Coronavirus LIVE: 3 new psotive cases in Jharkhand, 27 total cases

Three new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand. Two are from Ranchi's Hindpiri and one is from Simdega. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 27: State Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni

13 new cases have been confirmed for COVID-19 in Karnataka from yesterday 5 pm to today 5 pm, the total number of cases stand at 260 including 10 deaths and 71 discharged/cured as of 5 pm today: State Health Department

The two leaders discussed the challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and apprised each other of the steps being taken in their respective countries to control the situation.

Two doctors from RML hospital have tested positive for COVID-19. Both are admitted at the hospital for treatment. There is a possibility that both of them were exposed to COVID-19 positive cases. Contact tracing has started: RML hospital official to ANI

In past few days cases rose significantly. On 9 April, 51 cases were reported, 183 on 10th, 166 on 11th, 356 on 13th. In last 2 months, many foreigners came to Delhi from affected nations. 1 more incident took place here -of Markaz. This too caused addl burden: Delhi CM

As of today, there are 120 active cases (an increase of 10 from yesterday) and 7 deaths due to the coronavirus in West Bengal: State Health & Family Welfare Department

8 new cases of COVID-19 reported in J&K today out of which 6 are from Kashmir and 2 from Jammu. 14 people from Kashmir have recovered. Total number of positive cases stands now at 278 in the Union Territory: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary-Planning, Jammu and Kashmir

Railways is set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for travel between April 15 and May 3 due to extension of the nationwide lockdown and suspension of passenger trains till then in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told PTI.

With the national transporter allowing tickets to be booked during the 21-day lockdown for journeys after April 14, around 39 lakh bookings were made by passengers hoping that trains will be in operation post-lockdown.

However, with the announcement of the extension of the lockdown period, railways on Tuesday not only cancelled all its passenger services till May 3 but also stopped all advance bookings.

All passengers will, however, get full refund for tickets booked for the cancelled trains as well as for those booked in advance.

Number of samples positive till y'day 1173, no.of samples positive today are 31. Out of the 31 samples, 21 belong to a single source contact, 1 is an inter-state travel, & 9 are other contacts. Everybody has been traced to a particular contact: Tamil Nadu Health Secy Beela Rajesh

8 new cases confirmed in Kerala; 4 from Kannur, 3 from Kozhikode & 1 from Kasaragod. 5 of them returned from Dubai, 3 infected through local contacts. There are 173 active cases in the state and 211 people have recovered so far (13 today): State Health Minister,KK Shailaja

Eleven coronavirus patients died and 204 new cases found in Mumbai on Tuesday: civic body

PM Narendra Modi's address to nation lacked any announcements that would bring 'relief' to the people on economic front: DMK

Sikkim on Tuesday decided to allow construction and farming activities from April 21 to sustain the livelihood of the poor in the state, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said.

Farmers will be required to follow the guidelines on maintaining social distance in their fields, while contractors can resume construction activities by engaging only local labour force, he told reporters.

Tamang thanked the people of Sikkim for their cooperation in the enforcement of the lockdown since March 25 and said it has been due to a collective effort that the state has been able to prevent the coronavirus outbreak.

"It is a matter of great satisfaction to all of us that there has been no case of coronavirus in Sikkim, so far," he said.

The chief minister also announced a one-time incentive of Rs 5,000 for ASHA workers and Rs 3,000 for all Sikkim Police and home guard personnel for their work during the outbreak.

He said that the poor people living in urban and rural areas of Sikkim will continue to get free ration during the extended

Mumbai: A large group of migrant labourers gathered in Bandra, demanding for permission to return to their native states. They later dispersed after police and local leaders intervened and asked them to vacate.

2 more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, taking the total number of cases in the state to 33 including 10 discharged/cured: All India Institute Of Medical Sciences-Raipur

29 deaths and 1463 new cases reported in last 24 hours, the sharpest ever increase in cases. India’s total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 10,815 including 9272 active cases, 1190 cured/discharged/migrated and 353 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The novel coronavirus has killed more than 120,000 people worldwide, nearly 70 percent of them in Europe, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT Tuesday from official sources.

A total of 120,013 deaths have now been recorded since the epidemic first emerged in China in December, 81,474 of them in Europe.

The figures were collated using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Spain's death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 18,000 on Tuesday, as the rise in new infections dropped to its lowest level since the country imposed a nationwide lockdown last month.

The 567 new deaths reported by the health ministry were slightly up from Monday's death toll and they take the total number of fatalities to 18,056 --- officially third in the world behind the United States and Italy.

The number of new infections rose by just over 3,045, or 1.8 percent, to 172,451, the smallest increase since the country of around 47 million people imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 14 to curb the spread of the virus.

99 more people test positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, cases rise to 657, says Officials

Mosque in Mumbai offering meals to around 800 labourers who have lost their jobs because of lockdown; providing ration of rice, pulses to people in nearby localities

Until yesterday we had tested 2,31,902 samples: Raman R Gangakhedkar, Indian Council of Medical Research

Health Ministry says 602 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals having 1,06,719 isolation beds and 12,024 ICU beds have been readied in country.

There are 657 positive cases in Uttar Pradesh including 49 cured/discharged and 8 deaths, so far : State Principal Secretary (Health), Amit Mohan Prasad.

72 new cases have been reported today in Rajasthan so far - 71 in Jaipur and 1 in Jhunjhunu. The total number of Coronavirus positive cases in the state rises to 969: Rajasthan state health department

2 more cases reported in Haryana today (both from Faridabad). The total number of coronavirus positive cases in the state is now at 184, including 143 active cases, 39 discharged, & 2 deaths: Haryana Health Department

Jammu and Kashmir: Road from Natipora to Nowgam sealed by the district administration after it was declared as 'red zone'. The movement of people is restricted here.

4 more deaths reported in Pune today. All the four had tested positive for COVID19 and also had Co-morbidity: Pune Health Officials Maharashtra. A total of 38 people have died in Pune till now.

There are 47 'Red Zones' in Delhi now. We've made the criteria more stringent now. Earlier an area used to be declared a 'Red Zone' if 10 or more positive cases were found there. Now,if 3 cases are found in an area it'll be declared a 'Red Zone' & contained: Delhi Health Minister

Punjab CM urges Centre to reconsider its directives asking industries & shops/commercial establishments to continue paying full wages to their workers

I wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh requesting him to increase the testing. The corona test report of 5 victims in UP came after their deaths. The system of testing is still very poor. Expedite and make testing more efficient.More and more number of testing can give us the correct picture, says Priyanka Gandhi.

India delayed the purchase of testing kits & is now critically short of them. With just 149 tests per million Indians, we are now in the company of Laos (157), Niger (182) & Honduras (162). Mass testing is the key to fighting the virus. At present we are nowhere in the game.

Varanasi: Visuals from near Madanpura area(which has been declared as COVID-19 hotspot). This particular portion has not been sealed. People can be seen on the streets

The Ministry has set up 20 control rooms to address wage-related grievances of workers and other issues: Ministry of Labour & Employment.

With today’s announcement of extending complete lockdown in the country till May 3, metro rail services will continue to be suspended till May 3: DS Mishra, Secretary of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

A major portion of the alcohol industry's production is used in making sanitisers. The stock of 70 lakhs proof litre that we had was transported in the amount of 2 lakhs proof litre every day to various states for sanitisers: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala

The decision to resume construction works from April 15 in Uttar Pradesh stands cancelled in view of PM Narendra Modi's address today: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya

Create phone helpline, take further urgent measures to protect victims of domestic violence: Lawyers write to Government

Mumbai recorded 92 new COVID-19 cases, including six from the hotspot of Dharavi slum, raising the state total from 2,334 to 2,455, officials said here on Tuesday.

As per the provisional figures this morning, of the total 121 new cases detected on Tuesday in the state, 13 are from Navi Mumbai, Thane 10, Palghar five and Raigad one.

Till Monday Maharashtra notched 161 deaths, the highest in the country, and the state recorded 352 new cases on Monday, the highest single day tally so far.

For trains cancelled by Indian Railways, full refund will be provided automatically by IRCTC. Users need not cancel their e-tickets. Full fare will be credited back into users accounts from which payment was made:Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

The number of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh has gone up to 730 with 126 more people testing positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, a senior health official said on Tuesday.

In the last 24 hours, 1,171 people were tested for coronavirus in the state.

Of these, 126 were found positive for coronavirus in the reports received till Monday night, taking the total number of COVID-19 patients in Madhya Pradesh to 730, state health commissioner Faiz Ahmed Kidwai on Tuesday.

So far, 50 people have died in the state due to coronavirus, he said.

Tikamgarh district has also reported its first case of coronavirus, the offiical said.

There are total 278 containment zones formed in the coronavirus affected districts of the state, he said.

A 96-year-old male succumbed to coronavirus infection in a government hospital in Karur, taking the death toll in Tamil Nadu due to Covid-19 to 12 on Tuesday.

A state government statement said the nonagenarian patient hailing from Dindigul was admitted to the Karur Government Medical College Hospital on April 9.

He had breathing problems and died at 6.40 am on Tuesday, the statement said.

11 new positive cases have been reported in Karnataka from yesterday 5pm till noon today; total number of positive cases are now 258 including 9 deaths and 65 discharged, says Govt of Karnataka.

Movement passes already issued by Delhi Police to those who are providing essential services will be valid till May 3. E-passes issued by Delhi Govt will be honoured by all police personnel on duty if accompanied by original message of use on mobile phone&ID proof:Delhi Police.

The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Indore rise to 411: Indore's Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr. Praveen Jadiya

121 new coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra; state tally surges to 2,455, says Health official

Hockey India postpones all rescheduled national championships indefinitely after lockdown to contain COVID-19 pandemic extended till May 3.

34 more COVID-19 cases (16 in Guntur, 8 in Krishna, 7 in Kurnool, 2 in Anantapuram, & 1 in Nellore) & 2 deaths related to the virus reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total coronavirus cases in the state at 473, including 14 discharged & 9 deaths: State's COVID19 Nodal Officer

All passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium trains, Mail/Express trains, Passenger trains, Suburban Trains, Kolkata Metro Rail, Konkan Railway etc shall continue to remain suspended till the 2400 hrs of 3rd May: Ministry of Railways

As many as 48 new coronavirus positive cases reported on Tuesday in Jaipur took the state capital's tally to 418, with Rajasthan now accounting for 954 cases, said Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh.

Till 20th April, all districts, localities, states will be closely monitored, as to how strictly they are implementing norms. States which will not let hotspots increase, they could be allowed to let some important activities resume, but with certain conditions: PM Modi

People have gone through hardships to save India. I know how many difficulties you faced. I respectfully bow to the people of India for their sacrifice, says PM Narendra Modi

There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, which is primarily used against tuberculosis, protects people against infection with the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

The WHO therefore didn't recommend BCG vaccination for the prevention of COVID-19 in the absence of evidence, according to its daily situation report on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported.

The United States recorded 1,509 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Monday.

The number of fatalities was similar to the previous day's toll of 1,514.

The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 23,529 people in the US, the most of any country.