Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra, Delhi, UP, Karnataka see record daily cases

Coronavirus live updates: India has added 2,142,934 fresh Covid-19 cases since April 1. Mumbai registered 9,925 new cases, Delhi 17,282 in the last 24 hours. Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Coronavirus LIVE: Uttarakhand reports 2,402 new cases

Uttarakhand reports 2,402 new coronavirus cases including 1,051 in Dehradun and 539 cases in Haridwar, taking the total number of cases to 118,646, according to the state health department.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Nagpur reports 6,194 fresh cases

Maharashtra: Nagpur district reports 6,194 fresh coronavirus cases, 75 deaths and 5,894 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to health department officials.

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Coronavirus LIVE: 24 saints who attended Kumbh Mela tested positive today

24 saints, who attended Kumbh Mela, have tested positive for coronavirus today; so far, 54 of them tested positive for the disease, says SK Jha, Chief Medical Officer, Haridwar. 

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Coronavirus LIVE: ICSE exams for Classes 10 and 12 deferred, new dates in June

Coronavirus LIVE: ICSE exams for Classes 10 and 12 deferred, new dates to be announced in June

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Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka reports 14,859 new cases

Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka reports 14,859 new positive cases, 4,031 discharges and 78 deaths, according to the state health department.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi CM holds review meeting over beds availability

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Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala reports 10,031 new cases

Kerala reports 10,031 new coronavirus cases, 3,792 recoveries and 21 deaths. Death toll stands at 4,877 while 11,32,267 persons have recovered, so far, according to the state health department.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Goa reports 927 fresh cases

Goa reports 927 fresh coronavirus cases, 282 recoveries and 6 deaths; case tally at 65,499, according to the state health department.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Telugu film star and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan tests positive

Coronavirus LIVE: Telugu film star and Jana Sena Party chief K Pawan Kalyan has tested positive, is stable

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India remains badly placed to tackle Covid spread: Fitch Solutions

Despite several healthcare reforms, India remains badly placed to tackle the third wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping the nation, Fitch Solutions on Friday said, adding the unprecedented crisis has highlighted the need to increase investment in the healthcare sector.

 

After some success in curbing the virus considerably, India's economy had returned to functioning normally by the second half of 2020.

 

"However, over recent weeks, the virus has started spreading rapidly, partly due to complacency on the social distancing measures and mask-wearing policies," Fitch Solutions said in a note.

 

With daily Covid-19 cases crossing the grim milestone of 2 lakh, several hospitals across the country are stretched beyond their capacities in handling the rising burden of the highly infectious disease. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tests positive

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Odisha govt suspends all exams and physical classes in universities and colleges

Odisha government suspends all examinations and physical classes in Universities and Colleges coming under the State Higher Education Department from April 19.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Kejriwal directs district magistrates to increase oxygen beds

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Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, UP have over 100,000 active Covid cases each

The union government on Friday said that three states --- Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra --- have over 100,000 active coronavirus cases each in the country.

 

With Friday's addition of over 200,000 cases, India saw a net increase of 97,866 in active infections, highest in a day, to take its count to 1,569,743. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 8.76 per cent (one in 11). The country is second among the most affected countries by active cases.

 

Both Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh continue to report very high number of daily new cases and deaths. Chhattisgarh has reported nearly 6.2 per cent increase in weekly new coronavirus cases based on Seven-day moving average. Read here

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Covid surge: Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness of Delhi AIIMS

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan reviewed preparedness of AIIMS New Delhi in light of recent surge of coronavirus cases in the national capital. “We defeated the virus when we did not know much about it and we can do it again,” he said. Think about developing new models that can be implemented and replicated in other parts of the country, Harsh Vardhan told the medical community. “Covid-appropriate behaviour: the biggest social tool we have to break the transmission chain.” Read full release here