***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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Gujarat reports 33 cases, 2 deaths today

Gujarat today reported 33 new corona virus cases and two deaths due to the novel virus. The death toll has risen to 28 in the state, while, the total number of cases is 650, including 59 recovered/discharged.

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India reports 38 deaths, 1076 cases in last 24 hours

Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 11,439, according to the latest update by from the Union Health Ministry. This number includes cases involving foreign nationals, patients who have recovered. 

38 deaths and 1076 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. India's total number of coronavirus positive cases rises to 11,439, including 9756 active cases, 1306 cured/discharged/migrated and 377 deaths, reported Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 15 April 2020, 08:00 GMT+5:30

• 9756 Active Cases
• 1305 Cured / Discharged
• 377 Deaths
• 1 Migrated

 

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 76 foreign Nationals)	Cured/Discharged/ Migrated	Death
1	Andhra Pradesh	483	16	9
2	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	11	10	0
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	0
4	Assam	32	0	1
5	Bihar	66	29	1
6	Chandigarh	21	7	0
7	Chhattisgarh	33	13	0
8	Delhi	1561	30	30
9	Goa	7	5	0
10	Gujarat	650	59	28
11	Haryana	199	34	3
12	Himachal Pradesh	33	13	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	278	30	4
14	Jharkhand	27	0	2
15	Karnataka	260	71	10
16	Kerala	387	211	3
17	Ladakh	17	10	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	730	51	50
19	Maharashtra	2687	259	178
20	Manipur	2	1	0
21	Meghalaya	1	0	0
22	Mizoram	1	0	0
23	Nagaland#	0	0	0
24	Odisha	60	18	1
25	Puducherry	7	1	0
26	Punjab	176	14	12
27	Rajasthan	969	147	3
28	Tamil Nadu	1204	81	12
29	Telengana	624	100	17
30	Tripura	2	0	0
31	Uttarakhand	37	9	0
32	Uttar Pradesh	660	50	5
32	West Bengal	213	37	7
Total number of confirmed cases in India		11439*	1306	377
*States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
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First COVID-19 case in Meghalaya dies; becomes first death in state due to virus

A 69-year-old doctor has died of the coronavirus disease in Meghalaya, first death in the state, said chief minister Conrad Sangma, according to news agency PTI. He was the first COVID-19 patient in the state.

The doctor at Shillong's Bethany Hospital had no travel history, sources had said earlier, adding that he might have contracted the virus through a "silent carrier". The state government launched a massive search for the spreader and has announced a two-day curfew in the capital city.

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142 new cases in MP, 99 in Indore alone, tally 757

With 142 persons testing positive on Tuesday, the number of corona virus cases in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 757, health officials said. With three deaths, the death toll of COVID-19 patients in the state also reached 53.

Since Monday evening, two COVID-19 patients died in Indore while one person succumbed in Bhopal, officials said. Indore, a commercial hub, has reported the highest 427 cases in the state with 99 new cases being reported on Tuesday.

Sixteen new cases were reported in Bhopal, which took the tally of COVID-19 patients in the state capital to 158.

 

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Markaz attendee's wife tests positive for COVID-19 in Assam as tally goes up to 32

The total number of COVID-19 positive patients in Assam has reached 32, according to Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

On Tuesday Sarma tweeted that one more person from Dhubri, who is the wife of an infected person linked to both the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi and Athgaon Kabristan congregation in Guwahati, has tested positive for COVID-19. 

"A woman from Dhubri has tested positive for COVID-19. She is wife of a COVID-19 positive person who is connected both with Nizam-mudin Markaz and Athgaon Kabristan congregation in Guwahati. The number of patients is now 32," the minister said in a tweet. 

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Curfew imposed in some more areas of Pune to check pandemic

Curfew was imposed on Tuesday in some more areas in Pune city after the civic body on Monday issued an order to seal them following a spurt in the cases of COVID-19.

Pune police on Tuesday night issued orders under section 144 of CRPC and restricted movement of people in various slums as well as non-slum pockets under Khadak, Bandgarden, Sinhgad Road, Dattawadi, Warje, Kothrud, Vishrantwadi, Khadaki, Chandannagar, Vimantal, Yerwada and Hadapsar police stations.

"As per the orders, restrictions on the movements of people have been imposed from 6 am on 15 April to 3 May in these areas," said joint commissioner of police, Ravindra Shisave.

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Coronavirus cases in US surpass 600,000; toll at 25,575

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has topped 600,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The death toll has surpassed 25,000.

While the number of cases stands at 602,989, a total of 25,575 people have died from the deadly virus in the country, reported Sputnik citing Johns Hopkins University.  A total of 46,515 people have recovered as per the university's data.

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10 staffers at Mumbai hospital test positive

Ten staffers of a Mumbai hospital have tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. They were in quarantine after 3 patients admitted there had tested positive. A total of 35 staff of the hospital have tested positive for the coronavirus till now and all are being treated at the hospital itself, reports ANI. 

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Pakistan Chief Justice, family tested for COVID-19 after staffer tests positive

Pakistan's chief justice and his family were tested for coronavirus on Tuesday after one of his staffers tested positive for the deadly disease.

The Public Relation Officer of Supreme Court said in a statement that tests of Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, his family and his secretary were conducted and they all were found to be negative.

However, the Chief Justice did not preside hearing of any case due to the coronavirus scare. The incident followed a day after Chief Justice Ahmed raised several questions over the size of the federal Cabinet and qualification of Advisor on Health Dr Zafar Mirza.

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142 new cases in MP, 99 in Indore alone, tally 757

With 142 persons testing positive on Tuesday, the number of corona virus cases in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 757, health officials said. With three deaths, the death toll of COVID-19 patients in the state also reached 53.

Since Monday evening, two COVID-19 patients died in Indore while one person succumbed in Bhopal, officials said. Indore, a commercial hub, has reported the highest 427 cases in the state with 99 new cases being reported on Tuesday.

Sixteen new cases were reported in Bhopal, which took the tally of COVID-19 patients in the state capital to 158.

 

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China's recent cases jump to 1,500 amid exodus of Chinese from Russia

China's has reported 46 new coronavirus cases, including 10 domestic infections, with health experts saying that the increasing number of local transmissions in the country's northeast bordering Russia remained a concern following the return of Chinese nationals from abroad.

China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Wednesday that 46 new confirmed cases mostly from Chinese coming from abroad were reported on Tuesday taking the total number of recent cases to 1,500. This included 10 new local infections.

Health experts said that the Suifenhe city at the China-Russia border might become another Wuhan amid sharp increase of COVID-19 cases following an exodus of Chinese nationals from Russia.

Also on Tuesday, 57 new asymptomatic cases were reported taking their total to 1,023, the NHC said.

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Rajasthan records 29 fresh cases as tally rises to 1,034

State health officials recorded 29 new coronavirus cases in Rajasthan after 15 patients in Jaipur, 7 in Jodhpur and 7 in Kota tested positive for the virus. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 1,034.

 

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Dharavi records 5 fresh cases as tally in area rises to 60

Health officials confirmed five new coronavirus cases in Mumbai's Dharavi region, taking the total number of cases in the locality to 60 and 7 deaths due to the spread of the disease, reported ANI.