Covid LIVE: Record 920 deaths in Maharashtra in a day; 346 in Karnataka
Coronavirus live updates | Statewise list of fresh Covid-19 cases: Maharashtra records 51,880 cases, followed by Karnataka (44,631), UP (25858), Tamil Nadu (21,228). Stay tuned for corona-related news
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A body being lowered into a grave after death from the coronavirus disease at a graveyard in Mumbai (Photo Reuters)
Coronavirus live updates: India on Wednesday reported 382,315 fresh Covid-19 cases. With this, the cumulative caseload stands at 20,665,148, according to MoHFW. In the past seven days alone, India has added 2,649,808 infections to its tally. As many as 3,786 deaths were also reported today. The country now has 3.49 million active cases.
Observing that the Centre was quibbling about “little things” when people are dying in Delhi, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the central government to showcase why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against it for non-compliance of judicial orders by not supplying 700 MTs of oxygen to Delhi.
Maharashtra reported 51,880 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases and 891 deaths, followed by Karnataka (44,631), Tamil Nadu (21,228) Delhi (18,000), Kerala (26,011), Uttar Pradesh (25,858), Andhra Pradesh (20,024) in the past 24 hours.
The six most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (4,822,902), Kerala (1,664,789), Karnataka (1,690,934), Uttar Pradesh (1,342,413), Tamil Nadu (1,228,064), and Delhi (1,194,552).
World coronavirus update: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with 154,966,166 infected by the deadly contagion. While 133,165,117 have recovered, 3,240,585 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 33,273,888, followed by India, Brazil, France and Turkey. However, in the past seven days, India has added the highest number of fresh cases at 2,649,808, followed by the Brazil (420,978) and US (355,640).
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Several districts are seeing a decline in COVID cases, says Maharashtra CM
"Central govt's scientific body has warned about 3rd wave of COVID. We're preparing for that since last month. Several districts are seeing a decline in COVID cases while some districts are seeing an increase in cases.We're keeping a close tab on it," said Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
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'Cases are coming down but can't lower our guard,' says Uddhav
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920 deaths and 57,640 new cases in Maharashtra in 24 hrs
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EC defers bypolls to 3 LS and 8 Assembly seats
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Record 50,112 new cases in Karnataka in 24 hours
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Andhra sees over 22,000 new cases in a day
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Uddhav to address Maharashtra at 8:30 pm
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Kerala sees nearly 42,000 new cases in a day
On Wednesday, Kerala reports highest single-day rise of 41,953 new Covid-19 cases and 58 deaths. Active cases stand at 3,75,658 in the state, 23,106 recovered. Total 13,62,363 patients recovered so far, while 5,565 deaths have been reported till now, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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Covid is not spreading through animals, says V K Paul
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We should prepare for new waves, says govt official
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12 states/UTs have more than 100,000 active cases, says govt
At a press briefing on Wednesday, the union health ministry said 12 states/UTs have over 100,000 active Covid cases. 24 states/UTs showing more than 15% positivity rate, said joint secretary Lav Aggarwal. Maharashtra's positivity rate is 24%.
11 districts in Maharashtra showing continuous decline in #COVID cases since last 14 days
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- JS, @MoHFW_INDIA
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Restrictions announced by Mamata today
From May 7, no air passenger will be allowed in Bengal without RT-PCR negative report not older than 72 hours. Starting Thursday, banks in Bengal will be operational between 10 am and 2 pm. Passengers entering Bengal via long-distance trains, inter-state buses must carry RT-PCR negative report. Offices in Bengal should operate with 50 per cent workforce
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Union Minister of Chemicals reviews availability of drugs for Covid treatment
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SC stays Delhi HC's order
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RT-PCR negative report necessary for passengers arriving at airports from May 7, says Mamata
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First Published: May 05 2021 | 7:33 AM IST
