Coronavirus LIVE: Total number of COVID-19 positive cases rises to 3577, death toll increases to 83 in India

Total number of COVID-19 positive cases rise to 3577, death toll increases to 83: Ministry of Health and Family WelfareThere has been a spike of 505 positive cases in the last 24 hours.

As of 5 PM of 5th April 2020, 151 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes 4 deaths and 12 discharges. 7 new cases have been confirmed in the state from 4th April 5 PM to 5th April 5 PM: Department of Health & Family Welfare Services, Karnataka

4 new positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 26. 4 persons have been treated and discharged till date: Directorate of Health Services, Uttarakhand

There are 571 COVID-19 positive cases in Tamil Nadu out of which 522 cases are from the people who had attended the religious function in Delhi: Beela Rajesh Tamil Nadu Health Secretary

All shops, except dairies & medical stores, in Bhopal to remain closed till further orders. Food distribution by Municipality and home delivery permitted by the concerned officer will be allowed. This will come into effect from 12 AM today till further orders: Bhopal DM.

The India Islamic Cultural Centre on Sunday urged all religious scholars and leaders to appeal to citizens not to visit places of worship during the lockdown period, saying the situation arising out of the coronavirus pandemic is "unprecedented" and tough times call for tough measures.

Total Coronavirus positive cases rise to 68 in Punjab, after 3 more cases were reported today - 1 each in Ludhiana, SAS Nagar & Barnala. The person found positive in Ludhiana had attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi. 6 deaths so far: Dept of Health and Family Welfare Punjab

PPEs are imported so there was a shortage initially in the country but govt started taking action in this regard from Jan. Domestic manufacturers have started the production, we have also started procuring PPEs from the countries where it is available: Joint Secy, Health Ministry

Total 3374 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in India till now; an additional 472 new cases reported since yesterday. Total 79 deaths reported; 11 additional deaths have been reported since yesterday. 267 persons have recovered: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secy, Health Ministry

14 new cases in Kashmir Division. Total number of positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir now 106. Active cases in Kashmir - 82 and Jammu -18: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning), J-K.

76 confirmed cases of COVID19 have been reported in Haryana. (including 4 from Sri Lanka, 1 from Nepal and 20 from other states). 1 death is reported from Ambala: Health Department, Government of Haryana

Current count of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra is 690. Till now, Mumbai 29, Pune 17, PCMC 04, Ahmednagar 3, Aurangabad 2, such 55 people have been newly identified as positive. Till date 56 people have been cured & discharged from hospital: Maharashtra Health Min Rajesh Tope

A 69-year-old COVID19 patient passes away in Pune. The woman was suffering from acute calculous cholecystitis: Dr. Ashok Nandapurkar, Civil Surgeon, Pune Dist This is the third death related to COVID19 in Pune today, taking the total death toll in the district to 5.

2 more people have been found positive for COVID-19, taking total cases in district to 5, says Ghazipur District Magistrate. With two deaths, total cases in Uttar Pradesh stand at 227.

A man quarantined at the Lok Nayak Jaiprakash (LNJP) Hospital here allegedly jumped from a building to escape, fracturing his legs in the process, police said on Sunday.

Sharafat Ali, aged 37, is a resident of one of the DDA flats on Mata Sundari Road under the IP police station.

Delhi Police Central District DCP Sanjay Bhatia said that Ali was admitted to the central Delhi hospital on March 31 on susupicion that he had contracted coronavirus.

Around 11.30 pm on Saturday, he fell from the third floor of a hospital building under mysterious circumstances and broke both his legs. His corona test reports are yet to come in.

Doctors treating him said that he was stable.

The police officer said Ali was not connected to the Tablighi Jamaat.

An 82-year-old man from Jaipur became the fifth casualty in Rajasthan due to coronavirus, confirmed health officials here, adding that six new cases have been reported on Sunday taking the total tally to 210 in the state.

The deceased was a resident of Mehro ka rasta chokdi Ram Chandra ji ki Ghat gate, Jaipur. He was admitted on April 4 at medicine unit 3/burn unit, SMS hospital, Jaipur and passed away on April 5 at 12.16 a.m., Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh.

Meanwhile, the six new corona cases reported on Saturday include a 40-year male who travelled from Dubai on March 20 to Jaipur, second is a 48-year-old male, who is a Tablighi Jamaat member, and third is another male of the same age, but both are from Jhunjhunu, the fourth is 25-year-old male contact of Tablighi from Bikaner, the fifth and the sixth are 28-year-old and 69-year-old males who are from Dausa and are close contacts of Tablighi, said Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh.

Haridwar: Villagers of Paniyala, Roorkee block, put under home quarantine by authorities after a Tablighi Jamaat returnee tested positive for COVID19; Police deputed in the village.

26 new positive cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 661: Maharashtra Health Department

34 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh; The Total number of positive cases in the state rises to 226: Andhra Pradesh Health Department.

A 60-year-old woman, who was brought dead at Pune's Sassoon Hospital on April 3, has been found COVID-19 positive. She had earlier tested negative: Sassoon Hospital officials in Maharashtra

Two COVID19 ( one 60-year-old and one 71-year-old) patients pass away in Chennai, taking the death toll in the state to 5: Tamil Nadu Health Department.

Two more nursing staff of Delhi State Cancer Institute have been tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier, four staff including a doctor were found positive at the hospital.

Except for the Chief Medical Officer of CRPF who tested COVID19 positive &is undergoing treatment, none in the chain ahead have shown any symptoms. However, the DG as a precautionary measure has advised all concerned to restrict their movements and strictly work from home: CRPF

With 75 more people being confirmed positive for the Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the total number of Corona cases in the state has risen to 257.

Of the total cases, at least 98 are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi.

The state's count on Friday was 177 and two people -- one each in Basti and Meerut -- have died.

According to Principal Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad, there has been a steep rise in the cases in the past two days, primarily because of a number of those linked to the Tablighi Jamaat testing positive.

6 new positive cases (including 1 Tablighi Jamaat returnee) of Coronavirus reported in the state; the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 210: Rajasthan Health Department

The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said 77 deaths were reported across the country due to Coronavirus, and the total number of cases so far has risen to 3,374.

In the 9 a.m. update, the Ministry said as of now, 3,030 cases are active while 266 people have been cured and discharged.

One person has migrated while 77 have died due to the virus, the Ministry said.

Over 33 percent cases are linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin area.

Till Saturday evening, the cases were 3,072 while 75 deaths were reported.

Lucknow Cantonment area sealed for 48 hours after 12 Tablighi Jamaat returnees in Sadar Bazaar area tested positive for COVID19. Only Quick Response Teams and medical teams to be allowed entry into the area.

The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan might be over 50,000 by the end of April — 2,392 critical patients needing intensive care, 7,024 serious patients and 41,482 others who would have mild symptoms and just require isolation at their homes, the Supreme Court was informed.

In a report submitted to the apex court on Saturday, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSRC), however, explained that these figures were mere projections based on assumptions made from trends of the outbreak in other countries, reports Dawn news.

Budget passenger carrier AirAsia India on Saturday said that passengers can continue to make their bookings for flights that wil be operated from April 15 onwards.

"If at all there is any change based on the direction provided by the regulator, we will abide to the policies and notify guests accordingly," a spokesperson of the airline said.

At present, no foreign or domestic passenger flight operations are allowed till April 14.

The total number of Coronavirus cases in the district is 23 including 3 discharged/cured patients: Chief Medical Officer, Ghaziabad.

3 more people (contacts of earlier positive cases) in Agra test positive for COVID19, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 48: Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh.

Spain recorded a second successive daily drop in coronavirus-related deaths with 809 fatalities, official figures showed Saturday.

The total number of deaths in Spain now stands at 11,744, second only to Italy. A record 950 people died on Thursday.

The number of new cases also slowed at 7,026, taking the total to 124,736.

Recoveries over the last 24 hours stood at 3,706, taking that total to 34,219.

The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Gautam Budh Nagar district rises to 58 including 8 fresh positive cases: District Surveillance Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar.

One more positive case from Cachar District has been confirmed, taking the total number in Assam to 26. This patient is also related to Nizamuddin Markaz event in Delhi: Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Health Minister (File pic)

More than 89,300 COVID-19 cases and at least 1,250 deaths have been registered as of Saturday afternoon across Germany, according to evaluations of a local media outlet which took into account the latest figures from all federal states.

The confirmed cases increased by 5,600 from the previous day, and the deaths by 147, Xinhua reported.

Helge Braun, head of the Federal Chancellery, told the Saturday edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine that the peak of the COVID-19 crisis in Germany has not yet been reached, and "the time with the highest infection numbers is still ahead of us."

A 61-year-old woman who had tested positive for Coronavirus passed away in Surat, Gujarat.

The total deaths of COVID-19 in the US topped 8,000 as of 2.30 p.m. on Saturday (local time), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

A total of 8,098 people have died of the pandemic among 300,000 confirmed cases in the country, the CSSE said, Xinhua reported.