***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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23000 cases 

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Surat hospital shuts down after 14 staffers test positive

After 14 staff members including a resident medical officer, 12 nurses, and a computer operator tested positive for COVID-19 in the last few days, the 550-bed Kiran Super Multispeciality Hospital in Surat has been temporarily shut down till 1 May, reports Indian Express.

 Surat is the second worst-hit city in Gujarat by COVID-19 after Ahmedabad. Vadodara follows Surat in the list of highly-affected COVID-19 cities in the state. 

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Global COVID-19 toll crosses 1,90,000

The worldwide toll due to the corona virus pandemic crossed 190,000 on Friday, with nearly two-thirds of the fatalities in Europe, according to John Hopkins University.    

A total of 190,896 people have succumbed to the infectious disease while 2,710,264 have been infected since the virus emerged in China in December. The hardest hit continent is Europe, with 116,221 deaths and 1,296,248 cases.

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Healthcare worker at AIIMS Delhi tests positive for COVID-19 

A health worker in AIIMS, Delhi, has tested positive for the novel corona virus on Friday, reported News18. He is a resident of a housing colony in Chhatarpur. An approx of 80 percent of AIIMS staffers stay in the same building.

The district administration has asked the hospital authorities to screen all the staff members in the particular apartment and advised home quarantine for all of them in order to stall further community transmission of COVID-19. 

As many as 100-225 health workers reside in the densely populated building. 

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Two COVID-19 deaths, 62 confirmed cases reported in AP in past 24 hrs

With two more COVID-19 deaths being reported in Andhra Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the toll in the state jumped to 29 on Friday, said State's COVID-19 Nodal Officer. 

The total number of confirmed positive cases in the state was at 955 after 62 more individuals tested positive for the noveL corona virus.

While, as many as 145 COVID-19 patients have been discharged, said the nodal officer. 

 

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At least 96,000 COVID-19 samples tested in Maharashtra, says report 

A total of 96,000 COVID-19 samples have been tested in Maharashtra so far, News18 reported. Of the total number of tests, more than 6,400 cases have tested positive for the novel corona virus in the state. 

On Thursday, the state witnessed the highest spike in daily-rise of COVID-19 cases which is 778. Of which, more than 500 have been reported in Mumbai. 

According to BMC officials, the number of tests conducted in Mumbai are more than 60,000.

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India may see second wave of COVID-19 outbreak in monsoon, claim scientists

The trajectory of COVID-19 cases could have plateaued and might even fall for some weeks after the lock down is lifted but India is likely to see a second wave in late July or August with a surge in the number of cases during the monsoon, say scientists.

The timing of the peak will depend on how India is able to control physical distancing and on the level of infection spreads after restrictions are relaxed, they said.

 

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Health ministry says 1,684 new COVID-19 cases reported countrywide

In the briefing of the Union health ministry at 4 pm on Friday, ministry joint secretary Lav Aggarwal was quoted as saying that in last 24 hours, 1,684 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported across the country, which takes the total number of cases to 23,077.

"Our recovery rate is 20.57 percent," he said.

80 districts have become COVID-19 free since 14 days, says Centre

The Union health ministry on Friday said that in last 28 days, 15 districts have had no new case. Till date, there are 80 districts in the country that have reported no new cases in last 14 days.

 

491 COVID-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours, says Centre

The Union health ministry on Friday said that 491 coronavirus patients have been cured in the last 24 hours, taking the recovered tally to 4,748.

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3 new COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that three new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Kasaragod district, taking total number of cases to 450 in Kerala out of which 116 are active cases.

A four-month-old baby with heart-related ailment has died due to COVID-19 in the state, he added.

 

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7 police personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Coimbatore

Seven police personnel in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, including four women, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, PTI quoted a police official as saying.

 

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1,752 new COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths reported, says MoHFW's 5 pm update

The Union health ministry, in its 5 pm update on Friday, said that 1,752 new COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths were reported across the country in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases rises to 23,452, including 17,915 active cases, 4813 cured and 724 deaths.

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 24 April 2020, 17:00 GMT+5:30

 

• 17915 Active Cases
• 4813 Cured / Discharged
• 723 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	22	11	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	955	145	29
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0
4	Assam	36	19	1
5	Bihar	176	46	2
6	Chandigarh	27	14	0
7	Chhattisgarh	36	28	0
8	Delhi	2376	808	50
9	Goa	7	7	0
10	Gujarat	2624	258	112
11	Haryana	272	156	3
12	Himachal Pradesh	40	18	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	427	92	5
14	Jharkhand	55	8	3
15	Karnataka	463	150	18
16	Kerala	448	324	3
17	Ladakh	18	14	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	1852	203	83
19	Maharashtra	6430	840	283
20	Manipur	2	2	0
21	Meghalaya	12	0	1
22	Mizoram	1	0	0
23	Odisha	90	33	1
24	Puducherry	7	3	0
25	Punjab	277	65	16
26	Rajasthan	1964	230	27
27	Tamil Nadu	1683	752	20
28	Telengana	984	253	26
29	Tripura	2	1	0
30	Uttarakhand	47	24	0
31	Uttar Pradesh	1604	206	24
32	West Bengal	514	103	15
Total number of confirmed cases in India		23452*	4814	723
*States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
*Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

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29 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka

The Karnataka health department said that 29 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 474 including 18 deaths and 152 discharges.

There are 304 active cases in the state, out of which five patients are in the Intensive Care Unit.

 

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Punjab reports 298 COVID-19 cases so far

The number of COVID-19 cases rose 298 in Punjab, including 70 cured and 17 deaths. 63 cases have been reported in SAS Nagar, 63 in Jalandhar and 55 in Patiala, the Punjab health department said on Friday.