Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra records 47,288 new cases, 155 deaths

Coronavirus LIVE UPDATES: Maharashtra will enter strict weekend lockdown from Friday 8 pm to Monday 7 am. Essential services and transportation including buses, trains, and taxis will be allowed.

Coronavirus LIVE UPDATES: India reported 103,558 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, the highest single-day spike since the outbreak, pushing the overall tally to 12,589,067, according to Health Ministry. The death toll from the deadly infection jumped to 165,101. 

Rajasthan on Sunday ordered a night curfew, closed multiplexes and gymnasiums and suspended Classes 1 to 9 in schools from April 5 to 19 to slow down the pandemic. Maharashtra announced a complete lockdown on weekends starting Friday 8 pm to Monday 7 am. Essential services and public transportation including buses, trains, and taxis will be allowed. 

World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 131,897,284. While 106,183,383 have recovered, 12,865,513 have lost their lives. Meanwhile, the US continues to be the worst-hit country with 31,420,327 cases.

Follow LIVE UPDATES Here:

1:03 AM

Fruit vendors, security services exempted as Maha amends order

Petrol pumps, government and private security services, and fruit vendors among others have been added to the list of essential services being exempted from the ambit of the strict curbs that came into force in Maharashtra from Monday night, as per the revised guidelines.

 

Besides petrol pumps and petroleum-related products, cargo services, data centres, cloud service providers, IT services supporting critical infrastructure and services will also be considered as essential services in addition to the ones mentioned on Sunday when the restrictions were announced.

 

The strict curbs, including a curfew from 8 pm till 7 am, and prohibitory orders duringthe daytime on weekdays came into force from Monday in the state.

 

The state government had on Sunday announced a weekend lockdown and night curfew during the weekdays from Monday to April 30, in addition to a slew of other restrictions like the closure of private offices, theatres and salons to curb the unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases.

 

The weekend lockdown will start from 8 pm on Fridays and last till 7 am on Mondays. Besides, prohibitory orders will be in force during the daytime on weekdays.

 

Meanwhile, organisations like the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), offices of the SEBI recognised market infrastructure institutions like stock exchanges, depositors, clearing corporations and intermediaries registered with the SEBI, will be allowed to remain open on all weekdays from 7 am to 8 pm, the guidelines issued on Monday said.

11:25 PM

Over 8 crore anti-Covid vaccine doses administered in India

The cumulative number of anti-coronavirus vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed eight crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
 

Eight states -- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala -- account for 60 per cent of the cumulative vaccine doses given till morning.
 

Meanwhile, the ministry said Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab have shown a steep rise in daily Covid-19 cases, accounting for 81.90 per cent of the 1,03,558 new cases reported in a span of 24 hours.
 

Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 57,074 (55.11 per cent), followed by Chhattisgarh with 5,250 fresh cases and Karnataka 4,553 new cases, it said.
 

India's total active caseload has reached 7,41,830 and now comprises 5.89 per cent of the country's total infections, the data stated.
 

A net increase of 50,233 cases has been recorded in the total active caseload in a span of 24 hours.
 

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 75.88 per cent of the total active cases in the country.
 

Maharashtra alone accounts for nearly 58.23 per cent of the total active caseload of the country, the ministry said.
 

11:22 PM

Maharashtra: All shops to remain shut in Pune till April 30

Struggling to bring coronavirus positive cases under control, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Monday issued a fresh order notifying that barring the essential services shops, other establishments and markets in Pune city will remain closed till April 30.
 

All private offices will also remain shut except the offices of cooperative, public and private sector banks, insurance companies, telecom firms, IT & ITes firms and other offices related to lawyers, CAs and financial entities, it said.
 

As per the order, a curfew (barring essential services) will be imposed in the city from 6 pm on Fridays to 7 am on Mondays as part of the weekend lockdown.
 

"As per the state government's direction, except for the essential services shops, all the shops and markets in the city will remain closed till April 30. The implementation of the weekend lockdown order will also be done in the city effectively," Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol tweeted.
 

The PMC has already closed hotel, restaurants, and bars, except room service in the lodging hotels, within the city limits.
 

Alarmed by the huge rise in cases over the last few days, the state government on Sunday announced a weekend lockdown and night curfew during the weekdays from Monday to April 30, in addition to a slew of other restrictions like the closure of private offices, theatres and salons.
 

The weekend lockdown will start from 8 pm on Fridays and last till 7 am on Mondays. Besides, prohibitory orders will be in force during the daytime on weekdays, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) had said in a statement.
 

10:07 PM

2,040 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths in Haryana

Haryana reported eight coronavirus deaths and 2,040 new cases on Monday, taking the toll to 3,199 and the infection tally to over 3 lakh, the Health Department said.
 

There are 13,105 active cases and the recovery rate was 94.57 per cent, according to a bulletin.
 

Two of the eight new fatalities were from Kurukshetra, while one death each was from Gurgaon, Faridabad, Hisar, Kaithal, Fatehabad and Ambala districts, it said.
 

The total cases rose to 3,00,173 with 2,040 more infections, including 581 in Gurgaon, 200 in Karnal, 185 in Ambala, 154 in Faridabad and 170 in Kurukshetra, the bulletin said.
 

10:06 PM

Covid-19: Delhi govt orders its hospitals to run 1/3rd of inoculation sites 24x7, increase bed count

The Delhi government on Monday ordered that one-third of inoculation sites at its hospitals run round-the-clock and directed government as well as private hospitals to augment the number of beds reserved for coronavirus patients as the national capital recorded over 3,500 fresh Covid-19 cases and 15 more deaths.
 

The case positivity rate also rose to 5.54 per cent amid a massive surge in cases in the last few weeks, according to a health bulletin.
 

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to relax the norms for opening vaccination centres and lift the age criterion for getting inoculated.
 

He reiterated that the Delhi government can vaccinate all the residents of the city within three months if the necessary permissions are granted by the Centre.
 

Health Minister Satyendar Jain said as the city is reeling under the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, testing capacity has been ramped up and micro-containment zones being set up in areas where two or more cases are getting reported.
 

According to the bulletin, 3,548 fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported on Monday, while 15 more people died due to the virus taking the death toll to 11,096.

The number of cumulative cases on Monday stood at 6,79,962.
 

Over 6.54 lakh patients have recovered from the disease, the bulletin said.
 

9:33 PM

Maharashtra reports 47,288 new Covid-19 cases

8:57 PM

Covid bed count increased at several Delhi government hospitals

Amid a massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government on Monday issued an order to augment the number of beds reserved for coronavirus patients at its several hospitals.

 

The national capital recorded 3,548 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Monday, while 15more people succumbed to the infection taking the death toll to 11,096, according to the Delhi health department.

 

The Delhi government's order stated that in view of the increase in Covid-19 cases in the city, it has been decided to designate an increased number of beds in these hospitals for admitting confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus infection.

8:56 PM

Visuals from Dadar market in view of night curfew in Mumbai

8:24 PM

MP reports 3,398 Covid-19 cases, 2,064 recoveries; 15 die

Madhya Pradesh on Monday reported 3,398 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally of infections to 310,249, the state Health department said.

 

The fatality count rose to 4,055 after 15 more patients succumbed to the infection during the past 24 hours, it said.

 

A total of 2,064 patients were discharged during the day, taking the count of recoveries in Madhya Pradesh to 2,83,540, the department said.

 

With 788 new cases, Indore's caseload went up to 73,224, while Bhopal's tally rose to 54,055 with the addition of 549 new infections.

7:50 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi reports 3,548 new cases and 15 deaths

7:39 PM

Large private hospitals to reserve 30% of ICU beds for Covid: Delhi govt

54 large private hospitals with bed strength of 100 beds or more to reserve at least 30 per cent of their ICU beds or double the occupancy as on April 5, whichever is higher and 30 per cent of their ward bed capacity or double the occupancy as on April 5,whichever is higher for Covid treatment: Delhi Govt

7:30 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Gujarat reports 3,160 new cases

Gujarat reports 3,160 new coronavirus cases, 2,028 discharges and 15 deaths, according to the state health department.

7:20 PM

Centre writes to Delhi govt on irregularities in identification of vaccination beneficiaries below 45 years

Centre writes to Delhi Government on irregularities in identification of Covid Vaccination beneficiaries below the age of 45 years

 

7:17 PM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds meeting with officials over Covid situation

7:13 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Mumbai sees 9,857 new cases in last 24 hours