***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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Manipur reports 5 new COVID-19 cases

The Manipur government said that five new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state on Wednesday. Total number of positive cases rise to 44 in the state, including 40 active cases.

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India's COVID-19 recovery rate at 42.75%

Of the total 1,58,333 confirmed cases in India, 67,692 COVID-19 patients have been cured of the infectious disease so far, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

This takes the COVID-19 recovery rate in India to 42.75 percent.

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India's confirmed cases rise to 1,58,333 after 6,566 test positive in past 24 hrs

India registered 6,566 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby taking the total number of confirmed corona virus cases to 1,58,333, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The figure also includes 86,110 active cases. 

After 194 more individuals succumbed to the viral infection in the past 24 hours, the toll reached 4,531 on Thursday. 

Maharashtra, Gujarat remain worst-affected states

With 56,948 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (18,545) and Delhi (15,257). Gujarat has reported 15,195 cases so far.

COVID-19 INDIA as on : 28 May 2020, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30)

 

• 86110 Active Cases
• 67691 Cured / Discharged
• 4531 Deaths
• 1 Migrated

 

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases*	Cured/Discharged/Migrated	Deaths**
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	33	33	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	3171	2057	58
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2	1	0
4	Assam	781	87	4
5	Bihar	3061	1083	15
6	Chandigarh	279	187	4
7	Chhattisgarh	369	83	0
8	Dadar Nagar Haveli	2	0	0
9	Delhi	15257	7264	303
10	Goa	68	37	0
11	Gujarat	15195	7549	938
12	Haryana	1381	838	18
13	Himachal Pradesh	273	70	5
14	Jammu and Kashmir	1921	854	26
15	Jharkhand	448	185	4
16	Karnataka	2418	781	47
17	Kerala	1004	552	7
18	Ladakh	53	43	0
19	Madhya Pradesh	7261	3927	313
20	Maharashtra	56948	17918	1897
21	Manipur	44	4	0
22	Meghalaya	20	12	1
23	Mizoram	1	1	0
24	Nagaland	4	0	0
25	Odisha	1593	733	7
26	Puducherry	46	12	0
27	Punjab	2139	1918	40
28	Rajasthan	7703	4457	173
29	Sikkim	1	0	0
30	Tamil Nadu	18545	9909	133
31	Telengana	2098	1284	63
32	Tripura	230	165	0
33	Uttarakhand	469	79	4
34	Uttar Pradesh	6991	3991	182
35	West Bengal	4192	1578	289
	Cases being reassigned to states	4332
	Total#	158333	67692	4531
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )
#States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
#Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

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COVID-19 toll in US surpasses 100,000

More than 100,000 people have died from corona virus in the United States, the highest toll of any nation, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. There have been nearly 1.7 million confirmed cases of the virus across the country (out of more than 5.6 million cases worldwide).

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Andhra Pradesh reports 54 fresh COVID-19 cases

Andhra Pradesh reported 54 corona virus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count to 2,841 on Thursday. 

The COVID-19 toll in the state climbed to 59 after one more died of the virus.

 

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Rajasthan reports 131 COVID-19 cases, six deaths in past 24 hours

In the past 24 hours, 131 more people tested positive for the novel corona virus in Rajasthan, thereby taking the total confirmed COVID-19 cases to 7,947 on Thursday. The COVID-19 toll in the state stood at 179 after six more deaths were reported. 

 

Rajasthan's COVID-19 recovery rate at 57.45%

As many as 4,566 COVID-19 patients were cured of the novel corona virus in Rajasthan since the outbreak was detected. The recovery rate stood at 57.45 percent. 

Total cases in Rajasthan now stand at 7,947 with 179 deaths.

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75 new cases in Karnataka, total infections rise to 2,493

Seventy-five new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections in the state to 2,493, the health department said on Thursday.

With 47 deaths and 809 discharges, there are 1,635 active corona cases in the state, the department said in its mid-day bulletin. Twenty-eight patients have been discharged so far on Thursday.

 

Karnataka suspends all travel from five states

Reports said that the Karnataka government had on Thursday suspended the arrivals of flights, trains and vehicles from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan "into the state to contain the spread of COVID-19," India Today reported.

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BJP's Sambit Patra hospitalised after showing COVID-19 symptoms

BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has been admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon after he showed symptoms of COVID-19, sources said. He is admitted to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon, hospital sources said on Thursday. The BJP leader has shown symptoms of COVID-19, a source told PTI.

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Kerala reports 84 new COVID-19 cases today

Reports quoted Kerala health officials as saying that the state saw its highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases, after 84 new patients were recorded. "Of the new cases, 79 patients are people who have recently come back to the state," India Today reported.

One COVID-19 death reported in Kerala

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that one death due to coronavirus has been reported in the state. "The deceased who was a native of Telangana had mistakenly boarded a train for Kerala instead of Telangana," he added.

 

6 who travelled to Salem from Chennai test positive

Six people who travelled to Salem from Chennai on Wednesday by air have been tested positive for COVID-19, said Deputy Director Health department, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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No changes in fundamental properties of COVID-19 so far, says Centre

Principal Scientific Advisor to the Centre, Prof K Vijay Raghavan said that researchers haven't seen any change in the fundamental properties of the virus so far.

"In the next few months both nationally and internationally tests will be available that can be done on an individual," he added.

RT-PCR test will find infection regardless of symptoms, says Centre

The RT-PCR test is testing for the presence of the virus and "is agnostic whether you have symptoms or not", said Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India Prof K. Vijay Raghavan.

"Whether you are asymptomatic, if you have virus it will be detected," he said.

He added, "AICTE and CSIR have embarked on a drug discovery hackathon- this is a high-end hackathon where students are trained with information on how to do computational drug discovery."

 

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South Korea reports highest jump in COVID-19 cases in 50 days

South Korea on Thursday reported its biggest jump in corona virus cases in more than 50 days a setback that could erase some of its hardwon gains Health officials warned that the resurgence is getting harder to track and social distancing and other steps need to be taken.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 67 of the 79 new cases reported were from the Seoul metropolitan area where about half of South Koreas 51 million people live.

Health Minister Park Neunghoo called for residents in the metropolitan area to avoid unnecessary gatherings and urged companies to keep sick employees off work.

At least 69 infections so far have been linked to workers at a massive warehouse operated by local ecommerce giant Coupang Hundreds of other infections have been linked to nightclubs and other entertainment venues which saw huge crowds in early May after officials relaxed social distancing guidelines.

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19 new COVID-19 cases reported in Punjab

The Punjab government on Thursday said that 19 new corona virus cases have been reported in the state, taking the total number of cases to 2,158. There are 172 active cases in the state so far.

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Tamil Nadu reports 827 new COVID-19 cases today

Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijayabhaskar said that a total of 827 people tested positive for corona virus on Thursday, including people who traveled from other states. The states's total number of corona virus cases rose to 19,372.

 

25 new COVID-19 cases reported in Assam today

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 25 new corona virus cases have been reported in the state on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 856. Active cases stand at 762.