New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The number of coronavirus cases in India has increased to 21,393 on Tuesday while the death toll has surged to 681, according to the latest data by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Of the total number of cases, 4,258 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals.
Maharashtra continues to remain the worst affected state with 5,652 cases, which includes 269 deaths.
The United States recorded 1,738 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The new deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the US to 46,583 since the outbreak began there, by far the highest figures recorded by any country caught in the global pandemic.
Globally, more than 2.6 million have been affected from the outbreak, while it has claimed the lives of over 1.8 lakh people.
Here are the Latest Updates of the Coronavirus Pandemic:
4:29 pm: 4,257 COVID-19 patients, which is 19.89 per cent, cured so far: Health Ministry
4:27 pm: We have been able to cut transmission, minimise spread and increase doubling rate. We have utilized this time to prepare ourselves for future. Growth has been more or less linear, not exponential: CK Mishra, Environment Secy & Chairman,Empowered Group-2
4:12 pm: As of today, we have 12 districts that did not have a fresh case in the last 28 days or more. There are now 78 districts (23 States/UT) that has not reported any fresh cases during the last 14 Days: Health Ministry
4:09 pm: In last 24 hours 1409 positive cases have been reported, which takes our total confirmed cases to 21,393: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry COVID19
4:07 pm: Home Ministry has clarified to states that in-house care-givers of senior citizens, prepaid mobile recharge utilities and food processing units in urban areas are exempted from lockdown restrictions: Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
4 pm: Health Ministry briefs media over COVID-19 pandemic.
3:55 pm: We are felicitating doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, police, bank and govt employees for their hard work during COVID19. Attack on them will not be tolerated and that is why we have brought an ordinance against such acts: Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar
3:25 pm: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has directed authorities to create a dedicated COVID19 facility for Delhi Police personnel. LG has also directed setting up an exclusive testing center for Delhi police personnel working amid the Coronavirus outbreak.
3:17 pm: SpiceJet’s air ambulance will fly Asian Games Boxing Gold Medallist Dingko Singh from Imphal to Delhi to help him resume his treatment for liver cancer. The air ambulance service will be provided free of charge to the Padma awardee: SpiceJet
2:51 pm: State govt has decided to provide insurance of Rs 10 lakh each to all journalists who are reporting during Coronavirus pandemic: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar
2:40 pm: 49 new cases of COVID19 found in Rajasthan today, taking total number of cases to 1937. Out of the total cases, 27 patients have died, 407 recovered & 134 patients have been discharged from hospitals: Rajasthan Health Department
2:28 pm: 80 more people have tested positive for COVID19 in Andhra Pradesh, taking the total number of cases to 893. Out of the total cases, 141 patients have recovered & 27 others succumbed to the infection: Andhra Pradesh Health Department
1:58 pm: Number of COVID19 cases rises to 270 in Haryana including 24 linked to foreign nationals. 162 patients have been cured, 105 are undergoing treatment whereas three people have lost their lives due to the infection: Haryana Health Department
1:15 pm: Tamil Nadu: State Minister for cooperation, Sellur K Raju and Madurai District Collector Dr TG Vinay felicitated sanitation workers in Madurai today, who are carrying out their duties amid CoronavirusLockdown. The workers were also given groceries and cleaning supplies.
12:55 pm: Punjab: Around 250 people of the United Kingdom who were stranded in India amid CoronavirusLockdown, left for their country from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar on a special British Airways flight.
12:45 pm: Puducherry: COVID19 test of CM V Narayansamy, Assembly Speaker VP Sivakolundu, Ministers, MP and MLAs was done at the legislative assembly today.
12:28 pm: More than 33 crore poor people received financial assistance of Rs 31,235 crore under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package. Rs 10,025 crore disbursed to 20.05 crore to Women Jan Dhan account holders: Ministry of Finance
12:26 pm: 4 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Munger in the State; their contact tracing is being done. The total number of positive cases in the State is now 147: Bihar Principal Health Secretary Sanjay Kumar
12:15 pm: 16 new positive cases (including 9 from Bengaluru Urban) reported from 22th April, 5:00 PM to 23th April, 12:00 noon. Till now, there are 443 COVID-19 positive cases in the State including 17 deaths & 141 discharges: Government of Karnataka
12 pm: Railways is working 24×7 to maintain a seamless supply chain to transport essential goods during COVID19 lockdown. 42 wagons of paddy are being transported to Korukkupet from Nidamangalam in Tamil Nadu: Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal
11:55 am: Success of lockdown is to be judged finally on our ability to tackle COVID19. Cooperation between the Centre & states is key to the success of our fight against COVID: Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh at CWC meeting
11:16 am: When we should be tackling coronavirus unitedly, BJP continues to spread virus of communal prejudice and hatred: Sonia Gandhi at CWC meet.
11:15 am: We have repeatedly urged PM there is no alternative to testing, tracing and quarantine; unfortunately, testing still is low: Sonia Gandhi
11:14 am: It is imperative to provide at least Rs 7,500 to each family to tide over crisis caused by coronavirus lockdown: Sonia Gandhi
11:10 am: 12 cr jobs lost in first phase of lockdown; unemployment likely to increase further as economic activity remains at standstill: Sonia Gandhi
11:07 am: MSMEs employ close to 11 cr people and account for one-third of GDP; special package be announced for their survival: Sonia at CWC meet
11 am: Andhra Pradesh CM, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke to Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani regarding the stranded fishermen from Andhra Pradesh. The Chief Minister instructed the officials to get back the stranded fishermen to the state through sea route: Andhra Pradesh government.
10:45 am: Delhi: Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting is underway via video-conferencing.
10:40 am: Police and RAF deployed at DND Toll plaza to check movement of vehicles between Gautam Budh Nagar and Delhi after Gautam Budh Nagar administration sealed its border with Delhi, with certain exemptions, to prevent spread of COVID19
10:30 am: 4 more patients in the state recovered from COVID19. Total number of cured patients here jumps to 8: Health department, Jharkhand
10:15 am: Punjab | Vegetable farmers in Ludhiana say that due to lack of availability of pesticides and fertilizers amid COVID19 lockdown the crop yield has gone bad. A farmer says,” I have incurred a loss of minimum Rs 50,000. This has never happened before”.
10 am: Kerala | Few locals in Kozhikode have been feeding stray dogs&cats in areas b/w Kuttiady&Nadapuram, amid COVID19 lockdown. Dr Soumya, an animal lover says,”We’ve been serving food to stray animals since first day of lockdown. We’re receiving a lot of support from people around us”
9:50 am: A total of 500542 samples from 485172 individuals have been tested as on 23 April 2020, 9am. 21797 samples have been confirmed positive: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
9:20 am: 47 COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan today so far – 20 in Jodhpur, 12 in Jaipur, 10 in Nagaur, 2 each in Hanumangarh & Kota, 1 in Ajmer. Total number of positive cases in the state rises to 1935, including 27 deaths and 344 recovered: Rajasthan Health dept
8:59 am: President Ram Nath Kovind has approved to promulgate The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which provides stricter punishments for attacks against health workers.
8:30 am: Passes of people being checked by Police at Delhi-Noida border, amid CoronavirusLockdown. Delhi-Gautam Budh Nagar/Noida border has been completely closed, with certain exceptions, by Gautam Budh Nagar administration as a preventive measure against OVID19.
8:12 am: Republic TV editor in chief Arnab Goswami and wife were attacked early this morning in Mumbai by 2 unknown persons while they were driving home from their studios. A police complaint has been registered, details awaited. Both Arnab and Samia Goswami were unhurt in the attack.
7:36 am: Kerala CM announced that all elected representatives in the state -Ministers, MLAs, members of different Boards under Govt & members of Local Self Govt bodies would take a 30% cut in their monthly salary & honorarium for 1 yr: Information & Public Relations Dept, Kerala COVID19
7:20 am: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 25,000 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of active infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 187,327, according to IANS.
7:10 am: In view of COVID19, Municipal corporation of Greater Mumbai has authorised all Deans & Medical Superintendents of various hospitals to extend contract period of all their employees whose contracts are expiring in near future: Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika Maharashtra
7:01 am: United States records 1,738 new Coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: AFP news agency quoting Johns Hopkins
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