Coronavirus LIVE: 2 more positive cases in Assam; total climbs to 34

2 more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam; total climbs to 34: Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

12 new cases of coronavirus detected in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar, tally rises to 92: Official

325 districts in India have not reported any COVID19 cases. Mahe, Puducherry has not reported any fresh positive case for the last 28 days. 27 districts (in the pic below) have not reported any new case during the last 14 days.

Pool testing for COVID-19 has started in our state, Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to do so. Under this, 30 pools of 5 samples each were tested in Agra, all came negative: Amit Mohan Prasad, State Principal Secretary (Health)

142 new positive COVID19 cases including 110 in Indore, 12 in Bhopal, 17 in Khandwa reported in the State today; Total number of Coronavirus positive patients in Madhya Pradesh rises to 1120 including 53 deaths and 70 discharged/cured: MP Health Department

COVID-19 cases continued to rise in Noida as the city reported 12 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the positive cases count to 92, a health official said on Thursday. The official said that out of the 92 cases so far, 26 corona-infected patients have been cured.

Karnataka registered one Coronavirus death and 36 more positive cases, raising the state's tally to 315, an official said on Thursday.

A 55 years old COVID19 patient passes away in Pune. The patient had comorbid conditions; the total death toll in Pune now stands to 47: Pune Health Officials

11 new COVID-19 cases reported in Punjab today, of which 9 have contact history & 2 have a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI). Total coronavirus cases in the state at 197, including 29 cured & 14 deaths: State Health Department

The Delhi Bar Association on Thursday requested Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to allow lawyers to commute to their offices amid the nationwide Lockdown that's in place to fight the coronavirusoutbreak in the country.

COVID-19 death count in West Bengal rose to ten on Thursday with the audit committee confirming three more loss of lives due to the deadly disease, a top official said. 24 new cases have been reported in the state since Apr 15, taking the total number of active cases to 144.

41 Pakistani nationals, who were stranded in India following closure of border points in view of Coronavirus crisis, leave for home via Wagah-Attari crossing.

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6 more COVID19 patients have been cured in Chhattisgarh and are being discharged. A total of 23 patients have now been cured & discharged in our state & 10 remaining are active COVID19 patients. In the last 2 days, 10 patients have been discharged: Chhattisgarh Health Minister.

Sweet shops will be allowed to operate for 8 hours now, from 8 am to 4 pm everyday (State govt had earlier allowed sweet shops to operate for 4 hours from 12 noon to 4 pm everyday): West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

196 samples tested for in Himachal Pradesh today, of which 16 were negative & test results of other 180 are awaited. Total coronavirus cases in the state currently at 35, including 18 active cases: State Additional Chief Secretary (Health) RD Dhiman

India’s total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 12,759 including 420 deaths, says Health Ministry.

Total number of Coronavirus positive patients in Madhya Pradesh rises to 1115 including 701 in Indore and 196 in Bhopal: State Health Department.

In Japan, to find one positive case, 11.7 persons are tested. In Italy that number is 6.7, in US it's 5.3, in UK it's 3.4. Here in India, we do 24 tests for one positive case: Dr. Raman R Gangakhedkar, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

IPL Governing Council of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided that the IPL 2020 Season will be suspended till further notice, due to COVID19: Jay Shah, Secretary, BCCI

No case has been reported since the last 28 days in Mahe district, Puducherry: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health

The rapid anti-body test is not conducted for early diagnosis, it is used for surveillance purpose: Dr. Raman R Gangakhedkar, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Cabinet Secretary has asked all State Chief Secretaries to ensure adequate arrangements for safety, shelter & food security of migrant labourers and stranded persons: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

2,90,401 people have been tested till date, of which 30,043 (26,331 tests done at ICMR's 176 labs & 3,712 tests at 78 private labs) were tested yesterday: Dr. Raman R Gangakhedkar, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

An action plan has been prepared on strengthening our ongoing surveillance utilizing the services of World Health Organisation’s national polio surveillance network team: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health

325 districts in India have no cases of COVID19: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi asks state waqf boards to ensure strict implementation of lockdown and social distancing guidelines during holy month of Ramzan starting next week amid coronavirus pandemic.

Punjab: Two more persons found positive for Coronavirus in Jalandhar district: Dr TP Singh, Nodal Officer- COVID19, Jalandhar

Mobile phones, televisions, refrigerators, laptops and stationary items will be allowed to be sold through e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal from April 20 during lockdown: Officials

Delhi: RK Puram Police Station has made arrangements of lodging at hotel Hyatt Regency, for its police personnel commuting from National Capital Region.

Delhi High Court agrees to hear a petition on increase in domestic violence cases during the lockdown. The plea was filed by an NGO seeking direction to ensure well-being of women and kids.

Strategic approach for COVID-19 containment broadly involves defining Area of Operation, Applying Perimeter Control,Delineating Containment&Buffer zones,Active search for cases, contact tracing, Quarantine, Clinical management&Awareness generation among public: Spokesperson, MHA.

All operations of food preparation establishments, including home delivery, stopped in Ludhiana, in view of COVID-19 pandemic & risk of food contamination: Ludhiana District Magistrate

25 new cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,267, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy.

No public shall be allowed to perform five-time congregational prayers in mosques, across Karnataka, during Ramzan. No public address system to be used by the staff of mosques for offering namaz: State Minority Welfare, Waqf & Hajj Department

We have ensured that there is complete checking at borders. We check every person if he has curfew pass. Using thermal scanners to screen people entering our borders, says Chandigarh UT Adviser

We have ensured that there is complete checking at borders. We check every person if he has curfew pass. We're also using thermal scanners to screen people entering our borders&ensuring that no person with any symptom enters Chandigarh: Manoj Parida,Union Territory Adviser

9 more COVID-19 cases reported in Haryana today (8 in Panchkula & 1 in Palwal). Total number of coronavirus positive cases in the state at 213, including 14 Italian nationals: State Health Department.

34 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka, including 17 people from Belagavi (5 have a history of travel to Delhi). Total number of coronavirus cases in the state at 313, including 82 discharged & 13 deaths: Karnataka Government.

Indian Army coordinating with the Ministry of Railways for planning additional trains in the coming weeks. Only the personnel due to rejoin units deployed in northern and eastern borders and who have undergone mandatory quarantine period/found medically fit will be accommodated.

The movement of troops from trains will help in decongestion of Category A and B training establishments at Bangalore, Belgaum, Secundrabad & Gopalpur as well assist in operational preparedness of active formations deployed in the borders.

Indian Army to run 2 special trains to meet operational requirements of northern and eastern borders during COVID-19 lockdown. Both trains to start from Bengaluru. The first train to start on April 17 and reach Jammu via Ambala and second train to start on April 18 for Guwahati.

11 more COVID-19 cases reported in Dharavi, Mumbai, taking the total number of coronavirus positive cases in the area to 71, says Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

A suspected coronavirus patient escaped from a government hospital in Punjab by breaking window panes, police said on Thursday.

He was a resident of Nagrota in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh.

Yusuf Khan was admitted to an isolation ward of the Civil Hospital in Hoshiarpur town from where he fled on Wednesday night.

He was apprehended by the police a few days back from the railway station in Dasuya town.

Doctors said he has no sign of the virus. His samples were sent for investigation on Wednesday.

Lucknow Jt Commissioner Naveen Arora visits Sadar area, identified as a hotspot. Says "It has become the most sensitive zone of Lucknow, positive cases increased to 60. It had started with 12 people,who were Jamaatis.Ppl didn't practice social distancing here&violated lockdown.."

165 more cases (including 107 in Mumbai) reported in Maharashtra today, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 3081, says State Health Department.

3 blocks of Police Colony in Model Town have been identified as a small containment zone after a Police Sub Inspector, his wife & their child residing there, tested positive. Wife of Sub Inspector is nurse at a hospital in Delhi.Random sampling to be done: DCP

Government is forming guidelines to facilitate air travellers with their booking issues and refund discrepancies so far. Government to come out with these guidelines soon.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 871 after 105 more people tested positive for the infection during the last 12 hours, a health official said on Thursday.

Among the new cases, 42 were reported fromAhmedabad, 35 from Surat, eight from Anand, six from Vadodara, four each from Banaskantha and Narmada, three from Rajkot, and one each from Gandhinagar, Kheda and Panchmahal, state principal secretary (health) Jayanti Ravi said.

So far, 64 people from the state have been discharged after recovery, she added.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today inaugurated a mobile Covid-19 testing booth in Bengaluru. These mobile booths will start working in all wards of the Bengaluru to take samples for Coronavirus.

Meerut: PPE (Personal protective equipment) kits are being manufactured by Hans Engineering Works, for supply to AIIMS Delhi. Director of the company says, "AIIMS Delhi has placed an order for 1.5 Lakh PPE kits. We've supplied 80,000 so far, rest to be supplied within a week."

A 66-year old man from the city, became the thirteenth COVID-19 related fatality in Karnataka, Health Department officials said on Thursday.

The elderly patient from Bengaluru, who was coronavirus positive died on April 15 at Victoria Hospital in the city, officials said.

"He was referred from a private hospital and was admitted in Victoria Hospital and was on ventilator support since April 10," they added.

A 80-year old woman in Belagavi and a 65-year old man from Chikkaballapura had also died on Wednesday.

A number policemen were put under quarantine on Thursday after the son of a police officer tested positive in J&K's Kupwara district.

Police sources said the son of a sub-inspector (SI) of police was among the 22 persons who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in the union territory.

"The family of the police officer was put under quarantine after the officer's son tested positive. Police personnel who came in immediate contact of the officer have also been put under quarantine.

Delhi: Connaught Place wears a deserted look as the nationwide Coronavirus lockdown remains imposed. The lockdown has been extended till 3rd May.

Maharashtra: Police made people, who violated lockdown for a morning walk, perform yoga in Bibvewadi area of Pune, early morning today.

9 new positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of positive cases in the state rises to 534, including 20 discharged and 14 deaths: Arja Srikanth, State Nodal Officer.

A 66-year old man infected by coronavirus dies in Bengaluru, death toll in Karnataka rises to 13: HealthBengaluru, death toll in Karnataka rises to 13: Health Department.

25 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in Rajasthan today so far - 1 in Ajmer, 1 in Bikaner, 2 in Jhunjhunu, 10 in Jodhpur & 11 in Tonk. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 1101: State Health Department

19 more Coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Agra. The total number of positive cases in the district rises to 167: Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh

Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, raising the total number of cases in the state to 72, a top official said on Thursday.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh rose to 980 with 42 more people testing positive for the disease in Indore, health officials said on Thursday.

India's total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 12,380 (including 10,477 active cases, 1489 cured/discharged/migrated and 414 deaths), says Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

The United States on Wednesday recorded nearly 2,600 additional deaths from the new coronavirus in 24 hours, a new record and the heaviest daily toll of any country, Johns Hopkins University said.

A running tally from Johns Hopkins showed 2,569 victims at 8:30 pm Eastern Time (0030 GMT Thursday), compared with the same time the previous evening, bringing the total number of US deaths to 28,326 -- higher than any other nation