***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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3,252 people of 18,601 patients have recovered, says Centre

Union health ministry on Tuesday said that so far, there are 18,601 positive cases, of which 3,252 people have recovered, including 705 people who recovered on Monday. This takes our recovery percentage to 17.48 percent.

 

ICMR asks states to avoid using rapid testing kits for 2 days

ICMR's R Gangakhedkhar on Tuesday said that states are advised not to use rapid testing kits for two days.

"A lot of variations, kits will be tested and validated by on-ground teams and we will give advisory in the next two days," he added.

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1 hour ago, DaatarBabu said:

@Kool_SRG endi Anna bothiga death rate taggipothundi world la...predictions Anni exaggerations eena... Germany vadu reopening antunnadu, Italy, Spain,Iran Anni taggipoyay deaths... Inka parties ki ready ayipomantava? 

Vaarni povaali janam ani korukuntunnaava...

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8 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Vaarni povaali janam ani korukuntunnaava...

Mari Ala kadu Kani eellu Mukesh ki kahani Ani oodaragodithe Matram disappoint ayitha... Ekkada aaguthaleru lockdown Peru cheppina kuda... 

So checking Stats with Real numbers... Next time aa news channels exit polls, predictions avoid cheddamani... 

DB BBC ante @Kool_SRG ee ga Anduke ninnu asking...! 

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COVID-19 cases rise to 18,985 in India

The Union health ministry said that the total number of COVID-19 positive cases rose to 18,985 in India. This includes 15,122 active cases, 3,260 cured/discharged/migrated people and 603 deaths.

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 21 April 2020, 17:00 GMT+5:30

• 15122 Active Cases
• 3259 Cured / Discharged
• 603 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	757	96	22
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0
4	Assam	35	19	1
5	Bihar	114	42	2
6	Chandigarh	26	13	0
7	Chhattisgarh	36	25	0
8	Delhi	2081	431	47
9	Goa	7	7	0
10	Gujarat	2066	131	77
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	415	114	17
16	Kerala	408	291	3
17	Ladakh	18	14	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	1540	127	76
19	Maharashtra	4669	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	39	16
27	Rajasthan	1576	205	25
28	Tamil Nadu	1520	457	17
29	Telengana	919	190	23
30	Tripura	2	1	0
31	Uttarakhand	46	18	0
32	Uttar Pradesh	1294	140	20
32	West Bengal	392	73	12
Total number of confirmed cases in India		18985*	3260	603
*Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

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Almost 4.5 lakh samples tested for COVID-19 so far, says ICMR

ICMR's R Gangakhedkhar on Tuesday said that 4,49,810 samples have been tested so far. 35,852 samples were tested on Monday, of which 29,776 samples were tested in 201 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) network labs and remaining 6,076 samples were tested in 86 private labs, he said.

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Pakistan PM may get tested for Covid-19

Imran Khan may be tested for the coronavirus or asked to go into isolation after a well-known philanthropist was tested positive for the COVID-19, days after meeting the Pakistan prime minister, his doctor said on Tuesday.

 

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19 new COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala 

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 19 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state on Tuesday. Of these, 10 were reported in Kannur, four in Palakkad, three in Kasargod, one each in Malappuram and Kollam.

He added that 12 people have recent foreign travel history. Total active COVID-19 cases in the state reaches 117.

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Odisha health bulletin today:

Total samples tested — 11,748
Number of positive cases — 79
Number of people recovered — 29
Toll — 01
Number active cases — 49

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76 new COVID-19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu today

The Tamil Nadu government said that 76 people have tested positive for corona virus in the state on Tuesday, taking total number of positive cases in the state to 1,596.

One death was also reported on Tuesday, taking the total toll in the state to 18.

 

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MHA specifies activities exempted from lockdown restrictions

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was quoted by ANI as saying, "It is clarified that specific services/activities-caregivers of senior citizens residing with them, prepaid mobile recharge utilities, food processing units in urban areas have already been exempted from lock down measures to fight COVID-19."

 

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355 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mumbai today

The MCGM said that 355 new COVID-19 patients, including 219 patients tested positive between 14-18 April and admitted in isolation wards, were reported in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The total number positive patients is now 3,445. Out of 12 deaths on Tuesday, eight had co-morbidities and four had age related factors.

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South Korea company starts production of rapid test kits in Haryana

The Embassy of India in Sourth Korea on Tuesday said that SD Biosensor (a South Korea-based company) started production from its Manesar, Haryana facility with a capacity of 5,00,000 rapid test kits per week. This will be further enhanced in the coming weeks to meet growing demand, the statement said.

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75 new COVID-19 cases reported in Delhi today

The Delhi health department said that 75 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the National Capital on Tuesday, taking the total number of positive cases to 2,156.

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Downward trend emanna vunda?  Open chesedi vunda?  Open chesina Deshalu doing good aa? We want answers Anna @Kool_SRG 

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1 minute ago, DaatarBabu said:

Downward trend emanna vunda?  Open chesedi vunda?  Open chesina Deshalu doing good aa? We want answers Anna @Kool_SRG 

India lo Down ward trend emi ledhu testing peragatam valla seeing more numbers... Foreign countries like Spain, Italy etc certainly seeing down ward trend.