***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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11 test positive in Kerala, 254 active cases

Eleven more persons in Kerala tested positive for coronavirus, taking the active cases to 254 and 1.71 lakh people are under survillence in the state.

Of the affected, six are from Kasaragod, Kollam, and one each from Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Palakkad and Kannur districts, Health minister, K K Shailaja said. While five of the positive cases had come from Dubai, three are Tablighi Jamaat event participants and one person had returned from Nagpur, a government press release quoting the minister said.

 

Kerala has so far reported 306 positive cases.

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COVID-19 State wise Status

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 65 foreign Nationals)	Cured/Discharged/ Migrated	Death
1	Andhra Pradesh	161	1	1
2	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	10	0	0
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	0
4	Assam	24	0	0
5	Bihar	30	0	1
6	Chandigarh	18	0	0
7	Chhattisgarh	9	3	0
8	Delhi	445	15	6
9	Goa	7	0	0
10	Gujarat	105	14	10
11	Haryana	49	24	0
12	Himachal Pradesh	6	1	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	75	3	2
14	Jharkhand	2	0	0
15	Karnataka	128	12	3
16	Kerala	295	41	2
17	Ladakh	14	3	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	104	0	6
19	Maharashtra	490	42	24
20	Manipur	2	0	0
21	Mizoram	1	0	0
22	Odisha	5	0	0
23	Puducherry	5	1	0
24	Punjab	57	1	5
25	Rajasthan	200	21	0
26	Tamil Nadu	411	6	2
27	Telengana	159	1	7
28	Uttarakhand	16	2	0
28	Uttar Pradesh	174	19	2
29	West Bengal	69	3	3
Total number of confirmed cases in India		3072*	213	75
*States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation

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Confirmed cases surge to 3,072

According to the latest data released by the Union health ministry, the total number of confirmed cases in India has surged to 3,072. This includes 65 foreigners and 132 people who have been cured/discharged. The highest number of cases has been reported in Maharashtra (490) followed by Delhi (445). 75 persons have lost their lives to the disease.

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Second COVID-19 death in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu reported its second COVID-19 death as a 51-year-old man who returned after attending the Tablighi Jamat congregation in Delhi, died at a hospital in Villupuram, PTI quotes the health department as saying.The man was admitted to the Villupuram medical college hospital on his return after he showed symptoms of having contracted the virus, the department said in a bulletin.He died this morning due to difficulty in breathing, it said.

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Seven more cases detected in Rajasthan's Jodhpur

"Seven more cases have been reported in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, taking total cases in the district to 17. The new cases are contacts of other infected people,: ANI quotes Jodhpur District Collector Prakash Rajpurohit as saying.

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Himachal Pradesh govt bans sale of chewing gum for three months

The Himachal Pradesh government has prohibited the sale and use of chewing gum for three months, reports PTI. COVID-19 is transmitted through droplets and there is a possibility of transmission by spitting chewing gums, said Food Safety commissioner and additional chief secretary (Health) RD Dhiman.

The sale and use of chewing gum, bubble gum and similar products would remain prohibited till 30 June in public interest, he told PTI.

 

 

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Himachal Pradesh govt bans sale of chewing gum for three months

The Himachal Pradesh government has prohibited the sale and use of chewing gum for three months, reports PTI. COVID-19 is transmitted through droplets and there is a possibility of transmission by spitting chewing gums, said Food Safety commissioner and additional chief secretary (Health) RD Dhiman.

The sale and use of chewing gum, bubble gum and similar products would remain prohibited till 30 June in public interest, he told PTI.

 

 

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Punjab announces 50 lakh insurance cover for policemen, sanitation workers

The Punjab government has announced special health insurance cover of Rs 50 lakhs each for police personnel and sanitation workers.Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has also ordered expenditure cuts by all government departments to meet urgent expenses needed to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. Additionally, all retiring health department workers are also slated to get a three-month extension.

 

 

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Punjab announces 50 lakh insurance cover for policemen, sanitation workers

The Punjab government has announced special health insurance cover of Rs 50 lakhs each for police personnel and sanitation workers.Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has also ordered expenditure cuts by all government departments to meet urgent expenses needed to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. Additionally, all retiring health department workers are also slated to get a three-month extension.

 

 

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Delhi's tally crosses 445 as 40 new cases reported today

 

The number of coronavirus cases stood at 445 in Delhi but the situation was under control and there was no community transmission, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday. Out of the 445, 301 people had attended the Markaz event in Nizabackn.There were 40 cases of local transmission while a majority of other patients either had foreign travel history or they were recently evacuated from Nizabackn Markaz, he said. 

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Shops to be closed between 5pm-5am in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi

Shops selling essential items including vegetables will remain closed from 5pm to 5am in Bhiwandi in Thane district to stop people from violating

lockdown norms in place for the novel coronavirus outbreak, PTI quotes Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajkumar Shinde as saying. He said the decision was taken as people were seen loitering around while claiming to be shopping for essentials.

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Tally reaches 27 in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar

COVID19 cases reach 27 in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, reports ANI. "Over 300 contacts of the infected people have been placed under quarantine. Some areas being isolated for extensive screening,: ANI quotes district magistrate Shahid Choudhary as saying.

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New York sees biggest single-day jump in deaths, toll rises to 3,565

The state of New Yok on Saturday witnessed the largest single-day increase in deaths as the state reported 630 deaths, AFP reported Govermor Andrew Cuomo as saying. According to the news agency, the state now has 1,13,704 positive cases, of which  63,306  are in New York City —just 6,000 short of hard-hit Italy's total.