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Centre says doubling rate at 10.2 days

Health Ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal on Tuesday said that the doubling rate of COVID-19 cases in India now stands at 10.2 days.

Centre says use of plasma therapy is illegal currently

Union health ministry joint secretary Lav Aggarwal said that plasma therapy isn't a proven therapy.

"It's still in experimental stage, right now even ICMR is doing it as an experiment to identify and do additional understanding of this therapy. Till it is approved no one should use it, it'll be harmful to patient and illegal," he said.

Centre says plasma therapy should only be used for research

"Until ICMR concludes its study and robust scientific proof is available, plasma therapy should be used only for research or trial purpose. If plasma therapy is not used in proper manner under proper guideline then it can also cause life threatening complications," said Union health ministry joint secretary Lav Aggarwal.

 

1,543 new COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hours

With 1,543 new cases in the last 24 hours, the total COVID-19 cases in the country are now at 29,435. Meanwhile, 684 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.

"Our recovery rate is now 23.3 percent. This is a progressive increase in recovery rate," said Lav Agrawal, joint secretary, Health Ministry

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Rajasthan reports 2,328 COVID-19 cases so far

Rajasthan government on Tuesday said that so far, there are 2,328 COVID-19 positive cases in the state.

"There has been progress in COVID-19 recoveries in the state. We are also increasing our capacity to do COVID-19 tests. In one week's time, we will be able to do 10,000 tests per day," the statement said.

 

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51 COVID-19 deaths reported in last 24 hours

The Union health ministry's 5 pm update said that 1,594 new corona virus cases and 51 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. India's total number of corona virus positive cases rose to 29,974.

This includes 22,010 active cases, 7,027 cured/discharged/migrated and 937 deaths.

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 937, cases climb to 29,974: Health Ministry

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 28 April 2020, 17:00 GMT+5:30

• 22010 Active Cases
• 7026 Cured / Discharged
• 937 Deaths
• 1 Migrated

 

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 111 foreign Nationals)	Cured/Discharged/ Migrated	Death
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	33	11	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	1259	258	31
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0
4	Assam	38	27	1
5	Bihar	346	57	2
6	Chandigarh	40	17	0
7	Chhattisgarh	37	32	0
8	Delhi	3108	877	54
9	Goa	7	7	0
10	Gujarat	3548	394	162
11	Haryana	296	183	3
12	Himachal Pradesh	40	22	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	546	164	7
14	Jharkhand	103	17	3
15	Karnataka	520	198	20
16	Kerala	482	355	4
17	Ladakh	22	16	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	2368	361	113
19	Maharashtra	8590	1282	369
20	Manipur	2	2	0
21	Meghalaya	12	0	1
22	Mizoram	1	0	0
23	Odisha	118	37	1
24	Puducherry	8	3	0
25	Punjab	313	71	18
26	Rajasthan	2262	669	46
27	Tamil Nadu	1937	1101	24
28	Telengana	1004	321	26
29	Tripura	2	2	0
30	Uttarakhand	51	33	0
31	Uttar Pradesh	2043	400	31
32	West Bengal	697	109	20
Total number of confirmed cases in India		29974*	7027	937
*140 cases are being assigned to states for contact tracing
*States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
*Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

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lockdown podigisthada leka May 3rd last aa? 

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43 minutes ago, JANASENA said:

lockdown podigisthada leka May 3rd last aa? 

High chances effected areas lo may continue for 2 more weeks... Lets see.

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Four new COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that four more people tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 485.

This includes 123 active cases.

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Four new COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that four more people tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 485.

This includes 123 active cases.

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226 new COVID-19 cases reported in Gujarat today

In the last 24 hours, 226 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Gujarat, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 3,774, the Gujarat health department said.

 

 

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42 new COVID-19 cases reported in Dharavi

Mumbai's Dharavi saw the highest jump in corona virus cases on Tuesday, with 42 new cases reported. Four deaths were also reported, taking the toll up to 17.

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12 CRPF jawans test positive for COVID-19

The CRPF said that 12 more jawans have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi. The total number of CRPF jawans who tested positive stands at 47, which includes one jawan who passed away on Tuesday.

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121 new COVID-19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu today

The Tamil Nadu health department said that 121 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 2,058.

Additionally, no new COVID-19 cases were reported in 32 districts of the state on Tuesday. The 121 new COVID-19 positive cases reported are from Chengalpattu (12), Chennai(103), Kallakurichi(3), Kancheepuram(1), Namakkal (2) districts.

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Madhya Pradesh now has 2,387 positive cases

Total number of COVID-19 positive cases Madhya Pradesh has reached 2,387 of which as many as 1,372 positive cases have been reported in Indore, 458  in Bhopal and 123  in Ujjain. 120 people have died due to the infection in the state so far, said the  Madhya Pradesh Health Department.

 

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Three fresh Covid-19 cases in Uttarakhand, state's total now 54

Uttarakhand coronavirus update:

-3 new cases reported today

-Total numbers of cases in state 54 now

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J&K: Total 565 Covid-19 cases so far, 8 deaths

Jammu and Kashmir has reported a total of 565 coronavirus cases so far. Of the total cases, Kashmir has reported 507, while, Jammu region has reported 58. The Union Territory has reported a total of 8 Coronavirus deaths.

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66 fresh coronavirus cases take Uttar Pradesh's total to 2,053

Uttar Pradesh has reported 66 fresh cases of coronavirus after which its total tally has gone up to 2,053. Meanwhile, 462 patients have been declared recovered and have been discharged from hospitals, including 64 recovered today. The state has reported 34 coronavirus deaths so far.