***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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53 Mumbai journalists test positive for COVID-19

The BMC on Monday said that 53 journalists in Mumbai tested positive for COVID-19 and all are under isolation. Samples of 171 journalists reporting from field, including photographers, video journalists and Reporters were collected. Most of the positive journalists were asymptomatic.

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54 new COVID-19 cases reported in Bengal

West Bengal chief secretary Rajiv Sinha said that 54 more COVID-19 cases were reported in the state in the last 24 hours.

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India's corona virus toll crosses 17,500

As per Health Ministry report:

Total active case: 14,255

Cured/discharged: 2,841

Total deaths: 559

Total confirmed case: 17,656

 

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 20 April 2020, 17:00 GMT+5:30

 

• 14255 Active Cases
• 2841 Cured / Discharged
• 559 Deaths
• 1 Migrated

 

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 77 foreign Nationals)	Cured/Discharged/ Migrated	Death
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	15	11	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	722	92	20
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	0
4	Assam	35	17	1
5	Bihar	96	42	2
6	Chandigarh	26	13	0
7	Chhattisgarh	36	25	0
8	Delhi	2003	290	45
9	Goa	7	7	0
10	Gujarat	1851	106	67
11	Haryana	233	87	3
12	Himachal Pradesh	39	16	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	350	56	5
14	Jharkhand	42	0	2
15	Karnataka	395	111	16
16	Kerala	402	270	3
17	Ladakh	18	14	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	1485	127	74
19	Maharashtra	4203	507	223
20	Manipur	2	2	0
21	Meghalaya	11	0	1
22	Mizoram	1	0	0
23	Nagaland	0	0	0
24	Odisha	68	24	1
25	Puducherry	7	3	0
26	Punjab	219	31	16
27	Rajasthan	1478	183	14
28	Tamil Nadu	1477	411	15
29	Telengana	873	190	21
30	Tripura	2	1	0
31	Uttarakhand	44	11	0
32	Uttar Pradesh	1176	129	17
32	West Bengal	339	66	12
Total number of confirmed cases in India		17656*	2842	559
*Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

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142 of total 169 Covid-19 patients in Kerala's Kasargod district cured and discharged

In some good news, 142 of the total 169 patients in Kerala's Kasargod district have been cured and discharged.

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Tamil Nadu: 43 new Covid-19 cases today, 46 patients get discharged

Chennai report 18 new cases of Covid-19 in last 24 hours

Chennai has reported 18 new cases of corona virus in the last 24 hours. Total cases in Chennai are 303 now.

 

43 new COVID-19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday said that 43 new corona virus cases were reported in the state on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 1,520 in the state. Meanwhile, 46 COVID-19 patients were discharged on Monday.

 

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283 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra today

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said that 283 more COVID-19 cases were reported in the state as of 11 am, taking total positive cases in the state to 4,483. He said that of the 283 new cases, Mumbai has recorded 187.

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Only one red zones in Chhattisgarh currently, says CM

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said that there is only one red zone district in the state.

"For the last 72 hours, no COVID-19 positive patient has been found even in that red zone district. I am hoping that whole of Chhattisgarh will be green zone soon," he said.

 

 

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Manipur is COVID-19-free state, says CM

Manipur chief minister Biren Singh said that the state has become COVID-19-free. "We have decided to relax coronavirus lockdown in rural areas but it will continue in Imphal till further orders. Shops of essential goods will open between 8 am and 2 pm in urban areas," he said.

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Global COVID-19 toll crosses 1,65,000

The worldwide toll of the corona virus pandemic rose to 1,65,216 on Monday, according to the tally by AFP.

"More than 24,03,410 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these cases, at least 5, 37,700 are now considered recovered," India Today reported.

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30 new COVID-19 cases reported in Dharavi today

Reports said that 30 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Mumbai's Dharavi on Monday. The total tally of cases in the densely-populated area rose to 168 with 11 deaths so far.

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COVID-19 positive doctor in UP's Moradabad passes away

The head of a government health centre in the district, who had tested positive for COVID-19, and a 72-year-old man suspected to have contracted coronavirus have died, PTI reported. Both of them were at a quarantine centre in the TMU Hospital in the district and died on Sunday night.

Reportedly, the doctor was part of the team that conducted a survey regarding the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi's Nizammudin area in March.

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466 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra today

The Maharashtra health department said that 466 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths were reported in the state till 6 pm on Monday, taking total number of cases to 4,666 and toll rises to 232 in the state.

With 65 patients being discharged from hospitals on Monday, number of cured patients stands at 572.

 

Maharashtra reports 466 cases in one day, total now at 4,666

Total new cases in Maharashtra in last 24 hours: 466

Total deaths in state in last 24 hours: 9

Total deaths due to coronavirus in Maharashtra: 232

Total cases in Maharashtra: 4,666

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98 new COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan today

The Rajasthan health department said that 98 more COVID-19 new cases were reported in the state on Monday, including 50 in Jaipur, 32 in Jodhpur, and seven in Kota.

Two more deaths, in Nagaur and Kota, were reported in Rajasthan on Monday. Total coronavirus cases in the state now at 1,576 and toll is at 25.

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Global toll at 1,70,456

According to worldometer, about 1,70,456 people across the globe have died so far from the corona virus COVID-19 outbreak as of 21 April.

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Confirmed cases in India now at 18,601

There are now 18,601 total cases of the novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) in India. Active cases stand at 14,759 and recoveries at 3,251 and deaths at 590, according to the latest data by the health ministry.

India registers 18,601 confirmed cases and 590 deaths

 

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 21 April 2020, 08:00 GMT+5:30

• 14759 Active Cases
• 3251 Cured / Discharged
• 590 Deaths
• 1 Migrated

 

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 77 foreign Nationals)	Cured/Discharged/ Migrated	Death
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	16	11	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	722	92	20
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	0
4	Assam	35	19	1
5	Bihar	113	42	2
6	Chandigarh	26	13	0
7	Chhattisgarh	36	25	0
8	Delhi	2081	431	47
9	Goa	7	7	0
10	Gujarat	1939	131	71
11	Haryana	254	127	3
12	Himachal Pradesh	39	16	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	368	71	5
14	Jharkhand	46	0	2
15	Karnataka	408	112	16
16	Kerala	408	291	3
17	Ladakh	18	14	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	1485	127	74
19	Maharashtra	4666	572	232
20	Manipur	2	2	0
21	Meghalaya	11	0	1
22	Mizoram	1	0	0
23	Nagaland	0	0	0
24	Odisha	74	24	1
25	Puducherry	7	3	0
26	Punjab	245	38	16
27	Rajasthan	1576	205	25
28	Tamil Nadu	1520	457	17
29	Telengana	873	190	23
30	Tripura	2	1	0
31	Uttarakhand	46	18	0
32	Uttar Pradesh	1184	140	18
32	West Bengal	392	73	12
Total number of confirmed cases in India		18601*	3252	590
*Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR