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Coronavirus India Updates: Tamil Nadu records 600 new cases today, crosses 6,000 mark
09 May, 2020 | 12:01:38 AM IST
Total cases in India have risen to 56,342 with 1,886 deaths so far (including 37,916 active cases, 16,539 cured/discharged.)
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- MAHARASHTRA: 1,089 new cases; tally rises to 19,063
- GUJARAT: 390 new cases, tally rises to 7,403
- DELHI: 338 new cases; tally at 6,318
- TAMIL NADU: 600 new cases; total number of cases at 6,009
- RAJASTHAN: 152 new cases; tally at 3,579
- MADHYA PRADESH: 90 new cases; total number of cases at 3,341
- UTTAR PRADESH: 155 new cases; tally at 3,214
- PUNJAB: 87 new cases reported today; tally rises to 1,731
- WEST BENGAL: 130 new cases; tally rises to 1,678
- TELANGANA: 10 new cases, total cases at 1,133
- JAMMU & KASHMIR: 30 new cases; number of cases rise to 823
- KARNATAKA: 48 new cases; tally rises to 753
- HARYANA: 22 fresh infections; tally at 647
- BIHAR: 24 more cases; total number of cases at 574
- KERALA: 1 new case; tally at 503
- ODISHA: 51 new cases; tally jumps to 270
- CHANDIGARH: 11 more test positive, tally rises to 146
- JHARKHAND: No positive case reported. Tally at 132
- UTTARAKHAND: 2 more test positive, tally rises to 63
- ASSAM: 3 more test positive today, tally rises to 56
- HIMACHAL PRADESH: 4 new cases, tally rises to 51
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Bihar: 8-month-old among 24 fresh COVID19 cases; tally now 574
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Nashik COVID-19 count reaches 572
Pune: 111 new coroanvirus cases found in the disrict, nine deaths
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Delhi: 338 new positive cases reported today, taking the tally to 6,318
Active cases at 4,230, death toll at 68 and recovered cases stand at 2020.
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Delhi govt to pay for train travel of migrant workers stranded in city
3 more doctors of Delhi's Hindu Rao Hospital test COVID-19 positive
Three more doctors at the civic body-run Hindu Rao Hospital in Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Friday. With this, the total number of people from this hospital who have tested positive for the respiratory infection has gone up to 10.
Virus cases cross 6,000 mark in TN, HC orders closure of liquor shops; allows online sale
As many as 600 people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday taking the total cases in Tamil Nadu to 6,009, as the Madras High Court ordered the closure of liquor shops a day after they reopened citing violation of guidelines but allowed door delivery and online transactions.
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The Assam government has increased the excise duty on liquor by 25%: Assam Industries and Commerce Minister
Migrants labourers try to enter Haryana from Punjab, stopped
A large group of migrant labourers on Friday tried to enter Haryana from Punjab, but the police stopped them as they did not have authorisation. A number of migrants had gathered on Haryana-Punjab border near Shambhu in Punjab, close to Ambala in Haryana.
Odisha: 51 new cases; tally jumps to 270
COVID-19 nationwide tally nears 60,000; Health Ministry says 'learn to live with virus'
- Amid a continuing rise in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry on Friday said people should "learn to live with the virus" while the nationwide tally of confirmed infections was seen fast approaching 60,000 and the death toll crossed 1,900.
- The ministry also reeled off various datasets, including those showing a rising number of infection-free districts and an increasing recovery rate, to suggest success of the government's strategy in the COVID-19 fight, even as it sought "a behavioural change" and everyone's support in this massive challenge.
Pune city COVID-19 case doubling rate now 11 days: Civic chief
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Rajasthan: 152 new cases reported today. The total number of cases in the state is now 3579. Death toll at 103.
Karnataka government permits clubs, bars and restaurants to sell liquor in takeaway form at maximum retail price till May 17 to clear their existing stock: Official order
Meghalaya govt hikes liquor prices by 25% to reduce financial burden
Chandigarh: 11 more test positive, tally rises to 146
An Air India flight with Indian nationals from Riyadh landed in Kerala's Kozhikode today.
Elaborate arrangments have been made at various airports across India including the installation of thermal temperature scanning systems for passengers arriving from abroad.
Three men die of COVID-19, 1,500 plus infected people in TN linked to Koyambedu market
Three men died of COVID-19 and as many as 600 people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday taking the aggregate number of cases in Tamil Nadu to 6,009, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said. Of the total 4,361 active cases as on date, 1,589 were linked to the Koyambedu market in Chennai, according to a health department bulletin.
Mumbai's tally of COVID-19 patients grows to 11,967 with 748 new cases
Death toll reaches 462 with 25 more fatalities
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Uttar Pradesh: 155 new cases; taking total number of cases to 3,214 including 1,387 discharges & 66 deaths.
Number of active cases stands at 1761.
Himachal Pradesh: One person each tested positive for COVID19 in Kangra, Chamba & Una districts
Taking total number of active cases to 10 in Himachal Pradesh.
Haryana: 1 death, 22 fresh infections (9 from Gurgaon)
The total number of cases reached 647 in the state.
Ahmedabad: 269 new patients; tally rises to 5,260.
22 deaths today; death toll rises to 343.
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Maharashtra: Tally reached 19,063 with 1089 more people testing positive today.
37 people lost their lives due to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 731. The number of recovered/discharged patients stands at 3,470.
The doctors working at Delhi Government's Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital will be provided residential facility at Ginger Hotel, Vivek Vihar, Park Plaza, Shahdara & Leela Ambience, CBD Ground.
Jharkhand: No positive case reported till 8 pm today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 132
Mismanagement at hospitals will not be tolerated, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray says referring to video showing patients at Mumbai hospital being treated next to dead bodies.
No success yet in breaking virus `chain', admits Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
Gujarat: 390 new cases, tally rises to 7,403 while death toll rises to 449 with 24 patients dying in 24 hours
Madhya Pradesh: 90 new cases reported today, taking total number of cases to 3,341 including 1,349 recovered/discharged & 200 deaths
We've asked Centre to declare 14 'orange zone' districts as green zones as they didn't report a single COVID19 case in last 20 days. We've recommended that 3 'red zone' districts that are not reporting cases be declared as orange zones.
- Etela Rajender, Telangana Health Minister
Till now, we have around 18,000 positive cases of COVID19. This is a huge number. 3,250 patients have been treated and discharged.
- Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra CM
Police force is under tremendous pressure. If we need more forces we will ask for central forces in order to give some rest to our police. But that will not mean that army has been called. It will be done only if needed.
- Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra CM
There has been a rumour for the past 2-3 days that the army will be deployed in Mumbai. There is no need for army deployment here.Whatever I've done till today I've done by informing citizens. You all should be disciplined & that will be enough. No need to call the army here.
- Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra CM
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Himachal Pradesh: 2-year-old girl tests positive, COVID-19 tally rises to 49
Odisha extends mandatory quarantine period to 28 days
The Odisha government on Friday extended the mandatory quarantine period for COVID-19 suspects to 28 days from the existing 14 days, a senior official said.
Samsung donates Rs two crore to Tamil Nadu in fight against COVID19
Record single-day spike of 48 COVID-19 cases takes Karnataka's tally to 753
Karnataka recorded its biggest ever single-day spike of 48 new COVID-19 cases, including an infant, taking its total to 753 on Friday but the state government ruled out any link between the surge and relaxation in lockdown curbs. The number of active cases stood at 346 with all but five of them were in isolation at designated hospitals and in stable condition. The five were undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit, a health department bulleting said.
Centre assures SC of appropriate steps to deal with harassment of NE people
The Centre on Friday assured the Supreme Court that appropriate measures will be taken by it to deal with incidents of harassment and racial discrimination meted out to the people of North-Eastern region over their physical features and wrongly mistaking them for Chinese.
Indian Museum Kolkata sealed after CISF personnel dies of COVID-19
The Indian Museum in Kolkata was sealed on Friday after a CISF officer posted there succumbed to COVID-19, an official said. Thirty-three CISF personnel deployed at the gallery's security unit have been asked to self-quarantine, Indian Museum director A D Choudhury.
74 cases registered, over 2,100 people detained for defying lockdown norms in Delhi
Pondy govt mulling COVID-19 tax on liquor, says CM
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said on Friday that the territorial administration was mulling imposition of special COVID-19 tax on liquor to wriggle out of the current fiscal crisis. He told reporters that several states have introduced such a tax to offset the loss of revenue.
J&K: 160 Indian students reached Srinagar earlier today after being evacuated from Dhaka, Bangladesh in an Air India flight.
Today's accident in Aurangabad was painful. I appeal to the migrant labourers that they should not get restless. We are in touch with various states. Keep your patience for a few more days. Maharashtra govt is with you.
- Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra CM
