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COVID-19: Maharashtra records 27524 positive patients, death toll stands at 1019
As India's battle continues with the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the total number of cases jump to 78,003 with 26,235 cured cases and death toll at 2,549, as per the Union Health Ministry latest update.
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New Delhi: As India's battle continues with the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the total number of cases jump to 78,003 with 26,235 cured cases and death toll at 2,549, as per the Union Health Ministry latest update.
On Wednesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced about Rs 6 lakh crore package, including Rs 3 lakh crore of collateral-free loans for small businesses and a Rs 30,000 crore lifeline to non-bank and housing finance companies as part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.
PM Modi in his address to the nation on Tuesday had announced a Rs 20 lakh crore package to help India become self reliant. He also said the nationwide lockdown to control coronavirus will have to continue beyond May 17 and he asked the states to give suggestions before May 15 on what economic activities should be allowed.
Meanwhile, the number of cases worldwide has risen around 44 lakh with the number of fatalities recorded at 2.95 lakh.
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The number of coronavirus positive patients in Mumbai has increased to 16,738. There have been 25 deaths from coronavirus in Mumbai during the last 24 hours. There have been a total of 621 deaths in Mumbai so far.
Coronavirus positive patients in Maharashtra have increased to 27,524. During the last 24 hours, 1,602 new cases and 44 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra. The death toll now stands at 1,019. In Maharashtra, 512 patients were discharged after recovery. So far, 6,059 patients have been recovered and discharged in Maharashtra.
Telangana: 47 new positive cases in the last 24 hours. Total cases reach 1,414 and 34 dead.
Bihar: 23 more COVID-19 positive cases taking the total to 989.
As of 8 pm, the total number of positive cases across the globe stands at 4,379,973. The death toll has reached 298,185.
Tamil Nadu: With 447 new COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, the total positive cases rise to 9,674. So far, 2,240 patients have recovered across the state. The mortality rate in Tamil Nadu at .67 per cent.
Karnataka: With 28 new cases, the total number of positive cases reach 987. The death toll stands at 35 and 460 discharges have been made so far.
In a major step towards rapid mass production of the Medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) developed by the Indian Navy, a patent has been successfully filed by the Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC) of Min of Defence, in association with National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), an enterprise under Min of Science & Technology.
Union Minister of Health Harsh Vardhan visited the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and dedicated the COBAS 6800 testing machine to the nation. This is the first such testing machine that has been procured by the Government for testing of COVID-19 cases and is installed at the National Centre for Disease Control.
Maharashtra government is likely to extend lockdown till May 31.
Bihar reports 13 new COVID-19 infections taking its total to 966.
Japan is expected to lift a state of emergency across a large part of the country on Thursday but the capital Tokyo will likely remain under restrictions until there is a convincing containment of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to hold a news conference where he is expected to announce the lifting of the emergency in 39 of Japan`s 47 prefectures, but not in Tokyo. (Reuters)
Delhi reported 472 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of positive cases to 8,470. There are as many as 5,310 active cases a total of 3,045 have recovered while the death toll is at 115. Cumulative tests done till now are 1,19,736.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said different economic activities will be allowed in the city from Monday based on decisions taken by the Centre on lockdown relaxation. The chief minister said that the government received good suggestions from people on lockdown relaxations post May 17. (PTI)
Andhra Pradesh reports 36 new positive cases in last 24 hours. Total cases at 2,100, deaths 48
Karnataka reports 22 new cases, total positive cases rise to 981 including 456 cured cases and 35 deaths.
An SI stationed at Rohini north police station in Delhi has been found to be COVID-19 infected. He hails from Sonipat and lived in an apartment in Rohini with two other Sub-Inspectors. He got himself checked for corona on May 11 on May 12 his report has came as positive. He is currently under quarantine at Nabi Karim hotel. Also, six other policemen who come in contact with him are being quarantined.
Asserting that central government employees may have to work with staggered attendance and variable working hours, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has come out with a draft framework for 'work from home' for the staff post-lockdown. The DoPT may provide option for work from home to the eligible officers/staff for 15 days in a year as a matter of policy, it said. There are 48.34 lakh central government employees. (PTI)
More than 1000 people from Uttarakhand gathered at GMDC ground in Gujarat's Ahmedabad to return home. Read more here
One more Border Security Force (BSF) personnel has tested positive for novel coronavirus in Tripura's Dhalai district, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 156, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said. The latest patient is also from the BSF's 86th battalion, which along with the 138th battalion, accounted for most of the cases reported in the state this month. (PTI)
China reports 15 new COVID-19 cases as Wuhan begins testing of its 11 million people.
After remaining COVID-19-free for over a month, Goa has seven new Covid-19 cases, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane confirmed on Thursday. They include five of a family who returned from Maharashtra. (IANS)
The death toll due to coronavirus infection rose to 122 in Rajasthan, with one more person succumbing to the virus on Thursday, an official said. (PTI)
The Tamil Nadu government will take care of the accommodation of over 1,000 passengers who will be reaching here by Rajdhani Express, said an official of Greater Chennai Corporation. (IANS)
IRCTC has started taking the destination address of all passengers booking tickets with effect from May 13 as it might help them in contact tracing later.
Atleast 73 new cases have been reported from Odisha taking the total number of positive cases to 611. Three cases in Khordha, 43 cases in Ganjam.
All have been put in quarantine centres, they all returned from Surat a few days ago.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address press conference at 4 pm today on second tranche of measures related to Atmanirbhar Bharat package.
With 55 new COVID-19 cases Aurangabad's total tally climbs to 743.
Pune reports 52 new cases, total number of cases reach 3,284 with death toll at 175.
India's total number of COVID-19 cases jump to 78,003 with 26,235 cured cases and death toll at 2,549.
Delhi's Ghazipur fruit and vegetable market has been closed for two days for sanitisation purposes after secretary and deputy secretary of the market tested positive for COVID-19, said SP Gupta, Chairman of Ghazipur fruit and vegetable market. (ANI)
World Health Organisation (WHO) executive director Michael J Ryan on Wednesday said the coronavirus may never go away and it could become just another virus like HIV infection. "This virus just may become another endemic virus in our communities and this virus may never go away. HIV has not gone away," Dr Ryan was quoted as saying by CNN. Read more here
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam shared a video on Twitter of police lathicharging migrant workers in Mumbai. He wrote: "Nagpada Junction of Mumbai. Mumbai Police honors migrant laborers with sticks. Their crime is only that they are seeking permission to go back to their village. The government sheds only crocodile tears for them every day. Neither tickets to go home, transit passes nor rations are available."
Two new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, one each in Kathmandu and Kapilvastu. The toll now stands at 245, says Health Ministry of Nepal. (ANI)
United States recorded 1,813 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 84,059, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says he has got double-sided pneumonia caused by the coronavirus. He is the fourth senior Russian official to test positive for the virus. Russia has ranked second after the United States in the number of infections, with over 242,000 cases, including 2,212 deaths. (PTI)
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