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COVID-19 death toll rises to 826, case tally at 26,917; 5,913 cured

The total number of active cases of coronavirus stands at 20,177 in the country, including 111 foreign nationals, said a government data. 

COVID-19 death toll rises to 826, case tally at 26,917; 5,913 cured PTI photo

New Delhi: The country-wide death toll due to coronavirus COVID-19 rose to 826 whereas the total number of positive cases rose to 26,917 on Sunday (April 26), according to a Health Ministry data. The ministry added that since Saturday, at least 47 deaths have been reported from across the country and at least 1,975 fresh cases came up. 

At least 5,913 people have so far been recovered from the infection and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number of active cases stands at 20,177, including 111 foreign nationals. 

Maharashtra continues to have the largest number of COVID-19 positive cases at 7,628, followed by Gujarat which reported 3,071 cases and Delhi which has reported 2,625 cases, according to the Health Ministry data. Fresh cases have been reported several states including West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Besides the trio, other states which have jumped the 1,500mark are Madhya Pradesh (2,096), Rajasthan (2,083), Tamil Nadu (1,821) and Uttar Pradesh (1,843). In Indore alone, the total number of cases has risen to 1,176, including 57 deaths.

States which have reported less than 10 cases are Tripura, Mizoram, Puducherry, Manipur, Goa and Arunanchal Pradesh.

Kerala has seen a recovery rate of around 74 per cent as 338 out of the total 457 COVID-19 positive patients recovered in the state with only 4 fatalities. 

Here's a quick read on the COVID-19 related updates:

1. A five-member Central team visited Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) office here on Sunday, to review the law and order situation in the state and oversee how the state police are ensuring the implementation of the lockdown.

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh and AIIMS Delhi and Bhopal will study the effectiveness of Mycobacterium w in critical COVID-19 patients.

3. Chandigarh-based Post- Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) said that it has assessed the safety of mycobacterial w (Mw), an immunomodulator for leprosy, in four hospitalised patients of COVID-19, and has found no short-term adverse effect.

4. As many as 2,189 cases were lodged and 10,062 people have been arrested so far, for the breach of lockdown norms in Uttarakhand.

5. The Delhi High Court has directed that COVID-19 related tests should be made available to the general public at the lowest cost possible as the country is going through an unprecedented medical crisis affecting public order.

6. Bihar government has ordered two automatic RNA extraction machines, said the Principal Secretary of Health, Sanjay Kumar today.

7. Medical services at Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital in the Jahangirpuri area have been closed and the hospital is being sanitised after 44 staff members including doctors were tested positive for COVID-19, Delhi Health Department said.

8. In order to support the frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19, Samsung and Google will be offering free phone repairs to health care workers and first responders.

9. Bhopal Division of Indian Railways has converted 74 railways coaches into isolation wards, said Sunil Dhingra, Senior Section Engineer of Bhopal Division.

10. Indian High Commission here on Sunday said two Air India and one Blue Dart flights will send about 78 tonnes of cargo to India as part of the 1 million PPE kits being sourced from Singapore-based company.