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LIVE: 3,390 new cases take Maharashtra`s total to 1,07,958; death count at 3,950
India`s COVID-19 death toll crossed the 9,000-mark on Saturday with a record daily increase making it the world`s ninth worst-hit nation in terms of fatalities. As per the Health Ministry data the total number of cases across India has risen to 3,20,922 with an increase of 11,927 new cases in 24 hours since Saturday 8 AM, while 311 more fatalities were reported during this period to take the toll to 9,195.
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Maharashtra: 3,390 new cases were reported today. The total number touched 1,07,958. The death count was increased by 120.
Punjab: 77 new cases take State's total to 3140, including 717 active cases and 67 deaths.
West Bengal: 389 new cases and 12 deaths were reported today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 11,087, of which 5,552 are still active. The death count is at 475.
Delhi: The total number of containment zones in Delhi is now 242; a total of 67 zones have been de-contained to date.
Mission Sagar: INS Kesari returned to Port Louis, Mauritius today to embark the Indian Navy Medical Team, which was disembarked during her last visit to Port Louis on May 23 2020.
Karnataka: 176 new cases and 5 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state is now at 7,000, including 2,956 active cases, 3,955 discharged and 89 deaths (3 due to non-COVID cause).
Mumbai: 13 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Dharavi area today. The total number of cases in the area is now at 2,043, including 77 deaths.
Delhi: The meeting of Home Minister Amit Shah with Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, L-G Anil Baijal and Mayors of Delhi Municipal Corporations at MHA, to review COVID-19 preparations, has concluded.
Uttar Pradesh reports 499 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases surged to 4,948, while 8,268 people have recovered.
Delhi government declares Hindu Rao Hospital, run by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, a dedicated COVID-19 facility. (PTI inputs)
ICMR: In the last 24 hours, 1,51,432 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested so far is 56,58,614. The number of government labs has been increased to 646 and private labs has been increased to 247 (A total of 893).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired meeting to review COVID-19 situation in Delhi.
HM Amit Shah directed immediate transfer of 4 IAS officers - Awanish Kumar & Monica Priyadarshini from A&N, & Gaurav Singh Rajawat & Vikram Singh Mallik from Arunachal Pradesh to New Delhi to assist GNCTD for management of COVID19.
Andhra Pradesh reports 253 new cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4,841 including 2,034 active cases and 84 deaths.
Here are some of the major decision taken by the MHA after today's meeting on the surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital:
1. 500 coaches to be made COVID-19 wards with 8,000 beds
2. Contact mapping across all containment zones
3. Coronavirus testing to be doubled in two days and tripled in six days
4. House to house survey and contract tracing will be carried out.
5. Aarogya Setu app to be made compulsory in containment zones in the national capital.Himachal Pradesh: 6 new COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 508.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal: Extremely productive meeting between Delhi govt and Central govt. Many key decisions taken. We will fight against corona together.
Odisha: 186 new COVID19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 3909 as per the State Health Department.
Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan meeting with Delhi LG Anil Baijal and CM Arvind Kejriwal along with members of State Disaster Management Authority to review the situation in the capital regarding COVID19 situation ends.
Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan hold a meeting with Delhi LG Anil Baijal and CM Arvind Kejriwal along with members of State Disaster Management Authority to review the situation in the capital regarding COVID19.
Containment zone: 810 active containment zones in Mumbai
Delhi: Total number of containment zones in Delhi stands at 241. Total 66 zones have been de-contained till date, said Delhi Government. Southwest Delhi and North Delhi have the highest number of containment zones at 39 and 38 each followed by South and West Delhi at 37 each.
India COVID-19 data: Coronavirus cases in India rise to 3,20,922 including 1,49,348 active cases, 1,62,379 cured/discharged/migrated, and 9195 deaths as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data. 11,929 new COVID19 cases and 311 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to hold a meeting with Delhi LG Anil Baijal and CM Arvind Kejriwal and members of State Disaster Management Authority to review the situation in the capital regarding COVID19, today at 11 am.
France reported on Saturday reported 24 new coronavirus deaths over the previous 24 hours, taking the total to 29,398 and marking the fourth day with under 30 fatalities.
The government also reported that the number of people in hospital fell by 215 to 10,909 and those in intensive care units fell by eight to 871, with both tallies continuing weeks-long downtrends. (Reuters report)Delhi: All nursing homes with bed capacity of 10 to 49 declared COVID nursing homes in the national capital.
(ANI input)Assam: 182 new COVID19 cases reported in the state, total tally rises to 3900.
Bihar: Total number of COVID-19 cases in the state rise to 6,289 as 193 more people test positive for the disease. (PTI report)
Jharkhand: COVID-19 cases in the state rise to 1,711 with 54 more people testing positive for coronavirus. (PTI report)
India's COVID-19 death toll crossed the 9,000-mark on Saturday with a record daily increase making it the world's ninth worst-hit nation in terms of fatalities. As per the Health Ministry data the total number of cases across India has risen to 3,20,922 with an increase of 11,927 new cases in 24 hours since Saturday 8 AM, while 311 more fatalities were reported during this period to take the toll to 9,195.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed steps to contain the pandemic in areas where large numbers of cases are being detected.
During PM Modi's review meeting, it was observed that out of the total cases two-thirds are in five states with an overwhelming proportion of cases in big cities. Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune, Indore and Kolkata are among severely hit cities by the pandemic.
According to global real-time COVID-19 data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, India's count of recoveries is now the sixth-largest in the world after the US, Brazil, Russia, Italy and Germany.
However, India has also entered the top-ten in terms of the number of deaths. It is now ranked ninth after the US, Brazil, UK, Italy, France, Spain, Mexico and Belgium.
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