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13 patients succumb to COVID-19 in Maharashtra, taking toll to 45

According to data released by the Maharashtra Public Health Department, there were 13 deaths in the state due to Covid-19; 8 deaths were recorded in Mumbai, three in Pune and one each in Kalyan-Dombivali and Aurangabad.

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Pune reports 21 new cases

 

Pune's COVID-19 count increased by 21 on Sunday to 104, PTI quotes health officials as saying. The district also witnessed three deaths from the infection over the past two days, including one on Sunday, they added. "Seventeen cases were reported in Pune Municipal Corporation limits while four were in Pimpri Chinchwad area on Sunday. The total number of deaths in Pune region has now  touched five," an official said.

 

"The samples of a 60-year-old woman and a 52-year-oldmman who died on Saturday have tested positive for the virus. A 69-year-old woman, who tested positive on 2 April, died of a gall bladder ailment on Sunday," he said

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Andhra Pradesh count rises to 252; YS Jagan Mohan Reddy holds review meeting

Total Number of COVID-19 positive cases in Andhra Pradesh has reached 252 after 26 more cases were found today in Kurnool. 5 patients have completely recovered and discharged, ANI quotes Arja Srikanth, State Nodal Officer, Andhra Pradesh as saying.

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the authorities to open testing labs in each district and also create isolation wards in all hospitals, reports PTI. He asked the health authorities to immediately complete testing of all those who returned from the Tablighi Jamaat congregation and their primary contacts. In the next step, the secondary contacts of the Jamaat attendees should be tested, he said at a high-level review meeting on COVID-19.

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Cabinet Secretary asks states to formulate containment plan

 Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Sunday asked all states and Union Territories to formulate a containment plan as part of their strategy to deal with the spread of coronavirus and its effective implementation on ground to avoid community transmission stage, reports PTI.The lockdown period provides the country a window of opportunities to act positively and be prepared to face any eventuality, Gauba told chief secretaries of all states and UTs through video conference.

"Next few days will be very important for all and we need to sustain our containment efforts and utilize all available resources as per the requirement," he said.asked states and UTs to prepare a containment plan keeping in view the situation in their respective regions so that effective measures are taken in time to fight COVID-19.He asked district surveillance and rapid response teams to be fully alert and functional to ensure that every suspect is traced and tested without any loss of time.

 

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62 new cases detected in Telangana

62 new coronavirus positive cases were detected  in Telangana on Sunday with no patients discharged and no deaths. Total 289 active Coronavirus positive cases being treated at different hospitals across the state, ANI quotes officials as saying.

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Delhi Police urges Muslims to stay home on Shab-e-Barat

The Delhi Police on Sunday urged Muslims to stay indoors on the upcoming Shab-e-Barat in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Shab-e-Barat, also known as the night of forgiveness, will be observed on 8 April. Members of the Muslim community visit graveyards to remember their relatives who are no more.

 

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Three areas declared containment zones in Bhubaneshwar 

Bhubaneshwar Municipal corporation has issued orders to declare the areas of Kapila Prasad, Jadupur and Begunia as containment zones to restrict the spread of corona virus.

 

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Two women die in Punjab, toll rises to seven

The death toll due to coronavirus rose to seven in Punjab on Sunday after two elderly women succumbed to the infection in the state, reports PTI. While one of them belonged to Ludhiana, the other was a Pathankot resident. Ludhiana Civil Surgeon Rajesh Kumar said over the phone that a 69-year-old woman died at a private hospital there. The woman, a resident of Shimlapuri area in Ludhiana, was admitted to the hospital in a serious condition on 31 March. She was a heart patient and suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, he said.

 

 The second victim was a 75-year-old woman from Pathankot district, who died at an Amritsar hospital, officials said.   Amritsar Civil Surgeon Prabhdeep Kaur Johal said she was admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital on 3 April after she complained of breathlessness, cough and fever.

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Italy reports 525 deaths, lowest toll in two weeks

The death toll from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 525 to 15,887, the lowest daily death toll in more than two weeks, while the number of patients in intensive care fell for the second day running, Reuters quotes the the Civil Protection department as saying.

 

 

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Woman ends her life fearing coronavirus infection 

A 60-year-old woman in Punjab's Phagwara committed suicide by consuming celphos, fearing she had contracted the coronavirus disease, PTI quotes police as saying. Santosh Kaur, a resident of Khurampur village, committed suicide after she complained of a throat problem.  She feared that she had contracted the coronavirus disease, her family said. Though doctors told her that she was hale and healthy and only suffered from sore throat, she could not get rid of her fears, they said.   Her relatives further said Santosh feared that her children will be afflicted by the disease and consumed celphos in her room.

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Two women die in Punjab, toll rises to seven

The death toll due to coronavirus rose to seven in Punjab on Sunday after two elderly women succumbed to the infection in the state, reports PTI. While one of them belonged to Ludhiana, the other was a Pathankot resident. Ludhiana Civil Surgeon Rajesh Kumar said over the phone that a 69-year-old woman died at a private hospital there. The woman, a resident of Shimlapuri area in Ludhiana, was admitted to the hospital in a serious condition on 31 March. She was a heart patient and suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, he said.

 

 The second victim was a 75-year-old woman from Pathankot district, who died at an Amritsar hospital, officials said.   Amritsar Civil Surgeon Prabhdeep Kaur Johal said she was admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital on 3 April after she complained of breathlessness, cough and fever.

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Six Kashmir villages declared 'red zones' after six new cases emerge

The authorities in Kashmir declared six villages in Bandipora district as 'red zones' on Sunday after six people tested positive for coronavirus in these areas, reports PTI. The villages are Konan, Gund Qaiser, Gund-Dachina, Hakbara, Madwan and Pethkote, all in the north Kashmir district, an official spokesperson said.  

District Magistrate, Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza has said that in view of the six positive cases reported from these villages, it became imperative to initiate restrictive measures under section 144 of CrPC for prevention of danger to the human life, health and safety. Under the order issued by the DM, there should be no outward or inward movement of any individual for any reason in these villages, the spokesman said.  The DM has also directed law enforcing agencies to implement the prohibitory orders in letter and spirit to save lives and warned of strict action against violators.

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54 test positive in Rajasthan, total reaches 260

54 persons, including five evacuees tested positive in Rajasthan, taking the coronavirus cases in the state to 260.  39 of the new cases were detected in Jaisalmer.The total number of 260 includes 2 foreigners and 33 evacuees.