Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 31,643 new cases in last 24 hours

Coronavirus live updates: In Maharashtra, CM Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to start preparing for another lockdown in view of the increasing Covid-19 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus live updates: India saw a huge spike of 68,020 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to MoHFW, taking the country's tally to 12,039,644. With active cases soaring past 523,000, India is now the 6th-worst hit country. The death toll from the deadly infection jumped to 161,881. Meanwhile, Delhi on Sunday registered 1,881 new infections, which pushed the tally to 657,715. This is the highest number of cases since December 15 last year according to official data. Maharashtra recorded 40,414 cases, the highest daily spike ever, and 108 related deaths. The fresh infections and deaths come on a day even as chief minister Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to start preparing for another lockdown in view of the increasing Covid-19 cases and failure of the state’s citizens to adhere to the prescribed guidelines.

The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,713,875), Kerala (1,113,722), Karnataka (981,044), Andhra Pradesh (896,863), and Tamil Nadu (875,190).

World coronavirus update: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with 127,747,981 infected by the deadly contagion. While 102,934,715 have recovered, 2,795,595 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 30,957,792, 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, Italy and India.

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Coronavirus LIVE: West Bengal reports 639 new cases

West Bengal reports 639 new coronavirus cases, 462 discharges and 1 death in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.

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BMC to release asymptomatic patients to ensure beds for needy

As Covid-19 cases are going up rapidly in Mumbai, the city civic body on Monday decided to discharge asymptomatic patients at the earliest to vacate beds for the patients with more serious symptoms.

 

The civic body has also decided to place the order for procuring 1.5 lakh injections of antiviral drug Remdesivir and other medical equipment to avoid any potential shortage of medicines at hospitals, a senior official said.

 

In its order, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that no asymptomatic Covid-19 positive patient without any comorbidities will be allotted a COVID bed in any public or private hospital.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 31,643 new cases

Maharashtra reports 31,643 new coronavirus cases, 20,854 recoveries and 102 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka reports 2,792 new cases

Karnataka reports 2,792 new coronavirus cases, 1,964 discharges and 16 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.

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Germany reports more AstraZeneca clot cases

Germany's medical regulator says it has received reports of 21 cases of rare blood clots in people who had recently received AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine.

 

The Paul Ehrlich Institute said in an email Monday to The Associated Press that seven people affected by the blood clots have died.

 

The incidence of an unusual form of blood clot in the head, known as sinus vein thrombosis, prompted several European countries to temporarily halt the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine earlier this month. After a review by medical experts. the European Union's medical regulator EMA recommended that warnings about possible rare side effects should be added to the vaccine information provided for patients and doctors.

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Gujarat sees 2,252 new Covid-19 cases

Gujarat's Covid-19 caseload reached 3,03,118 after 2,252 people were detected with the infection on Monday, while the day also saw eight deaths and 1,731 people getting discharged, an official said.

 

The state's toll is now 4,500 and the recovery count stands at 2,86,577, leaving it with 12,041 active cases, including 149 critical patients, he added.

 

"Three deaths each took place in Ahmedabad and Surat and one each in Panchmahal and Rajkot. Surat reported 677 new cases, the highest in the state, followed by Ahmedabad with 612, Rajkot 242, Vadodara 236, Bhavnagar 45, Gandhinagar 44, Jamnagar 33, among others," he said.

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Bosnia sets record for daily Covid-19 deaths

Bosnia has set a record daily number of fatalities from Covid-19 as the Balkan nation struggles to contain a surge in infections.

 

Authorities on Monday said that 93 people have died in the past 24 hours after being infected with the new coronavirus, while 856 people tested positive.

 

Bosnia has reported among the highest death rates from the virus in the Balkans and wider Europe.

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Covid: 902 new cases in Rajasthan

Rajasthan recorded 902 Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection count to 3,31,578, an official report said.

 

No Covid-19-related death was recorded in the last 24 hours, it said.

 

Of the new cases, the maximum 142 cases were reported from Jodhpur followed by 135 from Jaipur, the report said.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Bihar reports 239 new cases

Bihar reports 239 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active cases in the state to 1,487, according to the state health department.

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Kalyan-Dombivali civic body restricts entry of visitors

As Covid-19 cases rise in the twin city of Kalyan and Dombivali in Thane district of Maharashtra, the local municipal corporation has put restrictions on the number of people visiting the civic office, an official said on Monday.

 

Similarly, the number of visitors to civic ward offices has also been restricted.

 

In an order issued on Monday, Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) Commissioner Vijay Suryavanshi said former corporators and office-bearers should book an appointment over the phone and visit the civic office only if it is necessary.

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Goa sees 128 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths, 101 recoveries

Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 128 and reached 57,712 on Monday, while two patients died and 101 people got discharged during the day, an official said.

 

The toll in the state now stands at 828 and the recovery count is 55,455, leaving it with an active caseload of 1,429, he added.

 

With 1,457 samples being examined in Monday, the number of tests in Goa went up to 540,796.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Haryana reports 995 new cases

Haryana reports 995 new coronavirus cases, 801 recoveries and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Pakistan's President Dr Arif Alvi tests positive for Covid-19

Coronavirus LIVE: Pakistan's President Dr Arif Alvi tests positive for Covid-19

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One death, six fresh virus cases in UP's Muzaffarnagar

One more person died from coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Monday as six fresh cases surfaced, taking the infection count in the district to 8,844, according to an official.

 

So far,111 people have succumbed to the infection in the district.

 

According to Chief Medical Officer SK Aggarwal, the 72-year-old woman died at a medical college here. She was admitted to the medical facility on March 20.

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Madhya Pradesh sees 2,323 new Covid-19 cases, nine deaths

Madhya Pradesh on Monday reported 2,323 fresh coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally of infections to 291,006, the state Health department said.

 

With nine more patients succumbing to the viral infection in the last 24 hours, the overall fatality count in the state rose to 3,967.

 

A total of 1,349 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the count of recoveries in Madhya Pradesh to 271,889, the department said.