***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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1 minute ago, Kool_SRG said:

Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad tests positive for Covid-19

NCP leader and Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad has tested positive for Covid-19.

Mumbai 778 new cases today. Situation seems to be out of control there. 

[Kool_SRG]

Just now, snoww said:

Mumbai 778 new cases today. Situation seems to be out of control there. 

Thats for entire MH state not mumbai alone....Testing inka perigindi yesterday around 8K-9K tests done.. Recovery/cure rate kuda peruguthondi , death rate going down...

 

[Kool_SRG]

Cases in Jammu and Kashmir rise to 434

The total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 434 after seven more cases were reported in Kashmir.

In total, 57 cases have been reported from the Jammu division, and 377 from the Kashmir division.

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Three army personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Vadodara

ANI has quoted Indian Army sources as saying that three army personnel tested positive for coronavirus in Vadodara,Gujarat. As per initial findings, an ATM booth seems to be the common source as they all had withdrawn money from it on same day. Their 28 close contacts have been quarantined, the agency reported.

 

 

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UTTAR PRADESH

 

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Rajasthan reports 76 new cases

Rajasthan has reported 76 new corona virus cases in the past day, out of which 15 are from Jaipur. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has risen to 1,964.

 

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Telangana reports 27 cases, 1 death in past 24 hours

Telangana has reported 27 new cases and one death in the past day. Also, 58 people have been discharged in the past 24 hours.

 

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Bihar reports nine new cases

ANI quoted the health department of Bihar as saying that nine more corona virus positive cases have been reported in Bihar in the past day; taking the total number of positive cases to 162.

 

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75-year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 passes away in Dakshina Kannada

A 75-year-old woman from Bantwal, who had tested positive for Covid-19, passed away at Wenlok District Hospital in Dakshina Kannada, News18 quoted the health department of Karnataka as saying. The woman had a history of hypertension, stroke and pneumonia.

 

 

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India confirms 23,077 COVID-19 cases with 718 deaths, recovery rate at 20.58%

India's corona virus cases rose to 23,077 with 1,684 fresh cases, and the overall toll reached 718 with 37 new deaths on Thursday, according to the recent Union Health Ministry data. 

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 17,610  as 4,749 people were cured and discharged, and one patient migrated, the ministry said. Thus, about 20.58 percent of the cases have recovered so far. 

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 24 April 2020, 08:00 GMT+5:30

• 17610 Active Cases
• 4748 Cured / Discharged
• 718 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	895	141	27
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0
4	Assam	36	19	1
5	Bihar	153	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	53	8	3
15	Karnataka	445	145	17
16	Kerala	447	324	3
17	Ladakh	18	14	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	1699	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	960	197	24
29	Tripura	2	1	0
30	Uttarakhand	47	24	0
31	Uttar Pradesh	1510	206	24
32	West Bengal	514	103	15
Total number of confirmed cases in India		23077*	4749	718
*States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
*Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

[Kool_SRG]

Recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in Kerala at 70.48%

With an additional 10 COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday, the total positive cases in Kerala stood at 447, said chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The state reported three coronavirus-related deaths so far. 

While the recovery rate in the state was at 70.48% with 324 COVID-19 patients being cured. 

Four-month-old dies of COVID-19 in Malappuram 

A four-month-old died of the novel coronavirus in Kerala's Malappuram city after he tested positive for the infectious disease on Thursday. The infant succumbed to the virus on Friday morning at Kozhikode medical college.

"The child was undergoing treatment for heart-related problems for past three months and had pneumonia," said the Malappuram District Medical Officer. 

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US registers over 3,000 deaths in past 24 hrs

The novel corona virus has killed nearly 50,000 people in the United States, after one of the deadliest days of the pandemic on Thursday which saw 3,176 deaths in 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The deaths were recorded in the 24 hours up to 8.30 pm on Thursday, bringing the overall corona virus toll in the US to 49,759, according to the Baltimore-based university.

The US, the worst-hit country in the world, now has 866,646 confirmed cases of corona virus. 

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Maharashtra cabinet minister Jitendra Awhad tests positive for COVID-19 

Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad tested positive for the novel corona virus. The senior NCP leader and prominent Maharashtra cabinet minister had admitted himself to a private hospital in Thane for a precautionary check-up.

The minister had recently gone into self-isolation after some aides and security personnel were found to be COVID-19 positive. He had quarantined himself from 13 April, after 16 people close to him came positive including bodyguards and cook.

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Tripura becomes COVID-19 free after second patient tests negative: CM

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday said the state has become coronavirus- free after its second COVID-19 patient tested negative for the virus.

"UPDATE! The second coronavirus patient of Tripura has been found negative after consecutive tests. Hence our state has become COVID-free. I request everyone to maintain social distancing and follow government guidelines. Stay home stay safe,” the chief minister tweeted.

Tripura now has 111 coronavirus suspected cases under surveillance and 227 others have been placed under home quarantine.

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36 new COVID-19 cases emerge in Rajasthan taking confirmed cases to 2,000

Rajasthan reported 36 fresh coronavirus cases taking the total number confirmed cases in the state to 2,000, ANI reported. Of the new cases, 18 were reported in Kota, 13 in Jaipur, four in Jhalawar and one in Bharatpur, said the Rajasthan Health Department.