Coronavirus LIVE: 62 fresh COVID-19 infections reported in CRPF; total active cases in force rise to 234
62 fresh COVID-19 infections reported in CRPF; total active cases in force rise to 234
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62 fresh COVID-19 infections reported in CRPF; total active cases in force rise to 234
Russia reports 10,817 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs
The overall number of coronavirus cases in Russia increased to 198,676 on Saturday after the emergence of 10,817 new infections in the last 24 hour, health authorities said.
108 new COVID19 cases reported in West Bengal
108 new COVID19 cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1786: West Bengal Health Department
526 new cases of Coronavirus, 4 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu
526 new cases, 4 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today, taking total number of cases to 6535 & death toll to 44. Of total cases, 1867 cases are linked to Koyambedu market. Number of active cases stands at 4,664 in the state: Tamil Nadu Health Department
Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day and total 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 govt and 121 private laboratories: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Chandigarh: 23 new COVID19 cases including 21 from Bapudham colony sector-26
23 new COVID19 cases including 21 from Bapudham colony sector-26 reported today; the total number of positive cases is now 169: Chandigarh Health Department
10 Central teams comprising officials from various government departments being sent to assist State governments
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal visited Dharavi area
Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal visited Dharavi area today and took stock of COVID19 situation and the preventive measures being taken.
Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,762 in Punjab
Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1762 in Punjab with 31 more people testing positive today. Number of active cases & fatalities due to the infection stands at 1574 & 31, respectively: Punjab Health Department
25 new COVID-19 positive cases, 1 death reported in Mumbai's Dharavi
25 new COVID-19 positive cases, 1 death reported in Mumbai's Dharavi today; till now 833 positive cases and 27 deaths have been reported. 222 people discharged today: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
224 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported in Delhi
224 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported in Delhi between 4 PM yesterday & 12 midnight. Total number of cases stands at 6542 including 2020 recoveries & 68 deaths. There are 4454 active cases: Delhi Health Department
749 total positive cases in Karnataka, 30 deaths
1 new cases have been reported in Karnataka today, taking total number of cases to 794 including 30 deaths & 386 discharges. Number of active cases stands at 377: Karnataka Health Department
13 new positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir, 836 total cases
13 new positive cases have been reported since yesterday. The total number of positive cases is now 836: Govt of UT of Jammu and Kashmir
2 foreign returnees test positive in Kerala,17 total cases
Two foreign returnees have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kerala today, taking total number of active cases to 17 in the state: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
6 more ITBP personnel test positive
6 new COVID19 positive cases reported in the last 24 hours; till now, a total of 100 personnel (all in Delhi) have tested positive for COVID-19: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
A 'Shramik Special' train with 1200 people on board departs Chikkabanavara Railway Station in Bengaluru for Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh
2 new positive cases in Odisha, 289 total cases
2 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Ganjam and Nayagarh, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 289: Odisha Health Department
Delhi govt needs to ensure transparency in reporting coronavirus cases, deaths: Congress leader Ajay Maken
Delhi govt needs to ensure transparency in reporting coronavirus cases, deaths: Congress leader Ajay Maken on reports of mismatch of data
Central govt should tell people clearly about exact COVID-19 situation, says Congress leader Ajay Maken
Central govt should tell people clearly about exact COVID-19 situation to enable them to prepare accordingly: Congress leader Ajay Maken
How will India fight pandemic if officials speak in different voices, says Congress leader Ajay Maken
There is confusion within govt on COVID-19 situation; how will India fight pandemic if officials speak in different voices: Congress leader Ajay Maken
Number of active cases of COVID-19 stands at 1,800 in Uttar Pradesh
Number of active cases of COVID-19 stands at 1800 in Uttar Pradesh & 1399 patients have been recovered. Our average recovery rate stands at around 43 per cent as against national average of 30 per cent: Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad
Ivanka Trump's personal assistance tests positive
Oppo mobile factory in Greater Noida resumes work with 200 workers
Gautam Buddha Nagar: Oppo mobile factory in Greater Noida has resumed its work today with around 200 workers who were brought to factory by buses. The maintenance work has started before resuming complete operations. Govt has allowed factories to operate with reduced workforce.
An Air India flight carrying 129 passengers from Dhaka, Bangladesh landed at Delhi airport
Death toll rises to 12 in Amravati, Maharashtra
The number of COVID-19 fatalities in Maharashtra's Amravati district rose to twelve on Saturday with the death of a 53-year-old man at the COVID facility here, an official said.
The deceased, a resident of Masanganj locality in the city, tested positive for coronavirus on Friday night, he said.
He was suffering from fever and breathing difficulty, the official said, adding that swab samples of the patient were taken on May 7.
"There are now 60 active patients at the COVID ward.
While five have been recovered, another patient was referred to Nagpur," the official added.
4 new positive cases in Uttarakhand, 67 total cases
4 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttarakhand today; taking the total number of positive cases to 67: State Health Department
Punjab opens restaurants and eateries only for home delivery from 7am to 7pm in Ludhiana
Punjab: Restaurants and eateries opened in Ludhiana today after district magistrate allowed the opening of restaurants, eateries, ice cream shops, sweet shops and juice shops in the district from 7am to 7pm only for home delivery.
13 more CISF test positive
13 more Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel tested positive in last 24 hours; 48 CISF personnel have tested COVID-19 positive till date: CISF
West Bengal is running 711 camps for migrants in state, we are taking good care of them: TMC
Not right to say CM Mamata Banerjee not allowing migrants; 16 migrants died on your watch, will rail minister take responsibility: TMC
Migrant workers staged protest in Surat demanding they be sent back home
Gujarat: Migrant workers staged protest at Hazira industrial area in Surat today demanding they be sent back to their respective states, among other issues.
Andhra Pradesh reports 43 new positive cases, 1,930 total cases, 44 deaths
43 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,930. Three deaths have been reported in last 24 hours, death toll is at 44: Arja Srikanth, State Nodal Officer
Karnataka reports 36 new positive cases, 789 total cases, 30 deaths
36 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka between 5 pm yesterday & 12 pm today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 789, including 379 discharged and 30 deaths: State Health Department.
Our fatality rate in the country continues to be around 3.3% and the recovery rate has climbed up to 29.9%: Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister
Our fatality rate in the country continues to be around 3.3% and the recovery rate has climbed up to 29.9%, these are very good indicators. Doubling rate for last 3 days has been about 11 days, for last 7 days it has been 9.9 days: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister
No test before discharge: New policy for mild, moderate COVID-19 cases
No Reverse transcription PCR or RT-PCR tests - conducted to detect the presence of pathogens in the body - will be done for coronavirus patients showing mild or moderate symptoms before they are discharged, the Union Health Ministry said today as it revised its guidelines for the discharge of COVID-19 patients. The new guidelines come as coronavirus cases in India inch towards the 60,000-mark, increasing the burden on healthcare facilities across the country, reported NDTV
714 police personnel test positive in Maharashtra, 5 deaths
714 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state, of which 648 are active cases, 61 recovered and 5 deaths. There have been 194 incidents of assault on police personnel during the lockdown period and 689 accused have been arrested for the same: Maharashtra Police.
There will be no hike in school fee for this academic year 2020-21: Maharashtra Education Department
There will be no hike in school fee for this academic year 2020-21. Parents should not be forced to pay the remaining fee of academic year 2019-2020 and the fee for 2020-21 in one go, they must be given monthly/quarterly payment options: Maharashtra Education Department.
4-month-old among 11 new positive patients in Chandigarh
A four-month-old child among 11 more COVID-19 patients were reported in Chandigarh on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 159, officials said.
On one hand you are taking credit saying you are sending them back on your money and on the other hand you are asking Bihar government to return the money: Sanjay Kumar Jha, Bihar Minister
West Bengal government is not allowing trains with migrants reaching the state: Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Mamata
HM Amit Shah writes to West Bengal CM, says not getting state government's support to help migrants reach home
HM Amit Shah writes to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee; says not getting state government's support to help migrants reach home: Officials
Rajasthan reports 57 new positive cases taking total tally to 3,636, 103 deaths
57 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported today taking the total number of positive cases to 3,636. Death toll is at 103: Rajasthan Health Department
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare issues revised discharge policy for COVID-19 patients
3,320 COVID-19 cases and 95 deaths reported in India in 24 hours
3320 more COVID-19 cases and 95 deaths reported in last 24 hours. Total number of cases in India rises to 59,662, including 39834 active cases, 17847 cured/discharged/migrated, and 1981 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Pakistan reports record COVID-19 cases as lockdown measures set to ease
The number of COVID-19 cases surged to a record high in Pakistan as the governments of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan announced the partial easing of lockdown measures imposed to curb the spread of the virus.
On Friday, the country registered 1,807 cases from the three provinces of Punjab, Sindh and KP alone, taking the national tally to 26,954, reports Dawn news.
UK COVID deaths top 31,000 as another 626 patients die
Another 626 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 31,241, Environment Secretary George Eustice said.
COVID-19 curve decreasing in Italy as death toll tops 30,000
Italy posted a decrease in COVID-19 intensive care cases and hospitalizations as the death toll pushed past the 30,000 mark, according to the latest numbers released by the country's Civil Protection Department.
France's coronavirus death toll tops 26,000
With 243 people losing their lives to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, France saw its pandemic toll rise to 26,230, while the numbers of people hospitalized and admitted into intensive care continued to decline.
Trudeau extends emergency wage subsidy over soaring jobless rate
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program to help businesses and services retain their employees as the April jobless rate soared to record 13 per cent.
Turkey's COVID-19 cases rise to 135,569; Iran's tally hits 104,691
Turkey confirmed 1,848 new COVID-19 cases, bring the total number to 135,569, while Iran's total number of infections increased to 104,691
Mike Pence's aide tests positive for coronavirus
A top aide to US Vice-President Mike Pence has tested positive for COVID-19 one day after another White House staff member was diagnosed with the virus.
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