To prevent health workers from being infected, the Centre is also following up on infection prevention and control measures.
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak continues to spread like wildfire across India, the central government is amping up efforts to build medical centres, quarantine units and continue with surveillance and tracing contacts. Friday marks Day 17 of the 21-day COVID-19 lockdown implemented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24.
According to data provided by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, 547 new cases and 30 deaths were reported in the last 12 hours. Maharashtra is the worst-hit state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu.
Meanwhile, in order to prevent health workers from being infected, the Centre is also following up on infection prevention and control measures.
New supplies of PPEs, masks, and ventilators have now begun, with 20 domestic manufacturers in India developing PPEs.
As cases of coronavirus see a huge increase across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday intensified the testing strategy for COVID-19 cases, especially in hotspots and evacuees centres that have been identified by the central government.
Prime Minister Modi has said that he has received suggestions from experts and all of them have recommended the extension of nationwide lockdown in India.
Here are the LIVE updates of the COVID-19 situation in India:
0:15 IST Saturday, 11 April 2020
ICMR update on April 10:
1,61,330 samples tested so far in India. 6,872 positive till date.
15,663 samples tested today in India. 433 found positive
21:03 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Telangana: 16 new positive cases added, taking the cumulative total to 430 positive cases till now. 45 discharged, 12 deaths overall till now
21:02 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
183 new cases, 2 deaths in Delhi. Total 903 cases and 14 deaths.
Delhi government prohibits all gatherings and processions — especially religious ones during ensing festivals in this month of April — to contain the community spread of coronavirus in the city
20:06 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
381 cases in Andhra Pradesh, death toll at 6
20:03 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
70 new cases from noon till now in Gujarat, total reaches 378.
19:34 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Total cases in Maharashtra 1574
19:15 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Number of coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir rises to 168; 4 dead, 6 cured
19:12 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Karnataka - 10 new cases have been confirmed for COVID-19 in the state from 09.04.2020, 5:00 PM to 10.04.2020 5:00 PM.
As of 5:00 PM of 10th April 2020, Cumulatively 207 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the State, it includes 6 Deaths & 34 Discharges. Out of remaining 167 cases, 163 COVID-19 positive patients (including 1 pregnant woman) are in isolation at designated hospitals are stable and 4 in ICU.
19:09 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
TN Chief Secretary: Total of 911 corona cases recorded in TN. 77 positive cases today
TN CM will speak to PM over video call tomorrow and decide on the lockdown extension
19:05 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Fresh 218 cases and 10 deaths in Mumbai in last 24 hours.
Total - 993 positive cases in Mumbai. Total deaths 64
17:40 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
In last 24 hours, 896 new cases and 37 deaths, highest in a day so far
17:36 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Total number of cases in India rise to 6761
Cured/discharged: 516
Death toll: 206
| S. No. |
Name of State / UT |
Total Confirmed cases (Including 71 foreign Nationals) |
Cured/Discharged/
Migrated |
Death |
| 1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
363 |
7 |
6 |
| 2 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
Assam |
29 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
Bihar |
60 |
0 |
1 |
| 6 |
Chandigarh |
18 |
7 |
0 |
| 7 |
Chhattisgarh |
10 |
9 |
0 |
| 8 |
Delhi |
898 |
25 |
13 |
| 9 |
Goa |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| 10 |
Gujarat |
241 |
26 |
17 |
| 11 |
Haryana |
169 |
29 |
3 |
| 12 |
Himachal Pradesh |
28 |
6 |
1 |
| 13 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
184 |
6 |
4 |
| 14 |
Jharkhand |
13 |
0 |
1 |
| 15 |
Karnataka |
197 |
30 |
6 |
| 16 |
Kerala |
357 |
96 |
2 |
| 17 |
Ladakh |
15 |
10 |
0 |
| 18 |
Madhya Pradesh |
259 |
0 |
16 |
| 19 |
Maharashtra |
1364 |
125 |
97 |
| 20 |
Manipur |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 21 |
Mizoram |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 22 |
Odisha |
44 |
2 |
1 |
| 23 |
Puducherry |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| 24 |
Punjab |
132 |
5 |
11 |
| 25 |
Rajasthan |
463 |
21 |
3 |
| 26 |
Tamil Nadu |
834 |
21 |
8 |
| 27 |
Telangana |
473 |
35 |
7 |
| 28 |
Tripura |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 29 |
Uttarakhand |
35 |
5 |
0 |
| 30 |
Uttar Pradesh |
431 |
32 |
4 |
| 31 |
West Bengal |
116 |
16 |
5 |
| Total number of confirmed cases in India |
6761* |
516 |
206 |
17:32 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Punjab extends coronavirus lockdown till May 1
16:15 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Home Minister has held a review meeting over security at Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh borders with the border security officials. He ordered to tighten security especially in the areas where there is no fencing¬ to allow any cross-border movement: Ministry of Home Affairs
16:10 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
In view of the ensuing festivals in the month of April 2020, MHA has directed all States/UTs to ensure strict compliance of lockdown measures to fight COVID19: Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
15:54 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Delhi’s Air Cargo supply chain has geared up during this lockdown period for handling a significant number of cargo freighters that are bringing essential supplies like Masks, Medicines, Medical equipment, Test kits, Reagents and other supplies: Delhi Airport #COVID19
15:51 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
The closure of Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar for visitors will continue till 15.6.2020. The renovation work at the memorial site was to be completed by March 2020 but was affected due to #COVID19 crisis: Union Ministry of Culture
15:29 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Noida Authority on Thursday crossed the milestone of 5 lakh cooked food distribution.
15:27 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Mumbai: A sanitization tent has been put up outside Dharavi Police station for policemen on #COVID19 lockdown enforcement duty. This has been set up by the local MP Rahul Shewale.
15:19 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Spain records its lowest daily death toll from coronavirus in 17 days, with 605 deaths, the government says, reports AFP
15:04 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
164 people have been arrested & 18 vehicles have been seized in connection with deliberate violation of #CoronavirusLockdown in Kolkata today: Police
14:56 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
57 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported today including 15 from Jaipur and 12 from Banswara. Total active cases of #COVID19 stand at 520: Rajasthan Health Department
14:44 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
All nurses of Shushrusha Hospital in Dadar (Mumbai) have been quarantined in the hospital itself after two nurses of the hospital tested positive for #COVID19. BMC has asked the hospital not to admit any new patient & discharge all admitted patients in 48 hours: BMC #Maharashtra
14:33 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
All medical institutes in the world have stated that there is no evidence that dogs&cats are transmitting or are being affected by #COVID19. Through social media,many people are disseminating wrong information: Dr Chandrakant Pandav,Head,Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS Delhi
14:20 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
We have around 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, 30,000 masks and 257 ventilators. Many states are affected due to #COVID19, so I believe that lockdown should not be lifted but extended so that we end the spread of #COVID19: Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat
14:06 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) validates TrueNat- a tuberculosis testing machine for #COVID19 screening tests.
14:02 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Chennai: Health officials conduct swab test in Pudhupettai containment zone. 834 cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Tamil Nadu including 8 deaths & 21 people who were cured/discharged.
13:44 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
1900 people have been identified here who were present in Nizamuddin's Markaz. We traced them through their phone numbers&they cooperated with us. They are being tested&have been kept in isolation. The work is underway in a pro-active manner: J&K Lieutenant Governor, GC Murmu
13:30 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Till date, 16 antibody-based rapid tests have been validated at National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune and the following 8 were found to be satisfactory: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
13:29 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Tamil Nadu: Doctors and health workers working in the #COVID19 ward of Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital in Chennai are staying inside the campus after completing their work, in order to prevent the spread of #COVID to their family members.
13:10 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Department of Health & Family Welfare has further notified 14 more hospitals as dedicated #COVID19 hospitals in the state: Karnataka Government
13:07 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
10 more #COVID19 positive cases reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 207, including 6 deaths & 30 discharged. 9 of the 10 new cases, are close contacts of people who had tested positive for the virus earlier: Karnataka Government
12:47 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
In view of lockdown&associated economic stress for #COVID19, Odisha Govt advises private educational institutes to be sympathetic to consider reduction/deferment of fees from April to June. It will help parents whose income is adversely affected: Chief Minister's Office, Odisha
12:37 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) Mumbai has promulgated an order under Section 144 of CrPC, in the areas under the control of CP Greater Mumbai, prohibiting dissemination of incorrect info through various messaging&social media platforms.
12:25 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
In Nagaland, no #COVID19 positive case has been reported till now. 65 samples out of 69 have tested negative. The result of 4 samples is awaited. 23 persons are lodged in quarantine facilities and 658 are under home quarantine
12:17 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
32 people have been booked by Police for stepping out of their homes without wearing masks, in the Northwest region of the national capital: Delhi Police
12:15 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan & MoS Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey held a meeting via video conference today with Health Ministers of States over the #COVID19 situation in the country.
12:05 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
A petition has been filed in Supreme Court seeking its direction to the Govt of India to carry out mass house-to-house tests for identification, treatment of #COVID19 infected persons in hotspot cities & to contain its spread in the country.
12:01 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
17 more #COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 60. Siwan district has 29 positive cases, the highest number of cases in a district in the state: Bihar Health Department
11:57 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Maharashtra: 16 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1380.
11:55 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
All ten earlier positive #COVID19 cases are now negative after treatment. They will be shifted from hospital to institutional quarantine for 2 weeks: Chetan Sanghi, Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
11:52 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, suggesting ways to increase the facilities for testing and treatment of #COVID19 and to control the spread of the pandemic in the state.
11:45 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Delhi: South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) conducts sanitisation drive outside Markaz in Nizamuddin area.
11:40 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
J&K: A 'special train' from Delhi carrying masks, sanitizers,& medicines arrived at Jammu railway station today. A Railways official says, "The train unloaded essentials items at Panipat, Ambala, Ludhiana,& Pathankot on its way to Jammu. It's a special train, carrying essentials".
11:39 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Jammu and Kashmir: Shops closed, streets deserted in Srinagar amid #COVID19 lockdown. Total active cases stand at 158 in the union territory.
11:26 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
2 #COVID19 positive cases (from Anantapuram district) reported in the state since 9 PM yesterday till 9 AM today, taking the total no. of positive cases in the state to 365, of which 10 patients have recovered and discharged. Total 6 deaths reported till today: State Nodal Officer, Andhra Pradesh
11:20 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Telangana: Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar held an interactive session with 4000 police personnel through video conferencing yesterday; extended birthday and anniversary wishes to some officers.
11:19 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Jammu and Kashmir: Poonch Police are manufacturing masks at their welfare center & are distributing it along with sanitisers to the police personnel in the district. Ramesh Angral, SSP says, "So far we have made 3000 masks & are distributing it to the police personnel here
10:54 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
A 78-yr-old woman with co-morbid conditions, from Mundi Kharar who was brought to Emergency Ward of Kharar Civil Hospital and later died on 7 April, has posthumously tested positive for #COVID19. The body already cremated as per protocol. Primary contacts traced&to be sampled: DC Mohali.
10:53 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Haryana: Sector-9 in Gurugram has been sealed by the district administration. The locality has been sealed under the containment plan to prevent the spread of #COVID19.
10:51 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
In the last 24 hours, we have tested 978 samples, out of which 67 are #COVID19 positive. Total number of coronavirus positive cases in the state at 308, including 259 active cases, of which 2 are on ventilators: Jayanti Ravi, Principal Secretary (Health), Gujarat
10:41 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
A total of 720 people have tested positive for #COVID19 in Delhi till now, of which 22 of them are in ICU and 7 on the ventilator. In the hotspots identified in Delhi, we are conducting door-to-door medical scanning of the residents. 6000 houses have been scanned in Nizamuddin area also, one person tested positive for #COVID19: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain : Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain
10:34 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
The government had decided to extend help to those people whose livelihood has been affected due to #COVID19. In this context, in the first phase, more than 11 lakh construction workers in the state have been provided Rs 1,000 each in their accounts: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath
10:27 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Madhya Pradesh: Case registered against 40 ppl who were found offering prayers inside a mosque in Chaurai, Chhindwara. Chaurai station in-charge says, "They were found offering prayers in the mosque, violating sec-144. Case registered under Epidemic Act & relevant sections"
10:23 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
22 out of the total 26 #COVID19 positive patients in Islampur, Sangli have tested negative in repeat tests. We hope that rest of the positive patients will also recover soon:Jayant Patil, Guardian Minister of Sangli district. #Maharashtra
10:11 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
26 more #COVID19 positive cases reported in Rajasthan, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 489. 25 of the new positive cases have contact history, while details of 1 case are being ascertained: Rajasthan Health Department
10:04 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
2 of the 5 new #COVID19 positive cases in Dharavi had returned from #NizamuddinMarkaz event in Delhi. They were already under quarantine at Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex and have now been shifted to a hospital: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
10:02 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Ministry of Defence permits the crucial works on the Bellandur lake in Bengaluru: Defence Spokesperson (PRO) Bengaluru, Ministry of Defence.
9:57 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
An FIR has been registered against Kapil Wadhawan of DHFL group and 22 others (his family members & servants) at Mahabaleshwar police station for violating #CoronaLockdown orders: Satara Police #Maharashtra
9:55 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Delhi: Sacred Heart Cathedral near Gol Dak Khana remains closed on #GoodFriday today, as mass gatherings have been suspended at the Church in view of Coronavirus.
9:51 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Telangana: Razia Begum from Bodhan, Nizamabad rode around 1,400 km on a 2-wheeler to Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, to bring back her son who was stranded there. She says, "I explained my situation to Bodhan ACP & he gave me a letter of permission to travel".
9:49 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Out of 390 samples tested yesterday at King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow, 5 have tested positive for #COVID19. All 5 patients are admitted at Sarojini Naidu Medical College in Agra.
9:48 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Institute of Cost Accountants of India contribute Rs 28.80 crore towards PM CARES Fund to combat #COVID19 outbreak: Ministry of Corporate Affairs
9:44 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
14 new #COVID19 cases have been reported from Bhopal today, taking the total number of positive cases in Bhopal to 112: District Administration, Bhopal.
9:28 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Gen Officer Commanding (GOC) Fire&FuryCorps visited Siachen; reviewed op preparedness&complimented troops for their high morale; made them aware of measures taken by Army to reach out to their families&attend to their well-being in #COVID19 environment: Northern Command, Indian Army
9:26 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
5 more COVID-19 cases reported in Dharavi, Mumbai taking the total number of coronavirus positive cases in the area to 22: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
9:17 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Maharashtra: 3 new #COVID19 cases have been reported from Mumbai's Dadar area today; 2 nurses of Shushrusha Hospital and 1 man from Kelkar Road. The total number of cases in Dadar stands at 6 now.
9:14 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
12 contacts identified of a woman from Tikri, who lost her life due to #COVID19, yesterday in Jammu. 10 of those contacts have been tested in Udhampur, of which 4 have tested positive. Tikri has been declared a red zone, strict containment plan being implemented: Udhampur District Commissioner
8:57 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Central Agencies, CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) & ED (Enforcement Directorate) have contacted Maharashtra Police (Satara) regarding Wadhavan family of DHFL group and their ongoing cases in connection with Yes Bank matter: Sources
8:38 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Increase of 547 new COVID19 cases 30 deaths in last 12 hours; India's total number of #Coronavirus positive cases rises to 6412 (including 5709 active cases, 504 cured/discharged/migrated and 199 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
8:37 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Kerala: St Joseph Metropolitan Cathedral in Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram is closed on the occasion of #GoodFriday, today, to avoid mass gathering in view of #COVID19 pandemic.
8:31 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Bihar: Two members of a family in Siwan have tested positive for #COVID19; they have contact history with a positive patient who had returned from Oman. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 60.
8:25 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Gujarat: 21 more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Vadodara, of which 20 people are from the Nagarvada area. The total number of positive coronavirus cases in Vadodara stands at 39 now.
8:21 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Indian Air Force: One AN-32 aircraft of IAF airlifted 3.0T of essential raw material for the production of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) from Mumbai to Bangalore on 8 April. The task was completed in support of DRDO to facilitate expeditious production of PPE in the Karnataka region.
8:17 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Delhi: Sadar Bazar area wears a deserted look as the area has been sealed following Delhi Government's order after some positive #COVID19 cases were reported in the area.
8:14 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Maharashtra Home Department has issued orders for a complete lockdown of 5 prisons in Mumbai & Pune region - Mumbai Central Prison, Thane Prison, Yerawada Prison, Byculla Prison & Kalyan Prison, till further orders.
7:58 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Haryana: Locals in Ambala offered garlands to the sanitation workers and applauded them by clapping and showering flower petals on them. #COVID19
7:49 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Delhi: Shops remain closed in the Bengali Market area, as the area has been sealed following the orders of Delhi Govt under the containment plan to prevent the spread of #COVID19. The area has been cordoned off by Delhi Police to prevent movement of people.
7:44 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Mumbai: St. Michael's Church in Mahim remains closed on #GoodFriday today, as mass gatherings have been suspended at the Church in view of Coronavirus. #Maharashtra
7:34 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
Delhi Police using drone cameras to monitor the situation in the Jama Masjid area, amid lockdown due to #COVID19. (Source: Delhi Police)
6:28 IST Friday, 10 April 2020
The United States records 1,783 #Coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours: AFP news agency quoting Johns Hopkins
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