 8.Priest of the temple says,"We'll ensure social distancing&undertake sanitization.Devotees to wear masks&avoid bringing offerings". After the Centre extends the lockdown in containment zones, several states like UP, Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar, Telangana have issued state-specific guidelines. A Cabinet Minister in Uttarakhand Government has tested positive for #Coronavirus. 22 people including his family members and staff have also tested positive: State Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh Rajasthan: 214 new cases Total of 214 COVID19 positive cases reported till 8.30 pm today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 8831: Rajasthan Health Department Gujarat: 438 new cases In the last 24 hours, 31 deaths and 438 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Gujarat. The total number of COVID19 cases in the state is now 16,794: State Health Department Jharkhand: 16 new cases 16 new COVID19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 610 including 349 active cases: Jharkhand Health Department Uttarakhand: 105 new cases 105 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 907: State Health Department Maharashtra: 2487 new cases 2487 new #COVID19 positive cases & 89 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra today; taking the total number of cases in the state to 67,655. The death toll stands at 2286: State Health Department Goa: 71 total cases The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Goa is 71 including 27 active cases and 44 recovered/discharged: State Health Department J&K: 105 new cases 105 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu&Kashmir; 90 from Kashmir division and 15 from Jammu division. Total positive cases in the Union Territory stand at 2446 including 1491 active cases: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir Haryana: 168 new cases 168 new COVID19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2091: Health Department, Haryana "We are gradually exiting the lockdown. Many people are in a hurry. Some countries had not done lockdown. We are witnessing what their condition is. Some countries did a lockdown and lifted it- we are witnessing the situation there. Yesterday, I read that one country started schools and they had to be closed down. We are gradually easing restrictions from June 3. We have to resolve to keep open whatever we start." "We are reaching close to the peak or we have reached there. After 8-15 days, the number of cases will start decreasing. This will happen if we follow all precautions." "There were only two COVID-19 testing facilities in Maharashtra- one at Kasturba Hospital and the other in Pune's NIV. At present, there are 77 testing labs in the state which will go up to 100 in the next 2-4 days. It is necessary to increase the number of labs in the impending monsoon season and we are appealing to the Centre for a reduction in the price of COVID-19 test." "We have ferried about 16 lakh migrant workers via buses and trains to their destination states. I want to thank Piyush Goyal for arranging trains. Around 11.5 lakh migrant workers have gone home via trains. So far, we have spent Rs.85-90 crore from the CM Relief Fund." "We have decided that the students of the final year will be passed after giving an average of the marks scored by them in previous semesters. But if some students have the desire to get more marks, we are making preparations to conduct exams for them. We are making students free from the tension." Delhi - Ghaziabad Border will also be remain sealed, as it was earlier because cases from Delhi are still coming to UP, orderd district admin Haryana decides to lift all restrictions from Delhi- Haryana border. No restriction on People or Transport movement within state movement or inter state movement. Sports activities can start from morning 05: 00 am. From 8th of June all religious places , restaurants and hotels wiil be open. DIG, Training, CRPF, currently attached with MHA Covid Control room has been tested Corona positive. He had attended a training session on May 21. The training branch of the force will see heavy sanitisation on June 1 and 2 Lockdown extended till 7th June, 2020 in Leh. Restrictions to remain in place from 9 PM to 5 AM Maharashtra Govt issues a GR, gives conditional permission for film, TV and web series shooting.. In a GR, Maharashtra's Cultural Affairs department said that producers will have to conduct pre-production and post-production by adhering to the guidelines laid down by the government. Total number of Coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh is now at 503, including 388 active cases, 114 discharged and 1 death: State Health Department Total number of cases in the country now at 1,90,535 including 93,322 active cases, 91,819 cured/discharged/migrated and 5,394 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Operation #SamudraSetu: INS Jalashwa arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka today to bring back Indian citizens stranded overseas. The ship is expected to embark approximately 700 Indian nationals. Earlier, INS Jalashwa had repatriated 1286 citizens from Male, Maldives. pic.twitter.com/265dB8hyoj — ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2020 Total 38,37,207 samples have been tested until now, of which 1,00,180 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours: ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) The Karnataka government has banned spitting of tobacco products and paan at public places, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state. According to an order issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on Friday, chewing and spitting tobacco or tobacco made products will be an offence under sections 188, 268, 269 and 270 of the IPC, relating to disobedience, public nuisance, negligent act causing the spread of dangerous diseases. A police station in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir was declared 'out of bounds' on Saturday after a policeman posted there tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Shailendra Mishra said the police station was closed for visitors and would remain out of bounds till the time all the personnel deployed there test negative for the virus. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed the health department and doctors to conduct an analysis of each death caused by COVID- 19 in the state so far. He gave this direction on Friday during a meeting held to review the coronavirus situation in the state. One more COVID-19 death and 49 new positive cases were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday, officials said. The death was reported from Jaipur and took the total number of fatalities in the state to 185 including 89 in the state capital alone. The fresh cases include eight each from Kota, Udaipur and Churu, 4 from Barmer, 3 each from Dholpur, Jhalawar, Bhilwara, Karauli, 2 each from Jhunjhunu, Bharatpur and Jaipur and one each from Ganganagar, Baran and Hanumangarh. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state has reached 8,414 while the maximum cases are from Jaipur (1,934). One more COVID-19 death and 49 new positive cases were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday, officials said. The death was reported from Jaipur and took the total number of fatalities in the state to 185 including 89 in the state capital alone. The fresh cases include eight each from Kota, Udaipur and Churu, 4 from Barmer, 3 each from Dholpur, Jhalawar, Bhilwara, Karauli, 2 each from Jhunjhunu, Bharatpur and Jaipur and one each from Ganganagar, Baran and Hanumangarh. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state has reached 8,414 while the maximum cases are from Jaipur (1,934). With Indore reporting 87 more coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, the tally of such patients in the district mounted to 3,431, an official said on Saturday. As three more persons succumbed to the infection in the district, the number of victims rose to 129, the official said. Indore is one of the worst-affected districts in the country in terms of the coronavirus outbreak.Indore's Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Praveen Jadia said that 87 people tested coronavirus positive in the last 24 hours, due to which the number of patients grew to 3,431 from 3,344. The novel coronavirus death toll rose to 5,598 in India on Tuesday with 204 more fatalities, while 8,171 new cases took the number of infections to 1,98,706, the Health Ministry said. The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) climbed to 97,581 and as many as 95,526 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the data. Around 48.07 per cent patients have recovered so far, a ministry official said. Out of the 204 more deaths since Monday morning, 76 were in Maharashtra, 50 in Delhi, 25 in Gujarat and 11 in Tamil Nadu. Eight people each died of COVID-19 in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, followed by six in Telangana, and four each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. There were three more fatalities each in Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir, two in Andhra Pradesh, and one each in Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala and Uttarakhand. Maharashtra tops the list with 2,362 out of the total 5,598 deaths, followed by 1,063 in Gujarat, 523 in Delhi, 358 in Madhya Pradesh and 335 in West Bengal. There have been 217 coronavirus deaths so far in Uttar Pradesh, while 198 succumbed to the infection in Rajasthan, 184 in Tamil Nadu, 88 in Telangana and 64 in Andhra Pradesh. The toll due to the pandemic reached 52 in Karnataka and 45 in Punjab, while 31 people died in Jammu and Kashmir and 24 in Bihar. Twenty-one people died from the pathogen in Haryana, followed by 10 in Kerala and seven in Odisha. There have been six COVID-19 fatalities in Uttarakhand, while five people each died in Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand. Chandigarh and Assam registered four deaths each so far, while there has been a fatality each in Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh, according to the ministry data. More than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, it said. PTI Five Police personnel from Anand Parbat area have tested positive for COVID19: Delhi Police Passengers deboard INS Jalshwa that arrived at VO Chidambaranar Port in Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) carrying 685 Indian nationals who were stranded in Sri Lanka amid COVID19 pandemic. #WATCH: Passengers deboard INS Jalshwa that arrived at VO Chidambaranar Port in Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) carrying 685 Indian nationals who were stranded in Sri Lanka amid #COVID19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/zM3on7mxzS — ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020 171 new COVID19 positive cases and 2 deaths have been reported in the state till 10:30 am today. Total positive cases stand at 9271 and death toll is at 201: Rajasthan Health Department PM Modi said: "Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation— these five things are important to speed up India's development and make it 'atmanirbhar'. You will get a glimpse of these in the bold decisions recently taken by us" 13 persons have tested positive for COVID19 at Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's Office: Lieutenant Governor Office Andhra Pradesh reports 82 new COVID19 positive cases in the last 24 hours; taking the total number of cases to 3200. Death toll stands at 64: State COVID-19 Nodal Officer No. of cases in Delhi are increasing, but there's no need to worry about medical care for #COVID19 patients as we've done sufficient arrangements. If any member of your family tests positive, then they'll get the required medical services: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Also, for all information related to hospitals and beds, you can call on our helpline 1031. They will send you an SMS with the status of bed availability in Delhi hospitals: Delhi CM pic.twitter.com/DHn3B1Xlht — ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020 The Bihar government has closed the registration of migrants returning to Bihar for putting them in 14-day institutional quarantine from Monday as movement of people has opened across the country, a top official of the Disaster Management department said. So far 28 to 29 lakh migrants have returned to the state and of them, 8.77 lakh people have been discharged from quarantine centres after completing their 14 day quarantine period. Besides, 5.30 lakh migrants, till date, are living at block and district level quarantine centres across the state, he said. Addressing a press briefing, Lav Aggarwal- the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health revealed, "The country’s recovery rate is steadily increasing. Yesterday, 3708 people have got recovered. Till now, 95,527 COVID19 patients have recovered. The recovery rate is now 48.07%. The comparison should be in relation to the country’s population. If we check 14 nations whose population is equivalent to that of India, they have reported 22.5% more cases and 55.2 times deaths than India. The country’s fatality rate is 2.82%, one of the lowest in the world. The fatality rate in the world is 6.13%. While the case fatality rate per lakh population is 4.9, in India it is 0.41%." He added, "38% of the COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the 60-74 age group which constitutes 8% of the population. 12% of the COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the above 75 age group which constitutes 2% of the population. Our 10% of the population has accounted for 50% of COVID-19 deaths. 73% of the COVID-19 deaths in India are linked to co-morbidities." According to ICMR scientist Nivedita Gupta, 1.20 lakh tests are being conducted for COVID-19 daily. There are 681 laboratories approved for COVID-19 testing in India- 476 in the government sector and 205 in the private sector. She mentioned that Truenat screening and confirmatory tests have now been validated. Moreover, she said that RT-PCR kits of 11-12 indigenous vendors are being used. On the rise in the number of active cases, Gupta refused to term this as a sign of community transmission. She contended that India's measures to contain COVID-19 spread had been effective. UP Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Prasad stated that 348 COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, propelling the state's active novel coronavirus tally to 3231. 5078 patients have already been discharged while 223 casualties have been reported. #WATCH Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu takes part in a procession in Chitradurga; social distancing norms being flouted at the event, amid COVID19 pandemic Total number of COVID19 positive cases in Karnataka is 3408 pic.twitter.com/9Z5vXNLq6B — ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020 The government of Karnataka has granted permission to microbreweries for production and sale of beer as takeaway in glass, ceramic or stainless steel containers till June 30. Microbreweries will be allowed to open from 9 am to 9 pm. Amid the novel coronavirus crisis, Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Audimulapu Suresh stated that the Class 10 annual exams would be conducted from July 10. He assured that all precautions shall be taken to prevent COVID-19 spread. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope revealed that showcause notices had been served to prominent private hospitals- Bombay Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, Hinduja Hospital, and Lilavati Hospital for not following rules pertaining to COVID-19 treatment. He took the decision after he visited the aforesaid hospitals personally on June 1 and found that the implementation of government rules was not up to the mark. With 1091 novel coronavirus cases being reported in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 24,586. Tamil Nadu's death toll rose to 197 after 13 more casualties were reported in the day. Meanwhile, 536 patients were discharged in the day, propelling the number of recovered to 13,706. With 41 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, Punjab's COVID-19 tally surges to 2342. The death toll in the state is 46. Kerala's COVID-19 tally soared to 1412 after 86 fresh novel coronavirus cases were reported on Tuesday. Currently, there are 774 active cases in the state. Goa reported 6 more cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 79. 57 patients have been discharged so far. With 296 novel coronavirus cases being reported in Haryana on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 2652. There are 1560 active cases in the state at present. So far, 23 casualties have been reported in Haryana. Jammu and Kashmir's COVID-19 tally surged to 2718 after 117 novel coronavirus cases- 77 from Kashmir and 40 from Jammu were reported on Tuesday. While 7 patients recovered, two COVID-19 patients lost their lives in the day. With 273 persons testing positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan on Tuesday, the state's novel coronavirus tally rose to 9373. There are 2735 active cases in the state. Meanwhile, the state's death toll climbed to 203 after 4 more casualties were reported in the day. In last 24 hours, 29 deaths and 415 new positive cases of #COVID19 reported in Gujarat; the total number of cases rises to 17,632 including 11,894 cured/discharged and 1092 deaths: State Health Department — ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020 West Bengal reported 396 COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths on Tuesday. At present, there are 6168 confirmed COVID-19 cases out of which 2410 patients have been discharged while the death toll stands at 263. With 2287 novel coronavirus cases being reported in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 72,300. There are 38,493 active cases in the state. The number of recovered soared to 31,333 after 1225 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the day. 103 deaths- 49 from Mumbai, 10 each from Mira-Bhayandar and Pune, 6 each from Raigad and Satara, 5 from Solapur, 4 each from Navi Mumbai and Panvel, three each from Sangli and Akola and one each from Thane, Ahmednagar and Nashik were reported on Tuesday taking the state's death toll to 2465. 69 of the aforesaid deceased had high-risk co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, etc. At present, the COVID-19 recovery rate and fatality rate stands at 43.33% and 3.4% respectively. A total of 4,83,875 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in various laboratories across the state. There are 3730 active containment zones in Maharashtra. Surveillance of 71.61 lakh population was undertaken by 19019 surveillance squads. While 5,70,453 individuals are in home quarantine, 35,097 others have been admitted to institutional quarantine centres. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand surged to 712 with 37 more novel coronavirus cases were reported on Tuesday. So far, 320 patients have been discharged while 5 casualties have been reported. Madhya Pradesh's COVID-19 tally surged to 8420 after 137 novel coronavirus cases were reported on Tuesday. Moreover, the state's death toll soared to 364 with 6 more individuals passed away owing to COVID-19 in the day. The number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi increased to 22,132 with 1298 novel coronavirus cases were reported in the day. While 9243 patients have been discharged, 556 casualties have been reported. Currently, there are 12,573 active cases in the national capital. Odisha has reported 156 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 2104: State Health Department 📌Alert ~ 23 new cases of #COVID19+ 11 Barpeta, 5 Udalguri, 3 Dhubri, 3 Darrang, 1 Sonitpur ↗️Total cases 1384 ↗️Recovered 185 ↗️Active cases 1192 ↗️Deaths 04 Update 12:05 PM/June 1/Day's total 23#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/Y2xursbLNp — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 1, 2020 Andhra Pradesh reports 76 new #COVID19 positive cases and two deaths in last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases stand at 3118 and death toll is at 64: State COVID-19 Nodal Officer pic.twitter.com/t3BHXRqn4D — ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2020 A total of 333 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state till date, of which 116 are recovered cases, 208 are active cases and 5 deaths: Himachal Pradesh Health Department Seven new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur; taking the total number of cases to 78 including 67 active cases: Manipur Govt pic.twitter.com/G1OKCC4lNR — ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2020 Chandigarh: 1 new case One more person has tested positive for #COVID19 in Chandigarh, taking the total number of cases to 294: Chandigarh Health Department Uttarakhand: 23 new cases Uttarakhand reports 23 new #COVID19 cases today, taking the state's total to 929. Himachal: 333 cases till date A total of 333 people have tested positive for #COVID19 in the state till date, of which 116 are recovered cases, 208 are active cases and 5 deaths: Himachal Pradesh Health Department Punjab government issues guidelines for #UNLOCK1: Lockdown to continue in #COVID19 containment zones, night curfew from 9pm-5am, SOPs for opening of malls, religious places, hotels and resturants to be issued. pic.twitter.com/sMB3alKAj2 — ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2020 All relaxations that have been allowed by Central govt will be allowed in Goa, other decisions regarding the relaxations will be taken in a Cabinet meeting later today. We are not allowing inter state transport: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant #FLASH Airlines shall allot seats in a manner that the middle seat is kept vacant if passenger load and seat capacity permits, if not then middle seat passenger must be provided protective equipment: Directorate General of Civil Aviation pic.twitter.com/xpTXuI63Hb — ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2020 A NITI Aayog official tests positive for #COVID19. Third floor of their office in Delhi sealed, sanitisation underway. Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat, 3 cabinet colleagues in self-quarantine following meeting last week with , who has tested positive for #COVID19 2 lakh MSMEs to be provided Rs 20,000 crores. MSME definition has been modified further Cabinet approves MSP for 14 kharif crops; farmers to get 50-83 pc more than cost, as recommened by the Swaminathan Commission. Indian govt gives loans to farmers at 7% interest. Till 31st May relaxations were given. PM has extended this date till 31st August and those paying it on time will get 4% subsidy. More than 6.65 crore farmers are covered in the scheme and rest all shall be added Rs 50,000 crore fund shall be prepared. 15% equities shall be purchased by the Govt. MSME will go to stock market and by this people will invest and will help the MSME grow Rs 10,000 will be given Street vendors. Scheme named as PM Street Vendor Atmanirbhan Nidhi Kerala: 57 new cases 1 death & 57 people tested positive for COVID19 in the state today: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Dharavi: 34 new cases 34 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Dharavi today; the total cases in the area rises to 1805: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Delhi: 990 new cases Delhi’s COVID19 case count rises to 20,834, with 990 new cases in the last 24 hrs; total death toll 523: Delhi Health Department Maharashtra: 2361 new cases The number of corona patients in the state has increased to 2361 today and the total number is now 70013. Today, 779 new corona-infected patients have been cured. A total of 30108 patients have been cured and sent home from the hospital. There are a total of 37534 active patients in the state. Puducherry: 9 new cases 9 new #COVID19 cases in #Puducherry, tally 80, active cases 54: Health Dept Manipur: 5 new cases 5 new positive case of COVID19 reported in Manipur today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 83 including 72 active cases: State Health Department Haryana: 265 new cases 265 new COVID19 cases reported today, taking the total number positive cases in the state to 2356: Haryana Health Department Punjab: 38 new cases 38 new COVID19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2301 including 257 active cases and 2000 recovered: Punjab Health Department J&K: 155 new cases 155 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu&Kashmir; 56 from Kashmir division and 99 from Jammu division. Total positive cases in the Union Territory stand at 2601 including 1624 active cases: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir West Bengal: 271 new cases 8 deaths and 271 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases in the state stand at 5772 and death toll is at 253: Department of Health, West Bengal Govt Tamil Nadu: 1162 new cases 11 deaths & 1162 COVID19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 23,495: Tamil Nadu Health Department UP: 296 new cases UP corona tally reaches 8361 with 296 new patients reported today. 187 patients have been recovered taking the total tally of discharged patients to 5030. Active cases: 3109, Total deaths: 222 Islamic Centre of India has issued advisory in view of Government's decision to allow reopening of religious places from 8th June. It says people below the age of 10 yrs and above the age of 65 yrs should avoid visiting mosques and offer prayers at home. Inter-district bus service can be allowed in a restricted manner. Film shootings can start at indoor locations and studios but with not more than 50 people: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Madhya Pradesh: 194 new cases 194 more people have tested positive for #COVID19 in Madhya Pradesh, taking the total number of cases in the state to 8283. The death toll stands at 358: State Health Department Telangana: tally at 2792 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state stands at 2792: Telangana Health Department Gujarat: 423 new cases In the last 24 hours, 25 deaths and 423 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Gujarat. The total number of positive cases rises to 17,217 including 10,780 cured/discharged and 1,063 deaths: State Health Department Mumbai: 1413 new cases 40 deaths & 1413 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Mumbai today; total number of positive cases in Mumbai is now 40,877: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai Rajasthan: 269 new cases 269 new COVID19 cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 9100: Rajasthan Health Department Assam: 73 new cases 73 new cases of #COVID19 reported in Assam. The total number of cases in the state is now 1463 including 1179 active cases, 277 recovered, 4 deaths and 3 migrated: Assam Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma Himachal: cases at 340 The total number of COVID19 cases in the state now stands at 340 including 213 active cases, 116 recovered and 5 deaths: Himachal Pradesh Health Department With a 46-year-old man testing positive in Hamirpur on Monday, the number of active cases in the district rose to 81 against 213 in Himachal Pradesh, Special Secretary (Health) Nipun Jindal said. Over 38 per cent active cases of COVID-19 in the state are in Hamirpur district alone, officials said. The number of total cases in Hamirpur stands at 112 against 340 in the state, they said. While 30 COVID-19 patients recovered so far, one succumbed to the virus in the district, deputy commissioner Harikesh Meena said. Odisha registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Monday with 156 new infections, taking the state's tally to 2,104, a Health Department official said. As many as 119 patients also recovered from the disease during the day, the highest in a single day in the state. Of the total 2,104 cases, 1,245 patients have recovered so far. With fresh cases and recoveries, the number of active cases dipped to 850 from 969, the official said. Most of the new cases were reported from Kendrapara (50), followed by Cuttack (20), Ganjam (17), Jagatsinghpur (14), Jajpur (11), Kandhamal (9), Bhadrak (7). India's drug regulator has granted US pharma giant Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation for its anti-viral drug remdesivir for "restricted emergency use" on hospitalised COVID-19 patients in view of the crisis posed by the pandemic. The approval process for remdesivir was accelerated in view of the emergency situation and the unmet need for medicines in light of the coronavirus outbreak, a source in the know of the developments told PTI. The drug has been allowed for restricted emergency use for treatment of suspected or laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalised with severe symptoms, subject to several safeguards, the source said. Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 661 with 51 more people testing positive for the disease on Monday, a bulletin issued by the state health department said. The state has 400 active cases at present, while 296 patients have recovered from the disease, it said. Five persons have died due to the contagion in the state. In a single largest spike, 180 new COVID-19 cases were added in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, taking the aggregate to 3,971. The toll too increased by four to 68 in the last 24 hours, the latest bulletin said. Of the fresh cases, 79 were state residents, seven foreign returnees and 94 from other states, it said. In Chittoor, two fresh coronavirus deaths were reported while Krishna and Kurnool registered one each. The total number of active cases now stood at 1,447, the bulletin added. AAP leader Sanjay Singh has decided to use the 34 air tickets he is entitled to as an MP to help stranded migrant workers reach Patna from Delhi by flight, party sources said. He will accompany 33 migrant workers in a flight to Patna on Thursday evening, they said. An MP is entitled to 34 business class tickets in domestic flights annually. The decision was praised by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who said it would be an inspiration for everyone. A migrant worker who recently returned from Noida tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Shamli, taking the number of cases in the Uttar Pradesh district to 39 on Wednesday, an official said. The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 10 after the driver, who was quarantined at Sakoti village, tested positive for the infection, District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur said. The patient has been shifted to a COVID hospital in Jhinjhana town. Twenty-nine out of the 39 patients have recovered, Kaur added. Over 100 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Rajasthan on Wednesday, taking the virus tally in the state to 9,475, officials said. The death toll due to COVID-19 in the state stands at 203. There are 2,766 active cases of COVID-19, while 5,977 patients have been discharged from hospitals so far, the officials said. While 28 of the 102 new COVID-19 cases are from Jaipur, 18 are from Bharatpur, 13 from Nagaur, 10 from Jhalawar, three cases each from Baran, Dungarpur, Kota and Rajsamand. Two cases each of the novel coronavirus have been reported from Karauli and Sirohi and one case each from Churu and Dholpur. The addresses of two other patients is yet to be ascertained, officials said. The police in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district has designed a transparent personal protection equipment (PPE) kit for its personnel that will serve the dual purpose of prevention against the novel coronavirus and the rain during the monsoon season. The police ordered 1,000 pieces from a local vendor and it has been delivered. The kits will distributed to various units of the force in the first phase and more will be made depending on the requirement, an officer said. With 27 persons testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the case count in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district rose to 3,597 on Wednesday, a health official said. Indore is one of the worst-affected districts in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. At least 27 persons from the district had tested positive for the deadly infection in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 3,597 in the region, the official said. The Gujarat government has formed an expert committee of doctors to help it in formulating strategies to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and revamp the state's health care system, an official said on Wednesday. The step comes at a time when the COVID-19 death rate in Gujarat is double than the national average. The state is at the fourth position in the country in number of COVID-19 cases, and the Gujarat High Court recently expressed concern over the health care conditions at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. Mizoram will soon get four more RT-PCR machines to boost its testing capacity amid the mass return of stranded people and detection of new COVID-19 cases in the state, Health Minister R Lalthangliana said. At a press conference on Tuesday, Lalthangliana said the procurement process for the four RT-PCR machines, including one from a private donor, is currently underway. He said the government would purchase an RT-PCR machine and would get one each from the Centre and Department of Science and Technology of Manipur. The state government has already installed two Truenat machines in south Mizoram's Lunglei town and another two have been procured, he said. Assam: 111 new cases 111 new cases of COVID19 reported till 1.55pm today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1672: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Meghalaya: 1 new case One returnee who was tested positive from West Garo Hills District on 19th May has recovered&has tested negative for #COVID19. The person had come from Tamil Nadu&has been under quarantine. Active cases stand at 16, total 13 patients have recovered: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma Andhra Pradesh: 180 new cases A staggering 180 fresh COVID-19 cases and four more deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh. Aggregate rises to 3,971: Government bulletin India records 8909 new cases Record single-day spike of 8,909 COVID-19 cases in India, tally rises to 2,07,615; death toll 5,815 with 217 more fatalities: Health Ministry Uttarakhand: tally at 1066 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Uttarakhand now stands at 1066 including 795 active cases and 259 recovered: State Health Department Tamil Nadu: Salons and beauty parlours reopen in Chennai following relaxations in lockdown; state govt has asked beauty parlours and salons to collect details of customers including Aadhaar number, phone number and address Madhya Pradesh: Salons reopen in Bhopal following relaxations in lockdown. Workers of a salon wear PPE kits while giving haircuts to customers amid #COVID19 pandemic. #Unlock1 Delhi Government constitutes a 5-member committee of doctors, to make a report on the situation of hospitals in the national capital, availability of medical facilities and also on providing medical aid to patients from outside Delhi. Due to the amendment to Essential Commodities Act, 1955the farmers will get a good price. Items such as food grains, oil, dal, pulses, potato have been removed from the purview of this Act. Government approves setting up of an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) & Project Development Cells (PDCs) in Ministries/Departments for attracting investments in India Have approved establishment of Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH. Farmers have been freed from the constraints of the Agriculture Producer Marketing Committee. They will be able to sell their produce anywhere. We are moving ahead with One Nation One Market via ordinance Himachal: 8 new cases Eight people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Hamirpur, Mandi & Kangra districts today, taking total number of active cases to 204 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 5 people have died: State Health Department Tamil Nadu: 1286 new cases The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Tamil Nadu is now 25,872 with 1286 positive cases reported today: Tamil Nadu Health Department Kerala: 82 new cases 82 new #COVID19 cases reported in the state today, of them, 53 had returned from abroad & 19 from other states. Currently, there are 1494 cases in the state of which 632 are active: Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister Nepal: 201 new cases 201 more #COVID19 cases & 1 more death reported in Nepal. The total number of cases in the country rises to 2300, including 9 deaths & 278 recoveries: Nepal Health Ministry DRDO develops Personal Air Circulation System to be used inside PPE as a small backpack of 500 gms which keeps wearer comfortable & cool without sweating. The product named SUMERU-PACS is suitable for medical staff wearing PPE cover for long hours in hospitals: DRDO officials Uttarakhand government will consider resumption of Char Dham Yatra in a limited manner after June 8 and a decision will be taken keeping the current situation in mind: Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat The United States of America (USA) to ship the first tranche of 100 donated ventilators to India next week. Dharavi: 9 new cases 9 new positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Dharavi within 24hrs.. Total cases in Dharavi is now 1849 Mumbai: 1276 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai today is 1276 Total cases in Mumbai — 43262 Total death reported in Mumbai today — 49 Total death in Mumbai — 1417 J&K: 139 new cases 139 more COVID19 cases reported in J&K, 30 from Jammu and 109 from Kashmir. Total number of cases in the Union Territory (UT) is now at 2857, including 1816 active cases, 1007 recovered and 34 deaths Maharashtra: 2560 new cases Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 74860 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 2587 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 43492 Total death in Mumbai — 1417 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 2560 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 122 Total discharged till now — 32329 Haryana resumes inter state public transport bus service on few routes from tomorrow. Buses on most routes barring Delhi to be operational from tomorrow, state transport department officials. Manipur: 6 new cases Manipur reported six new cases of #COVID19 today, taking total number of cases to 108 out of which 70 cases are active: State govt Haryana: 302 new cases 302 #COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2954, including 1089 recovered/discharged & 23 deaths: State Health Department Madhya Pradesh: 168 new cases Madhya Pradesh reported 168 fresh cases of #COVID19 & seven deaths today, taking total number of cases to 8588 & death toll to 371. Number of active cases stands at 2772: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 19 new cases 19 more #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand, the total number of cases in the state is now at 1085: State Health Department Karnataka: 267 new cases 267 new positive cases reported in the state from 2 June, 5pm to 5pm today, taking the total number of cases to 4063: Karnataka Health Department Punjab: 34 new cases The total number of COVID19 positive patients in Punjab is now 2376 with 34 new positive cases reported today: State Health Department West Bengal: 340 new cases 340 more #COVID19 cases & 10 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 6508, including 2580 recovered, 3583 active cases & 273 deaths: State Health Department Uttarakhand: Badrinath temple's chief priest Rawal Ishwari Prasad Nambudiri &other priests have written to the Chief Minister & the Chamoli District Magistrate, urging them to keep the yatra to Badrinath suspended till June 30 in view of rising number of #COVID19 cases A total of 99 novel coronavirus cases were reported in Telangana between 5 pm on June 1 and 5 pm on June 2. At present, there are 2,891 active states in the state. 92 deaths have been reported in the state until now. Gujarat: 485 new cases 485 #COVID19 cases & 30 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 18117, including 12212 cured/discharged & 1122 deaths: State Health Department Rajasthan: 279 new cases 279 #COVID19 cases & 6 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 8:30 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 9652, including 2699 active cases & 209 deaths: State Health Department UP: 141 new cases UP tally reaches 8870 with 141 new cases today. A total of recovered today taking the total tally of discharged patients to 5257. Active cases: 3383, Total deaths: 230 Delhi: 1513 new cases 1513 #COVID19 cases & 9 deaths reported in Delhi today. Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 23645, including 13497 active cases & 606 deaths: Delhi health Department Telangana: 129 new cases Telangana reports 129 new #COVID19 positive cases; taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 3020. Death toll is at 99: State Health Department Assam: 269 new cases 74 new cases of #COVID19 reported till 10.55 pm today (today's total as of now 269), taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1830: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma "The Executive Group received this recommendation and endorsed continuation of all arms of the Solidarity Trial, including hydroxychloroquine"-@DrTedros #COVID19https://t.co/oarCCl4y4q — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 3, 2020 Delhi Health Dept orders Mool Chand Khairati Lal Hospital, Saroj Super Speciality Hospital & Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to provide 10% of their beds to Economically Weaker Sections #COVID19 patients free of cost. Sir Ganga Ram hospital allowed to keep 20% beds for non-COVID patients. Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issues directions for the management of bodies of '#COVID19 positive/suspected persons' at mortuaries of Delhi hospitals. In the event of the death of a #COVID positive person, body to be sent to mortuary within 2 hours, as per the order pic.twitter.com/MhYN4PsiUB — ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020 All asymptomatic passengers who enter in Delhi shall home quarantine themselves for 7 days: Delhi Disaster Management Authority #COVID19 Delhi A record single-day spike of 1,513 cases took the COVID-19 tally in Delhi past the 23,000-mark on Wednesday and the death toll due to the disease climbed to 606, authorities said. In a bulletin, the Delhi health department said the death toll due to coronavirus has risen to 606 and the number of cases has mounted to 23,645 in the national capital. A total of 50 fatalities were reported on June 2, the bulletin said, adding that these lives were lost between April 15 and June 1. It, however, said the cumulative death figure refers to fatalities where the primary cause of death was found to be COVID-19, according to a report of the Death Audit Committee on the basis of the case-sheets received from various hospitals. Assam With a single-day record of 269 cases, Assam's COVID-19 tally crossed the 1,800-mark on Wednesday, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Breaching the 1,600, 1,700 and 1,800 marks in a single day, the state reached the total of 1,830 cases by recording 158 new ones in the evening, 51 in the afternoon and 60 in the morning, he added. Meanwhile, 76 patients were cured and released from various hospitals, taking the number of discharged patients in the state to 413. West Bengal West Bengal registered 10 more deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking their number to 273 as 340 new cases of the infection surfaced in the state, officials said here. With this, the total number of confirmed cases of the disease in the state rises to 6,508, a state health bulletin said. Seventy-two patients have died in West Bengal due to co-morbid conditions where COVID-19 was "incidental", the bulletin maintained. The state now has 3,583 active cases. Jharkhand Jharkhand reported 38 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the number of such cases in the state to 764, a government bulletin said. Of the 764 cases, 438 were active while 321 people have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals, it said. The infection has claimed five lives in the state so far. Odisha The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 2,388 in Odisha on Wednesday as 143 more people tested positive for the disease, a health department official said. Of the fresh cases, 132 were detected among those lodged at quarantine centres, while the remaining 11 were found due to contact tracing of COVID-19 patients, he said. A total of 91 patients were cured of the disease on Wednesday, raising the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 to 1,416 in the state, the official said. Uttar Pradesh A coronavirus patient died while 141 more infection cases surfaced, taking the Uttar Pradesh's COVID count to 8,870 on Wednesday. So far, 230 people have died of the infection in the state, with the maximum 45 deaths taking place in Agra. He said the number of active cases in the state is now 3,383 as 5,257 have recovered from the disease. Himachal Pradesh The number of coronavirus cases in the state has risen to 361, officials said, adding that the number of active patients is 205. As many as 150 patients have recovered so far. Hamirpur has the highest number of active cases in the state at 74, followed by 54 in Kangra, 18 in Solan, 16 in Una, 12 each in Bilaspur and Chamba, eight in Shimla, seven in Mandi, two in Kinnaur and one each in Kullu and Sirmaur. Tripura Forty-nine people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Wednesday, raising the number of coronavirus patients in the state to 520, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. Currently, 34,520 people are under surveillance in Tripura, while 21,012 have completed the 14-day observation period, officials said. A total of 173 patients have recovered from the disease in Tripura. Bihar A 64-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Bihar while 230 more tested positive for the infection, taking the death toll in the state to 25 and total cases to 4,326 on Wednesday, the Health department said. Cases have been reported from all the 38 districts in the state. Of the total 4,326 COVID-19 cases in the state, 25 have died, 2,025 have recovered and 2,276 are active cases. The number of samples tested till date is 84,729. Goa Health Secy Nila Mohanan briefed the media and said: An unfortunate set of events happened at Dabolim Airport since past midnight y'day when Vande Bharat flight from Dubai landed. Most of the passengers were from Goa, some from Maharashtra & Karnataka. There were around 155 passengers in total. When these passengers reached Dabolim Airport, they immediately started raising a hue & cry that they'll not go to paid institutional quarantine & that they want to go to their homes. This created a very unpleasant situation at the airport An unfortunate set of events happened at Dabolim Airport since past midnight y'day when Vande Bharat flight from Dubai landed. Most of the passengers were from Goa, some from Maharashtra & Karnataka. There were around 155 passengers in total: Goa Health Secy Nila Mohanan (02.06) pic.twitter.com/qZQBwzxyPC — ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020 That behaviour is violative of a whole lot of clauses that have been laid down under MHA and MEA guidelines and Disaster Management Act. Government has taken very serious note of this: Goa Health Secretary Nila Mohanan (02.06.2020) pic.twitter.com/f1i5Ql0IWu — ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020 Delhi: A 2-way video-audio monitoring system, a DRDO approved sanitising machine for documents, a sanitisation tunnel, an instrument to capture image & temperature of visitor & other machines installed at RK Puram Police Station to minimise physical contact b/w Police & visitors. West Bengal registered the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with 396 people testing positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, the state health department said. Ten persons died due to the disease since Monday evening, raising the death toll in the state to 263, it said. Eight deaths were reported from Kolkata and one each from Birbhum and North 24 Parganas districts. The tally of coronavirus cases rose to 5,772 in the state, while the number of active cases stood at 3,423, the department said in its daily bulletin. The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Tuesday announced five intra-state special trains in Odishafrom June 8. The trains will run five days a week barring on weekends till June 30, an official of ECoR said, adding, they will travel to Sambalpur, Balangir, Bhadrak, Brahmapur and Koraput districts. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday directed officials to conduct the exams of universities, postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown, in July. Chairing a review meeting of the higher education department, the chief minister asked the officials to start examinations of final year of UG and PG courses from second week of July, a statement said.It was decided in the meeting that first and second year students will be promoted to next year on provisional basis and their exams will also be conducted later on, according to the statement. Same pattern will be followed for B Tech, MBA and polytechnic courses. The district judge of the Rohini District Courts complex here tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the president of the bar association said. District Judge R P Pandey's wife was found to be COVID-19 positive on Sunday, advocate Mahavir Sharma, the president of the Rohini District Court Bar Association, said. Both are in quarantine and undergoing treatment at home, he added. The judge had last visited the courts complex on Saturday, Sharma said. Mizoram Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai on Tuesday committed 30 per of his gross salary for a period of six months to fight the outbreak of novel coronavirus, Raj Bhavan officials said. They said 30 per cent of the governor's salary is slightly more than Rs 1 lakh and it would be donated to the Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF), which is the states Covid-19 fund. The Odisha government sent back 11 migrant workers of Nagaland who were stranded here due to the lockdown, an official said. They were sent to Dimapur by bus along with 33 other persons from Nagaland stranded in Chhattisgarh, he said. The arrangements were made in coordination with the Chattisgarh and Nagaland governmenta, he added. Meanwhile, the Odisha government has released Rs 62 crore from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund as incentives to migrant workers who have completed quarantine at the isolation centres, he said. Sixty-one pvt hospitals have been ordered to reserve 20 per cent beds for COVID-19 patients: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. Eight nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 at a private hospital here, over a week after a nursing staff member of the facility died of the infection, officials said on Tuesday. The employee of Kalra Hospital had died of COVID-19 on May 24 at the Safdarjung Hospital The Supreme Court on Thursday directed a Mumbai-based lawyer to deposit Rs 25 lakh with the apex court registry, which he has offered for the travel of migrant workers from Mumbai to their native places in Uttar Pradesh amid Covid-19 pandemic. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah directed that lawyer Sagheer Ahmed Khan deposit the amount with registry in the name of secretary general of the top court within a week, which could be used for the travel of migrant workers. During the hearing, conducted via video conferencing, Khan told the top court that he has a bona fide concern for the migrant workers and wanted to deposit Rs 25 lakh with the apex court for their travel to native places and the amount can be used as train fare. The bench asked the petitioner as to why can't he deposit the amount with the state government or PM Cares fund. He said he specifically wants that the amount be used for the travel of migrant workers from Mumbai to Sant Kabir Nagar and other places in Uttar Pradesh. The top court listed the matter for further hearing on June 12. Bihar reported 151 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 4,096, the health department said. The state also reported the death of a COVID-19 patient during the day. A Sitamarhi resident died while undergoing treatment, the health department said, but did not share any details. With this, the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 24 in the state. Patna has reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state at 260, followed by Begusarai (247), Rohtas (208), Bhagalpur and Madhubani (190 each), Khagaria (172) and Katihar (150). COVID-19 cases have been detected in all the districts of the state and in 14 districts, the tally is in three digits A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking direction to the PM CARES Fund to divulge information, including details of the money received and utilised, under the Right to Information (RTI) Act as it is a public authority. The petition was mentioned for urgent hearing through the web link and it has been listed on June 10, petitioner-advocate Surender Singh Hooda said. The creation of the fund was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 28 and he had urged all Indians to donate to the fund to help the country fight Covid-19, the petition said. After two months, the total corpus of the fund stands at approximately Rs 10,000 crore and the amount has been collected upon strength of the prestige lent by the office of the Prime Minister, it said. The plea referred to the reports published in newspapers on May 31 that the PM CARES fund has refused to divulge information sought by one Harsha Kundakarni under the RTI Act, 2005 by claiming that the fund is not a 'public authority' within the ambit of Act. Rajasthan on Thursday reported 68 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of infections to 9,720. Among the new cases, 16 were reported from Bharatpur, 12 each from Jaipur, Churu and Jodhpur, seven from Kota, five from Jhunjhunu, two from Barmer and one each from Sawaimadhopur and Nagaur, according to an official. No death was reported in the state on Thursday. So far, 209 COVID-19 patients have died in the state, including 100 in state capital Jaipur alone. A total of 6,819 patients have recovered so far and 6,267 of them have been discharged. There are 2,692 active cases in the state as of now, the official said. A three-year-old boy of Simnaudi village in the Bharua Sumerpur area here has won the battle against the novel coronavirus, officials said on Thursday. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) R K Sachan said that the child was found COVID-19 positive along with his father on May 25 and was admitted to the medical college in Banda in Uttar Pradesh. The health officer said eight persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the district, four of whom have been discharged from hospital. The Centre has justified in the Supreme Court its March 29 direction asking private establishments to pay full wages to workers during the COVID-19 lockdown and said that employers claiming incapacity in paying salaries must be directed to furnish their audited balance sheets and accounts in the court. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the government has said the March 29 directive was a "temporary measure to mitigate the financial hardship" of employees and workers, specially contractual and casual, during the lockdown period and the directions have been revoked by the authority with effect from May 18. The affidavit filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the direction was fully in conformity with the provisions, scheme and objects of the Disaster Management Act and it is not ultra vires. While requesting the top court to dispose of as infructuous the batch of pleas challenging the March 29 notification, the government said the "impugned notifications have outlived their life and adjudication of the same would only entail an academic exercise as it would not be in the interest of public to seek recovery of salaries paid to employees and workers for the said 54 days". As many as 52 more people, including a government doctor, tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 680, a health official said on Thursday. The state reported 34 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, but by late night 52 more people tested positive for the disease, taking the total number of cases in a day to 86. "It is the biggest spike in a single day since the first positive case was detected in the state in mid-March," the official said. As many as 90 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Thursday, taking the total number of such cases in the coastal state to 2,478, a health department official said. Of the 90 new cases, 79 are from different quarantine centres where people have been put up following their return from other parts of the country. Eleven others were diagnosed with the disease during contact tracing, the official said. Khurda district reported the maximum number of cases at 25, followed by Ganjam at 22. Taking the new cases into account, the state's total count mounted to 2,478. Of them, 1,416 patients have recovered. The number of active cases stands at 1,053. The number of COVID-19 cases in Indore rose to 3,633 after 36 more people tested positive for the disease in the Madhya Pradesh district in last 24 hours, a health department official said on Thursday. Till Wednesday, 3,597 cases were reported in Indore, which is one of the worst affected by the deadly disease in the country. As many as 36 new cases came to light in the last 24 hours, raising the district's tally to 3,633. Coronavirus cases in India saw a record single-day jump of 9,304 cases on Thursday pushing the total tally to 2,16,919, while the death toll climbed to 6,075 with 260 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry. India stood seventh among the nations worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy. The health ministry said the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 1,06,737 while 1,04,106 people have recovered and one patient has migrated. "Thus, around 47.99 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior official said. Of the 260 deaths reported since Wednesday morning, 122 were in Maharashtra, 50 in Delhi, 30 in Gujarat, 11 in Tamil Nadu, 10 in West Bengal, seven each in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana, six in Rajasthan, four in Andhra Pradesh and one each in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab and Uttarakhand. Maharashtra has reported the maximum 2,587 fatalities till date, followed by Gujarat with 1,122 deaths, Madhya Pradesh 371, West Bengal 345, Uttar Pradesh 229, Rajasthan 209, Tamil Nadu 208, Telangana 99 and Andhra Pradesh 68 deaths. The death toll has reached 53 in Karnataka, 47 in Punjab, 34 in Jammu and Kashmir, 25 in Bihar, 23 in Haryana, 11 in Kerala, eight in Uttarakhand and seven in Odisha. Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Jharkhand have registered five COVID-19 deaths each, Assam has recorded four deaths while Chhattisgarh has reported two deaths so far. Meghalaya and Ladakh have reported one COVID-19 fatality each. According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths were due to comorbidities. The highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was reported from Maharashtra at 74,860, followed by Tamil Nadu at 25,872, Delhi at 23,645, Gujarat at 18,100 Rajasthan at 9,652, Madhya Pradesh at 8,588 and Uttar Pradesh at 8,729. The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 6,508 in West Bengal, 4,390 in Bihar and 4,080 in Andhra Pradesh. Karnataka has so far reported 4,063 cases, Telangana 3,020, Haryana 2,954, Jammu and Kashmir 2,857 and Odisha 2,388. Punjab has reported 2,376 cases of coronavirus infection so far while Assam has 1,672 cases. A total of 1,494 people have been infected with the virus in Kerala and 1,085 in Uttarakhand. Jharkhand has registered 752 cases, Chhattisgarh 668,Tripura 468, Himachal Pradesh 359, Chandigarh 301, Manipur 118,Ladakh 90 and Puducherry has reported 82 cases. A total of 79 cases has been reported in Goa, 58 in Nagaland, 38 in Arunachal Pradesh and 33 each in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Meghalaya. Mizoram has reported 14 cases, Dadar and Nagar Haveli has eight cases while Sikkim has reported two cases till now. On its website, the ministry said, "7,483 cases are being reassigned to states. Our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR." State-wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation, it added. PTI PLB Srinagar on Thursday reported another death due to Covid-19. The deceased is a 60-year-old male and with it the COVID-19 fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir have reached 35. The state has 1816 active cases, while 1007 have recovered. As per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: ACTIVE CASES: 101497 RECOVERED: 100303 DEATHS: 5815 TOTAL: 207615 Total 41,03,233 samples have been tested till now, of which 1,37,158 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours: ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) As part of Rs 1.70 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, Government announced free food grains & cash payment to women & poor senior citizens&farmers. Around 42 crore poor people received financial assistance of Rs 53,248 crore under PMGKP As many as 48 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in Assam, taking the state's tally to 1,561 on Wednesday, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Of the 48 new patients, 13 are from Biswanath district, nine from West Karbi Anglong, seven from Karimganj, five from Sivasagar, four from Hojai, one from Cachar while the addresses of nine persons are yet to be ascertained, he said. The 48 fresh cases were detected late on Tuesday night. Twenty-eight fresh cases were reported earlier on Tuesday, taking the day's count to 76, the minister said, adding they included people who had undertaken air travel. Of the 28 patients, 12 are from Nagaon district, 10 from Golaghat and one from Jorhat, while the addresses of the remaining persons are yet to be ascertained. Of the 1,561 cases, 1,217 are active, while 337 people have recovered, four have died and three have migrated, Sarma said. India registered a record jump of 8,909 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,07,615 on Wednesday, while the toll rose to 5,815 with 217 more deaths, the Health Ministry said. The number of active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mounted 1,01,497 and 1,00,302people have recovered, while one has migrated, itsaid. Around 48.31 per cent of the patients have recovered so far, a ministry official said. India is now the seventh among the worst-hit nations by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy. Of the 217 more deaths since Tuesday morning, 103 were in Maharashtra, 33 in Delhi, 29 in Gujarat, 13 in Tamil Nadu and 10 in West Bengal, Six more people died from the pathogen in Madhya Pradesh, followed by five each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, and four in Telangana, There were two deaths each in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, and one each in Kerala, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Punjab and Uttarakhand. Of the total 5,815 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the list with 2,465 deaths followed by 1,092 in Gujarat and 556 in Delhi. In Madhya Pradesh, 364 people have died so far, followed by 335 in West Bengal, 222 in Uttar Pradesh and 203 in Rajasthan. Tamil Nadu has registered 197 deaths so far, while there have been 92 fatalities in Telangana and 64 in Andhra Pradesh. Fifty-two people have succumbed to the infection in Karnataka, followed by 46 in Punjab, 33 in Jammu and Kashmir, and 24 in Bihar. Haryana has registered 23 fatalities, while the toll in Kerala is 11. There have been seven deaths each in Odisha and Uttarakhand. Five COVID-19 fatalities each have been reported from Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Jharkhand, while four have died in Assam. A person each have died due to the pandemic in Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh and Ladakh, according to the data. More than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, it said. A man who returned from Delhi recently tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim, taking the number of cases in the state to two, a senior health official said on Wednesday. The 56-year-old man, who returned from the national capital on May 25, was found to be COVID-19 positive on Tuesday night, Health Secretary Pempa Tshering Bhutia told PTI. Delhi government made new strategy for COVID-19 test as the national capital has opened up in the fifth phase of the lockdown. 47 Maharashtra police personnel tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours Total police personnel tested positive in Maharashtra till now is 2556. Total police deceased — 29 In a single largest spike, 180 new COVID-19 cases were added in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, taking the aggregate to 3,971. The toll too increased by four to 68 in the last 24 hours, the latest bulletin said. Of the fresh cases, 79 were state residents, seven foreign returnees and 94 from other states, it said. In Chittoor, two fresh coronavirus deaths were reported while Krishna and Kurnool registered one each. The total number of active cases now stood at 1,447, the bulletin added Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued Standard Operating Procedure to contain the spread of #COVID19 in religious places/places of worship. #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/VbhEocAVRT — ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2020 Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued Standard Operating Procedure to contain the spread of #COVID19 at workplaces. #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/4kVLSZ6G8b — ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2020 Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued Standard Operating Procedure to contain the spread of #COVID19 at restaurants. #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/mRI4ZmpDld — ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2020 Telangana: 127 new cases 127 new COVID19 cases reported in the state, taking the total number of cases in the state to 3147: Telangana Health Department Himachal: 199 active cases The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state stands at 383 including 199 active cases and 175 recovered: Himachal Pradesh Health Department Haryana: 327 new cases 327 #COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 3281, including 1123 recovered/discharged & 24 deaths: State Health Department Rajasthan: 210 new cases Rajasthan reports 210 new #COVID19 positive cases till 8:30pm today, taking the total number of cases to 9862. Number of active cases stand at 2545: State Health Department J&K: 285 new cases 285 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu&Kashmir; 222 from Kashmir division and 63 from Jammu division. Total positive cases in the Union Territory stand at 3142 including 2059 active cases: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir Delhi: 1359 new cases Delhi reports 1359 new #COVID19 positive cases, total number of cases is now 25004. Death toll stands at 650. There are 14456 active cases: Delhi Government Assam: 243 new cases The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state is now 2073 including 243 new positive cases reported today: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Jharkhand: 46 new cases 46 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today; the total number of cases rises to 827. Till date, 390 patients have recovered/discharged. Number of active cases is 431. Death toll is at 6: State Health Department Twenty Delhi Metro staff, staying in Delhi-NCR, have tested positive for COVID-19 till date, sources said on Thursday. Many Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials have been coming to office or to station premises to ensure smooth resumption of services, whenever the orders come from the government. Twenty Delhi Metro staff, living in Delhi and its neighbouring cities, have tested positive for COVID-19 till date, the sources said. A woman has alleged that her COVID-19-positive father was not admitted in time by a Delhi government hospital and he died on Thursday, a charge denied by the authorities of the facility. The woman, Amarpreet Kaur, took to Twitter earlier in the day, saying, "My dad is having high fever. We need to shift him to hospital. I am standing outside LNJP Delhi & they are not taking him in. He is having corona, high fever and breathing problem. He won't survive without help. Pls help." An hour later, she again tweeted, saying, "He is no more. The govt failed us." Four more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur on Thursday and the district continued to have the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state, Deputy Commissioner Harikesh Meena said. Ten persons also recovered from the virus in the district today. The number of active cases in the district now stands at 68, against 199 in Himachal Pradesh, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) R D Dhiman said. Over 34 per cent active COVID-19 cases in the state are in Hamirpur district alone, officials said. The number of total cases in Hamirpur stands at 118 against 384 in the state, they said. While 49 COVID-19 patients have recovered so far, one succumbed to the virus in the district Delhi recorded 1,359 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, which took the city's COVID-19 tally past the 25,000-mark, and the death toll due to the disease mounted to 650, authorities said. In a bulletin, the Delhi health department said the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 650 and the number of cases mounted to 25,004 on Thursday. A total of 44 fatalities were reported on June 3, which took place between May 3 and June 3, the bulletin said. Seventeen deaths took place on June 2, it added. The COVID-19 death toll rose to six in Jharkhand with one more fatality reported on Thursday, while 46 fresh cases were recorded in the state, taking the tally to 827, a government bulletin said. Of the 827 COVID-19 cases, 598 are migrants, the bulletin said. As many as 69 people recovered from the disease during the day, taking the number of such people to 390 in Jharkhand. The COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 47.16 per cent in the state as against the national rate of 47.99 per cent, the bulletin said. The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state is 431, it added. Total 43,86,376 samples have been tested till now, of which 1,43,661 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours: ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) Active cases: 110960 Cured/Discharged/Migrated: 109462 Deaths: 6348 Total Confirmed cases: 226770 Assam reported 42 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of people infected in the state to 2,115, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The state has witnessed a steep rise of 554 positive cases in the last two days, recording the biggest single-day spike of 285 new cases on Thursday. Of the 285 cases, 42 were detected late Thursday night and 243 through the day. India saw a record single-day jump of 9,851 coronavirus cases and 273 deaths on Friday, pushing the nationwide infection tally to 2,26,770 and the death toll to 6,348, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 1,10,960, while 1,09,461 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. "Thus, around 48.27 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said. The total confirmed cases include foreigners. Of the 273 deaths reported since Thursday morning, 123 were in Maharashtra, 44 in Delhi, 33 in Gujarat, 16 in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Tamil Nadu, 10 in West Bengal, six each in Telangana and Madhya Pradesh, four each in Karnataka, Bihar and Rajasthan, three each in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, two in Uttarakhand and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Jharkhand. Of the total 6,348 fatalities, Maharashtra tops tally with 2,710 deaths followed by Gujarat with 1,155 deaths, Delhi with 650, Madhya Pradesh with 377, West Bengal with 355, Uttar Pradesh with 245, Tamil Nadu with 220, Rajasthan with 213, Telangana with 105 and Andhra Pradesh with 71 deaths. The death toll reached 57 in Karnataka and 47 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 35 fatalities due to the disease, Bihar has 29, Haryana has 24 deaths, Kerala has 14, Uttarakhand has 10, Odisha has seven and Jharkhand has reported six deaths so far. Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh have registered five COVID fatalities each, Assam has recorded four deaths while Chhattisgarh has reported two deaths so far. Meghalaya and Ladakh have reported one COVID-19 fatality each, according to the ministry data. According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities The Pune police are planning to launch a "virtual appointment system" which will allow citizens to speak to officers online from their homes and get their complaints and grievances addressed. The initiative, to be initially launched at the police commissionerate, has been conceived in the backdrop of an increase in crime cases since relaxations were granted in the lockdown in the city, a coronavirus hotspot. S Pangnyu Phom, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland said: 14 new positive cases of COVID19 have been reported in the last 24 hours Taking total number of positive cases to 94 Children with special needs availing facility of scribe can choose not to appear for pending class 10 and 12 board exams as it will be difficult to comply with social distancing norms and their result will be declared as per an alternative assessment scheme, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said. The exams which were postponed in view of the COVID-19 lockdown will now be conducted from July 1 to 15. "In case children with special needs availing the facility of scribe do not wish to appear in the forthcoming examination because of noncompliance of social distancing norms, the students can inform their respective schools and their result will be declared as per the assessment scheme to be decided by the board," a senior board official said. The board grants several exemptions to children with special needs in accordance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The death toll due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 36 as a woman died at a hospital here, officials said on Friday. The woman, a resident of Batamaloo area of the city, died at SHMS Hospital on Thursday and her samples came back positive for COVID-19, they said. According to the officials, the woman was brought to the hospital on Thursday morning and had many underlying ailments, including pneumonia. With the latest fatality, the death toll due to coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the union territory has gone up to 36. Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Friday that the Delhi government will run a special campaign to promote medicinal and herbal plants in the next one year in view of the coronavirus threat. These medicinal and herbal plants will be given free at the forest department's nurseries in the city. These include curry leaves, gooseberry, neem, bahera, jamun, guava, arjun, sahjan, wood apple and lemon, the minister said on the occasion of World Environment Day. "These plants help boost immunity which is crucial in view of the coronavirus outbreak. Anyone can get them for free from the forest department's nurseries. Pamphlets listing the benefits of the plants will also be given to the people," the minister told PTI. Five persons who returned to Mizoram recently tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 22, an official said. Four of the new patients have come back from Delhi while the other person returned from Gujarat, he said. Of them fresh cases, two are females, he added. The official said the five persons were among 340 people whose samples were tested on Thursday. The reports, which were received in the early hours of Friday, came in as negative for the rest 335 people. Four of the patients were admitted to the Zoram Medical College before they tested positive, while one is at present lodged at an institutional quarantine facility in Aizawl, the official said. The total number of active cases rose to 21 with the fresh detection. A person who tested positive after returning from Amsterdam in March has recovered from the disease. Rajasthan reported 68 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 9,930, an official said. While 23 cases were reported from Jhalawar, 20 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bharatpur. Jaipur reported 16 cases, 4 were from Baran, two from Kota, two people from other states and one from Sawaimadhopur also tested positive, the official said. So far, 213 COVID-19 patients have died in the state including 101 in Jaipur alone. A total of 7,162 patients have recovered so far and 6,551 of them have been discharged. There are 2,555 active cases in the state as of now. UP: 502 new cases In last 24 hours, 502 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh. There are 3828 active cases in the state and 5648 people have been cured/discharged. Death toll stands at 257: State Principal Secretary (Health), Amit Mohan Prasad Uttarakhand: 46 new cases Uttarakhand detects 46 more positive cases of #COVID19, taking total positive cases in the state to 1199. Active cases stand at 874 while 11 deaths have been reported so far: State Health Department Bihar: 99 new cases 99 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 4551: State Health Department Andhra: 50 new cases The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Andhra Pradesh is now 3427, with 50 new positive cases reported in the last 24 hours: State Health Department Karnataka: 515 new cases 515 new cases of Covid19 have been reported in karnataka today.Out of 515,483 cases are those who travelled from other states. Highest Single day spike in Karnataka. Till date ,4835 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes 1688 discharges & 57 deaths+ 2 deaths of positive case due to non covid cause.Among 3088 active cases ,13 are admitted in ICU Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issues guidelines for safe ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) practice to minimise the spread of #COVID19 infection among ENT doctors, nursing staff, support staff, patients and their attendants. pic.twitter.com/J18wqk1qxZ — ANI (@ANI) June 5, 2020 We are tracking migrant labourers returning to the state with the help of ASHA workers. 12,80,833 labourers have been tracked till now, out of which 1,163 are symptomatic. Their samples have been collected for test: State Principal Secretary (Health), Amit Mohan Prasad Maldives: People board Indian Navy's INS Jalashwa in Male. The ship will bring back around 700 Indian citizens under #OperationSamudraSetu. pic.twitter.com/CWuX2vtgoO — ANI (@ANI) June 5, 2020 Rajasthan: Police thrashed a man in Jodhpur after heated argument over wearing of mask. Police says, "The man wasn't wearing a mask & got into a fight with policemen, even tore their uniform. Case registered. There's an old case against him for damaging his father's eye." pic.twitter.com/BxO9GquJ87 — ANI (@ANI) June 5, 2020 - Punjab government has put the cap of private labs sampling of COVID 19. - Govt labs have capacity of 9000 tests per day. Sampling & test will be done for free in our labs - Government will not charge for COVID testing reports from private labs. - Private lab cannot charge more then Rs 1000 for collecting the COVID samples. - This is implemented on those who are sending their samples to government labs. Two more persons who had recently returned to Meghalaya from other states have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the northeastern state's tally to 33, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has said. The two persons, who had returned from Goa and Maharashtra, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday night, hours after an Uttar Pradesh returnee was found to be infected with the deadly virus. Bihar Education Department has written to all district education officers, asking them to submit reports by June 6 regarding reopening of schools after consulting with students, parents, teachers and management of schools. St Joseph's Cathedral Church of Lucknow has installed a sanitizer room at the entrance before it's reopening on June 8. Apart from the sanitizer room, the church has also made arrangements for thermal scanning and contactless sanitizers at the entrance. Wearing of masks have been made mandatory before entering inside the church. Schools to reopen in July in phased manner, starting with classes 10-12, followed by classes 6-9 & 1-5. For social distancing, schools to function at 50% strength. In class of 30 students, 15 will come in morning & 15 in evening or alternate days: Haryana Education Min Kanwar Pal Andhra Pradesh reports 98 COVID19 positive cases in last 24 hours; taking the total number of cases to 3377. Death toll rises to 71 after 3 deaths were reported: State COVID19 Nodal Officer Assam reports 47 new #COVID positive cases till 11:47 am today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1877. Number of active cases stand at 1457: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Weekend shutdown imposed for all Saturdays & Sundays during June, 2020 in the districts of Ganjam, Puri, Nayagarh, Khorda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore & Balangir with relaxation for only emergency & public services: Odisha Government Total 42,42,718 samples have been tested till now, of which 1,39,485 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours: ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) Till date,17 COVID19 cases have been reported in the state, including 1 discharged/cured and 16 active cases: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram As of 3rd June, Punjab has a total of 300 active cases out of 2,376 patients that have tested positive so far. Yesterday, 34 patients tested positive & 12 patients recovered of #COVID19: CM Captain Amarinder Singh A senior Ministry of Defence official has tested positive for #COVID19. After his test result came out, a large number of defence officials got themselves tested. Many officials who had come in contact with him have also gone in self-quarantine: Sources. Maharashtra police: 1 new case In last 24 hours, one police personnel tested positive for #COVID19 and one personnel succumbed to the infection. Total number of police personnel who have tested positive for the virus has reached 2,557; death toll stands at 30: Maharashtra Police Uttarakhand: 60 new cases Uttarakhand reports 60 new #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 1145:Directorate of Medical Health & Family Welfare, Uttarakhand Manipur: 13 new cases Manipur reported 13 fresh cases of COVID-19 last night, taking the total number of cases to 121 out of which 83 cases are active: State Government Dharavi: 23 new cases Today 23 New positive case in Dharavi. Total positive case in dharavi increase to 1871 and total 71 death till now. Chandigarh: 8 new cases - 8 positive cases cured and discharged in Chandigarh today. - Total cured cases 222. - Total positive cases 302. 5 new areas added to the list of containment zones in Delhi; total number of containment zones in the national capital now stands at 163. 59 zones have been de-contained so far Bengal government strictly prohibits movement of individuals from 9pm to 5am except essential services w.e.f June 4. 2020. Earlier it was 7pm to 7am, now 9pm to 5am Delhi: In a first, Railways has stationed 10 isolation coaches at Shakurbasti Railway Station to aid the treatment of COVID-19 patients. "160 patients with very mild, mild, or no symptoms of coronavirus can be admitted at the facility," says Northern Railway CPRO Deepak Kumar. pic.twitter.com/b2L1TtNyRa — ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2020 Nepal: 334 new cases 334 #COVID19 positive cases reported in Nepal in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the country rises to 2634, including 10 deaths & 290 recoveries: Nepal Health Ministry Uttarakhand: 60 new cases Total 60 new COVID19 positive cases reported till 2pm today; the total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state stands at 1145: Uttarakhand Health Department Tamil Nadu: 1384 new cases 1384 positive cases today, total cases 27,256. Chennai 1012 today/18,693 Total cases /9066 active cases. Active cases 12,132 in state. Returnees from other States/countries -11 Discharged today 585/14,901 totally. Death 12/220 Maharashtra: 2933 new cases Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 77793 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 2710 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 44931 Total death in Mumbai — 1465 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 2933 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 123 Total discharged till now — 33681 UP: 371 new cases UP corona tally crosses 9,000 mark, reaches 9237 with 371 new patients today. 185 recovered taking the total tally of discharged patients to 5439. Active cases: 3553, Total deaths: 245 Tamil Nadu: Airport Authority of India says its operational office at Chennai airport will remain closed from tomorrow till June 7 for sanitization as two employees at the office have been tested positive for #COVID19. West Bengal: 368 new cases 368 more #COVID19 cases & 10 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 6876, including 2768 recovered, 3753 active cases & 283 deaths: State Health Department Punjab: 39 new cases The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Punjab is now 2415 with 39 new positive cases reported today: State Health Department Karnataka: 257 new cases 257 fresh #COVIDー19 cases & four deaths have been recorded in Karnataka today, taking the total number of cases to 4320 & deaths to 57. Out of the total cases, 2651 patients are undergoing treatment: State Health Department Kerala: 94 new cases 3 deaths and 94 #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state today. There are 884 active cases in the state: Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister Mumbai: 1442 new cases Mumbai reports 1442 new #COVID19 positive cases and 48 deaths. The total number of positive cases in Mumbai reaches 44,704; death toll stands at 1465: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai Arunachal Pradesh: 4 new cases Four more people test positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking state's tally to 42. Three cases from Changlang district, one from West Siang district: Senior official Madhya Pradesh: 174 new cases Total tally at 8792, deaths ay 377 while 5637 have been discharged Goa: 40 new cases Total 40 positive cases have been reported today. 32 positive cases reported at Mongor Hill-Vasco, 8 cases entered Goa from other states. Total active cases reach 109. Over 1.07 lakh stranded Indians have returned to the country from abroad since the government launched the 'Vande Bharat' evacuation mission on May 7. Around 38,000 more people are expected to be repatriated in 337 flights from 31 countries: Ministry of External Affairs Genric SOP for all: Persons must maintain minimum 6 feet from each other, mandatory use of masks, frequent hand washing and following respiratory etiquettes like covering one's mouth and nose. Self-monitoring oneself for symptoms Spitting must be strictly prohibited Installation & use of Aarogya Setu app has been advised to all Calcutta High Court asks the Central & West Bengal Govts to file affidavits by June 11 to inform the court as to whose opinion was taken into consideration before announcing the withdrawal of lockdown. As Bihar sees an inrush of migrants, the state police, on Friday, has recalled its letter to districts warning of 'law & order issue', due to returning migrants. Talking to ANI, Bihar Police ADG Amit Kumar said, 'The letter has been recalled and its content stands null and void now'. He had issued the letter to all district authorities on May 29. Dharavi: 17 new cases 17 new positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Dharavi.. Total cases in Dharavi is now 1889 Kerala: 111 new cases 111 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state today, taking the total number of cases to 1697, of which 973 are active cases: Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister Tamil Nadu: 1438 new cases Total positive today1,438 / total in the state 28,694 Chennai 1,116, total in Chennai 19,809 DEATHs today 12 / 232 totally Discharged 861/15,762 Maharashtra: 139 dead Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 80229 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 2849 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 46080 Total death in Mumbai — 1519 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 2436 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 139 Total discharged till now — 35156 UP: 502 new cases UP tally zooms to 9733 with a massive 502 new cases reported today. 209 patients recovered taking the total tally of discharged patients to 5648. Active cases: 3828, Total deaths: 257 Major sanitisation drive at Union Health Ministry office on June 6-7 after five employees tested positive for #COVID19 in last seven days A five point letter has been written to Bengal CM by Association of Health Services Doctors. The letter requests the allowance of mobile phones in covid hospitals. Govt of Bengal had earlier stopped the usage of mobile phones in covid hospitals. In a major decision, the Supreme Court, on Friday, has suggested that states be given 15 days time to transport all migrants back home via 'Shramik' special trains while hearing a plea on the migrant crisis. The Centre - represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has filed an affidavit stating that till June 3, Indian railways has run 4228 special trains transporting approximately 1 crore migrants back home. The verdict in this hearing has been reserved for June 9. The 3-judge bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah have highlighted the need to register all migrants specifically state and district wise for the same. The judges have also stated that every village should know how many migrants have come from where so that employment regeneration schemes can be started. The apex court has also allowed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)'s intervention in the cases and will be directing the Centre to monitor if states are following minimum standard for food, water etc. given to the migrants. Centre's arguments Mehta has stated that the Centre has received a requirement for 171 additional trains, with many trains returning empty as many migrants are joining industries again. He added that Railways is providing trains within 24 hours of their request and that Maharashtra had been provided 800 trains, Uttar Pradesh - 1695 trains etc. He also asked the NHRC to await the reply of Railways regarding the migrants travel fare, rather than moving the SC, but did not object to NHRC's intervention. The Centre has also objected to the decentralization of the registration process, to avoid fighting of people over trains. Mehta also requested that the present system be allowed to continue to transport remaining 10% stranded migrants. The Centre has also welcomed the help of NLSIU Alumni in transporting the migrants. Bengal: 427 new cases Massive spike of 427 cases in one day. 11 deaths in 24 hours. Total active cases shoots up to 4025 Manipur: 8 new cases Manipur reports 8 fresh cases of #COVID19, taking the total number of cases to 132: State Government Punjab: 46 new cases The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Punjab is now 2461 with 46 new positive cases reported today. The death toll stands at 48: State Health Department Chhatisgarh: 90 new cases 90 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Chhattisgarh today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 863, including 231 cured/discharged and 2 deaths: State Health Department Sabarimala temple visit will be limited to 50 people at a time and the crowd will be regulated using virtual queue management system: Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister - Violating home quarantine instructions- Rs 2000 - Spitting and violating social distancing norms in Public places- Rs 500 - More then 3 persons in a car- Rs 2000 - Violating social in buses- Rs 3000 J&K Government orders all officers and staff to attend office on regular basis grom tomorrow. Employes at risk to work from home. Routine visitors to be suspended; those allowed to be screened Biometric attendance to remain suspended Gujarat: 510 new cases Gujarat reports 35 deaths and 510 new positive cases of #COVID19 in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 19,119 including 13,011 cured/discharged and 1,190 deaths: State Health Department Bihar: 47 new cases Bihar detects 47 more #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 4598: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 16 new cases 16 more positive cases of #COVID19 have been reported today in Uttarakhand today, taking total positive cases in the state to 1215: State Health Department Dehi: 1330 new cases Delhi reports 1330 new #COVID19 positive cases, the total number of positive cases is now 26334. The death toll stands at 708. There are 15311 active cases: Delhi Government J&K: 182 new cases 182 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu&Kashmir; 108 from Kashmir division and 74 from Jammu division. Total positive cases in the Union Territory stand at 3324 including 2202 active cases: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir Madhya Pradesh: 234 new cases Madhya Pradesh - 234 new cases, Total cases - 8996, Death - 384, Healthy - 5878 Indore-3687, Death - 149, Healthy - 2243 Bhopal - 1682, Death - 61, Healthy - 1157 Ujjain- 707, Death - 59, Healthy - 538 Affected districts 51, Containment Area - 1006 Goa: 30 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Goa — 30 Total Positive cases — 196 Total Active Cases — 131 We are doing 100% testing of the people who are coming in the state from outside. There are approximately 130 cases in our #COVID hospitals, except 5 cases all are asymptomatic cases: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant 16 Indian Navy sailors have tested positive at the Porbandar Naval Base in Gujarat in the last four days. All protocols are being followed to prevent the spread of the pandemic: Indian Navy officials Bookings for select destinations in USA,Canada,UK&Europe etc under Phase-3 of #MissionVandeBharat opened at 5pm today. Around 60 million hits received till 7pm on our website&1700 seats sold through website alone in 2 hrs. Bookings continue & tickets are being issued: Air India Telangana: 143 new cases 143 new #COVID19 cases reported in the state, taking the total number of cases in the state to 3290: Telangana Health Department Haryana: 316 new cases 316 #COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 3597, including 1209 recovered/discharged & 24 deaths: State Health Department Jharkhand: 79 new cases Jharkhand reports 79 new #COVID19 positive cases; total number of cases in the state now reaches 922. The death toll stands at 7: State Health Department Rajasthan: 222 new cases Rajasthan reports 222 new #COVID19 positive cases till 8:30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 10,084. Number of active cases stand at 2507: State Health Department Mumbai: 1150 new cases Mumbai reports 1150 new #COVID19 positive cases and 53 deaths. The total number of positive cases in Mumbai reaches 45854; death toll stands at 1518: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai All shops and establishments except those providing essential goods and services to remain shut on Saturday and Sunday: Dehradun District Magistrate Jharkhand Government must have details of labourers working in border areas so we can help them when needed. We've decided that workers can only be taken to other states after consent of the State Govt: CM Hemant Soren The number of COVID-19 cases in Thane district on Friday crossed the 10,000-mark as 444 people tested positive for novel coronavirus, an official said. The district's COVID-19 count is now 10,419, and 18 deaths on Friday took the toll to 342, he added. Telangana saw a spike in COVID-19 infections on Friday, with 143 fresh cases being reported taking the tally in the state to 3,290 while eight deaths took the fatalities to 113. All the fresh cases were reported from different parts of Telangana and no migrants/deportees/foreign returnees were found positive for the virus on Friday, a state government bulletin said. Sixteen inmates of Rohini jail and 12 staff members of the Delhi Prison department have tested positive for coronavirus so far, officials said on Friday. Of the 16 inmates, 13 have recovered, a senior jail official said. The twelve staff members belong to different jails. Among them, two are from Rohini jail, two from Thar's jail number 2, one from jail number 7 also of Tihar, one each from jail number 11, 13 and 14 of Mandoli jail, three from the headquarters of Delhi Prison department while one constable from Tamil Nadu Special Police, the official said. Odisha reported the eighth fatality due to COVID-19 and 130 fresh cases on Friday, pushing the number of total infections in the state to 2,608, a health department official said. "Regret to inform that a 63-year-old male patient of Khurda district, who had tested positive for COVID, passed away while under treatment in hospital," the official said in a statement, adding that 123 patients recovered from the disease on Friday. Three judges of the Madras High Court have tested positive for COVID-19 following which the administrative committee has decided to restrict hearing with limited benches strictly through video conferencing from the residences of the judges, court sources said. Thirteen more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur on Friday, taking the number of cases in the state to 137, officials said. All the new patients had recently returned from other parts of the country and were placed under institutional quarantine in several districts of the state, a statement. Rajasthan recorded 222 fresh coronavirus cases and five deaths due to the disease on Friday, taking the number of infections in the state to 10,084, officials said. With the fresh deaths, the toll due to the disease has risen to 218. Two Maharashtra police personnel succumbed over COVID-19 in last 24hours. However, no positive cases for COVID-19 reported in last 24 hours. Total police deceased — 33 As per Union Health Ministry guidelines, asymptomatic & mild symptom cases don't need hospitalization. Any mild or asymptomatic patient has to be discharged by the hospital within 24 hours of admission: Delhi Health Department A couple of private hospitals in Delhi are refusing admission to COVID-19 patients and demanding lakhs of rupees for allotting bed to those in a pressing need, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday and warned of strong action against such "black-marketing of beds". Asserting that there is no dearth of hospital beds in the national capital to treat COVID-19 patients, he said the Delhi government would deploy medical professionals at each private hospital to keep a tab on available beds. He said the government has come to know of a few hospitals refusing admission to COVID-19 patients and indulging in "black-marketing of beds". "We will take strong action against such hospitals and they cannot refuse patients. Some time will be needed to break the mafia who are indulging in it. These few hospitals have political connections but they should not be under illusion that their political masters can save them," he said in a virtual press briefing. Coronavirus cases rose sharply by 210 to 4,460 in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, whilethe toll due to the infection stood at 73. The state government stopped releasing any details about the cases though new hotspots were emerging by the day in almost every district. 'Jaggery town' Anakapalle near Visakhapatnam reported at least 18 COVID-19 cases in one day, though it remained Corona-free all these days, sources here said. In the state Secretariat here, five more coronavirus cases were added as employees of different departments tested positive n the last 24 hours. With the coronavirus cases witnessing a sharp rise, the Kerala government has decided to conduct anti body tests from Monday to check if there was any community spread in the state. The state had reported 111 postive cases on Friday, the highest single day spike, prompting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to declare the situation as "grim". Vijayan also said the antibody tests would be conducted on a large scale to check if there was any community spread in the state. Health Secretary Dr Rajan Khobaragade said the tests would begin from June 8. Six persons, who have recently returned from Mumbai, tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur, taking the total number of cases in the state to 143, an official said on Saturday. Of the total 143 COVID-19 cases, 91 are active while 52 infected people have recovered, the official said. The six persons who tested positive are from Pherzawl and Churachandpur district, a statement issued by COVID-19 Common Control Room said. All the six persons tested positive on Friday night, it said. A 65-year-old woman has tested positive for COVID-19 after she died at the Jaipur railway station while de-boarding a train, officials said on Saturday. Railway officials said that as soon as the woman reached the railway station on Friday, she fell unconscious and was declared dead. The body was sent to a hospital where her samples were taken and she was found COVID-19 positive. Ninety-one passengers travelled in the same coach of Mumbai-Jaipur Express in which the woman travelled. Later, all the co-passengers were immediately quarantined here as a precautionary measure. Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Puducherry on Saturday, taking the overall tally of infections in the union territory to 107. A release from the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services said five patients taking treatment in the territorial government-run Indira Gandhi Medical college hospital in neighbouring Kadirkamam were discharged. Consequently, the hospital now has 30 patients. The three new patients reported were admitted to the Centrally administered JIPMER hospital taking the total active cases in JIPMER to 28. The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday capped the charges for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals across the state and announced that no fee over and above the fixed slab can be claimed from patients. The per day charges for treatment in Intensive Care Units shall not exceed Rs 15,000 and in general wards, for asymptomatic people and those with mild symptoms, the maximum is Rs 7,500, the government said. A two-day weekend shutdown imposed by the Odisha government in 11 of the 30 districts with high COVID-19 cases commenced on Saturday as part of efforts to flatten the rising corona infection curve. Security was tightened to enforce the complete shutdown of non-essential services on Saturdays and Sundays in the 11 districts - Ganjam, Puri, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Bolangir, officials said. The two-day weekend shutdown will continue in the districts till the end of June. Uttarakhand: 31 new cases 31 more positive cases of #COVID19 have been reported today in Uttarakhand today, taking total positive cases in the state to 1245. The death toll stands at 11: State Health Department Bihar: 147 new cases Bihar detects 147 more #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 4745: State Health Department Himachal: Total tally at 393 The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in the state rise to 393 including 199 active cases and 185 recovered. The death toll is at 5: Himachal Pradesh Health Department Andhra: 161 new cases In the last 24 hours, 161 new positive cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total cases in the state rise to 3588 including 1192 active cases, 2323 discharged and 73 deaths: State Health Department Nagaland: 13 new cases 13 new #COVID19 cases in #Nagaland; total rises to 107 Assam: 81 new cases Assam reports 81 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total to 2,324. ITBP: 3 new cases 3 new cases of #COVID19 reported in ITBP in the last 24 hours. There are total 34 active cases & 177 have recovered till date: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Nepal: 323 new cases #UPDATE Three deaths related to #COVID19 recorded in Nepal today; death toll now stands at 13: Health Ministry https://t.co/BN9tgyrkHB — ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2020 Uttar Pradesh: 3927 active cases There are 3927 active #COVID19 cases in Uttar Pradesh now and 5908 people have been cured/discharged. Death toll stands at 268: State Principal Secretary (Health), Amit Mohan Prasad 4,286 shramik special trains carrying over 58 lakh migrants to their destined places have been operated till now. The demand for these trains has decreased from 250 to about 137 per day. We operated 56 trains in the last 2 days: Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman Railway Board Punjab Govt has issued guidelines for reopening of places of worship, hotels, restaurants & other hospitality services &shopping malls from June 8; Restaurants shall only be allowed to open for take away&home delivery as of now. pic.twitter.com/uxpBTdxbh1 — ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2020 West Bengal Judicial Service Association confirms that 2 judges test positive for COVID-19 Delhi's Deputy Health Secretary lodges FIR against Medical Superintendent of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for not using RT-PCR app for testing data, hence violating Epidemic Disease, COVID-19 Regulation, 2020. Five-member doctors’ committee constituted by Delhi govt states in its report that the national capital’s health infrastructure should only be used for residents, if people from outside are allowed hospitals will reach 100 per cent capacity within three days: Delhi govt sources Maharashtra govt will procure 10,000 vials of anti-viral drug #remdesivir for treating #COVID19 patients: Health Minister Rajesh Tope MSTC (Maharastra state transport corporation) has planned to release additional 250 buses to facilitate the transportation of these employees as 15 per cent attendance has been made mandatory in the ministry and other Govt offices from Monday These buses will run from Panvel, Palghar, Asangaon, Virar, Nalasopara, Vasai, Badlapur,out of which 142 buses especially for Mantralaya,15 buses will run on Mahapalika Bhavan route and the remaining buses will run for the employees working for the essential services in the Mumbai metropolitan area. Dharavi: 10 new cases Ten fresh cases of COVID-19 recorded in Dharavi area of Maharashtra's Mumbai today, taking total number of cases to 1899. 71 people have succumbed to the disease in the area so far: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Tamil Nadu : 1458 new cases Tamilnadu Covid updates, crosses 30k mark: Corona positive cases today 1458, Total 30,152/ active cases 13,503 Chennai 1,146/ Total 20,993/ Active 10,223 Deaths -19 today /251 totally Discharged today 633/16,395 totally Persons tested today 15,389. Bengal: 435 new cases 435 cases in one day. 17 deaths in the past 24 hours. Total active cases 4236 J&K: 143 new cases 143 New COVID19 Positive cases in J&K Toll reaches 3467 Maharashtra: 2739 new cases Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 82968 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 2969 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 47354 Total death in Mumbai — 1577 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 2739 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 120 Total discharged till now — 37390 UP: 382 new cases UP tally crosses 10,000 mark, reaches 10103 with 382 new cases reported today. 260 patients recovered taking the total tally of discharged patients to 5908. Active cases: 3927, Total deaths: 268 Goa: 71 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Goa — 71 (Highest single day spike in cases in Goa) Total Positive cases — 267 Total Active Cases — 202 Mumbai: 1274 new cases 1274 #COVID19 cases & 57 deaths reported in Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 47,128 & death toll to 1575: Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation Haryana: 355 new cases Number of #COVID19 cases rises to 3952 in Haryana, with 355 more people testing positive today. 24 people succumbed to the disease in the state so far: Haryana Health Department Himachal: Tally at 400 Number of #COVID19 cases rises to 400 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 201 cases are active: State Health Department Madhya Pradesh: 232 new cases Madhya Pradesh recorded 232 cases of #COVID19 and 15 deaths today, taking total number of cases to 9228 and death toll to 399. 2721 patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals: State Health Department Telangana: 206 new cases Number of #COVID19 cases rises to 3,496 in Telangana, with 206 more people testing positive today. 123 people have lost their lives due to the disease so far: State Health Department CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune has developed an indigenous nasopharyngeal (NP) swab for collecting samples from throat cavity of COVID-19 patients. Need for making available domestic technology for NP swabs was flagged by CSIR in April: Ministry of Science & Technology Bengal Government amended SOP for paying last respect to covid deceased. Family will be allowed to pay last respects from a distance in a window of 30 mins. Symptomatic COVID-19 patients who have "severe pneumonia" with a respiratory rate of 30 breath per minute should be considered for shifting to ICU, according to a clinical management protocol for adult patients suffering from the disease. A COVID-19 patient with sever pneumonia also has an oxygen saturation level (Spo2) of less than 90 per cent, on room air, it said. An office memorandum, dated June 5, has been issued regarding Clinical management protocol for adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection using best practices, ICMR revised national clinical management guidelines and available evidence for patient care, prepared by the Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), the Delhi heath department said. LNJP Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility under the Delhi government, is attached to MAMC. A Delhi medical body on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for "issuing warning" to hospitals amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the national capital, officials said. The Delhi Medical Association (DMA), in a statement, also condemned the FIR filed against the authorities of the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, a leading private facility that has been charged with "violating rules for registering coronavirus tests". "Delhi Medical Association strongly condemns the way Delhi CM (chief minister) is warning the doctors and threatening the hospitals about COVID-19 patients admissions and tests," the DMA said The number of COVID-19 cases crossed the 2,400-mark in Assam with the addition of 230 fresh ones on Saturday as the the state's tally reached 2,473, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Seventy six people tested COVID-19 positive late Saturday night, 73 in the evening and another 81 were detected during the day, the minister said. Meanwhile, 79 more patients were discharged on Saturday after they tested negative for COVID-19 twice, taking the number of total cured patients to 588. The number of coronavirus cases in Tripura rose to 750 on Saturday after 55 more people tested positive for the disease, officials said. Most of the new patients have a recent travel history to other states. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in a Tweet said, "Alert. 55 people found COVID-19 positive cases in Tripura today out of 1125 samples tested. Majority of the positive patients have travel history and others were in contact of COVID-19 patient. Stay Cautious & Safe." Of the total 750 patients in the state, 173 have been cured. A total of 116 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Jharkhand, taking the total number of cases to 1,028 in the state, a government bulletin said on Saturday.With this, the active cases rose to 548, while 473 people have recovered, it said. Seven people died of the disease -- three in Ranchi and one each in Bokaro, Giridih, Koderma and Simdega since the outbreak of the pandemic in March. The fresh cases were detected in various districts including Simdega (34), East Singhbhum (6), Ramgarh (21), Gumla (10), West Singhbhum (5), Hazaribag (3), Latehar (3), Ranchi (3), Seraikela (1), Palamau (2), Lohardaga (1) and Khunti (1). The active cases were reported from districts including East Singhbhum (135), Hazaribag (61), Dhanbad (60), Simdega (49), Ramgarh (46), Koderma (28), Gumla (26), Garhwa (20), Seraikela (19), Ranchi (17), Latehar (13), West Singhbhum (13), Palamau (10), Khunti (8), Bokaro (4), Lohardaga (4), Giridih (3), Pakur (2) and Sahibganj (3). Twenty people, who had recently returned from Mumbai and Delhi, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur, taking the total number of cases in the state to 157, an official said on Saturday. Fourteen of the fresh cases were reported from Kangpokpi district, a total of six from Pherzawl and Churachandpur, a statement issued by COVID-19 Common Control Room said. Of the total 157 COVID-19 patients in the state, 105 are active and 52 have recovered, the official said. Pune district reported 342 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 count to 9,307, a health official said on Saturday. The death toll due to the pandemic reached 407 with six persons succumbing to the infection, he said. At least 15 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur, raising the total in the state to 172, officials said on Sunday. Of the 15, eight have recently returned from Mumbai and seven from Delhi, a statement issued by the states COVID-19 Common Control Room said. Six of the Delhi returnees have arrived by air, and one by bus, it said, adding that follow-up and contact tracing for all fresh cases were underway. Taking the new patients into account, the number of active coronavirus cases in the state rose to 120. Altogether, 52 people have been discharged from different hospitals in the state thus far, with the recovery rate standing at 36.36 per cent. Liquor in Delhi will be cheaper from June 10 as the AAP government on Sunday decided to withdraw '70 per cent Special Corona Fee' on their sale in the national capital, an official said. The government, however, increased the Value Added Tax (VAT) on all categories of liquor from 20 per cent to 25 per cent, the official said. Delhi's borders with Uttar Pradesh and Haryana will open from Monday but hospitals, except those run by the Centre, here will only treat patients from the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday. While malls, restaurants and religious places will open in the city in accordance with the Centre's guidelines, hotels and banquets will remain closed as the Delhi government might need to convert them into hospitals in coming time, he said. India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday, with 9,971 new infections taking the country's tally to 2,46,628, while the death toll rose to 6,929, according to the Union Health Ministry. India registered 287 deaths in the last 24 hours since Saturday morning. India had raced past Spain on Saturday to become the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, only the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK are ahead of it. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 1,20,406, according to the Health Ministry. A total of 1,19,292 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the Ministry said. "Thus, around 48.36 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior ministry official said. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners. Of the 287 deaths reported since Saturday morning, 120 were from Maharashtra, 53 from Delhi, 29 from Gujarat, 19 from Tamil Nadu, 17 from West Bengal, 15 from Madhya Pradesh, 13 from Rajasthan, 10 from Telangana, three from Jammu and Kashmir, two each from Karnataka, Punjab and Chhattisgarh and one each from Kerala and Bihar. Of the total 6,929 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 2,969 deaths followed by Gujarat with 1,219 deaths, Delhi with 761, Madhya Pradesh with 399, West Bengal with 383, Uttar Pradesh with 257, Tamil Nadu with 251, Rajasthan with 231, Telangana with 123 and Andhra Pradesh with 73 deaths. The death toll reached 59 in Karnataka and 50 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 39 fatalities due to the disease, Bihar has 30, Haryana has 24 deaths, Kerala has 15, Uttarakhand has 11, Odisha has eight and Jharkhand has reported seven deaths so far. Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh have registered five COVID-19 fatalities each. Assam and Chhattisgarh have recorded four deaths each. Meghalaya and Ladakh have reported one COVID-19 fatality each, according to the ministry data. According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities. The highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 82,968, followed by Tamil Nadu at 30,152, Delhi at 27,654, Gujarat at 19,592, Rajasthan at 10,331, Uttar Pradesh at 9,733 and Madhya Pradesh at 9,228, according to the Health Ministry data updated in the morning. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 7,738 in West Bengal, 5,213 in Karnataka, 4,915 in Bihar and 4,510 in Andhra Pradesh. It has risen to 3,952 in Haryana, 3,496 in Telangana, 3,467 in Jammu and Kashmir and 2,781 in Odisha. Punjab has reported 2,515 coronavirus infections so far, while Assam has 2,397 cases. A total of 1,807 people have been infected with the virus in Kerala and 1,303 in Uttarakhand. Jharkhand has registered 1,000 cases, Chhattisgarh has 923, Tripura has 747, Himachal Pradesh has 400, Chandigarh has 309 cases, Goa has 267, Manipur has 157, Nagaland has 107, and Puducherry and Ladakh have 99 cases. Arunachal Pradesh has 47 COVID-19 cases, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Meghalaya have registered 33 infections each. Mizoram has reported 24 cases and Dadar and Nagar Haveli has 19 cases, while Sikkim has reported seven cases till now. "8,605 cases are being reassigned to states," the ministry said on its website adding, "our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR." State-wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation, it said. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 234 in Rajasthan on Sunday, with the state recording three more deaths. The number of cases climbed to 10,385 as 48 more people tested positive for the disease, officials said. Two deaths were reported from Jaipur and one from Baran district. Of the fresh cases, 24 were reported in Jaipur, four in Bharatpur, three each in Jhunjhunu and Kota besides cases in other districts. Jaipur has reported maximum COVID-19 cases (2,212) and 108 deaths in the state followed by 1,762 cases and 21 deaths in Jodhpur. There are 2,545 active COVID-19 cases in the state. A total of 7,050 patients have been discharged after treatment, he said. A 55-year-old man died due to COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the number of coronavirus fatalities in the state to nine, a health department official said on Sunday. He was suffering from tuberculosis and other comorbidities, he said. Meanwhile, 75 more people from 16 districts tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours, pushing the tally in the state to 2,856, of which 1,129 are active cases. Till Saturday, 1,716 patients have recovered from the deadly disease, the department said. Ganjam district tops the list of COVID-19 cases at 598, followed by Jajpur with 319 infections. The Daman and Diu districts of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli have not reported any COVID-19 case so far, and the administration has attributed this to strict implementation of the lockdown orders and commitment of 'corona warriors'. There are nearly 2.5 lakh industrial workers in Daman and Diu, which are also quite popular among tourists, the Union Territory's administrator Praful Patel said on Sunday. Despite bordering Gujarat and being close to Maharashtra, two of the worst affected states, Daman and Diu have remained free of the viral disease so far because public followed the lockdown guidelines, he said. Bihar: 141 new cases 141 more #COVID19 cases reported in Bihar taking the total number of cases in the state to 4972: State Health Department Assam: 92 new cases 92 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Assam today. Total cases in the state now stand at 2565 including 588 recovered, 1970 active cases and 4 deaths: Himanta Biswa Sarma, State Health Minister Uttarakhand: 38 new cases Uttarakhand reports 38 new cases of #COVID19; the total number of cases stands at 1341: State Health Department Andhra: 130 new cases In the last 24 hours, 130 new positive cases of #COVID19 & 2 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total cases in the state rise to 3718 including 1290 active cases, 2353 discharged and 75 deaths: State Health Department UP: 433 new cases In the last 24 hours 433 new cases of Corona virus have come to light, now there are a total of 4076 active cases in the state and after complete recovery 6185 people have been discharged so far, so far 275 patients have died: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary Health Amit Mohan Prasad Kerala: 107 new cases 107 more #COVID19 cases reported in Kerala today taking the total number of active cases in the state to 1095: Chief Minister's Office ITBP: 1 new case 1 new case of #COVID19 reported in ITBP in the last 24 hours. There are total 26 active cases & 186 have recovered till date: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Karnataka: 239 new cases 239 new COVID19 cases reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours; the total number of COVID19 cases in the state is now 5452: State Health Department Tamil Nadu: 1515 new cases Tamil Nadu : 1515 new cases Today's positive cases 1,515, Total cases 31,667, Active cases 14396 Chennai today 1,156, Chennai total 22,149 Active in chennai 10,982 Deaths today 18 / Total 269 Discharged today 604/ Total 16,999. Maharashtra: 3007 new cased Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 85975 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 3060 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 48774 Total death in Mumbai — 1638 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 3007 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 91 Total discharged till now — 39314 Dharavi: 13 new cases 13 new positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Dharavi.. Total positive case in Dharavi is now 1912 and total 71 death till now.. Yesterday 11308 samples were tested and 11021 samples were sent to the laboratories, the number of tests is targeted to be increased to 15 thousand per day soon: Principal Secretary Health of Uttar Pradesh Amit Mohan Prasad Yesterday 1084 pools of 5-5 samples were planted and 127 pools of 10-10 samples were planted. Out of 127 with 10 samples, 17 pools were found positive. 128 pools with 5 samples were found positive: Amit Mohan Prasad, Principal Secretary, Health, Uttar Pradesh The Chief Minister believes that from June 15, more than 1 crore jobs should be created in various departments, it should also be ensured that work should be given wherever there is a need for workers and employment: Additional Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Home Avanish Awasthi So far, surveillance work has been done in 15,482 areas with 4,553 hot spots. 84,04,269 houses were surveyed, with 4,27,73,938 people: Amit Mohan Prasad, Principal Secretary, Health, Uttar Pradesh Delhi's Patiala House Court directs the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to admit a woman, who tested #COVID19 positive, into Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital with immediate effect. She was earlier arrested in a terror case. BEST buses to resume its transportation service from June 8 onwards for all passengers across the city. Till now, the buses were plying only essential service providers. The BEST management will ply 200 buses initially, and after assessing the passenger turnout for the first few days, the undertaking will take a call on whether to press more buses into service West Bengal: 449 new cases 449 cases in the past 24 hours. Highest ever. 13 deaths in the past 24 hours. Total active cases shoot to 4488. Mumbai: 1421 new cases Total positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai today is 1421 Total cases in Mumbai — 48549 Total death reported today in Mumbai — 61 Total death in Mumbai — 1636 Total discharged in Mumbai till now — 21196 Punjab: 93 new cases 93 new fresh #COVID19 cases & one death reported in Punjab in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 2608 & deaths to 51: State Health Department Himachal: 7 new cases Seven more people have tested positive for #COVID19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking total number of cases to 407 out of which 188 cases are active: Himachal Pradesh Health Department Haryana: 496 new cases 496 new #COVID19 cases recorded in Haryana today, taking total number of cases to 4448 out of which 2946 cases are active. Gurugram reported 230 cases, highest in the state today. Number of deaths due to the disease in the state stands at 28: State Health Department Gujarat: 480 new cases 480 fresh cases of #COVID19 & 30 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 20,097 & death toll to 1249. Gujarat has now 5,205 active cases: State Health Department J&K: 620 new cases 620 new positive cases in J&K, 37 from Jammu Division and 583 from Kashmir Division. Rajasthan: 262 new cases 262 #COVID19 cases & 9 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 8:30 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 10599, including 2605 active cases & 240 deaths: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 14 new cases 14 more #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, as of 8 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1355, including 528 discharged & 13 deaths: State Health Department J&K Government issues guidelines on lockdown measures with effect from tomorrow - religious places/places of worship in the UT to remain closed for public till further orders. No inter-province or inter-State/UT movement of individuals allowed without obtaining permission. pic.twitter.com/IIvPf9HUUx — ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2020 Bengaluru Police arrest corporator Imran Pasha for violating lockdown norms in containment zone As per the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the religious places of worship for public, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services along with shopping malls will be permitted to open from Monday. However, these facilities will not be able to resume operations inside containment zones designated by authorities in states, said a government notification. The opening of the above mentioned permitted places differs from state-to-state. Here are the visuals of the religious places across India reopening for public after lockdown. Lucknow: Devotees offer prayers at Yahiyaganj Gurudwara as government has allowed reopening of religious places from today. As per Ministry of Health guidelines, touching of idols/holy books, choir/singing groups, etc are not allowed. pic.twitter.com/Co4CkL29xm — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 8, 2020 Delhi: Jama Masjid has been re-opened today for devotees, as the Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed opening of places of worship from today with certain precautionary measures amid #COVID19 outbreak. pic.twitter.com/jw1dSsDqBh — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020 Bengaluru: Devotees queue outside Shree Dodda Ganapathi Temple at Basavanagudi to offer prayers; all religious places to reopen today as per guidelines of Ministry of Home Affairs. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/b4ale6rKva — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020 Delhi: People gather at Jhandewalan Temple to offer prayers; government has allowed reopening of religious places from today. pic.twitter.com/waSMg4XHme — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020 India has reported the highest single-day spike of 9,983 new Coronavirus cases along with 206 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of cases in the country now stands at 2,56,611 which includes 1,25,381 cases, 1,24,095 cured/discharged/migrated and 7,135 deaths. #WATCH Punjab: Devotees visit Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar to offer prayers as Government allows reopening of religious places from today. pic.twitter.com/QOUOmzOVGl — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020 A total of 128 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Puducherry to date. Of these, 75 are active cases and 52 have been treated and discharged. Eight more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the total number of cases in the state to 42, an official of the Health Department said on Monday. Of the 244 samples tested on Sunday, 8 have come out as positive, he said. The official said that the new 8 patients - 5 females and 3 males were diagnosed with Covid-19 at Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Sunday night. Of the 8 patients, 5 are from Champhai district near Myanmar border, 2 from Khawzawl district and 1 from south Mizorams Siaha district, he said. No new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra Police over the last 24 hours, one death reported. Total coronavirus cases in the force stand at 2,562, death toll at 34: Maharashtra Police 97 new #COVID19 cases & 1 death reported in Rajasthan today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 10696, including 241 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/a6CGtiwmPM — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020 Odisha on Monday reported 138 new COVID-19 cases, taking the state's virus tally to 2,994, an official said. Of the 138 fresh cases, 125 have been detected from quarantine centres where people returning from different states are lodged, while 13 are local contact cases, he said. Of the total 2,994 COVID-19 cases, 1,089 are active as 1,894 patients have recovered from the disease and nine people have died. In the last 24 hours, 125 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total cases in the state rise to 3,843 including 1381 active cases, 2387 discharged and 75 deaths: State Health Department An official of the Election Commission has tested positive for COVID-19, sources in the poll panel told PTI on Monday. The official, an assistant section officer, had tested positive on Friday evening, the sources said. He sits on the second floor of Nirvachan Sadan and is attached with the electronic voting machine (EVM) division of the poll panel. All standard operating procedures issued by the Union Health Ministry to deal with such cases are being followed, the sources said. UP: Active cases at 4320 4320 active cases of #COVID19 in Uttar Pradesh, while 6344 patients have recovered from the disease. 283 people have succumbed to the disease. Yesterday, 13236 samples, the highest so far, were tested for COVID-19 Uttarakhand: 25 new cases 25 #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, as of 2:30 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1380, including 663 recovered, 697 active cases & 13 deaths: State Health Department Manipur: 37 new deaths 37 new #COVID19 cases reported in the state, taking the total number of cases to 209 of which 157 are active cases: Government of Manipur Dharavi records no death in last 7 days Once a coronavirus hotspot of Mumbai, Dharavi records no deaths during last 7 days Tamil Nadu: Places of worship in Chennai remain shut as no guidelines/standard operating procedures have been issued by the State Government regarding their reopening, although Centre allowed reopening of religious places from today. Overruling the Kejriwal government, Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal, on Monday, has dismissed the change in testing policy for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Baijal, in his capacity as head of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), has stated that the Delhi government must follow Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)'s prescribed guidelines and teste asymptomatic contacts. He added that Delhi must follow ICMR's updated guidelines without any deviation. Delhi LG Anil Baijal overrules Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s order to test only symptomatic cases for COVID19. New order issued by LG states to follow ICMR guildelines, asymptomatic to also be tested pic.twitter.com/AmYPxY8hJb — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020 Baijal has also overruled Kejriwal's controversial 'hospital admission reservation' order. On Sunday, Kejriwal, n a televised address has made it clear that the hospitals affiliated with Delhi government will be reserved only for the residents of Delhi. He added that the Central government hospitals will remain open for the people who come from other states to Delhi for treatment. Delhi government has also issued an order stating that all hospitals in NCT Delhi must ensure that no patient with 'moderate or severe' symptoms is denied entry on the basis of not having a COVID positive report. Delhi: 1007 new cases 1007 #COVID19 cases & 17 deaths reported in Delhi today. Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 29943, including 17712 active cases, 11357 recovered/discharged/migrated and 874 deaths: Delhi Health Department Maharashtra: 2553 new cases Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 88528 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 3169 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 50085 Total death in Mumbai — 1702 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 2553 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 109 Total discharged till now — 40975 Tamil Nadu: 1562 new cases Tamil Nadu Covid-19 tally crosses 33,000. 1,562 positive cases today. Highest single day spike. 1,149 out of 1562 cases are from Chennai. 15,413 active cases. 528 patients discharged today.17 new Covid19 deaths. Total cases: 33,229 cases, 17,527 discharged, 286 deaths totally Haryana: 406 new deaths 406 new #COVID19 cases recorded in Haryana today, taking total number of cases to 4854 out of which 3115 cases are active. Gurugram reported 243 cases, highest in the state today. Number of deaths due to the disease in the state stands at 39: State Health Department Manipur: 63 new cases 63 new #COVID19 cases reported in the state till 7 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 272 of which 214 are active cases: Government of Manipur Gujarat: 477 new cases 477 fresh cases of #COVID19 & 31 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 20,574 & death toll to 1280: State Health Department Karnataka: 308 new cases 308 more #COVID19 cases & 3 deaths reported in Karnataka today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 5760, including 2519 discharged, 3175 active cases & 64 deaths: State Health Department Assam: 95 new cases The total number of COVID19 cases in Assam is now 2776, with 95 positive cases reported till 6pm today: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Punjab: 55 new cases 55 new COVID19 positive cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2663: Punjab Health Department Dharavi: 12 new cases No deaths & 12 #COVID19 cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the area is now at 1924, including 71 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation #Maharashtra Himachal: Tally at 414 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 414 including 183 active cases, 222 recovered, 5 deaths: State Health Department Kerala: 91 new cases 91 new confirmed cases of COVID19 reported in Kerala today. The total number of active cases in the state is 1174: Kerala Chief Minister's Office Chandigarh: Tally at 318 Number of #COVID19 cases reaches 318 in Chandigarh including 274 recoveries and 5 deaths: Chandigarh Health Department Nepal: 314 new cases 314 more #COVID19 cases & 1 death reported in Nepal in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country is now at 3762, including 488 recovered & 14 deaths: Nepal Health Ministry Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune has developed 'ANANYA', a Nano-technology based disinfectant spray for disinfecting all types of surfaces to combat #COVID19. It will be effective for more than 24 hours. Commercial production is in progress: Defence PRO, Pune We have not considered about resuming inter-state transport to Maharashtra so far: Karnataka Transport Minister Laxman Savadi https://t.co/hNUKYBpXxG — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020 Consultative meeting chaired by Chief Minister Zoramthanga decides to extend the period of quarantine which currently is 14 days to 21 days with immediate effect: Mizoram Government https://t.co/FwhW4ZTpzg — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020 Goa: 30 new cases 30 new positive cases reported in Goa today, taking the total number of positive cases to 330 including 263 active cases and 67 recovered: Goa Health Department Jharkhand: 147 new cases 147 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today (till 9 pm), taking the total number of positive cases to 1290: State Health Department Bengal: 426 new cases 426 more #COVID19 cases reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 8613, including 4743 active cases, 3465 discharged, & 405 deaths: State Health Department Tripura: 38 new cases 38 people found COVID-19 positive in Tripura out of 1480 samples tested. All of them are from Sepahijala District and have returned from Chennai by train: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb Uttarakhand: 31 more cases 31 more #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, as of 9 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1411, including 714 discharged & 13 deaths: State Health Department J&K: 198 new cases 198 more #COVID19 cases reported in J&K today, 33 from Jammu & 165 from Kashmir. Total number of cases in the Union Territory is now at 4285, including 2916 active cases, 1324 recovered & 45 deaths: J&K Government Rajasthan: 277 new cases Rajasthan reports 277 positive cases of #COVID19 and 6 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 10876 and 246 respectively: State Health Department Mumbai: 1314 new cases #CoronavirusUpdates 8-June, 6:00pm#NaToCorona pic.twitter.com/XlHMzfuIt6 — माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 8, 2020 West Bengal Government extends lockdown measures in the containment zones up to 30th June. The maximum number of people limited to 25 at places of worship (at a time), wedding ceremonies (guests), & funeral/last rites. pic.twitter.com/hcD3wYfoQG — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020 Uttarakhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,411 on Monday with 56 more people testing positive. Maximum number of cases were reported from Tehri (28), followed by Haridwar (9), Dehradun (6), Pauri (4), Rudraprayag, Champawat and Bageshwar (two each) and Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Dehradun and Chamoli (one each), a state health department bulletin said. Most of them have a travel history to Mumbai, Delhi, Ghaziabad and Hyderabad, it said. A total of 714 patients have recovered from the infection, seven have migrated out of the state and 13 are dead, it added. Nine more people died in West Bengal due to COVID-19 on Monday, taking the death toll to 405, even as 426 fresh cases were reported in the state, officials said. With this, the number of confirmed cases in the state rises to 8,613, a bulletin released by the state Health Department said, adding that the number of active cases stood at 4,743. S Kolkata reported the highest number of fresh cases at 128, followed by North 24 Parganas (55), Howrah (38), Bankura (25), South 24 Parganas (13), West Bardhaman (12), Hooghly (10), Birbhum (8), Murshidabad (7), East Midnapore (3) and West Midnapore and East Burdwan (1 each). Coochbehar detected 47 cases, Jalpaiguri (41) Alipurduar (19), Darjeeling (13) and Malda (5), the bulletin said. Odisha on Monday reported 138 new COVID-19 cases, taking the state's virus tally to 2,994, an official said. The day also witnessed recovery of 99 patients, taking the total number of persons cured from the highly infectious disease to 1,993, he said. Of the 138 fresh cases, 125 have been detected from quarantine centres where people returning from different states are lodged, while 13 are local contact cases, he said Of the total 2,994 COVID-19 cases, 990 are active as 1993 patients have recovered from the disease and 9 people have died. Assam crossed 2,800-mark in COVID-19 cases with 154 persons testing positive on Monday, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Sarma said in a tweet that the total number of cases in Assam reached 2,835 from 2,681 on Sunday. The state has 2,044 active cases. Of the 154 cases, 45 are from Nagaon, 26 from Kamrup, 23 from Darrang, 14 from Dhemaji, 10 from Barpeta, 8 from Biswanath, 7 from Cachar, 6 each from Lakhimpur and Sonitpur, 2 each from Kamrup Metropolitan, Chirang and Dibrugarh, and 1 each from Dhemaji, Bongaigaon and Karbi Anglong, said Sarma. During the day, 148 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals across the state, he added Delhi recorded1,007 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday taking the COVID-19 tally in the city to over 29,000, and the death toll due to the disease mounted to 874, authorities said. Sixty-two COVID-19 patients died in Delhi from May 30 to June 6, and 27 of these fatalities occurred on June 5, they said. These deaths were reported on June 7. The highest spike in fresh cases -- 1,513-- was recorded on June 3. A lower court judge has tested positive for coronavirus in Khandwa district, leading the Madhya Pradesh High Court administration to assign his duties and that of others to the session judge of Burhanpur on Monday, an official said. After the district judge tested positive for COVID-19, his colleagues were quarantined as a precaution, he said. To ensure there was no disruption in judicial work, Burhanpur district and sessions Judge Virendra S Patidar has been given additional charge of the district court in Khandwa, High Court registrar general RK Vani told PTI. With 49 more people testing positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, the number of the cases rose to 2,069 on Monday, an official said. The death toll stood at 104, he said. The number of the recovered cases stood at 1,224 while 737 others are undergoing treatment at various facilities, the official said. Thane district in Maharashtra on Monday reported 25 more COVID-19 deaths, raising the total fatality count in the district to 391, an official release said. The number of cases mounted by 439 to 11,798 in the district.A total of 8 deaths were reported from Thane city, followed by Bhiwandi (6) and Mira Bhayander 4, it stated. Neighbouring Palghar district reported 1,288 new cases. The death toll stood at 44, it said. While the total cases in Thane city have crossed the 4,000-mark, their number inched closer to 3,000 in Navi Mumbai. ACTIVE CASES - 129917 Cured/Discharged/Migrated- 129215 TOTAL DEATHS- 7466 TOTAL CASES - 266598 Officials from the Centre say there is no community transmission of COVID-19 in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia asserted on Tuesday, and estimated that there might be 5.5 lakh COVID-19 cases in the city by July 31. Delhi will need 80,000 beds by July end, he told reporters after a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). The meeting was chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal, who is also chairperson of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority. "Officials from the Centre said at the meeting that there is no community transmission of COVID-19 virus in Delhi," Sisodia told the media. The lieutenant governor has refused to reconsider his decision to overrule the Delhi government''s order reserving state-run and private hospitals for Delhiites, the deputy chief minister said. A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official has succumbed to COVID-19, taking the total number of deaths in the paramilitary force to 55, officials said on Tuesday. This is the 13th death reported among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). The deceased, head constable Chaudhari Narsingh Bhai, was posted in the 1st reserve battalion of the force based in Madhya Pradeshs' Barwaha town of Khargone district, a senior official said. Odisha's COVID-19 tally on Tuesday crossed the 3,000-mark, with 146 more people testing positive for the infection, a Health department official said. With the 146 new cases, the total number of COVID-19 infections in Odisha increased to 3,140, the official said, adding that active cases in the state now stands at 1,136 as 1,993 patients have so far recovered from the disease. Nine persons have so far died of COVID-19 in the state, while two others who tested positive for COVID-19, died of other reasons, the official said. The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has decided to conduct online open book exams for all final semester papers of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, according to a spokesman of the university. However, a section of the teaching staff has voiced concern over the idea of online exams, contending that the method is "discriminatory and flawed". The AMU's decision follows the Delhi University's move to hold open book exams. An AMU spokesman said, "Final semester examinations for UG and PG classes will be held after July 10 and the schedule will be announced shortly. It has also been decided that those papers of the first semester which had not been held earlier willalso be conducted through the same manner between July 5 and 10". India's Coronavirus cases rise to 246,628 of which 120,406 are active. 6,929 people have died thus far while 119,293 have recovered Ten people, who had recently returned from New Delhi, tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the total number of cases in the state to 34, an official said on Sunday. Of the fresh patients, seven were from Mamit district, two from Lawngtlai and one from Aizawl. Chhattisgarh continued to see aspike in COVID-19 cases with 74 more people, mostly migrant workers, testing positive for the disease, taking the state's tally to 997, a health official said on Sunday. The new patients also included a doctor from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, and two lab technicians, he said. "The total number of people who tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday surged to 97, with 74 more such cases found late in the night, the official said. The COVID-19 count in the state is now 997. Of the 74 cases, 42 were reported from Kabirdham district, 11 from Raipur, six from Durg, three each from Balodabazar and Jashpur districts, two each from Raigarh, Mahasamund, Korba and Bilaspur districts while one case came from Bemetara, the official said. The number of COVID-19 cases in Tripura increased to 841 as 38 more people tested positive for the infection, officials said on Tuesday. The 38 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have recently returned from Chennai and all of them were from Sipahijala district, they said "Thirty-eight people found COVID-19 positive in Tripura out of 1,480 samples tested. All of them are from Sepahijala District and have returned from Chennai by train," Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb had tweeted late on Monday. Meanwhile, a statement issued by the COVID-19 cell of the state government said, that so far 37,453 samples have been tested of which 36,612 were found negative and the rest 841 came as positive. Malls, restaurants and places of worship opened in Kerala on Tuesday morning after over two-and half months of Coronavirus induced lockdown. There were very few visitors in the malls and restaurants in the early hours and people preferred takeaways in eateries. Various temples, including the famous Lord Krishna temple at Guruvayoor, a few churches and mosques opened in the state for the devotees. The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and state governments to send all the migrant workers to their native places within 15 days and formulate employment schemes after conducting their skill mapping to rehabilitate them. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah also directed the Centre to provide additional trains within 24 hours of states making the demand for sending the migrant workers back to their native places. The top court also directed authorities to consider withdrawing all cases against migrant workers for alleged violation of lockdown norms under the Disaster Management Act. The bench also directed the authorities to identify and register migrant workers who want to go back to their native places and conclude the exercise, including their transportation, within 15 days from Tuesday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday underwent COVID-19 test after developing sore throat and fever, an official said. The official said the 51-year-old chief minister's fever has come down. The test report is expected later in the night or by Wednesday morning. The chief minister had gone into self-quarantine after developing mild fever and sore throat. Kejriwal has not been attending any meeting since Sunday afternoon. The coronavirus death toll in Rajasthan reached 251 on Tuesday, while the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state crossed the 11,000-mark after 144 more people tested positive for the pathogen, officials said. Five more deaths due to coronavirus were recorded in the state, they said. Two deaths were reported from Jaipur and one each from Jodhpur and Ajmer, while one patient from another state succumbed to coronavirus, the officials said. With 144 new cases, the COVID-19 tally in the state rose to 11,020, they said. Disinvestment secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under home quarantine, according to sources of PTI. Pandey got himself tested for COVID-19 after developing mild fever and was found to be infected by coronavirus, said one of the sources. Following this, joint secretaries in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) have gone into home quarantine, sources said. The department, which is in the CGO complex, has been sealed for sanitisation. This is the third case in the department. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 7,466 and the number of cases climbed to 2,66,598 in the country after it registered 266 fatalities and a record single-day spike of 9,987 cases till Tuesday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry data. India is the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK, according to the Johns Hopkins University data. The number of active novel coronavirus cases stands at 1,29,917, while 1,29,214 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. "Thus, 48.47 per cent patients have recovered so far," the ministry said. The total number of confirmed cases include foreigners. Of the 266 new deaths reported till Tuesday morning, 109 were in Maharashtra, 62 in Delhi, 31 in Gujarat, 17 in Tamil Nadu, 11 in Haryana, nine in West Bengal, eight in Uttar Pradesh, six in Rajasthan, four in Jammu and Kashmir, three in Karnataka, two each in Madhya Pradesh and Punjab and one each in Bihar and Kerala. Out of the total 7,466 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 3,169 deaths followed by Gujarat with 1,280 deaths, Delhi with 874, Madhya Pradesh with 414, West Bengal with 405, Tamil Nadu with 286, Uttar Pradesh with 283, Rajasthan with 246 and Telangana with 137 deaths. The death toll reached 75 in Andhra Pradesh, 64 in Karnataka and 53 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 45 fatalities due to the coronavirus disease, while 39 deaths have been reported from Haryana, 31 from Bihar, 16 from Kerala, 13 from Uttarakhand, nine from Odisha and seven from Jharkhand. Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh have registered five COVID-19 fatalities each and Assam and Chhattisgarh have recorded four deaths each so far. Meghalaya and Ladakh have reported one COVID-19 fatality each, according to ministry data. More than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, the ministry's website stated The highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 88,528 followed by Tamil Nadu at 33,229, Delhi at 29,943, Gujarat at 20,545, Uttar Pradesh at 10,947, Rajasthan at 10,763 and Madhya Pradesh at 9,638, according to the Health Ministry's data updated in the morning. The number of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 8,613 in West Bengal, 5,760 in Karnataka, 5,202 in Bihar and 4,854 in Haryana. It has risen to 4,851 in Andhra Pradesh, 4,285 in Jammu and Kashmir, 3,650 in Telangana and 2,994 in Odisha. Punjab has reported 2,663 novel coronavirus cases so far while Assam has 2,776 cases. A total of 2,005 people have been infected by the virus in Kerala and 1,411 in Uttarakhand. Jharkhand has registered 1,256 cases, while 1,160 cases have been reported from Chhattisgarh, 838 from Tripura, 421 from Himachal Pradesh, 330 from Goa and 317 from Chandigarh. Manipur has 272 cases, Puducherry has 127 and Nagaland has reported 123 cases till now. Ladakh has 103 COVID-19 cases, Arunachal Pradesh has 51, Mizoram has 42, Meghalaya 36 while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 33 infections so far. Dadar and Nagar Haveli has 22 cases, while Sikkim has reported seven cases till now. The ministry's website said that 8,803 cases are being reassigned to states and "our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR". State-wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation, it said. As per the Bihar Health Department, the state reported 117 new COVID-19 cases in the day. At present, there are 5364 confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Bihar. As per a statement from Mumbai Police, 1871 personnel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus until now. This includes 853 patients who have recovered while 21 casualties have been reported. Moreover, 82 positive cases have also been reported among the State Reserve Police Force personnel deployed in Mumbai. 389 new COVID19 cases reported in the state last 24 hours: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad pic.twitter.com/WG3F48Q3cX — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 9, 2020 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation stated that a senior official of the civic body had passed away owing to COVID-19. He was deployed in the Water Resources Department. The Meghalaya government announced that places of worship would not reopen in the state from June 14, as originally planned. This development came after consultation with different religious organizations. Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma revealed that another meeting with religious organizations would take place at the end of June. With 91 new novel coronavirus cases being recorded in Kerala on Tuesday, the state's active COVID-19 tally rose to 1231. A total of 848 patients have recovered from COVID-19 so far. In a massive development, Delhi Arvind Kejriwal tested negative for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. He had a mild fever and sore throat since the afternoon of June 7 and had self-quarantined himself. Andhra Pradesh reported 147 new COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours. This propelled the state's COVID-19 tally to 3990 which includes 1510 active cases and 77 casualties. With 1685 novel coronavirus cases being reported in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 34914. 21 more persons died owing to COVID-19 in the day taking the state's death toll to 307. 18,325 patients have been discharged so far. Jammu and Kashmir's COVID-19 tally rose to 4346 (3407 from Kashmir and 939 from Jammu) after 61 more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This includes 1506 patients who have been discharged while 48 casualties have been reported. On Tuesday, Maharashtra witnessed a slight dip in COVID-19 cases with 2259 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus. This has propelled the state's COVID-19 tally to 90,787. With 120 deaths being reported in the day, Maharashtra's death toll surged to 3289. At present, the state's recovery rate and fatality rate stands at 46.96% and 3.6% respectively. A total of 5,77,819 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in various laboratories across the state. While 5,68,073 persons are in home quarantine, 26,470 others have been admitted to institutional quarantine centres. 470 new novel coronavirus cases and 33 deaths were reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 21,044. This includes 14,373 patients who have been discharged and 1313 deaths. With 355 novel coronavirus cases being reported in Haryana on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 5209. This includes 1807 patients who have been discharged and 45 casualties. Rajasthan reported 369 COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths on Tuesday, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 11,245. This includes 8,328 patients that have been discharged and 255 casualties. Assam's COVID-19 tally surged to 2937 with 102 novel coronavirus cases being reported in the state on Tuesday. So far, 784 patients have been discharged while 5 casualties have been reported. Madhya Pradesh's COVID-19 tally surged to 9849 with 211 new novel coronavirus cases reported on Tuesday. MP's death toll increased to 420 after 6 more persons died owing to COVID-19. 6729 patients have been discharged so far. One more person died of coronavirus in Assam on Tuesday as the infection count crossed the 3,000-mark with 215 fresh cases. According to Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, five people have died of the virus in the state so far while the infection count stands at 3,050. The state has 1,945 active cases as of now, Sarma said. Assam has witnessed a surge in COVID-19 positive cases since inter-state movement of people began with more than 3,000 cases added since May 4. As many as 146 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Tuesday, including four doctors of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, raising the state's count to 3,140, a Health Department official said. Odisha now has 996 active cases, while the number of recoveries increased to 2,133. Nine people have so far died due to the contagion in the state, officials said. Of the 146 new cases, 127 were reported from different quarantine centres for returnees, and 19 were detected during contact-tracing, they said. At least 10 out of the 30 districts of Odisha have reported over 100 COVID-19 cases, the officials added. A woman died due to COVID-19 in Jharkhand on Tuesday, raising the number of coronavirus fatalities in the state to eight, even as 86 more people tested positive, health officials said. The 69-year-old woman from Bokaro district was under treatment at a COVID-19 ward in a hospital here, they said. Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally stands at 1,416, of which 849 are active cases, a state government bulletin said. A total of 559 patients have recovered from the disease. The Delhi government on Tuesday directed 22 private hospitals to reserve more beds for coronavirus patients, revising its earlier allocation limit. In an official order, it directed 22 private hospitals to allocate 2,015 extra beds for coronavirus patients. On May 24, the Delhi government had directed private hospitals and nursing homes with a capacity of 50 beds or more to reserve 20 per cent of their total beds for coronavirus patients. Uttar Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike of 18 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking the fatality toll to 301 as 389 new cases of the infection surfaced in the state. The total number confirmed cases in the state had reached 11,335 now. "The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 4,365 while as many as 6,669 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from various hospitals. As many as 301 COVID-19 patients have died," Principal Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad told reporters. A day after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh lashed out at Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and distanced itself from the decision to not distribute 'prasad' at religious places, his government has allowed the same. Issuing a notice, the Punjab government revised its earlier lockdown guidelines that prohibited 'langar' and the distribution of prasad at religious places. The order issued on Tuesday states, “It has now been decided to allow community kitchens (langar) and serving of prasad at religious places, subject to the condition that physical distancing norms and all COVID hygiene precautions while preparing and distributing food shall be strictly followed.” There have been 1,366 new cases of corona virus in Delhi. The total number of corona virus positive cases in the national capital now stands at 31,309, including 18,543 active cases, 11,861 cured / discharged / displaced cases and 905 deaths India's total Covid cases rise to 2,76,583, of which 1,33,632 are active. 7,745 people have died thus far while 1,35,205 have recovered Total 124369 cases have been registered under Section 188 of IPC, since 22nd March till today, for violation of Coronavirus Lockdown norms. 846 accused arrested in cases of assault on policemen: Maharashtra Police Maharashtra Police on Wednesday said that no new COVID19 case reported in Police in the last 48 hours. Total coronavirus cases in the force stand at 2,562, death toll at 34 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Pune is now 10,012 and death toll 442: Pune Health Officials The Rajasthan government led by CM Ashok Gehlot has on Wednesday decided to seal its borders for a week due to a rise in COVID19 cases. The order states that only those with valid passes to be allowed to enter or exit the state. After battling COVID-19 for eight days, DMK legislator and the main opposition party's noted articulate member in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, J Anbazhagan died on Wednesday at a private hospital. The 62-year old MLA, "who has been fighting for his life with severe COVID-19 pneumonia rapidly deteriorated early this morning. Inspite of full medical support, including mechanical ventilation at our COVID-19 facility, he succumbed to his illness," Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre said in a statement condoling his death. The State Health Department on Wednesday said that 136 new COVID19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4126 The total number of COVID19 cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 448 including 187 active cases, 245 recovered and 5 deaths: State Health Department 42 new COVID19 cases reported in the state till 12noon today, taking the total number of positive cases to 3092: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma On Wednesday till 2.30 pm, Uttarakhand reported 23 new novel coronavirus cases propelling the state's COVID-19 tally to 1560. 53 patients have been cured in the day so far. The patient doubling rate in Uttarakhand stands at 15.41 days. Goa CM Pramod Sawant revealed that there are 359 positive cases in the state out of which 108 have come from outside the state. There are 292 active cases while 67 patients have been cured so far. On Wednesday, 277 novel coronavirus cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh. There are 4318 active cases in the state and 6971 patients have been discharged. 321 casualties have been reported. Until now, 4,04,637 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state. UP's positivity rate stands at 2.87%. As per a state government bulletin, Andhra Pradesh's COVID-19 tally surged to 5,247 with 218 novel coronavirus cases being reported in the last 24 hours. It attributed the spike in infections to foreign returnees. Rajasthan Govt issues directions for regulating the inter-state movement of persons - movement of people by international flights into state to be in accordance with MHA's SOP. People coming to state by scheduled domestic commercial flights/trains/buses to be screened on arrival. https://t.co/DoySgJXcUh pic.twitter.com/5wOAzF4TjX — ANI (@ANI) June 10, 2020 The number of COVID-19 tests conducted in India has exceeded 50 lakh. So far, 50,61,332 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in 590 government labs and 233 private labs across the country. 5,991 patients have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. India's recovery rate stands at 48.88%. #COVID19India updates: For the first time, the total number of recovered patients has exceeded the active cases✅ ▪️ 1,33,632 total active cases ▪️ 1,35,205 patients cured; recovery rate 48.88% ▪️ 50,61,332 tests conducted by @ICMRDELHI Read more: https://t.co/q7CRCe9jwK — PIB India (@PIB_India) June 10, 2020 Karnataka's COVID-19 tally surged to 6041 after 120 novel coronavirus cases and 3 deaths were reported between 5 pm on June 9 and 5 pm on June 10. While 2862 patients have been discharged so far, 71 casualties have been reported. Among the active cases, only 14 patients have been admitted to an ICU. Kerala reported 65 new novel coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the state's active COVID-19 tally to 1238. So far, 905 patients have recovered from COVID-19 in the state. With 200 individuals testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, the state's COVID-19 tally soared to 10,049. While 6892 patients have been discharged, 427 deaths have been reported. 128 new cases of #COVID19 reported till 9:30 pm today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1551, including 592 recovered and 8 deaths: Jharkhand Health Department pic.twitter.com/kMaQF71cDZ — ANI (@ANI) June 10, 2020 The total number of COVID-19 cases in Telangana propelled to 4,111 after 191 novel coronavirus cases were detected in the day. The state's death toll climbed to 156 with 8 persons passed away owing to COVID-19 in the day. So far, 1817 COVID-19 patients have been discharged. Pune reported 435 new Coronvirus positive cases and seven deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases stands at 10,394 and death toll is at 449, according to a statement by the Health Department, Zilha Parishad, Pune on Wednesday India on Thursday reported 9,996 new cases of Coronavirus and 357 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of cases in the county now stands at 286,579 including 137,448 active cases. 1,41,029 people have been cured/discharged/migrated and the death toll has reached 8,102 The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh is 458 now including 182 active cases, 259 recovered and 6 deaths: State Health Department Andhra Pradesh reports 135 new Coronavirus positive cases; the total number of cases in the state increases to 4,261 including 1,641 active cases, 2,540 discharged/cured and 80 deaths: State Health Department A Chief Medical Officer of CRPF has tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi. The CMO has been shifted to a private hospital in Okhla. Total positive cases in CRPF now stands at 544, out of which 353 have recovered and 4 died, according to ANI 51 #COVID19 positive cases & 5 deaths in Rajasthan till 10:30 AM today; 27 people recovered from the disease & 26 discharged during this period. Total number of positive cases in the state rises to 11651, including 264 deaths, 8596 recovered & 8221 discharged: State health dept pic.twitter.com/tv6nbltlrx — ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020 Imphal's total number of COVID-19 cases reaches 342 with 31 new cases. The number of active patients stands at 279 Chandigarh: 4 new cases The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Chandigarh is now 332 with 4 new cases reported today: Chandigarh Health Department Uttarakhand: 75 new cases 75 new COVID19 positive cases reported till 2pm today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1637: Uttarakhand Health Department Karnataka: 204 new cases 204 new cases of Covid19 and death of 3 positive patients have been reported in karnataka today.Out of 204 ,157 cases are those who travelled from other states..Till date ,6245 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes 2976 discharges & 72 deaths+ 2 deaths of positive case due to non covid cause.Among 3195 active cases ,10 are admitted in ICU Kerala dewaswom board has decided not to allow devotees to Sabarimala during the Mandalam season which is from 14th to 19th June. Earlier, CM made decision that all the temples including Sabarimala will be opened even for the devotees from the other States. After having discussion with the temple's top priest and other stake holders of the temple, the board has decided that the temple will not be opened for the devotees this month due to the Corona outbreak. Telangana Junior Doctors Association says they will continue strike at Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital which started after an alleged attack on a doctor by a relative of a #COVID19 patient. pic.twitter.com/h7MYGHituG — ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020 Karnataka government extends ban on online classes till 7th standard. Earlier, it was decided to not allow online classes till 5th standard. Dharavi: 20 new cases 2 deaths and 20 new positive cases of COVID19 reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai. The total number of cases in the area is now 1984 and 75 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Nepal: 250 new cases 250 more #COVID19 cases reported in Nepal taking the total number of cases in the country to 4614: Nepal Health Ministry Assam: 34 new cases Assam reports 34 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 3319: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma UP: Death toll at 345 So far 345 people have died from Corona. 15079 sample tests were conducted in the state yesterday. Till date, more than 4 lakh 11 thousand samples have been tested in various laboratories in the state As of today 1.65 lakh Indians have returned, this includes 29034 migrant workers, 12774 students & 11241 professionals: Anurag Srivastava, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson #VandeBharatMission After taking public opinion and consulting scholars, it has been decided that from Maghreb (sunset) today till 30th June, no congregational prayers will be performed at Jama Masjid: Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid #COVID19 ICMR: '0.73% population found with past infections' Explaining the results of the serosurvey conducted by Indian Medical Council for Research (ICMR), Dr. Balram Bhargava said that the ICMR has completed the first Serosurvey in 15 districts of India to know the extent of the infection of the virus in India. He said on a national basis, 0.73% of the population in these 15 districts showed past exposure to infection. Reiterating that there was no community transmission in India, he said that lockdown measures were successful in keeping spread low. Cautioning states to not lower their guard, he added "States need to keep on implementing effective surveillance and containment strategies preventing the spread of COVID19". ICMR's Serosurvey results The first serosurvey conducted by ICMR in collaboration with state health departments and WHO India had two parts - estimate fraction of population infected with SARS CoV-2 in general population and infected in containment zones of hotspot cities. While the study of infection in general population is complete, the study in containment zones in hotspot cities is ongoing. The study has stated that the infection fatality rate is also very low- 0.08%. 0.73% of the popuation in these districts had evidence of past exposure Large population is susceptible and is vulnerable to the virus Risk of infection is higher in urban areas by 1.09 times as that of rural areas. In urban slums, the risk of infection is 1.89 times higher than rural areas. Infection fatality rate is very low 0.08% Infection in containment zones found to be high with significant variations (ongoing study) ICMR: No community transmission "There is heightened debate on the term community transmission. India is such a large country and the effect of virus is so low. We are definitely not in community transmission," said Dr. Bhargava. When asked if efforts were made to ramp up testing, he said, "We had one lab in February and now we have over 850 labs in the country today. A total of 52,13,140 samples have been tested as of date with 1,51,808 samples tested in the past 24 hours. We do have the capacity to test upto 2 lakh cases and will ramp up testing accordingly". Health Ministry: Recovery rate at 49.21% Addressing the press briefing, Union Joint Health Secretary Lav Agrawal said that India's number of recovery rate stands at 49.21%. Moreover, the recovered tally of India exceeds its active cases. When asked about the discrepancy over deaths between Delhi govt and its civic bodies, he said that the changes were generally due to death audits, which will reflect in 2-3 days. "Recovery rate at 49.21%. The number of patients recovered presently exceeds the number of active patients," he said. On discrepancies in death numbers, he added, " Country-wide death report compiled based on States' data. If states take a day or two more in conducting 'death audit' a change in numbers arises due to it, then, in next 2-3 days numbers are accounted for." ITBP: 1 new case 1 new case of #COVID19 reported in ITBP in the last 24 hours. There are total 22 active cases & 194 have recovered till date: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Tamil Nadu: 1875 new cases 1875 #COVID19 cases & 23 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 38716, including 17659 active cases, 20705 discharged & 349 deaths: State Health Department Himachal: 458 new cases Himachal Pradesh reports 458 #COVID19 positive cases till now including 179 active cases, 262 recoveries, and 6 deaths: State Health Department Kashmir: 67 new cases 67 new COVID19 positive cases including 24 from Jammu and 43 from Kashmir reported, taking the total number of positive cases in the union territory to 4574: govt of Jammu and Kashmir Punjab: 82 new cases 82 #COVID19 cases & 4 deaths reported in Punjab today: State Health Department The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state is now 2259 including 569 active cases and 2259 recovered patients: Punjab Health Department Kerala: 83 new cases 83 people tested positive for #COVID19 today. The total number of cases in Kerala is now at 2244, including 1258 active cases. There are 133 hotspots in the state: Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister West Bengal : 440 new cases 440 more #COVID19 cases & 10 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 9768, including 3988 discharged & 442 deaths: State Health Department Gujarat: 38 new cases 38 deaths & 513 fresh cases of COVID19 reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state is now 22,067: Gujarat Health Department Maharashtra: 3607 new cases Highest single-day rise with 3607 new COVID19 cases & 152 deaths reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 97,648: Maharashtra Health Department Delhi: 1877 new cases 1877 more #COVID19 cases & 65 deaths reported in Delhi today. Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 34687, including 20871 active cases, 12731 recovered/discharged/migrated & 1085 deaths Delhi High Court directs that all private hospitals in Delhi that have been called upon to reserve 20% beds for #COVID19 patients, should conduct tests on symptomatic & asymptomatic persons, seeking admission for undergoing surgeries or procedures of other nature as well. Delhi: 13 officials of Railway Board to undergo home quarantine after an official who had come in contact with them tested positive for #COVID19. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan reviewed preparedness for #COVID19 management in Maharashtra through video conferencing today. State Ministers Rajesh Tope and Amit Deshmukh also attended via VC. Supreme Court takes suo-motu cognizance on issues relating to the treatment of #COVID19 patients & for the dignified handling of bodies in hospitals. A three-judge Bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul & Justice MR Shah to hear the matter tomorrow. Delhi Government issues order directing all designated #COVID19 hospitals to make oxygen facility available on all of their beds. Decision taken in view of the surge in positive cases in Delhi in last one week. Telangana: 208 new cases 208 more #COVID19 & 9 deaths reported in Telangana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 4320, including 1993 discharged, 2162 active cases & 165 deaths: State Health Department MP: 192 new cases 192 more #COVID19 cases & 4 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 10241, including 7042 discharged, 2768 active cases & 431 deaths: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 18 new cases 18 more #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, as of 9 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1655, including 886 discharged and 16 deaths: State Health Department Mumbai: 1540 new cases 97 deaths and 1540 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Mumbai. The total number of positive cases in #Mumbai is now 53,985: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai Rajasthan: 238 new cases 6 deaths & 238 new COVID19 cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 11,838: Rajasthan Health Department Jharakhand: 48 new cases 48 more #COVID19 cases reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1599, including 961 active cases, 630 recovered/discharged & 8 deaths: State health Department Delhi High Court directs to constitute a Committee of Doctors, with a request to visit two proposed hotels (Surya Hotel in New Friends Colony and Crown Plaza in Okhla) and give a report on the advisability/feasibility of these hotels being used as extended #COVID19 hospitals. A team of the National Humans Rights Commission, led by its member Jyotika Kalra, visited the LNJP Hospital for an on-spot inspection of the facility in the wake of allegations of mismanagement in handling the COVID-19 situation in the city. The hospital is a dedicated COVID-19 facility under the Delhi government. The Commission on Wednesday had sent notices to the Health Ministry and the Delhi government over the coronavirus pandemic situation in the national capital and asked them to submit a report in 10 days on healthcare facilities and related issues. Assam reported 145 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total in the state to 3,430, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. As many as 111 new cases were detected late tonight, adding to the 34 during the day, the Minister said. Two persons have died due to the disease this week, taking the toll to six in the state. Delhi recorded1,877 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest single-day spike here, taking the COVID-19 tally in the city to over 34,000-mark, and the death toll due to the disease mounted to 1,085, authorities said. This is the first time when over 1,800 case have been reported in a day in Delhi. In a bulletin issued on Thursday, the Delhi health department said, the death toll from coronavirus infection has risen to 1,085, and the total number of cases mounted to 34,687. As on 12th June, 67 COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state including 63 active cases and 4 recoveries: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu 30 more COVID19 cases reported in Goa today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 417, including 67 recovered and 350 active cases: State Health Department 48 more COVID19 cases reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1599, including 961 active cases, 630 recovered/discharged & 8 deaths: State health Department 1282 people tested for COVID19 in Himachal Pradesh today, of which 6 tested positive, 989 negative & results of 287 are awaited. Total cases in the state now at 470, including 177 active cases, 276 recovered & 6 deaths: State Health Department One more Cabinet Minister in Maharashtra tested positive for COVID-19. The minister, along with 5 staff members have been isolated. School and Mass Education Department, Odisha has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for admission into elementary, secondary and higher education classes during 2020-21 academic session in view of COVID-19. Subsequently, instructions have been issued for taking up new admissions in Elementary and Secondary schools vide Department Letter dated June 5, 2020. "Government in School and Mass Education Department, Odisha have already issued instructions regarding promotion of students of Government and Aided Elementary and Secondary schools of the State vide notification dated May 15, 2020, (Class I to VIII) and notification dated May 15, 2020 (Class IX to X) respectively relating to the academic session 2019-20," Government of Odisha stated in a letter. India reports the highest single-day spike of 10,956 new #COVID19 cases & 396 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 297535, including 141842 active cases, 147195 cured/discharged/migrated and 8498 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Maharashtra: There are a total of 2028 COVID19 positive cases in Mumbai Police and a total of 82 in the State Reserve Police Force. With 1927 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, the state's COVID-19 tally soared to 36,841. The state's death toll surged to 326 after 19 more casualties were reported in the day. There are 17,179 active cases in the state currently. Haryana's COVID-19 tally surged to 5579 after 370 novel coronavirus cases were detected on Wednesday. The state's death toll soared to 52 with 7 more casualties reported in the day. So far, 2188 patients have been discharged. With two more novel coronavirus cases reported in Manipur on Wednesday, the state's COVID-19 tally soared to 311. This includes 248 active cases. With 275 new novel coronavirus cases being reported in Uttar Pradesh, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 11,610. UP's death toll soared to 321 after 20 more persons died owing to COVID-19. Gujarat recorded 510 novel coronavirus cases and 34 deaths on Wednesday, taking its COVID-19 tally to 21,554. The death toll in the state stands at 1,347. 14,743 patients have been discharged. With 343 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, West Bengal's COVID-19 tally surged to 9328. This includes 5117 active cases and 432 casualties. 1501 #COVID19 positive cases, 384 recovered/discharged/migrated and 48 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 32,810, including 12,245 recovered/discharged/migrated and 984 deaths: Government of Delhi pic.twitter.com/Aoj1otbwhe — ANI (@ANI) June 10, 2020 Jammu and Kashmir reported 161 novel coronavirus cases and 3 deaths on Wednesday, propelling the Union Territory's COVID-19 tally to 4507. This includes 1671 recoveries and 51 casualties. Bihar's COVID-19 tally soared to 5698 after 115 more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the day. Maharashtra registered its single-highest one-day spike in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths on Wednesday. 3254 novel coronavirus cases and 149 deaths were reported in the state. At present, there are 46,074 active cases in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the number of recovered in the state rose to 44,517 after 1879 patients were discharged in the day. A total of 5,93,784 samples have been tested for COVID-19 across the state. Surveillance of 67.65 lakh population has been undertaken by 18,384 surveillance squads. While 5,69,145 persons are in home quarantine, 27,228 others have been admitted to institutional quarantine centres. The state's recovery rate and case fatality rate stands at 47.34% and 3.65% respectively. 355 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Rajasthan on Wednesday, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 11,600. There are 2,772 active cases in the state besides 259 casualties. We have decided that Bhopal will remain shut for two days in a week- on Saturdays and Sundays: Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Narottam Mishra Delhi's Jama Masjid will be closed from 8 pm Friday till June 30, mosque's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari has announced three days after the mosque reopened. Odisha reports 112 new #COVID19 cases over the last 24 hours taking the total number to 3,498, out of which 2,354 patients have recovered. Supreme Court pronounces its judgement on a number of petitions filed by several companies, including MSMEs, challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs order to make full salary and payment to employees during the 54 days period of lockdown imposed to contain COVID19 pandemic Justice Bhushan says,' We directed no coercive action to be taken against employers.Our earlier orders will continue.A detailed affidavit has to be filed by Centre in last week of July.Negotiation b/w employees&employers to be facilitated by State Government labour departments'. https://t.co/rWEt0HWisi — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020 Supreme Court seeks reply from Ministry of Civil Aviation on petitions seeking complete refund of airline tickets booked for flights during the lockdown period. Court also asks Centre and airlines to sit together and devise modalities for ways to refund. Jharkhand's total COVID19 cases reach 1,607 until 11 am today. Active cases stand at 969; 8 deaths reported: State Health Department Delhi High Court dismisses public interest petitions seeking lockdown till June 30. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/q7YgCctuoj — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020 Total 163 COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Puducherry till date, of which 84 are active cases and 76 have been treated/discharged; death toll stands at 3: Government of Puducherry A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court starts hearing case regarding lapses in proper treatment of #COVID19 patients and dignified handling of bodies after taking suo-motu cognisance of the matter. Supreme Court says that the Government hospitals in Delhi aren't giving due care and concern to the bodies. Lockdown will not be re-announced. Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray has requested and appealed to the people not to crowd anywhere and follow the instructions given by the government: CMO Maharashtra 5 new COVID19 positive cases reported in the state, taking the total number of positive cases to 475: Himachal Pradesh Health Department Supreme Court allows Tamil Nadu Government to find out the ways and means to sell liquor, whether online or at physical outlets. The Court said that it is not for a Court to lay down how it can be sold. These are for the State Governments to decide. — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020 Amid disparity between the number of Coronavirus deaths reported by the Delhi government and that by BJP-ruled Municipal Corporations (MCD), Health Minister Satyendar Jain has told MCD to send them details of '2098 COVID-19 deaths'. Speaking to media on Friday, he said that if the claims made by MCD is true, then they should send the details of the deceased persons. The Health Minister also clarified about reports of reimposition of lockdown in the national capital. Andhra Pradesh reports 141 new COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4402 including 1723 active cases and 80 deaths: State Health Department The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Manipur increased to 385 with 19 new COVID-19 cases being reported on Friday. There are 312 active COVID-19 cases in the state currently. Nepal: 448 new cases 448 new #COVID19 cases reported in Nepal in last 24 hours taking the total number of cases in the country to 5062, including 16 deaths: Nepal Health Ministry Uttarakhand: 37 new cases Uttarakhand reports 37 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1692: State Health Department Imphal: 19 new cases Imphal's total number of #COVID19 cases reaches 385 with 19 new cases. Number of active cases rises to 312. Himachal: 5 new cases 5 new COVID19 positive cases reported in the state, taking the total number of positive cases to 475: Himachal Pradesh Health Department Andhra: 141 new cases Andhra Pradesh reports 141 new #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4402 including 1723 active cases and 80 deaths: State Health Department UP: 15,607 samples tests Yesterday, 15607 sample tests were conducted in the state. A target of 20 thousand test daily capacity has been set by the end of June. Till date, 4 lakh 19 thousand 994 samples have been tested in various laboratories in the state: Principal Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Health Amit Mohan Prasad So far 7609 people have returned home after recovering completely. Our recovery rate is 60.31%: Principal Secretary Health Uttar Pradesh Mohan Prasad Maharashtra police: 129 new cases In the last 48 hours, 129 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Maharashtra Police. Total number of positive cases rise to 3,388 including 36 deaths and 1945 recoveries: Maharashtra Police Tamil Nadu: 1982 new cases Tamil Nadu records highest single-day spike of 1982 #COVID19 positive cases (Indigenous 1933 + Imported 49) today; 18 deaths & 1342 discharges also reported. The total number of positive cases here stands at 40,698, including 367 deaths and 22,047 discharged: State control room Delhi High Court orders interim release of pending salaries of MCD doctors in Delhi. HC also issues notice to Centre, Delhi Govt, others on its suo-motu petition after taking cognisance on a report related to non-payment of salaries to MCD doctors for last 3 months. Union Health Ministry likely to withdraw use of Azithromycin in combination with Hydroxychloroquine HCQ (antiviral drug) which is being administered to severely ill #COVID19 patients; HCQ use to continue: Sources Lt Guv of Delhi Anil Baijal (in file pic) today constituted an advisory committee of experts under section 17 of DDMA Act to advise the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on various aspects of #COVID19 management. Tamil Nadu CM Edapapdi K Palaniswani today denied rumours about intensified lockdown in Chennai & its nearby districts for 15 days, from June 15 to 30. Movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited between 9 PM and 5 AM throughout the country, except for essential activities. Some States/UTs are also restricting movement of persons and vehicles plying on highways between 9 PM and 5 AM: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020 Offices: #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Offices on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (1/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/9kLSjylkFx — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Offices on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (2/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/s0KxO0TPlg — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 Hotels: #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Hotels on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (1/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/wioJk3fl5d — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Hotels on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (2/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/5TgsMq0brj — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 Religious places #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Religious Places on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (1/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/XB54WDHm2p — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Religious Places on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (2/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/YsFV4caP7H — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 Restaurants #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Restaurants on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (1/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/lqqVEycHIA — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Restaurants on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (2/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/Q6V7sWej4L — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 Shopping malls #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Shopping Malls on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (1/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/qCXrRPXYJn — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 #IndiaFightsCorona Guidelines for Shopping Malls on preventive measures to contain the spread of #COVID19. (2/2) #TogetherAgainstCovid19 #BadalkarApnaVyavaharKareinCoronaParVaar #HealthForAll #SwasthaBharat #CoronaOutbreak #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/J7UH6DF8IP — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 12, 2020 Dharavi: 29 new cases 29 new positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Dharavi today.. Total cases in Dharavi is now 2013. Bengal: 476 new cases Highest spike of 476 cases in a day in Bengal. Total active cases shoot up to 5587 9 Deaths in the past 24 hours. 451 total deaths. Haryana: 366 new cases With the spike of 366 new #COVID19 positive cases, the total number of positive cases in Haryana rise to 6334: State Health Department J&K: 156 new cases 156 more #COVID19 cases reported in J&K today, 88 from Jammu division & 68 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases in the Union Territory (UT) is now at 4730, including 2591 active cases, 2086 recovered, & 53 deaths: J&K Government. Gujarat: 495 new cases 495 fresh cases of #COVID19 and 31 deaths have been reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 22,562 including 15,501 cured/discharged and 1416 deaths: State Health Department Maharashtra: 3493 new cases Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 101141 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 3717 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 55451 Total death in Mumbai — 2044 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 3493 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 127 Total discharged till now — 47796 Mumbai: 1372 new cases 1372 new #COVID19 positive cases, 90 deaths, 943 discharge in Mumbai today. Total number of positive cases here now stands at 55,357, including 2042 deaths & 25,152 recovered and discharged: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai. Total cases in Maharashtra stands at 1,01,141. MHA permits certain categories of foreigners incl OCI cardholders to enter India - dependent family members of foreign diplomats & official/service passport holding service staff accredited to foreign diplomatic missions, consular offices or accredited international orgs in India MHA permits certain categories of foreigners incl Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders to enter India which includes-minors who hold OCI cards&whose parents are Indian nationals, OCI cardholders who wish to come to India on account of family medical emergencies/death. MHA to also permit certain categories of foreigners including OCI cardholders to enter India which includes-minors who hold OCI cards & whose parents are Indian nationals, those who wish to come on account of family medical emergencies/death. In a major development, sources have reported on Friday that PM Modi will to hold a video conference with all state Chief Ministers amid 'Unlock 1'. The meeting will be held in two parts on June 16 and 17. The Prime Minister is scheduled to hold talks with CMs of 21 states / UTs on 16 June - Punjab, Assam, Kerala, Block, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Himachal, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Ladakh, Puducherry, Arunachal, Meghalaya Mizoram, A&N Islands, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu, Sikkim and Lakshadweep. On the consecutive day he will hold talks with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu-Kashmir, Telangana and Odisha. These 15 states have higher number of Coronavirus cases and have sizable population. Currently, India is under 'Unlock 1', where the lockdown is only extended in containment zones till June 30. India has 1,41,842 active cases, 1,47,195 cases discharged and 8498 fatalities. Mp: 202 new cases 202 #COVID19 positive cases and 9 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today; 159 people recovered today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 10,443 including 440 deaths and 7201 recovered: State Health Department Telangana : 164 new cases 164 more #COVID19 & 9 deaths reported in Telangana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 4484, including 2278 discharged, 2032 active cases & 174 deaths: State Health Department Delhi: 2137 new cases Delhi records the highest single-day spike after 2137 #COVID19 positive cases reported today. 71 deaths and 667 recovered/migrated/discharged today. Total number of positive cases here stands at 36,824, including 1214 deaths and 13,398 recovered/migrated/discharged: Delhi govt Arunachal Pradesh on Friday reported its highest single-day spike of 20 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the state to 87, health department officials said. Of the 20 new cases, 13 were reported from Changlang district, six from East Siang and one from Namsai. Thirty-six more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim on Friday, taking the tally in the Himalayan state to 63, a top Health Department official said. Director General (DG)-cum-Secretary, Health, Dr Pempa T Bhutia said the 36 reports came very late this evening from the virology lab at STNM hospital. Of the total 63 COVID-19 cases, three have recovered, while 60 are active, Bhutia said. The National Health Authority, the apex body which implements the national health insurance scheme, has started empanelling ICMR-registered laboratories directly, officials said. The step comes after the body included testing and treatment for COVID-19 in its packages for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Health Authority (NHA) on Friday released guidelines on the process of empanelment, according to which, the primary eligibility criteria for laboratory empanelment is ICMR registration and it will be applicable for all private laboratories. The agency had been empanelling only hospitals till now under the Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB -PMJAY) and whatever services were required for providing care to patients, were provided by hospitals either in-house or through outsourcing. Citizens eligible under the health insurance scheme are availing free-of-cost testing through private labs and treatment for COVID-19 in empanelled hospitals since April. One person died of coronavirus as Jammu and Kashmir recorded 156 fresh cases, taking the UT's infection tally to 4,730 on Friday, officials said. So far 53 people, six in Jammu and 47 in Kashmir, have died of the infection in the union territory. The fresh death was reported from Jammu's Rajouri, the officials said. Of the 156 fresh cases, 88 were reported from Jammu and 68 from the Kashmir region. Not wearing a mask in public places in Chhattisgarh will attract a fine of Rs 100, a state government statement said on Friday. The decision was taken during a meeting of cabinet ministers and senior officials chaired by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday, it said. Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey said in the release that wearing face masks has been made mandatory for every citizen to prevent coronavirus infection from spreading, and anyone found not wearing a mask in public places will be fined Rs 100. West Bengal on Friday breached the 10,000-mark in COVID-19 cases with the highest single-day spike of 476 infections, raising the tally to 10,224, the state Health Department said. The death toll due to COVID-19 in the state rose to 451, with nine more people succumbing to the disease since Thursday evening, it said. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered stricter lockdown on weekends and public holidays. Issuing a notice, the Punjab government stated that people will be required to download e-passes from COVA app for movement on weekends and holidays. Moreover, non-essential shops and inter-district movement have also been restricted. However, it said that medical staff, essential service providers are exempted and industries will function as usual. The government also said that those entering the state from Delhi - where cases are spiralling will have to produce a mandatory testing certificate. The CM also directed the DGP to ensure strict implementation of the home quarantine rule. Amid worsening Coronavirus condition in the state, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has asked the COVID-19 testing laboratories to submit the results of the swab tests to the hospitals within a day. He also directed the officials to strictly implement the restrictions in the COVID-19 containment zones. Two more persons died due to COVID-19 in Assam on Friday, taking the death toll to eight, while 263 new positive cases were reported which pushed the tally to 3,693, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. As many as 195 new cases were reported late tonight, and 68 cases were detected in the evening, the minister said. Meanwhile, 152 patients were discharged from various civil, district and model hospitals after being tested negative, he said. Of the total 3,693 positive cases, eight have died, 2,098 patients are active, 1,584 have been discharged and three migrated out of the state, the minister said. India's total COVID-19 cases on Saturday at 3,08,993 of which 1,45,779 are active while 1,54,330 have recovered. 8,884 people have died thus far. 57 fresh ppositive cases emerged in MP's Indore taking the tally of the affected to 4029. 166 deaths have been reported so far. Odisha’s COVID-19 tally crosses 3700-mark after highest single-day spike of 225 cases Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, has approached Delhi High Court seeking quashing of FIR filed against the hospital by Delhi Police on complaint of Delhi Government for allegedly violating #COVID19 regulation. Delhi High Court to hear the matter on 15th June. Ten days after recording two lakh COVID-19 cases, India surpassed the three lakh-mark on Saturday with the worst daily spike of 11,458 infections, while the death toll too climbed to 8,884 with 386 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said. India took 64 days to cross the 1 lakh-mark from 100 cases, then in another fortnight it reached the grim milestone of two lakh cases. It has now become the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic with a caseload of 3,08,993, according to coronavirus statistics website Worldometer. However, the Health Ministry said on Friday the doubling time of coronavirus cases has improved to 17.4 days from 15.4 days. And its data updated at 8 am on Saturday showed active cases at 1,45,779 and those who have recovered at 1,54,329; one patient has migrated. "Thus, around 49.9 per cent patients have recovered so far," a ministry official said. The total number of confirmed cases include foreigners. Of the 386 new deaths, Delhi accounted for the highest 129 fatalities followed by Maharashtra 127. The virus is moving rapidly in Delhi, which for the first time reported over 2,000 cases on Friday, and Maharashtra, where the number of cases has crossed one lakh. Gujarat reported 30 deaths, Uttar Pradesh 20, Tamil Nadu 18, West Bengal, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh 9 each, Karnataka and Rajasthan 7 each, Haryana and Uttarakhand 6 each, Punjab 4, Assam 2, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha 1 each. Of the total 8,884 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 3,717 fatalities followed by Gujarat with 1,415, Delhi with 1,214, West Bengal with 451, Madhya Pradesh with 440, Tamil Nadu with 367, Uttar Pradesh with 365, Rajasthan with 272 and Telangana with 174 deaths. The death toll reached 80 in Andhra Pradesh, 79 in Karnataka, 70 in Haryana and 63 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 53 COVID-19 fatalities, Bihar 36 and Uttarakhand 21, Kerala 19, Odisha 10 and Jharkhand and Assam 8 each. Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh have registered 6 deaths each, Chandigarh 5, Puducherry 2, while Meghalaya, Tripura and Ladakh 1 each, according to the health ministry. More than 70 per cent deaths have happened due to comorbidities, the ministry said. Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of cases at 1,01,141 followed by Tamil Nadu (40,698), Delhi (36,824), Gujarat (22,527), Uttar Pradesh (12,616), Rajasthan (12,068) and Madhya Pradesh (10,443). The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 10,244 in West Bengal,6,516 in Karnataka,6,334 in Haryana and6,103 in Bihar. It has risen to 5,680 in Andhra Pradesh,4,730 in Jammu and Kashmir, 4,484 in Telangana and 3,498 in Odisha and Assam each. Punjab has reported 2,986 cases while Kerala has 2,322 cases. A total of 1,724 people have been infected by the virus in Uttarakhand, 1,617 in Jharkhand, 1,424 in Chhattisgarh, 961 in Tripura, 486 in Himachal Pradesh, 463 in Goa, 385 from Manipur and 334 in Chandigarh. Ladakh has registered 239 COVID-19 cases, Puducherry 157, Nagaland 156, Mizoram 104, Arunachal Pradesh 67, Sikkim 63, Meghalaya 44 while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 38 cases. Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu together have reported 30 cases. The ministry said 7,984 cases are being reassigned to states and "our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR". State-wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation, it added. Three deaths and 118 fresh cases of coronavirus were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the total number of fatalities and positive cases to 275 and 12,186, respectively, officials said. Two deaths were reported from Jaipur and one from Bharatpur on Saturday, they said. Meanwhile, 118 patients tested positive for coronavirus, the officials said At least 39 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, raising the tally in the state to 964, officials said on Saturday. Of the fresh cases, 27 were from Sepahijala, seven from West Tripura, three from Gomti and one each from Unakoti and South Tripura districts, they said. Thirteen more COVID-19 cases were reported in Puducherry on Saturday taking the tally of viral infections in the union territory to 176. Director of Health and Family Welfare Services S Mohan Kumar told reporters here that while 12 of the fresh cases were admitted to the Indira Gandhi Government Medical college hospital in neighbouring Kadirkamam, the remaining one patient was admitted to Centrally administered JIPMER. Three more persons, including two women, tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the total tally in the state to 107, a Health Department official said on Saturday. Two COVID-19 patients in Sikkim recovered on Saturday and were discharged from the STNM Hospital near Gangtok, an official said. Those recovered are the state's first two COVID-19 patients -- a 25-year-old man and a 54-year-old man, said Health Secretary Pempa T Bhutia. They have recovered completely and were discharged from the STNM Hospital earlier in the day, he said. Three patients had recovered from COVID-19 earlier this week, he said. After the recovery of five patients, the number of active cases in Sikkim stands at 58, he added. A total of 1,233 personnel of Mumbai Police have recovered from COVID-19 and 334 of them have resumed work, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Saturday. Deshmukh said he was proud of police personnel who risked their lives to perform their duties. As of June 12, 35 policemen, including 21 from Mumbai and others from rest of Maharashtra, have lost their lives due to COVID-19. A total of 197 police officials and 1,211 staffers have been infected by the novel coronavirus across the state, as per the state government. Loss of smell (anosmia) or loss of taste (ageusia) added to the list of #COVID19 symptoms by the Health Ministry. pic.twitter.com/PM6ZkEkHK4 — ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020 Delhi High Court directs Central Government and Delhi Government to increase the number of beds for #COVID19 patients and try to increase the number of ventilators so that all COVID19 patients in need can get these facilities. Amid the alarming rise in Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the national capital, Home Minister Amit Shah is set to chair an important meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in Delhi on Sunday. The meeting includes Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Health Minister Satyendra Jain, Lieutenant General Anil Baijal, and Dr. AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria. Delhi saw its highest spike on Friday with 2137 new cases and 71 deaths. In a major reprieve, Maharashtra government on Saturday, has capped the maximum price for COVID-19 tests (RT-PCR) at Rs 2200. Moreover, the maximum price for testing by collecting samples from home has been capped at Rs 2800. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had capped the maximum testing price at Rs 4500 but had then removed the all-India cap. Karnataka: Migrant labourers who returned to their homes in Kalaburagi's Ladchincholi village, from Maharashtra's Mumbai amid #COVID19 pandemic, have been given employment by the local administration, under MGNREGA scheme. The Bombay High Court has said that the frontline COVID-19 workers should be encouraged to discharge their duty without fear and should not be ostracised for travelling to work daily. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Amjad Sayed said this on Friday while dismissing a petition filed by a Palghar district resident, seeking for such workers to be kept in isolation. Uttarakhand: 35 new cases 35 #COVID19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1759, including 707 active cases, 1023 recovered & 21 deaths: State Health Department Andhra: 186 new cases 186 new #COVID19 positive cases and 2 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, 42 discharged during this period. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 4588, including 82 deaths and 2641 discharged: State COVID nodal officer Rajasthan: 118 new cases 118 #COVID19 positive cases and 3 deaths reported in Rajasthan till 10:30 AM today; 164 people recovered and 177 discharged so far. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 12186, including 275 deaths, 9175 recovered & 8784 discharged: State health dept Chandigarh: 11 new cases 11 fresh cases of #COVID19 reported in Chandigarh today, taking total number of cases to 345 including 5 deaths and 295 recoveries: Chandigarh Health Department Dharavi: 17 new cases 17 new positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Dharavi. Total cases in Dharavi — 2030 including 77 death. Punjab police: 17 officers test +ve 17 personnel of Punjab Police have tested positive in a random sampling of 7165 of a cross-section of police personnel posted as part of a special RT-PCR COVID-19 testing drive: Punjab Police Kerala: 85 new cases 85 fresh cases of #COVID19 reported in Kerala today, taking the total number of active cases to 1342: Kerala Health Department Mumbai police: 4 officers succumb 4 police personnel who had tested positive for #COVID19 have lost their lives in the last 24 hours: Mumbai Police #Maharashtra Assam: 25 new cases 25 new cases of #COVID19 reported in Assam, taking the total number of cases to 3718 including 1584 recoveries and 8 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 2123: State Health Department During the last 24 hours, 7,135 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, 1,54,329 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 49.95% amongst COVID-19 patients. There are 1,45,779 active cases & all are under active medical supervision: Union Health Ministry Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani tests positive for #COVID19: Pakistan Media Per day not more than 25 flights will be allowed to Guwahati wef June 14. Chief Secretary has written to Civil Aviation in this regard Tamil Nadu: 1989 new cases 1989 #COVID19 cases & 30 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 42687, including 18878 active cases, 23409 discharged & 397 deaths: State Health Department Himachal: Tally at 493 Total number of #COVID19 cases in the state now stands at 493, including 177 active cases, 299 recovered cases & 6 deaths: Health Department, Himachal Pradesh Maharashtra: 3427 new cases Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 104568 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 3830 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 56831 Total death in Mumbai — 2113 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 3427 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 113 Total discharged till now — 49346 Karnataka: 308 new cases 308 new cases of Covid19 and death of 3 positive patients have been reported in karnataka today.Out of 308 ,243 cases are those who travelled from other states..Till date ,6824 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes 3648 discharges & 81 deaths+ 3 deaths of positive case due to non covid cause.Among 3092 active cases ,15 are admitted in ICU Gujarat: 517 new cases Gujarat reports 517 new COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths; takes case count to 23,079 and fatalities to 1,449: Health official SAIL Chairman goes in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19: Sources SAIL Chairman Anil Kumar Chaudhary is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, sources said on Saturday. The total number of COVID cases in SAIL's corporate office here has grown five-fold to 25, they added. Haryana Government has decided to conduct examinations of students studying in final year in the universities, colleges and technical education institutions of the state from July 1 to 31, 2020. The results of these exams will be declared by August 7, 2020: Haryana Government West Bengal: 454 new cases New cases in the past 24 hours : 454 Total active cases : 5693 12 deaths in the past 24 hours. Total deaths : 463 Mumbai: 1383 new cases 69 deaths and 1383 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Mumbai today. The total number of positive cases in #Mumbai is now 56740. The death toll is at 2111: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai Goa: 60 new cases 60 more #COVID19 cases reported in Goa today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 523, including 70 recovered and 453 active cases: State Health Department Manipur: 64 new cases 64 more #COVID19 cases reported in Manipur in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 449, of which 358 are active cases and 91 have recovered/discharged: State Government Haryana: 415 new cases 415 #COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 6749, including 2803 recovered/discharged, 3868 active cases & 78 deaths: State Health Department Punjab: 77 new cases 77 #COVID19 cases & 2 deaths reported in Punjab today. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 3063 including 671 active cases and 2327 recovered patients. Death toll stands at 65: Punjab Health Department UP: 503 new cases UP covid-19 tally reaches 13118 with 503 new cases reported today. A total of 266 patients recovered taking the total tally of discharged patients to 7875. Active cases: 4858, Total deaths: 385 Tripura: 45 new cases Out of 1860 samples tested for #COVID19, 45 more people found positive in Tripura today. All of them have travel history: Biplab Kumar Deb, Chief Minister of Tripura Telangana: 253 new cases 253 more #COVID19 cases & 8 deaths reported in Telangana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 4737, including 2352 discharged, 2203 active cases & 182 deaths: State Health Department Delhi: 2134 new cases 2134 #COVID19 cases & 57 deaths reported in Delhi today. Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 38958, including 14945 recovered/discharged/migrated, 22742 active cases & 1271 deaths: Delhi Health Department Data released by BMC over COVID-19 related Beds availability in Mumbai city as on of June 11. 99% ICU beds occupied in Mumbai. 94% ventilators occupied. 76 % oxygen bed occupied Orders to set up 20,000 new #COVID19 beds in the national capital in the next one week. Hotels to have 4000 beds, banquets halls to have 11000 beds and nursing homes to have 5000 beds: Delhi Government Rajasthan registered 131 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday taking the tally to 12,532, while the death toll climbed to 286 with four new fatalities, officials said Eighteen more COVID-19 cases in Puducherry took the tally of infections to 194 on Sunday, while fatalities remained at four with no fresh deaths being reported In view of the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Central government will conduct a comprehensive health survey in the containment zones of Delhi. Taking to Twitter, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that a door-to-door health survey will be conducted, the report of which will come in one week. Taking note of the scarcity of beds in the hospitals of Delhi, the home minister has also decided to allot 500 railway coaches which will increase Delhi Hospital's capacity by 8,000 beds. This comes after the Sunday's meeting of Home Minister with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, L-G Anil Baijal and other senior officials. Modi govt is committed to control spread of #COVID19 in Delhi. Today, several important decisions were taken to protect people of Delhi & to prevent this infection, in the meeting held with Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Delhi LG Anil Baijal & CM Arvind Kejriwal: HM Amit Shah pic.twitter.com/1vNcW8eFr7 — ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2020 Testing for #COVID19 to be doubled in the next couple of days in Delhi and in 6 days, tripled: Union Home Minister Amit Shah https://t.co/wtSq7X5N8N — ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2020 Forty-five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the tally in the northeastern state to 1,046 on Sunday, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. Sepahijala district reported 44 new cases, while West Tripura one. All the new patients have a travel history outside the state, he said. Odisha registered the death of another COVID-19 patient taking the death toll to 11, while the state reported 186 fresh cases, a health department official said on Sunday. A 50-year male COVID-19 patient of Ganjam district died while undergoing treatment at a hospital, a statement issued by the department said. The novel coronavirus cases in Assam inched towards the 4,000 mark on Sunday with 43 more people testing positive for the infection, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. India saw the highest single-day spike of 11,929 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infections to over 3.20 lakh on Sunday, while the toll crossed the 9,000 mark with 311 more deaths, the Health Ministry said. This is the third day in a row there were more than 10,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in India, which is the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic. There are 1,49,348 active COVID-19 cases, while 1,62,378 people have recovered and a patient has migrated. The total confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 3,20,922, including 9,195 deaths, according to the ministry data updated in the morning. The number of recoveries are more than the active cases as 50.60 per cent of the patients have recovered so far, an official said. As many as 113 out of the 311 more deaths were from Maharashtra, followed by 57 in Delhi, 33 in Gujarat and 30 in Tamil Nadu. There were 20 more fatalities in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in West Bengal and 10 in Rajasthan. Haryana and Telangana registered eight more coronavirus deaths each, followed by seven in Madhya Pradesh, three in Bihar. Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab and Uttarakhand reported two deaths each. Of the total 9,195 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 3,830 fatalities, followed 1,448 by Gujarat and 1,271 in Delhi. The toll from the pandemic rose to 463 in West Bengal, 447 in Madhya Pradesh, 397 in Tamil Nadu and 385 in Uttar Pradesh. There have been 282 COVID-19 deaths in Rajasthan and 182 in Telangana. The number of fatalities reached 82 in Andhra Pradesh, 81 in Karnataka, 78 in Haryana and 65 in Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 55 COVID-19 deaths, followed by 39 in Bihar, 23 in Uttarakhand and 19 in Kerala. Odisha registered 10 deaths so far, followed by eight each in Jharkhand and Assam, and six each in Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh. Five people have succumbed to the contagion in Chandigarh, followed by two in Puducherry, and one each in Meghalaya, Tripura and Ladakh, the ministry said. More than 70 per cent of the deaths have happened due to comorbidities, it added. The maximum number of cases are from Maharashtra with 1,04,568 infections, followed by 42,687 Tamil Nadu, 38,958 in Delhi and 23,038 in Gujarat. The tally rose to 13,118 in Uttar Pradesh, 12,401 in Rajasthan and 10,698 in West Bengal. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 10,641 in Madhya Pradesh,6,824 in Karnataka,6,749 in Haryana and6,290 in Bihar. As many as 5,965 people have contracted the deadly disease in Andhra Pradesh, followed by 4,878 in Jammu and Kashmir, 4,737 in Telangana, 3,723 in Odisha and 3,718 in Assam. There are 3,063 cases in Punjab and 2,407 in Kerala, while 1,785 people have been infected in Uttarakhand and 1,711 in Jharkhand. A total of 1,512 people are afflicted with the disease in Chhattisgarh, followed by 1,046 in Tripura,523 in Goa and 502 in Himachal Pradesh. The number of coronavirus cases rose to 449 in Manipur, 437 in Ladakh and 345 in Chandigarh. Puducherry has registered 176 COVID-19 cases so far, followed by 163 in Nagaland, 107 in Mizoram and 87 in Arunachal Pradesh. Sikkim has 63 COVID-19 cases, while there are 44 infections in Meghalaya and 38 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Dadar and Nagar Haveli andDaman and Diu have registered 35 COVID-19 cases so far. Uttarakhand: 31 new cases 31 more #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1816, including 705 active cases, 1078 discharged & 24 deaths: State Health Department Andhra pradesh: 253 new cases Andhra Pradesh reports 253 new #COVID19 cases & 2 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4841 including 2034 active cases and 84 deaths: State Health Department Himachal: 6 new cases Himachal Pradesh reports 6 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 508: State Health Department Nepal: 425 new cases 425 more #COVID19 cases reported in Nepal in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country is now at 5760, including 19 deaths: Nepal Health Ministry Uttar Pradesh: 499 new cases 499 new cases of #COVID19 recorded in Uttar Pradesh in last 24 hours, taking total number of active cases to 4948. A total of 8268 people (60.72%) have recovered while 399 others lost their lives due to the disease: Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad Bara Hindu Rao Hospital running under North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) declared a designated #COVID19 hospital by Delhi Government. Hospital's Medical Superintendent directed to make all hospital beds available to admit coronavirus patients. A joint team of doctors of Health Dept of GOI, Delhi Health Dept, AIIMS and the 3 Municipal Corporation of Delhi will visit all #COVID19 hospitals in Delhi and inspect the health systems and preparedness to fight the disease and prepare a report: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today inspected Radha Soami Satsang Beas campus in Chhattarpur area for setting up a facility with 10,000 beds for #COVID19 patients. Home Minister Amit Shah directed immediate transfer of 4 IAS officers - Awanish Kumar & Monica Priyadarshini from Andaman & Nicobar, and Gaurav Singh Rajawat & Vikram Singh Mallik from Arunachal Pradesh to New Delhi to assist in the management of #COVID19: MHA Home Minister Amit Shah also directed attachment to Delhi Government of two senior IAS officers - SCL Das and SS Yadav from Centre: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Goa: 41 new cases 41 #COVID19 cases reported in Goa today, taking the total number of cases to 564 including 74 recoveries: Goa Health Department Maharashtra: 3390 new cases 3390 #COVID19 cases & 120 deaths reported in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 107958, including 50978 discharged, and 3950 deaths: Maharashtra Health Department Rajasthan: 293 new cases 293 cases of #COVID19 & 10 deaths reported in Rajasthan till 8.30 PM today, taking the total number of cases to 12,694 & death toll to 292. Number of active cases stands at 2,835: State Health Department Gujarat: 511 new cases 511 fresh #COVID19 cases & 29 deaths reported in Gujarat during the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 23,590 including 16,333 recoveries & 1478 deaths: State Health Department J&K: 163 new cases 163 new #COVID19 cases & 4 deaths reported in Jammu & Kashmir today, taking total number of cases to 5041 & death toll to 59. Number of active cases stands at 2593: Jammu & Kashmir Administration West Bengal: 389 new cases 389 more #COVID19 cases & 12 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 11087, including 5060 discharged, 5552 active cases & 475 deaths: State Health Department Punjab: 77 new cases 77 more #COVID19 cases reported in Punjab today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 3140, including 2356 recovered, 717 active cases & 67 deaths: State Health Department Manipur: 9 new cases Nine cases of #COVID19 recorded in Manipur till 6:30 PM today, taking total number of cases to 458 out of which 367 cases are active: Manipur Govt Chandigarh: Active cases at 50 Number of #COVID19 cases reach 350 in Chandigarh; number of active cases stands at 50: Chandigarh Health Department Karnataka: 176 new cases 176 #COVID19 cases & 5 deaths reported in Karnataka today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 7000, including 2956 active cases, 3955 discharged & 89 deaths (3 due to non-COVID cause): State Health Department Himachal: 187 active cases Total number of #COVID19 cases in the state now stands at 514, including 187 active cases, 309 recovered cases & 6 deaths: Health Department, Himachal Pradesh Delhi: 2224 new cases 1,974 more #COVID19 cases & 38 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 44,661, including 19,676 active cases, 24,547 discharged & 435 deaths: State Health Department Dharavi: 13 new cases 13 more #COVID19 cases reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the area is now at 2043, including 77 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) #Maharashtra Mumbai: 1395 new cases 1395 #COVID19 cases & 79 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 58135, including 28959 active cases, 26986 recovered/discharged and 2190 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) #Maharashtra Telangana: 237 new cases 237 more #COVID19 cases & 3 deaths reported in Telangana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 4974, including 2377 discharged, 2412 active cases, & 185 deaths: State Health Department. 23 journalists have tested positive for #COVID19 in Telangana today. So, far 60 journalists have contracted the disease & one of them died: Telangana Health Minister's Office Jharkhand: 37 new cases 37 cases of #COVID19 reported in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of cases to 1761 including 905 recoveries and 9 deaths: Jharkhand Health Department In compliance with orders of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Health Ministry directs that bodies of suspected #COVID19 cases in Delhi be handed over to relatives immediately without waiting for lab confirmation: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Government has established a new CoNTeC-AIIMS Helpline number - 9115444155. It prompts 3 choices - Book OPD appointments, seek help from volunteers, & doctors involved in #COVID19 management can talk to Sr consultants 24x7: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan pic.twitter.com/7jrreC0UOl — ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2020 Northern Railway Central Hospital in New Delhi has started in-house #COVID19 testing at its newly established Molecular Microbiology Lab after obtaining approvals and authorization from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Delhi Government: Northern Railway No train service at Anand Vihar railway station from Monday; all platforms to be reserved for deployment of isolation coaches Delhi Government withdraws its order declaring all nursing homes having bed strength between 10 beds to 49 beds as COVID-19 nursing homes. 9 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported out of 418 samples tested; 5 from Dimapur QC & 4 from Peren QC. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 177, of which 89 are active cases&88 have recovered: S Pangnyu Phom, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland — ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020 India has reported 325 deaths and 11,502 new Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the country now at 3,32,424 including 1,53,106 active cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The death toll stands at 9,520 and 1,69,798 have been cured/discharged/migrated Testing (Molecular based) update as on 15th June at 9 AM - total sample tested 57,74,133 and samples tested in the last 24 hours 1,15,519: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) According to the State Health Department, 78 cases of Coronavirus and two deaths have been reported in Rajasthan on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 12,772 and the death toll to 294. The number of active cases stands at 2,847 29 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in CRPF, taking the total number of positive cases to 620, of which 189 are active & 427 have recovered. The death toll is at 4: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) pic.twitter.com/VDOagYKkqs — ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020 Assam reports 40 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 4,158 including 1,960 recoveries and 8 deaths Number of active cases stands at 2187: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma 📌Alert ~ 40 new #COVID19+ cases reported 31 Jorhat, 3 Dhemaji, 2 Biswanath, 2 Dhubri, 1 Lakhimpur, 1 Dibrugarh ↗️Total cases 4158 ↗️Recovered 1960 ↗️Active cases 2187 ↗️Deaths 08 11:35 PM /June 15/Day's total as of now 40#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/f7MhAHOsZA — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 15, 2020 Total number of Coronavirus cases in the state now stands at 527, including 182 active cases, 326 recovered cases and six deaths: Health Department, Himachal Pradesh Odisha's COVID-19 tally on Monday crossed the 4,000-mark, with 146 more people, including nine disaster response personnel, testing positive for the infection, a Health Department official said. With these fresh patients, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 4,055, he said. Of the 146 cases, 128 were detected in various quarantine centres where people returning from different states are staying, while 18 were found in contact-tracing exercises, the official said. Odisha has now 1,333 active cases, while 2,708 people have recovered from the disease. (PTI) Many people are speculating whether another lockdown in Delhi in being planned. There are no such plans. — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 15, 2020 As per an order issued by the Delhi government, both government and private labs have been directed to work with full capacity and increase their COVID-19 testing capacity. Moreover, private labs must give COVID-19 test results within 48 hours. With 17 more novel coronavirus cases reported in Uttarakhand on Monday till 3 pm, the state's COVID-19 tally soared to 1836. This includes 1135 patients who have been discharged and 24 casualties. There are 668 active COVID-19 cases in the state at present. In a big development on Monday, June 15, Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami announced a lockdown in areas of Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, and Tiruvallur districts which come under Metropolitan Chennai Police limits from June 19 to June 30. This decision was taken in the wake of Chennai and the nearby districts reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. #WATCH Union Home Minister Amit Shah visits Delhi's LNJP hospital to review #COVID19 preparedness pic.twitter.com/iTwiu7uFRc — ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020 Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) orders to constitute a Task Force for #COVID19 management in Bengaluru Urban agglomeration area covering all wards of BBMP, all talukas of Bengaluru (Urban) & Bengaluru (Rural) districts. Three days institutional quarantine for those coming to Karnataka from Chennai and Delhi: Chief Minister Yeddyurappa Central govt is providing 500 isolation coaches to Delhi govt. 50 coaches have already been deployed at Shakur Basti containing 900 beds. Around 180 coaches will be placed at Anand Vihar & some at another station by tomorrow: CPRO Northern Railways Deepak Kumar Most migrant workers have reached their home destinations. We continue to coordinate with the state governments to send back remaining migrant workers: Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav 4450 Shramik Specials run since May 1, over 60 lakh migrants ferried home: Chairman, Railway Board Dharavi: 25 new cases 25 fresh cases of #COVID19 recorded in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking total number of cases to 2068. A total of 77 people have succumbed to the disease in the area so far: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra UP: 476 new cases Uttar Pradesh records 476 fresh cases of #COVID19 & 18 deaths, taking total number of cases to 14091 & death toll to 417. Number of active cases stands at 5064: State Health Department Karnataka: 213 new cases Karnataka detects 213 new #COVID19 positive cases and 2 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 7213 and 88 respectively: State Health Department J&K : 57 new cases 57 new #COVID19 positive cases including 28 from Jammu and 29 from Kashmir reported, taking the total number of positive cases in the union territory to 5098. Also, 3 deaths have been reported from Kashmir division today, taking the death toll to 62: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir Kerala: 82 new cases 82 persons tested COVID19 positive in the state today. There are 1348 active cases and 1174 recovered cases in the state: Kerala Health Minister's Office During last 24 hrs, 7419 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,69,797 patients, so far, cured of #COVID19. The recovery rate rises to 51.08% which is indicative of the fact that more than half of positive cases have recovered from the disease: Government of India The number of government labs for COVID19 testing has been increased to 653 and private labs increased to 248 (a total of 901): Government of India At all-party meeting, it was discussed to increase 1900 beds in state govt hospitals, 2000 beds in central govt hospitals, 1100 in private hospitals, 8000 beds in railway coaches & 4000 beds in hotels & to increase the testing capacity to 18,000 per day from June 20: Sanjay Singh Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the Delhi Chief Secretary to install CCTV cameras in COVID19 wards of every COVID19 hospital, so that there is proper monitoring and problems of patients can also be resolved: Ministry of Home Affairs — ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020 A decision will be soon made on roping in private hospitals to treat #COVID19 patients and the cost of testing and treatment will be fixed by the government: Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar Ministry of Civil Aviation allows Maharashtra to operate 100 flights daily. Earlier, Maharashtra was allowed only 50 flights (25 arrivals and 25 departures) daily. Tamil nadu: 1843 new cases 1,843 #COVID19 cases & 44 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 46,504, including 25,344 discharged, 20,678 active cases & 479 deaths: State Health Department Manipur: 32 new cases 32 more #COVID19 cases reported in Manipur taking the total number of cases in the state to 490. Number of active cases stands at 339: State Health Department Goa: 28 new cases 28 #COVID19 cases reported in Goa today, taking the total number of cases to 592 including 85 recoveries: Goa Health Department Punjab : Tally stands at 3267 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Punjab stands at 3267 including 753 active cases, 2443 recovered and 71 deaths: State Health Department West Bengal: 407 new cases 407 cases in the past 24 hours and 10 deaths. Total active cases :5515. Deaths : 485 Madhya Pradesh: 133 new cases 133 new COVID19 cases reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 10,935: State Health Department Delhi: 1647 new cases 73 deaths and 1647 new positive cases reported in Delhi today; the total number of positive cases in the national capital is now 42,829, death toll 1400: Delhi Health Department Telanagana: 219 new cases 219 new COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 5,193: State Health Department Jharkhand: 30 new cases 30 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1793 including 784 active cases and 1000 recovered: State Health Department Maharashtra: 2786 new cases Highest single-day spike of 178 deaths reported in Maharashtra today, along with 2786 #COVID19 cases. Total number of cases in the state is now at 110744, including 56049 discharged & 4128 deaths: State Health Department Mumbai: 3139 new recoveries 1066 #COVID19 cases & 58 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 59201, including 30125 recovered/discharged, 26828 active patients & 2248 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Classes for standards IX, X in schools located in non-red zone areas and junior college for XII will begin in Maharashtra from July 1 Maharashtra has capacity to test 38000 samples per day for #COVID19 but only 14000 tests are conducted. Mumbai has capacity to test 12000 samples per day but only 4000 tests happen. Govt is trying to keep number of cases low by testing less number of samples: Devendra Fadnavis,BJP Talking about #COVID19 testing capability, CM said that Punjab has increased daily testing capacity to 11,000&further steps being taken for increasing it to 20,000 in the next 15 days. Testing is the most vital tool in fighting COVID19: Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab https://t.co/lkksq5IDDY — ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020 Assam's coronavirus infection tally reached 3,900 with 207 new cases on Saturday, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Of the total 3,900 positive cases in the state, eight persons have died so far, including four this week. The number of active cases is 2,084, while 1,805 have been cured and three persons have migrated, the minister said. Among the 207 cases detected on Saturday, 182 were reported late in the night and 25 others during the day, he said. Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday reported a fresh case of COVI-19, taking the state tally to 88, officials said. Of the total 88 COVID-19 cases, 82 are active as six persons have been discharged after they recovered from the disease, a senior health official said. The new positive case was reported from Lower Dibang Valley district. The person is a returnee from Gujarat and is asymptomatic Twelve people in West Bengal succumbed to COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the death toll to 463, bulletin of the state health department said. All of the 12 deaths were because of comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, it added. Five people from North 24 Parganas, four from Kolkata, two persons from South 24 Parganas and one from Howrah died in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said. Since Friday, a total of 454 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported from different districts of the state, pushing the total number of confirmed cases here to 10,698, it stated. Assam reports 207 new COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 3900. Number of active cases stand at 2084: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday said people entering the state will have to provide address proof, making it clear that those arriving from the red zones will be quarantined. A senior official said there have been cases of people coming from red zones, which are more seriously affected by coronavirus, but claiming that they were staying in a green zone. This allowed them to go directly to their Himachal homes instead of first spending time at a quarantine centre. The state also issued a revised list of places with a high virus load. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Thane, Pune, Hyderabad, Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Howrah and Indore are on this list. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to hold a meeting with Delhi LG Anil Baijal & CM Arvind Kejriwal and members of State Disaster Management Authority to review the situation in the capital regarding COVID19, today at 11 am. Ministry of Family and Health Welfare has released 'Guidance Document on appropriate management of suspect/confirmed cases of #COVID19- #Railway Coaches-COVlD care centers'. pic.twitter.com/MSUm582qgX — ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020 Delhi Government issues order to install CCTV cameras in all COVID wards of #COVID19 hospitals under them for efficient monitoring & supervision of patient care. Public Works Department (PWD) directed to install cameras within 24 hours & submit a compliance report. pic.twitter.com/TbbdrGJ4eE — ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020 Himachal Pradesh Congress Legislative Party leader Mukesh Agnihotri has quarantined himself at his home over fears that he may have come in contact with a COVID-positive person. Journalist-turned-politician Agnihotri wrote a post on Facebook about this around 12.45 am on Tuesday. In the post written in Hindi, he said he might have come in contact with a COVID-19-positive person while discharging his duties as a public representative. "Though social distance was maintained and I am felling fully healthy, I am quarantining myself at my home till further information," Agnihotri said in the post. Haryana CM directed to conduct a survey of vacant buildings in Gurugram dist so that they can be used for isolation of COVID patients when required. He also directed to monitor sample testing in private laboratories and to ensure timely uploading of their reports. He also said that it is necessary to enter name & address of the person who gets his test conducted. He assured that a person belonging to any state can get his sample tested for COVID in Gurugram, he only has to give his correct address. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces that the 93rd Academy Awards, originally scheduled for February 28, 2021, has been pushed back to April 25 4 new #COVID19 cases confirmed last night, taking the tally to 121 in Mizoram. 3 are returnees from Delhi while 1 returned from Maharashtra. All are from Aizawl District, asymptomatic, between ages 24-30, under quarantine: Dept of Information & Public Relations, Govt of Mizoram 10,667 new COVID-19 cases and 380 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the country now stands at 343091 including 1,53,178 active cases, 1,80,013 cured/ discharged/ migrated and 9,900 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare On Tuesday morning, news agency ANI reported that Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain has been admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital after he complained of high fever and difficulty in breathing. Last week, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had undergone COVID-19 test after symptoms like mild fever and throat pain. He tested negative. Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain has been admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital after he complained of high fever and difficulty in breathing. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/77EBj5XrVN — ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020 Surya Hotel in New Friends Colony to be attached to Holy Family Hospital in the area, for treating COVID19 cases. Delhi HC had yesterday directed hotels Surya & Crowne Plaza to convert their premises into COVID care centres, based on the report of a two-member panel. 108 new COVID19 cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 4163: Odisha Health Department 115 COVID19 positive cases and 1 death reported in Rajasthan today, 9 recovered and 5 discharged. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 13,096, including 302 deaths, 9794 recovered and 9567 discharged: State Health Department Cricket Australia (CA) chairman Earl Eddings on Tuesday said that staging the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia is "unrealistic" due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The T20 World Cup 2020 is slated to be played in Australia from October 18 to November 15. "While it hasn't been formally called off this year, or postponed, trying to get sixteen countries into Australia in the current world, where most countries are still going through COVID spiking, I think it is unrealistic, or it's going to be very, very difficult," said Eddings in a virtual press conference as released by Cricket Australia. Delhi: US Ambassador to India Ken Juster hands over the first lot of 100 ventilators from USAID (United States Agency for International Development) to India at the headquarters of the Indian Red Cross No new positive cases reported in Himachal Pradesh today. The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state is 556 including 194 active and 343 recovered: State Health Department Odisha: Khorda District Magistrate orders all shops and market complexes, except medicine shops and petrol pumps, to remain shut from 2:00 pm to 6:00 am every day till June 30, to curb the spread of COVID19 193 new novel coronavirus cases and two deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. This has propelled the state's COVID-19 tally to 5280 which includes 2851 patients who have been discharged and 88 casualties. As per the Ministry of Health, 10,215 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours. With 1,80,012 patients being cured till now, the country's COVID-19 recovery rate has surged to 52.47%. Currently, 1,53,178 active cases are under medical supervision. Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) writes to Union Health Ministry over "ramping up testing for #COVID19 in containment zones & hospitals in Delhi by use of rapid antigen detection test". pic.twitter.com/BRE760wJZY — ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020 Delivering his opening remarks at the meeting with CMs of 21 states and Union Territories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the experience during the first two weeks of Unlock 1.0 could be beneficial in the future. He observed that the COVID-19 impact has not been that huge in India as compared to other parts of the world despite the repatriation of thousands of Indians from abroad and the internal migration of workers. While maintaining that even the death of one Indian is unsettling, he mentioned that India is one of the nations where there have been the least deaths due to the novel coronavirus. The PM stressed that stepping out without wearing a mask or face cover was not right at present. He added that precautions such as hand-washing and use of sanitizers are of utmost importance with people stepping out of their homes. On this occasion, PM Modi said that India's fight against COVID-19 would be remembered as an example of cooperative federalism. He also noted that green shoots were visible in our economy because of the efforts made in the last few weeks. He remarked that the suggestions given by the CMs would help chalk out a future strategy. Interacting with Chief Ministers on Covid-19. https://t.co/BBPkxL466O — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 16, 2020 UP Principal Health Secretary stated that 516 new COVID-19 cases had been reported in the last 24 hours taking the number of COVID-19 cases to 14,598. There are 5259 active cases in the state. A total of 8904 persons have recovered propelling the state's COVID-19 recovery rate to 61%. Overall, 435 casualties have been reported. During the meeting with PM Modi on Tuesday, the Chief Ministers thanked the former for his leadership during such a challenging time. They provided feedback about the existing health infrastructure in their states and efforts for augmentation to tackle the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. The CMs also elaborated on the awareness campaigns, help provided to workers on their return, usage of Aarogya Setu app and kickstarting of economic activities in the states. Kerala registered 79 new novel coronavirus cases on Tuesday taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 2622. There are 1366 active cases in the state currently. While 1234 individuals have recovered from the novel coronavirus, 20 casualties have been reported so far. After 1515 new novel coronavirus cases were reported in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 48,019. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu's death toll surged to 528 with 49 casualties reported in the day. There are 20,706 active COVID-19 cases in the state. With 78 fresh COVID-19 cases being reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, the Union Territory's novel coronavirus tally rose to 5298. This includes 2454 active cases and 63 casualties. Karnataka registered 317 new COVID-19 cases between 5 pm on June 15 and 5 pm on June 16, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 7530. There are 2976 active novel coronavirus cases in the state while 94 casualties have been reported. With 104 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Punjab on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 3371. 2461 patients have recovered while the death toll stands at 72. Manipur's COVID-19 tally rose to 500 after 10 new novel coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours. This includes 159 patients who have been discharged. With 37 novel coronavirus cases being reported in Goa on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 629. At present, there are 544 active COVID-19 cases in the state. Gujarat registered 524 new novel coronavirus cases and 28 deaths in the last 24 hours. This has propelled the state's COVID-19 tally to 24,628. This includes 17,090 patients who have been discharged and 1534 casualties. The total number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal rose to 11,909 after 415 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. The state's death toll increased to 495 with 10 more deaths reported in the day. So far, there are 5386 active COVID-19 cases in West Bengal. Rajasthan reported 235 COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths on Tuesday, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 13,216. This includes 9736 patients who have been discharged and 308 deaths. With 2701 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally soared to 1,13,445. This includes 57,851 patients who have been discharged and 5537 casualties. Madhya Pradesh reported 134 new novel coronavirus cases and 11 deaths, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 11,069. Meanwhile, the state's death toll rose to 476. Telangana's COVID-19 tally increased to 5,406 after 213 novel coronavirus cases were reported in the state on Tuesday. The state's death toll soared to 191 with 4 deaths were reported in the day. The COVID-19 death toll in Bihar reached 39 after a 55-year-old man succumbed to the viral infection, even as the state's tally climbed to 6,810 with 148 fresh cases, an official said on Tuesday. Districts which have reported one casualty each, besides Katihar, are Araria, Auranabad, Bhagalpur, Jamui, Madhepur, Madhubani, Munger, Nalanda, Nawada, East Champaran, Rohtas, Samastipur and Sheohar. All 38 districts in the state have reported COVID-19 cases and those with the highest tallies are Bhagalpur (336), Patna (334), Begusarai (318), Madhubani (304) and Khagaria (296). Only five districts – Araria, Arwal, Jamui, Lakhisarai and Sheohar – still have double-digit tallies. The five-star Taj Mansingh and another hotel will be converted into COVID-19 facilities as the Delhi government on Tuesday ramped up its efforts to augment beds for patients amid a spike in infections. With 1,859 fresh infections, the total number of coronavirus cases rose to 44,688 on Tuesday. Ninety-three fresh deaths were also reported taking the death toll to 1,837. According to an order issued by the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Chanakyapuri, rooms in the luxury Taj Mansingh Hotel in Lutyens' Delhi will be placed at the disposal of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) for using it as an attached COVID-19 facility. Jharkhand reported 34 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the state's tally to 1,839, according to the health department. There are 709 active cases in the state, said a bulletin issued by the department. A total of 1,121 people have recovered, including 121 during the day, it said. The state has recorded nine deaths so far, it added. With 218 active cases, East Singhbhum district has the highest cases, followed by Simdega (114), Koderma (85), Ramgarh (40), Gumla (35), West Singhbhum (46) and Ranchi (46), it said. The state has so far conducted 1,10,813 COVID-19 tests, it added. A total of 821 samples from Siaha, Lawngtlai, Kolasib, Hnahthial, Lunglei and Aizawl District were tested y'day. 633 samples tested negative for COVID19, while test for remaining 188 will continue today. No new cases detected. Total cases stand at 121: Mizoram Government The second flight of Air India took off from Auckland airport this morning carrying 217 stranded Indians from New Zealand, back home under Vande Bharat misson: Indian High Commission in New Zealand. The second flight of Air India took off from Auckland airport this morning carrying 217 stranded Indians from New Zealand, back home under #vandebharatmisson: Indian High Commission in New Zealand pic.twitter.com/lnAXMGF4Xo — ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2020 2003 deaths and 10,974 new COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the country now stands 3,54,065 at including 1,55,227 active cases, 1,86,935 cured/discharged/migrated and 11903 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare A 65-year-old COVID-19 positive man from Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir died at a hospital here on Wednesday, taking the number of fatalities due to the disease in the Union territory to 64, officials said. The man from Feripora area of Shopian, in south Kashmir, died of cardiopulmonary arrest at 4:15 am at SKIMS Hospital Soura, they said. The officials said the patient was admitted to the hospital on Monday with complaints of fever and shortness of breath, and was diagnosed with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. The patient was on non-invasive ventilation and his son who was attending him had given negative consent for intubation, they added. 1 death and 122 new COVID19 positive cases reported till 1030 am today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 13,338: Rajasthan Health Department pic.twitter.com/3z7dXm0d8o — ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2020 Supreme Court hears a petition filed by a doctor, Dr Arushi Jain, for separate facilities and timely salaries, among others, for COVID19 frontline health workers, including doctors and other related staff. Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta tells Supreme Court, that the Central govt had already issued a circular saying that the salaries must be paid to doctors&other health care staff, the Chief Secretaries of states must ensure this. Any violation of this, will attract punishment Supreme Court asks the Union of India to look at the issue and pass necessary directions to states for payment of salaries and other required quarantine facilities to doctors and health care workers treating COVID19 patients. Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Wednesday said it has approved a USD 750 million (around Rs 5,714 crore) loan to India to help the government strengthen its battle against the adverse impact of COVID-19 on poor and vulnerable households. "Cofinanced with the Asian Development Bank, the budgetary support will go toward bolstering economic aid for businesses, including for the informal sector, expanding social safety nets for the needy, and strengthening the country's health care systems," the multilateral agency said in a statement. India is extremely vulnerable to the pandemic given that around 270 million people continue to live below the national poverty line and around 81 million live in densely populated informal settlements with limited access to health services, according to the World Bank, it added. Andhra: 351 new cases COVID-19 cases cross 7000-mark in Andhra Pradesh as a record 351 were added in a single day so far. Toll rises to 90 with 2 fresh fatalities: Govt Himachal : 8 new cases HimachalPradesh reports 8 new #COVID19 cases taking the state's total to 568, out of which 185 are active patients. Death toll at 6. Arunachal: 4 new cases COVID19 tally rises to 99 in #ArunachalPradesh with 4 new cases, including 3 in Changlang district: Health official Odisha: 175 new cases 175 new #COVID19 cases in #Odisha, tally 4,338, active cases 1,350: Health Dept Chandigarh: Tally at 368 Number of #COVID19 cases reaches 368 in Chandigarh; fatalities at 6: Chandigarh Administration Nepal: 586 new cases Nepal reports 586 new cases of #COVID19 in the last 24 hours. Total cases rise to 7177: Health Ministry Supreme Court's three-judge bench asks, "What has Delhi done? Please protect doctors, nurses. They are #Corona warriors. You (Delhi govt) do not want the truth to come out. Several videos have come out." "Don't shoot the messenger, don't threaten doctors and health workers, support them," Supreme Court tells Delhi Govt while hearing suo motu cognisance matter related to the 'proper treatment of #COVID19 patients and dignified handling of bodies in government hospitals'. Uttar Pradesh undertook 16,159 tests yesterday crossing the fifteen thousand barrier. By end of June, the state is expected to achieve the target of 20 thousand tests per day as envisaged by CM Yogi. 960 isolation coaches deployed nationwide so far; 503 in Delhi, 372 in UP, 60 in Telangana, 20 in Andhra Pradesh, 5 in MP: Railways officials. Rlys deploys 503 isolation coaches at Delhi stations; 267 at Anand Vihar, 50 each at Shakur Basti, Sarai Rohilla, among others: Officials 6 CMs to speak in the PM-CM Meeting. Maha, Tamil Nadu, UP, Bihar, Delhi & Karnataka CMs likely to speak in the meeting PM Modi started the meeting by addressing the Indo-China skirmish saying, "I assure india, sacrifice of jawans won't go in vain. Our unity and sovereignty is supreme for us. Nobody should be under an illusion, we want peace, but won't stay quiet if provoked. India should be proud and remember that our bravehearts died fighting in Ladakh". The number of patients who have recovered from #COVID19 till now is more than the number of active cases in the country: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Also, at present, ventilator and ICU care are needed for very few patients across the country. We have been able to fight #COVID19 and control its spread because of the timely measures taken by us Just 3 months back, there was shortage of PPE kits&diagnostic kits across the world. In India too, we had a very limited stock because we were completely dependent on imports. But today, more than 1 crore PPE kits & equal no. of N95 masks have reached the states With increase in number of corona patients,expansion of health infrastructure should be our utmost priority.This will happen when each corona patient will get proper treatment, for this we'll have to emphasize on testing so that we can test, trace and isolate infected person Govt Doon Medical College, Dehradun is hereby designated as a centre of excellence for clinical management of #COVID19. Dr Anurag Aggarwal, Professor and Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine of the hospital has been nominated as nodal officer for the same: Govt of Uttarakhand Amid the rising number of Coronavirus cases, the country's recovery rate continues to steadily improve, informed the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. The Health Ministry revealed that the country's recovery rate stood at 52.8 per cent recording a total of 1,86,935 recoveries to date, as per the latest numbers. The Ministry added that 1,63,187 samples had been tested in the last 24 hours and that the total number of samples tested nationwide stood at 60,84,256. "During the last 24 hours, 6,922 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of1,86,934 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19," read a statement from the ministry. The number of government labs have been increased to 674 while private labs have been increased to 250. Goa: 27 new cases 27 fresh #COVID19 cases have been reported in Goa today; taking the total number of cases to 656. Number of active cases stand at 560: Directorate of Helath Services, Goa Rajasthan: 326 new cases Rajasthan reports 326 new #COVID19 cases till 8:30 PM today, taking the total number of cases to 13542. Death toll stands at 313 after 5 deaths were reported today: State Health Department Maharashtra: 3307 new cases Maharashtra reports 3307 new #COVID19 positive cases and 114 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 1,16,752 and 5651 respectively: State Health Department Haryana: 560 new cases Haryana reports 560 new #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 8832. Number of active cases stand at 4750: State Health Department Dharavi: 17 new cases 17 persons have tested positive for #COVID19 in Dharavi area of Mumbai, taking the total number of cases to 2106. A total of 78 people have succumbed to the disease in the area so far: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra West Bengal: 391 new cases 391 new #COVID19 cases and 11 deaths have been reported in West Bengal today. Total cases stand at 11,909 and death toll is at 506: State Health Department Gujarat: 520 new cases In the last 24 hours, 520 new #COVID19 cases and 27 deaths have been reported in Gujarat. State tally rises to 25,148 including 17,438 cured/discharged and 1561 deaths: State Health Department J&K: 108 new cases 108 new cases have been reported from Jammu and Kashmir; 27 from Jammu division and 81 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stand at 5406: Govt of Kashmir and Jammu Tamil Nadu: 2174 new cases Tamil Nadu crosses 50,000 mark with 2,174 new #COVID19 cases today, taking the total number of cases to 50,193. Death toll rises to 576 after 48 deaths were reported today: State Health Department. For the first time, the sample testing for COVID-19 has crossed 25,000 and it stands at 25,463 samples for the last 24 hour period Himachal: 2 new cases 2 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Himachal Pradesh today. Total number of positive cases rise to 570 in the state including 186 active cases, 365 recoveries and 6 deaths: State Health Department Karnataka: 204 new cases Karnataka detects 204 new #COVID19 positive cases and 8 deaths from 5 pm of June 16 to 5pm of June 17, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 7734 and 102 respectively: State Health Department Punjab: 126 new cases With the spike of 126 new #COVID19 positive cases in Punjab today, total number of positive cases rise to 3497: State Health Department Assam: 95 new cases 95 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Assam today, taking the total number of cases to 4605. Number of active cases stand at 2183: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Kerala: 75 new cases 75 new cases of #COVID19 and 90 recoveries have been reported in Kerala today. Death toll is 20: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Psychiatric Social Counselling Services "Samarthan" are available through Tele-Counselling for health care workers & all frontline workers, under aegis of Govt of Delhi. The services are available at 9868396802 or 9868396859 from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM-Monday to Saturday: Delhi govt Those who are positive can be brought in separate flight&state will offer treatment. Central Govt should make arrangements to conduct COVID19 tests through embassies of all passengers from abroad. State has demanded this in a letter to Central Government on May 5: Kerala CM https://t.co/J3lhFWI3pS — ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2020 The world has now recorded more than 8 million cases of #COVID19. In the first two months, 85,000 cases were reported. In the past two months 6 million cases have been reported: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) There have been more than 435,000 deaths and in the Americas, Africa and South Asia; #COVID19 cases are still rapidly rising. However, there are green shoots of hope, which show that together through global solidarity, humanity can overcome this pandemic: WHO Director-General Dexamethasone,a common steroid,has been shown to have beneficial effect on patients severely ill with #COVID19. According to early findings shared with WHO,for patients on oxygen alone, dexamethasone treatment was shown to reduce mortality by about one fifth: WHO Director-General For patients requiring a ventilator, mortality was reduced by about one third: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO (World Health Organization) Assam reported 184 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the state's total tally to 4,694, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He said 89 cases were reported late on Wednesday night while 95 were detected in the evening. The state's COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to over 57 per cent with 231 patients discharged from hospitals on Wednesday, taking total recoveries to 2,642, which is higher than the number of active cases, Sarma said. The chief medical superintendent of the district hospital tested positive for COVID-19 here on Wednesday, taking the number of infections to 181, an official said. "The chief medical superintendent of the district hospital has been sent for treatment in K D Medical College" DM Sarvagya Ram Mishra said. The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal reached 506 on Wednesday with 11 more fatalities, while the total number of cases reported in the state so far crossed the 12,000-mark, according to a health department bulletin. It stated that in all the 11 fresh fatalities, the causes were comorbid conditions and novel coronavirus infection was incidental. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Bihar rose to 6,940 on Wednesday with 130 fresh instances of the viral infection reported during the day, the state health department said. With no fresh casualty, the death toll, however, stayed at 39, it said. Maharashtra's Nashik district registered seven more deaths due to coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the toll to 142, while the case count rose to 2,274 after 117 persons tested positive, officials said. Among the deceased, six were from Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) areas and one from other part of the district, said an official statement issued by the local administration. Pune district reported 550 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 count to 13,235, a health official said on Wednesday. The death toll due to the pandemic reached 540 with 13 persons succumbing to the infection during this period, he added. The number of active cases, as on June 18, stands at 1,60,384 cases while 1,94,324 cases have been cured or discharged. 12,237 have died so far. The recovery rate has further improved to 52.95%; the recoveries/deaths ratio stands at 94.07%:5.93%: Government of India. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/0CQtHPioUS — ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2020 The number of novel coronavirus cases in Arunachal Pradesh has crossed the 100-mark with four Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) personnel testing positive for the infection, a senior health official said on Thursday. The four new cases have taken the virus count in the northeastern state to 103, of which 93 are active cases and ten persons have recovered, he said. The Board has decided to not allow the entry of devotees in temples from today till the end of June, due to a rise in COVID19 cases: Kerala Devaswom Board Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds meeting with senior officials of Delhi-NCR, over COVID19 situation. Delhi government has decided to cap the rates for COVID-19 RT-PCR test at Rs 2400 inclusive of all charges: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia India will turn COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity, become self-reliant and reduce its imports: PM Narendra Modi 62,49,668 samples tested till 17th June. 1,65,412 samples tested in the last 24 hours: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has been given additional charge of the health ministry and other departments allocated to Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain. Jain tested for positive COVID-19 on Wednesday. Two more people have died due to COVID-19 in Jammu city raising the number of fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir to 71, officials said on Thursday. A 65-year-old coronavirus positive man, who had returned from New Delhi along with three family members, died at the Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu on Wednesday night, officials said. Forty-three fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Tripura, taking the northeastern state's tally to 1,138 on Thursday, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. All but four new patients are from different battalions of the Border Security Force (BSF), he said. With 57 persons testing positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the case count in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district has gone up to 4,191, a health official said on Thursday. The Delhi Police on Wednesday had to perform a peculiar task of tracing the body of a coronavirus patient after his family tried to flee with it to his hometown while it was being transported from the hospital to a burial ground here. The family was intercepted and the vehicle traced by the central district administration, officials said. Rajasthan registered 10 COVID-19 deaths and 84 positive cases of coronavirus on Thursday, according to an official report. With this, the number of fatalities due to coronavirus in the state has gone up to 323, while 13,626 patients have tested positive. While six patients died in Bharatpur, 2 died in Bikaner. Barmer and Chittorgarh also reported one death each. 586 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Himachal Pradesh so far, including 6 deaths and 368 recovered: State health department Nine more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the northeastern state's tally to 130, Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said on Thursday. South Mizoram's Lawngtlai and Siaha districts have reported four new cases each while one case was reported from Lunglei district, he said. Assam: 82 new cases Assam reports 82 new #COVID19 positive cases taking the total number of cases to 4777. Number of active cases stand at 2111: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Uttarakhand: 57 new cases Uttarakhand reports 57 new #COVID19 cases till 2:30 PM today, taking the total number of positive cases to 2079: State Control Room COVID-19 Himachal: Tally at 586 586 #COVID19 positive cases reported in Himachal Pradesh so far, including 6 deaths and 368 recovered: State health department Andhra: 299 new cases 299 fresh cases of #COVID19 & two deaths recorded in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 5854 & death toll to 92. Number of active cases stands at 2779: State Health Department Odisha: Tally at 4512 The total number of cases in the state stands at 4512, of which 3047 have recovered and 1451 cases are active: Odisha Government Uttar Pradesh: 604 new cases UP tally reaches 15,785 with 604 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Active cases: 5,659, Total deaths: 488, Total recovered: 9,638 Ladakh: No new cases 68 samples were tested at COVID-19 Laboratory at Chuchot Yokma yesterday. All the samples are of Leh district and all are negative for COVID-19. The condition of all 591 active cases of COVID-19 in UT Ladakh is stable. There are 115 active cases in Leh district and 476 active cases in Kargil district. Three more COVID patients from Kargil district were discharged from COVID Hospital yesterday after their Negative reports was received by Health department. Preeti Sudan, Secretary Union Health Ministry writes to Chief Secretaries of all States & UTs, directing them to ensure salaries of doctors & health workers doing #COVID19 related duty is released on time. 671 more #COVID19 cases reported in Nepal in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the country to 7848: Nepal Health Ministry We have found that migrant workers returned in large numbers to 116 districts, spread over six states - Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan Within 125 days, for 116 districts, nearly 25 schemes of the government will be brought together under #GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan, we will reach saturation levels for each of those schemes within those 125 days: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Gujarat: 510 new cases 510 new #COVID19 cases and 31 deaths have been reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 25,660 including 17,829 cured/discharged and 1592 deaths: State Health Department West Bengal: 435 new cases 435 #COVID19 cases, 12 deaths and 468 discharged today in West Bengal. Total number of cases in the state is now at 12,735, including 7,001 discharged, 5,216 active cases, & 518 deaths: State Health Department Karnataka: 210 new cases 210 fresh cases of #COVID19 and 12 deaths have been reported in Karnataka. Total positive cases stand at 7944 and death toll is at 114: State Health Department Kerala: 97 new cases 97 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Kerala today. Death toll rises to 21 after one death was reported today. Total cases in the state stand at 2794 cases, of which 1358 are active cases: CM Pinarayi Vijayan Dharavi: 28 new cases 28 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2134. A total of 78 people have succumbed to the disease in the area so far: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra Tamil Nadu: 2141 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 2141 new #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 52,334. Death toll is at 625 after 49 deaths were reported today: State Health Department Karnataka: 210 new cases 210 new cases of Covid19 and death of 12 positive patients have been reported in karnataka today.Out of 210,79 cases are those who travelled from other states..Till date ,7944 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes 4983 discharges & 114 deaths+ 4 deaths of positive case due to non covid cause.Among 2843 active cases ,73 are admitted in ICU Maharashtra: 3752 new cases Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 120504 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 5751 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 62875 Total death in Mumbai — 3311 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 3752 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 100 Total discharged till now — 60838 CM Yogi directs health department to ramp up Covid-19 testing to 20,000 per day by June 20. Yogi also instructs officials to increase Covid-19 testing to 25,000 per day by June end. Notably, UP stands at number 5 in terms of coronavirus testing in India. Jharkhand: 23 new cases 23 more #COVID19 cases, 47 recoveries & 1 death reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1,919, including 710 active cases, 1,198 recovered/discharged & 11 deaths: State Health Department Manipur: 54 new cases 54 #COVID19 cases reported in Manipur in the last 24 hours, all returnees from other states. Total number of cases in the state is now at 606, including 407 active cases & 199 recovered: State Health Department Uttarkhand: 23 new cases 23 more #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today as of 9 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2,102, including 1,386 recovered, & 26 deaths: State Health Department J&K: 149 new cases 149 new cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir; 49 from Jammu division and 100 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stand at 5555 including 2340 active cases, 3144 recovered and 71 deaths: J&K Govt Mumbai: 1298 new cases 1298 #COVID19 cases, 518 recoveries & 67 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 62,799, including 31,856 recovered/discharged, 27,634 active cases, & 3,309 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Haryana: 386 new cases 386 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 9218. Number of active cases stand at 4538: State Health Department Rajasthan: 315 new cases 315 more #COVID19 cases, 17 deaths & 275 recovered in Rajasthan today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 13,857, including 2,785 active cases, 10,742 recovered & 330 deaths: State Health Department Punjab: 118 new cases 118 fresh #COVID19 cases and 5 deaths have been reported in the state today. Total number of cases stand at 3615 and death toll is at 83: Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab Goa: 49 new cases 49 samples have tested positive for #COVID19 in Goa today, taking the total number of cases to 705. Number of active cases stand at 596: Directorate of Health Services, Goa Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) fixes rates of #COVID19 RT-PCR test in Delhi at Rs 2400 per test inclusive of GST/taxes, if any, with immediate effect. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain is now being given oxygen support only at times when it is needed, his fever has also reduced. His health is improving: Office of Delhi Health Minister. Satyendar Jain tested positive for #COVID19 yesterday. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) lifts export ban on hydroxychloroquine API and its formulations. Telangana on Thursday reported 3 deaths and 352 new COVID-19 positive cases. The total number of positive cases in the State stands at 6,027 including 2,531 active cases, 3,301 discharged and 195 deceased: State Health Department Tamil Nadu: Lockdown to remain imposed til June 30 in 4 districts of the state - Chennai, along with its neighbouring districts Chengalpet, Kancheepuram & Thiruvallur - in the wake of the rise in number of #COVID19 positive cases. Visuals from NSK Nagar(Anna Arch)area in Chennai. pic.twitter.com/cyLj3aZqMC — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 India on Friday reported the highest single-day spike of 13,586 new Coronavirus cases and 336 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 cases now stands at 3,80,532 including 1,63,248 active cases, 2,04,711 cured/discharged/migrated and 12,573 deaths 165 new cases in Odisha 165 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 4677 out of which 1519 cases are active, according to the State Health Department. 165 new cases of #COVID19 recorded in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 4677 out of which 1519 cases are active: State Health Department — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 43 new cases in Assam As many as 43 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Assam on Thursday, as per information provided by the State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Health Minister informed that the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 4,904, including 2,044 active cases. So far, 2,848 patients have been discharged after treatment and nine deaths have been reported due to the virus. CSIR constituent lab CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) Lucknow has received permission for carrying out Phase III trial of antiviral drug Umifenovir, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. BMC Commissioner had on June 13 issued a statement that COVID-19 positive test report shall not be shared by the laboratory to the patient directly. The laboratory has to share the report with MCGM and MCGM, in turn, would share it with the patient. BMC has now issued a clarification on its earlier statement: BMC Commissioner issues clarification on its 13th June order that had said “No positive test report shall be shared by the laboratory with the patient directly. Laboratory has to share the report ONLY with MCGM and MCGM, in turn, shall share it with the patient.” pic.twitter.com/kKfuDn9x17 — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 52 #COVID19 positive cases, 1 death, 59 recovered and 54 discharged till 10:30 am in Rajasthan. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 13909, including 331 deaths, 10801 recovered and 10538 discharged: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/nCAN80ZFMG — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 As per the directions given by HM in a series of meetings chaired by him over last few days in regard to #COVID19 situation in Delhi, house to house health survey in 242 containment zones of Delhi completed yesterday. A total of 2.3 lakh people were surveyed: MHA pic.twitter.com/dJZfftfBjo — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 Sample testing has been doubled immediately in pursuance of decisions taken by HM Amit Shah in series of meetings. A total of testing samples of 27,263 have been collected in Delhi from 15 to 17 June 2020 against the daily collection which varied between 4,000-4,500 earlier: MHA pic.twitter.com/MEVJvH92BC — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 To provide relief to the common man in Delhi, HM Amit Shah constituted a committee under Member of NITI Aayog to fix rates charged by Pvt hospitals in Delhi for isolation beds, ICUs without ventilator support & ICUs with ventilator support: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) https://t.co/FGtGvgsf0y — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 Committee has recommended Rs 8000-10000, 13000-15000 & 15000-18000 including PPE costs for isolation bed, ICUs without & with ventilator respectively to all hospitals as compared to the current charges of Rs 24000-25000, 34000-43000 & 44000-54000 (excluding PPE cost): MHA pic.twitter.com/coIxcs4gd4 — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 These treatment rates for #COVID19 infected people will be applicable to private hospitals: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 Himachal Pradesh reports no new #COVID19 positive case. Total number of positive cases in the state stands at 595 including 200 active cases, 376 recoveries and 6 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/Ck34Ph0DzK — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020 Authorities have said 100 new cases have been reported in a span of 12 hours in Pune. The district’s cumulative case tally surged to 13,854. The Supreme Court Friday took note of the differences in COVID-19 testing charges in various states and asked the Centre to decide on the issue. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah observed during the hearing that there should be uniformity in COVID-19 testing charge in all states. However, the bench added that it will not venture into the fixation of the charges which will be taken care of by the Centre. Twenty more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the state's tally to 1,159, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said. Fifty-eight more people have recovered and were discharged from a COVID-19 care centre here on Thursday, officials said. Of the 1,159 cases, 520 are active while 639 people have recovered, they said. A total of 719 people are under institutional quarantine and 6,275 are in home isolation. Andhra Pradesh: 376 new cases 4 deaths and 376 new COVID19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 6230: State Health Department Himachal: No new case Himachal Pradesh reports no new #COVID19 positive case. Total number of positive cases in the state stands at 595 including 200 active cases, 376 recoveries and 6 deaths: State Health Department Radha Soami Satsang Beas centre will be a #COVID care centre with 10,000 beds out of which 10% will be oxygenated beds. We are working on its air conditioning. The cardboard beds are lightweight, reusable and have 2 years of warranty: South Delhi District Magistrate BM Mishra UP: 817 new cases In the last 24 hours, 817 new Corona positive cases have been reported. The total active cases are 6092. The number of fully discharged people is 9995 and the total number of people who die from Corona is 507: UP Chief Secretary Health Amit Mohan Prasad Kerala: 118 new cases 118 persons tested positive for #COVID19 in the state today. There are 1380 active cases and 1509 recovered cases in the state: Kerala Health Minister's Office Himachal: tally at 619 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh stands at 619 including 223 active cases, 377 recovered and 6 deaths: State Health Department Tamil Nadu: 2115 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 2,115 fresh #COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 54,449. Death toll rises to 666 after 41 deaths were reported today: State Health Department Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat has sanctioned an amount of Rs 11.25 crore for purchasing 3 testing machines for Dehradun, Haldwani and Srinagar medical colleges to increase COVID19 testing in the state. With 10,386 patients having recovered from #COVID19 in the last 24 hrs, the total number of recovered patients is now 2,04,710. The recovery rate is 53.79%: Government of India. Gujarat: 540 new cases With 540 new patients, number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rises to 26,198 on Friday, death toll reaches 1,619 with 27 persons dying: health official West Bengal: 355 new cases 355 new cases and 11 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Total active cases 5258, 529 deaths till today. Manipur: 75 new cases Manipur reports 75 new #COVID19 cases in last 24 hours. Total number of cases stand at 681 including 463 active cases and 218 recovered cases: State Govt Dharavi: 17 new cases 17 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of positive cases in the area to 2151: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava, has directed all States to ramp up testing for #COVID19 in containment zones and hospitals. Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary of Health Ministry writes to Special Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary and Secretary (Health) of states and Chief Secretary of Delhi over, "strict implementation of the guidelines on home isolation at the field level". Uttarakhand: 50 new cases 50 more #COVID19 cases have been reported in Uttarakhand as on 9 PM today, taking the total number of cases to 2177: State Control Room COVID-19 Rajasthan: 299 new cases Rajasthan reports 299 fresh #COVID19 cases and 3 deaths. The cumulative number of positive cases stand at 14156 including 2826 active cases and 333 deaths: State Health Department Maharashtra: 3827 new cases 142 deaths and highest single-day rise of 3827 new COVID19 cases reported in Maharashtra today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 1,24,331: State Health Department Telangana: 499 new cases Telangana reports 499 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 6,526. Death toll stands at 198 after 3 deaths were reported today: Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, Telangana Punjab: 217 new case 217 new COVID19 cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 3832 including 1104 active cases, 2636 recovered and 92 deaths: Punjab Health Department Mumbai: 114 new deaths 114 deaths and 1269 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Mumbai today, taking the total number of positive cases to 64,068: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai J&K: 125 new cases 125 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 23 from Jammu division and 102 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stand at 5680 including 2411 active cases, 3194 recovered and 75 deaths: J&K Govt After the Centre took over the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, the Delhi government has directed to cap the COVID testing rate at Rs 2400, as per Home Minister Amit Shah's directive. Moreover, testing too has been doubled from 4000-5000 daily to 16,618 samples in two days - June 15 and 16, stated the MHA. While reports of 6510 have been received, the remaining will be received by 18 June. Delhi is the third to cap testing rates after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The MHA has also stated that from 18 June, Delhi will be given priority to test COVID-19 patients via Rapid Antigen method, approved by ICMR. The apex science council has stated that negative results of the antigen must be confirmed by RT-PCR tests. MHA stated that 177692 people have been surveyed in the 242 containment zones bu June 15-16, the remaining will be surveyed by June 20. Mumbai: 1359 new cases 1359 new #COVID19 positive cases and 77 deaths have been reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases stand at 61,501 and death toll is at 3242: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) #Maharashtra Uttarkhand: 38 new cases Uttarakhand reports 38 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 2023: State Control Room COVID-19 Delhi: 2414 new cases 2414 #COVID19 positive cases, 67 deaths and 510 recovered/discharged/migrated in Delhi today. The total number of positive cases here now stands at 47102, including 1904 deaths & 17457 recovered/discharged/migrated: Government of Delhi Tripura: 43 new cases 43 people found #COVID19 positive out of 1250 samples tested. Majority of them have travel history & others were in contact of COVID-19 patients. Among them, 3 from 34 Bn BSF, 6 from Maharani BSF Camp, 4 from 120 Bn BSF, 26 from 74 BN BSF and 4 civilians: CM Jharkhand: 56 new cases 56 #COVID19 positive cases, 1 death and 30 recovered & discharged today. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 1895, including 10 deaths and 1151 recovered & discharged: Government of Jharkhand Telangana: 269 new cases 269 #COVID19 positive cases, 1 death and 151 discharged in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 5675, including 192 deaths and 3071 discharged: Office of the Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, Government of Telangana Two COVID-19 positive patients, both senior citizens, from Shopian and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir died here on Wednesday taking the number of fatalities due to the coronavirus in the union territory to 65, officials said. A 65-year-old man from Feripora area of Shopian, in south Kashmir, died of cardiopulmonary arrest at around 4 am on Wednesday at SKIMS hospital Soura, the officials said. Fixing COVID-19 treatment prices by private hospitals, the Delhi government on Saturday, issued an order capping prices at Rs 10,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 18,000 for moderate, severe and very severe cases respectively. Moreover, hospitals without accredition from the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare (NABH) were allowed to charge Rs. 8000, Rs 13,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively. This was recommended by a panel headed by Niti aayog member Dr. V. K Paul. With the highest single-day spike of 3,630 COVID-19 cases, the total tally in Delhi rose to over 56,000 on Saturday, while the death toll mounted to 2,112, authorities said. This is the second time in Delhi that over 3,000 cases have been reported in a day. The previous highest spike of 3,137 cases were recorded on June 19. Seventy-seven fatalities have been recorded in 24 hours, the Delhi health department said in a bulletin. It said the death toll due to the coronavirus infection has risen to 2,112, and the total number of cases now stood at 56,746. As many as 31,294 patients have recovered, been discharged or migrated so far, while the number of active cases stood at 23,340, the bulletin stated, adding 3,51,909 testshave been conducted till date. The number of containment zones in the city on Saturday stood at 249. Trump's campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus. The campaign's communications director, Tim Murtaugh, said in a statement that quarantine procedures were immediately initiated and no staff member who tested positive would attend the event. He said no one who had immediate contact with those staffers would attend, either. India's top drug regulator has given nod to two domestic pharmaceutical companies--Cipla and Hetero for marketing authorization of anti-viral drug Remdesivir only for "restricted emergency use" on COVID-19 patients with moderate disease (those on oxygen), a senior government official told ANI. With this development, India is soon to begin the domestic production of anti-viral drug remdesivir which would have efficacy, stability, safety for "restricted emergency use" on COVID-19 patients, official added. Earlier, this month ANI had reported that the Central Drug Control Standard Organisation (CDCSO) office of DCGI had granted its permission to US based Gilead Sciences for marketing authorization of its anti-viral drug Remdesivir in India for "restricted emergency use" on hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the wake of virus pandemic. On Saturday, ANI reported reported that DCGI granted domestic firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals the permission to manufacture and market anti- viral drug favipiravir. (inputs from ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on International Yoga Day on Sunday, stressing on the benefits of yoga as he elaborated on the theme 'yoga at home, yoga with family'. This year's International Yoga Day theme, PM Modi revealed, was to stay away from social gatherings owing to the dangers of the COVID pandemic and urged the citizens to perform yoga from home with their family. PM Modi elaborated on the positives of performing yoga, its effect on boosting one's immunity system and its need at the time of the coronavirus pandemic. The theme of International Day of Yoga this year is 'Yoga at home, Yoga with family'. Today, we will stay away from all social gatherings and do yoga with our family: PM Shri @narendramodi #MyLifeMyYoga #InternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/VIAA4dz8t0 — BJP (@BJP4India) June 21, 2020 Delhi government said it is in the process of procuring oxygen concentrators and oxygen cylinders and directed hospitals under it to not procure them for COVID-19 patients, according to an official order issued on Saturday. In an order issued on June 9, the government had directed medical directors of all thedesignated COVID hospitals under Delhi government to arrange oxygen supply for all the hospital beds. However, the government, in supercession of its earlier order, said hospitals may now not procureoxygen concentrators or oxygen cylinders. "The Health Department is already in the process of procurement of 18,000 D-type cylinders, 3,000 B-type cylinders and around 3,000 oxygen concentrators centrally," the order said. Tamil Nadu: Amma Canteen in Chennai's KK Nagar area is distributing free food amid COVID19 outbreak. Amma canteens will provide free food under Metropolitan Chennai Police limits during lockdown between June 19 & June 30 following state government's order. Visuals shared by ANI: Tamil Nadu: Amma Canteen in Chennai's KK Nagar area is distributing free food amid #COVID19 outbreak. Amma canteens will provide free food under Metropolitan Chennai Police limits during lockdown between June 19 & June 30 following state government's order. pic.twitter.com/IzBvFYos6d — ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020 306 deaths and highest single-day spike of 15413 new COVID19 positive cases reported in India in last 24 hrs. Positive cases in India cross 4 Lakh, stands at 4,10,461 including 169451 active cases, 227756 cured/ discharged/ migrated & 13254 deaths: Ministry of Health COVID cases in Mumbai's slum Dharavi dropped to single digits for the first time. 7 new cases were reported on Saturday. Total tally at 2158 cases with 79 deaths. Rajasthan reports 154 new COVID19 positive cases and 4 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 14691 and 341 respectively: State Health Department 133 new COVID19 cases reported in Assam, taking total cases to 5,388 including 3,202 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Health Department Two more people tested positive for COVID19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking total number of active cases to 233: State Health Department 477 new COVID19 cases and 5 deaths recorded in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 8,929 including 4,516 active cases. Number of deaths stands at 106: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 23 new cases Uttarakhand detects 23 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking total positive cases in the state to 2324: State Health Department Maharashtra: 88 new cases 88 new #COVI19 positive cases and 1 death recorded in the last 24 hours in Maharashtra Police, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 4,048 and 47 deaths respectively: Maharashtra Police Himachal: 2 new cases Two more people tested positive for #COVID19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking total number of active cases to 233: State Health Department The health condition of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has improved after being administered plasma therapy. His fever has subsided and oxygen level has improved. Doctors say that he can be shifted to the general ward by tomorrow: Office of Delhi Health Minister How many times has your ICMR changed guidelines, you must think about it. We asked for 1000 ventilators but you have given us only 50. Our machine was diverted to Kolkata by ICMR on the orders of PM. We ordered the machine but you diverted it there: Telangana Health Minister You did not give us proper facilities and financial aid but our state government has managed: Telangana State Health Minister Eatala Rajendra Being densely populated (227136 persons/sq km), Dharavi had 491 cases in April with 12% growth rate&case doubling period of 18 days. Proactive measures adopted by BMC reduced #COVID19 growth rate to 4.3% in May 2020 & further to 1.02% in June: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare The measures also ensured an improved case doubling time to 43 days in May 2020 and 78 days in June 2020: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Dharavi: 12 new cases Today New Covid Case - 12 . Total Dharavi Case - 2170 Karnataka: 453 new cases 453 new cases of Covid19 and death of 5 positive patients have been reported in karnataka today.Out of 453,74 cases are those who travelled from other states..Till date ,9150 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes 5618 discharges & 137 deaths+ 4 deaths of positive case due to non covid cause.Among 3391 active cases ,77 are admitted in ICU UP: 596 new cases In last 24 hours, 596 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in the state. There are 6186 active cases and 10,995 patients have been discharged. Death toll stands at 550 Delhi: 3000 new cases Delhi reports 3000 new cases, taking the total number of cases to 59,746. Death toll rises to 2175 after 63 deaths were reported today. Number of recoveries till date stands at 33,013. Gujarat: 580 new cases Gujarat reports 580 fresh cases of #COVID19 and 25 deaths, in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 27,317 including 19,357 cured/discharged and 1,664 deaths: State Health Department Chandigarh: Tally at 404 The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Chandigarh is now 404, including 82 active cases, 6 deaths and 316 cured cases: Chandigarh Health Department J&K: 122 new cases 122 new Coronavirus positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir; death toll reaches 82 Nepal says 90 pc of its coronavirus cases are foreign returnees, mostly from India Rajasthan: 393 new cases Rajasthan reports 393 new #COVID19 cases and 12 deaths till 8.30 pm today. Total number of cases rise to 14930 including 2984 active cases, 349 deaths and 11355 discharges: State Health Department West Bengal: 414 new cases West Bengal reports 414 fresh #COVID19 positive cases, 15 deaths and 432 discharged cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases stands at 13945 in the state, of which 5093 are active cases. The death toll is at 555: State Health Department Chhatisgarh: 139 new cases 139 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Chhattisgarh today. Total number of cases stand at 2273 including 841 active cases, 1421 discharged and 11 deaths: State Health Department Goa: 64 new cases 64 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Goa, taking the total number of cases to 818. There are 683 active cases and 135 recovered cases: Directorate of Health Services, Goa ITBP: 14 new cases 14 more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for #COVID19 in the last 24 hours. There are total 58 active cases & 210 have recovered till date: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Punjab: 122 new cases Punjab reports 122 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 4074. Death toll rises to 99 after one death was reported today. Till date, 2700 patients have been discharged: Department of Information & Public Relations, Punjab Govt Haryana: 412 new cases 412 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 10635: State Health Department MP: 179 new cases Madhya Pradesh reports 179 new #COVID19 cases and 14 deaths today. Total number of positive cases stand at 11903 including 515 deaths, 9015 discharged and 515 deaths: State Health Department Maharashtra: 3870 new cases Maharashtra reports 3870 new cases and 101 deaths today. Total positive cases stand at 1,32,075 including 65,744 recovered, 60,147 active cases and 6170 deaths: State Health Department Mumbai: 1242 new cases Today 1242 new #COVID19 positive cases and 41 deaths have been reported in Mumbai. Total positive cases stand at 66,507 including 3669 deaths, 33,491 discharged and 29,347 active cases: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) #Maharashtra Telangana: 730 new cases Telangana recorded 730 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 7,802. Death toll rises to 210 after 7 deaths were reported today. There are 3861active cases and 3731 discharged: State Health Department COVID-19: Mapping of containment zones in Delhi will be done again; close watch on activities inside such areas, says MHA Contact tracing will be done for all COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi with help of Aarogya Setu app: MHA The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 5,586 in Assam on Sunday, with 331 people testing positive, the highest in a single day, according to state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The previous single-day highest was 285 cases on June 4. The state's tally of positive cases reached 5,586, with nine deaths and over 3,000 recovered patients, he said. The minister said that 198 new cases were reported late on Sunday, while 133 cases were reported during the day, taking the daily total to 331, the highest so far on a single day. 445 deaths and a spike of 14,821 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hrs. Positive cases in India stand at 4,25,282 including 1,74,387 active cases, 2,37,196 cured/discharged/migrated & 13699 deaths: Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare 143 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Odisha on Sunday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 5,303 including 3,720 recovered and 1,562 active cases: Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha Out of 275 samples tested, 69 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported. The total number of positive cases stands at 280, of which 139 are active and 141 have recovered: S Pangnyu Phom, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Nagaland. pic.twitter.com/cjS8p4xS4D — ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2020 67 new cases, no new deaths reported in the state till 1030 am today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 14,997: Rajasthan Health Department pic.twitter.com/3gjVpxvma2 — ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2020 After a sudden surge in the number of Coronavirus cases in Goa in the last few weeks, the state has its registered its first COVID-19 death. An 85-year-old woman from Morlem village in North Goa who was diagnosed positive for the infection has died at a hospital. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane assured that the state government is taking all possible measures to keep its people safe. We are steadily maintaining a healthy recovery rate of 61.39 % & mortality rate remains low at 1.49%. We're continuing to effectively trace contacts of a positive case within 24 hours & every inter-state arrival is being quarantined for 14 days: Karnataka Minister for Medical Education (ANI) The recovery rate is 55.77% among #COVID19 patients: Ministry of Health The WHO Situation Report 153 of 21st June, 2020 shows that India has one of the lowest cases per lakh population in spite of its high population density. India’s cases per lakh population are 30.04 while the global average is more than its triple at 114.67: Ministry of Health BEST to discontinue its operation of dedicated buses for employees working on Essential Duty from tomorrow.Decision has been taken after the resuming of local train services on Central and Western railway, so around 600 dedicated buses will be discontinued and introduced on other routes including feeder routes in the city. Releasing a statement, BEST PRO Manoj Varade says, the buses operating for employees working in hospital, police stations and other essential staff will be discontinued gradually.. Also, as the trains have started functioning, demand for buses from railway stations has increased.. So, connecting buses will be increased over the next week. In a major reprieve to the 748 Indians who have been stuck in Pakistan amid the Coronavirus pandemic, the Pakistan government on Friday has issued an order allowing their repatriation. The order states that the individuals will be allowed to pass to India via the Wagah border on June 25,26 and 27. The order states that the Indians will be sent in three batches with the first two comprising of 250 individuals each, while the last batch comprising of 248 individuals. Haryana: 525 new deaths 525 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 9743: State Health Department Jharkhand: 41 new cases With 41 new cases today, total number of cases rise to 1961 in Jharkhand. 137 patients recovered today & number of total recovered/discharged stand at 1335: State Health Department Madhya Pradesh: 156 new cases 156 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total number of cases to 11582. Death toll rises to 495 after 9 deaths were reported today: State Health Department Delhi: 3137 new cases 🏥Delhi Health Bulletin - 19th June 2020🏥#DelhiFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/p3ZIUWrTq7 — CMO Delhi (@CMODelhi) June 19, 2020 102 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Assam. Total cases in the state now at 5006 including 1928 active cases, 3066 discharged & 9 deaths: Himanta Biswa Sarma, State Health Minister Mizoram reports 10 new #COVID19 positive cases; the total number of cases in the state stands at 140 including 131 active cases and 9 cured/discharged: Department of Information & Public Relations, Government of Mizoram Director of Directorate of Medical Education & Research, Maharashtra issues show-cause notice to the Dean of a government hospital in Latur district for allegedly asking a COVID19 patient to buy medicines from the market. He has been asked to respond to the notice within 3 days. One more policeman died of COVID19 in Mumbai yesterday, taking the death toll in Mumbai Police to 31. A total of 2,349 police personnel have contracted the disease so far in the city: Mumbai Police PRO Pranay Ashok India reports the highest single-day spike of 14516 new COVID19 cases and 375 deaths in last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases now stands 395048 at including 168269 active cases, 213831 cured/ discharged/ migrated & 12948 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare 66,16,496 samples tested till 19th June. 1,89,869 samples tested in the last 24 hours: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Madhya Pradesh: A BJP MLA who had participated in voting for Rajya Sabha elections yesterday has tested positive for COVID19. Rajasthan reported 158 COVID19 cases till 10.30 AM today, taking total number of cases to 14,314 out of which 2,860 cases are active. Number of deaths due to the disease stands at 333: State Health Department With 42 persons testing positive for coronavirus, the case count in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district has reached 4,288 on Saturday, a health official said. At least 1,768 swab samples were tested in the district, of which reports of 42 patients have come out positive in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 4,288, the official said. The district also recorded four deaths that have taken the toll to 193, he said. Puducherry records 52 fresh cases of #COVID19, taking total number of cases to 338 including 131 recoveries and 7 deaths: Puducherry Health Department Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at today's SDMA meeting opposed LG Anil Baijal's decision of 5-day compulsory institutional quarantine for COVID19 patients. He said this will make people evade testing which will further increase the spread of infection UP: 592 new cases There have been 592 new cases of corona virus in the last 24 hours, with 6,237 active cases of # COVID19 at present. The number of people who have fully recovered and been discharged is 10,369. 529 people have died from corona: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary Health Amit Mohan Prasad Maharashtra police: 986 active cases There are 986 active cases of COVID-19 in Maharashtra Police while 46 personnel have so far died due to the disease: Maharashtra Police Uttarakhand: 101 new cases Uttarakhand reports 101 new #COVID19 cases, taking the state's total to 2,278. Puducherry: 52 new cases Puducherry records 52 fresh cases of #COVID19, taking total number of cases to 338 including 131 recoveries and 7 deaths: Puducherry Health Department Chief Minister said if home isolation ends in Delhi there will be chaos. Currently, there are more than 10,000 people under home isolation and there are only 6,000 beds at quarantine centres, where will we accommodate all the people?: Manish Sisodia, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister https://t.co/oiTCnul7Yr — ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2020 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has set up a special #COVID19 hospital with 1000 beds in Richardson&Cruddas (engineering company) premises in Byculla, Mumbai. Out of 1000 beds,300 are ICU beds with oxygen supply&other facilities. It will be operational by the end of June: BMC Delhi Government issues order advising Hospitals & Medical Institutions under it to recall their staff that is on leave to report for duty immediately. Leave of any kind to be granted only under most compelling circumstances. #COVID19 Tamil Nadu: 2396 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 2396 fresh #COVID19 cases & 38 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 56845. There are 24822 active cases now in the state. Death toll rises to 704: State Health Department 33231 samples tested today, the highest number of #COVID19 tests conducted in a single day in Tamil Nadu. Total 861211 samples have been tested till date: State Health Department Kerala: 127 new cases Highest single-day spike of 127 positive #COVID19 cases reported in Kerala today. There are 1450 active cases now: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Himachal: Tally at 650 The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh stands at 650 now, including 229 active cases, 402 recovered and 6 deaths: State Health Department Goa: 29 new cases 29 #COVID19 cases reported in Goa today, taking the total number of cases to 754 including 129 recoveries and 625 active cases: Goa Health Department Gujarat: 20 new cases 20 deaths and 539 fresh cases of #COVID19 reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State's tally rises to 26737 including 18702 cured/discharged and 1639 deaths: State Health Department. West Bengal: 441 new cases West Bengal reports 441 fresh #COVID19 positive cases, 11 deaths and 562 discharged cases in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases stands at 13531 in the state: State Health Department J&K: 154 new cases 154 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 40 from Jammu division and 114 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 5834 including 2417 active cases, 3336 recovered and 81 deaths: J&K Govt Karnataka: 416 new cases 416 new cases and 9 deaths have been reported in Karnataka today. Total number of cases stands at 8697 and death toll is at 132: State Health Department Chandigarh: Tally at 390 The total number of positive cases in Chandigarh stands at 390, of which 68 are active. The death toll is at 6: Chandigarh Health Department Punjab: 120 new cases 120 new #COVID19 cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 3952 including 2678 recovered cases and 98 deaths: Punjab Health Department Dharavi: 7 new cases Mumbai's Dharavi reports 7 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total number to 2,158; 78 deaths have been reported in the area: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation #Maharashtra The rates approved by the High-Level Expert Committee would be applicable to all the #COVID19 beds up to the upper limit of 60% of the total bed capacity of private hospitals: Anil Baijal, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi https://t.co/OHnEhZIc2W — ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2020 Haryana: 480 new cases 480 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 10223: State Health Department Andhra: 491 new cases Andhra Pradesh reports 491 new #COVID19 positive cases and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases and deaths rise to 8452 and 101 respectively: State Health Department Madhya Pradesh: 501 new cases COVID19 toll rises to 501 in Madhya Pradesh with 6 more deaths; tally 11,724 with 142 new cases, active cases 2,343 Rajasthan: 381 new cases 381 new #COVID19 cases & 4 deaths reported in Rajasthan, taking the total number of cases to 14537, of which 2926 cases are active. Number of deaths due to the disease stands at 337: State Health Department Mumbai: 136 new deaths 136 deaths and 1197 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Mumbai today, taking the total number of positive cases to 65265. The death toll is at 3559: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai pic.twitter.com/siiO80EeIc — ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2020 Delhi: 3630 new cases 7725 patients recovered/discharged/migrated in the last 24 hours in the national capital. Total number of recovered/discharged/migrated cases stands at 31294: Government of Delhi https://t.co/skZG9zsCAf pic.twitter.com/PjcvY8sKSL — ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2020 Jharkhand: 59 new cases 59 more #COVID19 cases & 69 recoveries reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1965, including 619 active cases, 1335 recovered/discharged & 11 deaths: State Health Department Maharashtra: 3874 new cases 160 deaths and highest single-day rise of 3874 new #COVID19 cases reported in Maharashtra today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 1,28,205. The death toll is at 5,984: State Health Department Telangana: 546 new cases Telangana reports 546 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 7072. Death toll stands at 203 after 5 deaths reported today: Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, Telangana Due to the large-scale spread of COVID-19, lockdown will be imposed in 11 wards of Guwahati from 9 pm on June 23. The movement of individuals in these areas shall be strictly prohibited. All government and private offices, industrial establishments shall be closed. No public transport services will be functional. The movement of all private vehicles is banned. Other restrictions continue to remain in place. However, services such as Defence, Police, public utilities, municipal officials, hospitals etc. will be allowed to function. Shops dealing with groceries, fruits, vegetables, dairy and milk booths, animal fodder will remain open from 10 am to 5 pm. Other essential services such as media, banks, ATMs, delivery of essential goods have been permitted to operate. Here is the order regarding the imposition of lockdown: Assam: Lockdown to be imposed in 11 wards of Guwahati from 9 pm today, untill further orders. Essential services such as grocery stores, petrol pumps, banks etc to remain functional. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ZFhJmHtbVd — ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2020 The Punjab government has decided to provide more relaxation to hospitality services. For instance, restaurants are now allowed dine-in facility till 8 pm with 50% occupancy or 50 guests, whichever is less. Restaurants in hotels are allowed to serve food including buffet meals up to 50% of their seating capacity of 50 guests whichever is less. Marriages can be organized in marriage halls, palaces, hotels, and open venues with up to 50 people in attendance. The size of such a venue must be at least 5,000 sq. feet to maintain social distancing. Read the full order here: Keeping in view concerns of the Industry & MHA instructions, we have decided to reopen hotels, restaurants, marriage halls & other hospitality services at reduced 50% capacity. However, establishments must adhere to SoP and observe full precautions: Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh pic.twitter.com/cWUf2DCIZU — ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2020 The Uttar Pradesh government announced that rapid Antigen test kits had arrived in the state. They would be used across the state from Wednesday. UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi stated that special focus will be on Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, and Kanpur Nagar districts. He added that directions have been given to form 1 Lakh screening teams for medical screening for which all the preparations have been made by the Health Department. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Union Home Minister inviting him to inspect the COVID Care Centre at Radha Soami Satsang Beas campus in Chhattarpur. He also requested for the deployment of doctors and nurses from the ITBT at this centre. The aforesaid Centre has a capacity of 10,000 beds. Addressing a press conference in Pune on Tuesday, BJP leader and former CM Devendra Fadnavis demanded the MVA government to increase the testing for COVID-19 in the state. He observed that only 14,000 tests were being conducted in Maharashtra despite having a capacity of doing 38,000 tests daily. Terming this as dangerous, he contended that more testing was the only solution when COVID-19 cases are found outside the containment zones. Moreover, Fadnavis alleged that the state government was suppressing COVID-19 related figures. At present, there are 1,35,796 COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra. The AYUSH Ministry issued a statement on Patanjali's claim of producing a trial based medicine for COVID-19. It clarified that the facts in this regard were not known. It called upon Patanjali to stop advertising the claim that the aforesaid medicine can cure COVID-19 until the issue is duly examined. Read the full statement here: "Ministry of AYUSH has taken cognizance of the news being recently flashed in the media about Ayurvedic medicines developed for treatment of COVID-19 by Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, Haridwar (Uttrakhand). Facts of the claim and details of the stated scientific study are not known to the Ministry. The concerned Ayurvedic drug manufacturing company has been informed that such advertisements of drugs including Ayurvedic medicines are regulated under the provisions of Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 and Rules thereunder and the directives issued by the Central Government in the wake of COVID outbreak. Ministry had also issued a Gazette Notification No. L.11011/8/2020/AS dated 21st April, 2020 stating the requirements and the manner the research studies on COVID-19 with Ayush interventions/medicines should be undertaken. In order to make this Ministry aware of the facts of the aforesaid news and verify the claims, Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has been asked to provide at the earliest details of the name and composition of the medicines being claimed for COVID treatment; site(s)/hospital(s), where the research study was conducted for COVID-19; protocol, sample size, Institutional Ethics Committee clearance, CTRI registration and results data of the study (ies) and stop advertising/publicizing such claims till the issue is duly examined. Ministry has also requested concerned State Licensing Authority of Uttrakhand Government to provide copies of license and product approval details of the Ayurvedic medicines being claimed for the treatment of COVID -19." 2516 out of the 25,148 persons tested for the novel coronavirus in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday were confirmed positive. Thus, there are 64,603 COVID-19 cases in the state currently. With 1,227 patients discharged in the day, the number of recovered soared to 35,339. Tamil Nadu's death toll stands at 883 after 39 patients passed away owing to COVID-19. Tamil Nadu's COVID-19 data on June 23: With 322 more patients testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Karnataka on Tuesday, the state's COVID-19 tally propelled to 9721. The state's death toll rose to 150 after 8 more persons died owing to the novel coronavirus. So far, 6004 persons have been discharged. Here is the state government's bulletin: Jammu and Kashmir's COVID-19 tally surged to 6236 after 148 fresh novel coronavirus cases were reported in the Union Territory on Tuesday. This includes 20 from the Jammu division and 128 from the Kashmir division. Additionally, 2 more deaths were reported in the Kashmir division taking the death toll to 87. There are 2507 active COVID-19 cases in J&K. Punjab's COVID-19 tally rose to 4397 with 162 new COVID-19 cases being reported in the day. Here is Punjab's COVID-19 data as of June 23: Punjab reports 162 fresh #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total of cases to 4397. Death toll rises to 105 after 4 deaths were reported today: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/2SbJ1Dzge6 — ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2020 Manipur 23 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours taking the state's novel coronavirus tally to 921. This includes 663 active cases while 258 persons have been discharged. Delhi Delhi witnessed its single-highest one-day spike in the number of COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 3947 more persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus. The number of deaths soared to 2301 after 68 more deaths were reported in the day. While 16,952 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Tuesday, 21139 tests per million population have been conducted so far. West Bengal 62.58% of the COVID-19 patients in West Bengal have been discharged until now. 370 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths were reported in the state on Tuesday. Currently, there are 14728 confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the state out of which 9218 patients have been discharged while 380 fatalities have been reported. Uttar Pradesh In the last 24 hours, 576 new COVID-19 cases, 515 recoveries and 19 deaths were reported in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. The state's active cases tally stands at 6189 while the death toll rose to 588. Rajasthan Rajasthan reported 9 deaths and 395 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 15,627 including 3049 active cases and 365 deaths. Maharashtra 3214 new COVID-19 positive cases, 248 deaths (75 in the last 48 hours and 173 in the previous period) and 1925 recoveries were reported in Maharashtra on Tuesday. The total positive cases in the state rose to 1,39,010 including 69,631 recovered patients and 6531 deaths. Uttarakhand 31 novel coronavirus cases, 1 death, and 61 recoveries were detected in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. The total positive cases in the state surged to 2535, including 30 deaths and 1602 discharged patients. Telangana 879 COVID-19 cases, 219 recoveries, and 3 deaths were reported in Telangana on Tuesday. The total number of positive cases in the state soared to 9,553 including 4,224 recoveries and 220 deaths. Goa 45 samples were tested positive for COVID-19 in Goa on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 909. There are 702 active cases, 205 recovered cases, and 2 deaths in the state. Gujarat In the last 24 hours, 549 COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths have been reported in Gujarat. The state's COVID-19 tally propelled to 28,429 including 20,521 recoveries and 1,711 deaths. The ICMR stressed that testing should be made available to all symptomatic individuals in every part of the country and called for contact tracing mechanisms to be strengthened. Moreover, it advised all concerned state governments, public and private institutions hospitals to take required steps to ramp up testing for COVID-19 by deploying a combination of various tests which includes real-time RT-PCR, rapid antigen testing, and antibody testing for serosurvey. ICMR reiterated that test, track, and treat is the only way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Telangana continued to witness a major spike in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with as many 879 new cases and three deaths being reported, taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 9,553 and fatalities to 220. Cumulatively, 63,249 samples have been tested, it said. The state government has recently announced that around 50,000 samples would be tested in Hyderabad and its neighbouring districts as part of measures to check the spread of the virus. 652 cases reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Out of the 879 fresh cases, 652 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) followed by Medchal district near here with 112 cases. A total of 4,224 people have been discharged so far, while 5,109 were under treatment; 3,006 samples were tested on Tuesday, a bulletin said. Eleven more people succumbed to COVID-19 in West Bengal on Tuesday, taking the toll due to the disease to 580, while 370 fresh cases pushed the state's tally to 14,728, a health department bulletin said. Nine of the 11 deaths were due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, it added. The discharge rate in West Bengal improved to 62.58 per cent after 531 patients were discharged from different hospitals on Tuesday. Of the 531 recovered patients, 205 were from Kolkata and 100 from neighbouring North 24 Parganas district. West Bengal reports 370 fresh infections Of the 11 deaths, four were from Howrah district, three each from Kolkata and North 24 Parganas districts, and one from Purba Medinipur. With the 370 fresh infections, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 4,930. The new COVID-19 cases were reported from Kolkata (81), North 24 Parganas (55), Howrah (49), Dakshin Dinajpur (36), South 24 Parganas (28) and Malda (26), the bulletin said. Nineteen cases were reported in Darjeeling; 17 in Bankura; 16 in Jalpaiguri; 13 in Uttar Dinajpur; eight in Birbhum; five in Hooghly; four each in Nadia, Murshidabad and Purba Medinipur; three in Paschim Medinipur; and one each in Alipurduar and Purba Burdwan, it said. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Assam crossed the 6,000-mark on Tuesday as 203 more people tested positive for the disease, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With the fresh infections, the total number of active cases in the state climbed to 2,282, he said. The state has so far tested a total of 3,23,258 samples for COVID-19 across 12 government-run laboratories and a few outsourced centres, Assam Health and Family Welfare Department in its daily bulletin. Total number of cases in Assam reached 6,056 With these, the total number of cases in Assam reached 6,056 from 5,853 on Thursday. The state has 2,282 active cases, he added. In another tweet, Sarma said, "Glad to share that 197 more patients have been discharged today in Assam. With this, we have reached an impressive recovery rate of 64.3%." Nine patients have died due to the deadly disease, while 3,762 have been cured and discharged from hospitals so far, he said. Besides, three more patients have migrated to other states, the minister added. 465 deaths and highest single-day spike of 15968 new COVID19 positive cases reported in India in last 24 hours. Positive cases in India stand at 456183 including 183022 active cases, 258685 cured/ discharged/ migrated & 14476 deaths: Ministry of Health 258685 cured/ discharged/ migrated Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Tamonash Ghosh, who had tested positive for COVID-19 in May, died at a hospital here on Wednesday, party sources said. He was 60. The three-time MLA from the Falta assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district was admitted to a hospital after he tested positive for the disease, they said. He had several complications related to the heart and the kidney, the sources said. Mamata Banerjee pays tribute "Very, very sad. Tamonash Ghosh, 3-time MLA from Falta & party treasurer since 1998 had to leave us today. Been with us for over 35 years, he was dedicated to the cause of the people & party. He contributed much through his social work," West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee tweeted. "He has left a void that will be difficult to fill. On behalf of all of us, heartfelt condolences to his wife Jharna, his two daughters, friends and well-wishers," she added The country saw the highest single-day jump of 15,968 COVID-19 cases and 465 fatalities, taking the infection tally to 4,56,183 and the death toll to 14,476, according to the Union health ministry data. India registered over 14,000 cases for the fifth day in a row and witnessed a surge of 2,65,648 infections from June 1 till June 24, with Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh remaining the top five contributors to the rising tally. The number of active cases stands at 1,83,022, while 2,58,684 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the updated figures at 8 am. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 73,52,911 samples have been tested up to June 23 with 2,15,195 samples being tested on Tuesday. Of the 465 new deaths reported till Wednesday morning, 248 were in Maharashtra, 68 in Delhi, 39 in Tamil Nadu, 26 in Gujarat, 19 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 in West Bengal, nine each in Rajasthan and Haryana, eight each in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, four each in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, three in Telangana, two each in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha and Uttarakhand. Kerala, Bihar and Puducherry have reported one COVID-19 fatality each. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 12,261 in Madhya Pradesh, 11,520 in Haryana, 10,002 in Andhra Pradesh, 9,721 in Karnataka and 9,553 in Telangana. It has risen to 8,153 in Bihar, 6,236 in Jammu and Kashmir, 5,831 in Assam and 5,470 in Odisha. Punjab has reported 4,397 novel coronavirus infections so far, while Kerala has 3,451 cases. A total of 2,535 people have been infected by the virus in Uttarakhand, 2,362 in Chhattisgarh, 2,185 in Jharkhand, 1,259 in Tripura, 932 in Ladakh, 921 in Manipur, 909 in Goa and 775 in Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh has recorded 418 COVID-19 cases, Puducherry 402, Nagaland 330, Arunachal Pradesh 148 and Mizoram has 142 cases. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu together have reported 120 COVID-19 cases. Sikkim has 79 cases, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 50, while Meghalaya has recorded 46 cases so far. Of the total 14,476 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra accounted for the highest 6,531 fatalities followed by Delhi with 2,301 deaths, Gujarat with 1,710, Tamil Nadu with 833, Uttar Pradesh with 588, West Bengal with 580, Madhya Pradesh with 525, Rajasthan with 365 and Telangana with 220 deaths. The COVID-19 death toll reached 178 in Haryana, 150 in Karnataka, 119 in Andhra Pradesh, 105 in Punjab, 87 in Jammu and Kashmir, 56 in Bihar, 30 in Uttarakhand, 22 in Kerala and 17 in Odisha. Chhattisgarh has registered 12 deaths, Jharkhand 11, Assam and Puducherry nine each, Himachal Pradesh eight, Chandigarh six, while Goa, Meghalaya, Tripura and Ladakh have reported one fatality each, according to the health ministry. More than 70 per cent deaths took place due to comorbidities More than 70 per cent deaths took place due to comorbidities, it said. Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases at 1,39,010, followed by Delhi at 66,602, Tamil Nadu at 64,603, Gujarat at 28,371, Uttar Pradesh at 18,893, Rajasthan at 15,627 and West Bengal at 14,728, the ministry data said. A member of the Tamil Nadu government's expert committee on COVID-19 who had gone on a self-quarantine following "high risk exposure" said on Wednesday that her husband has been cured of the virus while she has tested negative for the pandemic. Prabhdeep Kaur's tweet after her husband was cured Taking to Twitter, Prabhdeep Kaur said she has also completed a 14-day quarantine. "Such a relief that my husband recovered from #COVID19, I was negative and completed 14 days home quarantine; thanks to all who supported us in this tough phase specially supportive staff of @DoHFWTN (TN Health dept)," she said in the tweet. "...may god give strength to all families going through this crisis," she added. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his intervention in scrapping the system requiring every COVID-19 patient to visit a government-run centre for clinical assessment. Addressing an online media briefing, Sisodia said he had written to Lt Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Tuesday on the same issue, but the AAP government was yet to receive a response from the LG's office. "This is not a fight between Amit Shah's model and Kejriwal's model. We should implement a system in which people don't face problems," he said on Wednesday. Ddeputy chief minister says people facing a lot of problems The deputy chief minister said people were facing a lot of problems due to the new system and it should be scrapped immediately. He said the Union home minister himself was overseeing measures being taken to deal with the COVID-19 situation. The previous system should be implemented wherein teams of the district administration visited the house of an infected person for clinical assessment, Sisodia said. Puducherry on Wednesday witnessed its highest ever spike of 59 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of infections in the union territory to 461. A chart issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare said 59 fresh cases were reported in Union Territory during last 24 hours ending 10 am on Wednesday. This has shot up the total cases in this former French colony to 461. The total active cases stood at 276, while 176 cases were treated and discharged so far. The fatalities continued to remain at nine with no fresh case being reported now. The chart said while 12 of the 59 fresh cases were admitted to the state-run Indira Gandhi Medical college and hospital (IGMGH) 46 cases were admitted to centrally administered JIPMER. The remaining one case was admitted to the Government GH in Mahe, an enclave of Puducherry in Kerala. L-G Kiran Bedi warns of further spike With the surge in positive cases, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi expressed fear that if there was failure on the part of the people to observe social distancing and wearing masks, the day was not far off for Puducherry to see outbreak of 100 new cases in a day. She said the managements of private industries should also ensure that the workers in their units adhered to thenorms of lockdown and wear masks, carry out sanitation and maintain social distancing "Already one or two industries were found to be cause of large incidence of the COVID-19 in Puducherry," she said and added that people should be very cautious particularly while going to markets and other places. She said, "Puducherry is racing towards a spike." BMC launches Mission Zero Rapid Action Plan at Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports Complex,Andheri.50 mobile dispensary vans will visit Mulund,Bhandup,Andheri,Malad,Borivali,Dahisar&Kandivali for 2-3 weeks for preliminary examination of patients:Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.#Mumbai Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa calls an emergency meeting of concerned officials and departments today, to discuss measures to control rising COVID19 cases in Bengaluru. It has been decided that clusters (areas having 3-4 #COVID19 cases) will be totally sealed&maximum testing will be done there. Only critical cases will be shifted to Covid hospitals. I demanded that police personnel are tested on priority: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai Serious symptomatic patients will be admitted to COVID-19 hospitals & rest will be kept at Covid care centres. We'll be having not less than 20,000 beds at these centres. We've a big number of beds at COVID hospitals&we're listing pvt hospitals: Karnataka Dy CM CN Ashwath Narayan We are steadily maintaining a healthy recovery rate of 61.39%&mortality rate remains low at 1.49%. We're continuing to effectively trace contacts of positive case within 24 hours&every inter-state arrival is being quarantined for 14 days: Karnataka Minister for Medical Education Uttarakhand: 57 new cases 57 new #COVID19 positive cases and 11 patients treated/cured today. Total number of positive cases here rises to 2401, including 1511 recovered and 27 deaths: Uttrakhand State Control Room COVID-19 Chandigarh: Tally at 410 The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Chandigarh is now 410, including 82 active cases, 6 deaths and 322 cured cases: Chandigarh Health Department Andhra: 443 new cases 443 new #COVID19 positive cases, 5 deaths reported in the state, in last 24 hours, 83 discharged in Andhra Pradesh. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 9372, including 111 deaths and 4435 discharged: State Command Control Room Tackling the rise in Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday, has imposed total lockdown in certain parts of the Madurai district from June 23 to June 30, as per sources. The lockdown will be imposed in the jurisdiction of Madurai corporation limits, Paravai town panchayat and rural blocks of Madura East, Madurai West, and Thirupparankundram, add sources. Currently, there is a complete lockdown in in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpet districts from June 19 - 30. In a major development on Monday, a Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde allowed the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra to take place in Puri, Odisha on June 23. However, the SC has stipulated certain conditions in this regard. It asked the Centre, the state government and the Temple committee to work in tandem to conduct the Rath Yatra. Moreover, the apex court emphasised that there would be no compromise on the health of people amid the COVID-19 outbreak. It also empowered the Odisha government to stop the Yatra in the case of a public health emergency. About 10-12 lakh devotees usually gather for the Rath Yatra. A total of 1657 trains have arrived in the state so far. The number of trains for kiln workers has increased to 64. 111769 kiln workers have been sent to their state. In the next two days, 14 more trains will be sent to the kiln workers as soon as possible: Additional Chief Secretary Home Avnish Kumar Awasthi A total of 89520 people were called from the control room through the alert generated through the Arogya Setu app. 168 of these people are infected who are undergoing treatment. 3421 people have been kept in quarantine: UP chief secretary Health Amit Mohan Prasad Gujarat: 563 new cases In last 24 hours, 563 new cases of #COVID19 and 21 deaths have been reported in Gujarat. State tally rises to 27,880 including 19,917 cured/discharged and 1,685 deaths: State Health Department Bihar: 206 new cases Bihar recorded 206 fresh cases of #COVID19 in the past 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 7808 including 5767 recoveries and 52 deaths: State Health Department Karnataka: 249 new cases Karnataka reports 249 new #COVID19 cases and 5 deaths today. Total number of cases stands at 9399 including 5730 discharges, 3523 active cases and 142 deaths: State Health Department To combat #COVID19 outbreak in Guwahati, we have recommended ward wise lockdown. Wherever cases will increase rapidly total lockdown should be imposed in those wards. But this decision has to be taken by Kampur district metro: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Till date, our recovery rate is 63.3% while the mortality rate is 0.16% with 10 deaths. As of now, confirmed #COVID19 cases are 5586, of which 2170 patients are hospitalised and 3521 patients have recovered: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma It has been decided to restrict the issuance of Himachal Pradesh entry e-passes. The passes will be given in case of death, medical emergency or any other unavoidable circumstances only: Kangra Deputy Commissioner French Envoy to India Emmanuel Lenain, along with Delhi Food Min Imran Hussain, visited a ration shop in Tughlaqabad today to inspect distribution of ration by Delhi govt. France-India have signed agreement, with France committing 200 mn euros to support Delhi's COVID response. pic.twitter.com/FnOafAxFXY — ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2020 Tamil Nadu: 2710 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 2,710 #COVID19 cases and 37 deaths, taking the total number of cases to 62,087 and death toll to 794. Number of active cases stands at 27,178: State Health Department J&K: 132 new cases 132 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 10 from Jammu division and 122 from Kashmir division. Total number of positive cases stand at 6088 including 2472 active cases, 3531 recovered cases and 85 deaths: J&K Govt Kerala: 138 new cases Kerala reports 138 fresh cases of #COVID19, taking total number of cases to 3,310 out of which 1,540 cases are active. Number of fatalities due to the disease stands at 21: State Health Department Punjab: 177 new cases 177 fresh cases of #COVID19 and two deaths recorded in Punjab today, taking total number of cases to 4,235 including 2,825 recoveries and death toll to 101: State Health Department Bengal: 413 new cases 413 new #COVID19 positive cases and 14 deaths have been reported in West Bengal, in last 24 hours. Total number of cases rise to 14,358 including 8,687 discharged cases, 5,102 active cases and 569 deaths: State Health Department Goa: 46 new cases 46 samples tested positive for #COVID19 in Goa today. Total number of cases stands at 864 including 711 active cases, one death and 152 recovered cases: Directorate of Health Services, Goa Manipur: 57 new cases 57 new cases of #COVID19 recorded in Manipur today, taking the total number of cases to 898 including 648 active cases: State Govt Maharashtra: 3721 new cases Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra is now 135796 Total death reported in Maharashtra - 6283 Total Positive cases for COVID-19 reported in Mumbai — 67586 Total death in Mumbai — 3737 New positive cases for COVID-19 reported today in Maharashtra — 3721 Total death reported in 24hrs in Maharashtra — 62 Total discharged till now — 67706 Rajasthan: 302 new cases 302 fresh #COVID19 cases and 7 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 8:30 pm today. Cumulative positive cases stand at 15232 including 2966 active cases, 356 deaths and 11675 discharged cases: State Health Department Telagana: 872 new cases 872 #COVID19 positive cases, 274 discharged and 7 deaths in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 8,674 including 4005 discharged and 217 deaths: Government of Telangana Mumbai: 20 new deaths #CoronavirusUpdates 22-June, 6:00pm#NaToCorona pic.twitter.com/iFjNi4W3C6 — माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 22, 2020 Delhi: 2909 new cases Delhi reports 2909 new cases and 58 deaths today. Total number of positive cases stand at 62,655 including 36602 recovered/discharged/migrated cases, 2233 deaths and 23820 active cases. pic.twitter.com/llmtnyQpnt — ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2020 Madhya Pradesh: 175 new cases 175 new #COVID19 positive cases, 200 recovered and 6 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 12,078 including 9215 recovered and 521 deaths: Government of Madhya Pradesh Krishna Raja Market (city market) and Kalasipalyam Market in Karnataka's Bengaluru are being sealed for 15 days. Several cases of #COVID19 have been linked to the markets: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) #Karnataka Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed 3 players – Haider Ali, Haris Rauf & Shadab Khan – have tested positive for #COVID19. The players had shown no symptoms until they were tested in Rawalpindi on Sunday ahead of Pakistan men’s national cricket team’s tour to England: PCB WHO emphasizes that dexamethasone should only be used for patients with severe or critical #COVID19 under close clinical supervision. No evidence this drug works for patients with mild disease or as a preventive measure, and it could cause harm: Director-General of WHO More than 8.8 million #COVID19 cases have now been reported to WHO, and more than 465,000 people have lost their lives. Some countries are continuing to see a rapid increase in cases and deaths: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO Yesterday, more than 183,000 new cases of #COVID19 were reported to WHO – easily the most in a single day so far: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO Jharkhand: 42 new cases 42 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today, 63 people recovered and discharged. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2140, including 11 deaths and 1469 recovered & discharged: Jharkhand health department Haryana: 390 new cases 390 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of positive cases to 11,025. A total of 5916 people have recovered/discharged till date. The total death toll rises to 169: Health Department, Government of Haryana Delhi Govt issues SOPs for mgmt of patients who've tested positive for #COVID19. Patients on home isolation will be discharged from treatment as per discharge policy of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare which mandates discharge from home isolation after 10 days: Govt of Delhi Assam records 267 new COVID-19 cases Assam reported 267 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the total number of infections in the state to 5,853, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The ruling BJP MLA Krishnendu Paul was among those who tested positive on Monday, an official said. Meanwhile, 161 patients were discharged from various hospitals in the state on Monday, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,565, the minister said. Of the total 5,853 positive cases, 2,276 are active, nine people have died, 3,565 have recovered and three migrated out of the state, he said. Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar's wife and daughter have tested COVID-19 positive Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar's wife and daughter have tested positive for COVID-19, a day after his father was confirmed to have been infected with the virus. "Test results of our family members have come. Unfortunately, my wife and daughter have tested positive for #Covid19 and are undergoing treatment," the minister tweeted on Tuesday. He said he and his two sons have tested negative. Sanitisation conducted at Jagannath Temple in Puri in Odisha earlier today. Rath Yatra is being carried out today in Puri after Supreme Court granted permission to hold annual chariot festival amid COVID19 pandemic. Odisha: Sanitisation conducted at Jagannath Temple in Puri earlier today. #RathYatra is being carried out today in Puri after Supreme Court granted permission to hold annual chariot festival amid #COVID19 pandemic. No more than 500 ppl allowed to pull chariots as per SC's order pic.twitter.com/DbKaCJEMdG — ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2020 Here are the conditions stipulated by the apex court for the conduct of the Rath Yatra:- All entry points into Puri shall be closed during the period of the festival. The state government will impose a curfew in Puri on all the days of the festival, whenever Rath Yatra chariots are taken in procession and other days as deemed necessary. The curfew shall begin from June 22 at 8 pm. Each Rath will be pulled by not more than 500 persons which include officials and police personnel. Each of those persons shall be tested for COVID-19. Social distancing must be maintained. There should be an interval of one hour between two chariots. Only those individuals who have tested negative for COVID-19 can conduct rituals associated with the Rath Yatra. A bare minimum of people should be allowed by the Puri Jagannath Temple Administration in the rituals and in the Rath Yatra. The state government can take help as found necessary from the Centre. The state government will maintain a record of all participants in the Rath Yatra and associated rituals and details of their medical condition after testing. The responsibility of implementing these conditions will be that of the Committee-in-charge of the Puri Jagannath Temple Administration, its members, and designated officers of the state government. Operation Samudra Setu: Indian Navy Ship (INS) Airavat arrived in Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) early morning today, carrying Indian citizens who were stranded in Maldives. Indian Navy Ship (INS) Airavat arrived in Tuticorin carrying stranded Indian citizens, WATCH #WATCH Operation Samudra Setu: Indian Navy Ship (INS) Airavat arrived in Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) early morning today, carrying Indian citizens who were stranded in Maldives. pic.twitter.com/mL6odt3Lei — ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2020 India's total Covid cases rise to 440,215 of which 178,014 are active while 248,190 people have recovered. 14,011 people have died thus far India's total Covid cases rise to 440,215 COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh: 44 active cases, 22 patients recovered Nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the state's coronavirus count to 126, an official said on Tuesday. Arunachal Pradesh now has 44 active cases, while 22 patients have recovered from the disease, State Surveillance Officer L Jampa said. Six fresh cases were reported from worst-hit Changlang district, two from Longding and one from Leparada. All of them had recently returned from other states -- Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and New Delhi, he said. "Arunachal Pradesh is still in the green zone as all COVID-19 cases have been reported from government quarantine facilities," Jampa added Instead of sealing a few areas, the entire state capital should be shut down for 20 days in view of the rising COVID-19 cases, former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday. In a series of tweets, the JD(S) leader said sealing some areas would not serve any purpose and that weaker sections of the society should be taken care of immediately. Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy wants 20 days lockdown in Bengaluru "Stop playing with human lives. It will not serve any purpose to seal a few areas. If you care for the human lives in Bengaluru, shut down the city totally for 20 days. Else, Bengaluru will become another Brazil. People's lives are more important than the economy," Kumaraswamy tweeted. The total no.of samples tested up to 22 June is 71,37,716 including 1,87,223 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Coronavirus cases in India With14,933 people testing positive for coronavirus in a single day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,40,215 on Tuesday while the death toll rose to 14,011 with 312 new fatalities,according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries also surged with 2,48,189 patients cured so far, while there were 1,78,014 active cases, according to the updated official figures at 8 am. One patient has migrated. During the last 24 hours, a total of 10,994 COVID-19 patients have recovered, taking the recovery rate to around 56.38 per cent amongst coronavirus infected patients, an official said. Odisha Information & Public Relations Department said that 167 new COVID19 positive cases were reported in Odisha yesterday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 5470. This comes after SC ruled in favour of the Jagannath Rath Yatra. All entry points into Puri shall be closed during the period of the festival. The state government will impose a curfew in Puri on all the days of the festival, whenever Rath Yatra chariots are taken in procession and other days as deemed necessary. The curfew shall begin from June 22 at 8 pm. Each Rath will be pulled by not more than 500 persons which include officials and police personnel. Each of those persons shall be tested for COVID-19. Social distancing must be maintained. There should be an interval of one hour between two chariots. Only those individuals who have tested negative for COVID-19 can conduct rituals associated with the Rath Yatra. A bare minimum of people should be allowed by the Puri Jagannath Temple Administration in the rituals and in the Rath Yatra. The state government can take help as found necessary from the Centre. The state government will maintain a record of all participants in the Rath Yatra and associated rituals and details of their medical condition after testing. The responsibility of implementing these conditions will be that of the Committee-in-charge of the Puri Jagannath Temple Administration, its members, and designated officers of the state government. Rajasthan Health Department has said that 199 new COVID19 positive cases reported in the state till 10.30 am today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 15,431, death toll 356. Karnataka govt issues notification on sharing of beds in private hospitals b/w Govt referred & private patients & to regulate package rates charged by Public Healthcare Providers for treatment of Govt referred patients & package rate ceiling for treating private patients Karnataka govt issues notification on sharing of beds here: Karnataka govt issues notification on sharing of beds in private hospitals b/w Govt referred & private patients & to regulate package rates charged by Public Healthcare Providers for treatment of Govt referred patients & package rate ceiling for treating private patients #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/uxbhRDYlG3 — ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2020 A 60-year old woman hailing succumbed to the COVID-19 infection here taking the toll in Puducherry to nine, while 19 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours. The woman, hailing from neighbouring Mudaliarpet died on Monday evening at the Indira Gandhi Government Medical college (IGGMC) hospitalhere, Health Minister Malladi Krishna rao said. The total active cases in Puducherry stood at 228. As many as 165 patients have been treated and discharged so far, he said. Rao said one of the 15 people who tested positive for the virus in Puducherry was a staff nurse working in the Government General Hospital here. She was working in the ward where COVID-19 patients were being treated, he added. Region-wise Watchdog Committees in Puducherry The Health Minister also said region-wise Watchdog Committees would go on stream in the next few days in all the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam to monitor inter-State movement of people. He said these committees would comprise youth, women, government staff and members of voluntary organisations. "The committees would keep a close vigil on the people moving out of the union territory to neighbouring States and also on those stepping into Puducherry from other States," he said. The Haryana government will soon issue an order fixing the cost of COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday. Vij said that he had discussed the modalities with senior officials of his department and a formal order would be issued soon. "For private hospitals, we are going to fix the rates. I have discussed this with my officials and orders will be issued soon," Vij told PTI over phone. He said that the government would fix charges of isolation beds in private hospitals, ICU beds without ventilator, ICU beds with ventilator, and medicines to be administered. Vij said that while treatment is free in government facilities in the state, the government wants to make sure that treatment is affordable even for those who opt for private hospitals. Haryana Health Minister Vij says private labs should not charge more than Rs 2,400 On June 19, the state government had issued directions that private laboratories should not charge more than Rs 2,400for RT-PCR test for COVID-19, inclusive of GST and other taxes. Vij said that to ramp up testing, the Haryana government on Monday gave orders to procure one lakh antigen-based testing kits with approval of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The scale of testing will significantly go up using these kits, which quickly put out results, he said. On the rise in the number of coronavirus cases in Haryana this month, Vij said that they were expecting infections to rise once borders were opened and more relaxations given leading to free movement of people. Eight patients died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh, the highest in a day, taking the toll to 119 on Tuesday, the State government said. As many as 462 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 9,834. The latest COVID-19 bulletin said 129 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours Three patients each succumbed to COVID-19 in Kurnool and Krishna districts while Guntur and Kadapa reported one death each in the last 24 hours. Kadapa, in fact, registered its first coronavirus death. In the last 24 hours, East Godavari reported the highest number of new cases with 87 infections, followed by Anantapuramu with 68. Kurnool added 53 fresh cases. The latest COVID-19 bulletin said 129 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 4,592. The state now has 5,123 active cases The surge in COVID-19 cases in Telangana continued with 920 people testing positive and five succumbing to the virus on Thursday, taking the tally to 11,364 and the toll to 230, the state government said. Of the fresh cases, as many as 737 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, followed by Rangareddy and Medchal districts with 86 and 60 cases respectively, a bulletin said. 4,688 people discharged It said 4,688 people have been discharged so far, while 6,446 were under treatment in the state, which has been witnessing spike in cases in recent days with the government increasing the testing manifold. According to the bulletin, a total of 3,616 samples were tested on Thursday taking the cumulative figure to 70,934. The COVID-19 test results uploaded on the portal by private labs have shown serious 'abnormality' which may be due to technical issues in the way of testing, it said. The state government has recently announced around 50,000samples would be tested in Hyderabad and its neighbouring districts as part of measures to check spread of the virus. The COVID-19 death toll in Bihar rose to 55 as one more person died of the disease while 215 more people have tested positive for the infection, taking the state's tally to 8,488 on Thursday, a Health Department bulletin said. Patna district reported its fifth fatality, the second since the previous day, it said. The district now shares the top spot with Saran and Darbhanga in terms of the number of fatalities. Begusarai has reported four deaths followed by three each in Khagaria, Nalanda and Vaishali. Patna district also became the first in the state to breach the 500-mark in COVID-19 cases. Its tally reached 508 on Thursday, a significant jump from 485 on the previous day. 6,480 people recovered from COVID-19 in Bihar Other districts that reported a high number of cases are Siwan (399), Madhubani (394), Bhagalpur (382), Begusarai (364), Munger (321) and Rohtas (320). All the 38 districts in the state have reported COVID-19 cases. The number of people who have recovered from the disease so far stood at 6,480. The Maharashtra government has decided to procure anti-viral drugs Remdesivir and Favipiravir in large quantities for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, state health minister Rajesh Tope said on Thursday. "We have decided to buy Remdesivir and Favipiravir as well as other essential drugs to treat COVID-19 patients in large numbers. The drugs are costly so the state has decided to buy them itself," he told reporters here. "We are also asking district collectors to requisitionprivate ambulances for transportation of COVID-19 patients. Every district has a fixed rate of transportation. Ambulance operators can be paid accordingly," Tope said. 4,841 new cases Maharashtra's coronavirus outbreak continued to worsen as the state reported its highest single-day count of a whopping 4,841 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the aggregate to 1,47,741. The death toll rose to 6,931 after 192 succumbed to the illness, of which 109 died in the last 48 hours, and the rest 83 are deaths from the previous period, the state health department said. The number of recoveries jumped by 3,661 in the last 24 hours to reach 77,453. As of June 25, there are 63,342 active cases in the state. A 57-year-old man died due to COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, taking the toll due to the disease in the state to eight, while 33 fresh cases pushed its tally to 840, officials said. The resident of Bhawarna village in Kangra succumbed to the virus at the Nerchowk Medical College in Mandi district, Kangra Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Prajapati said. He had diabetes and was also suffering from chronic renal disease, Prajapati said. Himachal Pradesh death toll rises to 8 On Thursday, Kangra reported 17 fresh cases, followed by Solan seven, Hamirpur four, Shimla and Sirmaur two each and Kinnaur one. With this, the number of COVID-19 cases in the state has risen to 840. Eight patients -- three in Bilaspur, two in Chamba, one each in Solan, Kangra and Una -- recovered from the infection on Thursday, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) R D Dhiman said. So far, 474 people have recovered, while 11 COVID-19 patients have migrated out of the state, he said. The state now has 345 active cases. Hamirpur has the maximum number of active COVID-19 cases in the state at 110, followed by 103 in Kangra, 45 in Solan, 28 in Una, 20 in Shimla, 12 each in Bilaspur, Chamba and Sirmaur, and one each in Kinnaur, Mandi and Kullu. India's total COVID cases rise to 490,401 of which 189,463 are active while 285,636 people have recovered. 15,301 people have died thus far. Tap for updates AP's COVID tally touches 172 Twelve more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the state's infection tally to 172, an official said on Friday. Of the new cases, six are reported from Namsai district, four from Itanagar Capital Complex, one each from Changlang and East Siang, State Surveillance Officer L Jampa said. BSF COVID tally rises to 868 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Border Security Force is 868 including 245 active cases, 618 cured and 5 deaths: Border Security Force (BSF) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said his government will set up ICU beds on a large scale at three state-run hospitals in wake of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital. Addressing an online media briefing, he said Delhi has reported around 74,000 cases so far; of them, 45,000 patients have recovered. The rise in number of cases is a matter of concern but there is no need to panic as the COVID-19 situation is "still under control", Kejriwal asserted. "We have increased our capacity of testing by three times and hence, cases are rising in the city," he said. ICU beds in large scale in LNJP Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital and GTB Hospital In LNJP Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital and GTB Hospital, the government is going to set up more ICU beds on a large scale, he said, adding the Delhi government has already set up 3,500 beds for COVID-19 patients in hotels in the last 10 days. The chief minister also said that COVID-19 patients under home isolation have been given pulse oximeters and that this will act as a "Suraksha Chakra" against the disease. He said the government has got permission to conduct plasma therapy on 200 patients in the city. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief S S Deswal on Friday visited the newly created COVID-19 care facility here with over 10,000 beds and reviewed its preparedness, officials said. The large Radha Soami Beas establishment in Chhatarpur area of the national capital, as per the officials, will have two segments -- a COVID care centre (CCC) where asymptomatic positive cases will be treated and a dedicated COVID healthcare centre (DCHC). CCC will have 90 per cent beds The CCC will have 90 per cent beds, while DCHC will have 10 per cent beds and the latter segment will also have an oxygen support system. The border guarding force had taken over the centre on Wednesday after being directed by the Union Home Ministry to act as the nodal agency. Deswal, the officials said, interacted with a team of doctors and paramedics who would man the facility and was updated about the medical and administrative protocols to be followed at the facility. A team of over 1,000 doctors, nurses and paramedic staff of the ITBP and other paramilitary forces have been earmarked to work at the facility, a senior officer said. One thousand more ancillary and security staff will be deployed at the facility to enable it to operate smoothly, he said. The centre will also have 75 ambulances, he said. A huge assortment of air conditioners, fresh mattresses, pillows and toiletries has been placed at the facility named Sardar Patel COVID care centre and hospital. Bihar: 123 new cases 123 new #COVID19 cases reported in Bihar today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 8,611: State Health Department BSF: Tally at 868 The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Border Security Force is 868 including 245 active cases, 618 cured and 5 deaths: Border Security Force (BSF) Odisha: 218 new cases 218 new COVID19 cases were reported in the state yesterday; the total number of positive cases in the state stands at 6180: Odisha Health Department Rajasthan: 91 new cases 1 death and 91 new COVID19 positive cases reported in the state till 10.30am today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 16,387: Rajasthan Health Department Maharashtra police: 190 new cases In the last 24 hours, 2 deaths and 190 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Maharashtra Police; the total number of positive cases rises to 4516, 56 deaths: Maharashtra Police UP: 762 new cases In the last 24 hours, 762 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state. There are 6,730 active cases, 13,583 patients have been discharged so far and 630 patients have succumbed to the infection: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad Mizoram: 147 new cases The total number of #COVID19 cases in the State is 147 including 100 active cases and 47 cured/discharged: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram Chandigarh: Tally at 424 The total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Chandigarh stands at 424; the death toll is at 6: Health Department, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, Chandigarh The impact of the #COVID19 pandemic on the economy and on the fiscal positions of the Union and State Governments is still highly uncertain: Finance Commission Three Indian Army medical teams each comprising one medical officer, two nursing assistants and one ambulance have been detailed to function at COVID care facility on wheels established by Delhi Government at Shakurbasti railway station: Indian Army Haryana Government fixes the rates of private hospitals/medical colleges in the state; no hospital or medical college shall charge any amount in excess of those as prescribed in the order. #COVID19 Restricted movement of persons of containment zones allowed for a limited period on 27th and 28th June (Saturday and Sunday), for purchase of essential items: Assam Government #COVID19 West Bengal Higher secondary exam which was supposed to be conducted on 2nd, 6th and 8th July has been cancelled, next date will be announced later: Partha Chatterjee, State Education Minister With 497 persons testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, the state's COVID-19 tally surged to 10,331. This includes 4779 patients who have been discharged and 129 fatalities. Currently, there are 5423 active cases in Andhra Pradesh. Here are some of the features of the COVID Response plan: The COVID-19 surveillance response in Delhi will be strengthened at the district level. At present, the District Task Force is headed by the District Magistrate. The members of the response teams will now include other members such as epidemiologists, District Surveillance Officer (DSO), IT professionals to monitor the Aarogya Setu app, etc. According to the Ministry of Health guidelines, the existing containment zone plan would be evaluated and revised to have an adequate number of buffer zones. COVID-19 patients and cluster cases in densely populated areas will be sent to COVID Care Centres. More teams will be created for contact tracing, testing, and isolating patients. The police shall be deployed to ensure that people maintain social distancing norms in containment zones. Moreover, CCTVs and drones will be used to monitor movement. Violators face penalties. High-risk and low-risk contacts will be categorized as per the Ministry of Health guidelines. Field teams shall be set up for fast and effective contact tracing and for quarantine of high-risk contacts. All symptomatic and asymptomatic high-risk contacts of COVID-19 cases must be tested between the 5th and 10th day of contact. The use of the Aarogya Setu app and ITIHAS system will be enhanced. A serological survey will be carried out from June 27 to July 10. 20,000 tests will be conducted in all the districts in collaboration with the National Centre for Disease Control. Owing to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Mysuru, the Devaraja market, Santhepete, Shivaramapete, Mannars market, and Boti Bazaar will be closed for the next 4 days. There are 3567 active cases in Karnataka currently. In the last 48 hours, 2 deaths and 185 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Maharashtra Police. So far, 4288 state police personnel have been infected by the novel coronavirus out of which 3239 personnel have recovered while 51 have passed away. As of now, 998 policemen in Maharashtra are undergoing treatment for COVID-19. 4 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) over the last 24 hours. The active cases in the force now stand at 65, out of which 18 are in Delhi. The condition of all admitted ITBT personnel is now stable. On account of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, the district borders have been sealed again. The state government has halted the inter-district transportation until June 30. Already, the lockdown has been imposed in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram, Madurai and Theni districts. Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami ordered all District Collectors to ensure that this lockdown is implemented. People must seek emergency e-pass for inter-district travel. Delhi COVID-19 cases breached 70,000-mark in Delhi with 3,788 new novel coronavirus cases on Wednesday. The death toll stands at 2,365 after 64 fatalities were reported. There are 26,588 active cases while 41,437 people have recovered. 19,059 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the day. Himachal Pradesh The number of COVID-19 cases reached 778 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 318 cases are active. 6 people have died due to the disease so far. Kerala The highest single-day spike of 152 new COVID-19 cases was reported in Kerala on Wednesday. This is for the 6th consecutive day that Kerala has recorded more than 100 cases per day. There are 3,603 cases in the state of which 1,691 are active cases. Of the 152 new COVID-19 cases reported in the day, 98 have returned from abroad and 46 from other states. Out of the total cases reported in the state, 90% are those who returned from outside the state. Tamil Nadu 33 deaths and 2,865 new COVID-19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 67,468. The death toll in the state stands at 866. Karnataka Karnataka reported 397 new COVID-19 positive cases and 14 deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 10,118 and 164 respectively. 6,151 people have been discharged so far. Punjab Punjab reported 230 new COVID-19 cases, increasing its novel coronavirus tally to 4627.113 deaths have been reported in the state so far. The West Bengal government announced an extension of lockdown in the state till 31 July to contain COVID-19 cases. However, certain relaxations will be granted. WB CM Mamata Banerjee held an all-party meeting over the COVID-19 situation. Assam 226 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Assam on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 6,282. There are 2,508 active cases amid 9 deaths. Gujarat In the last 24 hours, 572 COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths have been reported in Gujarat. The state's tally rose to 29,001 including 21,096 recoveries and 1,736 deaths. Jammu & Kashmir 186 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir- 28 from the Jammu division and 158 from the Kashmir division. The total number of cases stands at 6,422 and the death toll is at 88 with one more fatality being reported in the day. Manipur 49 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Manipur in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 970 including 642 active cases and 328 recoveries. 208 deaths and 3890 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Maharashtra on Wednesday. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 1,42,900, while 6739 fatalities have been reported so far. With 4161 patients being discharged in the day, the number of recovered soared to 73,792. The recovery rate in the state is 51.64% Rajasthan reported 10 deaths and 382 new COVID-19 positive cases on Wednesday. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 16,009 including 3023 active cases. 375 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan. Goa 42 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Goa on Wednesday taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 951. This includes 660 active cases, 289 recoveries, and 2 deaths. Haryana 490 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Haryana, taking the total number of positive cases to 12,010. A total of 6,925 people have been discharged until date. The total death toll rose to 188. West Bengal 445 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths were reported in West Bengal in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases surged to 15,173 in the state including 9,702 recoveries, 4,880 active cases and 591 deaths. Telangana Telangana recorded 891 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 10,444. The state's death toll surged to 225 with 5 more deaths being reported in the day. 4,069 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus in Telangana on Wednesday. Jharkhand 8 more COVID-19 cases and 55 recoveries were reported in Jharkhand. The total number of cases in the state is now at 2,219 including 632 active cases, 1575 discharged patients and 12 deaths. As many as 223 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Bihar on Wednesday, taking the tally to 8,273, while the death toll rose to 55, the state health department said. According to the daily bulletin issued by the health department, the latest casualty was reported from Patna district. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Patna rose to 485 from 451 on Tuesday. Maximum cases in Madhubani; tally rises to 8,273 Other districts with high caseload are Madhubani (394), Siwan (380), Bhagalpur (377), Begusarai (348), Rohtas (316) and Munger (309). So far, 6,106 COVID-19 patients have recovered in Bihar and 1.75 lakh samples have been tested. Since May 3, 5,174 migrant workers have tested positive after returning to the state from other parts of the country. The state has reported more than 7,500 cases since May 3 At least 12 trainee sailors of the Lonavala-based INS Shivaji, one of the premier training establishments of the Indian Navy, have so far tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. First case was found on June 18 The first case was found on June 18 and the infected cadet was part of a batch of 157 trainee sailors who had reported back after leave following the easing of lockdown earlier this month, a release issued by the naval station on Tuesday said. "With the easing of lockdown as per Unlock 1.0 in the first week of June, a batch of 157 trainee sailors who were undergoing training at this establishment and were on extended leave in view of the lockdown, reported back and all were quarantined for 14 days in one of the institutional quarantine facilities prepared in the unit," it said. One of the trainee sailors from the batch was found to be symptomatic during the quarantine period and tested positive for coronavirus on June 18, it said. "Further, all the other high-risk contacts who are staying in that particular quarantine facility are being tested as per the extant procedure and necessary medical support is being provided. A total of 12 out of157 trainee sailors have been found coronavirus positive as on date," the release said. Since the infection is contained to one particular quarantine block, the possibility of spread of infection to other areas/personnel of the establishment is negligible. However, all precautions have been instituted to obviate further spread, it said. All precautions, instructions and directions issued with respect to COVID-19 by the Government of India and the Indian Navy, from time to time, are being strictly adhered to, the release said. Manipur's COVID-19 tally mounted to 970 with 49 more people testing positive for coronavirus, an official said on Wednesday. "All the fresh cases are returnees from other states quarantined at different centres," the official of COVID-19 Common Control Room said. State reports with 49 new cases Meanwhile, 70 patients were discharged on Wednesday after they recovered from the disease, taking the total number of those cured to 328, he said. The recovery rate is 33.81 per cent in Manipur, the official said. The state now has 642 active COVID-19 cases The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday announced that every district in the union territory will have dedicated burial and cremation grounds for people who die from COVID-19 infection. 'Notify cemetery and cremation grounds exclusively for COVID victims' Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, while taking stock of efforts toward mitigating COVID-19 threat, directed the deputy commissioners to notify cemetery and cremation grounds exclusively for COVID victims, so as to prevent any untoward incidence regarding their last rites. The administration on Wednesday also ordered another inquiry into the recent incident in which two men had died during last rites of their COVID-19 infected relative in Jammu. Eighteen more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Jharkhand on Wednesday, while a person died due to coronavirus infections, the state government said in its bulletin. The number of people who have been found to be infected rose to 2,219 with the detection of the fresh cases, it said. 55 people recovered from the infection So far, twelve people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in the state, it added. There are 632 active cases in the state at present, it said. In all, 55 people recovered from the infection during the day, taking the total to 1,575. Health and Family Welfare Department officials said 12 Army personnel of Jakhama army camp quarantine centre tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. A group of army personnel had returned to Jakhama garrison from different parts of the country last week and were put under strict quarantine as per the military SOP rules within the camp jurisdiction, officials said. Tootal infections in Jakhama Army camp to 15 Twelve COVID-19 positive cases were reported on Wednesday, taking the total infections in Jakhama Army camp to 15, they said. Earlier a COVID-19 case was detected in the camp on June 19 and two cases on June 23. All the 15 Army personnel are admitted to the Jakhama Army Hospital and all are asymptomatic, sources said. The state Health department and the Army have started contact tracing of persons who came in contact with the positive patients from their place of origin and back to camp. All the 15 positive cases of Army personnel are included in Nagaland''s COVID tally of 347 cases, the official added. The number of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district crossed the 4,000-mark on Wednesday after 200 more people tested positive, while 12 patients succumbed to the infection, an official said. Coronavirus count increased to 4,036 The coronavirus count increased to 4,036 after the detection of 200 new cases in the district, he said. As of now, 1,601 patients are under treatment, the official said. Among the new cases, 112 are residents of Aurangabad city, while the remaining 88 are from rural areas of the district, he said. The number of recovered patients reached 2,217 after 81 more people were discharged from various facilities in Aurangabad, he said. Twelve more COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 218 in the district, the official added. India registered its worst single-day increase in COVID-19 cases on Thursday, recording more than 16,000 coronavirus infections, to push the overall tally to 4.73 lakh as the number of fatalities also jumped by 418, the Union Health Ministry said. This was the sixth consecutive day when coronavirus cases increased by more than 14,000. On June 20, the country registered an increase of 14,516 cases. The health ministry data updated at 8am on Thursday showed the daily tally increased by the highest-ever 16,922 cases to reach 4,73,105, while the total deaths climbed to 14,894 with 418 new fatalities. Recovery rate has improved to 57.43 per cent However, according to the data, the recovery rate has improved to 57.43 per cent. The number of active cases stands at 1,86,514 while 2,71,696 people have recovered; one patient has migrated. With 210 new coronavirus cases in Odisha, the COVID-19 tally in the state rose to 5,962 on Thursday, an official from the Health Department said. He said 174 of the 210 new cases were detected in quarantine centres and 36 were local contact cases. There are 1,815 active cases in the state, while a total of 4,123 patients have recovered from the disease, the official said. The death toll due to COVID-19 stands at 17 in the state, he said. Fresh cases in following districts The fresh cases have been reported from Ganjam (58), Khordha (47), Gajapati (29), Balangir (11), eight each in Puri and Jajpur, seven each in Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal, Sundargarh (6), five each in Keonjhar and Cuttack, three each in Kendrapara and Nayagarh, two each in Nabarangpur and Balasore, and one each in Deogarh, Angul, and Sambalpur. Arunachal Pradesh has recorded its first COVID-19 fatality after a 43-year-old woman succumbed to the disease, while two new coronavirus cases have been reported, taking the northeast state's tally to 160, officials said on Thursday. Total number of COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh 160 Two new cases one from the Capital complex and another from Longding were reported on Wednesday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 160. Of the total 160 cases, 121 are active as 38 people have recovered and one has died, the officials said. Changlang district has the highest number of 60 COVID-19 cases followed by the Capital Complex with 30, the officials added. CBSE: Solicitor general tells SC class 10 and 12 exams scheduled for 1-15 July CANCELLED Delhi Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have conveyed inability to conduct examinations. Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta says, as soon as conditions will be conducive, we could conduct the CBSE class 12 examinations for students who opt for it. Exam from 1-15 July stands cancelled Detailed notification to be published by tomorrow on the scheme of the exams and the academic calendar for 2020-2021 ICSE: State of Maharashtra has told Bombay HC they can't hold exams. ICSE Board exams Also stand cancelled. Internal assessment system to be followed. That's a suggestion by many opposition leaders. At present that question doesn't arise. Revival of economy has just started. Livelihood is very essential. If you go back,I think it becomes very difficult & people will face problems: Karnataka Dy CM on issue of lockdown in state Situation is under control, there's no community transmission. We're working with the CM. We took opinion from experts. They're of the opinion that people from outside are coming to Bengaluru so number of cases are increasing here: Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu. #COVID19 Seal down has been implemented at four locations in Bengaluru. More testings are being done in these locations. We have also made arrangements to test senior citizens: Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu. We will not give permission to Patanjali to sell their anti-Corona drug in the state. We will decide once they get approval from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Raghu Sharma, Rajasthan Health Minister Maharashtra govt will take legal action against Patanjali if they try to advertise or sell their anti-Corona drug as AYUSH Ministry is yet to approve the medicine: Anil Deshmukh, Maharashtra Home Minister Health Dept with Women & Child Dept is strengthening counselling services for people who are under stress due to #COVID19. We are counselling people through phones & in isolation wards. So far, we have provided counselling to over 5 lakh people: Kerala Health Min KK Shailaja pic.twitter.com/HhipSUwBHp — ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2020 Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launches 'eBloodServices App', an initiative of the Indian Red Cross Society, amid #COVID19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/yODYULDINg — ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2020 Andhra: 477 new cases Andhra Pradesh reports 477 new #COVID19 positive cases and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 8783 and 136 respectively: State Health Department Maharashtra police: 54 officials dead Death toll rises to 54 among police personnel with 3 deaths being reported in the last 24 hours. Till date, 3239 police personnel have been cured and 991 are under treatment: Maharashtra Police Uttarakhand: 20 new cases Uttarakhand reports 20 new #COVID19 cases till 2:30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 2642: State Control Room COVID-19 Himachal: Tally at 807 The number of #COVID19 cases reaches 807 in Himachal Pradesh, of which 319 cases are active. 7 people have died due to the disease till date: State Health Department Mizoram: tally at 145 The total number of COVID19 cases in the state is 145 including 115 active cases and 30 discharged: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram ITBP: 8 new cases 8 more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for #COVID19 in the last 24 hours. There are total 70 active cases & 221 have recovered till date: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,012 #COVID19 patients have been cured. So far, a total of 2,71,696 patients have been cured of COVID19. The recovery rate is 57.43%: Ministry of Health Cases per lakh in India currently stands at 33.39 against the world’s 120.21 cases/lakh. Also, deaths/lakh in the country is currently amongst the lowest in the world with 1.06 deaths/lakh against the world average of 6.24 deaths/lakh: Ministry of Health A Central Team led by Lav Agarwal, Jt Secretary, Ministry of Health will visit Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana on 26th-29th June. The team will interact with the State officials and coordinate with them to strengthen ongoing efforts for management of COVID-19: Health Ministry They (Patanjali Ayurved) should not have advertised it (Coronil) before getting final approvals. We have asked them to complete the requisite procedures. They have sent it to us and we will take a decision soon: Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Y Naik Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat announces to deposit Rs 1,000 each in the accounts of anganwadi and ASHA workers: State Information & Public Relations Department #COVID19 The state government has decided to re-open gyms and salons in Maharashtra within a week; guidelines will be issued for it. Maharashtra govt has not taken any decision on allowing religious gatherings in the state: Maharashtra Minister Aslam Sheikh Kerala Govt has issued some special guidelines for the expatriates who want to return to Kerala from Gulf countries. Regarding this, MEA has informed the govt that state-specific protocols can not be implemented: Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan We'll be observing standard operating protocols (SOPs) issued by Home&Health Ministries. The SOPs say that expatriates will have to follow the SOPs being implemented in those countries. Kerala Govt's guidelines are impractical for the MEA to implement: MoS, External Affairs Tamil Nadu: 3000 new cases 45 deaths and 3509 new COVID19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 70977, death toll 911. Active cases stand at 30064: State Health Department Bihar: 108 new cases 108 more people tested positive for #COVID19 in Bihar today, taking the total number of cases to 8,381: State Health Department Kerala: 123 new cases 123 persons tested positive for #COVID19 today, taking the total number of cases to 3726. The number of active cases stands at 1761: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Dharavi: 11 new cases Today Covid New Case 11, Total Case -2210 Bengal: 475 new cases 475 new cases in the past 24 hours in Bengal. 15 deaths in the past 24 hours. Total active cases : 4852 Total discharged : 10190 Discharge rate shoots up to 65.12 percent. Gujarat: 577 new cases Gujarat reports 577 new #COVID19 positive cases and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases rise to 29,578 including 21,506 cured/discharged and 1,754 deaths: State Health Department UP crosses 20,000-mark Active cases: 6463 Total deaths: 611 Today's cases: 654 Total discharged: 13119 UP's #COVID19 tally crosses 20,000-mark as 636 more test positive, death toll mounts to 611 with 15 new fatalities: Official It has been decided to permit some additional activities, including the online sale of items (essential&non-essential) by e-commerce, opening stadiums&sports complex (without spectators) & walking, jogging, running, exercises in open spaces: Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Chief Minister In a meeting with Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting, it has been decided that all cases who test positive by rapid test for COVID-19 antigen will be examined by Medical Officer on duty at testing site to assess the severity of illness: Delhi Lieutenant Governor The assessment made by the Medical Officer on the site shall effectively constitute an assessment made at the COVID Care Centre: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Maharashtra: 4841 new cases 192 deaths, 4841 new cases of COVID-19 & 3661 recoveries reported in Maharashtra today; the total number of active cases in the state is now 63342. The death toll is at 6931 & the death rate is at 4.69%: State Health Department Goa: 44 new cases 44 new COVID19 positive reported in Goa today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 995 including 658 active cases, 335 recovered and 2 deaths: Goa Health Department Manipur: 86 new cases In the last late 24 hours, 86 fresh positive cases have been reported in Manipur. Total number of positive cases stands at 1056 including 702 are active cases and 354 recovered cases: State Govt ICMR invites applications for validation of rapid antigen detection tests for COVID-19 from all manufacturers who have developed such test: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) It has been decided that regular time-tabled passenger services including Mail/Express, passenger and suburban services stand cancelled up to 12.08.2020: Railway Board It has also been decided that all the ticket booked for the regular time-tabled trams for the journey date from 01.07.20 to 12.08.20 also stand cancelled: Railway Board Pune: 725 new cases 725 new #COVID19 positive cases and 16 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours in Pune district. Total positive cases stand at 18240 and the death toll is at 655: Dr Bhagawan Pawar, District Health Officer #Maharashtra Delhi: 3390 new cases https://twitter.com/CMODelhi/status/1276184574016487430 Mumbai: 1365 new cases Mumbai reported 1,365 fresh #COVID19 cases and 58 deaths today, taking total number of cases to 70,990 and death toll to 4,060: Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation Uttarakhand: Tally at 839 The number of #COVID19 cases reaches 839 in Himachal Pradesh, of which 345 cases are active. 7 people have died due to the disease till date: State Health Department Tripura: 32 new cases Among the 1141 samples tested for #COVID19, 32 people found positive. 24 people have travel history & others are contacts of COVID19 patients: Biplab Kumar Deb, Chief Minister of Tripura Jharkhand: 42 new cases 42 new #COVID19 cases recorded in Jharkhand today, taking total number of cases to 2,261 including 1,605 recoveries and 12 deaths: State Health Department Rajasthan: 287 new cases 287 fresh #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan. The total number of cases stands at 16296 including 12840 recovered cases, 3077 active cases and 379 deaths: State Health Department Madhya Pradesh: 147 new cases Madhya Pradesh records 147 fresh cases of #COVID19 and 8 deaths, taking total number of cases to 12,595 and death toll to 542. Number of active cases stands at 2,434: State Health Department Karnataka: 442 new cases 442 fresh cases of #COVID19 & 6 deaths recorded in Karnataka today, taking total number of active cases to 3,716 & death toll to 170: State Health Department Punjab: 142 new cases Punjab reports 142 fresh #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total of cases to 4769. Death toll rises to 120 after 7 deaths were reported today. Total 3192 patients discharged till date: State Health Department Assam reported 276 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 6,646 in the state, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The fresh cases were detected across the state and reported late in the evening, while 75 patients were discharged from various hospitals of Assam, he said. The recovery rate of coronavirus patients is above 60 per cent in the state, the minister said. 2,601 active cases in Assam Of the 6,646 cases, 2,601 are active. Assam has witnessed nine deaths due to the disease, 4,033 patients have been discharged and three have migrated out of the state, Sarma said. A total of 3,51,753 samples have been tested for the disease in the state so far. The state had detected 314 coronavirus cases on Wednesday with 88 of those reported on Thursday by the minister and this was the second-highest number of cases on a single day with the highest of 331 reported on June 21. The Assam government activated 31 COVID counselling centres (CCCs) on Thursday in Guwahati, where the number of coronavirus cases is increasing alarmingly, the minister said. This is a proactive initiative by the state government to combat the rising curve of the infection in Guwahati, he added. Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain tests negative for #COVID19, to be discharged from hospital today. Relaxation in the lockdown will be allowed from 5 am to 10 pm in the State: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee We are discussing with the Metro authorities about resuming the Metro services from 1st July, allowing passengers only up to the seating capacity: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee The scheduled International commercial passenger services to/from India shall remain suspended till 15th July: Government of India #COVID19 May not be possible to run all trains in near future given the coronavirus situation: Chairperson Railway Board Occupancy in trains from UP, Bihar, WB to big cities increasing day by day, indicating improving economic situation: Chairman Rly Board Keeping watch on occupancy of special trains; very soon will begin more such trains based on demand, COVID situation Mumbai Cricket Association has written a letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray seeking SOPs and guidelines on how cricket activities can be resumed in Mumbai and neighbouring areas Delhi schools will remain closed till July 31: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia #COVID19 Maharashtra: 5024 new cases Maharashtra reports 175 deaths and 5024 new #COVID19 positive cases. Out of the total 175 deaths, 91 deaths are of last 48 hours and 84 deaths are of previous dates but recorded today. There are 65,829 active cases in the State: State Health Department Gujarat: 580 new cases In the last 24 hours, 580 #COVID19 positive cases and 18 deaths reported in Gujarat. State tally rises to 30,158 including 22,038 discharged/cured and 1,772 deaths: State Health Department J&K: 213 new cases 213 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today- 58 from Jammu division and 155 from Kashmir division. The total number of cases stands at 6762 and the death toll is at 91: Government of J&K Himachal: 3 new cases Number of #COVID19 cases reaches 850 in Himachal Pradesh, with the state reporting three fresh cases today: State Health Department Manipur: 19 new cases 19 cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Manipur in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,075 out of which 682 cases are active: Manipur Government Uttarakhand: 34 new cases Number of #COVID19 cases reach 2,725 in Uttarakhand, with the state reporting 34 new cases today: State Health Department Karnataka: 445 new cases Karnataka reports 445 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases in the State to 11005 including 6916 discharged, 3905 active cases and 180 deaths: State Health Department Punjab: 188 new cases 188 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Punjab today, taking total number of cases to 4,957. Number of deaths stands at 122: State Health Department Haryana: 421 new cases 421 fresh #COVID19 cases recorded in Harayana today, taking total number of cases to 12,884 including 4,657 active cases. 211 patients have succumbed to the disease so far: State Health Department West Bengal: 542 new cases West Bengal records 542 fresh #COVID19 cases and 10 deaths, taking total number of cases to 16,190 and death toll to 616. Number of active patients stands at 5,039: State Health Department Kerala: 150 new cases 150 people have been found positive for #COVID19 in Kerala today; number of active cases now stands at 1,846. There are 114 COVID-19 hotspots in the state: Kerala Health Minister's Office Tamil Nadu: 3645 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 3,645 new #COVID19 cases, taking the state's total to 74,622 out of which 32,305 are active cases. 46 deaths reported over the last 24 hours, total fatalities 957: State Health Department Dharavi: 8 new cases 8 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area today, taking the total number of cases to 2218: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) #Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh: 203 new cases Madhya Pradesh records 203 fresh COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths, taking total number of cases to 12,798 (2,448 active cases) and death toll to 546. There are 1,091 containment areas: State Health Department Goa: 44 new cases 44 new COVID-19 cases reported in Goa today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,039 including 667 active cases and 2 deaths: Goa Health Department Delhi: 3460 new cases Delhi reports 63 deaths and 3460 #COVID19 positive cases today. Total number of cases stands at 77,240 including 47091 recovered/discharged/migrated, 27,657 active cases and 2492 deaths: Delhi Government Rajasthan: 364 new cases Rajasthan reports 364 new COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the total number of cases to 16,660 and death toll to 380. Number of active cases stands at 3,218: State Health Department Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has inducted 11 new labs in last 24 hours. India now has 1016 diagnostic labs dedicated to #COVID19. During past 24 hours, 2,15,446 tests have been conducted. The total number of samples tested, as on date, is 77,76,228: Govt of India The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 96,173. During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,940 #COVID19 patients have been cured, taking the cumulative figure to 2,85,636. This has led to the recovery rate touching 58.24 per cent: Govt of India Uttarakhand government fixes rates of COVID-19 RT-PCR tests by private laboratories; labs can charge Rs 2000 per test (including GST) for samples collected by private or public hospitals and Rs 2,400 for samples collected by them. A resolution has been passed in the Cabinet for availing the services of PG final year medical students in ICU wards. We are procuring important anti-viral drugs & increasing their stock in each district to ensure availability: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope (2/2) https://t.co/3E7A1HBA4L — ANI (@ANI) June 26, 2020 Goa Government announces 12 measures to help industries and public deal with the economic impact of #COVID19. Construction licences and dates for renewal of excise licenses extended, among other measures. pic.twitter.com/BqEwUkqVkn — ANI (@ANI) June 26, 2020 Malls will re-open from next week following the Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) issued by the central government. Malls & shops which will not follow the SOPs will be shut down. No orders received to open religious places: Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Gurugram #Haryana Jharkhand Government extends lockdown till July 31. Goa CM Pramod Sawant: We will have to admit that community transmission has begun in state. But infection has been traced to some common sources. #COVID19 : PTI Mumbai: 1297 new cases Mumbai reports 1,297 new #COVID19 cases and 44 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 72,287 and death toll to 4,177: Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation #Maharashtra Jharkhand: 29 new cases 29 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of cases to 2,294 including 1,647 recoveries and 12 deaths: State Health Department The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi will increase in the coming days after a re-mapping of such areas as authorities have decided to divide them into micro clusters for better surveillance and contact-tracing, officials said on Friday. In Northwest district, where the exercise has been concluded, there has been a rise in the number of containment zones from 21 to 28, an official said. In some districts, the process is yet to begin as officials are still redrawing the boundaries of the containment zones, another official said. There are 280 COVID-19 containment zones in the city According to a revised COVID-19 response plan issued by the Delhi government, the re-mapping of the containment zones should be completed by June 30. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had recently advised the Delhi government to implement the containment strategy recommended by the V K Paul Committee. The committee had recommended that the containment zones be drawn afresh and strict vigil and control maintained on their borders and the activities taking place in these areas. The surge in COVID-19 cases continued unabated in Telangana on Friday, with as many as 985 new cases and seven deaths being reported, taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 12,349 and fatalities to 237. Out of the 985 fresh cases, 774 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), followed by Ranga Reddy district, neighbouring Hyderabad, with 86 cases. 4,766 people have been discharged A state government bulletin said 4,766 people have been discharged so far, while 7,436 were under treatment. According to the bulletin, 4,374 samples were tested on Friday. Cumulatively, 75,308 samples have been tested. Meanwhile, the bulletin said an inspection of COVID-19 testing by 16 private labs has shown several shortcomings on the part of the labs. Uttar Pradesh on Friday reported 19 more coronavirus fatalities, raising the toll to 630, while 750 fresh cases pushed the state's infection count near the 21,000-mark, a senior official said.Three deaths were reported in Meerut, two each in Sultanpur and Etawah, one each in Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Firozabad, Basti, Gonda, Siddharth Nagar, Pratapgarh, Bareilly, Hardoi and Farrukhabad, an official report said. 750 fresh COVID-19 cases The state also recorded 750 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 20,943, Additional Chief Secreatry, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said. He said 13,583 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the infection so far, leaving 6,730 active COVID-19 cases in the state. The maximum 86 deaths have been reported from Agra, followed by Meerut at 79, it said. Prasad said over 6.42 lakh samples have been tested for COVID-19 till now, of which a record 19,387 samples were examined on Thursday. Bihar registered 190 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the COVID-19 count in the state to 8,678, health department officials said. The state now has 1,953 active COVID-19 cases in 38 districts. While 6,669 patients have recovered from the disease in Bihar, 56 people have died of it. Maximum cases in Patna The districts that have reported a large number of coronavirus cases are Patna (529), Bhagalpur (401), Madhubani and Siwan (400 each), Begusarai (382), Munger (332) and Rohtas (322). The number of samples tested for the disease in the state till date is 1,89,643, officials said, adding that the testing capacity has been constantly augmented, which is evident from the fact that 7,906 samples were tested on Thursday alone. Six days after it recorded four lakh infections, India's COVID-19 tally raced past five lakh on Saturday with the highest single-day surge of 18,552 cases, while the death toll climbed to 15,685, according to Union health ministry data. The COVID-19 caseload zoomed to 5,08,953, while384 fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours, the updated figure at 8 am showed. It took 110 days for coronavirus infection in the country to reach one lakh while just 39 days more to go past the five lakh-mark on June 27. India's death toll rises to 15,685 This was the fourth consecutive day when coronavirus infection increased by more than 15,000fourth day while there has been a surge of 3,18,418 infections from June 1 till 27. The number of active cases stands at1,97, 387while 2,95,880 people have recovered and one patient has migrated. "Thus, around 58.13 per cent patients have recovered so far," an official said. The total number of confirmed cases include foreigners. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 79,96,707 samples have been tested up to June 26 with 2,20,479 samples being tested on Friday, the highest in a day since the beginning of the pandemic. State-wise COVID death tally Of the 384 new deaths reported till Saturday morning,175 were in Maharashtra, 63 in Delhi, 46 in Tamil Nadu, 19 in Uttar Pradesh, 18 in Gujarat, 13 in Haryana,12 in Andhra Pradesh, 10 each in West Bengal and Karnataka, seven in Telangana, four in Madhya Pradesh, two in Punjab, one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. Of the total 15,685 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra tops the tally with 7,106 deaths, followed by Delhi with 2,492 deaths, Gujarat with 1,771, Tamil Nadu with 957, Uttar Pradesh with 630, West Bengal with 616, Madhya Pradesh with 546, Rajasthan with 380 and Telangana with 237 deaths. The COVID-19 death toll reached 211 in Haryana, 180 in Karnataka, 148 in Andhra Pradesh, 122 in Punjab, 91 in Jammu and Kashmir, 58 in Bihar, 37 in Uttarakhand, 22 in Kerala and 17 in Odisha. Chhattisgarh has registered 13 deaths, Jharkhand 12, Assam, Puducherry and Himachal Pradesh nine each, Chandigarh six, Goa two and Meghalaya, Tripura, Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh have reported one fatality each, according to the health ministry. More than 70 per cent deaths took place due to comorbidities, it said. Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases at 1,52,765 followed by Delhi at 77,240, Tamil Nadu at 74,622, Gujarat at 30,095, Uttar Pradesh at 20,943, Rajasthan at 16,660 and West Bengal at 16,190, the ministry data stated. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 12,884 in Haryana, 12,798 in Madhya Pradesh, 12,349 in Telangana, 11,489 in Andhra Pradesh and 11,005 in Karnataka. 8,716 cases in Bihar It has risen to 8,716 in Bihar, 6,762 in Jammu and Kashmir, 6,607 in Assam and 6,180 in Odisha. Punjab has reported 4,957 novel coronavirus infections so far, while Kerala has 3,876 cases. A total of 2,725 people have been infected by the virus in Uttarakhand, 2,545 in Chhattisgarh, 2,290 in Jharkhand, 1,325 in Tripura, 1,075 in Manipur, 1,039 in Goa, 946 in Ladakh and 864 in Himachal Pradesh. Puducherry has recorded 502 COVID-19 cases, Chandigarh has 425, Nagaland has 371 and Arunachal Pradesh has 172. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu together have reported 163 COVID-19 cases. Mizoram has 145 cases, Sikkim has 86, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 72 infections so far while Meghalaya has recorded 47 cases. Nine deaths due to coronavirus and 127 fresh cases of the disease were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the total number of positive cases to 16,787 and the death toll to 389 in the state. Three deaths each were reported in Jaipur and Jodhpur, one death each in Ajmer and Pali besides one death of a patient from outside the state, according to an official report. Alwar reported a maximum of 38 cases, while Dholpur reported 30 cases. Jaipur, Kota and Sikar reported 13, 12 and 10 cases respectively, the state government report said. 3,249 active cases in Rajasthan Five cases were reported in Ajmer, four in Udaipur, three each in Jhunjhunu and Bikaner, one case each in Dausa, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Nagaur and Swai Madhopur besides four cases of patients hailing from other states. Of the total, 12,869 patients have been discharged and there are 3,249 active cases in the state, the report said. Local authorities have imposed a complete lockdown in containment zones in Navi Mumbai for a week. The statement said: "Lockdown will be enforced from 29th June 2020, in the areas which are having a high density of Corona cases in Navi Mumbai." Complete lockdown from June 29 to July 5 in containment zones Orders have been issued by NMMC Commissioner Annasaheb Misal, ten large areas with hotspots of corona in areas where a high number of corona infections have been found in the last fifteen days declared as a containment zone for the period from June 29 to July 5, 2020. COVID toll in Puducherry rises to 10 An 82 year old woman succumbed to COVID-19 at a government hospital here while 87 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the Union Territory to 619. Director of Health and Family Welfare services S Mohan Kumar told reporters on Saturday that the woman from neighbouring Muthialpet was admitted to the state-run Indira Gandhi government general hospital on June 16 and tested positive for the pandemic although she had co morbidities. The woman died on Friday, taking the total fatalities to 10. Death toll reaches 92 in Jammu and Kashmir The number of COVID-19 fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 92 on Saturday after a 70-year-old woman from Baramulla district tested positive for coronavirus following her death, officials said. The woman from Sopore area of north Kashmir district died at the SMHS hospital here late Friday evening, the officials said. 36 fresh COVID-19 cases in Tripura Thirty-six more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the northeastern state's tally to 1,331 on Saturday, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said. Fifteen of the new patients are from Gomati district while 14 are from South district, three each from Sepahijala and West districts and one from Dhalai, he said. Bihar: 80 new cases 80 more #COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar taking the total number of cases in the State to 8858: State Health Department UP: 607 new cases In the last 24 hours, 607 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state. There are 6,684 active cases, 14,215 patients have been discharged so far and 649 patients have succumbed to the infection: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad Andhra: 796 new cases In the last 24 hours, 796 new #COVID19 cases and 11 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of positive cases stand at 12285 including 6648 active cases and 157 deaths: State COVID-19 Nodal Officer Himachal: 9 new cases With the spike of 9 #COVID19 positive cases, total number of COVID19 cases in Himachal Pradesh rise to 873 including 358 active cases, 495 recoveries and 7 deaths: State Health Department Chandigarh: 3 new cases Three new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Chandigarh today, taking the total number of cases to 427. There are 86 active cases and 335 patients have been cured till date: Health Department, Chandigarh Union Health Ministry revises clinical management protocol for #COVID19. Glucocorticosteroid dexamethasone now allowed as alternative to methylprednisolone for moderate & severe #COVID19 patients in need of oxygen support who experience excessive inflammatory response: Statement Delhi: A medical team collects samples for serological survey in Paharganj area. As a part of the 'Revised COVID Response Plan' in line with recommendations of Dr. VK Paul committee, serological survey of 20,000 people across Delhi begins today. Rise in cases in India is still not as high as compared to other countries. In US, there've been almost 40,000 cases per day in last 2 days,our numbers aren't that high.Cases per million population continue to be low&we still have low mortality rate:Randeep Guleria,AIIMS Director Kerala Govt has issued an order that lockdown on Sundays to remain suspended until further orders. Night curfew from 9pm to 5 am shall continue on all days including Sundays. Our recovery rate has gone above 58% and around 3 lakh people have recovered from #COVID19. Our mortality/fatality rate is near 3% which is very less. Our doubling rate has come down to near 19 days, which was 3 days before the lockdown: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Delhi University today postponed the online open book exams for final-year students by 10 days, which were scheduled to begin from July 1, in view of the prevailing situation of #COVID19 pandemic. The new datasheets shall be notified by examination branch on July 3. We'll record temperature of every customer at the gate&make available sanitisers inside the gym which will be sanitised at every 3 hours. Customers will be allowed to practice in batches at the gym, that too only for 1.5 hours on 3 days a week: Gym owner Abhishek Patil in Mumbai https://t.co/gMYybxybGQ — ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2020 HM Shri @AmitShah reviewing preparedness of 10,000 bed 'Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre' at Radha Swami Satsang Beas in Delhi. https://t.co/m3eQoNNnFT — BJP (@BJP4India) June 27, 2020 Kerala: 195 new cases 195 persons have tested positive for #COVID19 positive and 102 persons have recovered today: Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja Dharavi: 14 new cases 14 new positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Dharavi today. Total cases in Dharavi is now 2232 Tamil Nadu: 3713 new cases Tamil Nadu reported 3,713 fresh #COVID19 cases and 68 deaths today, taking total number of cases to 78,335 and death toll to 1,025. Number of active cases stands at 33,213: State Health Department J&K: 204 new cases 204 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 13 from Jammu division and 191 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 6966 including 2648 actives cases, 4255 recoveries and 93 deaths: Govt of J&K Delhi: 2948 new cases Delhi reports 2948 new #COVID19 cases and 66 deaths today. Total number of cases stands at 80188 including 28329 active cases, 49301 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 2558 deaths. Uttarakhand: 66 new cases Uttarakhand records 66 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 2,791: State Health Department Himachal: 874 new cases Number of #COVID19 cases reaches 874 in Himachal Pradesh; active cases stand at 356: State Health Department Punjab: 100 new cases 100 new #COVID19 cases and 7 deaths have been reported in Punjab today. Total number of cases stands at 5056 and death toll is at 128: Department of Information & Public Relations, Govt of Punjab Manipur: 25 new cases Manipur reports 25 fresh #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,092 including 432 recoveries: State Govt Maharashtra : 5318 cases Maharashtra reports 167 deaths and 5318 new #COVID19 positive cases. Out of these 167 deaths- 86 occurred in the last 48 hrs and rest 81 are from the previous period. The total number of cases in the State stands at 1,59,133: State Health Department Rajasthan: Bhilwada District Collector imposes a fine of Rs 6,26,600 on a person who invited more than 50 people in his son's marriage ceremony on June 13. Fifteen people have tested positive for COVID-19 & one person has died due to the disease after attending the function. Karnataka: 918 new cases Karnataka reports 918 new #COVID19 positive cases and 11 deaths. Total positive cases stand at 11923 and death toll is at 191: State Health Department Haryana: 543 new cases 543 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of positive cases to 13,427. A total of 8472 people have recovered/discharged till date. The total death toll rises to 218: Health Department, Government of Haryana Jharkhand: 45 new cases 45 new #COVID19 cases recorded in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of cases to 2,339 including 1,724 recoveries: State Health Department West Bengal: 521 new cases West Bengal records 521 new #COVID19 positive cases and 13 deaths, taking the total number of cases in the State to 16,711 and death toll to 629. Number of active cases stands at 5,293: State Health Department Mumbai: 1460 new cases Mumbai recorded 1,460 fresh #COVID19 cases and 41 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 73,747 and death toll to 4,282. Number of active cases in the city stands at 27,134: Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation Rajasthan: 284 new cases 284 new #COVID19 cases and 11 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan today. Total number of cases stand at 16944 including 3186 active cases and 391 deaths: State Health Department Gujarat: 615 new cases In the last 24 hours, 18 deaths and 615 #COVID19 positive cases reported in Gujarat. State tally rises to 30,773 including 22,417 cured/discharged and 1790 deaths: State Health Department Lockdown would be imposed every Sunday, with effect from July 5, until further orders. No activities shall be permitted on that day except essential services and supplies: #Karnataka Chief Minister's Office — ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2020 BJP MLA Devmani Dwivedi has tested positive for coronavirus infection, his family members said on Saturday. Dwivedi represents Lambhua assembly constituency of Sultanpur district. "A few days back, Dwivedi's health had deteriorated and he was admitted to a hospital in Sadar area of Lucknow. The doctors suggested him to undertake COVID-19 test. The test was conducted, and he tested positive for COVID-19. He has been shifted to KGMU for treatment," Dwivedi's brother Chintamani said A fine of over Rs 6 lakh was slapped on a family in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district for inviting more than 50 guests in a marriage function amid the restrictions in place to combat the coronavirus threat, officials said on Saturday. Ghisulal Rathi, a resident of Bhadada Mohalla, had arranged a function for his son's marriage on June 13. He had invited over 50 guests, violating the guidelines for the management of COVID-19. After the event, 15 guests tested positive for COVID-19 while one died of the disease, District Collector Rajendra Bhatt said. A case was registered against Rathi in this regard on June 22, he said. The state government incurred a loss of Rs 6,26,600 for arranging isolation and quarantine facility, testing, food, ambulance for these guests. To recover the said amount, the family has been asked to deposit the money in the CM Relief Fund, Bhatt said. Thirteen more people died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal on Saturday, taking the death toll due to the disease to 629 in the state, while 521 fresh cases pushed the tally to 16,711, a health department bulletin said. Twelve of the 13 deaths were due to comorbidities, where COVID-19 was incidental, it added. Five of the deceased were from Kolkata, while four were from North 24 Parganas, the bulletin said. Kolkata reported 141 cases The majority of the 521 fresh coronavirus cases was reported from Kolkata (141), North 24 Parganas (117), Howrah (106) and South 24 Parganas (66). A total of 254 coronavirus patients were discharged from various hospitals since Friday and the number of active cases in the state now stands at 5,293. In the last 24 hours, 9,548 samples were tested for the disease, the bulletin said. Jharkhand reported 45 new COVID- 19 cases on Saturday, taking the tally of confirmed coronavirus cases to 2,339 in the state, a government bulletin said. Seventy-seven patients recovered from the disease and were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the total number of people who were cured of coronavirus infection to 1,724, it said. 603 active cases in Jharkhand There are 603 active cases in the state now. A total of 12 people have died of COVID-19 in the state since March 31. Ranchi accounted for four fatalities followed by two each in Bokaro and Hazaribag and one each in Giridih, Gumla, Koderma and Simdega. Five more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the state's infection tally to 177, an official said on Saturday. Three new cases were detected from West Kameng district on Saturday and they were military personnel, State Surveillance Officer L Jampa said. 54 patients have recovered in Arunachal Pradesh Two other persons from the Capital Complex area and West Siang district were found positive for coronavirus on Friday, he said. "All of them recently returned to the state and were in quarantine facilities. They are asymptomatic and have been admitted to COVID care centres," the official said. On Saturday, five people - four from the Changlang district and one from Namsai - were released from hospital after being cured. Arunachal has now 122 active cases. While 54 patients have recovered from the disease, a woman from West Kameng district died of coronavirus infection, then official said. Bihar witnessed a huge hike in COVID-19 infections on Saturday, with 301 people testing positive for the virus, while two more fatalities pushed the death toll to 58, officials said. With the fresh cases, the state's coronavirus tally has reached 8,979. Total COVID cases in Bihar: 8,979 Begusarai now accounts for four fatalities. Only Darbhanga, Patna and Saran -- with five deaths each -- have reported a higher number of casualties. Coronavirus cases have been reported in all 38 districts of the state and those with the highest numbers are Patna (557), Bhagalpur (430), Madhubani (424), Siwan (401), Begusarai (384) and Rohtas (323). Only Sheohar, Arwal and Jamui have reported less than 100 cases till date. The Puri administration announced on Saturday that a curfew will be imposed in the entire district from 10 pm on June 30 to 10 pm on July 2 to prevent a congregation of people during the return car festival of Lord Jagannath in view of the coronavirus pandemic. All the entry points to Puri will be sealed All the entry points to Puri will be sealed and no vehicle other than those engaged in the return car festival will be allowed into the temple town during the curfew hours. Earlier, Odisha's government had imposed a complete shutdown of Puri on on June 23 from 9 pm till 2 pm. 4,814 people have been discharged in Assam Assam reported one more death due to COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the toll in the state to 10, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Assam has reported 6,919 COVID-19 patients, of which 4,814 have been discharged, a daily bulletin of the Assam Health and Family Welfare Department said.It said the state has 2,092 active COVID-19 cases. So far, 10 patients have died due to the disease, while three patients have migrated to other states, it added. India recorded close to 20,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time on Sunday, taking the tally to 5,28,859, while the death toll rose to16,095, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The data updated at 8 am showed 19,906 new cases, while410 persons succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours. This is the fifth consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by more than 15,000. The country saw asurge of 3,38,324 infections from June 1 till date. The number of active cases stands at 2,03,051, while 3,09,712 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the updated data. "Thus, around 58.56 per cent patients have recovered so far," an official said. The total number of confirmed cases include foreigners. According to the ICMR, accumulative total of 82,27,802 samples have been tested up to June 27 and 2,31,095 samples have been tested on Saturday. Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases at 1,59,133 followed by Delhi at 80,188, Tamil Nadu at 78,335, Gujarat at 30,709, Uttar Pradesh at 21,549, Rajasthan at 16,944 and West Bengal at 16,711, according to the ministry data. The number of COVID-19cases has gone up to 13,436 in Telangana, 13,427 in Haryana, 12,965 in Madhya Pradesh, 12,285 in Andhra Pradesh and 11,923 in Karnataka. It has risen to 8,931 in Bihar, 6,966 in Jammu and Kashmir, 6,816 in Assam and 6,350 in Odisha. Punjab has reported 5,056 novel coronavirus infections so far, while Kerala has 4,071cases. A total of 2,791 people have been infected by the virus in Uttarakhand, 2,545 in Chhattisgarh, 2,339 in Jharkhand, 1,334 in Tripura, 1,128 in Goa ,1,092 in Manipur, 960 in Ladakh and 894 in Himachal Pradesh. Puducherry has recorded 619 COVID-19 cases, Chandigarh has 428, Nagaland has 387 and Arunachal Pradesh 177 and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu together have also reported 177 COVID-19cases. Mizoram has 148 cases, Sikkim has 87, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 72 infections so far while Meghalaya has recorded 47cases. "Our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)," the ministry said, adding that 7,839casesare being reassigned to states. State-wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation, it added. Of the 410 new deaths reported till Sunday morning, 167 were in Maharashtra, 68 in Tamil Nadu,66 in Delhi, 19 in Uttar Pradesh, 18 in Gujarat, 13 inWest Bengal, 11 each in Rajasthan and Karnataka, nine inAndhra Pradesh, seven in Haryana, six eachin Punjab and Telangana, four in Madhya Pradesh, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Bihar, Odisha and Puducherry. Of the total 16,095 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra tops the tally with 7,273 deaths, followed by Delhi with 2,558 deaths, Gujarat with 1,789, Tamil Nadu with 1,025, Uttar Pradesh with 649, West Bengal with 629, Madhya Pradesh with 550, Rajasthan with 391 and Telangana with 243 deaths. The COVID-19 death toll reached 218 in Haryana, 191 in Karnataka, 157 in Andhra Pradesh, 128 in Punjab, 93 in Jammu and Kashmir, 59 in Bihar, 37 in Uttarakhand, 22 in Kerala and 18 in Odisha. Chhattisgarh has registered 13 deaths, Jharkhand 12, Puducherry 10, Assam and Himachal Pradesh nine each, Chandigarh six, Goa two and Meghalaya, Tripura, Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh have reported one fatality each, according to the Health Ministry. More than 70 per cent deaths took place due to comorbidities, it said. A retired police constable died of COVID-19 while 29 fresh cases were reported, taking the toll to 11 and the tally of infections to 648 in the Union Territory on Sunday, the government said. The 61-year old man succumbed to the virus at the JIPMER on Saturday, it said in a bulletin giving details of COVID- 19 cases in the last 24 hours ended at 10 am. A total of 512 samples were tested and of them 29 turned positive, taking the total cases to 648, it said. Active cases in Puducherry at 385 Active cases in Union Territory stood at 385 with the discharge of 252 patients and death of 11 people so far. As many as 209 patients were being treated at the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College Hospital and 97 at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), the bulletin said. Another 37 people were in COVID Care centres while two patients each had been admitted to hospitals in Cuddalore and Chidambaram in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Karaikal had 35 active cases followed by Yanam (2) and Mahe (1). A former chief minister of Gujarat has tested positive for coronavirus, his aide said on Sunday. He was suffering from fever for last three-four days and was quarantined at his home in Gandhinagar under doctor's guidance, he said. "He tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday and was shifted to a private hospital on Sunday morning on the advice of his doctor," the aide said. A76-year-old man from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital here, taking the number of virus-related fatalities in the union territory to 94, officials said on Sunday. The patient from Kulgam died at the Chest Diseases hospital here late on Saturday evening,the officials said. They said the patient tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday at the SMHS hospital and was shifted to the CD hospital later in the evening. The patient had multiple underlying conditions and died soon after being admitted at the CD hospital, they added. PTI SSB The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen to 417 after re-mapping of such areas, while around 2.45 lakh people have been screened in a mammoth exercise to check the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital, officials said on Sunday. They said the count of containment zones is expected to jump further as the authorities in some districts were yet to complete the task of redrawing such areas following the Centre's directions. Before the re-mapping exercise, the number of containment zones was 280 in the city, an official said. "We have screened around two lakh people for COVID-19 in house-to-house survey being conducted across the city. Also, 45,000 people have been screened in COVID-19 containment zones," the official told PTI. The process of screening every household has to be completed by July 6. Mumbai Police on Sunday urged the city residents not to move beyond two-km radius of their homes for the purpose of exercise or visiting shops and salons, in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus. Movement beyond two km is permitted only for attending office or medical emergencies, a senior police official said, adding that movement outside this radius for shopping is strictly prohibited. The Mumbai Police appealed to residents to follow the personal safety and social distancing norms, else they will take strict action against offenders. Maharashtra police: 150 new cases In the last 48 hours, 1 death and 150 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Maharashtra Police; the total number of positive cases rises to 4666 and the death toll is at 57: Maharashtra Police UP: 606 new cases In the last 24 hours, 606 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state. There are 6,679 active cases, 14,808 patients have been discharged so far and 660 patients have succumbed to the infection: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad Bihar: 138 new cases 138 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar today taking the state's total tally to 9117: Bihar Health Department Andhra: 813 new cases In the last 24 hours, 813 new #COVID19 cases and 12 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of positive cases stand at 13098 including 7021 active cases and 169 deaths: State COVID-19 Nodal Officer 68 inmates in the Akola jail have tested positive for #COVID19 out of which many are asymptomatic. Isolation wards have been made inside the jail. All the arrangements are in place to take care of the inmates: Sanjay Khadse, Deputy Collector, Akola #Maharashtra We had received multiple complaints against Baba Ramdev for allegedly claiming to have developed medicine for coronavirus, without any trial. So, we've registered a case against Ramdev, Balkrishna & others on a complaint lodged by an advocate: Jaipur ACP Ashok Gupta Suicide&domestic violence cases have increased during lockdown in Ludhiana,Punjab. 60 suicide cases&850 complaints of domestic violence were reported before lockdown this year. During lockdown,100 cases of suicide&1500 domestic complaints have been registered: DCP Akhil Chaudhary Lockdown has been extended in Tamil Nadu till July 31. Complete lockdown to remain in place till July 5 in Madurai and Greater Chennai Police limits including Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu & Thiruvalluvar: State Govt Door-to-door survey will be done first in containment zones on priority basis by July 6 (date extended as number of containment zones has increased to 435). This will be followed by door-to-door survey in entire Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs officials The existing guidelines with regard to the lockdown in all parts of the state issued under the order dated 04.05.2020, subject to relaxations issued, shall continue to remain operative in Nagaland till 15th July 2020: Government of Nagaland Extending the existing Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday, issued an order that lockdown on containment zones will continue till July 31. The guidelines of 'Unlock 2' prohibits opening of educational institutions, international air travel, metro rail, cinema halls, bars, auditoriums, swimming pools, gymnasiums, and large congregations. The MHA has shortened the night curfew timing from 10 PM to 5 AM and stated national directives for COVID management still apply. According to the new guidelines, the dates to restart above-mentioned activities will be decided separately and SOPs will be issued for their safe commencement. Moreover, domestic flights which are already functioning at 30% capacity will be expanded in a gradual manner. Inter and Intra-state travel including those for cross-border trade will continue without restrictions. The Centre has also allowed movement via passenger trains, Shramik special trains, domestuc passenger air travel and Indians stranded abroad and has advised the usage of Aarogya Setu App for early detection of COVID-19. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla writes to Chief Secretaries of all states and UTs, urging them to ensure compliance of #UNLOCK2 guidelines and direct all concerned authorities for their strict implementation. Assam inched towards the 7,800-mark in coronavirus cases with 302 more people, including 172 from the capital city, testing positive for the infection on Monday, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With these, the total number of positive cases in Assam reached 7,794 from 7,492 on Sunday. 2,447 active cases in Assam The state has 2,447 active cases, Sarma said in a tweet.So far, 11 patients have died due to the deadly disease, while 5,333 have been cured and discharged from hospitals, he added. Bihar on Monday reported 394 coronavirus cases, its highest single-day spike, pushing the infection tally to 9,618, while the death toll rose to 63, the state health department said. The latest fatality was reported from Nalanda district, which had previously accounted for three COVID-19 deaths. Recovery rate in Bihar is 77 per cent According to data shared by the health department, as many as 394 people tested positive for the disease during the day. Patna district has reported the highest number of 673 confirmed cases till date, followed by Bhagalpur (483), Madhubani (445), Siwan (409) and Begusarai (403). All 38 districts of the state have reported COVID-19 cases and only two districts of Jamui and Sheohar have less than 100 cases. The state, however, also boasts of a good recovery rate of 77 per cent. The West Bengal government has set up a 'COVID warrior club' in Murshidabad district, comprising people who have recovered from the disease and willing to aid the administration and health workers in containing the pandemic. At present, 60 people who had recovered from the disease, have been enrolled as members of the club, set up at Behrampore in Murshidabad district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday. "We held counselling sessions for those who had defeated COVID-19, and are now leading a normal life. Some of them have come forward to serve others suffering from the disease. They can work as helpers at different hospitals, serve food, or talk to other COVID-19 patients... They should not feel scared," the chief minister said. CM Mamata insisted that her government will set up similar clubs in every district Of the 60 members, 10 each have agreed to work in Murshidabad Medical College and Malda Medical College, while 40 others will serve at the Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, Banerjee stated. The government will pay the members an honorarium, and bear expenses of their food and accommodation, she said. The CM insisted that her government will set up similar clubs in every district of Bengal. Scientists at CSIR have designed an oxygen enrichment unit that can be used in homes, hospitals and remote rural areas and can prove to be very important in COVID-19 times, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. He said the unit can help reduce the demand for oxygen cylinders and ventilators. Unit can help reduce the demand for oxygen cylinders "Scientists at the CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune have designed an oxygen enrichment unit that can be used when needed in homes, hospitals and remote rural areas. This can prove to be very important in the COVID times," he said in a tweet. "One of its features is that it does not require #oxygen cylinder. This unit may help reduce the demand for oxygen cylinders and ventilators. If #COVID19patients get oxygen initially, they do not need ventilators later. @IndiaDST," Vardhan said in another tweet. A special Air India flight carrying 144 Indian students, who were stranded in Ukraine due to the coronavirus-induced restrictions, landed at the Indore airport in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday morning, an official said. The flight reached the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport here via Delhi at 5.16 am, airport director Aryama Sanyal said. The passengers were screened at the airport and their belongings were sanitised, she added. A health department official said most of these students were from Madhya Pradesh, including 29 from Indore who have been sent to a quarantine centre in the city for seven days. Besides, some of the returnees also hailed from Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and they have been sent to their native places, the official said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation on Tuesday at 4 pm, PMO has informed. This comes after the COVID 19 forced lockdown has been extended across the country till July 31. The announcement also comes on the day when the Ministry of Home Affairs has banned 59 Chinese Apps including TikTok, UC Browser and others in the country amid tensions with China. Prime Minister @narendramodi will address the nation at 4 PM tomorrow. — PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 29, 2020 7 Maharashtra Police personnel tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours Total Maharashtra police personnel infected is now 4810 with 59 fatalities. In a bid to make students aware of COVID-19, the West Bengal education department is considering introducing a chapter on the deadly virus in the school curriculum from 2021, an official said on Tuesday. State education minister Partha Chatterjee has said State education minister Partha Chatterjee has recently raised the issue on how to disseminate information about the nature of the novel coronavirus and necessary precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak, the official of the syllabus committee said. "We are holding discussions on the issue among members and experts," syllabus committee chairman Aveek Majumder told PTI. There are plans to introduce the topic on the coronavirus from junior to higher classes, another official said. Learning basic hygiene and safety measures to prevent contamination in junior classes and letting the higher class students know the type of contagion and its mutants are important in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, he said. As several health care workers and staff of private hospitals staying in different slums here being detected with COVID-19, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked the hospital authorities to ensure lodging of such staff members in their campus. As a precautionary measure, the BMC on Monday ordered the private hospitals and nursing homes to ensure that their staff do not make frequent visit to their residence in the slums. 14 days shift for health workers in Bhubaneswar Frequent movement of hospital staff to slum areas poses a risk of spread of the virus, the BMC said in its order, adding that in a bid to obviate this possible risk, the hospital authorities must take measures. "All private hospitals/nursing homes shall maintain an exclusive employees' database who are residing in slum areas of BMC. The employees of the slum areas need to be kept in a shift for 14 days and the hospital authorities will arrange their accommodation within the hospital premises," the BMC order said. With18,522 people testing positive for coronavirus in a single day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 5,66,840 on Tuesday while the death toll rose to 16,893with 418 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Recording nearly 4,000 cases in the last 24 hours, Tamil Nadu has surpassed Delhi to regain thesecond spot among the list of worst-hit states by the pandemic, while Karnataka also recorded more than 1,100 overtaking Haryana and Andhra Pradesh. ICMR says 86,08,654 samples tested Maharashtra remained the highest contributor to the single day rise, registering over 5,200 coronavirus infections. Delhi saw an increase of 2,084 cases. The number of active cases stands at 2,15,125, while 3,34,821 people have recovered, and one patient has migrated, according to the updated data at 8 am. "Thus, around 59.07 per cent of patients have recovered so far," an official said. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners. According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 86,08,654 samples have been tested up to June 29 with 2,10,292 samples been tested on Monday. Number of active cases of COVID in Rajasthan are 3,397 94 fresh COVID19 cases, 27 recovered & 4 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, as of 10:30 am. Total number of cases in the state is now at 17,754, including 3,397 active cases & 409 deaths: State Health Department Odisha reported two more COVID-19 fatalities on Tuesday, taking the death toll due to the disease to 25 in the state, while the number of cases crossed the 7,000-mark with 206 fresh ones, a health department official said. 25 deaths due to COVID in Odisha Of the 25 deaths so far in Odisha, Ganjam, the worst-hit district, accounts for 14, followed by five in Khurda, four in Cuttack, and one each in Bargarh and Puri, he said. Seven other coronavirus patients had died earlier but their deaths were attributed to "non-COVID reasons", the official said. The state had reported its first COVID-19 fatality in Bhubaneswar on April 6. Of the 418 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 181 are from Maharashtra, 62 from Tamil Nadu, 57 from Delhi, 19 each from Gujarat and Karnataka, 14 from West Bengal, 12 from Uttar Pradesh, 11 from Andhra Pradesh, nine from Haryana, seven from Madhya Pradesh, six each from Rajasthan and Telangana, five from Punjab, three from Jharkhand, two each from Bihar and Odisha and one each from Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand.Of the total 16,893 deaths reported so far, Maharashtraaccountedfor the highest 7,610 fatalities followed by Delhi with 2,680 deaths, Gujarat with 1,827, Tamil Nadu with 1,141, Uttar Pradesh with 672, West Bengal with 653, Madhya Pradesh with 564, Rajasthan with 405 and Telangana with 253 deaths. The COVID-19 death toll reached 232 in Haryana, 226 in Karnataka, 180 in Andhra Pradesh, 138 in Punjab, 95 in Jammu and Kashmir, 62 in Bihar, 39 in Uttarakhand, 23 in Odisha and 22 in Kerala. Jharkhand has registered 15 deaths, Chhattisgarh 13, Assam 11, Puducherry 10,Himachal Pradesh nine, Chandigarh six, Goa three and Meghalaya, Tripura, Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh have reported one fatality each, according to the Health Ministry. More than 70 per cent deaths took place due to comorbidities, it said. 53 more Border Security Force (BSF) personnel tested COVID19 positive In the last 24 hours, 53 more Border Security Force (BSF) personnel tested positive for COVID19 and 4 have recovered. There are 354 active cases and 659 personnel have recovered till date: BSF Private medical colleges in the city have agreed to provide about 4,500 beds for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Tuesday. The government has agreed to include private doctors and paramedical staff involved in treatment of coronavirus patients under insurance coverage. "We have held discussions, they (private medical colleges) have responded positively, they have assured that they will give more than 50 per cent of beds and provide necessary facility. They have agreed to give about 4,500 beds," Yediyurappa said. Speaking to reporters after meeting with representatives of private medical colleges, he said this would help us in providing treatment to all those infected by COVID-19 and help them recover. "They (medical colleges) have said that they will try to make arrangements for more beds in the days to come," he added. Private hospitals in the city on Monday after meeting with the Chief Minister had agreed to provide 50 per cent of their beds, which is about 2,000 beds to the government for COVID-19 treatment. Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases at 1,69,883, followed by Tamil Nadu at 86,224, Delhi at 85,161, Gujarat at 31,938, Uttar Pradesh at 22,828, West Bengal at 17,907 and Rajasthan at 17,660, according to the ministry data. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 15,394 in Telangana,14,295 in Karnataka, 14,210 in Haryana, 13,891 in Andhra Pradesh, and 13,370 in Madhya Pradesh. It has risen to 9,640 in Bihar, 7,752 in Assam, 7,237 in Jammu and Kashmir and 6,859 in Odisha. Punjab has reported 5,418 novel coronavirus infections so far, while Kerala has 4,189 cases. A total of 2,831 people have been infected by the virus in Uttarakhand, 2,761 in Chhattisgarh, 2,426 in Jharkhand, 1,380 in Tripura, 1,227 in Manipur, 1,198 in Goa, 964 in Ladakh and 942 in Himachal Pradesh. Puducherry has recorded 619 COVID-19 cases, Chandigarh 435, Nagaland 434 and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu together have reported 203 COVID-19 cases. Arunachal Pradesh reported 187 cases, Mizoram has 148 cases, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has 90, Sikkim has registered 88 infections so far, while Meghalaya has recorded 47 cases. Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparations being undertaken for vaccination against COVID19, as and when a vaccine is available. Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed officials to evaluate various technology Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed officials to evaluate various technology tools to ensure efficient and timely vaccination in due course of time. Prime Minister also directed that detailed planning for such large scale vaccination should be undertaken immediately. The current status of Indian and global vaccine development efforts was also reviewed at the meeting. Prime Minister Modi highlighted India’s responsibility and commitment to the global community to play an enabling role in global vaccination efforts against. 672 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. There are 6711 active cases and 16084 patients have been discharged so far. 697 patients in UP have succumbed to the novel coronavirus. Addressing the people of the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana would be extended to the end of November. This implies that over 80 crore persons shall get 5 kg of rice or wheat free of cost in the months of July, August, September, October, and November as well. Moreover, every eligible household under the scheme shall be entitled to 1 kg of channa per month. The PM noted that more than Rs.90,000 crore would be allocated additionally for this expansion of this scheme. He thanked the farmers and the hardworking taxpayers for facilitating this assistance to the poor. Incidentally, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on June 22 had demanded the extension of distribution of free foodgrains to the poor till September. Watch the PM's full address here: Addressing the nation. https://t.co/7urZ7A7nPu — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 30, 2020 Addressing the media, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced that the poor would be provided free ration in the state till June 2021. This statement came minutes after PM Modi declared the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana to the end of November 2020. When asked about the extension of the PMGKAY, she refused to comment citing that she was busy in a Cabinet meeting. Mentioning that the lockdown would be strengthened in containment areas, she appealed to the people to continue wearing masks. She mentioned that people can go out for morning walks from 5.30 am to 8.30 am. Banerjee informed the reporters that the state government had requested the Centre to stop domestic flights from COVID-19 hotspots and allow the resumption of Metro Rail at least for essential services. In another important directive, the WB CM revealed that all private buses will be operational. The Punjab High Court ordered that all schools irrespective of whether they offered online classes during the lockdown or not are entitled to collect tuition fees. However, schools shall restrain themselves from increasing fees for the 2020-21 academic year. The schools in Punjab shall adopt the same fee structure as of 2019-20. 3,943 fresh COVID-19 positive cases and 60 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The total number of cases rise to 90,167 including 50,074 discharged cases, and 1,201 deaths. There are 38,889 active cases in Tamil Nadu. 131 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kerala on Tuesday. The number of active cases stands at 2112. A total of 2304 patients have recovered until now. The COVID-19 graph in Andhra Pradesh shot further up to 14,595 with 704 fresh novel coronavirus cases. 7 more deaths were reported in the day. This has propelled the state's death toll to 187. Speaking to the media, Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath stated that the state government was not thinking of extending the lockdown, unlike Assam, Manipur, and Meghalaya. According to him, the COVID-19 condition in Tripura is stable and the frontline workers are doing a commendable job. Currently, there are 294 active cases in Tripura. Karnataka reported 947 new COVID-19 positive cases including 503 cases from Bengaluru, taking the total number of cases to 15, 242. The death toll rose to 246 after 20 deaths were reported on Tuesday. 15,588 samples were tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Punjab reported 150 new COVID-19 positive cases and 6 deaths on Tuesday. The total number of cases rose to 5,568 and the death toll is at 144. At present, 23 patients are on oxygen support. The process to waive off farm loans has been delayed due to the model code of conduct during local body elections and #COVID19 pandemic in Maharashtra. Now, we have decided to write off loans of the remaining farmers: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Day after tomorrow we will be observing National Doctors' Day. They are fighting for us, I offer my gratitude to them. #COVID19 is not over yet, we will tackle this issue together. We should not be restless and go out unnecessarily: Uttarakhand: 32 new cases Uttarakhand records 32 new #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases in the State to 2,823: State Health Department Manipur: 93 new cases In the last late 24 hours, 93 persons have tested positive for #COVID19, taking the total number of cases to 1185. There are 730 active cases and 455 recovered cases in the state: Govt of Manipur 1 CRPF personnel dies One CRPF personnel who was under treatment with plasma therapy for #COVID19, breathed his last today. 4 new cases detected from various units&kept in isolation centres. There are 1057 positive cases including 540 active cases, 508 recovered & 9 deaths:Central Reserve Police Force Punjab: 161 new cases Punjab reports 161 new #COVID19 cases and 5 deaths today. Total number of cases stand at 5216 and death toll is at 133: Department of Information and Public Relations, State Govt West Bengal: 572 new cases 572 new #COVID19 positive cases, 404 recoveries, and 10 deaths have reported in West Bengal today. Total number of positive cases stand at 17,283: State Health Department Chandigarh: 2 new cases Two fresh #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Chandigarh, taking the total number of the cases to 429. There are 87 active cases and 336 patients have been cured till date: Health Department, Chandigarh Delhi: 2889 new cases Delhi reports 2889 new #COVID19 positive cases and 65 deaths today. Total number of cases stands at 83077 including 27847 active cases, 52607 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 2623 deaths: Delhi Government ITBP: 6 new cases 6 more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for #COVID19 in the last 24 hours. There are total 90 active cases & 223 have recovered till date: ITBP Dharavi: 13 new cases 13 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported from Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2245. Death toll stands at 81: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Himachal: 902 new cases Total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh are 902 including 367 active cases, 515 recoveries and 7 deaths: State Health Department Tamil nadu: 3940 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 3,940 new #COVID19 positive cases and 54 deaths today. Total number of cases stand at 82,275 including 45,537 discharges, 35,656 active cases and 1,079 deaths: State Health Department Kerala: 118 new cases 118 persons have tested positive for #COVID19 and 42 persons have recovered today. There are 124 COVID-19 hotspots in the state: Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja Medical and Health departments made proposals that the re-imposition of lockdown in Hyderabad is good. But re-imposition of lockdown will be a very major decision. Government machinery and people should be made ready for this: Telangana Chief Minister's Office (file pic) pic.twitter.com/42jplAebws — ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2020 Private medical establishments in the state cannot deny or refuse treatment to #COVID19 patients or those with related symptoms: Karnataka Government We have decided to extend the lockdown in Manipur for another 15 days from 1st-15th July: State Chief Minister N Biren Singh Jharkhand: 22 new cases Jharkhand reports 22 new #COVID19 positive cases and 69 recoveries today. Total number of cases stands at 2342 including 606 active cases,1724 recoveries and 12 deaths: State Health Department Himachal: Tally at 916 Total number of #COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh are 916 including 378 active cases, 518 recoveries and 7 deaths: State Health Department Madhya Pradesh: 221 new cases 221 new #COVID19 positive cases and 7 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today taking the total number of cases to 13186. There are 2545 active cases in the State. Death toll stands at 557: State Health Department Telangana: 983 new cases Telangana recorded 983 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 14,419. Death toll rises to 247 after 4 deaths were reported today. There are 9000 active cases and 5,172 patients have been discharged till date: State Government Haryana: 402 new cases 402 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state today; taking the total number of cases to 13829. Death toll rises to 223 after 5 deaths were reported today: Haryana Health Department Goa: 70 new cases 70 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Goa today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1198 including 717 active cases and 3 deaths: Goa Health Department Rajasthan: 327 new cases 327 new #COVID19 positive cases and 8 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 8:30 PM today. Total number of positive cases 17271 and death toll is at 399: State Health Department J&K: 127 new cases 127 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 25 from Jammu division and 102 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 7093 including 2683 actives cases, 4316 recoveries and 94 deaths: Govt of J&K In a major boost for India's financial capital, Mumbai on Sunday has almost equaled the nation's recovery rate, reporting 58%, according to BMC. The city also saw 1300 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 23 deaths. Currently, the city's tally stands at 75,047 cases with 4369 fatalities - of which 43,154 have recovered. Assam: 14-day complete lockdown has been imposed in Guwahati city from 7 pm today; visuals from Ganeshguri area. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/5BUxz19KWa — ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2020 Assam reports 327 new cases of Coronavirus Assam reported one more COVID-19 fatality on Sunday, taking the death toll due to the disease to 11 in the state, and 327 new cases of the infection, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Of the 327 new cases, 195 were reported from Guwahati city and the tally of coronavirus cases climbed to 7,492 in the northeastern state, he said. Of the 7,492 COVID-19 cases reported in the state so far, 5,088 have recovered from the disease. Assam currently has 2,390 active coronavirus cases and three persons have migrated to other states. The state has so far tested 3,85,299 samples for the disease in 12 laboratories. (PTI) Delhi's COVID-19 death toll climbs to 2,623 Delhi recorded 2,889 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the tally in the city over the 83,000-mark, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 2,623, authorities said. The number of containment zones in the city also jumped to 417 on Sunday from 315 on Saturday, according to a Delhi health department data. The national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases on June 23. Recently, Delhi had eclipsed Mumbai as the city worst-hit by the pandemic in the country. Sixty-five fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, the Delhi health department bulletin said. It said the death toll due to coronavirus has risen to 2,623 and the total number of cases mounted to 83,077. (PTI) ICMR tested 1,70,560 samples for Coronavirus on June 28 The total number of samples tested up to 28 June is 83,98,362 of which 1,70,560 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/uWiMUF22cL — ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2020 India reported 380 deaths and 19,459 cases in the last 24 hours 380 deaths and 19,459 new Coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours in the country. Positive cases in India stand at 5,48,318 including 2,10,120 active cases. 3,21,723 have been cured/discharged/migrated & the death toll stands at 16,475, according to the Union Health Ministry Bengaluru had 1556 #COVID19 cases as on Jun 23 which has doubled to 3419 cases as on Jun 28. Bengaluru now constitutes 25.92% of total cases in Karnataka. State Govt is taking all measures to ensure that every Covid patient gets best treatment.@BSYBJP @AmitShah @blsanthosh pic.twitter.com/2IFPWT3vKD — Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) June 29, 2020 Nagaland reports 19 new #COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 434 including 270 active cases, 164 recoveries and no deaths so far: Nagaland Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom — ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2020 6,859 total Coronavirus positive cases in Odisha Odisha has detected 245 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 6,859 including 4,743 recoveries, 2,086 active case and 21 deaths: State Health Department 417 active COVID-19 cases in Puducherry Puducherry on Monday reported 42 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally in the Union Territory to 690, a top Health Department said. Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar told reporters the total active cases were 417 while 262 patients were treated and discharged so far. The number of fatalities remained at 11 as no death was reported due to the virus during the last 24 hours, he added. He said currently there were 163 containment zones in Puducherry after 95 were lifted from the list. Death toll due to COVID-19 breaches 400 mark in Rajasthan The Coronavirus death toll in Rajasthan rose to 402 on Monday with three more fatalities, while 121 fresh cases took the number of infections to 17,392, according to an official report. Of the total cases, 13,326 have been discharged and 3,372 are active cases in the state Punjab govt books 52 govt & 195 private hospitals for COVID-19 cases We have got arrangements for 4,246 beds out of which 2,014 are ready, another 949 beds have been kept reserved in private sector. A total of 52 govt & 195 private hospitals have been booked for #COVID19 cases. We'll have over 600 ventilators soon: Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh pic.twitter.com/ATuDUrmY4k — ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2020 Andhra Pradesh has reported 793 new cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases rise to 13,891 including 7,479 active cases, 6,232 discharged cases and 180 deaths: State COVID-19 nodal officer Himachal Pradesh detects 3 new positive cases of #COVID19, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 919 including 365 active cases, 534 recoveries and 7 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/aTDqitvqo7 — ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2020 Maha police: 77 new cases 77 police personnel found positive for #COVID19 & two others died in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 1,030 and death toll to 59 in the force: Maharashtra Police Bihar: 282 new cases 282 more #COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar taking the total number of cases in the State to 9506: State Health Department Odisha: 245 new cases 245 fresh #COVID19 cases, 2 more deaths reported in Odisha: Officials Rajasthan: 121 new cases Three more #COVID19 deaths, 121 new cases in Rajasthan: Officials Maharashtra Government extends lockdown in the state till 31st July. Concerned District Collector and Commissioners of the Municipal Corporations in the state may enforce certain measures and necessary restrictions in specified local areas on the permitted non-essential activities and movement of persons to control #COVID19: Maharashtra Government Permitted activities in Mumbai, Pune, Solapur, Aurangabad, Malegaon, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Akola, Amravati and Nagpur: - Essential shops which are allowed to remain open will continue - non essential shops will be allowed to continue as per relaxation and guidelines issued vide order.. - All the industrial units which are presently open will continue to operate - Home delivery restaurant/ kitchen - Private offices can operate upto 10% strength or 10 people whichever is more.. - long distance travel for non essential items will not be permitted.. - Marriage related gathering on open spaces, lawns, Non AC halls permitted - Outdoor physical activities with restrictions - Barber shops, Spas, Saloons, Beauty parlors with conditions permitted In rest of the state: - Intra district bus service will be allowed with max 50% capacity per bus - Inter district movement will continue to be regulated - All non essential shops/ market will remain open from 9am to 5pm - Marriage gathering on open spaces, lawns permitted 30 mins a week for kindergarten 30-45 mins divided in two periods for three alternate days a week for classes 1-5 30-45 mins divided in two periods for 5 days a week for classes 5-8. 30-45 mins divided into 4 periods for five days a week for classes 9 to 10 ‘Project PLATINA’-World’s Largest convalescent plasma therapy trial cum treatment of severe #COVID19 patients was today launched by Maharashtra Medical Education and Drugs Department & inaugurated by CM Uddhav Thackeray: Maharashtra CMO Delhi: 2084 new cases Delhi reports 2084 new #COVID19 positive cases and 57 deaths today. Total number of cases stands at 85161 including 26246 active cases, 56235 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 2680 deaths: Delhi Government The total number of containment zones in Delhi is now 440; total 91 zones have been de-contained till date: Delhi overnment. Karnataka: 1105 new cases Karnataka reported 1,105 COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths today, taking total number of cases to 14,295 and deaths to 226. Number of active cases stands at 6,382: State Health Department Himachal: Tally at 919 The total number of positive cases in Himachal Pradesh stands at 919, including 363 active cases, 536 recoveries and 7 deaths: State Health Department Bihar: 112 new cases 112 more people tested positive for #COVID19 in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 9,618: State Health Department Rajasthan: 389 new cases Rajasthan recorded 389 fresh COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths till 8:30 pm today, taking total number of cases to 17,660 and death toll to 405. Number of active cases stands at 3,334: State Health Department J&K: 144 new cases 144 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 45 from Jammu division and 99 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 7237 including 2557 actives cases, 4585 recoveries and 95 deaths: Government of J&K Himachal: 942 new cases Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 942 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 366 cases are active: State Health Department Gujarat: 626 new cases 19 deaths and 626 positive cases of #COVID19 reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 32,023 including 23,248 discharged/cured and 1,828 deaths: State Health Department UP: 685 new cases Uttar Pradesh recorded 685 new cases of #COVID19 and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 6,650 and death toll to 672: State Health Department West Bengal: 624 new cases West Bengal reported 624 fresh COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 17,907 and death toll to 653. Number of active patients stands at 5,535: State Health Department Maharashtra: 5257 new cases Maharashtra reports 181 deaths and 5257 new #COVID19 positive cases today. Out of 181 deaths, 78 occurred in the last 48 hours and 103 from the previous period. The total number of cases in the state reaches 169883 including 73298 active cases: State Health Department Uttarkhand: 8 new cases Uttarakhand reports 8 new #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases in the State to 2,831: State Health Department Punjab: 202 new cases Punjab reports 202 fresh #COVID19 positive cases, taking the total of cases to 5418. Death toll rises to 138 after 5 deaths were reported today. Total 3764 patients discharged till date: State Health Department Kerala: 121 new cases 121 persons tested positive for #COVID19 today, taking the total number of cases to 4311. The number of active cases stands at 2057: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Tamil Nadu: 3949 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 3949 new #COVID19 positive cases and 62 deaths today. Total number of cases stands at 86,224 including 47,749 discharges, 37331 active cases and 1141 deaths: State Health Department Odisha Govt allows home delivery of Out Still (OS) liquor & ENA based Country Liquor (CL) by licensee himself or his authorized representative (except those situated in containment zones); between 7 am to 6 pm subject to compliance of lockdown orders issued by local authorities. West Bengal Govt has therefore decided to procure 3 crore masks which shall be provided absolutely free of cost to school students, 100-day scheme beneficiaries, frontline healthcare workers, police, fire services staff, municipalities, civic volunteers etc: West Bengal CM. Amid Bengal's rising Coronavirus (COVID-19) spikes, CM Mamata Banerjee, on Monday introduced a 'COVID Warrior club', while addressing a press conference. She said that the government has found 60 people who have been cured of the virus in Behrampur, who will comprise the first club and soon there will clubs across the state. She added that these members will voluntarily make people aware of the treatment of Coronavirus and will be provided a stipend for doing so. Haryana to start plasma therapy for treatment of #COVID19 patients in all its medical colleges after approval from ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research): State Minister Anil Vij After successfully testing animals, Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has now approved clinical human trials for India's first COVID-19 vaccine- Covaxin. Covaxin has been approved for Phase I & II Human Clinical Trials which will begin from July. The vaccine is being developed by Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Virology (NIV). The SARS-CoV-2 strain was isolated in NIV, Pune, and transferred to the pharmaceutical company. The indigenous, inactivated vaccine is developed and manufactured in Bharat Biotech’s BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level 3) high containment facility located in Genome Valley in Hyderabad. The Drug Controller General of India - CDSCO, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, granted permission to initiate Phase I & II Human clinical trials after the company submitted results generated from pre-clinical studies, demonstrating safety and immune response. West Bengal reported 652 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths on Tuesday. The total number of cases rose to 18,559 and the death toll is at 668. The discharge rate in WB is 65.35%. In the last 24 hours, 620 fresh COVID-19 positive cases and 20 deaths were reported in Gujarat. The state's tally rose to 32,446 including 23,670 cured patients. 1,848 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Gujarat. Maharashtra reported 245 deaths and 4878 new COVID-19 positive cases today. Out of 245 deaths, 95 occurred in the last 48 hours and 150 from the previous period. The total number of cases in the state reached 1,74,761 including 75,979 active cases. The recovery rate in Maharashtra is 52.02%. Rajasthan Rajasthan reports 354 new COVID-19 positive cases and 8 deaths till Tuesday. The total number of positive cases stands at 18,014 including 3381 active cases and 413 deaths. Odisha 243 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Odisha on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 7,065. There are 1,844 active cases and 5,189 recovered cases till date. Jammu and Kashmir 260 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir- 32 from the Jammu division and 228 from the Kashmir division. The total number of cases stands at 7,497 including 2,674 actives cases, 4,722 recoveries, and 101 deaths. Haryana 338 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the state on Tuesday; taking the total number of cases to 14,548. The death toll rose to 236 after 4 deaths were reported. Goa 64 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Goa, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,315 including 716 active cases and 3 deaths. 596 patients have recovered so far. Telangana 945 COVID-19 cases, 1712 discharged and 7 deaths were reported in Telangana. The total number of cases in the state is now at 16,339, including 8,785 active cases, 7,294 discharged, and 260 deaths. Jharkhand Jharkhand reports 60 new COVID-19 positive cases and 35 recoveries. The total number of cases stands at 2,490 including 591 active cases, 1,884 recoveries, and 15 deaths. Chhattisgarh 63 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Chhattisgarh. The total number of cases rose to 2,858 including 595 active cases, 2250 discharged cases, and 13 deaths. Delhi Delhi reported 2199 new COVID-19 cases and 62 deaths. The total number of cases stands at 87,360 including 5,834 recovered cases, 26,270 active cases, and 2,742 deaths. 9,585 RT-PCR tests and 7,594 Rapid antigen tests were conducted on Tuesday. A total of 5,31,752 tests have been done so far. The Karnataka government announced that a complete lockdown will be observed on all Sundays till August 2. However, essential activities allowed during night curfew will be permitted during the Sunday lockdown too. Marriages already fixed on Sundays will be permitted as per norms. Government offices, boards, and corporations, except those operating and maintaining essential services, shall remain closed on all Saturdays till the 2nd week of August. Lockdown shall continue to remain in force in Containment zones. There are 7074 active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka. Assam recorded its highest single-day spike of 613 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with the state's tally crossing the 8,000-mark and the death toll rising to 12, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state reached 8,407 and Guwahati city, which falls under Kamrup (Metro) district and where a complete lockdown has been imposed for 14 days since June 28 midnight, has reported 1,767 cases so far. The earlier highest single-day spike of 331 cases was reported on June 21. Recovery rate to 72 % in Assam On Tuesday, 314 patients were cured and discharged from different hospitals of the state, taking the total number of recovered cases to 5,647, Sarma said. "Glad that 314 more patients have been discharged today in Assam, taking our recovery rate to 72 per cent," Sarma tweeted. Of the total 8,407 cases, 2,745 are active cases, 5,647 people have recovered, 12 have died and three have migrated out of the state, he said. The death toll due to COVID-19 in Bihar rose to 68 with five more fatalities in the last 24 hours, while the state's tally inched towards the 10,000-mark with 370 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, the health department said. According to the daily bulletin issued by the department on coronavirus, the number of confirmed cases in the state has reached 9,988. Number of confirmed cases in Bihar 9,988 Two deaths were reported from Rohtas district while Patna, East Champaran and Gaya have accounted for one casualty each. Details like comorbidities of the deceased or their time of deaths were not known. Patna district now accounts for the maximum number of six casualties, and also tops the state in terms of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. A total of 713 people have tested positive in the district so far. Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday reported four fresh coronavirus cases, taking the states COVID count to 191, an official said. The four new cases were registered from West Kameng district and they are military personnel who returned from Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi and Maharashtra. 128 COVID-19 positive cases in Arunachal Pradesh They were lodged in a quarantine facility and were asymptomatic, Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa said. The state now has 128 positive cases, he said adding that 62 patients have recovered from the disease and one person died. Jampa said reports of 1759 cases are awaited. Amid surge in the Coronavirus cases, the West Bengal government on Tuesday urged the Centre to not schedule any flight from high 'prevalence' cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Pune to the state for two weeks. West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha on Tuesday wrote a letter to Civil Aviation Secretary P S Kharola and requested him to stop the movement of flights from eight cities to Kolkata or Bagdogra for two weeks starting July 6. Stop flights for two weeks: West Bengal govt to Centre "West Bengal is also witnessing a steep rise in cases. A large number of cases have been reported from people coming (to) the state from outside with infection. The government of West Bengal has decided to stop or curtail movement of incoming flights and trains into the state. Accordingly, I approach you with a request kindly not to schedule any flight to West Bengal from high prevalence places like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai, Indore, Ahmedabad and Surat and stop movements of flights from these cities to Kolkata or Bagdogra for two weeks starting July 6," Sinha wrote in the letter. Sinha also requested the aviation secretary to limit the number of flights to Kolkata, Bagdogra and Andal from other cities to a frequency of once a week for each airline from July 6 to 31. Sixty more people, including three Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawans, were on Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus in Jharkhand, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 2,490 in the state, a government bulletin said here. The total infected cases include 1,974 migrants who have returned to the state since May 1, it said. Total infected cases in Jharkhand is 2,490 The bulletin said 1,884 people, including 35 during the day, were discharged from hospitals across the state after they recovered from the disease. Fifteen people have died due to coronavirus infection. The state now has 591 active cases, it said. Ramgarh Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Singh said the three CISF jawans, who are posted at the National Thermal Power Corporation at Patratu, have been in an institutional quarantine facility. A BJP MLA from Goa has tested positive for coronavirus, a senior state health official said on Wednesday. The legislator was admitted to Margao-based ESI Hospital, a specially designated facility for COVID-19 patients, after his test came out positive on Tuesday, the official said. Goa reports 1,315 COVID-19 cases Last month, a former state health minister tested positive for coronavirus and has been undergoing treatment at the ESI Hospital. Till Tuesday, Goa reported 1,315 COVID-19 cases and three deaths due to the disease, as per official data. 3,47,978 have recovered from COVID in India India reports 18,653 new Covid-19 cases, total tally at 5,85,493, of which 2,20,114 are active. Total death toll reached 17,400. So far, 3,47,978 have recovered The Karnataka government on Tuesday disbanded a field team involved in burials of bodies of Coronavirus patients in Ballari district after a video showing inhuman handling of the dead bodies surfaced. The state government also apologised to the families of deceased COVID-19 patients and to others who were hurt by the incident. Karnataka government apologised to the families of deceased COVID-19 patients The swift action by district administration comes after Congress leader DK Shivakumar posted a video that allegedly showed officials 'inhumanly' dumping bodies of the patients who die of COVID into a pit in Ballari. It's disturbing to see bodies of COVID patients who have died being dumped inhumanly into a pit in Ballari. Is this civility? This is a reflection of how the govt has handled this Corona crisis. I urge the govt to take immediate action and ensure that this doesn't happen again," he tweeted. The Punjab government on Tuesday issued fresh guidelines for the next phase of the coronavirus lockdown from July 1 to 31, saying there will be no restriction on interstate and intrastate movement of persons and goods. No separate permission/approval/e-permit will be required for such movements, according to the guidelines issued for the period. Interstate and intrastate movement of buses will be allowed in Punjab Interstate and intrastate movement of buses will be allowed without any restriction and transportation vehicles can utilise the entire seating capacity, an official spokesperson said. He said schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutions will remain closed till July 31. Total number of cases in Odisha 7,316 251 more COVID19 cases & 243 recoveries reported in Odisha on 30th June (yesterday). Total number of cases in the state at 7,316, including 5,189 recovered & 2,094 active cases: State Government 312 COVID-19 active cases in Nagaland Nagaland reports 21 new COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 480 including 312 active cases, 168 recoveries and no deaths so far: Nagaland Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom 3,447 active COVID cases in Rajsthan 78 COVID19 cases and 12 recoveries reported in Rajasthan today, as of 10:30 am. Total number of cases in the state is now at 18,092, including 3,447 active cases, & 413 deaths: State Health Department The Tripura government has announced a 24-hour complete lockdown on Sunday to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in a Facebook post late Tuesday night said the lockdown, inspired by the 'Janata curfew' held on March 22, would begin from 5 am on Sunday and end at 5 am the next day. He, however, said that his government was not planning to extend the lockdown. Total number of COVID-19 cases in Tripura 1,394 "The way we all stayed at home on March 22 during the Janata curfew announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the same way we would stay at home from 5 am on Sunday to next day 5 am," Deb wrote on the social networking site. "Tripura is in stage 1 of the COVID-19 outbreak and we need to be prepared for stage 2 and 3. We have to be careful," he added. Only emergency services will be operational on during the complete lockdown period, he said. The chief minister said the Epidemic Act will be imposed in the state on Sunday and asked people to adhere to the lockdown norms. State Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath, who is also the cabinet spokesperson, on Tuesday said though Tripura is in a "good position", the state government did not want to take risks. "The state government was compelled to announce a lockdown on July 5 for the sake of 37 lakh people of the state," he said. Nath said the rate of recovery of COVID-19 patients in the state has climbed to 80.25 per cent. As of Tuesday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state stood at 1,394, officials said. The state has 308 active cases, while 1,086 patients have recovered from the disease, they added. Mumbai's most popular Lalbaugcha Raja A week after Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray appealed to the Ganesh mandals across the state to have a low-key celebration this year in view of Coronavirus pandemic, Mumbai's most popular Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal has announced that they will not keep a Ganesh idol this year. The committee said that the Mandal will instead conduct blood and plasma donation drives for the 10 days of Ganeshotsav. Section-144 has been imposed in Mumbai by Deputy Commissioner of Police Pranaya Ashok, prohibiting any presence or movement of one or more persons in public places or gathering of any sort anywhere, including religious places subject to certain conditions, in view of COVID-19. The following documents detail the nature of the imposition, in view of rising Covid cases. "Mumbai city continues to be threatened with the spread of COVID-19, it is considered expedient to issue prohibitory orders for restricting any presence or movement of one or more persons in public places or gathering of any sort anywhere including religious places to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 virus in the areas under the control of Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai," the order said. Bihar: 88 new cases 88 more people tested positive for #COVID19 in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 10,076: State Health Department Andhra: 657 new cases 657 fresh #COVID19 cases and 6 deaths recorded in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 15,252 and death toll to 193. There are 8,071 active cases of the infection: State Health Department UP: 585 new cases 585 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad Maharashtra police: 77 new cases 77 Maharashtra police personnel tested positive for COVID-19, one succumbed, in last 24hrs. Total police personnel infected now is 4938 with 60 fatalities. Tamil Nadu: 3882 new cases Tamil Nadu reports 3,882 new #COVID19 positive cases, 2,852 discharges and 63 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 94,049 including 39,856 active cases, 52,926 discharges and 1,264 deaths: State Health Department Dharavi: 14 new cases 14 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2,282: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) We've increased the number of tests. There is a good indication, earlier around 31 out of 100 people whose samples were collected tested positive for #Coronavirus. Today, 13 out of 100 people test positive: Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister The situation is improving in Delhi in the last few days. However, there is no room for complacency. This virus is unpredictable. We must continue our efforts with more vigour: Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister It was predicted that by 30th June Delhi would have 1 lakh cases out of which 60,000 would be active cases but today we only have 26,000 active cases. This is the result of everyone’s hard work. We have been able to control the situation: Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM Maharashtra: Pune civic body set to start rapid antigen detection tests for diagnosis of COVID19 Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has suggested a new testing model under which we will be able to will declare results within 1 hour. We will launch the new testing model named COVID-19 AG test in next 2-3 days: Assam Health Minister https://t.co/hPiiuPwIUy — ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2020 UPSC allows candidates to change their centres for civil services preliminary examination, scheduled on October 4 All foreign returnees have to, immediately on arrival, undergo 7 days of mandatory institutional quarantine at an approved facility on payment basis followed by 7 days of home isolation if the person tests negative in first 7 days: Chandigarh Administration Maximum two persons on a scooter/motorcycle, 4 persons in a car and 3 persons in an auto-rickshaw will be allowed (including the driver). However, all riders will use masks and the vehicles will be regularly sanitized by the owners: Chandigarh Administration Odd-even system, presently being followed in selected markets will be discontinued. This will also apply to street vendors: Chandigarh Administration Apni Mandies, Organic Markets and inter-state bus service will continue to remain suspended, till further orders: Chandigarh Administration Jharkhand: 35 new cases 35 new COVID19 cases reported in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2525: State Health Department Madhya Pradesh: 268 new cases 268 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total number cases to 13861. Death toll rises to 581 after 9 deaths were reported today: State Health Department Chhatisgarh: Tally at 2940 Chhattisgarh's COVID19 case tally rises to 2940 with 81 new cases reported today: State Health Department CRPF: 134 new cases 134 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in CRPF today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1385, of which 682 are active cases & 694 recovered cases. The death toll is at 9: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Telangana: 1018 new cases Telangana recorded 1,018 new #COVID19 cases and 7 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 17,357 including 9,008 active cases, 8,082 discharged cases and 267 deaths: State Health Department Himachal: Tally at 979 cases COVID-19 cases reach 979 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 341 cases are active: State Health Department Goa: 72 new cases 72 samples have tested positive for #COVID19 today, taking the total number of cases to 1387. There are 713 active cases and 670 patients have recovered till date. Death toll is at 4: Directorate of Health Services, Goa Rajasthan: 298 new cases Rajasthan reports 298 fresh #COVID19 positive cases and 8 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 18312 including 3317 active cases and 421 deaths: State Health Department Maharashtra: 5537 new cases 198 deaths and 5,537 new COVID19 cases reported in Maharashtra today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,80,298 including 79,075 active cases, 93,154 recovered cases and 8053 deaths: State Health Department Haryana: 393 new cases Haryana's COVID19 case tally rises to 14,941 with 393 new positive cases reported today: State Health Department Delhi: 2442 new cases Delhi reports 2442 new #COVID19 cases and 61 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 89802 including 27007 active cases, 59992 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 2803 deaths: Delhi Govt West Bengal: 611 new cases 611 new #COVID19 positive cases and 15 deaths have been reported in West Bengal. Total number of positive cases stand at 19,170 and death toll is at 683: State Health Department Gujarat: 675 new cases In the last 24 hours, 675 fresh #COVID19 positive cases and 21 deaths have been reported in Gujarat. State tally rises to 33,318 including 24,038 cured/discharged and 1,869 deaths: State Health Department. J&K: 198 new cases 198 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today,19 from Jammu division and 179 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 7695 including 2734 actives cases, 4856 recoveries and 105 deaths: government of J&K Karnataka: 1272 new cases Karnataka reports 1272 new #COVID19 positive cases including 735 cases from Bengaluru Urban, taking the total number of cases to 16514. Death toll rises to 253 after 7 deaths were reported today: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 66 new cases Uttarakhand reports 66 new #COVID19 positive cases till 7 pm today; taking the total number of cases to 2947: State Control Room COVID19 Manipur: 26 new cases 26 #COVID19 cases have been reported in Manipur in last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 1,260 out of which 681 cases are active: Directorate of Health Services Punjab: 101 new cases Punjab reported 101 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases 5,668 including 3,989 discharges and 149 deaths: State Health Department Mumbai: 1511 new cases Today New Case - 1511 Total Positive Case - 78708 Today Death - 6 Total Death - 4629 ITBP: 23 new cases 23 personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for #COVID19 in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 103 out of which 23 patients are in Delhi. A total of 251 personnel have recovered so far: ITBP Kerala: 151 new cases 151 new #COVID19 positive cases and 131 recoveries have been reported in Kerala today. Total positive cases stand at 4593 including 2130 active cases. There are 124 COVID-19 hotspots in the state: CM Pinarayi Vijayan Health Ministry clarifies that 'Made in India' ventilators supplied to states/UTs have BiPAP mode, following media reports that BiPAP mode is not available in these ventilators. Health Secretary Preeti Sudan&ICMR DG Dr. Balram Bhargava write to states&Union Territories to increase testing. Letter states,"It is strongly advised that you should take all possible steps to ensure full capacity utilization of all #COVID19 testing laboratories in the State/UT" pic.twitter.com/g6I3r6Cg9C — ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2020 From July 27, schools will reopen for teachers and non-academic staff only in Haryana and students will not attend schools: State Education Minister Kanwar Pal Uttarakhand We will keep a strict check and not allow any 'Kanwariya' to enter Haridwar. In case any 'Kanwariya' arrives here, they will be quarantined for 14 days at their own expense: Haridwar District Magistrate C Ravishankar Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,525 with 35 more people testing positive on Wednesday, a government bulletin said. 579 active cases in Jharkhand The state now has 579 active cases, while 1,931 people, including 47 during the day, recovered from the disease, it said. The state's recovery rate stood at 76.48 per cent, while the mortality rate is 0.59 per cent, the bulletin added. With 81 new COVID-19 cases, Chhattisgarh's overall count increased to 2,940 on Wednesday, while the fatalities rose to 14 after a 62-year-old patient, a retired forest officer, succumbed, a health department official said. Also, 53 patients were discharged from different hospitals following recovery from the disease, taking the numbr of such cases to 2,303, he said. Of the new cases, 31 were reported from Raipur, 18 from Rajnandgaon, eight from Dantewada, five from Balod, four each from Kabirdham and Koriya districts, three each from Bilaspur and Kanker districts, two from Balodabazar, while one case each came from Narayanpur, Bijaspur and Mungeli districts, he said. With five fresh coronavirus casualties in the past 24 hours, the death toll due to the disease in Bihar increased to 73, while the total number of cases reached 10,204 after 217 people tested positive, a health department official said on Wednesday. Of the five deaths, two happened a few days ago but they were recorded on Wednesday, while three others succumbed on Tuesday, Health Secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh said in a statement. Bihar has 2,320 active cases while 7,811 patients recovered and 73 died. The health secretary said the state’s recovery rate is at 77.52 per cent which is significantly higher than the national recovery rate of 59.43 per cent. A total of 7,799 samples have been collected for testing in the past 24 hours. Districts which have reported high incidence of positive cases include Patna (747), Bhagalpur (500), Madhubani (467), Siwan (419), Begusarai (452), Munger (365), Samastipur (362), Katihar (348), Rohtas (343), Muzaffarpur (313), Nawada (308) and Khagaria (304). On Wednesday, Delhi recorded 2,442 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally in the city to over 89,000, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 2,803. Sixty-one fatalities were recorded in the past 24 hours, the Delhi health department bulletin stated, taking the death toll from COVID-19 at 2,803. Total number of cases in the national capital is 89,802 The total number of cases in the national capital is 89,802. According to the bulletin, 59,992 patients have recovered, been discharged or migrated so far, while the number of active cases stood at 27,007. In Delhi, 5,51,708 tests have been conducted. Two more COVID-19 positive patients in Jammu and Kashmir died at a hospital here on Thursday, taking to 107 the number of coronavirus-related fatalities in the union territory, officials said. Two COVID-19 positive patients died at SKIMS hospital during the night, the officials said. They said a 55-year-old man from Yaripora area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district died around midnight. Number of COVID-19 fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir 107 With these deaths, the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 107. On Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir had recorded 198 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising the tally in the union territory to 7,695, officials had said. Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the state's tally to 195, an official said. Of the fresh cases, two were reported from Lower Siang district and one each from Namsai and the capital complex, he said. 66 patients have recovered from COVID in Arunachal "The new patients had recently returned to the state and were in quarantine facilities. They were asymptomatic," Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa said on Wednesday night. The state now has 128 positive cases, he said adding that 66 patients have recovered from the disease and one person died. Jampa said reports of 1,669 samples are awaited. Today's total positive till 10.30 am is 115 Ajmer 4 Alwar 1 Baran 2 Barmer 1 Bharatpur 6 Bikaner 12 Bundi 1 Dausa 2 Dholpur 10 Dungarpur 1 Jaipur 9 Jalore 9 Jhunjhunu 2 Karauli 5 Kota 4 Nagaur 8 Rajsamand 10 Sawaimadhopur 1 Sirohi 5 Udaipur 21 Active cases in Rajasthan 3358 Cumulative positive 18427 Today's death reported till 10.30 am is 5 Total death in state 426 A 10-day complete lockdown has been enforced from Thursday in Thane and two other civic administration limits adjoining Mumbai city to contain the spread of coronavirus, officials said. Essential services and medical emergencies are exempted from the lockdown, while inter-city buses, autorickshaws and taxis will not be allowed to operate in these civic limits, they said. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) and Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation, all part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), jointly decided on the complete lockdown for next 10 days in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in these areas, the officials said. Thane city reported 9,138 cases, Navi Mumbai reported 6,823 cases The lockdown came into force from 7 am on Thursday and will continue till 7 am on July 12, they said. The municipal corporations of Navi Mumbai and Panvel will enforce complete lockdown from July 3 midnight. Similar orders are applicable in Mira-Bhayandar. Thane district on Wednesday registered 1,322 new coronavirus cases, pushing its overall tally to 34,646, the administration said. Out of the total cases, Thane city reported 9,138 cases, Navi Mumbai reported 6,823 cases, while the tally in Kalyan was nearing 7,000. The death toll in Thane district due to the viral infection has reached 1,094, including 340 in Thane, 217 in Navi Mumbai, 120 in Kalyan and 145 in Mira Bhayandar township. RJD MLA Shahnawaz Alam has tested positive for COVID-19, the third legislator in Bihar to have contracted the disease. The legislator of the Jokihat constituency in Araria district said he was asymptomatic. Alam has been shifted to an isolation centre in the district, civil surgeon Dr MMP Singh said. His sample was taken for testing to the Sadar Hospital on Tuesday and the report came on Wednesday evening. Earlier, state minister Vinod Kumar Singh, along with his wife, and BJP MLA Jibesh Kumar Mishra had tested positive for COVID-19. Singh, who is the Backward and Extremely Backward Class Welfare minister, was diagnosed with the disease on June 28 and sent to an isolation ward set up at a city hotel in Katihar district. Mishra, who represents the Jale constituency of Darbhanga district, tested positive for the infection on June 22. He was admitted to AIIMS, Patna for treatment. As Chennai remains the worst affected in the state of Tamil Nadu with Coronavirus, the government has ramped up activities to counter the deadly contagion. In its efforts against the pandemic, the Greater Chennai Corporation is conducting the Community Intervention Programme in Tondiarpet area for screening the residents in slum areas with the help of NGOs amid the coronavirus pandemic. "In association with 93 NGOs, we rolled out this program around 40-45 days ago. We have around 1,979 nodes, classified as backward areas and slums. We wanted to especially focus on poor and vulnerable people," G Prakash, Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation told ANI. "All slum households will be screened and surveyed every day. We'll have a specific focus on vulnerable and aged population," he added. Odisha reported two more COVID-19 fatalities on Thursday, taking the death toll due to the disease to 27 in the state, while the total tally rose to 7,545 with 229 fresh cases, a health department official said. Odisha now has 2,157 active cases Odisha now has 2,157 active cases, while 5,353 patients have so far recovered from the disease. The fresh cases were reported from 19 districts. Ganjam recorded the highest of 95 cases, he said, adding that other districts that reported a high number of new cases are Balasore (24), Jajpur (22), Khurda (21), Sundergarh (17), Cuttack (12) and Jharsuguda (10). A total of 3,994 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, he added. 'Set up helpline to address lack of PPE kits': HC to Delhi Govt The Delhi High Court Thursday suggested that the AAP government set up a mechanism like a helpline on which healthcare workers can call anonymously to complain against private hospitals or nursing homes not providing N-95 masks and PPE kits. The suggestion came from a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan during the hearing of a PIL by an NGO which has alleged that nurses in private hospitals and nursing homes were not being provided proper personal protection equipment (PPE) kits and masks to guard against COVID-19 infection. India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past six lakh on Thursday with a single-day increase of19,148 cases, just five days after it crossed the five-lakh mark, while the death toll rose to 17,834, according to the Union Health Ministry data. It took 110 days for coronavirus infections in the country to reach one lakh, while just 44 days more to go past the six-lakh mark. 59.52 per cent of patients have recovered The country's COVID-19caseloadincreased to 6,04,641 on Thursday, while434 persons have succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed. With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 3,59, 859 while one patient has migrated. There are 2,26,947 active cases of coronavirus infection present in the country. "Thus, around 59.52 per cent of patients have recovered so far," an official said. According to the ICMR, the number of tests for detection of the disease crossedthe ninemillionmark on Thursday. A cumulative total of 90,56,173 samples have been tested up to July 1 while 2,29,588 samples have been tested on Wednesday, the apex health research body said. Of the 434 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 198 are from Maharashtra, 63 from Tamil Nadu, 61 from Delhi, 21 each from Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, 15 from West Bengal, nine from Madhya Pradesh, eight from Rajasthan, seven each from Telangana and Karnataka, six from Andhra Pradesh, five from Punjab, four each from Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, three from Bihar and one each from Chhattisgarh and Goa. Of the total 17,834 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra accounted for the highest 8,053 fatalities followed by Delhi with 2,803 deaths, Gujarat with 1,867,Tamil Nadu with 1,264, Uttar Pradesh with 718, West Bengal with 683, Madhya Pradesh with 581, Rajasthan with 421 and Telangana with 267 deaths. The COVID-19 death toll reached 253 in Karnataka,240 in Haryana, 193 in Andhra Pradesh, 149 in Punjab, 105 in Jammu and Kashmir, 70 in Bihar, 41 in Uttarakhand, 25 in Odisha and 24 in Kerala. Jharkhand has registered 15 deaths, Chhattisgarh 14, Assam and Puducherry 12 each, Himachal Pradesh 10, Chandigarh six, Goa four and Meghalaya, Tripura, Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh have reported one fatality each, according to the Health Ministry. Andhra: 845 new cases Andhra Pradesh recorded 845 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 16,097 out of which 8,586 cases are active. Number of deaths due to the disease stands 198: State Health Department Himachal: Tally at 1011 Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,011 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 359 cases are active: State Health Department UP: 817 new cases In the last 24 hours, 817 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state. There are 6869 active cases, 17,221 discharges so far and 735 patients have succumbed to the infection: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad Nagaland: 34 new cases 34 new #COVID19 cases in Nagaland, tally rises to 535, number of active cases stands at 338: Officials Looking at circumstances & requests received from students&parents appearing for JEE&NEET exams, a committee consisting of National Testing Agency&other experts advised to review situation&submit its recommendations to HRD Ministry latest by tomorrow: Union Minister R. Pokhriyal Gujarat: Ahmedabad-based Motivation Engineers & Infrastructure Pvt Ltd enters into a technology transfer agreement with DRDO for manufacturing Ultra Violet disinfection towers. Company's MD Sunil Shah says, "We are hoping to launch the device in the market in next 10 days." The device can kill 99.9% viruses at any surface. It is equipped with a motion sensor and can be operated by a mobile phone. It can disinfect any area in a very short period of time: Sunil Shah, MD, Motivation Engineers & Infrastructure Pvt Ltd The Institute of Chattered Accountants of India (ICAI) today told Supreme Court that there may be difficulties in conducting the Chartered Accountants (CA) examinations, as there is a spike in #COVID19 cases in India. The Court fixed the matter for further hearing to July 10. The total no. of people being tested for #COVID19 tests in the country will soon touch one crore. This has been possible due to removal of all bottlenecks by GoI. Various steps taken by Central Government have paved the way for enhanced testing for COVID-19: Government of India Through a significant step announced by the Central Government, #COVID19 testing can now be done on the prescription of any registered practitioner, and not exclusively a Government doctor: Government of India Till now, 90,56,173 tests conducted through a diagnostic testing network. There are now 1065 testing labs in the country-768 in public sector & 297 pvt labs. Yesterday, as many as 2,29,588 people got tested for COVID-19: Government of India During the last 24 hours, a total of 11,881 #COVID19 patients have been cured, taking the cumulative figure to 3,59,859. This further takes the recovery rate to 59.52%. Presently, there are 2,26,947 active cases and all are under medical supervision: Government of India A big liquidity relief to small&marginal labourers&a stride towards making farmers #Atmanirbhar where around Rs 24586.87 crore has been disbursed to cooperative banks, RRBs&MFIs under Rs 30000 crore special liquidity facility by NABARD as on 30 June: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy pic.twitter.com/XZtY0CUvrH — ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2020 Plasma therapy is still a very effective way of treatment, 9 out of 10 patients are getting better through this treatment. Total 93,000 patients have recovered till now: Maharashtra Health Minster Rajesh Tope https://t.co/VQAGNq75db — ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2020 Kerala Government issues revised guidelines regrading discharge of #COVID19 patients; asymptomatic patients will be tested on the 10th day of admission and people with 1st test negative will be discharged with 7 days home quarantine. Pharma major Mylan gets permission to manufacture, market anti-viral drug remdesivir for 'restricted emergency use' on hospitalised #COVID19 patients: Official sources Anurag Srivastava, MEA : We will be operating 500 flights under 4th phase of vande bharat mission which include Air India and Private carriers. 627 Indian nationals have returned to Attari. There are over 100 people who are stranded in Pakistan we have requested for their return. Have decided that all monuments can be opened with complete precautions from 6th July: Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of Tourism & Culture Karnataka Health Dept permits District Health Depts to appoint doctors with MBBS, on a contractual basis with permission of concerned District Health Officers & Commissioners. State Health Dept also increases the salary of contractual doctors from Rs 45000 to Rs 60000 per month. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal visits 'Delhi Plasma Bank' started at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, for treatment of COVID19 patients. There is a fear that online education might create a 'digital divide'. Online learning cannot replace learning at a school. We will implement a model of education in which 'reach out and connect' will be the focus: Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia Ministry of Law & Justice issues notification for Conduct of Elections (Amendment) Rules 2020 - for extending postal ballot facility for electors above the age of 65 years & #COVID19 patients under home/institutional quarantine: Election Commission of India (ECI) Senior member of Maharashtra govt's #COVID19 task force tests positive for coronavirus: Health official Indian Army Brigadier dies from #COVID19-related complications in Kolkata: Official sources Haryana: Gurugram city bus service resumed on six routes with 68 buses, today. MP: 245 new cases 245 #COVID19 cases, 160 discharged & 8 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 14106, including 10815 discharged, 2702 active cases & 589 deaths: State Health Department Maharashtra: 6330 new cases 6,330 #COVID19 cases, 8,018 discharged & 125 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1,86,626, including 1,01,172 discharged & 8,178 deaths: State Health Department Goa: 95 new cases Goa reports 95 new COVID19 positive cases today, taking the case tally in the state to 1482 including 744 active cases, 734 recovered and 4 deaths: Goa Health Department Bihar: 290 new cases 290 more #COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar today, taking the total case tally to 10683: Bihar Health Department Rajasthan: 350 new cases 350 new cases of COVID19 reported today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 18,662 including 3284 active cases, 14,948 recovered cases and 430 deaths: Rajasthan Health Department Delhi: 2373 new cases 2373 #COVID19 cases, 3015 discharged & 61 deaths reported in Delhi today. Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 92175, including 63007 recovered/discharged/migrated, 26304 active cases & 2864 deaths. 20822 #COVID19 tests conducted in the national capital today - 10,978 RTPCR tests & 9,844 rapid antigen tests Mumbai: 1554 new cases 57 deaths and 1554 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 80,262. 5903 patients recovered and discharged today: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai Dharavi: 19 new cases 19 #COVID19 cases & 2 deaths reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the area is now at 2,301, including 551 active cases & 84 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Bengal: 649 new cases 649 #COVID19 cases, 509 discharged & 16 deaths reported in West Bengal in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 19,819, including 13,037 discharged, 6,083 active cases & 699 deaths: State Health Department J&K: 154 new cases 154 new cases-20 from Jammu and 134 from Kashmir reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the union territory to 7849: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir Manipur: 19 new cases 19 #COVID19 cases and 37 discharged reported in Manipur in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1279, including 663 active cases & 616 recovered: State Health Department Uttarakhand: 37 new cases 37 new COVID19 positive reported in the state till 7pm today, taking the total case tally to 2984 including 510 active cases, 2405 recovered and 42 deaths: Uttarakhand Health Department Chandigarh: 4 new cases 4 new COVID19 cases reported in Chandigarh today, taking the union territory's COVID19 case tally to 450: Chandigarh Health Department Karnataka: 1502 new cases 19 deaths and 1502 new COVID19 cases reported in the state till 5pm today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 18,016: Karnataka Health Department Punjab: 120 new cases Punjab's COVID19 case tally reaches 5784, with 120 new positive cases reported today: State Health Department Tamil Nadu: 4343 new cases 57 deaths and 4343 new cases of #COVID19 reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 98,392: Tamil Nadu Health Department Telangana: 1213 new cases 1,213 #COVID19 cases, 987 discharged & 8 deaths reported in Telangana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 18,570, including 9,226 active cases, 9,069 discharged, & 275 deaths: State Health Department Jharkhand: 60 new cases 60 #COVID19 cases & 57 recoveries reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2585, including 582 active cases, 1988 recovered/discharged & 15 deaths: State Health Department Haryana: 568 new cases 11 deaths and 568 new COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 15,509 including 11,019 recovered and 4,239 active cases: State Health Department During the meeting, Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised on adoption of more testing using Rapid Antigen Test Kits to help reduce the infection transmission rate. These kits can be provided by GoI to UP and Haryana. Focus on early hospitalization to reduce mortality rates: MHA https://t.co/B6geNDw7wo pic.twitter.com/50qi6H4LGy — ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2020 Kolkata: Dr Fuad Halim, practising doctor & CPIM member is doing dialysis procedure at Rs50 amid COVID19 pandemic. He says, "Patients said commuting expense along with treatment fee, which was earlier Rs 350, was very expensive amid lockdown. So we reduced dialysis fee to Rs 50." pic.twitter.com/BPNeHLrD2y — ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2020

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India's total COVID cases stand at 12,38,635 of which 4,26,167 are active while 7,82,607 have recovered. 29,861 people have died so far, according to latest figures from Union Health Ministry