***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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25 more BSF personnel test positive for COVID-19

The number of COVID-19 cases shot up in the Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday, with 25 more personnel testing positive for the disease, taking the tally in the force to 42, PTI quotes an official as saying. The new cases were reported from a unit of the 126th battalion of the force, deployed in the Jama Masjid and Chandni Mahal areas of the national capital on law-and-order duties under the command of the Delhi Police.

 

"A total of 25 troops from this unit deployed in Delhi tested positive for the disease on Sunday. Six from the unit had tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday," a spokesperson of the border-guarding force said. So far, 42 BSF personnel have been found infected with the coronavirus infection, including some cases from a unit hospital in Delhi's R K Puram and two in Tripura, the spokesperson said.

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With 331 fresh infections, Punjab's count surges to 1,102

Pujnab reports 331 new cases, pushing total number of cases over 1,100, ANI quotes the state health department as saying. Out of the total cases,  117 have been cured while 21 others succumbed to the infection and the number of active cases stands at 964. According to a report in The Tribune, Amritsar registered the highest number of COVID-19 cases for second day in a row---the district recorded 75 infections in a span of 24 hours, taking the district tally to 218.

 

 

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Confirmed cases in India surge to 40,623, toll climbs to 1,306

Total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India rises to 40,263 including 28,070 active cases, 10,887 cured/discharged/migrated and 1,306 deaths, according to the 5 pm update issued by the Union health ministry.

 

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 03 May 2020, 17:00 GMT+5:30

• 28070 Active Cases
• 10886 Cured / Discharged
• 1306 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	17	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	1583	488	33
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0
4	Assam	43	32	1
5	Bihar	482	117	4
6	Chandigarh	94	19	0
7	Chhattisgarh	43	36	0
8	Delhi	4122	1256	64
9	Goa	7	7	0
10	Gujarat	5055	896	262
11	Haryana	394	227	4
12	Himachal Pradesh	40	33	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	666	254	8
14	Jharkhand	115	22	3
15	Karnataka	606	282	25
16	Kerala	500	400	4
17	Ladakh	40	17	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	2846	798	156
19	Maharashtra	12296	2000	521
20	Manipur	2	2	0
21	Meghalaya	12	0	1
22	Mizoram	1	0	0
23	Odisha	160	56	1
24	Puducherry	8	5	0
25	Punjab	772	112	20
26	Rajasthan	2772	1121	65
27	Tamil Nadu	2757	1341	29
28	Telengana	1063	458	28
29	Tripura	4	2	0
30	Uttarakhand	59	39	0
31	Uttar Pradesh	2626	698	43
32	West Bengal	922	151	33
Total number of confirmed cases in India		40263*	10887	1306
*139 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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With 35 new cases, count in Jammu and Kashmir climbs to 701

Jammu and Kashmir saw an increase of 35 new cases, pushing the state total to 701. While 34 of the new cases were reported from Kashmir division, one was found in the Jammu division. 287 persons have recovered while eight have died due to the disease till date, taking the number of active cases to 406, said the media bulletin issued by the UT.

 

 

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Karnataka reports 13 new cases, total rises to 614

13 new corona virus cases were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, said a bulletin released by the state health department. Total number of cases in the state stands at 614, including 25 deaths and 293 discharges, it said. The highest number of cases (149) and deaths (six) have been reported from the Bengaluru Urban district.

 

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Tamil Nadu reports 266 new cases, tally crosses 3,000-mark

 

Cases in Tamil Nadu jump by 266 to 3,023

Tamil Nadu reports one COVID-19 death, 266 fresh infections, pushing total number of corona virus cases to 3,023, according to the state health department.

 

 

 

 

 

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Count in Haryana touches 442

 

Number of COVID-19 positive cases reaches 442 in Haryana, including 245 discharges  and five deaths. Number of active cases stands at 192, ANI quotes the state health department as saying.

 

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Gujarat reports highest single-day spike in deaths

 

Gujarat on Sunday reported 374 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths, which is the highest single-day increase in deaths so far, a Health department official said. With this, the overall number of the corona virus positive cases mounted to 5,428 and the death toll to 290. At 274, Ahmedabad accounted for the highest number of the new cases, followed by Surat and Vadodara at 25 each. 146 patients were discharged, taking the total number of recovered patients in the state to 1,042.

 

Gujarat reports 374 new cases, tally surges to more than 5,000

Gujarat on Sunday reported 374 new Covid-19 cases. The total number of cases now stands at 5,428 in the state.

 

Gujarat: With 23 new Covid-19 deaths, toll in Ahmedabad crosses 200

With 23 new Covid-19 deaths, the death toll due to Covid-19 in Ahmedabad crossed 200 on Sunday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cases in Mumbai up by 441 to 8,613, 21 more succumb to COVID-19

 

Mumbai reports 441 fresh infections,  21 deaths, taking the total number of cases to 8,613 and deaths to 343. Total 1804 patients discharged till date, ANI quotes the Public Health Department of Mumbai as saying.

 

 

 

 

 

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139 fresh coronavirus cases in UP, state's total now 2,645

Uttar Pradesh has reported 139 fresh corona virus cases on Sunday, with which, its total tally has mounted to 2,645.

The state has so far reported 43 coronavirus-related deaths.

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Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra climb to 12,974, details below

With 678 new cases, the total new of cases in Maharashtra reached 12,974, details below

Total deaths in state in last 24 hours --> 27

Total deaths due to corona virus in Maharashtra --> 548

Total cases in Mumbai --> 8800

Total deaths in Mumbai in alone --> 343

21 deaths in Mumbai in last 24 hours.

New Cases in Mumbai in last 24 hours --> 449

There were 27 COVID-related deaths in the state today. Out of these,

21 deaths were recorded in Mumbai,

4 in Pune city,

1 was recorded in Bhivandi, and

1 in Navi Mumbai.

Lab testing

Out of 1,70,139 laboratory samples, 1,56,078 were negative and 12,974 have been tested positive for corona virus until today.

Discharged details

2115 patients have been discharged till date after full recovery.

Quarantine details

Currently, 1,81,382 people are in home quarantine and 13,158 people are in institutional quarantine.

 

Maharashtra count nears 13,000

678 new Covid-19 cases were reported today in Maharashtra , taking the state tally to 12,974. 27 people died of the disease, taking the death count to 548, according ot a bulletin issued by the state health department. 115 persons were discharged following their recovery, taking the total number of recovered persons int he state to 2,115. Mumbai has reported the highest number of cases (8,800) and 343 deaths.

 

 

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Delhi records highest single-day spike in cases

Delhi records highest single-day spike with 427 new corona virus cases, taking the total to  4,549. No deaths were reported on Sunday.

 

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Telangana reports 21 new Covid-19 cases, tally surges to 1,082

As many as 21 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Telangana on Sunday. Details below.

Total cases -- 1,082
Discharged -- 545
Death -- 29
Active -- 508

 

21 Corona virus positive cases were reported in Telangana today, according to a bulletin issued by the state health department. With this, the total number of active cases mounts to 508 in the state. Death toll stands at 29. Total 545 patients have been cured/discharged till date.

 

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UK Covid-19 death toll rises by 315 to reach 28,446

The death toll from the novel corona virus in UK hospitals, care homes and the wider community rose by 315 to hit 28,446 on Sunday, the latest government figures revealed.

The latest figures indicate that the UK’s toll is now edging closer to that in Italy, one of the worst hit countries in the pandemic where the figure stands at 28,710 this week.

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Madhya Pradesh now has 2,837 confirmed cases

Madhya Pradesh reported 49 positive  and six deaths on Sunday, taking the state total to 2,837, according to a bulletin released by the state health department. Of these, 1568 cases have been reported in Indore and 532 in Bhopal. 156 persons have died in the state so far while 798 have recovered.