Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees nearly 48,000 new cases; 9,086 in Pune

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra reported 43,183 new Covid-19 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus live updates: India has recorded a massive surge of 81,441 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's total caseload to 12,303,131, according to MoHFW. Active cases have crossed the 600,000-mark and now stand at 614,696. India is now the 5th-worst hit country in terms of active cases. The death toll from the deadly infection stands at 163,428.

Maharashtra has reported 43,183 new Covid-19 cases, its highest one-day rise since the pandemic began. Mumbai reported 8,646 new cases, which increased its caseload to 423,419. Meanwhile, Delhi logged 3,583 fresh Covid cases, the highest daily count this year. In the wake of corona surge in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold an "urgent" meeting with the health minister and officials today.

The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,856,163), Kerala (1,124,584), Karnataka (997,004), Andhra Pradesh (901,989), and Tamil Nadu (886,673).

World coronavirus update: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with 130,150,318 infected by the deadly contagion. While 104,877,298 have recovered, 2,839,508 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 31,244,639, followed by Brazil, India, France and Russia. However, it terms of the total number of active cases, US tops the charts, followed by France, Brazil, Belgium, India and Italy.

11:59 PM

Chhattisgarh govt writes to Centre to include journalists in Covid vaccination drive

Amid the increasing number of Covid-19 cases across the country, the Chhattisgarh government has written to the Centre to include journalists in the nation-wide vaccination drive, Chhattisgarh health minister TS Singhdeo informed on Friday.

 

He further informed that as many as 4,617 new cases were reported on Thursday, the highest ever recorded in the state.

 

"The Chhattisgarh government has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to include journalists in the COVID-19 vaccination drive," he told ANI.

11:13 PM

Thane district adds 4,350 Covid-19 cases, 18 patients die

With the addition of 4,350 coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra has mounted to 323,661,an official said on Friday.

 

These new cases were reported on Thursday, he said.

 

As 18 patients succumbed to the infection during the day, the death toll in the district rose to 6,510.

 

The district's Covid-19 mortality rate is 1.99 per cent, he added.

11:02 PM

Chhattisgarh reports 4,174 fresh coronavirus cases

Chhattisgarh reports 4,174 fresh coronavirus cases, 52 recoveries and 33 deaths; case tally at 3,57,978, according to the state government

9:54 PM

Jharkhand reports 694 new cases

Jharkhand reports 694 new coronavirus cases, 137 recoveries and 1 death in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

9:46 PM

Punjab reports 2,903 new coronavirus cases

Punjab reports 2,903 new coronavirus cases, 2002 discharges and 57 deaths, according to the state health department

9:45 PM

Pune reports 9,086 fresh Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra: Pune district reports 9,086 fresh Covid-19 cases, 6,000 recoveries, and 58 deaths in the last 24 hours.

9:42 PM

1,422 fresh Covid-19 cases in Rajasthan

Rajasthan on Friday reported 1,422 fresh coronavirus cases which pushed the tally to 3,35,921, while two fatalities took the death toll in the state to 2,824, according to an official report.

 

One death each was reported from Ajmer and Alwar districts, it said.

 

The fresh cases included the highest of 195 in Kota, 188in Jaipur and 175 in Jodhpur, the report issued here said.

9:41 PM

Covid-19: Uttar Pradesh reports 2,967 new cases, 16 deaths

Uttar Pradesh reported 16 more Covid-19 fatalities on Friday, pushing the death toll to 8,836, while 2,967 new cases took the tally in the state to 6,22,736, according to a health department bulletin.

 

The number of active cases in the state is 14,073 and 5,99,827 people have so far recovered from the infection, it said.

 

The highest number of fresh cases was reported from state capital Lucknow (940), the bulletin said.

9:16 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 47,827 fresh cases in last 24 hours

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 47,827 fresh cases in last 24 hours

9:07 PM

In a couple of days, strict restrictions will be issued to curb coronavirus: Maharashtra CM

In a couple of days, strict restrictions will be issued to curb coronavirus. If the number of cases keeps increasing, there could be a shortage of healthcare infrastructure in the next 15-20 days: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

9:02 PM

Mumbai reports 8,832 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, highest one-day rise since pandemic outbreak

Mumbai reports 8,832 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, highest one-day rise since pandemic began, along with 20 fatalities, highest this year: Civic body

9:00 PM

Likely to be shortage of hospitals beds in next 15 days: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on rising cases

Likely to be shortage of hospitals beds in next 15 days:  Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on rising coronavirus positive cases in the state

8:59 PM

Strict curbs will be announced tomorrow or day after: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on rising Covid cases

"Strict curbs will be announced tomorrow or day after. Crowding, especially in cities, needs to be controlled. There is crowding in trains, hotels and weddings that needs to be controlled," says Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

8:58 PM

Avoid crowded places, stay home, if possible: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray appeals to people of state

Avoid crowded places, stay home, if possible: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray appeals to people of state

8:57 PM

Will implement strict measures to curb coronavirus surge in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray

Will implement strict measures to curb coronavirus surge in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray