LIVE News Updates: COVID lockdown extended in Haryana till May 24

The Haryana government on Sunday extended the coronavirus lockdown in the state till May 24.

The lockdown which already stood imposed in the state till May 17 was extended by a week.

Making the announcement on Twitter, Home and Health Minister Anil Vij said, "Mahamari Alert / Surkshit Haryana extended from 17 May to 24 May. Stringent measures will be taken to implement the alert (lockdown).

Last Sunday, Minister Vij had extended the lockdown from May 10 till May 17.

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Odisha's COVID-19 caseload on Sunday surged to 6,12,224 after 11,732 more people tested positive for the infection, while 19 fresh fatalities pushed the state's toll to 2,313, a health department official said.

Accordingly, the number of active cases rose to 1,07,403, he said.

Of the 11,732 new cases, 6,569 were recorded in various quarantine centres and the rest detected during contact tracing, the official said.

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India reports 3,11,170 new COVID-19 cases, 3,62,437 discharges and 4,077 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry Total cases: 2,46,84,077 Total discharges: 2,07,95,335 Death toll: 2,70,284 Active cases: 36,18,458 Total vaccination: 18,22,20,164