COVID: Delhi reported 3,000 or more fresh cases between Friday and Sunday (Representational)
Delhi's coronavirus tally crossed 70,000 today with 3,788 fresh cases, surpassing Mumbai to become the worst hit city in the country, even as authorities prepared to conduct a house-to-house screening by July 6 as part of a revised containment strategy in the national capital.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also requested the Centre to withdraw the new system requiring assessment of every COVID-19 patient at a government-run facility, an issue on which the Lieutenant Governor and the AAP government have been having disagreement.
Mr Kejriwal said if the administration and police forcibly take patients to COVID care centres for their clinical assessment, it will be like holding them in detention for 15 days.
As COVID-19 cases continued to spike in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced extension of the lockdown in the containment zones till July 31. The lockdown in these zones was to end on June 30. With overall cases in the state inching towards 15,000, it is in the 7th position in the all India tally.
As daily testing of samples of blood and throat and nose swabs crossed two lakh for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, over 14,000 new coronavirus cases were registered in the country for the fifth day in a row to take the total count to 4,56,183, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The fatalities also rose by a record 465 and the death count stood at 14,476.
Here are the updates on Coronavirus Outbreak:
Coronavirus news: Manipur's COVID-19 count rises to 970 with 49 new cases
Manipur's COVID-19 tally mounted to 970 with 49 more people testing positive for coronavirus, an official said on Wednesday.
"All the fresh cases are returnees from other states quarantined at different centres," the official of COVID-19 Common Control Room said.
Meanwhile, 70 patients were discharged on Wednesday after they recovered from the disease, taking the total number of those cured to 328, he said.
The recovery rate is 33.81 per cent in Manipur, the official said.
The state now has 642 active COVID-19 cases, PTI reported.
Coronavirus news: Blue Wheel Hospital sealed for violating COVID-19 guidelines in Odisha's MancheswarBlue Wheel Hospital has been sealed and issued a show cause notice for violating the government's COVID-19 guidelines in Odisha's Mancheswar, said state government on Wednesday.
In a statement, Odisha government said, "Blue Wheel Hospital, Mancheswar has been sealed by BMC Authority today because of violation of COVID-19 guidelines of the Government. As on June 23, twenty-seven positive cases have been detected from this hospital. Show cause has been issued for the same to them."
The government further said that it is being assured to all that after the detection of positive cases, all the direct contacts are being quarantined and tested, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences ready to serve COVID-19 positive patients at HyderabadState Health Minister Eatala Rajender on Wednesday said that the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) is ready to serve COVID-19 patients at Hyderabad as it is equipped with all the latest technologies.
Rajender said, "TIMS Gachibowli is ready with all the latest technologies. TIMS is making doctors available in the same manner as Chandigarh's PG college has done. There are 1,224 beds available in TIMS whereas 1,000 beds have oxygen facility and 50 have ventilator facilities. 15 floors are ready. In two days, we are recruiting staff."
"In a very short time, we have done so much development in the health sector. We are gaining public trust by providing treatment to thousands of people. It is unfair to insult the people who are staying with coronavirus patients and treating them. People with no responsibility are spreading rumours. The public should not believe it," he added.
The minister said that only the people having COVID-19 symptoms should only go for tests, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Kumar Krupa Guest House to be COVID care centre for "designated" category patientsKarnataka Health Department on Wednesday informed that Kumar Krupa Guest House will be used as 100 bed COVID-19 treatment centre for designated category of coronavirus positive patients, ANI reported.
"One wing of Kumar Krupa Guest House with 100 rooms of individual occupancy having all the facilities is reserved to work as Covid Care Center (CCC) for the management of Ministers, Members of Parliament, Legislative Assembly and council, Senior officers of Government above secretary rank for clinical management," read the government release.
Meanwhile, the Mysuru City Corporation has issued an order to close Devaraja, Santhepete, Shivaramapete, Mannars markets, and Boti Bazaar for the next four days in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
Karnataka on Wednesday reported 397 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 10,118.
Coronavirus news: Rajasthan reports 10 deaths, 382 COVID-19 cases on WednesdayAs many as 10 deaths and 382 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Rajasthan on Wednesday, as per information provided by State Health Department.
The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 16,009, including 3,023 active cases and 375 deaths, said the health department.
The highest single-day spike of 15,968 cases and 465 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, and India's COVID-19 count reached 4,56,183 on Wednesday, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: 18 new COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand, 1 more deathEighteen more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Jharkhand on Wednesday, while a person died due to coronavirus infections, the state government said in its bulletin.
The number of people who have been found to be infected rose to 2,219 with the detection of the fresh cases, it said.
So far, twelve people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in the state, PTI reported.
Coronavirus news: 11 French virus deaths over 24hrsFrance recorded just 11 COVID-19 deaths over 24 hours to take its death count to 29,731 since the start of the crisis, health authorities said Wednesday.
Currently, 9,299 COVID-19 patients are in French hospitals with 97 admitted since Tuesday.
"The epidemic situation is stable in the metropolis," a statement read while adding the virus remained" particularly active in (French) Guyana".
"Health authorities have mobilised to slow down the epidemic spread, break contamination chains and slow down the blocking of care services," the statement added.
But authorities warned that the virus remained in circulation across France with 272 clusters identified since May 9, AFP reported.
Coronavirus update: 200 fresh cases in Aurangabad district, 12 dieThe number of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district crossed the 4,000-mark on Wednesday after 200 more people tested positive, while 12 patients died due to the infection, an official said.
The coronavirus count increased to 4,036 after the detection of 200 new cases in the district, he said.
As of now, 1,601 patients are under treatment, PTI reported.
Coronavirus news: 3 more die in Nashik district; 160 new cases found
Maharashtra's Nashik district registered three more coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, taking the death count to 192, while 160 more people tested positive, raising the tally to 3,158, officials said.
Among the dead, one was from Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) area and two were from other parts of the district, said an official communication issued by the district administration. With this, the coronavirus death count in the district has gone up to 192, PTI reported.
Coronavirus: Telangana reports 891 new cases of COVID-19
A total of 891 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Telangana on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 10,444, as per information provided by the State Health Department.
According to the Telangana government's Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, a total of 4,361 people have been cured/discharged from hospitals and 225 deaths due to coronavirus have been reported in the state.
Presently, 5,858 COVID-19 patients have been isolated, and are being treated in different hospitals, reported news agency PTI.
Coronavirus: 12 new COVID-19 cases found in Chhattisgarh
With 12 new COVID-19 cases, Chhattisgarh's overall count increased to 2,419 on Wednesday, while so far 1,601 patients have been discharged in the state, a health official said.
Of the new cases, five were reported from Janjgir-Champa district, three each from Raipur and Raigarh districts while one case came from Korba district, he said.
Earlier in the day, 74 patients were discharged from different hospitals following recovery from the infection, taking the number of such people to 1,601, he added.
Coronavirus: Mumbai adds 1,144 new COVID-19 cases; 38 die, 2,434 recover
With 1,144 new cases of COVID-19, the tally in Mumbai increased to 69,625 on Wednesday, while 38 more patients succumbed to the infection, taking the count to 3,962, the city civic body said.
According to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) release, 2,434 people were discharged from city hospitals in the past 24 hours - the second highest in June -following their recovery from the infection.
With this, the number of recovered patients increased to 37,010, the release said.
Coronavirus: Plea in Delhi High Court for guidelines on COVID testing of mentally ill homeless persons
A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre and AAP government to issue guidelines for COVID-19 testing of mentally ill homeless persons in the national capital.
The petition by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal is listed on Thursday before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan, reported news agency PTI,
The plea alleges that there is a casual approach on the part of Delhi government, particularly its Chief Secretary, while dealing with issues of health of homeless persons with mental illness.
Delhi Plans Sero-Survey Of 20,000 Tests Across Age Groups, Districts
Amid rising coronavirus cases in the national capital, the serological survey planned to be undertaken in Delhi soon, will conduct 20,000 tests across all districts and age groups.
According to an official order, the exercise to be taken up with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), will be held between June 27 and July 10.
This is part of the new COVID-19 response plan prepared by the Delhi health department, as per the recommendations of the committee, headed by NITI Aayog member V K Paul. The committee comes under the Union Health Ministry.
Coronavirus: 226 new COVID-19 cases reported in Assam
As many as 226 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Assam on Wednesday, as per information provided by the State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Health Minister informed that the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 6,282, including 2,508 active cases.
So far, 3,762 patients have been discharged after treatment and nine deaths have been reported due to the virus, reported news agency ANI.
Coronavirus: Maharashtra's COVID-19 count up 3,890 to 1,42,900; death count 6,739
As many as 3,890 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Maharashtra on Wednesday, taking the count of patients to 1,42,900, a health department official said.
Coronavirus also claimed the lives of as many as 208 people, taking the state's fatality count to 6,739, he said.
Of these 208 victims, 72 died in the last 48 hours, while the remaining 136 had succumbed to the infection before that, but COVID-19 was not mentioned as the cause of their death earlier, the official said.
Coronavirus: No fresh COVID-19 case reported in Ladakh
No fresh COVID-19 case was reported in Ladakh on Wednesday and as many as 126 people, who were being treated for the coronavirus, were discharged from hospitals after recovery, health department officials said.
With 126 recoveries on Wednesday, 119 reported from Kargil district and seven from Leh district, the total number of people cured of the disease has increased to 274 in the union territory, they said.
Ladakh has recorded a total of 932 COVID-19 positive cases till now, including a death, they said.
The number of active cases in Ladakh stands at 657, and the officials said their condition is stable, reported news agency PTI.
Coronavirus: As COVID-19 cases rise, testing ramped up in Maharashtra's Aurangabad
In light of the rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, the civic body in Aurangabad has ramped up testing, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Majority of people who have tested positive were recuperating at civic-run quarantine facilities, municipal commissioner Astik Kumar Pandey told PTI.
While the district's COVID-19 tally is nearing the 4,000-mark, coronavirus testing has been ramped up in the city, the civic chief said.
"Till last week, we sent around 200 swabs a day for testing, but since early this week we have been sending close to 400 samples and we plan to increase this number further," Mr Pandey said.
Coronavirus: Of 15 districts with highest COVID-19 death rate, four are from UP , says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday stepped up her attack on the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, citing that out of 15 districts in the country with the highest death rate, four are from the state.
The Congress general secretary in-charge eastern Uttar Pradesh has accused the Yogi Adityanath government of indulging in propaganda instead of dealing with the contagion.
Stepping up her attack on the state government, she tweeted that of the 15 districts with the highest coronavirus death rate, four are from UP, reported news agency PTI.
"Jhansi: One death out of every 10 coronavirus patients, Meerut: One death out if every 11 coronavirus patients, and one death out of every 14 coronavirus patients in Etah and Agra" she tweeted along with charts showing 15 districts in the country with highest COVID-19 mortality rates and 10 UP districts with highest death rates.
Patanjali Didn't Mention COVID-19 While Seeking Coronil Drug License: OfficialPatanjali Ayurved never disclosed its new medicine kit was for coronavirus when it applied for a license, an official in Uttarakhand said today, indicating more trouble for the drugs claimed by yoga teacher Ramdev to cure the deadly virus. A licensing officer has said that the herbal products company sought a license for an "immunity booster and a cough and fever cure"." itemprop="description
Coronavirus: 282 more COVID-19 cases in Odisha
282 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Odisha on Wednesday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 5,752.
The State Health Department has reported 125 new recoveries during the same. Of 5,752, there are 1,740 active cases whereas 3,988 have recovered from the disease.
These cases were reported from Gajapati (76), Ganjam (75), Khordha (26), Jharsuguda (23), Kandhamal (17), Sambalpur (13), Jagatsinghpur (11), Puri (09), Jajpur (06), Mayurbhanj (06), Cuttack (04), Balasore (03), Angul (01), Sundargarh (01), Bolangir (01), Koraput (01), Nayagarh (01) districts of the state while eight NDRF personnel also tested positive for COVID-19, reported news agency ANI.
Coronavirus news : Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally climbs to 2201 with 61 new cases
A total of 61 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Jharkhand on Wednesday, taking the state count of COVID-19 cases to 2201, the health department said.
The state currently has 670 active COVID-19 cases, while 1,520 people have recovered from the disease, reported news agency ANI.
According to the Union Health Ministry, India's COVID-19 count stands at 4,56,183 and 14,476 people have succumbed to the infection.
Coronavirus: Andhra Pradesh's COVID-19 tally crosses 10,000-mark
With 497 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, the state tally of coronavirus cases has reached 10,331 on Wednesday, the health department said.
As the state also confirmed 10 fatalities in Andhra Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the death count has climbed to 129, reported news agency ANI.
The maximum number of new COVID-19 cases were reported from Anantapur, followed by Kurnool, East Godavari districts, among others, as per the daily bulletin.
Labourers Crowd UP Station, No Social Distancing, MP Says "Can Happen"Footage from the Aligarh railway station in western Uttar Pradesh shot on Tuesday afternoon shows zero social distancing as hundreds of labourers and their families from Aligarh and adjoining districts gathered to board trains bound for Bihar where they work in brick kilns." itemprop="description
Coronavirus: Tripura's COVID-19 tally rises to 1,264 with 23 fresh cases
Tripura reported 23 fresh coronavirus cases, pushing the state's tally to 1,264, officials said on Wednesday.
Of the fresh cases, nine were reported from Sepahijala, five from South Tripura, four from Dhalai, two from Khowai and one each from Gomati, North and West Tripura districts, they said.
According to the officials, returnees from other states have contributed to the spurt in coronavirus cases in Tripura, reported news agency PTI.
Coronavirus: Indo-Tibetan Border Police takes over largest COVID-19 care center in Delhi
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police on Wednesday took over a 10,000 bed capacity COVID-19 care center in Delhi, officials said.
A team of officials from the border guarding force visited the Radha Soami Beas facility and held discussions with the Delhi government and other stakeholders who will be partners in running the center, reported by news agency PTI.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on Tuesday said the center has been entrusted to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
Coronavirus news: Rajasthan reports 182 new COVID-19 cases, 7 fatalities
Rajasthan on Wednesday reported 182 new COVID-19 cases and seven fatalities, as per the state health department.
These new positive cases have been reported from Bharatpur, Dholapur, Jaipur, among others.
The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 15,809, including 3,013 active cases, reported news agency ANI.
"100% Success Rate": Tamil Nadu bats for native siddha treatment for coronavirus
As Tamil Nadu's coronavirus tally crossed the 64,000-mark, the state government has claimed the native Siddha treatment for patients with no or mild symptoms has given 100 per cent recovery rate.
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Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday crossed the 10,000-mark in coronavirus cases with 497 more people testing positive in the last 24 hours, reports PTI.
Ayush Minister Shripad Naik's reaction to Ramdev's Patanjali's covid drug claims
After the government asked Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved to stop advertising medicines it launched yesterday as "coronavirus cures" until they are examined, Union Minister Shripad Naik said it is a "good thing" that the yoga teacher has given the country a new medicine but it needs proper permission from his Ayush Ministry. Patanjali sent documents related to the medicines only yesterday to the ministry, he confirmed.
Read Here Coronavirus: Government relaxes manufacturing norms for PPE makers
The government has relaxed norms of having in-house testing for three kinds of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to promote the supply of quality gears during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to an official order, reports PTI.
Coronavirus news: "Amit Shah Model vs Kejriwal Model Today": Delhi Protests Covid Order
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia this afternoon wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his intervention in scrapping the system requiring every COVID-19 patient to visit a government-run centre for clinical assessment.
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COVID-19: Manish Sisodia addresses media over coronavirus situation in Delhi
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia addresses media over coronavirus situation in Delhi
Rajasthan reports 7 deaths and 182 new COVID-19 positive cases today.
Rajasthan reports 7 deaths and 182 new COVID-19 positive cases today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 15809 including 3013 active cases and 372 deaths: State Health Department
Coronavirus: Trinamool MLA Tamonash Ghosh, 60, dies in hospital
Trinamool Congress MLA Tamonash Ghosh, 60, has died in a hospital in West Bengal. He had tested positive for coronavirus last month.
Read Here Coronavirus news: Mamata Banerjee to chair all-party COVID-19 review meeting today
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will chair an all-party meeting in Kolkata on Wednesday to review and discuss COVID-19 situation in the state. Last week, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo had said that the availability of beds for COVID-19 patients in private and government hospitals needs to be updated on a daily basis to avoid harassment of patients, reports ANI.
Coronavirus news: 15 BSF personnel test COVID-19 positive in Chhattisgarh
Fifteen Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 here in Kanker district, officials said on Wednesday, reports ANI.
Coronavirus news: 282 more COVID-19 cases in Odisha
282 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Odisha on Wednesday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 5,752, reports ANI.
Coronavirus news: 125 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra
With 125 more people detected positive for COVID-19 here in Aurangabad, the tally of positive cases has reached 3,961, district health officials said on Wednesday.
4 more persons recover from COVID-19 in Meghalaya, says Chief Minister
Four more persons have recovered from COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the total number of coronavirus cured patients in the state to 41, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.
Coronavirus: Every house in Delhi to be screened by July 6
Every house in Delhi will be screened by July 6 as a part of a new plan to check the spread of coronavirus. Delhi has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the country; on Tuesday, it recorded the biggest single-day jump of 3,947 new infections, the highest reported by any state so far.
Read Here 2,15,195 COVID-19 tests conducted in last 24 hours: ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday informed that over 73 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted by various laboratories across the country, including 2,15,195 tests on June 23, reports ANI.
COVID-19: 15,968 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours
India recorded the steepest single-day jump in coronavirus cases and deaths linked to the highly infectious illness as 15,968 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours and 465 patients died, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. This takes the country's coronavirus tally to 456,183 cases and 14,476 deaths.
COVID-19: 2 Mumbai youth provide oxygen tanks to patients as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Maharashtra, two friends, Shahnawaz Hussain and Abbas Rizvi, are providing free oxygen cylinders to coronavirus patients and other patients with respiratory problems in Mumbai amidst the pandemic, reports ANI.
Coronavirus news: Eric and Merlin, a couple from Vasai, Mumbai donated 50 beds
Coronavirus news: 203 more people tested positive in AssamThe total number of COVID-19 cases in Assam crossed the 6,000-mark on Tuesday as 203 more people tested positive for the disease, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
With the fresh infections, the total number of active cases in the state climbed to 2,282, PTI reported.