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Gujarat records 45 more COVID-19 cases

45 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Gujarat. The total corona virus cases in the state rise to 617, including 55 recovered patients and 26 deaths, state health department told ANI on Tuesday.

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Confirmed cases rise to 657 in Uttar Pradesh 

As many as 657 people have tested positive so far for corona virus, which has claimed five lives in Uttar Pradesh till now, a state Health Department official said on Tuesday.

Joint Director-cum-State Surveillance Officer Vikasendu Agrawal of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) on Tuesday said, "A total of 657 corona-positive cases have been reported from the state. Till now, the state has reported five deaths: one each in Basti, Meerut, Bulandshahr, Varnasi and Agra."

On Monday, 75 persons tested positive for corona virus in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total in the state to 558.

Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Awanish Awasthi said 80 to 85 per cent of the cases have been reported from identified hotspots.

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Rising COVID-19 cases in Hyderabad has KCR worried, city divided into zones

K Chandrasekhar Rao has asked officials to divide the city into zones with each unit having a special officer entrusted with the task of containing the disease.

With Hyderabad having an overwhelming 216 active cases of COVID-19, a worried Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to divide the city into 17 'units' to oversee containment measures. 

“More cases are getting registered in the Greater Hyderabad area. In Hyderabad, there are more chances of the persons with positive cases quickly spreading it to others,” said KCR announcing a special strategy for Hyderabad, which broadly comes under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

The Chief Minister on Monday issued directions to officials to divide the city into zones, and that each zone should be treated as one unit. Each unit will have a special officer entrusted with the task of containing the disease in their respective zone.

The GHMC has 17 circles, and each circle will be treated as an individual unit. Every unit will have a special medical officer, municipal officer, a police officer and revenue officer, KCR said. The decision was made after holding a high-level review meeting with the Health Minister, Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary at the Pragathi Bhavan.   

“The entire Municipal administration department should involve themselves in the programme to prevent the coronavirus. As on date, there is only one District Medical and Health Officer in Hyderabad city. Appoint senior medical officers to the 17 circles,” the CM said.

The Chief Minister also said that they have created 246 containment zones across the state, out of which 126 of them in Hyderabad alone.

Instructing officials to efficiently manage the 'containment zones' with positive cases, he said, “Do not allow people from the Containment Centre to go out and do not allow others to enter into these centres. Appoint a special nodal officer and a police officer at the centres. Maintain a strict vigil under their supervision. The government machinery should supply the essential commodities to the people in these Centres.”

Urging officials and the citizens to be more cautious as the number of COVID-19 positive is growing both within the state and in the neighbouring states, he also instructed the medical and health department to be more vigilant and be prepared for what lies ahead.

Meanwhile, in a worrying trend, the state recorded 61 new cases and also one death, taking the overall total of cases to 592. With 103 persons recovering and 17 deaths, the state has 472 active cases.

District-wise tally

Hyderabad - 216

Nizamabad - 35

Vikarabad - 24

Warangal Urban - 21

Rangareddy - 20

Jogulamba Gadwal - 20

Suryapet - 20

Medhcal - 18

Nirmal - 18

Nalgonda - 12

Adilabad - 11

Mahabubnagar - 10

Kamareddy - 8

Khammam - 7

Sangareddy - 6

Karimnagar - 4

Bhupalapally - 3

Asifabad - 3

Nagarkurnool - 2

Jagtial - 2

Mulugu - 2

Pedapalli - 2

Mahabubabad, Siddipet and Rajanna Sircilla - 1 case each

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in MP climb up to 730

The number of corona virus cases in Madhya Pradesh has gone up to 730 with 126 more people testing positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, a senior health official said on Tuesday. In the last 24 hours, 1,171 people were tested for corona virus in the state.

Of these, 126 were found positive for corona virus in the reports received till Monday night, taking the total number of COVID-19 patients in Madhya Pradesh to 730, state health commissioner Faiz Ahmed Kidwai on Tuesday.

So far, 50 people have died in the state due to corona virus, he said. Tikamgarh district has also reported its first case of corona virus, the offiical said.

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Andhra Pradesh reports 34 new cases, 2 deaths

The total number of confirmed corona virus cases jumped to 473 in Andhra Pradesh, after 34 new cases were reported on Tuesday. Of the 34 cases, 16 were reported in Guntur, 8 in Krishna, 7 in Kurnool, 2 in Anantapuram, and 1 in Nellore. Two people also died from corona virus-related complications.

 

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Cases in Indore rise to 411

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Indore rose to 411. The number of cases in Madhya Pradesh is 604 and the number of deaths reported in 43.

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Maharashtra reports 121 new cases; total cases are 2,455

The total number of confirmed corona virus cases in Maharashtra rose to 2,455 after 121 new cases were reported today. 160 deaths have been recorded in the state so far.

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Airlines' operations to remain suspended till 3 May

All domestic and international scheduled airline operations shall remain suspended till 3 May, the date till which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the corona virus lock down will continue.

Earlier, Indian Railways had announced suspension of services, including Premium trains, Mail/Express trains, Passenger trains, Suburban Trains, Kolkata Metro Rail, Konkan Railways, among other till 3 May.

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Cases in Jammu and Kashmir soar past 200 mark 

The corona-led lock down in Kashmir entered 27th day on Tuesday with the infected cases crossing the 200-mark in the valley amid the continued restrictions on the movement and assembly of people to curb the pandemic, said, officials.

They said to enforce the restrictions on the movement and assembly of people, the security forces have sealed off main roads in most places in the valley and erected barriers at several other places. Only persons with valid passes were allowed to move, they added.

The officials said in the declared red zones across the valley, the restrictions have been intensified as authorities have warned of strict action against anyone violating prohibitory orders.

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Karnataka reports 11 new cases, one death in last 24 hours

A 69-year-old man from Vijayapura became the ninth COVID-19 related fatality in Karnataka, where 11 new cases of the virus were confirmed, taking the total number of infections in the state to 258, the health department said on Tuesday.

The deceased was the husband of a patient who tested positive earlier. He expired at a designated hospital in Vijayapura, the department said in a mid-day situation update.

Two patients, a 55- year-old man from Kalaburagi and a 65-year-old man from Bengaluru urban had passed away last night. Eleven new positive cases have been reported in the state from Monday evening to this noon, including the person who died in Vijayapura.

Till date 258 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 9 deaths and 65 discharges, the department said.

 

 

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3 out of 5 new patients who tested positive are Tablighi Jamaat members, says Shamli DM

Five more persons have tested positive for corona virus infection in Shamli district near here with three of them being participants to the Tablighi Jamaat meet in New Delhi's Nizam-mudin and the two being their contacts.

With five more testing positive for the infection, the number of COVID-19 cases in the district has risen to 16, said Shamli District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur on Tuesday.

The three Tablighi Jamaat members belonged to Baghpat and were residing in a mosque in Kairana from where the district administration was able to track them down along with two of their contacts, said Kaur, adding all five tested positive for the infection.

All five patients have been shifted to Jhinjhana isolation ward, she said, adding the places where these five stayed too have been sealed.

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13 COVID-19 PEOPLE DISCHARGED FROM KASHMIR HOSPITAL

Reports quoted doctors of a hospital in Kashmir as saying that 13 COVID-19 patients have been dicharged, following their successful recovery.

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SPAIN REPORTS 567 COVID-19 DEATHS IN 24 HOURS

AFP  reported that Spain on Tuesday reported 567 deaths from the coronavirus, which is a slight increase after a one-day decline, bringing the total number of fatalities to 18,056.

Meanwhile, Iran, which is one of the worst-hit countries, said that COVID-19 casualties have dropped below 100 for first time in month.

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PUNE HOSPITAL NURSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

A 34-year-old nurse working with Pune's Sassoon Hospital tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, the hospital said. "She has been shifted to an isolation ward," said Dr Ajay Chandanwale, Dean of the hospital.