Coronavirus Live Updates: India Sees 302 New Cases In 12 Hrs; Fresh Deaths In Tamil Nadu, Gujarat
The number of novel coronavirus cases in India crossed the 3,000-mark on Saturday after 525 fresh infections, the highest in a 24-hour period, were reported across the country. The death toll, as of Saturday, stood at 86, according to Worldometer. According to Home Ministery, the number of COVID-19 positive cases in India was 3,374.
Sunday began with reports of new people testing postive in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. New York State, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, has recorded a staggering 630 deaths due to COVID19 in a 24-hour period, the highest number of fatalities in a single day as the total number of deaths the state crossed over 3,500.
Europe, on the other hand, has recorded the highest number of deaths at 45,000.
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11:00 AM: Two COVID19 ( one 60-year-old and one 71-year-old) patients pass away in Chennai, taking the death toll in the state to 5: Tamil Nadu Health Department
10:43 AM: Another COVID-19 patient dies in Surat; Gujarat toll rises to 11: Official.
10:16 AM: In the last 12 hours, the country witnessed a spike of 302 coronavirus cases. Maharashtra (490), Tamil Nadu (485), Kerala (306) and Delhi (445) are the worst affected.
10:15 AM: The total number of COVID-19 positive cases rose to 3374 in India on Sunday, as per the data provided the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Out of these cases, 3030 are active cases, 267 have been cured/discharged/migrated people while 77 deaths have been reported so far in the country.
10:07 AM: A total of 241 Tablighi Jamaat attendees have been traced in Punjab and among them, six have tested positive for novel coronavirus. Samples of 180 people were collected in which 92 have tested negative and the reports 82 people are awaited.
9:56 AM: COVID-19 positive man dies in Jaipur hospital. Six new coronavirus cases in Rajasthan: officials.
9:56 AM: China has reported 30 new cases of the novel coronavirus, including five locally transmitted infections, even as nine of the 13 administrative districts of virus-hit Wuhan city were declared ‘low-risk areas’ signifying a gradual return to normalcy, officials said on Sunday.
China’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report said other than the 30 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in the mainland on Saturday, 47 new asymptomatic cases were also reported.
9:45 AM: As a precaution, DG CRPF has given his samples for COVID-19 testing along with other senior CRPF officials. Almost 20 top CRPF officials are under self/home quarantine: CRPF sources.
9:26 AM: Three more people, who were in contact with earlier positive cases in Agra, have tested positive for COVID19, taking the total number of cases in the district to 48, says Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh.
9:25 AM: Sixteen people have tested positive for #Coronavirus: King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow.
9:10 AM: Of the 30 Tablighi Jamaat returnees, 23 test negative for Coronavirus, reports of 7 returnees awaited, says Mathura Health department.
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