Coronavirus LIVE: 669 new cases, 3 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu, taking total number of cases to 7,204

669 new cases of Coronavirus, 3 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today, taking the total number of cases to 7,204, death toll to 47: TN Health Department

It has been observed that Govt and private hospitals are not sending the COVID-19 updates regularly. The daily summary about COVID-19 deaths is not being sent to the death audit committee because of which daily reports get delayed or are submitted with wrong details: Delhi Govt

56 jawans of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have tested positive in the last 24 hours, all new cases are in Delhi. Total number of COVID-19 cases in ITBP reaches 156: ITBP

Number of active cases of COVID-19 stands at 14 in Himachal Pradesh, two people have succumbed to the infection while 35 people have recovered: State Health Department

Haryana: Employees of a salon in Gurugram are attending customers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) as precautionary measure to mitigate risk of COVID-19. Salon manager says, "We are using PPEs&disposable materials. Our clients are satisfied with our hygiene practises"

18 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in BSF today- 16 from Tripura and 2 are from Delhi. The total number of active COVID-19 cases in the force stands at 276.

54 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Karnataka today, taking the total number of cases to 848 including 31 deaths & 422 discharges. Number of active cases stands at 394: Karnataka Health Department

160 migrant workers staying at quarantine facility in Muzaffarpur today protested demanding COVID-19 testing, senitisation in facility, after 3 workers test positive

1,884 active cases of COVID-19 are at present in Uttar Pradesh. The total number of people who have been cured and discharged are 1504: Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad

10 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in Odisha taking the total number of cases in the state to 362 including 291 active cases, 68 cured/discharged and 3 deceased: Odisha Health Department

20 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Haryana today. Total number of positive cases stands at 695 including 10 deaths and 394 active cases: Haryana Health Department

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold video conferencing with all the Chief Ministers tomorrow at 3 pm: Sources

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba emphasised that movement of doctors, nurses and paramedics should be totally unhindered and all steps should be taken to facilitate and protect Corona Warriors

A woman teacher deputed on ration distribution duty in North Delhi area has passed away due to COVID-19: North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) Official

53 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka between 5 pm yesterday and 12 pm today. Of the 53 new cases, 31 have a history of travel to Ajmer & 8 to Ahmedabad. Total number of cases in the state is at 847, including 405 discharged & 31 deaths: State Health Department

We are arranging more trains for the migrants. I appeal to them to not travel on foot. It is not safe. We take your responsibility. We are here to take care of you: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

"They (private ambulances) will have to be pressed into service when the government requires their service," Kejriwal said while addressing an online media briefing.

The government has made arrangements for treatment of those at their homes with mild COVID-19 symptoms in accordance with the Centre's guidelines.

"Out of 6,923 COVID-19 patients, only 1,476 are admitted at hospitals, rest getting treatment at their homes and COVID-19 centres," Kejriwal added.

5 pilots of Air India found COVID-19 positive, during the pre-flight COVID test which is carried out 72 hours before they are rostered for flight duties. All of them are asymptomatic and based in Mumbai. They had undertaken cargo flights to China: Air India Sources

Chittoor: A large number of migrant workers from West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh hold protest demanding return to their native places amid COVID19 lockdown. They say,"No arrangements have been made for our return in the last 40 days".

381 new COVID-19 cases reported in Delhi between 12 am, 8th May and 12 am, 9th May. 5 deaths also reported today. Total number of cases in the national capitals is at 6923, including 4781 active cases, 2069 recovered & 73 deaths: Delhi Director General of Health Services

50 new COVID19 cases ( including 26 returned from Gujarat & 1 returned from Karnataka) reported in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1980: Andhra Pradesh, Nodal Officer, COVID19.

Patna: Bihar Military Police camp area in Patna is a COVID19 hotspot area. 5 Bihar Military Police jawans from Khajpura tested positive for COVID19 yesterday.

786 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state, of which 703 are active cases, 76 recovered & 7 deaths. There have been 200 incidents of assault on police personnel during the lockdown period & 732 accused have been arrested for the same: Maharashtra Police

The death toll from the COVID-19 epidemic in France rose by 80 on Saturday, the lowest daily increase since March 22, while hospitalisation-related figures staged a declining trend, official data showed.

At least 792 inmates at a jail in Central California have tested positive for COVID-19, making it the worst-hit in the US federal prison system.

Nearly 70 per cent of the inmates at Federal Correctional Institution Lompoc have tested positive, exploding by more than 300 in recent days, Xinhua news agency quoted the Los Angeles Times as saying in a report on Saturday citing prison officials.

Eleven staff members were also infected at the Lompoc facility, which houses 1,162 low-security inmates.

A military mobile hospital has been built on the grounds to cope with the growing number of stricken patients, according to the Los Angeles Times report.

Apart from Shillong which currently has two active COVID-19 cases, the Meghalaya government has allowed shops to reopen and vehicles to ply across the state from Monday.

The decision was taken at a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, official sources said.

"The deputy commissioners and district transport officers have been asked to work out the modalities for regulating (public and private transport) on a rotation basis," Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said on Saturday.

33 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 3741, death toll 107: Rajasthan Health Department

Spike of 3,277 COVID-19 cases, 127 deaths in the last 24 hours, Total cases in the country now at 62,939, including 41,472 active cases, 19,358 cured/discharged/migrated and 2,109 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Twenty-three Surat returnees were among 24 people who tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Saturday, taking the total cases in the state to 294, the Health and Family Welfare department said.

Of the 24 fresh COVID cases, Ganjam reported 18, while three came from Mayurbhanj and one each from Nayagarh, Bhadrak and Sundergarh.

At present, there are 224 active cases in the state and 68 people have recovered. Two people from Bhubaneswar have succumbed to the disease, an official said adding that 343 persons are in hospital isolation.

There at least 3 vaccines on which Indian & US companies are working together. Besides that we are an important part of the supply chain & this particular crisis has certainly shown to US, if not the world over that India is a reliable partner: TS Sandhu, India's Ambassador to US

More than four million confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported around the world, according to a data collated by Johns Hopkins University.

The global death toll has also risen to above 277,000, the BBC reported citing the data.

The US remains the worst-hit country, accounting for over a quarter of confirmed cases and a third of deaths.

Experts warn the true number of infections is likely to be far higher, with low testing rates in many countries skewing the data.

Daily death tolls are continuing to drop in some nations, including Spain, but there is concern that easing lockdown restrictions could lead to a "second wave" of infections.

In addition, governments are bracing for economic fallout as the pandemic hits global markets and supply chains.

A senior Chinese official has told local media that the pandemic was a "big test" that had exposed weaknesses in the country's public health system. The rare admission, from the director of China's National Health Commission, Li Bin, comes after sustained criticism abroad of China's early response.

Bhopal reported first death of a transgender on Saturday. The patient a 40-year-old from Kolipura locality in the old city area died after two days' hospitalisation due to breathing problem.

The rising number of coronavirus patients in Madhya Pradesh has alarmed the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government. The Health Department said 116 new cases were added overnight to take the total number 3,457 by Saturday evening. On Saturday, 29 corona deaths were reported.

The 625 containment areas in the state shows the Central government will be in no hurry to relax the restriction in movements under lockdown. The state has recorded 211 deaths so far.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issues guidelines for restarting manufacturing industries after lockdown. "While restarting the unit, consider the first week as the trial or test run period; ensure all safety & protocols, & don't try to achieve high production targets", says MHA.