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Odisha records 54 COVID-19 cases, one death 

Odisha registered 54 positive cases of the novel corona virus on Sunday, ANI reported. Of the 54 COVID-19 cases, 12 patients have recovered while one death was reported in the state. 

According to the state health department, so far 3862 samples have been tested. 

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France reports drop in COVID-19 toll; over 13,800 reported

France on Saturday reported a lower daily COVID-19 toll, declaring a "plateau" had been reached in the country's coronavirus epidemic, albeit at a very high level.

The French health authorities said in a statement that 345 more people had died in hospitals and 290 in nursing homes - 635 over the last 24 hours - to bring the total toll to 13,832.

The day earlier, 554 had died in hospitals and 433 in nursing homes, a total of 987.

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US COVID-19 toll overtakes Italy's with over 20,000 deaths

The United States now has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from corona virus in the world. The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, shows more than 20,000 people in the US have now died.

The grim milestone comes shortly after the US became the first nation to record more than 2,000 virus deaths in a single day.

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APMC to shut grain market from Monday, residents to face shortage in food supplies

Vegetable and food supplies abruptly ran short in Mumbai after several markets closed on Saturday following chief minister Uddhav Thackeray's decision to extend lock down till 30 April.

As the APMC grain market in Navi Mumbai will shut operations from Monday, a scarcity in food grains and supplies will extend into the following week.

The decision to shut the market was taken at a meeting attended by Mathadi Workers Association secretary Shashikant Shinde, APMC officials, and traders, The Hindu reported. 

"We have received around 500 trucks of grains and will stop all the trading operations from Monday. The grains stock will remain stocked up," said market director Nilesh Veera.

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Jharkhand COVID-19 toll at two after 60-yr-old dies in Ranchi 

A 60-year-old man died due to COVID-19 in Ranchi on Sunday, the second death due to the virus in Jharkhand, a senior official said. The man from Hindpiri had come in contact with another COVID-19 patient in the area.

"He was admitted to a hospital two days ago after he exhibited symptoms of the disease. The 60-year-old's condition deteriorated, following which he was put on ventilator. He died this morning," Principal Secretary (Health) Nitin Madan Kulkarni said.

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23 new COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad; Gujarat tally at 493

Gujarat reported 25 new coronavirus cases, taking the state tally to 493. In Ahmedabad, one death and 23 new cases were reported, while in Anand, two people tested positive for COVID-19.

 

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Three more containment zones declared in Delhi

Three more areas in Delhi have been declared 'containment zones' in a bid to contain corona virus spread, taking the total to 33. Areas around House No-A 176, Deoli Extension; A-30 Mansarovar Garden; and Street nos. 1 to 10, C block, Jahangirpuri have been declared as 'containment zones' after COVID-19 patients were found there.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi reached 1,069 on Saturday. The other containment zones include the street near Gandhi Park in Malviya Nagar, Gali No 6 in L1 Sangam Vihar, Shahajahanabad Society in Dwarka’s Sector 11, Dinpur Village, Markaz Masjid and Nizam-mudin Basti, Nizabackn West (G and D blocks), B Block Jahangirpuri, Gali No 14 in Kalyanpuri, Mansara Apartments in Vasundhara Enclave, three Galis of Khichirpur, Gali No 9 in Pandav Nagar, Vardhaman Apartments in Mayur Vihar Phase I Extension, Mayurdhwaj Apartments in IP Extension, Gali No 4 in Kishan Kunj, Gali No 5 of A Block in West Vinod Nagar, J and K, L and H pockets of Dilshad Garden, G, H, J, Blocks of Old Seemapuri, F-70 to 90 Block of Dilshad Colony, Pratap Khand in Jhilmil Colony, B1/2 block in Paschim Vihar, Bengali Market, Nizabackn Basti, Nizabackn Dargah, Shastri Market in JJ Cluster of South Moti Bagh, Gali No 18 to 22 of Zakir Nagar, 27. E Pocket in GTB Enclave, Sadar Bazar, Nabi Karim, G-174, Capital Greens in DLF, Motinagar

 

 

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226 COVID-19 cases in Karnataka after 11 more test positive

With 11 more individuals testing positive for the novel corona virus in Karnataka, the total confirmed cases in the state climbed to 226. Of the total count, 47 patients have recovered and since been discharged while, six people have succumbed to the infection.

The 11 new positive cases have been reported from Friday 5 pm till Sunday 12 pm. 

Of the 11 fresh cases, seven share local transmission history and one had a history of foreign travel, said Karnataka Government.

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Mumbai reports 113 new COVID-19 cases

Of the 134 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, Mumbai registered the maximum at 113. Raigad, Amravati, Bhiwandi and Pimpri-Chinchwad reported one case each. Mira Bhayandar reported seven cases while Thane and Vasai Virar recorded two cases each. 

The total positive cases in the state rose to 1,895.

 

1,895 COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra after 134 new cases emerge

Maharashtra registered 1,895 COVID-19 cases after 134 fresh cases emerged on Sunday, said a state health official to PTI.

Two more deaths were reported in Pune on Sunday. Both of them had tested positive for the infection and also had co-morbidities. A total of 31 deaths were reported in Pune till now, including two residents of Thane and Ahmednagar. 

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In Photos: Kolkata Municipal Corporation workers spray disinfectant in different areas of city

West Bengal has so far has reported 134 confirmed cases of the novel corona virus including five deaths, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

 

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Three deaths in Madhya Pradesh

Three deaths were reported in Madhya Pradesh today. An 80-year-old patient tested positive after his death in Bhopal. The Bhopal CMHO Prabhakar Tiwari said the octogenarian had breathed his last before he was brought to Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal on April 8. The sample was collected as a precautionary measure. The test report came on Saturday. He was suffering from asthma. Samples of all those who came in contact with him have been sent for tests and they have been quarantined. Meanwhile, two more deaths were reported from Indore, the worst affected city in Madhya Pradesh. Indore CMHO Dr. Pravin Jadia said the death toll in Indore has climbed to 32. The death rate in the biggest city of MP is nearly three times more than the national average. Indore has so far reported 298 positive cases. The state toll increased to 43.

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29 COVID-19 cases in Assam 

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired an all-party meeting in Guwahati over COVID-19 situation in the state. So far, the state has registered 29 cases of coronavirus including one death.

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Coronavirus global updates: South Korea continues downward trend; Venezuela extends nationwide quarantine for 30 days

Here are the latest updates from across the globe

• South Korea reported 32 additional cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, a continued downward trend in new infections in the country. South Korea's caseload has been slowing recently, compared with early March when it recorded hundreds of new cases every day.
• Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has extended a nationwide quarantine for another 30 days to prevent the spread. So far officials say 175 people in Venezuela have fallen ill and nine have died from the virus.
• North Korea says it'll take more thorough measures to guard against the coronavirus, though it has been maintaining a ``very stable anti-epidemic situation.'' It has said there hasn't been a single virus case on its territory, a claim questioned by many outside experts
• China on Sunday reported another 99 virus cases, all but two of them in the province of Heilongjiang bordering on Russia. No deaths were reported, leaving China's total at 3,339 among 82,052 cases.
• New Zealand has reported only 18 new cases of COVID-19 and no more deaths Sunday as strict rules on social isolation showed further signs of slowing the spread of the disease.
• Japan's prime minister is sending the ``stay home'' message by example by posting on Twitter a video clip of him sitting at home. In a one-minute video posted Sunday, an expressionless Shinzo Abe cuddles his dog, reads a book, sips from a cup and clicks on a remote.

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Bhiwandi in Thane reports first confirmed case

A 62-year-old man from Bhiwandi town in Thane district, who had come in contact with some attendees of Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat event, tested coronavirus positive on Sunday, PTI quotes an official as saying. He had gone to Mumbra in the district, where he came in contact with the Nizabackn event attendees, Dr Jayant Dhule, medical officer of Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) said. "He is the first COVID-19 patient in Bhiwandi," he said, adding that that man has been admitted to Kasturba hospital while nine of his family members have been quarantined.